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Eh, why not? It's got a huge fanbase, it's easily one of the most well-known gaming franchises in recent history, and i's got lots of different protagonists, who have tons of different outfits themselves. If you add the supporting cast from each game, the enemies and all that, you're looking at a line with tons of potential. MGS could also work, but not many, if any, western companies have made MGS product, so I don't see that changing. A "The Other"-Kaine from Scarlet Spider could use those hands as well. I don't think that's a major hint, as DST makes individual sculpts that'll never be used again all the time. But, the Animated line has always been light on extras, and I saw someone mention it on FB, so I figured it was interesting that they went the extra mile for Kaine's spikes.

Well, as far as I'm concerned, the POTC flicks are damn great action-adventure movies. They're not full of cliches and the usual starts, they have an interesting lore and locationd, the designs are cool, the stories are fun, what more do you want out of a Disney Pirate flick? On Stranger Tides was a bit underwhelming 'cause McShane didn't have much to do as Blackbeard and the new characters were pretty boring, but I enjoyed it. I'm just sad Disney cancelled that Armada of the Damned game. I'd been anxiously awaiting that! PS: One more vote for resurrecting the Calico Jack ships.

The thing with AC is that the line could go on forever (well, as long as the sales are good). Like Halo, it's got tons of outfit variations, many protagonists with different looks, lots of antagonists, and it takes place over hundreds of years, so you can be sure the designs will be different enough. Plus, the army builders and historical figures will be welcome to anyone's collection. I mean, wouldn't you want DaVinci? Plus, it's Ubisoft's cash cow. After seeing the Doctor Strange tunic pieces, I'm confident DST can pull it off, although articulation in the lower area might be limited for some. Still, like I said, while I haven't played all games yet (I'm planning on doing it someday), AC would be a fantastic license, just for the cool designs and longetivity alone. Ubisoft was betting on the movie being a hit (sadly it bombed), so I can see them making deals for some AC product. Damtoys revealed the AC 1/6th license a while back. I can definitely see it happening. More than MGS anyway, since AFAIK, only Japanese/Asian companies have made licensed MGS collectibles. Megabloks had the AC license, but it came and went without much noise, so I can see Ubi moving on to a more tested block-figure brand.

Not to me knowledge, but IIRC, Zach said that while this game is big, it hasn't had a game in 2016, and won't have one in 2017. I'm not sure though. EDIT: Found it: So God of War is out. Assassin's Creed could work though, as Syndicate came out in 2015 if I'm not mistaken. And like someone mentioned, the Kaine hands from Wallgreens W4 are very similar to when the Assassins use their hidden blades. Now that MK's been shut down, I'd put my money either in AC or MGS, though MGS is getting that zombie game in 2017 I think. So AC seems like the most logical assumption. I mean, sure, there's also Halo, but we already had that one. I've only played Revelations (mostly for the setting, although the story was veryone-sided), but it's got one hell of a lore and designs. I just hope whatever it is, they don't start with Blind Bags, and ultimately cancel it after two series like with ME.

I liked all the costumes, so even if the acting wasn't that great when it came to those two, well, I still want them. I'd even take a purple suit Veidt & Bubastis 2-Pack.

Same here. If we end up just getting a wave or two of DMTNT figs, I'll be pretty dissapointed. But hey, some POTC mates are better than no POTC mates.

Nah, I'm just kidding (though I was 90% sure it was gonna be MK). Well, there aren't many big franchises out there, so I'm sure whatever it is, it's gonna be neat.

Woo, I called one of them! The other makes sense as well. Now I just want Mortal Kombat to be the VG license. I've got to say, these have been pretty good anouncements alongside Watchmen. If the VG license ends up being MK (Zach said it's pretty big & top secret, so I can't think of anything else, considering Mass Effect & Halo have both come and gone, and MGS hasn't had much Western represantationin the colectible genre), this will be a great year! I skipped Predator & Alien due to the Blind Bags, but since these will be LCS waves, I can actually get excited! TNBC is the one that still gives me a hard time though. PS: Finally a head with brown eyes! I got tired of having only black and blue irises to choose from. That fig also makes a good base for a young Victor Von Doom. Hmm...

