God Magnus

Hasbro: http://www.collecticon.org/collecticon_wp/...rpiece_grimlock Takara: http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/wp-content/uplo.../11/MG_1456.jpg I found myself an MP Grimlock today. I haven't opened him, yet. I'm still marveling at how cool he looks in the box.

Not that I know of. There isn't much extra room in the outer box and the inner is just a carded figure like any other DCUC.

Yes, and the preoder started $10 cheaper than they ended up retailing for. Caused quite a stir after they pulled the preorder off the site. Apparently, all of the cheap preorders are going to be honored on a first-come-first-served basis. Typical TRU snafu.

Mine was like this as well.

I got my Matty haul today, too! As much negative as can be said about the ordering process, at least Matty packs their stuff better than TRU and Hasbro Toy Shop.

Did I win? Am I still *hic* drunk?

I'm glad to see this wave for a few reasons. 1) It's good to know that people will get another shot at a couple very hard to come by sets. Gooey Ray and Stay Puft especially. 2) I'm glad to have another shot at a second Energized Terror Dog. They seemed to have dried up the first time around just before I decided I wanted another. Plus, another Venkman will be good to have for the marshmallow hairpiece. 3) Could this be a "testing of the waters" of sorts for a wave 5? This doesn't really seem like a good way to end the line unless it's just a money grab, which doesn't seem very likely.

And the hunt begins! http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/new...s-retail/19463/ Dinobot, is Allen, TX near your neck of the woods? Also, about the Matrix Box Set, you can get the real thing from Amazon for $98.99. Probably the best price I've seen around. http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Anniver...0494&sr=8-1

I got my ship notification from Mattycollector today. Scheduled to arrive Friiday so there should be plenty of Plasticy goodness here over the weekend!

Around here, it isn't really Target's fault, so much as the fact that people apparently get up at the crack of dawn to clear Target out of any reasonably or potentially popular item. It was that way with the 25th Anniversary Joes when they were out, and it was that way with the DCUC figures. They always have left-overs, but very rarely have any prime meat. Right, but exclusives are always plentiful. Like, entire endcap plentiful.

Nope, it was 12pm EST(GMT -5).

I had that problem, too. It told me to "Buy Now" with no way to get it into my cart. When the White Screen of Doom popped up again, I was worried I'd miss out on Plastic Man.

They did that once before, back when they endcapped a bunch of the Marvel lines.

That was a lovely adventure. It only took 40 minutes to get my order through but I managed to get it in before Plas sold out.

The range I'm seeing seems to be $20-$40. I managed to get one via Best Offer after some haggling for $29.99, which was my maximum, but I didn't feel like getting into any potential bidding wars or other such nonsense. Now that I have the C2E2 and SDCC versions, I really really want the Toy Fair version. They just look a little sad without their brother.

Target has always been one of the best retailers at handling exclusives, in my experience. Any problems could most often be attributed to the manufacturer. As for being able to look for Mates in more places? I'm all for it.

I received my SDCC Battle Beast today! As promised, here are some pics:

sorry to burst your bubble. Suitcase not available on matty. Bubble remains intact. I already knew that.

The TRU nearest me restocked wave 7 today so I grabbed another Hulkbuster set. If anyone's interested, it's in my Haves list along with a Lockjaw/Betsy Braddock pack.

I got the ship notice for the SDCC Battle Beast I got from ebay. I'll post some pics when I get it if nobody beats me to it.

I'm going to take my chances with Matty on Monday before I resort to ebay. The suitcase just isn't worth $20 to me. Yet.

It freezes at 0:23. Or have I just not stayed put long enough?

"Ha!" at Granny-Panties Wonder Woman! Looks to me like the Superboy and Legion are probably going to be a 5-pack exclusive. Matter Eater Lad is definitely an odd, yet certainly welcome, choice. I wonder if the Sinestro Corps and Kyle Rayner might be the same kind of deal or if they're going to be 2-packs. Looks like they're expanding the Action League figures past Brave and the Bold into the DCU proper. I might be in a bit of trouble there.

SDCC goodness! http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=293&itemid=16185

Hooray for Radiation Suit Doc and Strickland! I like the look of that new Biff. From far away, at least. I am also quite excited for that Captain America set! Love me some Cap!