the winner of SDCC editionin stores now:poison ivybig hair wonder womanhawkgirlsentinelblack maskpink shirt brainiacblack adamthe questionbeast boyalex ross supermanalex ross batmanbatman 89two face 89preorders:power girlmr. freezesanta batmanazraelprevious: >>11854569
>>11858650HOLY SHIT MOVIE CONSTANTINE BROS WE ARE EATING GOOD!
Matrix is WB, it counts
McFarlane (Fall 2026):Super Powers- Superman Red/Blue-Batman-Harley Quinn-Red Tornado-BatgirlDCMV-Nightwing-Robin-Batman-Robin-Atrocitus-Batman-Battle Damaged Catwoman-Commissioner Gordon-Ghr'll-Medphyll-Nautkeloi-Sinestro-Mera-Wonder Girl-Black Manta-Raven-Harley Quinn-Doomsday-Catwoman-Robin-Plastic Man-Batman-Batman
>>11858650The Matrix is my favourite DC character!
Mafex:-Batgirl-Batgirl-Batman-Batman-Red Batman-Superman-Batman-Lobo-gay Flash movie shitInart:-Batman-Superman-Batman-Nipples Guy-Batman-Joker-Bane-Two Face-Batman
>>11858674>he's doing his Superman thing
>>11858674ehs a good superhero and doesnt afraid of anything
Who would win Neo or John Preston?
>>11858650That isn't DC you fucking retard
Nobody beats the Matrix inside the MatrixSuppernam could beat Matrix in the real world
New Mafexes in order of how much I care about them
>>11858689Shows what you know.
>>11858689The casuals are unwelcome during SDCC. Lurk in silence if you have nothing to contribute. This is a weekend for the big dogs of Detective Comics Comics General.
yet another onethis time from Beast Kingdom
>Ghr'll>Medphyll>Nautkeloi>ctrl+f 'batman' : 16 results>four companies making Absolute Batman at the same timeThere's a timeline where the world's favorite detective superhero who uses cool gadgets to fuck up serial killers and monsters is Phantom Lady, and chances of CERN opening a portal to that timeline is more likely than ever getting a new Phantom Lady figure here.The Winter announcements are my last hope unless Phantom Lady randomly shows up on shelves one day like Aztek and Saturn Girl.
>>11858732for me the best timeline is where mafex is making bleez, karu-sil, lyssa drak, and arisia raab all at the same time
>>11858732>>11858732>four companies making Absolute Batman at the same timeblokees is also doing one
>>11858734So we're in agreement. We need to combine forces, use AI to generate as much money as possible as quickly as possible by any means, then pay the same factory Mafex uses to make unlicensed DC waifus. On the holodeck, of course.
>>11858739perfectwe can't neglect the live action side of things either
>>11858741You know who needs a figma?The more forbidden, the better.
>>11858744swappable patch of flesh w/ the brand and without
>>11858747They have to buy the Lana figure to get the hot poker though, to brand the others with.
superman, flash, 2 lanterns and 7 batmansit's all so tiresome
>>11858695derp ass face on Batgirl
>>11858744Now I unironically want Smallville Mafex' but I know itll never happen and sad.
>>11858863Hasbro is going all in on sex appeal with their figures now. It's only a matter of time until someone who doesn't make shit figures realizes prohibition is over and starts making a killing.
>>11858863Tell me about it. I'm never getting a decent figure of Gotham Penguin and it kills me.
>>11858845It's always a great time to be a Batfan
>>11858569Shield is just too big, the bottom of the shield should never go past the solar plexis.
The sculpts on these things are awesome, but making them statues was a fucking mistake, they should have been Sofubi. In fact we need more DC hero Sofubi figures in general.
This is the funniest possible image for the op because it's legit the biggest hype moment of the last thread
>>11858659So is Harry Potter.
>>11858934mafex has done harry potter figures too
>>11858944Do you think Zatanna would be a Ravenclaw?
>>11858949yes
>>11858667That Raven and Black Manta look surprisingly good.
>>11858979Raven is mostly reuse of the last raven
Mattel dc kids line panel today at 5
>>11859070
Is Batgirl year one any good and is it related to Batman year one? Also When will the Bane 3-pack hit europe?
>>11859083No it’s more related to Robin year one and nightwing year one. They sell a bundle of the three. It’s good. If you want something that looks similar to Batman year one’s art style you could pick up Batman and Robin year one.
>>11859090poor unfortunate face
>>11859090Yep that’s an Aussie
>>11859070There's going to be the SDCC before Nacelle's panel, and there's going to be the rest of the weekend everyone will remember as Nacelle's weekend
>>11859102Nacelle has the weirdest licenses and choices Im actually really excited
>>11859102Can't wait for their Robo Force or Sectuars or Bikers Nice From Mars reveals.
>>11858921Its so big it makes his chest proportions look off to me
>>11858979>>11859048Black Manta is also a complete reuse of his movie version. Helps that movie Manta is very faithful to the comic design, but just be aware that it's literally just the movie figure being reused as comic Manta.
>>11859070People are going to be really mad when Mattel keeps teasing the collectors line but refuses to show it off. Why do they have a whole panel about the kids line anyway when hasbro doesn't have a comic con panel for their marvel kids figures?
>>11859120At least I don't have to settle for the super friends version, which looks great but has a different body and all that.