I'll even take DCEU mates, to be honest. Most costumes are pretty good.

Not to be a party pooper, but... there are like, 2 or 3 Watchmen threads beingbumbed. Could they be merged into one, or have a new official one be created? Anyway, apart from that, this is a historic minimate moment. I remember when the movie hit and everybody thought that we'd never get Watchmen mates. And that was the majority's opinion for years after that. Well, today that's changed. I gotta say, it makes me think the DC line will come back one day...

Where's Manhattan's Lil Doc though?!

Yeah, well, one week, no weeks, who can tell the difference, amiright or amiright? Good about Watchmen, I was anxiously waiting for them. No idea what the Movie licenses will be though. I'm hoping for something cool. I'm still betting on Mortal Kombat for the VG license (that's still slated for much later though, right? like SDCC or something).

The month is ending...

I also like the flick. I dislike Snyder, but both 300 & Watchmen were good. BvS wasn't so bad either. Sign me up for any Watchmen mates. With the recent REBIRTH stuff, it seems to me DC is actively trying to promote the property. The fact that DST is part of the companies making products is a good sign IMO.

Live till you reach 1000!

But I want 2008 GotG... I'll even take Mass Effect/NOW GotG...

Well, consideringwe still don't have comic book GotG, I wouldn't hold my breath for it. These past few series have really not tickled my fancy, to be honest. I'll eventually get the Black Knight one, but Ilong for the days of the T-Bolts 4-Pack and the Ultimates wave. I know I'm in the minority, but I prefer the newer costumes, teams and whatnot in most cases. I just think they translate to toys better than the "tights". NOW! 2.0 must be the most lacking in good titles era of Marvel in a while, but I'd still like a few of the redesigns and whatnot. Maybe it's the heavy dose of X stuff, as I never was a big X-Fan. I liked pretty much everything else more than the X-Verse.

I dunno why Mezco is even bothering with the Mezitz line, as their other products are far more profitable and well-received. I didn't even know they'd made BvS & SS ones. Well, at least they've abandoned the comic theme, so maybe the end of the movie versions will be soon.

Well, things are better, in a way. We've got the Gotham mates and the Watchmen Vinniemates (and probably minimates to follow), so who knows? Maybe some day the line could be "resurrected".

I wouldn't mind an Ikon, but I dunno what the deal is with the rights. To be fair, an Annihilators wave would be better: Modern Beta Ray Bill/ Gladiator Modern Nova (Rich)/ Quasar Silver Surfer (mix between the two recent TRU versions)/ Ikon Magus/ Cosmo

