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I would love What We Do in the Shadows! That show got us through the pandemic. I would also buy the heck out of a Golden Girls set!

GOT has good customizing potential. The rest I'm kind of "meh" on.

If I am being cynical, I'd say Impractical Jokers, since Joe Gatto recently announced he was leaving. 

19 hours ago, DSTZach said:

Yes.

Samples? Summer. Mock-up? January. 

hate to commandeer this thread, but will the new FF set be in the new 6-pack format? or will these be in a set of 2-packs? 

11 hours ago, DSTZach said:

Hopefully they will be easier to get through Graham Crackers now that they are box sets and not assortments. And they are not fading away! New GI Joe pre-order in a week, new Marvel pre-order in January, new license reveal in February, four sets planned for SDCC.

"new Marvel pre-order in January'- is that the new Fantastic Four wave?

3 hours ago, elhonez said:

This isn't a storyline, but it would be really fun if we got some A-Z mates based on OHOTMU. DST could do some really creative things with the box art. 

Before they pivoted to 6-figure box sets, I had imagined this as four waves of three two-packs (e.g. "A-B", "C-D") plus an extra set to make 26 total mates. Now it could be four box sets of six each, capped off with an exclusive two-pack.

 

This would be amazing! 

2 minutes ago, DSTZach said:

Meaning we use more pallets than smaller packaging would have? Fair enough. If we were worried about extra space in our packaging, we would have retired the Select packaging a long time ago. (It's basically retired now,  except for Marvel, Iron Giant and Zim.) And this packaging is now retired because it takes up a lot of shelf space and can't be hung on a peg. But if we REALLY wanted to save space, we'd ship everything in plastic bags.

as long as it's a clear bag. no more blind bags! ?

1 hour ago, DSTZach said:

Love this!

Awesome, as always!

Did these come out today?

I didn’t mind the non transforming figures so much. There are plenty of transformer figures available that don’t transform. These are cooler than most (yes, I’m biased). I’m pretty excited about this series. I was meh about it when they were announced but the finished products look great! 

That Dark Phoenix is superb! These all look amazing! Can’t wait for this set! 

wave 2 is up at BBTS and at Luke's

Wasn’t the panel today? Any news?

that Baroness and Destro look amazing!

I usually go every other year or so. COVID stopped all that. Even vaccinated, I avoid mass gatherings. Just not worth it. 

Nice job! These are great!

2 hours ago, MisterPL said:

I wonder if the low preorders on Bruce Lee Minimates had any impact on DST's decision to pass on Marvel's first movie with an Asian lead. I sure hope not.

That would be heartbreaking. I was thinking of the same this about the Eternals mates. The most diverse cast in Marvel history and they pass on ‘mates? I just keep shaking my head over this. Makes no sense. 

12 hours ago, youbastards said:

They can only show a percentage of the Marvel figure in the package, hence the window style packaging, where most other Minimates lines were full bubbles.

Ah, I didn't know that was a thing. I thought is was a marketing choice. What an odd rule?

6 hours ago, buttheadsmate said:

disclaimer : It's not that I'm not looking forward to these it's just that I know little about GI Joe .

That said I am intrigued by the packaging .

Over the years (I believe) DST has been restricted by licensors in the way that Minimates are 'shown' in their packaging....it still seems incredible to me that (for example) Marvel Minimates have yet to be 'shown' in a format as we are seeing with GI Joe. 

The art on the Joe package may work well for 'us' Minimate fans but ....& I might be being obtuse......does it work well for first time buyers ?  Artwork (however good) does not beat seeing the toys in their yays (sic).

On the other hand maybe the flap cover may well be the new answer to an old licensing restriction ? 

Which restriction? 

These are amazing! Honestly, I was nervous when these were delayed. This packaging looks awesome!

11 hours ago, MisterPL said:

A King Shark Vinimate would be cool.

That would be cool!

23 hours ago, buttheadsmate said:

A very nice vinimate ...one of the best .

Unfortunately...for me... it also personifies the actual moment when the shark jumped .

the Vinimate shark or the DC Comics shark?

Hey @DSTZach,

Just wondering if these are still coming? I've never been a huge FF fan but would definitely buy these. No reveal at ComiCon has me worried.

1 hour ago, MisterPL said:

That's good news. Maybe they're moving to 6-packs, which would be fine with this completist and probably retailers but not so much for the apple-pickers.

Anything but blind packaging.

I agree totally. 

4 hours ago, AFMcGill said:

I see some potential for a Jocasta with that Sable torso.

That's who I initially thought it was when I saw the torso piece in the instagram photo. 

That said, this is a great Sable update!

If this is true, then we likely will not see White Vision again

https://www.cbr.com/marvel-wandavision-paul-bettany-no-contract/