boonimusprime

Shouldn't that read Blue Beetle and his coffin? T. Evil. I didn't get a chance to mention my other idea: Elongated Man with Sue Dibney. Charbroiled Sue as a "chase figure." :o

I seem to lose hands all the time. Specifically Dr Doom's.

What I would like to see: vehicles and playsets. A revival of C3 would be cool, with one caveat: sell packs of mates (two and four packs) along with the playsets and vehicles! I worked at both Target and TRU during C3's heyday, and the big question I got from customers looking at the playsets was, "Can we get more figures to go with the set?" That more figures were not available was a turnoff to the customer. On the flip side, some people were turned off to the figures WITHOUT playsets because they felt it was like buying Lego guys without the Lego! Really, I think separate figure sets along with C3 sets would have been a winning combo--we still may have had C3 today if AA went this route (maybe they didnt have a choice). Alternatively, I would like to see the DC figs come packaged in two packs, or single figs with a vehicle, like the Speed Racer line. I don;t even like Speed Racer, and I am tempted to pick these up! I would like to see for vehicles: Batman with Batmobile (natch) Robin with Batwing Batgirl (classic) with Catcycle Current Batwoman with Batboat (I know she hasn't had a Batboat yet, or any other vehicle for that matter, but these action figure with vehicle sets don't have to take exclusively from comic canon. And we need a Batboat!) Wonder woman with invisible jet Aquaman with sea horse (just kidding! or not ) Green Arrow with Arrow Car Blue Beetle with his bug Superman with the Supermobile Joker with Jokermobile Brainiac with Skull Ship and extra Superman and maybe another hero or villian (ship can open into a playset) Terra Man with sky cycle (and a Black Adam to tear him in half---BWAA-HAA-HAA-HAAA!) Playsets: Superman with Fortress of Solitude (and maybe a Krypto!) Batman and Batcave (duh) Batman, Joker, and another villian (Scarecrow?) with Arkham Asylum Lex Luthor and secret lair/death trap Dr Fate and Spectre with Fate's tower Justice League Headquarters Playset with Martian Manhunter and another figure (prob one of the bigger sellers, like Flash or Superman or Batman) Darkseid, Orion, and Parademon with Darkseid's Palace) Desaad, Mister Miracle with Desaad's lab/lair Supergirl/the Flash/Villian (Parasite?) in STAR Labs Captain Marvel, Wizard, Black Adam with Rock of Eternity playset (just so I can see the word "lust" on a toy!) Some of these are downright fantasy and probably have a snowball's chance in the Inferno of being made (lke the New Gods stuff, alas), but some are good bets and may do well (JLA headquarters, Batcave, Sup's Fortress). Has anyone heard whether AA is forbidden to do playsets/vehicles ala Marvel? That the license is through DCD rather worries me, since DCD seems to focus on figures and doesn't do vehicles, etc. But focusing on those things can do well for the Mainstream (i e the kiddies), earn AA some cash, which can fuel the more niche (collector's) figures (like the New Gods, etc)

Oh, I forgot another one I have always wanted: CustoMates! Taking a page from Stikfas, sell blank minimates of different colors with a variety of pre-cut labels, accessories (laser guns, swords, tools, hairpieces, clothing, etc). They can go the non-license route, and just do general items, or the license route (like Marvel or DC) and have it where customers can build their own Minimates! It's arts and crafts, and a building toy, and an action figure--rolled up into one!)

Great answers, all of them! I would really like to see AA take the route of Mego (without the bankruptcy, of course!) and a combination of licenses with non-licensed items. Licensed items: Doctor Who (another person on the board posted his survey for a class project. This would be a brilliant license): Doctor (Christopher Eccleston (sp?) with Rose Doctor (David Tennant) with Rose variant (?) Doctor (David Tennant) in tux with Cyberleader Captain Jack with "Empty Child" Tom Baker Doctor with K9 Tom Baker Doctor variant with (I don't know, "Revenge style Cybermen?) Dalek boxed set with a Doctor variant (prob David Tennant, maybe with 3D glasses) I know I picked a lot of variants, but I know sets with main characters sell the best, and the Doctors and their companions come with a lot of different looks, so they could do this without shortchanging many people. And think of the extra parts for customizers! (also some chase figures: I am thinking a "glowing eye" Rose and Eccleston Doctor ala "Parting of the Ways", Tennant in PJs, (or jimjans, as I think they are called in the UK) Flash Gordon! Other licenses: How about sport licenses for different teams, etc? I am not a sports fan, but it might be useful in drawing others into buying 'mates (thus earning AA more money, and extending the life of "mates) Masters of the Universe would be good too. Someone mentioned Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Not my favorite franchise, but I think a good idea. Horror and Sci Fi cinema icons (as has been mentioned before!) And some non-licenses (which would be cheap, and which Mego used to their advantage for some time) Knights and Dragons (with playsets including castles, catapults, etc) Police and Firefighters (always a hit with young boys, and maybe with C3 feet could be used with pre-existing building sets built around these themes!) Military figures (another perennial favorite) and one I would really like to see: Classic Monsters: Dracula, Frankenstein's monster (maybe a bonus lab playset with Dr Frankenstein, a variant version of the monster, and a malformed assistant! "It's Alive!") Witches, werewolves, ghosts, scary pirates, mummies, etc. The list is endless, and generally these figures are public domain so AA wouldn't have to pay a cent in licensing fees (or they can go the license route and tap into the Universal Monsters like Bela Lugosi's Dracula, Boris Karloff's Frankenstein monster, etc)