Mattel’s New Batman Barbies Are an Iconic Couple

As DC prepares to observe Batman’s 85th birthday with a full clump of celebrations and experiences, Mattel announced it was joining successful connected the amusive with new collector Barbie dolls to observe the Dark Knight. Except, there’s nary Ken whose occupation is vengeance successful the line-up: alternatively it’s 2 beauteous swanky riffs connected everyone’s favourite Gothamite powerfulness couple.

Today Mattel revealed that its Bat-day celebrations volition travel successful the signifier of 2 caller $55 dolls of Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy joining its Signature Edition enactment of Barbies. Harley decidedly leans a small much into her New 52 epoch design, with a interaction of Margot Robbie, but inactive captures a modern riff connected her classical costume. Meanwhile, Ivy is giving large Uma Thurman vigor with that stunning leafy oculus makeup. And the heels! Barbie-Bruce could never.

Mattel Batman 85th Anniversary Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy Barbie Dolls

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While it mightiness consciousness a small unusual that there’s nary Batman to beryllium recovered successful the caller drop—it would’ve beryllium the archetypal clip we’ve had the Dark Knight represented successful immoderate form, either arsenic Ken taking connected the mantle oregon Barbie herself becoming Batgirl—it feels overmuch much suitable for Barbie’s consciousness of benignant to connection 2 riffs connected iconic pistillate characters from Batman’s rogues’ assemblage instead, alternatively than for her to simply enactment connected her ain cape and cowl. And these dolls genuinely bash look delightful, some successful the plan and accessories. Harley’s hammer is fantastic, but outcry retired to the adorably deadly small Venus flytrap that Ivy comes with. Oh, and her golden wrist crossbow? What a connection piece.

Both Harley and Ivy are disposable to pre-order straight from Mattel present for members of Mattel’s Barbie 59 subscription, and volition lone beryllium disposable to bid until conscionable earlier midnight ET tonight, September 18, up of shipping successful November. The duo may amusement up astatine different retailers though if you miss out—click done to get much details connected Harley and Ivy, respectively.

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