>>11859123Just brand presence, most likely. You can tell Todd knows who the major characters in the upcoming DC movies and shows are, and is making the same versions of characters Mattel is releasing like Robin and Freeze.You could probably deduce which characters Mattel will announce by looking at all of Todd's releases this year and removing movie characters, Lanterns characters, and repeats of characters Mattel has already released, and the difference is what your collector's line will look like.Red Tornado keeps showing up even though he isn't a super popular character so I'm betting DC will announce a Red Tornado cartoon or something soonish. Or maybe McFarlane Toys just really likes Red Tornado. I've been saying the same about the WW2 themed subline like Sgt. Rock, Blackhawk, Steve Trevor, the Freedom Fighters.
OP is horrible
>>11859090>cast a butterface as the lead good thinkin
>>11858667Ghoulish emaciated women.
>>11859070>>11859071I'll be happy as long as they show off new shit and not just what's currently out. I hope they show us what their Wonder Woman will be like.
>>11859200>it’s a wonder woman head on the same batman body
collector line is just a myth
Insider here. McFarlane Toys is about to bring out the black cloth reveals.Phantom Lady.Maxima.Neal Adams Green Arrow.
>>11859203That would be something a toy company might try some day. Don't give them any ideas
>>11859283why do you turn your gay trip on and off to post when you just say the same stupid crap over and over again
I am inside mcfarlane right now. Feels like an old broken in catchers mitt that’s about to tear at the seams. He’s being very sassy at the moment thrusting back against me. I’ll be sure to get an autograph after.
>>11859378solomon grundy want pants too
Why would Hawkman climb a beanstalk instead of just fly up there and cut Toyman off at the top? Neat episode though.
>>11859391What the fuck are you talking about
>>11858845so...are they adding any girls to this line?? Mattel sticking to that boys don't buy girl figures motto too?
Why does Superman’s face look like a Dick Tracy villain?
>>11859416>curly Kent
>>11859378
>>11859429Zombie hulk
>>11859087Thank you very much anon>If you want something that looks similar to Batman year one’s art styleI don't know yet, I got back into comics this month and bought far too much. And for some reason (people said they are great stand alone stories while most marvel stuff feels gutted if you don't read the single runs too) I ended up with a lot of Batman collections.
>>11858715neck too thin and tall
>>11859398Poser
lol
>>11859438Batman Superman world’s finest is good if you want something you can just jump into
Mattel panel in 10
HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!
>>11859579Fake
>>11859554Ah good I'll probably get some idea >>11859414 then.
>>11859554link?
Yeah I’m done here. Later fags.
That’s fucking it?
>>11859655damn nigga just call the line batman premier
>>11859660so you can pre order on january 1st. Does that mean we will only get the toys in like june? I think I will just buy the kid line batman. Yes I'm addicted to buying toys.
>>11859655>Ice Batman repaint>Nightwing repaint >Deathstroke >same figure from wave 2The MOTU reveals yesterday had my hopes sky high...
>>11859678it sounds more like they might ship in January and they'd be up for preorder in December or soonerNYCC is in October and they'd reveal figures there it seems
>>11859680I don't mind Batmans with stupid shit on their backs. Blue Beetle was unexpected.
>>11859679Yeah I’m about ready to write dc off completely
>>11859680I guess I’ll wait for metallic Superman since that seems to be a thing they’re doing for every as a repaint.
>>11859689Ohhhhhh....I thought it was Killer Moth.
>>11859689>I don't mind Batmans with stupid shit on theirI do when it's the 7th or 8th Batman in a line that only has like 15 figures so far
>>11859699
>>11859699this shit has THREE nightwings and no wonder woman?
>>11859699>>11859702
>>11859703Female toys don't sell, you know that.
>>11859707catwoman or harley would sell better than most of these batman and robin variants
>>11859707No. Boys line or not they still need main females in the line.
>>11859680Did they really just repaint the Killer Croc Batman?
>>11859655Oofof
>>11859707why are they always sold out then and go for 2-10 times the normal price on the after market?
J-just wait the collector line will have the Doom Patrol!
Insider here. Just heard the Mattel team talking backstage. The collector's line is the same as the kid's line, just with more accessory sprues.
Inside the insider here. Damn, clean your ass.
>>11859720Scalpers hoping to milk the few adult fans that actually want them.
>>11859710>>11859680Looks like a return to the 90s of DC toys
So...Everything just gets worse, huh?
I'm kind of excited for the Neca 8" Adam West Batman. The goofy cloth look actually works for that better than the 89 Batman.
>>11859738It does fit the style really well
Fuck this.
Outsider here. Todd is going to continue making articulated DC figures under the DC Direct banner but it will mostly be stuff like his Batman 66 and other retro figures starting with a Filmation JLA wave then Aquaman. Page Punchers will continue with JL vs Spawn.
>>11859737>>11859740 People specifically said today's DC panel was only for the kids line and they'd briefly mention the collectors. Maybe it's ok for me since I'm still buying McFarlanes and others who tapped out are angry the wait is going to be long.
>>11859750Meming aside it’s been confirmed Todd is completely out of dc figures
Could Mattel do Arkham asylum batman or is that a rights nightmare?
>>11859283intresting
>>11859753It's for the best. He phoned it in by 2023 and everything turned into reuse by 2025. There's not much reason to continue DCMV as he won't make new molds except for the Absolutes
>>11859705Pretty neat. I'm still waiting for someone to do that Batman Ninja level of vehicles where it went from Batwing to Batmobile to Batcycle to exoskeleton armor as it lose exterior parts.
