DSTZach

Sorry for the Gideon joke, guys. I came on here to see what exactly people didn't like about the set, and the Gideon stuff made me laugh. If we make Gideon before Kang, you have permission to get mad at us. Although Rob Liefeld seems to like this set on Twitter, so who knows what partnerships may result! We do pay attention, really, and we've got some Marvel figures coming up that blow my mind, and will hopefully blow yours. But 3" Marvel Minimates will never happen, Miry. Best not to think about it.

Just told DSTChuck you guys were "giddy for Gideon," and we're gonna try to build a wave around him. Fingers crossed!

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Chuck misspoke. The movie line was one we'd thought about expanding, but couldn't make it work. It's a separate license from Marvel Comics, you see. There's no reason to take the comic Beast off the table, since we can do him whenever. Hopefully sooner rather than later.

I can't imagine an accessories identifier would have ever made the cut, but we were trying to think of things that would make Minimate shopping easier. Obviously, a game would have wider appeal, and a Minimate-Me app was something we were considering. Keep the ideas coming!

Hey, all, Zach here. DST is thinking about getting an application developed for mobile phones and devices, but we weren't sure what kind of app collectors would use. I've put up a few ideas we had to get some feedback, but let me know if you have any other ideas. Obviously, we're thinking about Minimates-themed games, as well, so if you have any ideas there, jot 'em down below.

Chuck and I need to discuss NYCC, which is still over two months away, but once we do, I'll hopefully be making an announcement or two or three. - Z

Considering I have the both packaged versions of the two-pack here, and they both say "Hulk," I don't think Mega Rage is coming back. But maybe I'll get to use it again someday, on another giant, very angry Hulk figure. And Facebook is all well and good, but anything that doesn't get answered here, Ask DST at the artasylum.com page. Chuck has all the answers.

Porridge? Beef Jerky. I have expensive tastes.

I came up with Mega Rage! He seemed like he needed a special name. But they'd just been calling him "Hulk," so I guess they went off an earlier list of names when creating the packaging.

Just wanted to stop in and say hello before the live chat tonight at 9 PM EST. I'm Zach Oat, Marketing Supervisor for Diamond Select Toys, which means I run our Facebook, Twitter, Minimates.com and the ArtAsylum.com blog, and I also write a lot of the packaging and Previews text now. I've only been with the company for a couple of months, but I covered DST products for years as an editor (later THE editor) at ToyFare magazine (1999-2008). I used to write and shoot Minimates strips in my TF days, so it's been a real treat to do shoots with the early painted samples and to write scripts for our stop-motion animations. I just gave the animator our Pirate Raiders script, and the storyboards look amazing. Again, DSTChuck and I will be doing a live chat tonight, so tune in.