Thread 11586699

detective comics comics edition

In stores (allegedly):

-McFarlane Theatrical Peacemaker; Mister Miracle; Rainbow Suit Batman; Pink Suit Batman, Mullet Superman, Doll Joker, Cheetha

Announcements:

- HotToys: HQ (The Suicide Squad) RE-IUSSE; Arkham Origins Hellbat
- McFarlane: Joker and Superman Page Puncher; Super Friends W3: Aquaman, Batzarro, Bizarro, Brainiac, Wonder Twins (Jayna/Zan - not a two pack); DCMV “drawing board’ crowd fund HQ and Joker (Suicide Squad); Godzilla v. WW; DCMV Mobius Batman (Darkseid Wars), Dr. Mid-Nite, Batgirl and many more Batmans; Batman Returns Theatrical Wave
- Mezco: TDK The Joker One:12; Red Hood One:12
- BBTS - Flashpoint Thomas Wayne B&W Accent Exclusive
- Jakks Pacific DC x Sonic W2 5” (listing only, not accessible) - apparently a Target Exclusive?
Revoltech: Nightwing (Arkham Knight)

previous: >>11581015

You know who needs a mecha? Yeah.

Probably one of the best darkseids I've seen.

Dead general with a faggot op
Suck my fucking cock Jarret

>>11586737
This is why I enjoy popping in and out of these threads. DC, really does bring out the schizos and retards more than maybe even the NECA fags.

>>11586748
Many battles have been fought here. My toys don't even fight as hard as the anons here.

Sometimes the good guy and bad guy will team up and become shelf buddies for a while then they go back to their normal places on the displays.

Not here. Entire world wars have been started and ended in the timeframe schizos will hold grudges here. Is it truly going to be this way until the end of time? There are fewer of us here everyday, it seems strange to want to keep having meltdowns until the end of time.

>>11586775
>AI slop image
>ChatGPT tier posting
You really are insufferable dude. Could you just not be an annoying attention whore for just a minute?

>>11586748
well there's multiple weirdos here but only one obnoxious neca fag

>>11586721
i looked at this today and it's. .. fine? it's certainly not impressive.

>>11586699 (OP)
So you just copy pasted my old op announcements without even any editing or adding anything?

Guess it's a good thing I was sleeping when it was time to make a new thread since it saved me from that aggravation.

>>11586775
Yeah dude, don't run any more of my pics through AI. Not really a fan of that stuff and it isn't really ok to be running other people's pics through that shit.

Walmart collector con is coming up, anything you want to waste your time trying to buy? Me? Id like the red tornado since i missed out on it or maybe even bane but i dont expect ill actually get either of them.

>>11586890
run all of this fag’s pictures though AI.

>>11586902
Don't worry about it. I've decided this general isn't worth contributing to anymore anyway.

>>11586775
What the fuck!? I love McFarland now

>>11586911
And Jarret drives away another toy poster. Great. These threads suck.

>>11586890
nta but put a watermark on your shit if you're that touchy about it.

>>11586775
Don't worry, this will become Inart/Lpzz gen once Mattel has the license back

>>11586893
Was considering Blackfire until I saw it was low effort reuse so decided to pass. That might work for $20 but not $28.

>>11587154
Im only interested in red tornado, bane is a maybe, the rest ill pass.

Lol

>>11587199
I'd be embarrassed to own either of those.

>>11586775
based power girl poster

>>11587201
That's a you problem honestly.

>>11587199
They did a better job with the retro line btw

>>11584945
>You DO have a loyalty card.
Don't confuse me with the attention whore, the patio patrol, the poor, or any of the other psychos here. I don't have any WM's near and the nearest large Target also is in a mall with a GS and I do have several smaller GS near where I go regularly on contract and home. I don't even play vidya.

>>11586721
>>11586822
I think I have this one sitting in a box somewhere. I really need to unload some of this crap when the fire fighters have their toy drive this winter.

>still no review on the new mullet Superman or Joker
>still no review or hands on of the new Peacemaker
Holy shit, I said it last thread but it really feels like Mcfarlanes are fucking dead. No wonder these threads are fucking shit and nobody posts pictures of their figs anymore. Nobody is buying shit, everyone has been priced out. Peacemaker has been out for weeks and the only vids I can find of him are short YouTube bids of the fig spinning.

>>11587266
No one posts pictures because either some sperg will run your pictures through AI and claim they're his or people will sperg out because you didn't bend Green Lantern's elbow enough. Honestly, you fags deserve this.

>>11587266
Between mcfarlane and gunn the air has been sucked out of dc

>>11587272
The only sperg here is you.

>>11587305
>No U
Really seems like the shitters are like five year olds.

>>11587313
He posts while shitting himself over his toy's soul being stolen by someone else.

>>11587319
Literally what? Are you high, schizophrenic or just fucking retarded?

You will never be lonely with jesus in heart and dc gen on your screen.

>>11587266
>>11587272
I haven't bought those specific figures you're asking about, but I also haven't really been excited enough about any of my recent purchases to waste the time and energy to take them out of the packages. I took the Coronswet super powers out because I've been assembling the Spin Master Robot #4 and I wanted to see how much taller the Robot was and still debating if I want that fucking overpriced fortress or not.
But otherwise, I am happy with the toys I have on display and have no desire to take out McFarts and make room for them.

>>11587266
Anon, the only ones buying new McFarlanes are scalpers. They are an investment. Really this line is so extreme. It started as wacky crazy designs, many very modern and obscure but easy to get and customer friendly. Then it became a no fun allowed weird investment scam by the line end.

Thanks, Todd?

>>11586877
some of these didnt pegwarm -- a testament to Todds low production runs

>>11587492
I think they are worse than Hasbro with mold reuse now. Something real crazy must have gone down at Mcfarlane Toys in the past few years.

Everything is just:
Reuse mold, Repeat, Reuse mold, Repeat, etc.

When I saw a new mold like Scarecrow I could not believe it, my brain would not register it, it kept looking for some way it was reuse from some other figure

>>11587462
>Anon, the only ones buying new McFarlanes are scalpers. They are an investment.
It's really sad, I buy Mcfarlanes because I genuinely love DC and the characters. I love to see characters I love in figure form. I mean the fact that we can buy an ambush bug figure In stores in 2025 is so cool.
It's sad to see something you love overrun by absolute faggots who just see the figures as a money flip. Get a fucking job!