>>11859737Thread theme representing the current state of DC collecting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKNv8QKLJeE
>>11859754>Mattel announces an Arkham Asylum premiere wave>it has nothing to do with the games >It's another scenario wave where Batman teams up with a hero/heroes to stop a villain/villains>It's bright orange and yellow Capture Claw Batman.
>>11859775Playset for the kids line with build an asylum parts that work like pic related
>>11859710>>11859680>>11859655At least I truly see. It was meant to be a kids line. That's why it has silly cyber shields and belts and tech gear slapped on repaints.
>>11859737i told you fucking people that mattel sucked the last time they had the dc license and that they've sucked at everything since and you fools refused to listen. history repeats itself!!
>>11859804Me too. Fucking newfags don’t know bout DCUC
the issue with the kids line is that it'll shit figures 5x as often as the "collector" line and they'll do metallo and clayface and shit randomly while the "collector" line will be mostly the same thing but with fewer figures at a slower pace and less risk overall
See you at nycc ;)
>>11859809>Mattel announces Court of Owls playset>It's a courtyard with brightly colored green grass and bushes next to a plastic fence with some owls perched on it>Comes with a blue and gold Batman repaint with bird cage backpack with bow and arrows and a pink Joker repaint with a giant spring loaded boxing glove action feature on his arm
>>11859805>DCUCstill the best dc line that ever happened
>>11859795Duh motherfucker why do you think we've all been making fun of you for caring about that gay shit?
>>11859807Few here knew how good they had it under Todd. Now the Demon comes back for the soul of DC collecting. And it aims to collect.
I don't mind Batman repaints and whatnot, I get it he sells the best, but c'mon no Diana or Batgirl, I get that it's a harder sell but one is a bat family and the other is a justice league, still pretty major, could just short pack them if needed
I’m still going to collect core but I’m getting out of collector figures after this year. I’ll make an exception for a new 52 nightwing or Wally flash.
>>11859832This. It makes no sense. Maybe they’ll roll out multipacks with females before single cards between these waves.
Why exactly are you guys having a meltdown just because they didn't show off anything this weekend? It's not like the line is cancelled or anything. I really don't get the sperg out unless it's just a dry for attention.
>>11859833it doesn't look like there is much to collect given the number of Batman repaints
>still no Mezco BTAS Harley Quinn, Catwoman, or fuck any female figure in sightAt least Scarecrow is awesome but fuck man
>>11859832>>11859835Why are you guys not understanding this is a boys line and female figures are considered a money loser in a boys line. Thus its very unlikely to get much in the way of female figures until the collector line.
>>11859835That's maybe what I'm hoping for.>>11859838I'm just a little bummed is all, ofc the line will go on but when wave 3 already is 2 mostly normal batmans (one of which is already in wave 2, Jokerized gets a pass since he's more unique of a look) it doesn't totally bode well. Being said, the stupid yellow batman looks fun, Blue Beetle is a nice choice and it's nice to see a superman villain that isn't Lex, I think that's Metallo?
>>11859844No no, I get that. which is why someone else's point of them being in a multipack makes sense, they'd never be any kids or gift givers first choice so they'll rot on shelves, but in a pack they might do better. I suppose I was hoping for a tad more variety after such a strong start.
>>11859844Not them but I'm a little surprised of no WW at least only because Mattel don't seem to care when it's MOTU. But I also get the target is older there with little secondary hope for kids demographic. But the movie kids line had Teela so I can't tell for sure.
>>11859857maybe mattel has more leeway with teela and evil lyn in motu since they don't have a huge licensing fee over their head in motu like in DC
>>11859862>huge licensing fee over their head in motu like in DCI’m so sick of retards saying this dumb shit because it’s such a fucking cope
>>11859857MOTU core is getting 3 Teelas. Hair down, Hair up with a rifle, and end of the movie outfit in a 4 pack.>>11859775Basically. Each wave seems to be based around a scenario. Wave one is Flash teaming up with B&R to stop the Joker but he keeps Jokerizing them so the dynamic duo get the vehicles out to go after Jokerized Flash but oh no he can Jokerize the Batmobile with his gun. Wave 2 is the same but with John and Clark. 3 Deathstroke goes after Nightwing and Batman has to up his gadget game to keep up with Slade.
Plan B time I guess
>>11859864that huge licensing fee is real whether you like it or not
>>11859869It's going to be real fucking funny if Mattel gives us Dian before Diana.
>>11859862Sure there's less risk there but they could've easily divided, Core no teela since Chronicles are for the collectors.>>11859869Oh well then yeah getting mixed messages lol. I'm sure Barbie plays a big part too. All focus for girls can be done there so the division is much harsher.
Long and short of it is that it doesn’t make any sense there isn’t any woman.
>>11859878They need a story/scenario where Batman and Diana are dating while fighting a Batvillain or something to put her in a wave.
>>11859880Kinda like how Batman and John Stewart were in the park and then Me Freeze showed up? Or is it more like how Bruce caught Bane and Dick that one time?
>>11859878it makes perfect sense. mattel barely made women the last time they had the license. they shortpack women in their wwe line. this is what you should've expected.
