BuffaloDelorean Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 12 minutes ago, DSTZach said: The other option? I think he means the third location. 11 minutes ago, DSTZach said: None of the other standard Thors work for you? The other Thors would be fine, but none of them have shown up near me and I don't care enough about MCU Thor enough to track him down on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 1 hour ago, DSTZach said: The other option? besides tru or the lcs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 (edited) Thearth and Kmart are pretty Thor lately. Maybe they'd take an athortment. Edited April 21, 2017 by MisterPL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermatt Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 No Thor news yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 On 4/17/2017 at 7:20 PM, stack32 said: I know people like to hate on TRU but it's hard to imagine a different retailer is going to be any easier to deal with, and probably much more difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx_6 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Thor news. From Chuck. Line plan isn't set yet, and he seemed surprised that Fandral and Hogun were of interest. He said he would talk about them with Zach, as they haven't yet received final art for a few characters. Box set at specialty, because movie sales of 2-packs have been sluggish. Other assortments will be at 'not new' retailers. And they haven't talked to Sears/Kmart in 2 years. Panel starts in 10 minutes. I will post more if we know more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjl80 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Woot! Panel represent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloDelorean Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Sales were sluggish for Thor movies, or MCU in general? The Marvel movie waves move faster than the comic stuff at my LCS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stack32 Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 I wouldn't be surprised if some 2-packs from AoU and Civil War lingered at specialty. You have competition from the sets shared with TRU and a number of uninspired exclusives: Hydra Soldier, Phasing Vision, Battle Damaged War Machine, Guard, and Mercenary. In other words, not a lot to drive an average buyer to an LCS. It seems like that could be solved by not padding the lineup with boring army builders and redundant figures but maybe there's a reason why a boxset seems like a better idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloDelorean Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 That's true. I'd forgotten how long the War Machine & Guard set lingered. They went eventually, but they lasted a fair bit longer than the other sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suicidewatch Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, BuffaloDelorean said: Sales were sluggish for Thor movies, or MCU in general? The Marvel movie waves move faster than the comic stuff at my LCS. I don't know about LCS's but the movie waves don't sell worth a damn at the two TRUs near me. There are still unsold Civil War minimates and NOBODY bought any of the Dr Strange ones. The Guardians sets haven't moved at all either. Edited April 22, 2017 by suicidewatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekker 42 Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 8 hours ago, Onyx_6 said: Thor news. From Chuck. Line plan isn't set yet, and he seemed surprised that Fandral and Hogun were of interest. He said he would talk about them with Zach, as they haven't yet received final art for a few characters. Box set at specialty, because movie sales of 2-packs have been sluggish. Other assortments will be at 'not new' retailers. And they haven't talked to Sears/Kmart in 2 years. Panel starts in 10 minutes. I will post more if we know more. So... TRU and likely Disney store. They've carried some stuff before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 (edited) Box sets are easier to order than case assortments, for most independent comic retailers and easier to sell for most online retailers. For larger chains that want impulse-purchase inventory on hand, two- packs are fine. I asked about Fandral and Hogun long before there was a trailer, but didn't follow up when they were not in the line plan, as it was actually pretty full and I assumed they were not in the movie much. I'll ask again. Edited April 22, 2017 by DSTZach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermatt Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Hi Zach, has there been any word if Fendral and Hogun are gonna be made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 For what it's worth, The Warriors Three aren't even in the consumer products style guide this time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Line plan is still in flux, but sounding like no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Is Surtur in the style guide? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Here's who's featured in the guide: Thor Hulk Hela Valkyrie Grandmaster Skurge Loki Heimdall Keep in mind that these guides are largely apparel-driven and represent what the licensor is pushing in general. It's not impossible that other characters like Odin could show up at retail if demand warranted it but a set featuring two of the Warriors Three seems unlikely. At this point, if I were in charge at DST, I'd be looking for a way to offer all three at once for veterans and newbies alike, perhaps in a 4-pack with an anchor character variant. I can only think of one online retailer who might be interested in offering such a SKU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) 4 minutes ago, MisterPL said: Here's who's featured in the guide: Thor Hulk Hela Valkyrie Grandmaster Skurge Loki Heimdall On 4/10/2017 at 8:47 PM, DSTZach said: Two assortments, one box set. Some sharing. 12 different figures. 8 different characters. Great trailer. Perfect song. Edited April 25, 2017 by youbastards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloDelorean Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Those eight would make sense. Heimdall over Odin would be a little disappointing, but nothing major. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zylek Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) I guess I'd rather have Heimdall than "homeless" Odin Edited April 25, 2017 by Zylek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloDelorean Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 28 minutes ago, Zylek said: I guess I'd rather have Heimdall than "homeless" Odin If we were getting Odin, though, he'd make sense as one of the three unknown variants, with regular and "homeless" versions. Heimdall got a minimate for TDW, but Odin hasn't had one since the first Thor movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) At this point, unless DST did a big boxset of the Warriors of Asgard, I'd rather just get a comic version Warriors Three anyway. in the six! years since their release, MCU Sif and Volstagg probably wouldn't mesh well with 2017 versions of the other characters. Edited April 25, 2017 by youbastards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Offical pics of 2 Lego sets have come out and are up over at Marvelousnews. Hela looks pretty good from what i can see. I think if DST can get one out using the same styling (black and green with big headpiece) she'll make a pretty decent 616 stand in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthdoughboy Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 I looked but nobody mentioned it, the latest Previews shows the LCS box set as being Gladiator Thor, Gladiator Hulk, Loki, and Hela. They only gave silhouettes, but its at least something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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