MrClean

If it is Days of Future Past, we need those Maximum Zombies unreleased tombstones repurposed with heroes' names.

8 unique Minimates .

Do we know exactly how many "unique" 'mates are going to be in each case of 18? Did Zach say 8 unique characters or am I making that up?

You read it ......I think the words were 7 or 8 .

edit : "more like 8 figures" Zach

I just can't see that these will be on sale for more than $4-5 despite what I'm hearing is the recommended price.

$90? a case which will include one full chase set of 8 ($40+?) & 10 spares ......

So are the 10 spares the problem ? If they are.... why... if we don't even know what the characters are yet ?!

"Assortment is 8 different characters, plus one variant figure."

I read that as 9 different figures, but I guess it can really be interpreted either way.

I got the Spider-Man hand for my birthday last year. Still need to get the matching head. I dig 'em.

I don't think there's doom and gloom over them being blind bags specifically because people who want them will buy a case, which negates the blind bag aspect. But I think there's definite concerns about the price, the resulting duplicates from the purchase and if it's going to help or hurt the brand. Additionally, while blind bags in general are the "thing" now, kids are about as stingy with their dollars as adults and $6 goes a long way toward something else. $12 will get them a brand-recognized Lego set with at least 2 minifigures, or 2 blind packed Ninja Turtles from a (sorry) lesser-known brand.

I'm thinking they'll be unassembled in the bag not only because it makes breaks less likely, but adds the "fun" factor for kids to assemble. Not sure what the ratio is going to be, but if the turtles aren't evenly packed, I'd think both kids and casual collectors would get frustrated at having 1 Don for every 3 Leos, especially at 5.99 a pop. That's $12 for 2 figures compared to approx $8 for a 2-pack, with dupes guaranteed by buying $72 worth of minimates in a $108 case, just to get the 1 per case figure. So what else do we hope for in the bag? A stand, definitely. Checklist/poster/assembly instructions? Probably. Enough to swallow 5.99 without a fuss? Doubtful.

I have a feeling this is going to be a quick sell-out wave. Placed my order for 2 sets with Luke this morning (along with ASM2). Can't wait to get them!

As of right now, it doeant sound like 2-packs are in the works for TMNT.

So, 4-packs and blind bag? Or just blind bag?

Not sure if this has been asked/answered yet or not. In a case of these blind bags/boxes, are the commons different than the 2-pack releases or the same? Because buying a whole case if only the chase is different than regular release is certainly not an incentive to buy a whole case.

I've rounded up all the guesses. sorry if I missed a few but I think this is all of them.

DC

Jason/Friday the 13th

Freddy Kruger/Nightmare on Elm Street

Halloween

Predator

Nightmare Before Christmas

Cereal Brand Charactors

Haunted Mansion

Resident Evil

Silent Hill

Aliens

Dr. Who

Max Zombies

Max Monsters

Game of Thrones

Disney and Marvel's Big Hero 6.

Army of Darkness

Hellboy

Hercules & Xena

Harry Potter

Buck Rogers

Mystery Science Theater 3000

Disney Villains

Golden Girls

Godzilla

Casper

TMNT

Planet of the Apes

Metal Gear

Elder Scrolls

Fallout

30 Rock

Parks and Rec.

Sherlock

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Mortal Kombat

I was also thinking last night, that it has to be something thats going to appeal to audiences at larger stores like Walmart.

Well you can probably scratch off confirmed future/existing licenses (Aliens, TMNT, Godzilla) and properties that aren't Halloween ComicFest appealing.

Thane? I thought Sinestro's real name was Thaal? Even in his Sinestro Corp garb.

If you can explain to me why the Hulk would be wearing full armor, then I will want one.

Because only wearing the top would look silly.

That doesn't sound like a big deal of a license to me, no offense to fans of the films.

But does it sound like "kinda big news" or a "large-ish announcement?"

And is it appropriate for Halloween? I think most people are ignoring that aspect.

Exactly. Something that would be a good halloween-ish debut. Not to mention hype generated by the new movie this year. Of course I'd have to buy multiples to Ape-ify so many other properties just for fun... Marvel Apes, JLApe, Apiens, Apebusters, Ape to the Future, Ape-inator...

Has Planet of the Apes ever been ruled out? Seems like a possibility.

I found ASM2 at my TRU. One set cleaned out, but the other three were there.

Aren't there only three sets this time? That's all I found with multiple restocks.

If he had little blue snow bunnies on his costume I wouldn't know any different since I haven't read any current books starring Marvel's-forever-changing-their-costumes-Mutants. Well-designed minimates practically sell themselves regardless. It's why we all love 'Best of' green dress shirt Banner.

If it's a Roger Corman Presents line the world would be a better place.

Palisades Blind Box Army of Darkness was painful. Even to the point that Time and Space Toys had a system set up to order sets to get SOME of the chases, but not all. To this day I still do not have S-Mart Ash nor the rare army builder. And I have no intention of paying $200 to get it. But I do have Hero Ash, which was either 1:32 or 1:64(and also resides currently in the $200 range). Either way, it wasn't really fun. However, Lego movie drew me back into blind bags. But once I reached duplicate purchases, I just turned to eBay to complete them.

If a buying a case guarantees me a set, then fine. But if it doesn't, I'm not digging it at all.

That was easy. We already have 2 Thanos (with the potential of a movie one down the road), and I don't know who Thane is. So Space Avengers vs Ronan works for me.

It's TRU exclusive blind bag figures.

It's not the figures themselves that will spark discussion, but rather the RV Camper shaped package that they come in.

I'd love to see that Space Suit from the Wolverine set get some more use. Maybe with the X-men from the Dark Phoenix story, plus Dark Phoenix.

Tomb Raider and WD Wave 5 were both full price at the stores around me.

Same here, as well as ASM2.

For those who never saw the TRU Tomb Raider sets, did your stores receive Marvel Wave 18? I never saw either and i'm wondering if they are linked.

I guess a better way to ask would be did anyone who hasn't seen the TRU Tomb Raider sets found Marvel Wave 18 in their stores?

I believe there were two cases of Tomb Raider at my store and numerous wave 18. Wave 18 filled up multiple pegs, several times over. And not a one is left now, but the Tomb Raider still has 2 each of the Lara sets hanging there. Also found ASM2 today, full case on the peg. It's usually a good TRU for minimates. The only other time I saw such a limited amount of product there was Battle Beasts, which I believe only got in 1 case.