>>11859878it does to some of us who understand boys line psychology. basically, boys don't like to play with girl figures by their typical play patterns. at best its a damsel in distress. that said, mattel is ignorant if they dont realize that a lot of collectors are buying this line despite who it is aimed at. it also comes down to the line's brand manager. maybe motu has a brand manager who knows they basically have to make teela and evil lyn or old fans will go nuts or he has leverage to sacrifice profit to sell them. but also the mattel dc team may be playing it safe now. they just got the license back after losing it before. they may be playing VERY conservatively to try to get the maximum profit for wb/dc so they do not lose the line again. it may take a few years for them to relax and start making more risky figures
>>11859880How about Catwoman, Wonder Woman, and Batgirl, are all fighting over for Batman's love (his money). There problem solved lol.
>>11859880Cat Catcher Batman with WW, Catwoman, and Chee-Nope not Cheetah, CATMAN who is just a Batman repaint.
>>11858845Which of these figs are worth buying? I only have the Bane 3 pack. I'm planning to get Superman once I see him online.
>>11859949Aren't they like twelve bucks? You're looking at a picture of them, make up your own damn mind.Oh wait, you're just talking to yourself about children's toys again.
The preorders won't even drop until January on the collector line. How many are tempted to return to Todd's warm embrace?
>>11859990Why? We knew that pre orders wouldn't start until January. This is not new information. Why even say something like this? I swear you little fucking goblins prefer to stir shit and be over dramatic than actually discuss toys. You're no better than a bunch of pre teen girls gossiping in the school cafeteria.
>>11860005I didn't until someone said it here. I figured the preorders would go up in like November and the figures would start shipping out after January 1st
>>11859949Get the Batmobile.
Well I didn't give a fuck about Mattel's toys because they look like cheap trash, but if they're going to flood this general with samefag marketing then we're going to have issues.
Wonder Woman will be in the Origins crossover.
>>11859883>Bruce caught Bane and Dickthat one was my favorite, Bane injected Dick with his serum and they both broke batman's back.
>>11860098it's nothing like it was back then, when your Dick caught Bane it was basically a death sentence, but these days it's totally livable
>>11859699Hell yeah ridiculous cyberspace repaints with big ass transparent parts.
>>11860253Yeah with twice yearly prep you can live a completely normal homosexual lifestyle
>>11859811you misspelled Super Powers
>>11860282How about you prepare a shotgun and stick it in your mouth faggot
>>11859720For a long time Toad from the first wave of Toybiz Marvel Legends was the most expensive figure in the collection. He was neither popular, a well designed, nor sought after figure until years later when completionists wanted him.Also Scratch from the 80s TMNT lines which is a similar case.Just because something sells for a lot on the aftermarket doesn't mean it sold well or was popular upon release.
>>11859705Wait so there's a batmobile and also the batfam's vehicles can combine onto it?I'm fucking there. They got me.
>>11860262I dig this image. Something very Arkham Asylum about that Joker.A Serious House On Serious Earth, not the video game.
>>11860312Probably he got rare because so many copies of the figure ended up in the landfills
>>11858744Should I watch smallville or Gotham?
>>11860470Depends on whether you're a prep or a mall goth
>>11860470https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLJz288AY0M
>>11859680Holy shit, Metallo! Fuck yeah.
Has there been a more disappointing sdcc for dc in recent memory?
>>11860470Smallville starts of with a lot of annoying teen drama in the first couple seasons, then stops being able make Clark in high school work so it becomes a Superman show where he never becomes Superman.Gotham starts off as an interesting prequel series focused on Gordon, then starts going off the rails and becomes a Batman show with Gordon instead of Batman.Both have their positives, but both are extremely compromised for what they are. That said I think Smallville has less bullshit in it.The real answer is to just watch Lois & Clark.
Now that Mattel has the DC license again, you guys think there is any chance they'll do some new JLU figures? Or just figures in that style? I know it's a long shot, but it'd be nice if they did MOTU Origins style ones where they added more articulation or something.
>>11860361Yes. It's been a thing since wave 1. The Robincyle can plug in to the center of the Batmobile and it's like $60 for both.
>>11860361>>11860558It's so nice to see that we're getting actual toys on shelves again.
>>11858697is Ambush Bug jewish?
>>11859414i think the mindset is kids/boys tend to not buy girl figs. basically they're only allowed to get one fig when their parent is shopping and they wont pick a girl. but adults buy chick figures so im sure starting next year when they do their Elite/Chronicles esque line they'll release all the females
>>11860540It would make sense since they have the molds. I'd like to see them do an entire cartoon related line. But yeah, their original line of toys sucks ass. Even the Young Justice line holds up better today on a shelf than the old JLU ones, which look like dated relics. If only to get a modern version with at least as much articulation as the recent 200x would be great so I can finally get The Streak as an action figure for my Flash Family shelf without being raped by a scalper.>>11860470You can easily watch Smallville now since it's on Netflix globally, so even if you are in the States and don't want to pay for Hulu, it's not hard to get fresh streams on line for free viewing. I'd agree with >>11860529 mostly; some people enjoyed Gotham being batshit crazy, I never got past the one episode I tried and it was one of the first season episodes. But the memes and gifs sure look entertaining, but personally sitting through one of those 7 minute YT supercuts about Riddler felt like more than enough than sitting through a seasons worth of actual episodes. Lois & Clark has it's own problems but, except for the fact that it ends on a cliffhanger and some of the lore shit they changed was actually even worse than what Smallville did, it is a more even and thus more entertaining show.I'd also want to see Mattel do some Smallville and some Lois & Clark toys!
