-McFarlane Toys was bought by private equity (you know what that means)-Val Zod, Star Sapphire, Mary Shazam, Clark Kent, Long Halloween Batman, The World - Paris Batman, Kryptonite Batman, Challengers of the Unknown Batman, and Bruce Wayne are the recent McFarlane DC preorders-The last wave of McFarlane DC figures will likely be the Absolute wave-Mattel takes over the US domestic DC collector license on January 01, 2027-Mattel $100 Batman Rooftop diorama up for preorderPrevious thread: >>11930418
Fuck McFarlane. LPZZ is my Ride or Die now.
>>11936142When an artist experiments, not everything will be a hit. Some things will just fail.
What's this I hear about Mattel doing new DCAU figures?
Mcfarlane toys is absolutely fucked. I WON.
Eat my cock pal. I mix lines like i mix kids. Asian and domestic.
>>11936163Based. The real winner is LPZZ/Mafex/Mattel.
>>11936163Are these CG renders?
>>11936166Left is some weird AI filter on the leaked pics.
>>11936163I will be holding out for the black Upf hush. Unless I need to do it to complete a build a figure I want I’m only going to be getting a couple of Mattel Batmen. >fraction>earth oneI’m feeling really good about this. I want bright colorful figures on my shelf and Mattel is delivering. That fucking mongul figure is what really sold me. THAT is peak DC.
>>11936147they made a jlu batmanthats about it atm
>>11936181JLU, WW, Deathstroke and Zatanna were all on the leaked listings
>>11936183im just hoping for a new phantasm
>>11936183May I see these leaked listings? I'm curious. Also, it's weird to me they're doing Black Lightning before Harley Quinn and I wanna see if she's coming.
>>11936242>Harley Quinn and I wanna see if she's coming.I'm (not) a Mattel insider, so I can tell you with 150% certainty that a Harley figure (multiple, in fact) is being made and in the pipeline.
>>11936263Phew, I was worried
Whole thread reeks of samefag.
>>11936134based, gonna buy this and just never gonna get another batman
>>11936348Hush Eternal
>>11936125>-McFarlane Toys was bought by private equity (you know what that means)That sucks. I wonder why Todd did that. Sure he still owns some part of it, but Gladstone is the majority owner, which means they run the company their way in spite of him.
>>11936352It was leaked some time ago Todd has cancer so
>>11936345Love the smell of newfag bussy in the morning
I will enjoy watching this company get torn apart by (((private equity))) jews
>>11936142You suck
>>11936352They still don't have ownership of Spawn himself, meaning they can't license him out. I wonder how much if anything will actually change.
Smidge off topic, but reminder that McFarlane made the only Tenchi Muyo figures in existence.
>>11936383Have you ever heard of the tragedy of Toys R Us and Bain Capital? It's not a story private equity would tell you.
>>11936397always wondered how japanese people really feel about him, they seem to constantly throw him bones, there must be some kind of cult for him over there. maybe they see him as some kind of american mangaka or somethingi still have his akira bike sealed
>>11936408Bain?
>>11936413The Trigun mangaka gushed over Spawn toys at some point so that may have influenced other mangakas on who to do business with in toys for the western market for awhile
>>11936413Todd was Billy big balls in the 90s
>>11936408But TRU had a ton of debt and what not. Is McFarlane in such a situation? I know the pretty language in the presser probably veils reality. I guess since theyre not public we don't really know how theyre doing.
>>11936397I just got back from a toy show. There wasn't any DCMV stuff but amongst the endless Hot Wheels hoarders someone did have a Scully. The body and the gurney accessories are great. McFarlane used to be wild.
>>1193643190s and early 00s toy collecting was the shit. Plastic was cheap, so anything and everything got toys, and they were usually pretty cheap and loaded with accessories.
>>11936345>DC Gen's current 'dicktatorship' in a nutshell
>>11936397Toynami made three, but they were crap. I don't know why. Tenchi Muyo was massively popular around the year 2000. >>11936357I didn't hear that.
