MisterPL Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Hey, I’m just thrilled DCC has found a way to extend the Animated line. Hopefully JLU isn’t exclusive to DCUniverse because those figures were clearly intended to included accessories. But while we wait for those to become available to comic shops, I’m tickled pink to see Deathstroke, Jean-Paul Valley, and even Red Hood join the Batman family of this line. Armored Batman looks pretty awesome, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwoosheyman Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) The JL figs were on sale recently and I’ve been wanting to watch Season 3 of YJ so I finally signed up for DC Universe and bought the figures. I was bracing for WW & GL to be bad but the rest in the pics I’ve seen seemed good. Got my figs today and these things are even worse in hand. The quality is garbage. My Superman has such loose hips joints he can’t even stand. He just pelvic thrusts and then falls over. Flash has loose hip joints and other joints as well. He can stand but just barely. Hawkgirl looks nice but the wings don’t fit in the holes. I don’t even think heating them up will work, i’m going to have to shave down the wing ball joint to fit them in holes in her back. Wonder Woman is even worse in person and can’t be saved, such a gangly mess. GL is ok at best. Repainting the head and giving him some larger hands from other figures will help. Batman came w two left forearms, so I have to contact customer service and hopefully get a replacement. Aquaman and MM thankfully have no problems are good. The hand choices on most of the figures is poor, especially when you look at what they have on the boxes. After this experience I’m not sure I even want there to be more JL figs through DC Universe. I would only consider it if they were full releases w all the accessories/hands and they fix the quality issues. Edited March 9, 2019 by fwoosheyman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekker 42 Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Boy am I glad I got out of these when I did. I regret not buying that Gotham Jail set but this... this is just depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stack32 Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 I agree. I've been considering getting out even though I have most of the Batman releases. I have little interest in the new stuff they showed and I only have so much display space anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 On 3/8/2019 at 8:10 PM, fwoosheyman said: The JL figs were on sale recently and I’ve been wanting to watch Season 3 of YJ so I finally signed up for DC Universe and bought the figures. I was bracing for WW & GL to be bad but the rest in the pics I’ve seen seemed good. Got my figs today and these things are even worse in hand. The quality is garbage. My Superman has such loose hips joints he can’t even stand. He just pelvic thrusts and then falls over. Flash has loose hip joints and other joints as well. He can stand but just barely. Hawkgirl looks nice but the wings don’t fit in the holes. I don’t even think heating them up will work, i’m going to have to shave down the wing ball joint to fit them in holes in her back. Wonder Woman is even worse in person and can’t be saved, such a gangly mess. GL is ok at best. Repainting the head and giving him some larger hands from other figures will help. Batman came w two left forearms, so I have to contact customer service and hopefully get a replacement. Aquaman and MM thankfully have no problems are good. The hand choices on most of the figures is poor, especially when you look at what they have on the boxes. After this experience I’m not sure I even want there to be more JL figs through DC Universe. I would only consider it if they were full releases w all the accessories/hands and they fix the quality issues. It would have been REALLY nice if they had alerted the subscribers to their stupid service that they were having a sale, but I guess that's too much to ask. Anyway, I subscribed basically so I could have access to these figures, and then the figures ended up not being very good, so I guess that's on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Those figures were a big reason I subscribed to DCU and I still haven't purchased them, even with that sale. I can't help feeling that they were meant to be reissued with the accessories they were obviously meant to have. With everything that's been happening with the DC toy license since (Todd), I'm not sure how likely that is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 DCC just solicited individual figures from the jailhouse set (minus Montoya): http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/dccollectibles-solicitations-for-items-shipping-december-2019/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 That makes me 80% happy. I'm hoping they get around to re-releasing Montoya with someone else. I'm a little concerned about what the new paint apps will be for the others. I doubt they'll be as zany as Kenner's old variants. Hopefully corrected versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerdyTrev Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Pumped to finally get myself a Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy. I also hope they rerelease a Montoya. I can't imagine who a good pairing for her would be? Lock-Up? Even I don't want a figure of him and love damn near everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 I was thinking Batwoman would be a good choice given their relationship in the comics but Renee wasn't in Mystery of the Batwoman. Pairing her with a villain might work. Clock King and Rupert Thorne both leap to mind because they haven't been done but DCC would probably want a safer bet like Harley disguised as a cop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerdyTrev Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 58 minutes ago, MisterPL said: Pairing her with a villain might work. Clock King and Rupert Thorne both leap to mind because they haven't been done but DCC would probably want a safer bet like Harley disguised as a cop. I like the Harley idea, but what about Harvey Dent? I think that'd be a really neat choice. I would really love to see more characters like Rupert Thorne or Arnold Stromwell, maybe even Tony Zucco, but I don't foresee those being options considering that they're, for all intents and purposes, just guys in suits. I don't know what sort of accessories they'd come with to make it more exciting. A few guns? Ah well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Rupert Thorne is the only one I see having a decent shot because of the sheer number of episodes he was in. He could be the accessory to a villain he hires. I do like the Harvey Dent idea, though I was hoping he'd get an Expressions Pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 JLU figures are all 40% off right now; each one is $16.80. I bought Flash, GL, and J'onn to basically finish the set (I have the previous Superman figure, already bought WW and Hawkgirl, don't need another Batman, and don't care for that version of Aquaman). Also, they have the Grey Ghost and Scarecrow in stock, though at $30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 I picked up Grey Ghost at my LCS. Still want to get the rest of that wave. As for JLU, I’m still convinced DCC will offer them again with accessories. I’ll wait patiently. If I’m wrong... oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerdyTrev Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 I haven't been able to get any of the new figures, but I've seen them all in the wild and they look fantastic. Between Two-Face, Grey Ghost and Scarecrow I have no idea which one I'd pick up first. I think it'd be really cool to see some more episode-centric packs similar to Etrigan & Klarion or the Girl's Nite Out set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerdyTrev Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Odd request... anybody have a loose Ra's al Ghul head? I found the figure, but without the unmasked head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 Nope, don't like this at all: https://toynewsi.com/10-33982 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerdyTrev Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Can't say I'm a fan either. Other characters and figures that have priority over these "Elsewords" Timm figures, but it looks like they don't care enough to touch. Why can't we get a "Secret Identities" pack with Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Selina Kyle and Barbara Gordon? What about Clock King? Mayor Hill? Rupert Thorne? People probably just don't want these, to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 To me it just shows a complete lack of understanding about what collectors want and how they think. People that collect a toy line based on a 20 year old cartoon are by definition nostalgic. And considering that THAT show is by design highly nostalgic, assuming that those collectors would want figures in this style of new comics characters is poor reasoning. Moreover, fans of those characters probably don't want them in this style! It's just a bad idea all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 This is the kind of assortment that will end the line. If they get enough preorders, it’ll only be because retailers are willing to take a huge chance on them. Personally I think this will be the first “Animated” assortment to be cancelled. Can we at least get a Batwoman based on that film to tie into the upcoming CW series? Geez, DCC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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