>>11587525
Older comics mean value. So catering to collectors of older comic characters leads to predatory, money hungry business practices like flipping and scalping.

The only way to have a fun line devoid of problems is either original IP or just base it on new storylines that no scalper in their right mind would go near.

>>11587492
>This piece of shit got a wire

>>11587525
I've been tempted to go down the McFarlane road, but every time I got a figure from him, I was always met with some level of disappointment. Figures like Question, and Blue Beetle and Booster Gold getting figures sure did tempt me, and I'll admit the Blue Cowl DickBats I passed on last year or whenever it was out, did look good, but I just knew I'd not like it for one reason or another. I'll stick to my lane and just keep getting imports. Maybe some Mattel stuff if it scales with the rest of my collection.

>>11587536
The guy who ran the line early on and planned the early waves was leagues better than whoever runs it now.

>>11586699 (OP)
Does anyone have the barcode on the back of the packaging for the crises of infinite earths joker? Its supposedly showing up at walmart already and i want a pic of the barcode

Does anyone know who is the sculptor for McFarlane heads? Because they should be tarred and feathered. SHIT HEAD SCULPTS.

>>11587493
The point of that photo is that someone at McFarts Toy Store decided they needed to bundle these together to unload them.
Even his overheated, rat-infested toe fungus engorged warehouse spaces in Arizona and Nevada have only so much room for greasy boxed-up plastic garbage.

>>11587492
Jesus, those eyes. It's like the figure had a soul trapped in there and they let it out just before taking this pic.

>>11587494
Not only that, it's the lazyness of the whole thing. Even if Hasbro reuses a lot they kind try to cover that with overlays that really change the figure, but McFarlane figures in the last two years look like classic Masters of the Universe where everyone had that one muscular body with just different heads and shoulders.

He stares endlessly at McFarlane Toys, wondering, what might have been...

>>11587665
I went ahead and added some 4k upscaling and ai textures to this one guys.

>>11587665
Insider here,
>#

>>11587199
Man, this Cheetah's disappointing. Easily one of her worst figures aesthetically I've seen. When it was leaked I was thinking I'd finally get a replacement for the DC Essentials one I missed out on, but I guess not.

>>11587713
War never changes.

just saw three mister miracles at target. if I cared at all, I’d be disappointed he has a plastic cape.
they also had this >>11586721 , which looks fine, but I’m not buying a giant box of sonic trash just to get it.

Gotta get a red robin. Had one for a while and lost him in a move. Such a pretty boy.

Here's a list of what's going up for preorder on the 10th (usually at noon EST):
>Spectre and Atom Smasher two-pack
>Dark Flash
>Guardian
>Batman and Batcycle (Flash movie)
>TAS Man-Bat
>Blackfire
>Red Tornado
>purple Batgirl

I ordered an Alfred today to use as an old Ted Knight. All the tools he comes with are pretty cool, and I'm hoping the botched face sculpt doesn't look like too much like Jeremy Irons. Even if it does, Jeremy Irons would be a sick Ted Knight.

>>11587801
huh?

>>11587492
>>11587655
>Jesus, those eyes.

>>11587801
>Jarret is pretending to be an insider now
Brah you are the worst.

>>11587853
Crazy how literally one sperg turned the whole thread to shit. I don't recall the threads being so bad before he showed up around the time they were filming rh Superman movie. He was being an attention whore then too.

>>11587801
Red platinums on preorder outside gamestop?

>>11587795
That is pretty nice, ive got the jokerized version seered into my brain so to see the orifinal is like a breath of fresh air in a way.

>>11587494
>Everything is just:
>Reuse mold, Repeat, Reuse mold, Repeat, etc.
It's Todd's fucking fault for not making anything a decent buck to begin with. He deserves this.

>>11587552
What the... a gun?

Ok, so who is riding to target with me? There are 1,000 road projects all underway now due to govt silly billys so it might take an extra 30 mins to get there.
I do not expect to find anything but as always i will buy you a starbuck for keeping me company.

>>11587971
nta I actually like this one, just because you could kinda maybe fudge a reason for it.

>>11587997
Bitch, I'm going to go Walmart to Target in a little bit actually. It's a beautiful day today and I can get some steps in.

>>11587999
I liked the lil demented robin, wish i had bought it honestly but it would make no sense on my shelf. I liked that king robin also, but im not sure of the names since i didnt read any of those stories.
>>11588005
Cool, there is the biggest walmart in this region like 5 mins away from target. You wanna meet up at the goodwill? It is a nice day, and while i have a physical job and do not need any steps its better that i leave the house for a few hours otherwise ill just get mad i sat around all day.

>>11588012
I meant I am going to go walk to Target. My phone autocorrected it to Walmart somehow. And no, I'm not going to Goodwill, not only do they smell, but they're rip offs and often sell old used shit for more than you can get it new. I stopped donating to them after I moved last year, I don't think I'm going to again, unless it's to use them as a glorified dumpster.

>>11588012
Also, no one cares that you change tires Jarret.

New spin master reveal

>>11588062
Who is this shit even for? I grew up with a bunch of Batman Forever toys, the penismobile was my Batmobile as a kid, so you'd think their Batman Forever retro line would've appealed to me, and honestly, I just couldn't care. Yeah, I got a slight sense of nostalgia when looking at the figures, but upon closer inspection they just weren't quite the same as what I had as a kid. Like a weird facsimile of what I grew up with. I can't be the only one who felt that way about the Forever line, and this looks to be more of the same. I question who buys these, but I don' think many do since the Forever stuff rotted at my local stores. Maybe 89 will fare better, but who can say?

>>11588062
>too cheap to pay even Tracey Walter

>>11587853
All of those dates are publicly available, dumb fucking retard. You stupid cunts screech about info not being updated then reply "huh?" when someone gives you clear preorder dates and times. Amazing.

A blue eradicator and 3 red platinum super friends riddlers.
Total fucking bust.

>>11587801
I don't need a gold Captain America but I kind of want one.

>>11588065
Batman fans are getting older and there aren't any new ones to replace them. The Arkham games are over ten years old. The last couple movies he's been a side character who just growls and drives a tank around between weird speeches about teamwork. We grew up with the Timm cartoons but what is there for kids to like about the character?