>>11936444McFarlane brought a level of details never seen in toys before, and it was instantly noticable.
>>11936348This will be a hot take. But don't see why this specific design of Batman is praised to high heaven. Any Batman design with small ears is gay as fuck. He's hardly Batman at that point. Longer ears are superior.
>>11936430That debt was piled into them by Bain Capital from other businesses. Wild what private equity can do. They are like money wizards.
>>11936458Why can't they make detailed sculpts like that anymore? We know the paint can't be done but...the sculpt
>>11936487See: the rising cost of plastic.It makes more sense economically to make a mold you can use over and over again than go all out on something for one figure.
>>11936488Yep, cost of plastic, cost of paint. Cost of labor (more articulation = more money), cost of shipping, world deterioration etc
>rising cost of plasticfake news, its just jew tactics
>>11936488There are still cases where mcfarlane made 'one of' molds and they didn't have that level of detail
>>11936494
>>11936487they can. megafig violator, devastator, and others showed that it's possible in a world where soft sculpts are common across the entire industry, but it really takes paint to highlight it. i have old spawn figures mixed in with modern ones, and the sharpness of the sculpts has definitely gone down, but the lack of paint seems to be the real problem for a lot of them.
>>11936413>maybe they see him as some kind of american mangaka or somethingThis basically. I have a nip friend who has nostalgia for his Spawn stuff, even hunted down an old Angela figure a few months ago.
>>11936348After this, I don't want to see another Hush Batman. We've got enough of him and DKR Batman. Find other designs. We're done. It won't get better.
>>11936459It's not even my most favorite Batman design but it was THE modern Batman look of the 2000s.
>>11936459agreed, if his silhouette cant make the bat emblem then its fucking trash
>>11936540pretty sure hush batman was the look of the 2000s.
>>11936546it varies really but it was mostly hush/ discount hush wannabes. for me it was the troika/prodigal batman since warnershops / sixflags used that design for their marketing/themeing all the way up until the 2010s. my logic was they had the friggen batmobile at sixflags so whatever they had had to be the most correct and official
>>11936552It was pretty much his standard look from 2001/2002 until 2010 or so when he switched to wearing the Batman Inc suit. Then New 52 happened and he wore that costume until Rebirth, and then he switched back to the Hush suit during Tom King's run, after Catwoman dumped him and he's been wearing that until Fraction's run started.
>>11936552they only used that suit for marketing purpose cause of the yellow bat symbol, in the comics it was hush.>>11936555this.
>>11936161my toys are fine tho
>>11936357And then you woke up
>>11936413As far as I know he had a good relationship with Akira's creator and they both referenced each other's art and did homages. That could've been a bridge for McFarlane Toys to do other anime properties as well.
>>11936125MacFarlane has no means of digging out of the multi-billion debt that will be levied on them in the next year. They're done.
>>11936569Your toys are tainted.
Some bad news. Mattel legacy figures are already showing discoloration in the materials. Examples I were given is after short UV exposure whatever the softer material is made of is fading to a lighter color. Mattel knows and is making a running change at the factory now. ALL of the Hush diorama sets will have this problem along with the first absolute wave.
>>11936607yaaay
>>11936607I don't really get the point of lying about things like this
>>11936609Red, blue and yellow base material are really the only extremely noticeable colors from what I was told.
>>11936611I dug out my core flash after I was told and you can see it plan as day. Apparently it’s a problem there too.
I am not a leaker or insider. My brother in law is a retailer and is seeing it in his stock that just showed up at his warehouse.
Mattel rep told him this>>11936607
>>11936539What do you want anon? The Hush costume was his default costume for a decade plus however long he had it during King's run to Fraction'a this past year or so. And Fraction's is basically the Hush suit with some tweaks to the coloring and details. The only other look that is considered more iconic is the Neal Adams/Knightfall look with the blue cape and cowl and yellow oval. And that look gets just as many figures as Hush does. And we even get variants that have the black cape and cowl. So what do you expect them to do? New 52? Meh. Rebirth? Please.
