NEW PRODUCT: La Muerta: Dark Reaper 1/6 Scale Super Deluxe Killer Figure Set

La Muerta: Dark Reaper 1/6 Scale Super Deluxe Killer Figure Set
Executive Replicas / TBLeague

DELUXE 3-PIECE FULLY ARTICULATING ACTION FIGURE SET!

Returning home from the war in Afghanistan, army veteran Maria Diaz wanted to settle into a quiet, peaceful life. Those dreams were shattered when her family was slaughtered by a death worshiping crime cartel. Now Maria dons the guise of the vigilante LA MUERTA, seeking bloody vengeance against the city’s most ruthless criminals.

Tonight, La Muerta is joined by the Dark Reapers. Paying penance for living a life of evil and corruption, these undead dark souls are now sentenced to purging evil from the criminal underworld. Who better to hunt evil than evil itself?

Will this precarious alliance survive, or will La Muerta and the Dark Reapers come to blows? Only time will tell…

This deluxe 3-piece 1/6 scale (approximately 12" tall) fully articulating figure set from Executive Replicas and TBLeague is the ultimate La Muerta collectible! Also includes a deluxe graveyard diorama base for display!

ACTION FIGURE FEATURES & INCLUDED ACCESSORIES:

1x 1/6 scale fully articulated La Muerta figure (TBL Seamless Body S23)
2x 1/6 scale fully articulated skeleton figures
1x Jacket
1x Pants
2x Boots with foot inside
1x Belt
1x Pair of holsters
2x Big guns
2x Hand pistols
2x Pair grip hands
2x Pair flat hands
2x Shrouds
1x Red garland
1x Silver headband
1x Metal knife
1x Silver cross chain

First time posting a new product, hope I did it right. Thought I'd add this as it looks to be a reissue, but I've only found it through coffin's website atm. https://coffincollectiblesshop.com/collections/la-muerta-action-figures/products/la-muerta-dark-reaper-1-6-scale-super-deluxe-killer-figure-set-pay-in-full

Looks to be a reissue with skeletons and a base. It's pricy though , 579.99 retail on the site for 3 figs and a base.

Very interesting, thanks for finding this and posting it.  I know there is considerable demand for La Muerta (notwithstanding that she's only had 2 or 3 comics) since she did originally sell out quickly.  (Fortunately I snagged one).

But the million dollar question is whether those really are skeletons -- in which case they could be hugely in demand, especially to make up for the huge disappointment from the too short, stiff, and poorly articulated Coo skeletons.  But I suspect that is unlikely, and too much to hope for (and surely there would have been full promo pics without the robes).  In which case, I find the notion of a regular TBL body but with bone hands, feet and a skull, awkward and much less appealing.  Most importantly, the promo pics are probably very carefully measured, but in real life just a slight shift of the robe could make the shin, the forearm or the neck look pretty unconvincing.  Remains to be seen (literally).

Overly picky observation: why does the tombstone show obvious decades of weathering, which I guess they do automatically for such a Gothic subject, but makes no sense whatsoever with a 2021 date on it?

The skeletons are the interesting part for indeed. They look like the bad metal ones from coo and not the older resin skeletons though...

Moonbase Alpha Male wrote:Very interesting, thanks for finding this and posting it.  I know there is considerable demand for La Muerta (notwithstanding that she's only had 2 or 3 comics) since she did originally sell out quickly.  (Fortunately I snagged one).

But the million dollar question is whether those really are skeletons -- in which case they could be hugely in demand, especially to make up for the huge disappointment from the too short, stiff, and poorly articulated Coo skeletons.  But I suspect that is unlikely, and too much to hope for (and surely there would have been full promo pics without the robes).  In which case, I find the notion of a regular TBL body but with bone hands, feet and a skull, awkward and much less appealing.  Most importantly, the promo pics are probably very carefully measured, but in real life just a slight shift of the robe could make the shin, the forearm or the neck look pretty unconvincing.  Remains to be seen (literally).

Overly picky observation:  why does the tombstone show obvious decades of weathering, which I guess they do automatically for such a Gothic subject, but makes no sense whatsoever with a 2021 date on it?

I'm not sure about the date, but the posing is based on the cover by Monte Moore. (original illustration doesn't have that date either, maybe it's to commemorate the character's creation to present? but i get you on your observation)

Ugh! I've wanted the old TBL La Muerta for so long!
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And I still do...

I sure don't care about those skeletons so the price is a no go.
I prefer the old head.
I prefer the old pale skin, though I understand that this tan makes more sense.
I prefer the black hair, despite this being more realistic.
The scythe was cool! I don't care for guns.
And I honestly also prefer the look of the spandex, even if I normally prefer the more practical leather. But on that cover it looks like she is wearing spandex, too, so would have been justified...