>>11588111
>you'll live to see Batman and DC become a dead franchise like Indiana Jones and Star Wars

>last thread had a fuck ton reveals
>nobody talked about them
>this thread
>garbage Todd slop
>faggots just being faggots bitching

Just got back from Target. It was a nice day, saw a homeless man wandering in the middle of the busy road during rush hour rambling to himself, so that was fun. Sandman seems to be hitting if anyone is looking, I'm not a McFart smeller so I left them for the next collector and got the Target exclusive ML Storm and Devastation Sideswipe instead.

>>11588113
>someone used a face from my Gardner collection
I feel semi-famous.

>>11588127
>reveals
>a bunch of chink and japshit based on the same old tacticool Batman designs and Snyder trash
but why did no one talk about them?!

>>11588071
Well, yea, these are $8 kids toys not nerd cred Super7 collectibles for $26.

>>11588062
Wow, this box art is quite....well, bless the artists hearts. Im sure their parents are very proud and have these hanging on their refridgerators.

>>11588228
Looks AI generated tbqh

>>11588062
This screams AI generated.

>>11588222
NO kid wants this.

>>11587999
Return of the Joker Tim Drake

>>11588228
>>11588232
>>11588234
Nah it's just soulless CAD sculpting

>>11588062
OH SHIT IT'S REAL!

https://toynewsi.com/292-60132

>>11588261
Its awful, even for a budget toyline. The dollar tree final faction figures had better cardbacks, these look like a bootleg chinese reaction knock off.
I hate bashing anyones effort but there simply was no effort put into this.

>>11588299
I'm pretty sure they're meant to just stay in the packaging, r-right?

>>11588261
Not the toys, the art for the boxes looks AI generated.

>>11587997
Ollies is a better deal if you're looking for domestics at prices closer to what they are worth

>>11588302
the art is just an image of the soulless CAD sculpt with a bunch of lighting. Thats why it looks so bad. The sculpts just inherently aren't good and too soft and smooth.
Chip Kidd often takes pics of toys for his books, and they look charming because the sculpts have some liveliness to them that makes them look good under the lighting. But these just feel like amateur projects. just the bare minimum because they didn't think old style toys needed much work(even though the simplistic look of older toys is more due to molding being unable to capture subtle sculpt work than a lack of skill)

>>11588218
People here want classic looks to relish their past, not actual cool looking modern toys

>>11588313
>not actual cool looking modern toys
They aren't, though. Tacticool stuff all looks the same. At least classic looks are distinctive.

>>11588313
tacticool batman is the worst along with black suit batman and i blame burton and nolan for that shit.

>>11588363
I think Dark Knight Returns really had more of an influence there.

What time is the ML panel tomorrow?

>>11588368
DKR has Batman using his 1950's suit, not tacticool or all black.

>>11588140
Wish you had photographed the Sonic/DC collab, I'd like to see what those look like, especially in comparison to the rest size and appearance wise, even if it's in the package.

>>11588062
Nothing I want but it would be nice if they get to do the second Superman movie and do Ursa and Non, a different Lois and maybe a Jimmy or a Perry or both. A different Clark wouldn't be bad. They already did Zod with the first series.

>>11588305
Ollie's aren't everywhere, only 5 Below has that kind of reach. The only thing some people statewide can depend on is Ross and the rare times Burlington carries anything DC.

>>11588222
these aren't for kids. they're for big bellied bearded balding boys and their nostalgia.

So I ended up watching an auction on ebay of Max Mercury for the lulz even though I got him for 8 bucks at Walmart.

And it paid off in spades.

Ebay is a literal madhouse, do these people not know this figure is worth nothing? It was clearanced at Walmart for 8 bucks and is still available at Walmart for like 17-18.

What the fuck?

>>11588363
>not even liking cultural touchstones like Burton and Nolan Batman

Weird

For people not liking the lack of reviews, there is a Swolecrow review out there. I was thinking it was a freebie but there was enough critiques in there that it seems like a legit review, especially pointing out he can't stand.

>>11588422
never said that, I enjoy the films. But the suits can eat a fat dick.

Would anyone really want this creepy Hal staring at them from the corner of their room?

Fitting Halloween preorder drop I guess.

>>11588507
If you're a fan of the original comic, yeah I can see why you'd want this. Sorry you're a casual who never read Emerald Twilight.

>>11588510
I actually did although not in its historical context. But it makes for a very creepy 3D creature. I'd say leave it 2D

>>11588313
Yeah weird how people want good figures of the normal looks the characters have had for the majority of their lifetime and not Death Metal Hellskull Screaming Penis Batman from one panel of issue 3 of a comic arc from 2020.

>>11588507
He can ring finger you

>>11588538
>people want good figures
So explain why they aren't buying imports but instead buy mcfarlanes and mattels?

>>11588557
A lot of people in these threads buy imports, you just scream and shit your pants until they leave because talking about them gets in the way of complaining about todd's figgers 24/7

>>11588561
But then when an import company produces a bunch of weird looks and only a couple classic looks, people don't even really discuss the classic looks they previewed. I wonder why.

>>11588562
Because no one gives a fuck about those Chinese companies. Half the time their licensing restrictions prevent them from even selling the figures in the US, forcing you to import them. At least with Jap figures they can still sell them in the US through US retailers.

>>11588568
Dude, it's easy to buy imports, why do you act like it's impossible?

>>11588570
I don't like having to use AliExpress or some weird website I've never heard of. At least Jap import sites have reputations to back then up vs some website that was set up in the past month because these companies need to switch names all the time.

>>11588570
At the very least, it's more difficult with tarrifs nowdays.

>>11588571
There's some weird websites that have long track records. Toytubers even speak of them.

>>11588586
>There's some weird websites that have long track records. Toytubers even speak of them.
I don't trust YouTubers. They're shills. Sorry anon, you're not going to get me to care about your chinkshit. I'll stick to my superior Nippon plastic thank you.

>>11588406
EB is also full of idiots who place bids and then never pay. Some sellers have their friends bid up shit and then of course need to 'cancel' the bid and offer it to the next loser - and some idiots will agree to this even though if they paid attention, they could tell when this shysterism started.
I always tell them to repost the listing and I'll bid then if I don't find it elsewhere for a better price.

Would you buy an $80 Spectre that looks horrible?