>>11936607Good thing I already have my Mafex Hush, and a rooftop diorama to go with it. And extra glad that I hate Absolutshit which means I'll be skipping the whole first wave.
>>11936512>but the lack of paint seems to be the real problem for a lot of them.This.The vast majority of toys today aren't any more or less detailed than McFarlane was in the 90s and 00s. What is lacking on toys today is mostly the lack of paint, due to chinese slaves wanting to have human rights.That said, there is a sort of style that was going on before that was done in conjunction with the paint to make it stand out more. Liek with anything, styles can become outdated and there's a lot less demand for skin tight armor with viseral muslces showing everywhere
blokees jokah baby
superman and joker releases tomorrow. 15USD in china probably 20-30USD in the US
>>11936686>kneewhy do companies keep making the same mistakes hundreds of years later?
>>11936689because it's a cheap figure. youre not getting retractable knees at 15 bucks. at least they aren't using straight cuts.
>>11936687>15USD in china probably 20-30USD in the USWhy would the Chinese buy something in USD?
>>11936711theyre for your convenience
>>11936693that literally looks likea knee, unlike that pudding tube thats inbetween the shins and thighs Did PAK's engineer get punished by deporting him to China or something?holy fuck, that knee joints were solved way back in the 90s and toy companies just want to keep fucking them up for no raisin at all
>>11936431Nobody cares.
>>11936687Rad. Perfect little desk supes
>>11936689Because rigid plastic can't move like soft flesh, so either you deal with a single hinge like a real knee but will only bend to around 90 to 100 degrees, or you add in two pivot points so the figure can crouch but it doesn't look like a real knee.
>>11936730Don't bother replying to the retard. He thinks straight cut with no joint tucking looks better when they suffer from the same double hinge problem + the sculpt breaking cut lol
>>11936747>alien anatomy weirdness is better than looking like a kneeis /toy/ in 2026 becoming bizzaro world or is this just Chinese shills praising anything China is doing?
>>11936687>$25-$30Weren't these supposed to be the value options? For that price, just wait for the Mattel, these look cheap as shit for $30.
>>11936754No one gives a shit about you and your pak shit unc. No one cares about pak. Make a pak thread lol>>11936763Thank the orange man for that. They're $15 converted
>>11936763I'd rather buy old stuff and wonder when a new company will get the license to make something good again.
>>11936763They will be $19.99 to $27.99 on every American e-commerce site selling them, just like the two already released Hush figures. Only a truly stupid, impatient fuck like Jared will slip extra money to some chinaman and then try to pass off that stupidity as feeding their kids. I still haven't wasted any money buying either of the hush figures and they still are $19.99 almost everywhere that isn't a third party marketplace scalper listing. I have to order one case from EE so will probably just get the three figures from them.
>>11936769I own all of those and more, plus Beast Kingdom, Mezco, Blokees, Lego (mecha), Fondjoy and CT and still think only three of those pictured are decent and the one in Todd's diaper doesn't make the cut.>nb4Wake me up when inart or someone else does a non-fug uniform/non-hush Superman and talk to me then.
>>11936770Yeah. That's my point. At that price, they're tol much for what you get.
>>11936730there are way to make it pleasant to the eyecheck whale figures bodymafex still look good, just not sure what to do with it after LPZZ
>>11936680that is one of the figures mixed in with my spawn display and that photo makes it look even better than me sitting back in my chair and eyeballing it from afar. it really is just paint for the most part. any serious collector should be down to give a figure a wash and some quick dry brushing. expensive for the factory, but fun and fulfilling and cheap for you. i'm no customizer but i've touched up a few figures here and there and it's so much better. painting the spikes on lobo's vest and a couple buttons makes it so good and takes no time or effort.
>>11936794i don't love either of these, but i really don't like the one on the right. i'm sure i'll eventually end up with a few mattel figures again, but they really do not do anything for me so far.