>>11860633There is no guarantee they still have the molds. Old tools take up a lot of storage space and are often dumped or melted down for the steel
Mademoiselle Marie, The Rocketeer, and a 101st Airborne paratrooper with a recovered MG42 are based and ready to be painted
>>11860789Printed off enough Germans to play Bolt Action or Konflikt 47 with the Iron Major and Baron Blitzkrieg as the HQ choices. One squad of SS in black uniforms, one squad of Waffen SS in field camo, two squads of regular heer infantry, a sniper team, and a LG 42 team. The idea is they're going to be treasure hunters and mad scientist henchmen so I want another squad in greatcoats with snowy bases and another squad in tan Afrikakorps uniforms to do Indiana Jones shit with.Phantom Lady will kill them all.
>>11859655This Batman is actually a placeholder for a scarecrow figure apparently
>>11859699Man I wish this was red instead of blue
>>11860873yeah i bet you do.
>>11860931I do.
Jazzing Dioramas 1/6 battle damaged Catwoman
>>11860975There’s damage alright
>>11860975looks more like DP damage
>>11860975>>11860977>>11860980>>11860984memes aside, these faces are all very good
ok guys you won. I give up I will buy the kids batman.
>>11860975Nobody cares
$450 for this figure with lewd heads.Link to the previous release:https://jazzincdioramas.com/figures/catwoman-batman-returns-figure-deluxe-clean-version
>>11860996can I get her legs behind her head tho
>>11860975This can't be real
>>11860998The Julie newmar figure looks good
>>11860613I think? He's funny, that's usually the same.
>>11861000Why not? She makes that faces in the movie.
>>11860975more like jizzing dioramas
>>11860996Fuck off
>>11860990yeah say what you want bit that's a great looking figure. its almost twice the size as the neca so it is obviously better but man i'd love to see this shrunk down
>>11858863If Mattel had genuine business sense about meeting adult collectors where they 'live,' they would continue their Signature line or the Matty's Collector's Club exclusive and do something like a Smallville high end version. People still buy these limited edition 7" Best Buy exclusive "the Blur" action figures that came as a fucking free bonus with the complete series DVDs - and most pay at least $100 for it.>>11861003Yeah, I'm not even like a huge fan of the show but I loved how that turned out and if I was a batwanker like many of you, it would have been an easy purchase.
>>11861154there's definitely been that level of 1-to-1 likeness on 1/12th scale figures (there's quite a few Marvel Legends that look perfectly like their actors) but I don't know if it's a cost issue to sculpt and print detail when it's half the size or what, because regardless of even when it's a Mafex or whatever, you're not likely to get a ton of expression options
>>11860657Fair point, they have and more importantly own the rights to the designs. Butt I would actually prefer something like the recent 200x they are doing, less Bruce Timm but still clearly based on general WB Animated cartoons aesthetics.
>>11861383So like Ed McGuinness with more articulation.
>>11861392This is what I hope dc origins end up like
>>11860529I didn't fucking know Diamond Select made 7" Gotham toys? So they would scale with the shitty McFarlane's I don't dump or keep just for fodder purposes. Are these stiff garbage like Todd's Gear of War staction figures? I love my DST Iron Giant but it's like 10 inches and has different articulation than an action figure. I don't think I have ever known a real person that owned anything DST besides Gallary PVC statues, but mostly because I don't really know any marvel collectors in real life who aren't just casuals collecting MCU crap.
>>11861392Not necessarily Ed, it could be Pat Gleason or Jorge Jimenez if you want to talk about artists who have recently worked on Batman and Superman, even if Gleason is a traitor who sold himself off to the Mouse.
>>11860657yeah, i'd be surprised if they did still have them at this point, but they did have them as of at least 2016 as they used the Batman and Superman molds for a couple "ultimate" box sets, somewhat uniquely giving them new 52 paint schemes. Tho, that was over a decade ago now.
Baron Blitzkrieg is done. This guy's color scheme is horrible. I tried to go a little darker and do what I could for it but he's just always going to look like a cartoon villain
FUN!!!
>>11860657>>11861413I think bigger companies like Mattel and Hasbro hold onto at least the proto-types or something for archival and legal purposes, with how scanning tech is now, even if the actual moulds are gone, they could theoretically engineer new moulds. They'd probably have to make new moulds anyway if they're adding in more articulation. They scan the figures, add them into whatever sculpting program they use and slice in new joints, and bam, new figures.
>>11861383>>11861398That would actually be neat. Helps that the 200X CC fit in pretty nicely with a lot of 6-inch lines.
>>11861398>>11861516I would want a variety of looks. I'm not a He-Man fan but did get a Chronicles when one of the Targets I was checking put it 30% off and I had already gotten a few of their movie core figures on sale out, but I totally barely glanced at the rest and only grabbed one of the sketchbook ones because it was clearanced down to $5 and a coffee drink is a small price to pay to shitpost the MOTU as well as TMNT gens.
>>11861521That’s a great luffy
>>11860633>but personally sitting through one of those 7 minute YT supercuts about Riddler felt like more than enough than sitting through a seasons worth of actual episodes.I don't even like the show but the state of zoomers is fucking grim
Is the Mafex Batman stuff any good and did they really give Huntress nipples?
>Mezco casually making their previous TDKR releases obsoleteThanks for beta testing. Good things come to those who wait.
>>11861591i think a new version of literally the first figure from over a decade ago is fine. i'm looking at mine right now. the only thing i wish it had was a wired cape, but the weighted cape is also cool and i wish more toys had them.