>>11588310
The tools have not fundamentally changed. They were always able to capture a high level of fine detail. It's just that the companies in the 80s didn't believe they could. McFarlane toys and others challenged these preconceived notions of what was possible

>>11588143
I have a subfolder of just Guy toy reaction images.
I like to use OC people contribute but some anons are afraid I'm stealing their toys' souls when I use their pics.
Which is absurd, my astral showcase is already a cluttered hoarder mess.

>>11588140
It's nice to see prices of sandman/mister miracle go down on eBay/mercari from $80 to $35 now that they're widely available
Still a rip off but it's better now for people who don't have targets.

>>11588840
He's up there with Brainiac, Power Girl, and Fleischer Supes as one of Todd's best DC figures. I way overpaid for mine but everywhere within 50 miles of me stopped stocking new figures and I didn't know if he was going to turn into some instant scalper grail like Question.

Speaking of Question and Sandman, they've formed a private detective agency with Ted Knight. Jubilee is the secretary.

>>11588848
You're such a gaywad.

>>11588645
No.
You could try to convince me its some golden age look but im still not buying it, especially with a shelf warmer mega fig.
But its a walmart exclusive collector con figure so no one who wants it will get it.

Sandman’s gun looks so bad. Whoever designed this figure clearly took Riley Rossmo’s art too literally. Literally a revolver with a soup can. I know Wesley’s gun is sometimes modeled as a revolver in the comics, but it’s still proportional to the big gas canister.

>>11588848
Starman will be announced this weekend.

Is Todd not doing anything for NYCC?

>>11589504
His company blew the convention budget on black tablecloths for their SDCC displays.

>>11589336
>Whoever designed this figure clearly took Riley Rossmo’s art too literally.
What a bizarre complaint. Do you like the extra panelling and stuff like that that Todd does with his figures?

>>11589552
He just likes to bitch about toys no one is forcing him to buy.

>>11581842
>gay Aquaboy
>holding a wiener
subtle

>>11589552
What are you talking about? I really enjoyed the art on the recent miniseries. I just think the Rossmo-inspired proportions of the gun paired with a more regular looking person is odd.

>>11589628
Or rather, the barrel of the gun, not the entire gun.

>>11589628
Well, you're always going to find something to bitch about.

>>11588848
>>11588074
Go away, attention whore
People are tired of your BS, Jared

>>11589708
I think it’s a flaw with the figure. I can’t help it.

Dc is so fucking dead holy shit lmao

>>11588507
Jesus Christ.
one, that looks awful
two, these really limited sculpt things like this or that red kingdom come Superman make no sense to me as action figures. it’s fine for a statue but wtf are you supposed to do with this figure beyond that one iconic pose that it doesn’t even pull off

>>11588848
Brainiac is current era Todd's peak

Is anyone kind enough to post a list of all upcoming releases?
I'm planning on getting Wonder Woman x Goji, No Man's Land Batman (black) and Mullet Supes so far. Wondy is the only League member missing in my lineup, I want to upgrade Bats from the black and yellow Three Jokers abomination because the articulation is dogshit (and because of that heavy ass cape) and I have been waiting for Mullet Supes ever since the line started.

That being said, I'd like to know whether I should wait because other interesting releases are coming up or whether this will be my last McFarlane order

>>11589504
They have preorder drops if that is what you mean

>>11589994
The Ghosts of Krypton one I assume you mean? Its basically Death Metal Brainiac.......which is why I like it

>>11588557
They're too damn expensive. Some people have higher priorities than collecting pieces of plastic, anon.

>>11590073
And mcfarlanes and mattels are skyrocketing in price faster than imports now

>>11590113
Anon that’s not a good sign. The economy is collapsing and we are getting ready to go to war.

>>11590113
Due to tarrifs and material costs and stuff. Yeh, we know...

I see DCMV McFarlanes pegwarming again. I think he finally pissed off enough people that his sales are taking a hit. Even the MK figures are pegwarming.

>>11590131
Imports have the same issue if buying in america. The material costs are affecting everyone since no figures are made specifically in America. So material costs are going up in China and Vietnam

apparently there's some character no one knows named Extant that is making the red platinum waves

>>11590260
sextaint*

I got the Sonic x DC 4 pack today, as well as the Shadow/Batman 2 pack which I'll probably leave sealed. Honest thoughts on the 5" 4-pack figures:
>Physically feel amazing, high quality
>The moment they're in your hands they fall apart
>Different arms and legs of all three sonic characters started falling out and felt slippery to click back in
>some fall right back out after putting them back on
>One character's hand wouldn't swivel and I had to twist it which almost snapped the hand off the wrist (didn't want to boil or use hair dryer, I was still in my car in the parking lot)
>Darkseid is great for what it's worth, good articulation and little flaws
Too bad I dont give a fuck about him

>>11590325
>Physically feel amazing, high quality
why did you say this when everything else you said is how they’re cheap trash

>>11590451
It's hard to explain but the heads and bodies feel very very premium especially for the price point per figure. They got that right. Very solid, good paint, smooth, both matte and glossy in the right places. So the figures actually do feel very nice, until you start posing them and realize the joints are going to slip off over and over again. I imagine some kids will be crying on Christmas because of that.

>>11588507
>POV you are fourteen year old or younger girl and are alone with Hal

>>11590451
Sounds like they're not hollow plastic but actually have some weight to them. Doesn't mean the figure can't fall apart when playing with it

>>11590454
Not quite sure whether it sounds like a quality control issue or not. Never had figures before where an entire set was falling apart when doing most of the poses

>>11590260
Just taking a wild guess but extant was the big bad of armaggedon or zero hour.

>>11590260
>These are the retards that sperg out at you for buying toys they can't afford
It's actually kind of impressive to be a collector of DC action figures and not know who Extant is. It's actually embarrassing.

>>11590705
no one reads comics anymore, you stupid fucking incel

>>11590705
Is he some new guy?

>>11590710
But you'll buy and obsess about toys from said comics to the point where you're going on to 4chan to discuss said toys based on comics. I'll never understand why people will spend so much money on toys from a property they barely fucking care about. Might be one of the lowest IQ moves in collecting.

>>11590716
You tried too hard and played yourself. Nice attempt though.

>>11590718
Extant is an A or B lister?

>>11590722
>I only know Batman and Superman
Typical fake geek girl.

