DSTZach

Those never got past prototype stage, sadly. Hope we can do something with the helicopter someday, but with MAX more or less finished, it's a tough one. We are looking at new licensed vehicles, though. Whether they'll be part of a "Minimates Vehicles" assortment remains to be seen (unlikely).

Not sure the British ship will ever come out. Santa is looking iffy as well. Sorry to hear about adhesive issues on KITT. But glad you're all getting it for the original SRP.

There are villains. We will get more info about the main characters' backgrounds. They will be sticking around. Not sure about female beasts, but Transformers did okay without any. Beasts will continue to die. This is why Vorin wants it all to stop. War is hell, and war without sides or reasons is worse.

Do not e-mail Chris anymore. He no longer handles customer service requests. Our new administrative assistant handles all customer service e-mails. I don't know if she saves them up and handles them all in one batch, but if you haven't heard anything in two weeks, I would e-mail CS again. I Don'T Know what it would take to institute a stricter quality control regimen at the factory, but I will bring it up.

No TRU version. Pre-order like a fury. Does that mean TRU is passing on the Enterprise? Because I was thinking the better way to show my support is to do so through the big-box retailer. If not, I'll be more than happy to support my local businessman as well. No, if TRU is not involved, then this item will live or die by pre-orders.

This is actually #2, but it's been so long since my daughter was born that it feels brand-new.

A little early to judge story and characters, don't you think?

All of those sets are going to be in comic shops, SDCC for Alpha Flight, NYCC for Alpha Flight 2, check Luke's Toy Store and DST's website for release dates. Outback is comic shops only, but MvC3 does have two TRU-exckusive sets per wave. MODOK/Akuma and Amaterasu/Thor are TRU only.

It's fantabulous.

Comic is excellent, and only $4. Gold is not ultra-rare, just handed out at an exclusive event. There are currently four to be won in the Minimates 10th Anniversary Contest in the Contests forum.

All, I believe the "swag bag" is the Agent 88 stuff shown further down on this page: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1460783231/agent-88-the-web-series Dog tag, key chain, magnet, poster. It's below T-shirts. Vorin was in the goodie bag for Versus World, and Digger only had the one. So I do not think you can get any more Vorins out of him. Try the contest. Looks like there are 80 A88 blanks left. Good luck!

Great meeting you at SDCC, Lobby. If we met last year, it was great seeing you again. Also, I'm a dick. EDIT: Happy birthday!

His name's actually Guthrie, after Woody, but everybody I now immediately thinks it's a Cannonball reference. (I know a lot of nerds. I am a lot of nerds! I am a big bag of Nerds.) But yes, a G. Oat onesie with a picture of Vorin on it may need to be my next project. Thanks for all the well wishes, everyone. He was originally due on the last day of the show, so it was a blessing and a curse that he came early. Chuck told me I couldn't go, but my wife insisted. She was less enthusiastic later on, but she knows SDCC is my busiest time.

Get off my lawn!

Stealth is being sent to retailers who ordered 25 BB #1 comics. No TRU version. Pre-order like a fury.

Yep! I'll be there. Any exclusive banks for C6? There will be one, yeah. Plan to announce it soon. The guys actually need some help setting up, let me know if you're interested in helping out.

I think Lucas already has a toy licensee for Star Wars.

I suggested "Harlan" to get the H&O reference by her, but she saw through such a flimsy ploy.

Anyone planning on attending? I won't be there, but DST will be set up with their SW banks.

That's better than my shot! And yeah, I don't think I've released any official pictures of the TRU wave of Series 5. Will do so promptly. Need to set up a photo shoot, as well, which I'm sure Geohound will just redo later, at a higher level of quality.

No, the game may have been pushed back, though. I think once the final order numbers are in on the Enterprise, we'll start thinking about the future. Maybe we'll have something to show at NYCC. But for now, let's put all our eggs in the Enterprise basket.

Probably for the best -- I do not envy overseas completionists, as the way we are handling the wide-release Battle Beasts will be particularly tricky, with different colors at specialty and TRU. Still sad that a lone promo is what is scaring people off of the line, but nothing to be done about it, I suppose. And Storm is a dynamo, as well as a saint. I call him St. Dynamo, Patron Saint of Helpfulness.

No, I'm really constantly shouting "dammit!" at my screen WhenevEr you guys magically guess exactly whAt the next box set or seRiEs breakdoWn or even license is gonnA be. GranTed, the next person then goes miles off Course, but still HavIng even oNe or two people predict our plans is pretty amazinG. Well, Zach, you have to know that sometimes those bugs at the office are not always of the insect variety. Which reminds me, tell Chuck those double chocolate chip cookies he had in his bottom drawer were great and your right mutton chop was about a centimeter too long yesterday (threw your whole look off). Let me get this straight... you can remote-taste food in the Maryland office AND you have cameras in my house? (I'm on paternity leave.)

Have we made a Minimate with a Percival Pinkerton face? Or a bumbershoot?

Also, having known Digger for a decade, and having spent some time with him recently, I know that he loves Minimates and is proud of Minimates. Any project he chooses to involve Minimates in, he is doing so because he thinks they're cool, not because they are some kind of gold mine.