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Considering Diamond scuttled the sale to the highest bidder, this or guaranteed big payout for the top execs is most likely why they wanted Ad Pop to be the buyer. Typical CEO and Corpo executive behavior no matter what industry.

If Ad Pop is really shutting down DST I would guess they bought DST only for the licenses and will move producing those items under their already existing companies NECA, etc. They might have enough design and manufacturing capacity to take on the additional work and don’t need DST.

Unfortunately there have been layoffs all across diamond. https://bleedingcool.com/comics/ad-populum-buys-diamond-layoffs-sales-services-support/ https://www.comicsbeat.com/breaking-massive-layoffs-at-diamond-comics-today/ Hopefully the heads of Diamond who ran it into bankruptcy are given the boot as well and it’s not just the employees who have to deal with the consequences.

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/why-alliance-entertainment-change-mind-diamond-comics/ what a giant cluster f.

Jackal and Kaine (in scarlet spider costume) are the Spider-Man characters that have been animated only.

I‘m in for any version of TMNT and these look great but $35 for 4 minimates is price I fear will keep a lot of people away.

That’s good news. I definitely would like some villains and Putties to go w the Rangers. if anyone is looking to pick up the first set it’s currently only $20 on Amazon.

not that I don’t find it entertaining but I don’t think a company employee engaging in a “comments war” with customers on a fan board is the best thing. Also, a non-public discussion between the company and social media influencer(s) could be a good thing to clear things up since both want the same thing (minimates selling well).

Very nice, the minimates and package designers have been doing amazing work.

Instead of doing things like simplifying the packaging to reduce the price of gijoe boxsets to be in line w other sets, stop releasing the same characters over and over or an army builder boxset the decision was to do not one but two older/more obscure boxsets. 🤯 I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again DST management makes horrible choices time and time again when it comes to minimates (Trek, KH, DC) I sure hope this works or the retailer comes through. GIJOE mates have been my favorite of the hasbro lines and the one w best potential to last a long time. As others have said this is a total disappointment and sure looks like a death blow.

Could it be the reason the vhs pack sold better is they are cartoon colors instead of metallic? I don’t know about how others feel but I prefer the cartoon colors over the the metallic. The colors are vibrant and they look more how I remember the characters. Also turning transformers into minimates is a tough task. It really reduces the articulation and some don’t translate to minimates well.

The new boxset is in stock at Amazon.

Ok I’m confused. Leo & Mikey are shown with their weapons on the box art but the swords and nunchucks aren’t listed as included and there’s no pictures of them. Did DST really release a set w no Leo swords and no Mikey chucks?

I’m not surprised no one covered the panel just for minimates but given all the licenses/products DST makes I would think their panel would get some coverage.