Anybody try out the crossover stuff? I got these 4 (and Darkseid, obviously), and while they actually look great, yhe QC was atrocious. Sonic, Shadow, and Silver had legs, knees, and arms like noodles thst required 3 coats of floor polish to support the figure without toppling over. And Amy was literally a rickety mess when I opened her up. She needed 2 coats of floor polish at the shoulders, waist, thighs, knees, and elbows. Again, they look great, but their joints are abysmal. Also, any word on a 5 inch Knuckles and Tails to complete the set? Pretty weird they'd only do those two characters in a 2.5 inch scale...

>>11590718
>>11590729
Many toy collectors on line do feel like they mostly know the Bat, in particular - especially when so many versions of what are essentially the same toy get shoved down their throats year in and year out, or Superman and a few others. I think people bought things of outlier characters like Captain Carrot because it was a neat looking one-off purchase, or any other character where that was the deciding point - and NOT at all because they have any deep knowledge or interest in actual comic book lore, etc.

>>11590325
I saw those at Target today. You're right, Darkseid did look good and, even though I don't care for or care about the Sonic characters, they also look good in the DC costume design - except for the WW one. I thought $60 was too much just to get that Darkseid and either give away or be forced to try to sell those Sonic characters so I passed on the whole thing, but I was going to buy a few of the two packs, so good to know about the quality issue. Sadly, my Target had plenty of the Darkseid box and the Sonic solo characters but had sold their supply of the two packs (or employees had hid them for themselves/scalper pals).

>>11590736
Sorry, but I'll never understand the reasoning behind buying something you don't know or care about just because it looks cool. I'm not a child or a woman who has zero impulse control. And then to come into these threads and bitch and whine when people who are actually fans of this IP get figures of characters that aren't Batman. Sorry but you people are secondaries and not to be catered to. The line should be catered to actual fans of the franchise while secondary faggots like you lap up whatever we leave you.

Sorry, but rule of cool is only for low IQ mongrels who can't even read at a 5th grade reading level. Why do you even care about these characters if you don't even know who they are?

>>11590736
I wouldn't worry about the quality control of the 2-packs. The Sonic ones are at the 2.5" scale which Jakks already has been doing well for a long time. They're trying something new with the 5" ones, which seem to do their joints and articulation a little differently than their other Sonic figures from past lines. It's the 5" Sonic ones with issues, but I'm sure the two-packs are just fine.
>>11590593
Me either. I spent $60 on that box of four and three of them have issues. It's whatever, maybe I'll try floor polish like >>11590734 did. I've never tried anything like that before but it sounds like itll help?

>doesn't know Jakks horrendous QC on the Sonic line
>doesn't know the floor polish trick
Whatever happened to lurking moar before you posted?

>>11590729
So you admit hes a c or d lister that many will not know of

>>11590757
It doesn't matter what level he is. If you're buying DC figures and taking the time out of your day to go discuss them on 4chan I expect you to know who Extant is. Collecting a bunch of figures from a franchise you don't actually care about just leads to you having a pile of shit you don't want in a year. If you're buying these things without knowing about the source material you're basically a hoarder.

>>11590701
I've read Zero Hour and even I forgot about Extant. Granted, neither Zero Hour nor Extant are very compelling anyway.

>>11590758
Well i don't expect people to know who Extant is, especially since not everyone reads crisis events

>>11590772
Hank Halls schizo shitfit was like THE big crossover event of the 90s. Casuals, the lot of you.

>>11590776
And now you throw one in his honor.

>bragging about being a casual
>shaming actual fans of the property
This is why Todd's line failed. Attracted all the wrong people.

>>11590778
Dark Multiverse Dark Flash sold out in .593 seconds

>>11590779
Why are zoomers so fucking bad at arguing? Too much microplastics in the brain?

>>11590754
>I've never tried anything like that before but it sounds like itll help?
It made a huge difference for me. But when I said i used floor polish, I used pic related. It's extremely similar to floor polish, but is made specifically to tighten joints for toys. I've used it on Transformers, Figuarts, and other loose sonic figures with success every time.

>>11590778
>>11590779
>>11590787
>Toddykins has a lot to answer for ever since that tranime demon slayer movie kicked superman's ass at the box office

>>11590776
He's not even the ultimate villain in Zero Hour. And again, I stress that Zero Hour is garbage.

>>11590776
That was Marvel vs. DC. Or X-Cutioner's Song. Or Infinity Gauntlet. Or Onslaught. Not fucking Zero Hour.

>>11590839
Those are all Marvel events

>>11590839
The fuck are you saying? Extant, monarch hank hall are in NONE OF THESE BOOKS.
JFC.

>>11590847
Exactly. If you want DC maybe Knightfall or Death of Superman. Those were the ones that were far more known to the general public anyways

>>11590852
>Batman and Superman
typical lmao

>>11590779
They all sold out. Despite what>>11590778 says, its todd bullshit scarcity tactics that killed the hype and enjoyment of the line. Im not blocking off part of my day just to sit and what for a fucking chance to spend my money. Im dumb ass enough to waste my time looking in stores and im quite aware that that takes more time and effort than waiting around for pre orders to pop up but at this point in the line im just sick of it.
I got my sandman, so idk why the fuck i keep coming back.

I have proof. Finally. This is gold label only at Walmart. Look at how tiny the quantity made is. 70% of it is sold out and they only sold less than 600 online. And it says online only--how can that be? How can the production run only be around 1000 pieces?! Are these people insane?

>>11590864
McFarlane Toys is the spectacle. It's a disaster these last few years of their entire business. You can't look away due to how insane it is watching a toy company implode through horrible choices that anyone could tell them were a bad idea.

>>11590940
How easy is it to contact a factory in China and make your own toys?

>>11590964
Well they were bled dry by those NFT parasites who killed any good will the community had for McFarlane Toys. There were a bunch of preorders today no one cares about because everyone hates them now. This should be Todd's victory lap before the license expires but we're all just waiting for the bullshit to end and the inevitable bankruptcy that follows.

>>11590940
Well thanks for looking into this, i thought id have a chance at red tornado and maybe the guardian but nah. Scalpers only clubmembers beat me to the punch. >>11590964
It is morbidly fascinating in a way. Todd built this entire buisness off of spawn toys. I look at my few spawn figures and just wonder how it got so bad while he had the dc license. Atleast super powers went well for him i guess.