Well, from the books I've pulled and read more than 5 issues: The Bad: Silver Surfer: Just... no. I get the charm and all, and I stuck with it for all of the All-New Vol plus some ANAD issues,but the whole thing got very boring and predictable, very fast. It stopped being a SS book, and it became "The Quirky Adventures Of Loveable Dawn Greenwood". It was just too much Doctor Who fan-fic for my taste. Black Panther: Sorry, but I hate this one. I really, truly, do. The characters are nothing but political mouthpieces, the story is something we've seen countless times, the writting is pretentious and over the top, and most importantly, T'Challa is nothing more than a useless punk in this book. Definitely a no-no from me. It doesn't respect what came before, it doesn't expand on the mythos, and all it does is more harm than good. Steve Rogers: Strangely enough, it's not the twist that bothers me. It's Nick Spencer being a politically biased writer whose writting has really started to suffer from it. I get exploring civil unrest andthe like, because it is a Cap book, politics should play a role, but he's taken a stand and he's not exploring things frommost angles. And I find his meddling of foreign issues quite insulting. He's got no business talking about issues like the refugee crisis since he's not living it, he's not seeing it. All he has are second hand accounts from biased media (from both sides), and so he can't really come to a valid conclusion. If he'd just kindly stay away from such issues and focus on the book, it'd be better. Also, it's leading into another event, so there's that as well. Doctor Strange: Just like BP, this book is DS only in name. The characterization is awful, the story is just a rehash of his God Butcher arc, and the series is just inspired and mostly boring. It's the only book I've still stuck with because the recent arc has been a tad better, but the book is just your run of the mill superhero title with nothing to really set it apart. It's just another modernized take at an old character that the fans hate but the newcomers like 'cause it's on the MCU. I swear, the MCU is doing more harm than good... The So-So: Infamous Iron Man: Eh, it's not that bad. The usual Bendis deccompresion is here, alongside the irritating speech patterns and the OOC versions of most "cast members", but it's not as bad as I was expecting it to be. Doom's motivation and reason for becoming IM makes sense in the context of Secret Wars and his past dealings with Tony. It's just that if it was developed more in the pages of Invincible before we got into this situation, it'd have been better. But ure enough, you can count on event obsessed Marvel to screw it up! The Good: Deadpool: Same as the NOW! Vol, Duggan continues the good job... Nothing more to sy, really, it's just... good. The double shipping and constant "oversized" issues should die in a ditch, but the quality is still pretty good. In any case, it's not Waypool, so, yeah... Moon Knight: It's a good book, just not great. The first arc was an okay opening, but the second one was such.damn.crap. It could've been one, two issues max, but we had to spend four months with essentially fake protagonists and insignificant scenarios, just so that Marc could finally get his shit together (until the next writer comes along that is). It's not as good as Lemire's Bloodshot, but it's good. Definitely heads and shoulders above the crap Marvel is mostly publishing. Honestly, the art is the MVP of this book. Smallwood has really outdone himself. That's it, I guess. I also tried stuff like Thanos, the Invincible Bendis Pet, Unstoppable Wasp, Moon Girl and whatnot, but the less said about titles like the latter, the better. Thanos was good, just not 4.5 euros good. It'll end before issue 10, so I'll just get the trades. It could be like Carnage and go a bit longer though.

That sounds very interesting indeed! I wish you the very best of luck and hey, I don't think it's too outlandish, especially in the world we're currently living in. Me, I'm mostly leaning towards either Astrophysics or Nanotech, but fields and whatnot are kinda... "weird" here, so I still have to look into it. I've got time either way, but it's nice to have a set goal well before the time to choose comes. That's a hell of a dream. It takes courage to wander into the woods of comic books, but I genuinely hope we can all be reading your Marvel/DC/Indie work some day in the future. Best of luck! As for the Coates BP run, well... I hate it. I really do. As a BP fan, it hurts me to see that printed in the pages of a BP ongoing. I can't comment on his book writting, but as a BP writer, he's an insult to longtime fans of the character. Honestly, Marvel should've just given him the books he wanted. When he came onboard, he wanted to write Spider-Man & X-Men, but Marvel wanted him tied to BP, due to CW, his book and all that. Nice synergy, but I think if he wrote characters he actually cared about and knew, he'd have produced a better run. I hope he stays in the game and picks another book to work on, though.

Space-Heater Bros! Also, if you don't mind me asking, what are you studying? As for the Ben book, eh, I might give it a shot. I'll be dropping Star Wars and probably Hellblazer, so I can squeeze that in. He's a classic character and I'm trying to support as many of them as I can. And honestly, I could use a more "traditional" Spider-Book, since TASM has basically become Iron Man, especially now that both IM titles are... "strange". Either way, the Creative Team, plus the revival of a beloved relic from the 90s and whatnot will probably be enough for me. Compared to the GotG announcement that did nothing for me, this SS book is a step in the sorta-right direction.

Dark Reign was the bees knees, tbh. It fizzled out towards Siege, but it was thoroughly enjoyable. Well, to be fair, even Heroic Age was enjoyable compared to the current Marvel "Universe" (more like promotional piece for when their big name actors drop out).