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As a huge fan of the MCU, those hurt. Maybe if they looked shitty it would sting less. Dammit, Barry...

I recall Jennifer Lawrence "declined to participate" in the Days of Future Past line, resulting in the cancelation of Diamond Select's Mystique figure. And I know Sigourney Weaver hadn't signed off on likeness rights to Alien but did for Ghostbusters, I believe. Which is great for anyone wanting a Ripley in lipstick.

And we'd have bought them both!

Ferro and the dropship were no-brainers. Easier said than done, no doubt, but along with Bishop such glaring potholes in an otherwise smooth, satisfying ride of 'mates.

This has become my favorite thread. As a fellow artist who's worked in the licensed product biz, I love the insights. Thank you for sharing, Barry. 🤓👍 I hesitate to ask: How close were we to getting a non-battle-damaged Bishop Minimate? The Alien line seemed unexpectedly abbreviated. I always felt like it still had life in it, at least creatively. Apparently sales indicated otherwise. The demise of TRU certainly didn't help, I'm sure. Not too many other retailers willing to take on that property as a toy line, although Walmart did for a while with Lanard.

At first it almost felt like a protracted funeral to me. Lately, it feels like a mutual friend is in the hospital and we're there for support despite an uncertain prognosis. That's as optimistic as I can get these days. 🙂

Tim! Glad to see a familiar handle.

Zach, I hope you end up in an industry far less volatile that allows you to continue having fun as a fan of whatever brings you joy. I'm also looking forward to seeing your new screen name as a hint of where you've landed. (CVSZach? AT&TZach? WWEZach? JPLZach? 🤓)

Fuck. 😖

Just wanted to say that this is a property that will bring me back. I've often said that my love of Minimates is a result of my love of Mego action figures, both with so many licenses in the same scale and format. Planet of the Apes was one of those IPs and I've been waiting patiently for this franchise to be Minimate'd for decades. I just want to reenact that one time the crew of the Enterprise had to go back in time to get help from Batman and Spider-Man but when they went back to the future, they ended up on the Planet of the Apes. I hope I'm not jinxing anything.

It may also be a matter of how the buyer treats the workforce they're acquiring. One buyer might insist on cutting redundant positions immediately while another might be willing to keep them on until they can find other positions inside or outside the company. I've never met or studied Steve Geppi but as Diamond's founder, he may be more interested in his legacy than making a few more extra bucks. Either way, I hope Diamond's staff is treated fairly.

The Duras sisters? 😁 Army-builders are always welcome.

🙄 I'd come around more often if DST offered anything I was interested in collecting. I used to live here but with so many Minimates properties being abandoned (MCU, Alien, Star Trek...) there's nothing in the current catalog that's hooking me. I'm glad stuff like pro wrestling and Joe seem to be working out for the brand. But when I see what should have been done with Trek years ago being applied now (and successfully) to fucking Power Rangers... 😖 Does DST still have the Trek license? No one seems to be able to answer that simple question.

I'd keep aliens in episode-specific SKUs with a variant main character. Depending on the alien it could also be a standalone army-builder set.

I don't hate Barclay (much) but O'Brien and definitely the better choice. Yar would need to be included in a first season set. Not sure who an alternate noggin would go to given her more voluptuous tampo. Probably a guest star. And of course they'd offer yet another Picard though I'd rather see his head in another set from First Contact. Put him in the spacesuit with an alternate Worf head and a couple Hawk heads (one assimilated).