NYCC 2024

[nandoninny]

1 hour ago, elhonez said:

Even Joe Fixit is a repeat -- although without a suit jacket this time. Nice to see GR refreshed, the last one was ages ago. Smooth Criminal Wolverine is fun. What's the object packed with Spidey?

Spidey uses a tracker in this story.   This is one of my top 5 comic stories of all time.  Art adams drew and walt simonson scripted.  I’d been wanting to build this set myself but this makes it easier for me.  Curious as to why no minifigure.  A mole person or when a skrull turns to a rock would be easy.  No one asked me though

[buttheadsmate]

4 hours ago, Trekker 42 said:

Yaknow I was hoping for some Ghost Rider and his supernatural ilk sometime soon, but I really wanted a Blackheart to go with him. He’s one of the more glaring omissions from Minimates as a whole. Hell, baddies for the magic folks in general are. We’ve had Mephisto, Dormammu… that… might be it… Mephisto and Dormammu. Loki I guess. 
 

But this does look real good. Love Wolverine’s outfit and Joe is a bit overdue for an appearance. And this Rider almost looks like he could stand in as a movie version for those who want to do something with that. 

Now I’m wondering what crazy bastard on this forum has those wave 15 prototypes. I feel like it’s gotta be one of us. 

I'm one of the crazy bastards who has several (not all) of the Wave 15 prototypes . I'm also one of the crazy bastards who also has 68 Wolverines ,50 Hulks & 100 Spider-Mans & 9 Ghost Riders Walkers !   

...& yet another Fantastic Four Minimate whose blue costume is unlikely to match any other existing FF Minimates' blue costume .   

[Padrino]

5 hours ago, Trekker 42 said:

Yaknow I was hoping for some Ghost Rider and his supernatural ilk sometime soon, but I really wanted a Blackheart to go with him. He’s one of the more glaring omissions from Minimates as a whole. Hell, baddies for the magic folks in general are. We’ve had Mephisto, Dormammu… that… might be it… Mephisto and Dormammu. Loki I guess. 

This set looks cool. Totally agree with the magic side of Marvel being really under explored by this line. Let’s hope we get some soon

[thereasonsy]

17 hours ago, Padrino said:

What!?!? Anyone have pics???

I posted some on my IG

[thereasonsy]

3 hours ago, buttheadsmate said:

I'm one of the crazy bastards who has several (not all) of the Wave 15 prototypes . I'm also one of the crazy bastards who also has 68 Wolverines ,50 Hulks & 100 Spider-Mans & 9 Ghost Riders Walkers !   

...& yet another Fantastic Four Minimate whose blue costume is unlikely to match any other existing FF Minimates' blue costume .   

I think it’s pretty faithful and the images don’t capture what was shown on screen. IRL they looked beautiful. That said, I was hoping for some DST creativity with the Sue matching the Best of Wave suits or She-Thing being the 5th figure. I also am over my Spider-Man and Logan limit but would have liked to see them in their Black and Blue suits from the team up with Franklin and Val. 

[Trekker 42]

3 hours ago, buttheadsmate said:

I'm one of the crazy bastards who has several (not all) of the Wave 15 prototypes . I'm also one of the crazy bastards who also has 68 Wolverines ,50 Hulks & 100 Spider-Mans & 9 Ghost Riders Walkers !   

...& yet another Fantastic Four Minimate whose blue costume is unlikely to match any other existing FF Minimates' blue costume .   

Of course it’s you. 
 

I think this costume may match this Reed and his friends. (HAIL IVAN)

The shade is likely different enough to be annoying but the he costume era is the same I think. 

[thereasonsy]

8 minutes ago, Trekker 42 said:

Of course it’s you. 
 

I think this costume may match this Reed and his friends. (HAIL IVAN)

The shade is likely different enough to be annoying but the he costume era is the same I think. 

Yes, that’s the FF era in question! Shame we don’t get a pack in Crystal head since she also wore the costume. Hail Ivan. It’s basically a Sue update of http://www.minimatedatabase.com/figure.php?i=1571&n=Force+Field+Invisible+Woman

[DSTZach]

Sorry for the repeats, but we haven't gotten a non-Wolverine Logan in a while, and Spidey is always a strong seller -- we sold out of Spider-Verse sets at NYCC this past weekend! I expect this set will do well on the pegs at retail, and I think retailers will order it based on the all-star line-up and good feelings about the storyline it's based on.

Series 89 and 90 will each have a new character, as well as some long overdue re-dos. 

[buttheadsmate]

Logan , non-Wolverine featured in WG Wave 13 (January 2022) but I appreciate why you may have forgotten.   

[elhonez]

I am very happy to hear that 89 and 90 are coming! I'll always engage in healthy debate about the mates included in each box, but I'll also always buy them.

[DSTZach]

1 hour ago, buttheadsmate said:

Logan , non-Wolverine featured in WG Wave 13 (January 2022) but I appreciate why you may have forgotten.   

I would not count elderly movie Logan. Nor would I count young movie Logan (X-Men: DOFP, 2014) or elderly comic Logan (Greatest Stories, 2018). Last regular, non-kimono-wearing comic Logan was (I believe) Wolverine Through the Ages, 2009. 

[buttheadsmate]

Aren't all Logans ... er....old ?   

I've never been too sure when a 'Logan' becomes a 'Wolverine' ? Is Logan ..Logan .. when he is out of a uniform ..& Wolverine when he is in uniform ?  As I said I've never really grasped the difference.  

 

[Trekker 42]

39 minutes ago, buttheadsmate said:

Aren't all Logans ... er....old ?   