>>11861638The reasons you listed are exactly why I held back from getting it at the time, plus I wish his skin didn't look so sickly yellow even if it's accurate to some of the interrior art. But also>a new version of literally the first figure from over a decade ago is fineThat's fair.
>>11861580>did they really give Huntress nipples?The Japanese do not fear sexy women like the west.
>>11861527The Luffy was also only $5, yellow tagged at Target. The Brown suit is a $3.99 RossCon wrestler.In fact, even though I got him second hand and loose, the only thing I overpaid on was the fucking grease-delivery system from Todd.And only because he was trapped in that three pack and batwankers, in particular dick-licking batwankers, are insufferable autists who would rather not pay for their ritalin that month so they can afford more Toddler Crack
>>11861655There were far sexier Huntress looks they could've done
>>11861673The grease from Todd's figures is worth its weight in gold, anon.
>>11859707I'm curious if the Kpop Demon Hunter line will shake up the industry if it sells amazingly well.
>>11861591>Beta testingBruh, I got that first figure like 12 years ago. It was a good figure for it's time. Honestly, it still is a pretty good figure by today's standards, if not a tad dated in some places. Tbqh, the new one doesn't seem to be that much of an improvement. The head sculpt looks like it's the old one with new paint.
>>11861655>The Japanese do not fear sexy women like the west.apparently they do, they have even less sex than /toy/
>>11861813No. It’s audience was tween girls, who do not buy action figures, and troons, who primarily buy legos.
>>11861813do we know if it has sold well initially or is it pegwarming?
>>11861836I've not seen it anywhere, but BBTS sold out in under an hour.
>>11861655and is their stuff any good?
>>11861859I have Mafex Huntress, Catwoman, Harley, and IvyHuntress is probably the best one overall in terms of complexity of costume and the cape being great, but I Harley is my favorite, and I don't actually like Harley Quinn as a character that much, but the figure is just really fun
>>11858677balls nasty
>>11861876>I have Mafex Huntress, Catwoman, Harley, and Ivycan they stand on their own, in action poses without falling over? How big are they compared to Marvel legends, if you own any. Do they seem robust or are you worried things might break off at any point? What is the price range you see them in?
>>11861888>can they stand on their own, in action poses without falling over? How big are they compared to Marvel legends, if you own any.They can stand on their own but I put them in poses where that's not exactly an option, but I've had that same experience with tons of Marvel Legends, particularly female charactersMafex do come with decent stands, though>Do they seem robust or are you worried things might break off at any point?I was worried about that because I've heard horror stories but aside from one of the four figures having a loose knee, I think you'd have be to some kind of retard to break them like people sometimes do>What is the price range you see them in?I got them all for under 100 dollars each, 75 at the lowest for Catwoman, but they are all years old at this point and I bought them all recently.I also have Psylocke, and she's great too
>>11861905Pic related. Keep in mind the stands on the left and right are Tamashii Nations, not Mafex, but I wanted more height
So what's your overall takeaway from SDCC for DC? To me it seemed pretty grim.
>>11861944buy the kids line
>>11861946Which ones: Cyber Chaos, unnamed Batman with Tacticool Gear, Red Nightwing or 1980s Deathstroke with Giant Firing Missile Launcher?
>>11861949all of them.
>>11860996That is an expensive cat. My instinct says to get the maximum expensive two-pack and diorama, but that is also a lot of money. Like how much I spend in a year levels. >Country Expected Costs>USA 999 (no shipment to US)Wait, why was it at an American con then?
>>11861950Understandable.
Did Todd do any funny ranting about his toy lines at SDCC?
>>11862003Cons are just for the retailers/companies that buy this shit to stock really. They weren't really supposed to be for the average joe even though the average joe with some cash tries to go.So important corporate individuals and store owners from weirdo countries would fly into the US to see a figure for them to stock in their weirdo country, but it would not necessarily ever be released in the US even though the US is where the con is. Maybe it's due to the mouth headsculpt that is extremely lewd and might fly in Europe, but is scandalous in America. Or maybe Pfeffer's likeness rights are higher for products to be sold officially in the US.
>>11862039Comic Conventions are for comic collectors to swap comics.
>>11858922I think I got the Batman and Robin ones. I might have gotten the GL one too on sale.Them being articulated like sofubi would better, but they were pretty good like that too.
>>11862158Not anymore
>>11860312>Anon compares sales of figures of niche characters released decades ago to Wonder Woman in modern times
He is a man who is also a Bat. Why does this make people want to buy every figure of him ever made?
>>11862243I'd have bought this if it was the powersuit.
>>11858650>DC general>NeoDidn't know dc op is more retarded than the marvel one
>>11862243If you have to ask you'll never know
>>11862252That's Constantine, you retard.
>>11861915those are Tamashii Act 5? never actually seen them used..are the “grips” the same as stage 4 and the mafex ones? I’ve always been unsure if those were wider or if they just felt stronger for more weight or what.
>>11862305they're about the same size as past tamashiis and the mafex ones I'd saythey do feel sturdier, though, and I didn't need to tighten the screws on the stem at all compared to past ones and the mafex ones
>>11862158And cruise the restrooms.>>11862184Well yeah, because we are all off doing each other in the parking garage. But I mean we do still read comics. >>11862243I've got more of the goofy variants of Batman than I do actual figures I like of Batman. It's really no different than a legends guy having every single version of Spider-Man knowing full well that there are virtually no differences in the figures other than the paint scheme or accessories.
