youbastards Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Hosting mav-man's pix for him: The Valiant pack looks great, did you find in store or order online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav-man Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) thank you sir for posting those. I got it online. fastest shipping ever from tru, 4 days! Edited February 1, 2015 by mav-man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stack32 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I like the paint on X-O Manowar, but he would have looked a lot better with the sculpted helmet. No energy sword? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwoosheyman Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Oof...Manowar really got hit hard by budget limitations. Gladly would have lost the alt head and hair for the helmet and/or energy sword. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostisfire Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Damn, without the helmet he looks pretty bare-bones. Heck, a bit of muscle detailing on the legs would make a difference. Plus, no energy sword or even a tint to make it look like he's wearing his full helmet? Man, I was really excited for these, but honestly, I'm a bit let down. I mean, on one hand you have the Pathfinder mates and then you have a pretty vanilla looking Arik. Maybe he'll look better in person, I don't know...Bloodshot looks bloody awesome though (pun intended), so there's that. I'll still buy them, but I hope if other X-Os follow, they'll be a bit more detailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye's Junk Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I like em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 The lack of a helmet for X-O really removes the interest I might otherwise have in this pack. I had those comics back in the '90s, but never really cared much for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I'll still be happy to get 'em. Come on, we've all got like a hundred extra Iron Man helmets we can paint metallic blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Maybe you do! I don't think I've bought an Iron Man Minimate in 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemosis Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 A gem of that size answers ALL my questions Sorry, just realized where your profile pic is from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenerdieststore Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Still want! lol Those look awesome and I want more odd comic characters besides marvel and dc :O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 A gem of that size answers ALL my questions Sorry, just realized where your profile pic is from Now you know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffBohn Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Toys R Us order cancelled (by them, not me). "Unfortunately, we were unable to fulfill your order" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 That doth suck, verily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwoosheyman Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Got the same email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenerdieststore Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Yeah I see they seemed to sell out, That sucks a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hailtotheking Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Should be back in stock soon, the TRU pack was listed on Diamond's new release list for next week with TRU Marvel 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniFiend UK Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I am a big fan of this stuff and I would love more and more but If i cant get the main look I aint buying the battle damaged riot spidey looks because thats what the shops have. Fans want the comic look, beaten up is secondary to most. I wasnt but to say it and I will...These figures will be unknown to the high percentage of TRU shoppers except fans an scalpers. But in a LCS it woulfd have been more obvious. A guy in a shop sees a BD X-O says "ohh thats cool I like the comic, I'll take that an the normal one as well" The shop diont have it and the guy is like "sod it I aint just buying a beaten up style pack of figures" losses all around to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) BD Bloodshot is bleeding from his eyes. Happens a lot in the book. The face-off alt head is from a major storyline, and he was like that for the better part of an issue or two. "BD" X-O is basically him suiting up. Seems like he spends half his time out of armor, bedding wenches and whatnot, so he's constantly taking it on and off. And if TRU wants the set for their stores, which they did, then anything else we can offer that's exclusive to comic shops is a bonus for comic shops and for us. People who buy at TRU may seek out comic shops for the alt looks, and vice versa. But giving comic shops the exact same set that's available at a national chain instead of a variant would probably not increase their sales overly much. (Obviously, the international factor changes things, since TRU is not a competitor overseas.) I regret the name I chose, but we'll see how well it sells. Once Set 2 is revealed,I think there will be increased demand for both Series 1 sets. Edited February 5, 2015 by DSTZach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Zach, is there a specific reason you aren't releasing a full "wave" at once, and just going with individual sets? Is this the longterm plan, or are full waves/boxsets planned too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenerdieststore Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I hope there is more for the bloodshot universe. I used to love that comic so much when I was younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) Just two-packs for now. That's what TRU wanted, and we don't know exactly what the market is for Valiant merchandise. Nobody does, really. Baby steps. Edited February 5, 2015 by DSTZach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 If the next 2-packs are such a sure thing, why not picture them on the packaging as "Coming Soon"? Development time? Is there a hurry for some reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenerdieststore Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I just hope that Tru orders more than one set. My local tru is terrible for not ordering anything that you would ever want besides Playmates merchandise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Just two-packs for now. That's what TRU wanted, and we don't know exactly what the market is for Valiant merchandise. Nobody does, really. Baby steps.Cool, are you able to confirm that these were still packed 12 to a case, or did the TRU distribution model change to account for a single 2-pack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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