groundhog7s

This is what I thought of also when AGT Picard was mentioned. I took a couple hours off of work today to be first in line at TRU to get these (I actually was there yesterday to learn that their Thursday truck actually goes on shelves Friday-grrrr). I'm very impressed with these and think this line will be very successful (I suppose I should have worded that as 'this line should live long and prosper'...) And it wasn't until I had these in hand that I realized how flat-chested Janeway is (yes, I know all female are). Great attention to detail DST! Kudos to DST for a great relaunch!

I think I need to take a break from the board for awhile. If I wanted to read a bunch of complaining from toy collectors, I'd go post on the Fwoosh.

Is it the retailers shying away from niche sets or buyers? Of the last few years exclusives, several are still easily available (Alpha Flight, Stormbreaker, AvX, MvC3, etc), several of which are at a discount. And that doesn't include non-Marvel stuff. You can't blame DST or someone like AFX for not taking a gamble this year and putting out four packs that get the attention of con goers. They have to compete for their money and the casual fan is more likely to pick up a pack of cool looking Wolverines and Deadpools than Alpha Flight. I'd have loved to have seen different offerings and am bummed a bit that there aren't any new characters being released at SDCC this, however I'll take stuff like this that will most definitely sell better than something I like that makes more exclusives less likely. Just a thought.

If there's a Machine Man in there, then there has to be a Howard the Duck too. And Ash from Army of Darkness.

I appear to be pretty alone on this, but not only do I get why this set was made, I'm not mad that it wasn't something else and I really like the set and am happy it's being made. And to make me less likable, I readily admit that I will enjoy this way more than that Strange Tales boxset.

In a year that's giving us a four pack of Venoms, Hulks and Wolverines, I'm not sure why anyone is surprised by this set. With the buzz out there about the MU DP Taco Truck and the new DP game coming out soon, this seems like a no-brainer set when you're looking for sales. And since AFX still has ALpha Flight from last year, I'm betting they're wanting a big hitter this year (as would DST I'd assume).

I feel the same way, especially since I have that Tony coming from overseas (with Magnetoki, of course).

It makes me wonder if they'll have Pepper at some point also.

I think Phonics Killer Deadpol is brilliant, if not for just the name alone. The only reason I'd have wanted a Marvel Girl DP is that it would probably have set up a regular Marvel Girl (which is way overdue IMO).

Well, I don't know about the game, but I wouldn't want to see pictures from a rear-facing camera. I see enough cracks in public as it is. I just sent you a fb friend request neolego. I'm the one with the Hello Kitty picture.

Very, very nice! What's the difference with Mumm Ras extra hands?

I have to say I'm a little surprised to see that we aren't getting any 'new' Marvel characters released at the con, but I think everything is very solid. I will say that seeing the IM3 set for $55 made me go into 'old man' mode... 'I remember back in my day when TRU put out a ten pack of Minimates for $20. And it had a new character in it.' I suppose my biggest hope is that the 10 pack works at that price and that more will follow. Could you image how well received something like a Jim Lee X-Men set would do if it had some of the harder to find characters like Gambit and Psylocke in it? Throw in a few unreleased characters like Forge or Banshee and I'd have no boubts of it selling well.

How Groundhog appears in my mind: I know it will help when I mention that it was wave 50 plus 9 of the Nova Corps packs also. Or were you saying that in your mind I'm African-American?

Ditto. Threw in Marvel wave 50 for fun also.

I'd burn all of my Minimates to watch you all burn your Minimates. Wait, why are we burning our Minimates again?

I suppose I'm always bothered by companies that are out of touch with what people want and keep telling people that what they have is cool. DC is that way and Mattel and DCD follow the same idea. Now, if instead of an Injustice line of figures these were Blackest Night figures, I bet there would have been much better reception. The figures would still be produced poorly, but the looks would have been more in touch with what was successful with DC.

With all of the positive buzz about this set before it even hits stores, I'm guessing the retailers who passed might regret this in the end.

Glenn's back up...for a limited time only I'm sure.

I just saw a pic from someone's trip to the Funko offices that had a whiteboard with which upcoming figures are assigned to which employees for design. On the list were Dr. Who #4, Dr. Who #11, Dalek, Cyberman and Tardis. They must have heard your request.

You totally rock Luke!

So, BBTS put pre-orders for DST SDCC exclusives up earlier today...and the Walking Dead set sold out already. No doubt it will be the hot item out of these.

I just got these last week when my Pile of Loot shipped from BBTS and I have yet to take them out of the package. I've gotten all of their Green Lantern figures and knew what to expect when it came to size comparisons. I suppose my biggest gripe is that even when DC finally listens to fans to give them better figures, they still miss the point. I can say that having all of the Infinite Heroes line makes you appreciate these, but they're not MU standards and certainly not MU price. I'm excited to see another GL SDCC pack, but not the $50 price for 3 figures and a cat. I'll keep getting these, but I wish DC could get on board with what their fans are asking for.

That just makes me picture the scene on TWD where they open Herschel's barn, only in my head it now goes 'Moooooo' when they get it open. Really awesome pics Zach. Also, were you the one that put the video together?

To me, a boxset that will be announced soon before release and is not the standard four-pack sure sounds like a Disney Store thing to me. The Avengers sets were announced close to their release and the Jolly Roger broke the norm with two figures packed in with a ship. Just throwin' that out there.