jettstorm

I am extremely flattered that our story was that well received. I don't ask that I be given any special treatment with regards to the odds as that wasn't the reason I posted as much as I enjoy telling that story but either way it is much appreciated. Also, I haven't forgotten about the Nightwing forum, just got busy this last week, I will check it out this weekend and hopefully I can share my story there as well.

What time will the set be available to order? Im at work and trying to make sure I dont miss out...

Yeah, I will check it out. I appreciate the invite, Im a huge Nightwing fan. My oldest sons middle name is Grayson actually. I don't know if its a great story but its one that means a lot to me on many levels.

Hah, not trying to win. Just love telling that story. People that meet her don't understand how much she supports my nerdy side.

The middle of 2007 saw my wife and I purchasing our first and so far only home. She had just gotten a very good new job and I was 10 years in to what i thought was a career job. I had been bit by the Minimate bug initially with the Lord of the Rings sets. I was buying Stikfas to customize characters at that time and suddenly I see these Minimates with licensed characters I always wanted so I jumped in. The DC C3 line was the biggie though when it hit. I bought everything, multiples of everything. I'm such a DC nerd and it was something I was so excited about. I wasn't even collecting the Marvel sets at that time. Anyway, back to the middle of 2007 and due to her job change initially and our house purchase I had cut back on all of my toy collecting for most of the year. Keep in mind the DC two packs started that year and by this time were up to wave 4 I believe. Now I had been dying inside knowing these had come out and I had held a couple of packs in hand at my local comic shop but put them back to save money. So 2 months after we move in I get laid off from my job, I'm feeling pretty low and start looking for a new job. During this time my wife while trying to cheer me up asks to read some of my old comics with me so she can learn about some of my favorite characters and stories. My two favorite stories were Death and Return of Superman and the Batman run of Knightfall through Prodigal Son. My Favorite characters are Nightwing and Batgirl. So we sit and read comics in the evening together. She starts noticing my DC Minimates on the shelves and sees the C3 Batman, Superman, Nightwing, Robin and she asks where the rest of the characters are that weve been reading about together. I tell her that they've released some but I didn't buy them because of her job change and the house and now losing my job. Flash forward a few weeks and I have an interview with a really good company one morning so I get dressed in my nicer clothes and head off to be weighed and measured. After what i felt was an interview that didn't go as well as I hoped I come home and my wife greets me at the door. She tells me I'm probably just being too hard on myself and that the company would be lucky to have me. She says to come in the kitchen because she just made lunch. I walk in and on the table is the entire first four waves of DC Minimate two packs. I'm in shock. She tells me she went down to the comic shop and saw the newest wave 4 and it had Batgirl, Bane, Cyborg Superman and Steel and she just had to get it for me. She started talking to my comic guy and he told her he could get the other 3 waves if she was interested. So apparently she went back a week later and picked up the rest. My wife is amazing and it was just the pick me up i needed in that moment. We sat and opened them together and I even let her have the Batgirl figure kiss my C3 Nightwing because shes a girl and does things like that...I also got the job a week later and still work there today. Three kids later and almost 20 years of marriage and I'm reminded every time I look at my Minimate shelf how much i love those little figures and also how much my wife loves me. My wave 7 Nightwing eventually replaced my C3 on the shelf but he stands side by side with the Batgirl figure with his arm posed like its around her and her with that smirk on her face that reminds me of my wife.

Incredible, I am in for this deluxe set no matter what but seeing that image makes me happy. That is one of my top 20 wants and it looks amazing!! Just go ahead and reserve my set now because Im a lock. Are these still planned for sale later this month?

Sad that this line is done and have to agree on the army builders, though I completely understand what Zach is saying. Just to throw my two cents in again for giggles I know personally I jumped all over the Kre-O line when they did GI Joe and that was a crap figure line but the chance to army build Cobra troopers, Crimson guards, BATs, Eels, etc...I think I have 40+ of most of those troops. Hell I bought probably 10 sets of the horrific Forever Clever Rattler set because it came with troopers. Im such an army builder at heart I cant help myself. Had Minimates gotten to a Joe army builder god only knows how many I would have ended up with. I have 20+ Hydra, AIM and SHIELD Minimate figures and I'm honestly not that big of a Marvel fan. DC and Joe were always my favorites and they both died too young.

So excited. Hoping any of my remaining top 20 DC customs I need show up: Alan Scott, Kyle Rayner, Beast Boy, Black Lightning, Two-Face, Mirror Master, Poison Ivy, Barry Allen Flash, Weather Wizard, Trickster, Red Hood, Manhunters, Firestorm, Martian Manhunter, Wonder Girl, Eradicator, Scarecrow, Superboy, Hush, Ragman.

Hey Zach, With the AEW set and the Spider-Man sets finally breaking loose for release next week is there any word on the last TMNT set in the near future? I needs me my Casey Jones fix something awful.

Six of my top ten and 8 of my top 20 in one shot. Fantastic! Luke save me a deluxe set! *wink* Mr. Zsasz looks perfect, He and Metamorpho weren't on my top 20 list but they are still everything I could want. You should try and make these kinds of DC sticker and part sets more often because its an unsatisfied market with the official DC line dead. If you can help us finish off the JLA, Teen Titans, JSA and Legion of Doom I think we will all promise to be your best friend.

Wow, just knocking out so many of my top ten DC unmade wants...All three plus the two confirmed face stickers for Alfred and Gordon are in my tops. You said 8 characters with the 2 extra stickers. Looking at my own personal list I wonder if any of the rest of my top ten show up as well. I have Green Lantern (Alan Scott), The Atom, Kyle Rayner, Beast Boy and Black Lightning. The next ten on my list are Two-Face, Mirror Master, Black Canary, Poison Ivy, Flash (Barry Allen), Weather Wizard, Atrocitus, Captain Atom, Red Hood and The Manhunters. Sorry....start wish listing again. Zatanna is perfect and like Minimike said I can't give you my money fast enough! Keep em coming!

Ermagherd! Just fantastic. Years ago I took a Shazam and black sharpied his torso except for the symbol to make a Black Adam. This is soooo much better and Plastic Man? Just "chef's kiss" man. Can't wait to get these and see where you go from here with the DC kits.

I'm gonna take a guess that the 2 civilian faces might be Alfred and Gordon? Either would be easy to find appropriate bodies for most of us and Gordon in particular has been a difficult one to find an official minimate face to use because I never found a character with a glasses and a moustache that matches his standard look. I think I used an old pencil thin moustache Tony Stark head for an Alfred custom years ago but it still never looked quite good enough. Even if I'm wrong though, soooo excited for these.

I'm so excited! I can't wait to see who you picked to make and how they come together. Instant buy no matter what though I'm sure. If DST can't give us anymore GI Joes you should consider them for your next sticker kit to help some of us fill out the ranks.