>>11590991
I bought an old Austin Powers figure for my buddy the other day and it's amazing how far things have fallen. Drybrushing, washes, patterns on her outfit, accessories. It isnt even a great toy but imagine what a modern version of her would look like lmao

>>11590991
>I look at my few spawn figures and just wonder how it got so bad
>>11590964
>You can't look away due to how insane it is watching a toy company implode through horrible choices that anyone could tell them were a bad idea.

What's wild to me is Spawn is Todd's baby, the head is the company logo, there are half a dozen gold label ruby chase platinum stickers on the front of every box with that character's face in them, but there's no iconic Spawn you can just pick up for cheap. You have to go to either Mortal Kombat or Calladooty toys to find a half decent Spawn, and those are all scalped to hell. This is something he doesn't have to pay licensing fees to use, that he could always be tinkering with and releasing updated sculpts and articulation every so often but instead Todd says, "Fuck you, go find a GameStop that's still open and pray someone who flips toys on eBay for a living didn't get there first."

>>11590752
I am sometimes wasting some 10 or 15 minutes at those Collector's Corner's at Target, since the employees over-stuff the plush and there's always like 15 million of those souless Funko's taking up shelf space, where I am moving shit around and trying to see if they have some NECA or some other odd thing that Target is supposed to be carrying.

I've literally scene one or both parents with children, or a couple or a single person pick up those Coroline dolls and talk about it being 'neat' or some such and putting it in their cart as a literal impulse purchase. Ditto recently for those awful, ugly Ben Cooper pajama dolls or whatever those are.

I understand what you are saying. I thought the Ambush Bug figure looked fun, and I realize, as a comic reader, who he is and what he represents, but it's not a character that interests me or represents anything I want to limit myself (or I'd waste too much money as a collector) in a purchase, so I don't even consider it. But that's not how everyone who might buy a toy makes their choices.

NOW, is this enough to justify decisions that Todd made? Certainly and obviously not. Certainly not in production and not in how he priced crap.

>>11590998
I was a huge fan of the faces of madness series, and yeah they werent much to play with but damn if they didnt look great. Todds figures always had a distinct smell back then, i always thought that was odd. >>11591021
I mean, you would think he would make a few versions of spawn a year. A familiar or classic look, a media tie in like mk or cod and maybe one of those variant spawns from the spawn universe like medieval or whatever. But all ive seen in recent memory are mandarian or the mk spawns and now ive seen rat city spawn and a 77 spawn, which came in two color ways both having diffrent load outs.
Idk why todd is just avoiding our money and wasting his own on ufc or sports since those guys arent into knick knacks and would rather just geta jersey or tshirt.

I keep geeting emails over collector con pre orders that have been sold out for hours now. Nice heads up there mcfarlane toys.

>>11590990
>>11590991
The thing is, people in this gen and a few other places are acting like they failed, but as far as the financials we have no clue. They could be rolling in dough due to all the reuse and scalper money they now pull in on limited figures.

>>11590798
Don't buy this shit. It's literally the same thing as floor polish but costs twice as much for a fraction of the amount.

>>11591084
todd says he has enough money and doesn't need to throw a bone at the fans.
my personal theory is that 7inch spawn stuff didn't sell (shit scale, shit articulation, no capes, no accessories, characters look nothing like in comics)
they are on sale everywhere.
so he started "starving the fans" harder until the movie happens.
he's invested in sports because he's a sports fan himself, it's one of his hobbies.

Todd still has Jim’s kids :(

Simi related
This is Todd’s post dc plan

>>11591253
finally a good wally. unfortunately now i need to hunt down the classic martian manhunter i passed on

>>11591253
>Larfleeze
The one character that will actually benefit from Todd's horrible proportions!

>>11591253
More unneeded figures. Todd ha a driven me to Marvel Legends

>>11591261
Raising the price of $20-25 quality figures to $60 is his plan? Genius!

>>11591253
>Gangbuster
fuck yes, honestly. been waiting forever for that. if he had a castoff piece on the chest my mind would melt.

>>11591296
How will you get a.......mythical, mystical RED PLATINUM?

I would've bought Dark Flash but they put him up early and so people with no jobs who can refresh single internet pages eternally grabbed him.

>>11591334
why are you people so retarded?

I was talking shit about the Harley kickstarter but goddamn look at the new Hot Toys. Seems like nobody knows how to sculpt anymore

>>11591380
>hot toys
>sculpt

>>11591377
Depending on how it is released, a red platinum can be very hard to get. For example see the Dark Flash that was just mentioned. According to Walmart it's supposedly Online Only and it was up for minutes and sold out due to the tiny production run. I hear it may also be at Gamestops but didnt see it at the website and there's basically no Gamestops left near me as they all closed down.

>>11591384
Scan he means

>>11591253
Goddammit, just saw the leak for Wally yesterday and now the confirmation. It just HAD to happen after I bought the other Wally, goddammit. But hell, I'll still wait because who knows how posable he is

>>11591261
Wait, is that finally the actual original Spawn that Todd has been keeping from fans all this time?

>>11591272
The Barry and Jay two pack looks quite cool but it's just a rerelease of two existing figures

>>11591414
>Wait, is that finally the actual original Spawn that Todd has been keeping from fans all this time?
Well it's sort of the original costume but there are what appear to be inaccuracies from what is visible. Also a lot of people will want the issue 32+ suit with that kind of cape.

>>11591393
that has nothing to do with it being a red platinum. it's a meaningless sticker.

>>11591424
It is not meaningless. It indicates it is produced in lesser quantities than typical figures and one could easily see that today as Dark Flash from the Dark Multiverse, not a popular figure by far, sold out faster than figures like Emerald Twilight Hal, Blackfire and other far more classic suit designs.

>>11591435
there's multiple batman red platinums that prove otherwise. the sticker means nothing.

>>11591442

The weird suit color variant Batmen red platinums are not easy to find-- I've never seen one. The Cowardly Lot is from a modern run people don't like, so it doesn't sell well and didn't sell well when it was up at Gamestop. There are tons of Batmen to choose from in this line, so not much reason to get Cowardly Lot.

>>11591453
>The weird suit color variant Batmen red platinums are not easy to find
i see them all the time. those and red platinum scarecrow have been selling around msrp on ebay. sounds like a you problem.