I've never been too sure when a 'Logan' becomes a 'Wolverine' ? Is Logan ..Logan .. when he is out of a uniform ..& Wolverine when he is in uniform ?  As I said I've never really grasped the difference.  

 

Yes actually. That’s it. 

[Chigarillo]

Wonder what the reasoning/excuse will be when we see wave 90, and it has yet another Wolverine/Logan variant in it...

[hellpop]

8 hours ago, DSTZach said:

Sorry for the repeats, but we haven't gotten a non-Wolverine Logan in a while, and Spidey is always a strong seller -- we sold out of Spider-Verse sets at NYCC this past weekend! I expect this set will do well on the pegs at retail, and I think retailers will order it based on the all-star line-up and good feelings about the storyline it's based on.

Series 89 and 90 will each have a new character, as well as some long overdue re-dos. 

Hope you had a fun weekend Zach! I know those cons can be tiring.

[DSTZach]

4 hours ago, Chigarillo said:

Wonder what the reasoning/excuse will be when we see wave 90, and it has yet another Wolverine/Logan variant in it...

89 is a Spidey wave, so expect a radically different Spidey than what we've seen and some cool supporting characters. 

No Wolverine in 90, either. Deadpool wave. 

At least that is the current plan. It may change. 

5 hours ago, buttheadsmate said:

Aren't all Logans ... er....old ?   

I've never been too sure when a 'Logan' becomes a 'Wolverine' ? Is Logan ..Logan .. when he is out of a uniform ..& Wolverine when he is in uniform ?  As I said I've never really grasped the difference.  

All Logans and Wolverines are old, yes, but some have grey hair or white temples. If you check the Database, we usually call Logans "Logan", but not always. Civilian clothes are a common feature. 

[BuffaloDelorean]

The Greatest Stories Old Man Logan did also have a younger alternate head. No hat, though.

[AugieWargo]

The New Fantastic Four doesn't upset me. It's a great line-up for people who are just starting to get into minimates. 

Was a little disappointed no Joes, Transformers or new licenses being announced for minimates.

Looking forward to the TMNT that I'm patiently waiting for.  Happy and excited for the Dungeon & Dragons set.  I will definitely be buying multiple sets.

[DSTZach]

19 hours ago, BuffaloDelorean said:

The Greatest Stories Old Man Logan did also have a younger alternate head. No hat, though.

Forgot about that!

New Joe Mates are being worked on. 

I agree that New FF will be a good introductory set. 

[ApexPredator]

29 minutes ago, DSTZach said:

New Joe Mates are being worked on.

Nice!!! Any hints you can give?

[Navaan]

52 minutes ago, DSTZach said:

Forgot about that!

New Joe Mates are being worked on. 

I agree that New FF will be a good introductory set. 

THANK. GOODNESS.

 

VIPERS VIPERS VIPERS!

FLINT! JAYE! SERPENTOR! FIREFLY! BLUDD! COMMANDO SNAKE-EYES!

MY WALLET IS READY

[nandoninny]

man, still praying for a tiger force box set with at least 5 figures in it.

 

[DSTZach]

I may have mentioned this before, but we are taking inspiration from the new Skybound books. So we'll hopefully see a mix of modernized updates, unmade classic characters and all-new characters. Probably not what most of you were hoping for (not army builders, not Tiger Force [which is still exclusive to Target, I believe], etc.), but I remain hopeful that this will bring in new customers (a necessity) and add to existing collections.

[nandoninny]

23 minutes ago, DSTZach said:

I may have mentioned this before, but we are taking inspiration from the new Skybound books. So we'll hopefully see a mix of modernized updates, unmade classic characters and all-new characters. Probably not what most of you were hoping for (not army builders, not Tiger Force [which is still exclusive to Target, I believe], etc.), but I remain hopeful that this will bring in new customers (a necessity) and add to existing collections.

i'll keep praying regardless -- maybe it'll be a target set

that and man, any new joe mates will be appreciated!  we've got some great characters in there already that i'd love to see.  JINX!!  

glad there's still hope

[Navaan]

6 hours ago, DSTZach said:

I may have mentioned this before, but we are taking inspiration from the new Skybound books. So we'll hopefully see a mix of modernized updates, unmade classic characters and all-new characters. Probably not what most of you were hoping for (not army builders, not Tiger Force [which is still exclusive to Target, I believe], etc.), but I remain hopeful that this will bring in new customers (a necessity) and add to existing collections.

... Cobra Commander, Zarana, Nemesis Enforcer, Golobulus?

Duke, Baroness, Clutch, Stalker?

Scarlett, Jinx, Hard Master, Storm Shadow?

Those are the easy sets, but you could make-

Cobra Commander, Destro, Duke, Scarlett, Jinx, Baroness, Nemesis Enforcer, Royal Guard, Golobulus, Zarana, Zandar, Torch, Ripper, Buzzer, Mercer, Tomax, Xamot, Chameleon, Flint, Lady Jaye, Hawk, Stalker, Clutch, Rock n Roll, Risk, Cover Girl, Pythona.

Not sure if I am missing anyone, there. Baroness in her Joe gear could be interesting, but not really something I think many Joe fans are dying for. Golobulus and Nemesis could just use some previous tooling, hit some nostalgia, feel 'toy-etic.' It would be great to get Flint and Lady Jaye but with them being in the FCBD one shot, I am sure that they are not a priority, sadly. 

Of the list, personally, Nemesis, Zarana, Cover Girl, Tomax and Xamot, Chameleon, Flint, Lady Jaye, Pythona, Golobulus, the Dreads, and Stalker really are the only ones that have me super uber excited.