>>11936125>private equityOh it's OVER-over
>>11936444I will always regret not buying what I could as a teen at the time.
>>11936731Yup blokees eating mattel’s lunch with this one. If they keep this up mattel will go out of business and lose the license again lmao.
>>11936770>impatient>slip extra money to chinamanthats funny because its literally cheaper to import china than paying jewish markups on the american sites. if patience was truly your virtue, you could wait a month for the prices on these to drop to around $8 after conversion
>>11936731Ew, that looks really bad. Why do you pretend these are good?
>>11936794I do actually like the Mattel figure, but I can't stop thinking he's just been at the dentist and has cotton stuffed under his lips.
>>11936731>>11936732Oh hell yeah. I'm running a Toys for Tots event through a local gaming club next month, the collectibles show yesterday was alright but it was all Hot Wheels and like random pegwarmers. I just wanted like a couple Batmans but there was no DC stuff anywhere.Blokees is coming in clutch. I'll pick up a couple extra Supermen and Catwomen if they can ship before Christmas.
>>11936873>I'm running a Toys for Tots event through a local gaming club next monthI pity anyone getting anything from someone like you.
>>11936876A few weeks ago the group ran a fundraiser to replace a dude's collection that got stolen at a convention. It's a cool group of people we're doing this with, kinda reminds of the Christmas threads we used to have here before /toy/ became flooded with retarded angry autistic goblins like you.
>>11936854Blokees pays him a couple yuan for each post.
>>11936881Why do we pretend these look good? Even for $15 this looks bad.
>>11936885That makes sense, yeesh
>>11936881>flooded with retarded angry autistic goblins like you.Yes, like you. You are what's wrong with this board.
>>11936899>>11936897>>11936885post some toys uncles
>>11936901You could've posted toys instead of making this post.
Does anyone old the old Microman toys? I used to love Microman back in the day but I missed out on all their Batman releases but I have some huge nostalgia for them because Micronauts and Microman are getting a lot of new stuff.
>>11936905Meant to post a pic of a toy with that.
>>11936907Their OC designs were neat.
>>11936909This was my favourite design I might have to track one down. I cant find a good pic because they're all from 15+ years ago lol
>>11936911I cant remember how this happened but this is Batman Begins Ra's somehow
>>11936892I'm just saying, they look pretty bad. I wasn't even saying anything negative about you in particular you sensitive little queen.
>>11936901Here, no I'm not taking a new picture for you.
>>11936907This is what happens when companies value posability over sculpt. Is it worth it?
>>11936941>This is what happens when companies value posability over sculpt. Is it worth it?These are literally from over 20 years ago, we've moved a long way from then. It'd be more accurate to make that statement with something like this nowadays.
>>11936941>>11936950Or to keep it DC. (yes yes, knee spikes. at this point someone on the team likes them)
>>11936950Invisible flight stand
>>11936952Neither of those poses seem like they'd need a flight stand, but sure, maybe. Point was aesthetics don't need to be compromised by articulation the same way they were in 2004.
>>11936125Hopefully Mattel’s upcoming offerings will turn out better than McFarlane’. I mean hell, a 1:12 scale Jonah Hex toy to top the DCUC is a pipe dream of mine, as Jonah isn’t popular enough for the likes of MAFEX to make a $100+ toy out of (While Jonah Hex isn’t a deep cut, he’s just not a cash cow, let alone The Goddamn Batman). I also hope this leads to better Spawn toys, but that’s a topic for another /toy/ thread.
>>11936956>Neither of those poses seem like they'd need a flight standFor some reason I thought foreground character's leg was background's... so yes, definitely a stand or wire or whatever for foreground character.