How do you feel about Color Changing Flash?

>>11591457
Just because something is made in limited quantities doesn't mean a huge amount of people really want it, which is also required for the price to skyrocket on ebay

>>11591267
I can get Martian for 25€ but he's so small compared to newer figures and his articulation is shit.... I just can't justify getting him

This sold out. No accessories. Just this. Sold out.

>>11590856
And? That's not my fault.

>>11591483
i'm relatively happy with my dcuc versions still but would've been happy to upgrade. bad hands on spectre tho

>>11591515
One gripping and one fist is the ideal hand selection.

>>11591460
Just wipe it off

>>11591526
As long as they can stand in A pose you're happy.

>>11591414
>two pack
Look again lol

>>11591275
Ugh
lemme guess, elongated man in his purple suit is a platinum?

>>11591253
>Phantom Lady never ever
>Freedom Fighters never ever
>Todd makes a Black Condor
>it's the edgy autistic version of the character from the worst version of the Freedom Fighters

what in the actual fuck? why?

>>11591400
They do scans? And that's their result? Fucking hell, they must have swapped the scans of her face with the ones of her ass

>>11591559
Because you shouldn’t have pissed me off Jarret.

>>11591543
Not really. I like a variety of poses and find myself disappointed McFarlanes cannot pull off many of them. But good ol gripping and fist hand if you ain't gettin nothing else as extras will give you the widest amount of possibilities.

>>11591559
We've said many a time, the guy running DCMV right now is just using it as his pet project to get as many of the weird characters made that he always wanted as he can before the line ends. That's why it seems illogical and haphazard, because it's just some guy thinking about what he wants made.

>>11591569
That's fine, I just wish he wasn't big gay and used the line to make my favorite obscure nobodies instead of his favorite obscure nobodies. Cosmic Boy before Saturn Girl is another strange choice for a line that's ending next summer.

>>11591261
Glad to see there isn't any more DC Elite edition stuff. Hopefully they learned from the Zatanna fiasco.

>>11591579
absolutley no one cares about this nothing character except you.

>>11591579
Is this real? Some digital bullshit? Looks like AI and honestly I'm feeling too old and tired to know

>>11591625
The fact that there's cleavage and the faces dont look like trannies should tip you off to this being AI, anon.

>>11591625
>hasbro logo on the bottom corner
It's AI you boomer.

>>11591615
She was in the front row on the cover of the New History of the DC Universe #1 and the Freedom Fighters had a cameo in a single panel. She was on the mural of heroes in the new Superman movie. She's Starman's cousin and one of the first female superheroes without powers in comics history, she just puts on a costume and crashes cars and planes into people she thinks are Nazi spies, like half of her stories end with her lighting someone on fire. Phantom Lady is rad as hell.

>>11591625
It could be real. She's technically public domain so anyone could make a figure of her.

>>11591559
Because you're the only one who wants them Jared. Now shut the fuck up about it already.

>>11591253
it's a who's who of who gives a shit

ice lookin' cute tho

>>11591680
its a render, impossible to tell how good the final figure looks from a render.

>>11591691
just the look, tank crop plus boots with the fur is p cute

>>11591275
Old receding hairline Cos, just what I need to replace my DC Direct.

>>11591272
I appreciate the concept but there's no there HERE. That Jessica is pretty MEH and I already have two similar Jay's including the DC Direct First Edition one which looks better than Todd's even it won't articulate as much.

>>11590940
>EMERALD TWILIGHT
This is nor much different than that ugly red and blue splash painted 85th Anniversary Superman that was (1) first, only an SDCC exclusive, they (2) became an online only thing available from the MTS store, and (3) ended up peg warming on eBay such that scalpers had auctions and ended up having to unload these at A FUCKING LOSS.
That was also, supposedly, a limited run.
Also, it's now saying "NOT AVAILABLE" at the actual WM page, 10 hours after you made your post. Although nothing of genuine, real value has been lost by this.

>>11591261
look at those tiny ass feet

>>11591737
>thinking you'll find a mcfarlane preorder ten hours after it goes up
>random ALL CAPS

>>11591253
I'm upset we're not getting the "kangaroo face" Larfleeze.

>>11591272
They finally release a regular Hal Jordan figure on that body and the head sculpt is absolute dog shit, I'm so tired of this line man

>>11591843
It can't end fast enough

>>11591176
So what brand of floor polish do you recommend? When I apply it, should I pull the leg out and apply it to the joint and then wait for it to dry before putting it back in the toy? or do you apply it while the limb/joint is still attached? do you use a paint brush or something different to apply it? sorry if these are retarded questions I just never did this before and I'm sick of these Sonic figures crumbling

why are comic book nerds so low iq?

>>11591940
Is she giving us side eye?

>>11591915
Honestly, I don't think floor polish will help the Sonic figs, I have a few of the older ones and they're just not great. As for the brand I use, I use Pledge but apparently they don't make it anymore. For application I just use a toothpick or a small metal rod, coat the toothpick or rod with the polish, then allow it to drip into and work itself into the joint, using gravity and slowly moving the joint to work the liquid into it.

>>11591228
Oh yeah, i remember him being a sports guy know. I think i read in wizard he had baseballs and gretzsky merch. >>11591253
Oh yeah, black condor fans we gonna get some luvin.
Really sucks the the guardian and gangbuster are locked behind the scalper gate, itd be nice to flesh out my small superman collection.
Is the rocket red anon still around? >>11591290
Dude, you get an ELITE LEVEL something or something...total value at $60. Its like todd stuffed $20s in each box. >>11591483
Who are these people? I want a spectre very badly and i balked at this version. I said it earlier, you can try to tell me its a golden age look but i dont like it. I saw atom smasher peg warm hard too im guessing this sold purely on the spectre alone.

>>11591261
Make another fucking maxx todd

>>11592052
Thatd be neat. Youd have to find sam kieth though, getting the rights or whatever might be hard.
Jungle julie....

>>11592129
Why even post this without a location? It seems like LA gets everything weeks earlier than the rest of the country.

Guys! I left a tooth under one of my many, many patios and look what i found this morning!
Dude just went on pre order but my fairytoddmother got me one!

>>11592154
Illinois, id be more specific but these guys are fuck wits. Its southern illinois.