Most of this I could come to terms with, especially the leather and the hair and skin color, but her face is just too bland. The original face had some fire in her eyes and the paint applications looked more feminine and... artsy.

good news for those who are still looking for a La Muerta. Not exactly the same, but better than nothing. Maybe TBL should re-issue this figure, with some upgrades perhaps? It's not like they haven't done re-issue, like the Lady Death.

The TBL's version doesn't come with a base, so maybe i'll collect the base if parting out.

Wish the sculpt looked as good as the comic book cover; definitely prefer the original. Outfit is way better on this one, though.

Diana wrote:Ugh! I've wanted the old TBL La Muerta for so long!
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And I still do...

I sure don't care about those skeletons so the price is a no go.
I prefer the old head.
I prefer the old pale skin, though I understand that this tan makes more sense.
I prefer the black hair, despite this being more realistic.
The scythe was cool! I don't care for guns.
And I honestly also prefer the look of the spandex, even if I normally prefer the more practical leather. But on that cover it looks like she is wearing spandex, too, so would have been justified...

Most of this I could come to terms with, especially the leather and the hair and skin color, but her face is just too bland. The original face had some fire in her eyes and the paint applications looked more feminine and... artsy.

I think the more tanned skin is probably just the lighting Diana. Looks like they used some type of red lighting for the photos. Product description says it's using a phicen 23b. I doubt they went through trouble of recoloring it.

csyeung wrote:I think the more tanned skin is probably just the lighting Diana. Looks like they used some type of red lighting for the photos. Product description says it's using a phicen 23b. I doubt they went through trouble of recoloring it.

Good catch! Thank you!
And I suppose in theory I could swap it out for a pale one, but I doubt I would.

If TBL announce a version without the skeletons at a normal price, then I'd possibly go for it. The brown hair and the leather clothes are growing on me.

Diana wrote:

csyeung wrote:I think the more tanned skin is probably just the lighting Diana. Looks like they used some type of red lighting for the photos. Product description says it's using a phicen 23b. I doubt they went through trouble of recoloring it.

Good catch! Thank you!
And I suppose in theory I could swap it out for a pale one, but I doubt I would.

If TBL announce a version without the skeletons at a normal price, then I'd possibly go for it. The brown hair and the leather clothes are growing on me.

Me too, I personally don't need the skeles. This was one of those figures before I started collecting that I liked and missed out on.

What I find interesting is that they list a TBL body in the breakdown but no credit given in the promo photos.

Stryker2011 wrote:What I find interesting is that they list a TBL body in the breakdown but no credit given in the promo photos.

Some weird corporate or IP stuff going on there, but stuff that we as end consumers probably don't have to care about. Most likely something to do with the breakdown or termination of the relationship between Phicen/TBL and Executive Replicas. I just assumed this Dark Reaper set was another shared collaboration Executive Replicas / TBLeague, and it's listed as such on the Coffin Comics Collectibles Shop that Csyeung linked us to, but Mark, your comment made me notice there's no TBL or Phicen anywhere on the Promo Pics. Also last time around the character rights on the promo pics were listed as "La Muerta TM & Etermal Entertaninment, LLC" (and yes both words had those weird spellings consistently) and now they are different, simply "Copyright 2021 LaMuerta LLC." La Muerta was created 2016 (and ER with Phicen made the first figure in 2016) so just the fact that there's only a brand new 2021, no more reference to the TM at all, and Etermal Entertaninment, LLC has disappeared entirely, point to some corporate or IP shenanigans. Again, this is all irrelevant to the consumers.

Woah, USD 580 for this set?

At first, I thought TBL was doing these skeletons, but after seeing Striker's and MbAM's comments, I believe these skeletons are COO Model.

So, considering retailing prices:

~$100 x2 for the COOModel skeletons and accessories (which are not that much)
+ ~$200 for the figure with bland and generic base...
aaaand we got ~$400.

Where's this extra $180 coming from? Don't forget that shipping is not included on the $580, so... the ouchies are even more ouchie. If only it came with a intricate and complex costume, a bunch of extra weapons (why did they ditch the hooded cape AND scythe? why? why?) and/or a more detailed display base, perhaps with LEDs 'n stuff... but the way it is, I can't justify the pricing. Licensing can't be THAT expensive... can it?

Remember those good ol' days when Death Dealer's 2nd version came with a base, a huge throne and 4 slaves (all  of them phicen bodies with HS)? I know, it was back in 2017... still it was a bit over $300. For 5 TBL bodies and a bigass throne...

I don't know, I'm not feeling this.

Well, we are talking about the scumbags at Executive Replicas (probably paying $300 just for their crap brand name).

brassco wrote:good news for those who are still looking for a La Muerta. Not exactly the same, but better than nothing. Maybe TBL should re-issue this figure, with some upgrades perhaps? It's not like they haven't done re-issue, like the Lady Death.

The TBL's version doesn't come with a base, so maybe i'll collect the base if parting out.

Really? That's good news, indeed. Where did you see it? Do they have pics?

Oh, and Diana, the first La Muerta came with a tan body (probably S12D), it wasn't pale. I bought the hands loose to use them on a S10D body, and you can see the difference on the skin color.

