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The Absolutes. How could I forget? DC is not gonna wanna wait until 2027 so Mattel can make them.

Mattel has a while to work it out. I’m sure they’ve received feedback DC. I’m sure they’ve done an autopsy of what happened in 2019. All that and I still come to the conclusion that if Mattel were a restaurant, we’ll get a meal of Wonder Bread, skim milk, and if we’re lucky, Vanilla Wafers for...

Yeah, a check with a lot of 0000’s.

I get it. Creative people don’t like to be constrained. I just threw in Vonner as an afterthought. My main point is be careful what you wish for.

If blowing smoke was an Olympic event, he’d have all the medals and hold all the records.

Remember, hating Todd doesn’t make Mattel magical. They lost the license for valid reasons. Have those reasons even been addressed?

Both?

Mattel shit the bed once. I fully expect them to again eventually. And I’ve enjoyed what Todd has done and was hopeful he’d keep doing it for a long time. Oh well.

One thing in Mattel’s favor is that dipshit Toy Guru is gone. Inserting himself between Mattel and consumers led to endless problems for both us and the company. They are well rid of him. However, many of the issues came from well above him. I’m not sure if any of that has been fixed or not. I...

Yeah, fourteen months out is a long time to speculate. Mattel is notoriously secretive, notoriously cheap, and has layers of processes and bureaucracy added on to the layers of bureaucracy at Warner Consumer Products. Who are also notoriously difficult to work with. The various members of the 4H...

Mystery item for 10/23/25 is Fallout.

Forgot Etrigan, OMAC, and Kamandi. More New Gods too.

Few more: Gotham by Gaslight Batman and Superman Red Rain Batman Superman: The Dark Side Batman #666 (Damian) Jason Todd Batman Kingdom Come: Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Wonder Woman, Magog. Wonder Girl Yara Flor

In and out at Wal Mart. Got both easy enough. I’ll still buy them if I see them as I don’t really trust Wal Mart.

Now the clock is on. 14 months to go. What do we want/need to finish this off? As always, there are two answers: Need vs Want. Need: All Comic Versions Black Canary. Clearly. Maybe a variety pack of Canaries. Hawkman/Woman 2-pack: Generic deco with multiple heads and weapons to differentiate...

I think that any figure line featuring comic characters should be comics first. Marvel, DC, or Independent. Of course movie, TV, and game figures should be included. But a line of comic book characters should be front loaded with comic versions. Maintaining anywhere from 60% to 80% comic...

I’m trying not to sweat any of that for now. One of my favorite characters of all time is the GA WWII Johnny Quick. No figure has ever been made of him in any scale by any company to the best of my recollection. I’ll take him as a repainted Captain Atom and be ecstatic to have him. I’m also...

Even if Mattel maintains the 7” scale, I really don’t want media concerns front loaded onto the line. At its heart, this is a line that’s designed for comic figures. The rest is incidental. Fan service really. Nor do I want a minimalist approach. Vanilla is not good. Remember middle of the road...

I don’t think we should make any assumptions about what Mattel will or will not do. You most certainly can hope for whatever you want, but that’s far from any guarantee. Mattel hasn’t addressed this at all to my knowledge. Besides, what is 6” scale anyway? DCUC wasn’t. Neither is Marvel Legends...

Spawn ‘77 is up for preorder at GameStop today. Dunno what time. Cheetah and Extant up for preorder tomorrow at GameStop and Wal Mart. Also dunno what time. 10/23/25 is an unknown item. Noon eastern.

This was me as a kid. Except for I’ve probably got at least a decade on most of you. My G.I. Joes were 11.5 inches tall. They were generally the bad guys along with Johnny West and his crew. The Megos were usually the good guys. And Batman, Superman, Captain America, Tarzan and the rest were all...

If you ordered any of the Wal Mart exclusives, McFarlane does the fulfillment for them.

Sorry man. Just the way I feel. I’ve never wanted to see the Enterprise take out the Deathstar. Nor do I see a connection between the Borg and the Cylons. In spite of my admiration for the work of Grant Morrison, I do not subscribe to the theory that all fiction is connected. I detest the...

Got Guardian and Wonder Woman/Godzilla today. Love ’em both. Gonna try and sell/trade big G.

I think Mattel’s best bet is to go with Marvel Legends scale. Making them basically compatible with G.I. Joe, MMPR, and Star Wars Black. So that Batman and Wolverine and Luke Skywalker and General Hawk and Red Ranger can all have a team up. Sarcasm implied. It sounds so childish when I...