>That's Constantine, you retard.Weak bait. Not gonna give you a (You), rajesh.
>>11862380
Super Friends Wondy came in today and looks great. I'd seen some recent images of the face paint/face looking wonky, but mine is neat as a pin. Of all of them the Toth really comes through
>>11862246They put out a line of figures based on the suits way back when the comic was new.
>>11862635That was DC Direct, right?
>>11862252>>11862380You are seriously most un excellent dude. Bogus.
>>11862259>>11862641I'll admit it gave me a hearty kek.
>>11862640I think so. They put out a bunch of figures back then. I still got an Electric Blue Superman somewhere.
>>11862641unironically, if Neo comes with a stoic, no sunglasses head (and he probably will), you could make a Mafex Constantine using one of the John Wick bodies without issue
>>11861434Fun!
Ivy arrived today
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>>11862682>Step away from my trans life partner, Chudman
>>11862683Ivy was bad but Catwoman is literally a man's face.
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>>11862684>>11862719>>11862746https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfzaS5jXTxw
>>11862719Yeah that Catwoman is pretty meh but Ivy is a top five this year, easily. Pretty excited for the Hush Catwoman later this year, though I wish it were an Adam Hughes specific Catwoman instead, but Hush makes the money.
New Todd leaks claim he’s putting out an Arisia figure.https://youtu.be/j6Zdu3n2kUM?is=chTmNspLtd_oCBld
>>11862778>Soranik Alright. Anyways too much Batman.
>>11862682Get a Bane.
>>11862796Maybe the Mattel one. It looks like the reissued movie Ivy is being sold from Chinese sellers on eBay as a gold label
>>11862796Wait, that's not bane dressed in a poison ivy costume?
>>11862802That's a very unflattering Uma Thurman
Oh hell yeah
>>11862804you mean nICE
>>11862243>Why does this make people want to buy every figure of him ever made?Because people are stupid and have no life.(pic related)
(pics related)
>>11862804>so people that bought the build-a-figure kinda get screwedThat ain't cool.
>>11862785I want the orca girl! The one that dates Nightwing.
>>11862635>>11862246The one from Justice or Kingdom Come? DC Direct had both. I got them over the years. You can see the red Justice one here. It was like the 66 Batmobile as a suit. McFarlane also did a KC one.>>11862680She kinda looks like J Scott Campbell style.>>11862804>>11862801>sold from Chinese sellers on eBayah
>>11861814>The head sculpt looks like it's the old one with new paint.The head sculpts seem to look very different to me.....but still not as good as a number of the popular 3rd party ones floating around.
>>11858650Why isnt their a super powers joker figure yet?When is the next super powers wave gonna be up for preorder?Why hasnt gaystop put their mcshartlane harley quinn exclusive up yet?These are my most pressing questions. Also theirs no nipples in this pic so its SFW
Found a pic of the witch blade figure, didn't know about prophet but he gets a toy too.
>>11862828McFarlane eventually betrays everyone
>>11862828Stop trying to gatekeep figures, loser
>>11862828There was the Entertainment Earth release but they forgot to paint one of his biceps and the helmet piece was painted instead of clear plastic.The new Victor Fries has all the blue parts painted correctly, a clear helmet, and it looks like there's an ink wash.
>>11862939I think anon was joking, kinda like Mr Freeze in Batman and Robin.
>>11862828they also got four other figures. that's not getting screwed.
>>11863032I feel like we're going to need to start using /s like reddit because of how much is being taken literally lately...
>>11862804set me free why don’t you babe get out my life why don’t you babe
>>11862804Nice! I've always wanted this fella. I bought a frozen Batman and Robin to go with.
>>11863104Did Todd ever confirm if frozen figures were the promised grapefruit? Will the grapefruit be forgotten and never be confirmed with us, Todd's adulating fanbase?
>>11863110I don't follow, what's the grapefruit lore?
>>11863117Fun Todd silliness. Todd said back in around 2023 or 2024 or so in an interview there was a new type of figure gimmick coming but he couldn't say anything about it yet at that time, but said he would use a keyword when it was announced so people who watched that interview would know this was what he was talking about. He said the keyword would be grapefruit. Afterwards though I never saw grapefruit mentioned. But obviously I haven't watched every Todd interview and reveal video. The ice sort of fit because he said it would be able to go across lines and frozen stuff has been used in dc and mk. But there's plenty of room for it to have been something else. It's a mystery.
>>11863110>>11863117>>11863131Operation grapefruit will commence on JAN 1 2027 12:00 AM
>>11863040Y'know I never once understood why so many people have their heads up their asses about toys. If it were some boutique silicone figures that cost $500+ then sure, id likely understand things a little more. But we are talking about figures from $5-$120 or so, y'know THE FUN STUFF. But maybe thats where I go wrong, I come here to relax and maybe goof around instead of looking for any reason to call people names or be a jerk.
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>>11863215smiling face?
>>11863220Am I the only one who can’t see Hush anymore? These mfers should do Watchmen or something
>>11863326They should do Blackest Night, they could pad out the good shit with all the lanternized Batman and Superman and Wonder Woman, etc.
Bought this for $8.99 locally but I see them online going for $60 or $80.Am I missing something? is this one somehow different?
>>11861810I'm sure you need all that golden grease to oblige Todd, when he bends you over, but anon, have some self-respect!
>>11863299It’s been shown
>>11863336Only idiots with too much money would pay $60-$80 for that, and those people are very visible on the internet.