Well, this was by far the most excited I’ve been for a new release in my short time in this corner of the hobby.  I say “was” because it only lasted as few moments before I saw it was a set and going for close to $600.   I could just buy the original one at that price!

FreakinLobster wrote:Woah, USD 580 for this set?

At first, I thought TBL was doing these skeletons, but after seeing Striker's and MbAM's comments, I believe these skeletons are COO Model.

That's a good point, I hadn't considered these could be outright actual Coo skeletons.  The "likeness" does seem pretty similar.  If you look, they are propped up on rocks to compensate for being too short compared to La Muerta.

I thought there couldn't be an actual skeleton under the robes because I figured, if there was, there would be a picture showing it off in all its awesomeness -- but this wouldn't necessarily be true if they're just the same preexisting Coo skeletons we all know and do not love.  For anybody getting this, I don't know which would be worse:  TBL "dummy skeletons" on a regular flesh body with just bone hands and feet; or, Coo skeletons.

FreakinLobster wrote:Woah, USD 580 for this set?

At first, I thought TBL was doing these skeletons, but after seeing Striker's and MbAM's comments, I believe these skeletons are COO Model.

So, considering retailing prices:

~$100 x2 for the COOModel skeletons and accessories (which are not that much)
+ ~$200 for the figure with bland and generic base...
aaaand we got ~$400.

Where's this extra $180 coming from? Don't forget that shipping is not included on the $580, so... the ouchies are even more ouchie. If only it came with a intricate and complex costume, a bunch of extra weapons (why did they ditch the hooded cape AND scythe? why? why?) and/or a more detailed display base, perhaps with LEDs 'n stuff... but the way it is, I can't justify the pricing. Licensing can't be THAT expensive... can it?

Remember those good ol' days when Death Dealer's 2nd version came with a base, a huge throne and 4 slaves (all  of them phicen bodies with HS)? I know, it was back in 2017... still it was a bit over $300. For 5 TBL bodies and a bigass throne...

I don't know, I'm not feeling this.

It’s a money grab, pure and simple.  They see the original selling on eBay for around $600 and figured that they could do a version 2.0, throw in the cheap skeltons, call it a three figure set, and make a killing.  Why else would they not release her individually as well?

She looks good to me, although to be honest I am neither knowledgeable about the character nor do I really remember the original single figure release by TBLeague very well. Two sidekick figures are cool in theory, but I can only imagine how they would inflate the price, especially for those who only care about La Muerta.

$30 for shipping in the US, and another $42+ in sales taxes. I just put one in the cart on the Coffin Comics site to see the grand total.

The Mighty One Who Shall Remain Nameless thought I should share some additional perspective:

"Rumors exist about Phicen/TBL going their separate ways, but apparently based on a private discussion with TBL that is supposedly not the case. However, circumstances and situation with timing may have changed.
TBL is primarily a "production arm" with no "in house" concept/design team like they once had. The bulk of their prior 1/6 releases were all license driven due to procurement and arrangements by Executive Replicas where they leverage it for Phicen/TBL to produce some of their own in house offerings of varying reception.
Phicen/TBL have been on a streak of non-licensed or "public domain" inspired/original designs for the most part (i.e., the Egyptian themed offerings, etc.).
Executive Replicas depending on who you ask have been involved in behind the scenes dealings where they're apparently focusing on their own exclusives produced by Phicen/TBL, but with no overt branding asides from ER's own branding and whatever the licensed offering is with a brief mention stating the body is a TBL whatever.
Branding of Phicen/TBL makes a difference IMHO. Why? The branding specifies excellent design and quality for the most part. It's something Phicen worked hard to achieve regardless of dubious licenses and the shady circumstances dealt by Executive Replicas.
Executive Replicas is trying to legitimize its own branding by riding on the coat tails of Phicen/TBL.
The new La Muerta figure IMHO looks subpar compared to the original and that is possibly due to budgetary and design constraints imposed by Executive Replicas where Phicen/TBL is simply executing the specs. No More. No less.
Take the preceding with a grain of salt and of course learn the hard way through first hand experience as usual."

The additional insight is appreciated. To be honest, this entire solicitation pisses me off. I’ve wanted a LaMuerta from the moment I got back into 1/6 and found out one existed, but if I’m going to be exploited, it’s going to be by an individual collector like us that’s just selling the figure for what the market will bear, not Executive Replicas.

For those curious what the original looked like:

http://www.phicen.com/ProductView.asp?ID=251&SortPath=0,1,153,

If I already had the original, I would still buy the new one IF she was sold separately in the $200 price range.

If I could only have one, I would probably take the original, but it’s close.

If the new one was sold separately, I would be happy to get her and call it a day on trying to find the original at a decent price. (I realize “decent price” is subjective. In this particular instance my idea of a decent price is under $350 shipped. Bear in mind that I’ve already seen two sell for close to $600 PLUS shipping.)