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Feels like it’s about time for some more leaks?

Got Marvel from MTS. Had to get Thunder from ebay. Not sure if I ever saw either in the wild. Would really like a comic accurate Mary and CMJ before we close out.

I don’t disagree. Variant covers nearly killed the comic industry in the 90’s. Todd participated in that at both Marvel and Image. With the figures, it’s different. Trying to save a few cents per unit, the Angela action figure in the Spawn line had an unpainted crotch piece beneath her armored...

Didn’t mean for it to come across as hero worship. It’s not. But the fact remains, Todd and Spawn started the evolution of the industry. From children’s toys that adults collected, to adult collectibles that kids and parents might pick up. All the websites and message boards dedicated to our...

Lack of resources didn’t prevent Todd from making a fleet of vehicles. Or oversized figures. Or multi-packs. Mattel is notoriously cheap. And secretive. Do you think we’ll see any leaked lists from Asia of Mattel products? Doubtful. So maybe Todd didn’t save the DC toy brand. Maybe he did...

Did the bundle with a $20.00 coupon. Upgraded to UPS delivery. USPS and FedEx are kinda dodgy lately.

Not at all. But he did lay the foundation for merchandise portion of the equation. Mattel left the license in ruins. How many Batmobiles did Mattel make?

Furthermore, if I’m collecting a line, many of the decisions about it, I make subconsciously. Scale, price, engineering, etc. are all baked in to me. That’s the quiet part. The part I say out loud is “OK, now what characters are you gonna make?” It is by far my biggest issue with any figure line...

Let me just say something else, if I sound like an apologist for Todd, I don’t mean to be. The pricing is a function of lots of things. I’ll pay or I won’t. Up to each of us individually really. My main issue is with feeding the scalpers. Todd does it on purpose. Always has since the days of...

I recall a whole lot of people on the fwoosh basically telling me to shut up and get over it. “It’s our turn for 7” scale DC figures! Go back and buy all the old 6” scale figures if you want”. Crisis of Infinite Crashes makes going back to check impossible now. Back then, my attitude was very...

If we had a point system, I’d give you 1.

I remember when people couldn’t wait until Mattel to lose the license and that the 7” scale was superior to 6” scale.

No problem my man.

Tomorrow.

9:00 AM Pacific. Noon Eastern. Start checking around 10 minutes ahead. I’ve got my info saved and a CC on file. Any discount codes I have at the ready. I expect Bones and Obsidian to go quickly.

Haven’t seen any Mirror Masters or Deathstrokes yet. Still can’t find a Platinum Metron either. But I did find a Platinum Dark Archer today. Archers are almost as cool as Speedsters in the DCU.

I won’t disagree. He should’ve kept his pie hole shut about the subject.

Lack of female figures is not really a Todd thing. DCUC and related lines produced well over 300 figures. Fewer than 50 were female. Todd is just willing to talk about. To his personal detriment. But the specific example of Harley is odd. DCD produced what seems like dozens of Harleys. FWIW...

Well shit! Now I need a Platinum Dark Archer too. I didn’t realize that was Tommy Merlyn.

So aside from the 15th where Bones and Obsidian are on sale, McFarlane has a preorder date for an unknown item on 8/20/25. It’s a general release in the EE Drop Zone so it’s not Rebirth Batmobile. Also The Batman Batmobile goes up for preorder tomorrow in Todd’s store. Also found Batwing 2...

Yep. This has been among my most frustrating first world problems.

I started “adult collecting” with Todd and Spawn. So circle of life and all that. I stuck with him for about 15 waves. Then the figures became more like articulated statues with less connections to the Spawn comics, so I quit and sold them off. I went straight into the open arms of DCD. I’d...

Obsidian just popped up on McFarlane Toys Instagram. Pretty awesome looking. On sale Friday with Bones. Also MTS Gold Label exclusive.

Gotta say I’m with Ninjak. I’m too old to start over. Plus, I don’t think I really want to. I don’t doubt Ace or his sources, yet I don’t see what Mattel can bring new and fresh to the table. At this point I’m over “classic/iconic”. Particularly where DC’s top level characters are concerned...

Steve Trevor and New 52 Superboy are both great.