>>11592129
>>11592185
So you stock shelves at Walmart for a living?

>>11592193
Do you not? Best way to be a toy insider.

>>11592185
>many, many pallets

>>11588062
Good fucking lord, im a die hard kenner fag but id never touch these travesties. are we at least getting a new 89 batmobile or is it going to be the flash one again

>>11592129
>'Deluxe' with a normal size figure and 1 head.
Where's the shame?

>>11588062
What...the fuck is going on with Bob...

>>11591742
>thinking I want a mcfarlane

>>11592308
>thinking I think you can think

You guys think jazwares might do some figures of dcXaew?

>>11592324
>thinking you thought that far ahead

I was getting angry there weren't any new announcements yet but then I remembered there were a bunch of nobodies announced yesterday
christ it's gonna be so fucking boring here until mattel starts leaking stuff

>>11591526
not for spectre you retard

>>11592193
the first one is target you moron
nobody here buys toys

>>11592404
jazwares seems to be done with aew

>>11592410
>all they make is batman
>reeeee they made nobodies

>>11592461
not him but there is a middle ground. that said Spectre is not a nobody but he was in an $80 2 pack and the figure looked much worse than the original so he might as well not exist. And Blackfire isn't nobody but that was the laziest attempt at that look they could make so it might as well not exist either

>>11592458
No shit? I thought i heard that was a rumor.
Maybe i misunderstood but i swear i thought cardona said that they had plans for next year.

>>11592238
Reminds me of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Ib9SwC7EI

>>11592289
Idk, its like $30 too if im not mistaken. At the current msrp of $24.99 we are already getting kinda bilked, guardian has a sheild im betting is gummy while classic batgirl comes with a grappling gun and a batarang. You usually get more with legends and at just a few bucks more you get a ton with gi joe classified, but weve talked this over to death.
Also i bought a multiverse figure so i have no shame, im actively encouraging this type of behavior when you think about it.

>>11592549
Max Shreck MSRP is 34.99, anon.

>>11592404
which one is the tranny women’s champion
also which one pretended to be dead because some sparklers went off

>>11592565
Jfc. Hell nah.
>>11593002
That would be the groomer, kenny omega but hes not a champ now. Now its hangmaam adam page.
>homos 4 hangman

I wonder if McFarlane production runs are still decreasing.

And yet somehow the Marvel statues keep flowing.

It's almost like he's squeezing the DC line to pay for better quality on the statue end even though people don't buy them and they languish in the collector section.

>>11588065
At this point, the entire process is a circle of dealers consistently trading among each other.

>Company makes nostalgia thing in limited numbers
>Scalper A buys them up at Target and puts them for sale
>Nobody wants to pay 40% more for the thing that is for sale in Target, it sits on auction sites for a year
>Scalper A lowers prices
>Scalper B buys them at reduced prices, also the toy is no longer available in Target any more
>They don't sell since no one cares anymore, Scalper B eventually tosses them into a lot and puts lot for sale
>Scalper C buys the lot, divides everything up and sells things individually at cons or in small time comic shops
>Company makes New nostalgia thing in limited numbers...

At best most of these toys turn into decorations on the walls of hobby shops about 3-4 years after they come out in Target.

>>11588113
It was fucking wild a couple years ago seeing part time zoomers in a store that had no ideas what the hell Millennium Falcon was or had heard of the name before. Didn't think that would become a reality at any point.

>>11588062
I can never tell if these are supposed to be some special budget toyline, because they reeeally really look like one. But are all too often really expensive.

>>11593094
It's because dumb people will pay high prices for nostalgic merchandise.

>>11593091
you skipped the step
>Normal people who might have been interested see the over priced sticker at Target and change their minds, nostalgia is not THAT worth it to them

>>11593091
This all ends when people on /toy/ stop buying these overpriced domestic figures. The domestic action figure market needs to crash. They are way overpriced.

>>11593117
They mostly have. Collectibles are primarily bought and traded between various dealers. The difference now is that there are lots and lots of dealers and would-be dealers in the US.

Worked at a Target, those guys would flood in very early in the morning to grab any new thing.

>>11593117
>They are way overpriced.
Because the government is making it so

>>11593139
These dealers will lose money if they dont have idiots to buy higher than they bought. They would stop if that was the case.

>>11593140
They were overpriced before this year, anon, now it's just even worse.

>>11593140
>>11593143
>it's Trump's fault!

Grow Up, tmnt figures from playmates still cost $10

>>11593146
Then that's all the crap you'll get. No more actual good figures.

>>11593141
>Anon, you have to seriously take into consideration how much money those dealers lose out on if they're not buying up all the actual good stock at retail causing us to pay double triple no even quadruple the base msrp price

fuck off scalper

>>11593146
What do you think the prices of Todd's TMNT figures will be?

>>11593186
>Toddykins has a lot of explaining to do on why Drumpfy is raising prices for our god honest hard working Americans that continually get ass fucked by those gosh darn gooks that took all our jobs

>>11593198
This late in the year, on regular Masterverse, Mattel raised prices by $2. Hasbro on regular MLs by $3.

Todd raised prices multiple times early on in the year for a total of $4 for regular DCMV, and $5 for DC Digital and CEs, as well as $10 for megafigures.

>>11593224
Not only did mcfarlane toys raise prices but they also reduced pack ins like handsor faceplates/heads. I know the heads were never a big thing with multiverse but you used to get a few hand options.
I think the first big stink about prices began with the collector editions, they were just a regular styled release but now came with some odd cardstand. And now you dont even get that.

>>11593239
Now it's $60 Elite Editions.

>>11593294
Todd's Elite Edition figures are going to be replacing the Xboxes in electronics

>>11593239
What really bugged me was Todd was really inconsistent with the hands. Like, some would get none and others like that classic Riddler and the Jim Gordon Batman got a ton.

Did Todd ever make a blank buck? There was that Blue Beetle one but that had the damned sculpted boots.

>>11593507
it was likely an attempt to hold back the narrative that mcfarlane doesn't include enough extra hands and also testing the waters to see if it would bump sales significantly for otherwise normal releases.

>>11593510
Not really. And he should never have made figures that needed a blank buck. McFarlanes should be about artistry and detailed sculpt, not a flat human body figure made 30 times.

When y'all are ready:
>>11593657
>>11593657