>>11863336Distribution. Some people didn't want it but had it in their area and some people did want it but couldn't get it.
>>11863190Honestly, this place used to be a lot more lighthearted. It's only in the last few years where a lot of people have left that the shitposters became much more prominent. Add that to all the recent problems that have made figures more expensive/harder to get and needless hostility became the default response.>>11863208>>11863209>>11863211>>11863215>>11863217>>11863220What is this? Looks good.
>>11863433that definitely goes hand in hand with capeslop movies hitting a downward spiral tooprobably more so with marvel since they actually put out tons of figures for the garbage live action stuff, but it definitely happens with DC tooI'm annoyed that this awful new supergirl movie will probably keep medicom and/or bandai from putting out a solid comic book kara
How do you feel about the latest reuse of the Batman 89 body?
>>11863439I look into ze eyes of keaton and see nuhsing
>>11863433I think DCMV has bred negativity due to a number of factors in recent years:Todd's scarcity games with the figures, tariffs, the subsequent price increases, the poor justifications for the higher prices like CE lines with few accessories in many cases, the shady phygital stuff, the lazy mistakes, and the endless mold reuse despite higher prices.Back in the earlier days of the line it was people who just wanted their favorite characters, or more hands, and playful ribs on Todd's proclivities, but it was far less negative.
>>11863439>>11863441Any time I see a figure with only fist hands, I immediately think of: Yet, those hands will never hold anything. So as I pray, Unlimited Blade Works.
>>11863433Lpzz hush superman
>>11863452Was the Zatanna Elite Edition announcement where the tide turned? We put up with the delays and cancelled orders because that's obviously a supply issue and not overproducing makes sense, but the Elite announcement with the digital card was when the community mostly bailed on the line, when reviewer numbers started plummeting, when it felt like we were being exploited, and caused McFarlane to backpedal and make her a Collector's Edition instead.It wasn't that single incident that turned away collectors but that was the event that gave them a justification for their anger. Digital stuff has pretty much completely stopped, hasn't it? I forgot I still have the card from the Spawn Elite figure, does it only work for digital stuff or can I trade it for a free t-shirt or something?I just wrapped up my follower giveaway and had a free Power Girl, Silver Age Supes, Two Face 89, and some Batmans up for grabs but the winners all wanted some 3D printed stuff on the table instead. Outside of this general there's really only hostility and anger towards McFarlane's DC line. I've overheard people in toy aisles pass DC stuff and say, "Nah, McFarlane don't get my money."They're doing everything they can with iconic classic designs to end the line on a high note but the damage is done, and most collectors are on the spectrum and we all know once judgement has been made it can never bend. So now they get Mattel's toys for children if this SDCC weekend was any indicator, as soon as they don't get what they want from Mattel they'll throw a tantrum and act like they're being personally attacked.Navigating the toy industry is tricky. Not only do companies have to play nice with a community that's always angry at them, but they have to be psychic and consistently release things the customers who hate you need and will make them spend their money on.
>>11863485Zatanna felt like the peak of a building anger. Then my assumption is a lot of people just quit the line, either because they could no longer find much of what they wanted or the prices were getting to be too much. Now there's this hateful apathy.The digital stuff is still occasionally sold on the internet I think but less tied into the physical products like the "mcfarlane digital " figures that seem to have stopped
>>11863500What would you do if you ran McFarlane Toys?Kids aren't buying toys anymore and toy lines need that support so they can explore deeper cut characters between Superman and Batman. The alternative to blasting out dirt cheap happy meal garbage is making collectibles that are a little more expensive.Then a market that was already slowing down is whacked by Covid, by recessions, by tariffs, by runaway inflation, by crusades in Iran, and the target market for this collectible line is choosing to support their family and afford groceries. An industry that was already in a precarious position and never going to recover and be what it used to be in the 90's was kneecapped and dragged across broken glass.Yeah, they're greedy and desperate and fuck up and I've said I'm off the ride like three times this year alone, but there's literally no other option for them when the alternative is extinction. McFarlane is moving more into the gaming sphere so hopefully these last waves of DC and the newer Mortal Kombat stuff is building up their war chest. Man, those $60 Helldivers figures are a tough ask, though. If they'd been released at a lower price point they could have been an army builder line like GI Joe.
I want Final Solution Bane. The time has come.
>>11863521Bullshit
>>11863521Depends on what point. If it was the beginning of the line I would've made it 6in like everyone wanted. That saves on the tool size a bit, materials and paint apps as well as shipping from the get go. Some say it's not significant but I believe it adds up over the millions of figures they have produced and had to ship from china all over the world. McFarlane figures are significantly heavier than Marvel Legends. At 6in they could've cut the hockey pucks which is even more savings and could be put towards extra hands which tons of collectors were asking for at the beginning. I think many ML collectors who otherwise would've gotten into the line passed because of the first initial steps made that didn't fit what they wanted.
>>11863521Being beholden to a specific company that manufactures fucking toys is so gay. I will never understand this blind loyalty to a company that will never even know you exist. I buy these toys because I like DC comics, not because I'm a McFan or whatever. It's also really weird how you lament about quitting, yet two days later you go out and spend $200 just to get the McFarlane Poison Ivy a little bit early. Stop being so over dramatic, stop being such an attention whore, and stop being such a fucking gaywad. We need to bring bullying back, theater kids like you have gotten way too uppity lately.
