Donny B

I first heard about March of Robots back in 2018 and thought to myself, "that would be fun to do, but with Minimates". Fast forward to Inktober 2019 and I finally found the motivation to make it happen. So here's the premise: March of Minimates is an Instagram based art challenge, with the goal of creating one Minimate image each day throughout the month of March. For me, it's drawing. That's where it all started... I wanted to take the month of March and dedicate it to creating 31 Minimate drawings. But why stop there? Minimates are fun to photograph, too. There are a ton of Instagram accounts with incredible photos and digital edits. Plus there are tons of talented customizers and decal designers and diorama builders... why not open March of Minimates to every creative person who loves the brand? So that's what I'm doing. March of Minimates is launching March 1st on Instagram Upload your images to Instagram, tag them with #MarchofMinimates, and follow the IG page for updates and contests @MarchofMinimates Weekly contests with prizes from Luke's Toy Store You can find all the info on how it works at marchofminimates.com

I have yet to see wave 9 anywhere near me (Roanoke VA), but the store closest to work had a shipment of wave 10 today. There were 4 packs, but the Dracula/Crimson Widow set was missing. In its place was a second Adam Warlock/Rocket pack. Another interesting thing was that the sets weren’t ringing up. The cashier had to have a coworker go back and check the price. I didn’t check to confirm this but it struck me afterwards that it was weird because I thought all the Walgreens mm sets had the same sku...?

No, you’re right. If Sonic, Tails, and Eggman weren’t enough to push the set, Knuckles wouldn’t make any difference. I guess I’m still just hurting a bit from the way it played out. As a fan of the Genesis era, I would have been perfectly content to get Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Eggman (Robotnick). The other characters are superfluous from my perspective (I hadn’t even heard of Amy until they made a Minimate of her).

It isn’t looking likely. There hasn’t been any official word, but Zach has been making comments that give the impression the first box set performed very poorly. maybe if they had put Knuckles in there instead of Amy, it would have fared better ??‍♂️

An RPG may not work, for exactly that point. But I’ve long held to the thought that Minimates would make a great base/gimmick for a board game of some sort. Maybe a TCG or something akin to Munchkin As was mentioned previously, the customizable nature of the figures is a huge draw. and they could thrive off of regularly released expansions. It’s just a matter of finding the right gameplay mechanics and character/IP/theme. Maybe Battle Beasts or Calico Jack?

Luke has them up for preorder here

Those are absolutely fantastic

8. We’re about to go platinum

Yeah, Into the Spiderverse just won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature

Ditto on not hating movie waves; I personally am just more excited to get comic based stuff. Especially when they’re selections from childhood favorite storylines or teams. I honestly never thought we’d be getting a Strong Guy Minimate, and I’ve always loved that Cyclops costume. These last two comic-based waves are bringing back a lot of the excitement I had felt in the earlier days of collecting this line

Keaton and Pfeiffer Vinimates from Batman Returns

I am in love with the Sonic Minimates that we have, and would feel a constant nagging frustration if we never got Knuckles. I do understand the whole dynamic of sales numbers, but if the worst case scenario occurs and DST decides against a second box set, would it be feasible to get a 2-pack with Knuckles and Super Sonic? Maybe as a con exclusive or Walgreens or something along those lines?

Fantastic

Luke just posted that his next Custom Preorder will be the In-Betweener. He also teased his next Character Cut-Out in his latest newsletter and the glimpse looks an awful lot like it's going to be The Living Tribunal

Zach, I really appreciate your responses and your willingness to engage with our questions ?? On the topic of MCU Minimates; I’m curious about Avengers: End Game. Will we be getting any offerings for that movie?

I am holding out hope for this exact scenario. Those new costumes would make a great base for a wave. But I would also flip out over a ‘classic uniform’ box set ala that ‘Best of’ Reed...

You bring up a good point. The articulation will be somewhat limited... my earlier statement should probably be amended to something like ‘this new sculpt will allow for an improved range of motion beyond what the original figure had’. There will still certainly be limitations on posability even with the changes this new cape has implemented Yeah, it’s hard to say for sure with just one prototype image to work from, but I am also under the impression that it is one solid piece that will likely be a slipover

Do you mean they’re done being utilized as an evergreen product? or does “done for now” mean that there won’t be any new assortments beyond what is already available...?

I was a fan of the TRU update from a few years back, but it was just a repaint of the original sculpt. This new one has a whole new cape/helmet piece that looks likely to give his arms more clearance for a greater range of motion

It's apparently Miles' very first (very short-lived) outfit:

Yep, it's Jameson

BOOM. https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/87249

Funny - that's the same basic motivation behind why I haven't changed my hair style in 20 years In other news; Kingdom Hearts series 3 has been revealed

Series 3 has been revealed: https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/87246