McFarlane Toys is going back to Gotham's most beloved animated era with a new Target-exclusive wave built entirely around Batman: The Animated Series. Confirmed during McFarlane's own official livestream reveal, this Build-A-Figure wave brings four retail figures plus a genuinely sought-after Build-A-Figure reward to shelves in July 2026.
This wave stands out for pulling from deeper corners of the BTAS cast rather than leaning on the show's most obvious headliners. The Ventriloquist and Scarface, Harvey Bullock, and Talia al Ghul have all had far less figure representation than Batman or Joker, making this a genuinely appealing wave for collectors who've been waiting on supporting-cast characters.
Here is what's confirmed about the full lineup, what makes the Renee Montoya Build-A-Figure such a big deal, and how to protect these once they're in hand.
McFarlane's own livestream reveal, hosted by the brand's team and covered directly by dedicated DC toy press, confirms the following:
Pulling from this specific mix of characters signals McFarlane is willing to dig past the show's most obvious headliners to fill out a genuinely deep BTAS collection.
Renee Montoya's inclusion here is a significant deal for long-time BTAS collectors specifically because this figure marks the character's return after being previously locked behind a rare, out-of-print Gotham City 5-pack. That prior release has been difficult and expensive to track down secondhand, so a fresh Build-A-Figure version gives collectors a far more accessible way to finally add her to a display without hunting a discontinued box set.
Among fans discussing McFarlane's DC output, the Ventriloquist and Scarface duo has come up repeatedly as a character pairing collectors have wanted in comics-accurate form for a long time. Getting both figures together as a single retail piece, complete with a detailed Scarface puppet accessory, makes this one of the wave's most anticipated pieces rather than a background character rounding out the lineup.
The red-suit Dick Grayson figure isn't simply a repaint for repaint's sake. McFarlane has framed it as a homage to the classic Tim Drake design, giving it real use as either an Elseworlds display piece or a transitional Robin look bridging different eras of the character. That framing gives the figure a legitimate place in a themed Robin display rather than existing purely as a color variant.
Talia al Ghul in her recognizable blue and gray outfit gives collectors a display piece meant to sit right alongside an existing Ra's al Ghul figure, filling a gap that's existed in McFarlane's BTAS lineup for a while. Harvey Bullock, meanwhile, has been a fan-favorite request specifically because gruff supporting detectives rarely get figure treatment compared to the show's costumed heroes and villains, and the small chocolate donut accessory is a nice nod to the character's established personality in the show.
Together, these two figures round out a wave that leans more on personality and rarity than pure name recognition, which is consistent with how McFarlane has approached recent BTAS waves aimed at completionist collectors rather than casual buyers looking for a single headline figure.
Since this wave is confirmed exclusive to Target rather than a wide multi-retailer release, tracking down all five pieces (four retail figures plus the Renee Montoya BAF) may take more than one store visit. A PET protector sized for McFarlane's standard DC Multiverse box format keeps each figure's packaging shelf-ready and protected from wear while you're still working on completing the full wave.
Once built and displayed, a dedicated action figure case designed for McFarlane's 7-inch DC Multiverse scale keeps the completed Renee Montoya alongside the four retail figures in a clean, dust-free display without needing a custom-built shelf setup.
Since Target-exclusive McFarlane waves have a track record of selling through unevenly across different store locations, some collectors end up buying doubles at one store to trade toward a missing piece elsewhere. Having protection ready before that trading process starts helps keep both the piece you're keeping and the one you're passing along in shelf-ready condition.
July 2026, exclusively at Target, according to McFarlane's official livestream reveal.
Four retail figures: The Ventriloquist & Scarface, Detective Harvey Bullock, Talia al Ghul, and Dick Grayson (Red Suit), plus a Renee Montoya Build-A-Figure completion reward.
It marks her return after being previously available only through a rare, out-of-print Gotham City 5-pack.
No. It's confirmed as a Target-exclusive release.
This BTAS wave gives McFarlane collectors a genuinely deep-cut lineup, from a long-requested Ventriloquist and Scarface pairing to a Renee Montoya Build-A-Figure that finally offers an accessible path to a previously hard-to-find character. Knowing it's Target-exclusive ahead of the July release helps plan where to actually look for it.
Once you've tracked down all five pieces, protecting them the same way you would any boxed McFarlane release keeps the full wave display-ready for the long term.
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