SuperChefMate

I found these at two out of four Gamestops by me(one in NJ and one in PA). One was full and one had 17, both had completely different order of figures.

Then yesterday my closet Gamestop had two cases of these, and they were in the exact same order! They were apparently put out the night before and untouched. The order was from front to back:

Illusive man

Wrex x2

Liara x2

Jane Doe x2

Ashley x2

John Doe x3

Garrus x3

Tali x3

I thought this was strange, especially after Arnim's comment about the box and blind bags being separate. I tried talking to the guy who rang me up about it to get more info, but he was less than helpful...and was in the middle of bidding war on ebay too. It makes me wonder about how the bags come separately. Maybe there is an order to them and it depends on how they are opened and put into the box?

Either way got all the ones I needed plus a couple extra Illusive men. Going by feel was going to be pretty easy, with every character having some kind of unique piece, then Arnim's pictures with the accessories made it even easier. Thanks for that! My standout favorites are definitely Tali and Garrus. Never played the games and completely unfamiliar with the characters, but I really like their designs. The weapons are very cool too.

I would like to trade my extra Illusive men for the TMNT exclusives Muta Mike and Ralph. Pm me if you can help.

Oh wow, what an awesome surprise! Congrats to the voted for winners too! Big thanks to Zach and DST.

I would love to have prints of some of these pieces, so many good entries. I also think it would be really cool if DST held their own contest for something like this; and the winner could get their piece on packing, on the insert, or something along those lines.

My entry, a photo of one of my display pieces with a little editing:

I love this Jack, I definitely think arms in place of standard legs will look better though. Not sure how the other characters will translate, but I'm more looking forward to seeing them now. I also picked up some extras of these if anyone still needs one.

I visited and called several stores about the Jack mate,easily over a dozen, and talked to different comic store owners ranging from super nice and helpful to cliché Simpsons comic book guy. I got a lot of different responses from them too. I was really surprised how many weren't participating, places that actually do FCBD weren't doing it. I was also surprised to see that the date varies too; some were doing it on the actually day, the 25th, but some were holding their Comicfest stuff to do it on Halloween. Out of all of them, only two were keeping Jack for their store and the rest were selling/giving them away.

I picked up 6 of the Jacks, so I have 5 to trade. I just picked up most them this past Wednesday. PM me if you're interested. I also possible have one more coming to me. Two stores didn't get them in, one of them was one of my regular shops. I told him about them being in the bottom and maybe they could have been missed, he said he received two boxes and there wasn't anything at the bottom of either one. He's going to contact his rep about it and see if he can get one sent to him. He did however have Comicfest shirts for $10! So I got that at least.

Sentry

I love minimates because they are big pieces of awesome fitted into a 2 inch block figure. Between the esthetics, the wide array characters, and price point I can't ask for anything more!

Awesome!!!! I'm so excited to get that banner; thank you to Zach, DST, Lurch, and everyone else who helped put this all together. My fiancé is going to flip out when she sees it! We share the Walking Dead mininate collection because she's the real Walking Dead superfan between us. Now to just figure out where to put it.....

COSMIC CUBE HAND!!!!!!!!!!!

I want this wave so bad! They look incredibly well done, I can't wait to have them in hand.

I would be so incredibly up for that MPL, I love the idea of some kind of pack in base like what Select does and Legends used to do. Making them interlocking would be even more awesome. The danger room and roof top are great ideas.

I wonder if the possibility of a diorama/playset could be revisited, especially if it were able to cover licensed mates like Marvel. I think they might do well at TRU, maybe with a pack-in figure to go with it. I see quite a few lines with playsets right now, I just don't know how well they are selling.

Marvelous News has it listed as "Zero Gravity Space Armor" Iron Man.

http://marvelousnews.com/index.php?catid=252&itemid=16527

It's from Fraction's run on Iron Man, starting in issue 518.

http://marvel.com/comics/issue/40227/invincible_iron_man_2008_518

I'm planning on trying to turn an AoU Iron Man mate into this version, which shouldn't be too hard.

Also, I'm trying to find the silver shield Captain America if anyone comes across it at TRU. He's technically from series 1 of the 2013 waves, but he's being packed in all cases from series 1-3. Thanks.

Happy Birthday mate, hope it's a great one!

Found another full set in Livingston, NJ.

If anyone needs them, pm me. I'm looking to trade even for a full set of walking Dead series 4 or Marvel wave 51.

Okay, "the Magician"? Wasn't that a Futurama joke?

Speaking of Futurama.....

When are we getting a "Less Than Hero" episode box set with The New Justice Team?

Featuring Captain Yesterday, Clobberella, Super King, and The Zookeeper! With Snarf style Badger and Lucky the Crab, AKA Citizen Snips.

I would love a Whirlwind and somewhat want a porcupine. Even though they might be Ant-man villains, they were Captain America villains for me.

http://images.wwcomics.com/images/large/Cap_130_92.jpg

Seriously, if we could get this with all the new tooling and all the additional pack-in parts, I would easily pay upwards of 10.99-12.99 per two pack. They would be that worth it to me.

Oh, and a maybe a floating halo piece that plugs into a little hole in Goku's hair too!

I think it would have to be. They look almost the same; but mainly with all the new tooling this line would require, part reuse will be a must for the line's success.

I agree with YB, the new "Survivor Rick" is definitely my favorite. I love the new wrapped nub piece, and all the detail put into the figure.

I think my top wants would be for some variation of Carl, Maggie, and Sophia.

Great contest, thanks to everyone who helped make it happen!

A favorite two-pack for me is a tough choice; but I think for me it was my second pack that cemented my love for this line, and that would be wave 5's Juggernaut and Civilian Logan. It was the simplicity, the design, and just the perfect figures for me.

But not far behind would be wave 28's Gambit and Psylocke and wave 25s Bolt Face Iron Man and AIM Trooper.

Nice Hulk bot shot! I think I like silver head more though.

When do we get to hear more about this new box set, Zach?

I would also love to see the Spidey under Venom if you can.

Whaaaaat!! That's awesome.

You know, if you need someone to take one of those Torment Spiders off your hands, I'm there for you.....

Just putting that out there.

Romeo check pm please.

Happy Birthday, hope it's grand!

Willkommen!

I found these in central New Jersey yesterday.

I went to 2 stores and picked 3 complete sets. So I picked up 2 full sets for anyone here who needs them.

I'm hoping to trade each complete set even for a current marvel or walking dead LCS wave, but will try help out any way I can. I'll also be visiting 2 more stores today to see what I can find. Just shoot me a PM, thanks.

Wow, that is quite spectacular. I'll definitely be picking up all of them. Hawkeye and Black Widow are my favs, but that Hulk-Bot is looking really great. Love all the extra accessories and the smart reuse.

Zach, what's in the rolled up baggie?

Greetings and Salutations!