>>11936854Come on me bro
>>11936958Mattel's legacy line looks worse on paint but better on articulation and scale so it's probably a win for most collectors. I doubt they will do much risky though so for people who liked Todd's tastes (myself) it's probably a loss, but it already was as Todd stopped doing crazy looks awhile ago anyway. Closest thing to Todd's tastes is Absolute but that was a given to do since it's selling well. Also, Spawn toys are now $35. Private equity only cares about profit, not better product, so I am very skeptical that this will be anything good for McFarlane Toys. It just adds another layer of people who need money to increase the prices for.
>>11936936you act like this is such a good picture that needed much effort and isnt just a quick snap the first time around lol
>>11936972No I don't, stop projecting or whatever this is. I just picked a random pic on my phone
>>11936912If that was actually released before the movie or shortly after, probably the film makers refused to spoil the twist (I doubt Nolan would for the sake of toys) and so the toy maker just made that as Ra's. Or they just decided to make fake Ra's for the fun of it if it was long after the film came out. It's an interesting artifact either way.
>>11936962I mean, yeah, that still looks pretty bad.
>>11936905i got the batgirl 2-pack last year, theyre a neat curiosity if you just interested in the evolution of figures since then. the batman in my case is really held back by needing that giant brick wall of a cape strapped to him at all times, but the batgirl actually has a slightly poseable cape and hair piece that actually lets her use a posabilty a bit more.if you can find them for cheap theyre pretty neat
>>11936999The main highlight in my opinion with these guys is they actually have a really nice butterfly joint, all the way back in 2004. However they do fall apart really easily (or as ive been told mine do just from age) expect to have their arms come off a lot when youre messing with them if you do plan on getting one, they do just pop right back in its just a bit annoying
I made out a wishlist and it came out to 40 figures excluding army builders. So rough estimate Mattel has me for $1,200 potentially. I’m not going full retard like I did with Todd’s line.
>>11937014Are you counting specific looks only, so you won't fall into the trap of buying say any ol' Mr Freeze over the look you really want?
>>11937025Yup
>>11936987compared to what?
>>11937035Me
>>11937035It doesn't need to be compared to anything, it just objectively doesn't look great. Deal with it Blokee employee.
Do you accept that some of McFarlane's figures are indeed art?
>>11937071fart*
>>11937071We all know something like this will be a crowd funding exclusive.
>>11937077From Mattel?
>>11937072fart stands for fucking art
>>11937080and the art stands for ass retarded trash
>>11937103And Toddykins is kicking a lot of ASS, especially your's kek.
>>11936971Are these the standard/deluxe figures? I don't follow Spawn toys.
>>11937113It seems to be just a standard figure and they threw in a comic that anyone who cares about Vox (that figure) would already have to up the price by 5 bucks (and the retail price of the comic is 4 bucks).
>>11937108so you don't disagree?
>>11937108More like eating lots of ass. Shit covered ass.
>>11937122democrats are gonna make toys illegal when they win the next election :)
>>11937132>next electionDamn you don’t understand how over shit really is yet
>>11937132I don't even know what that means.
>>11937132Aren't you republicans always the ones whining about how men need to be MEN and put away childish things? If anyone would ban toys I'd think it would be them. Fewer distractions from dying for Israel.
>>11937134sounds like you just gotta pack it on up outta here buddy and trim all the fat and check in those chunky little preorders in on time before you skidaddle and cut loose this hobby for good onces the times come huh?
>>11937187They talk about the toys but it’s a grid, see? The plastic blocks have tracking codes inside the red ones. Men put away childish things but the men are puppets in the simulation. Banning G.I. Joes because they want the real flesh in the sand. Tel Aviv frequencies beaming straight through the baby monitors. It's all connected. The aisle numbers at Walmart add up to 666. Congress funds the Iron Dome with the lithium from the RC cars. Wake up. They want us distracted by the bright colors so we don't see the drones overhead. They’re recycling the dolls into Kevlar for when the next war comes.
>>11937192
>>11936950I can't tell what's going on in the pic. it's just a gloop of squishy muscles on appendagesit's the biological equivalent of the shredded metal from bayformersalso, im pretty sure microsman figures are more poseable than that
>>11936397Honesty,his anime statues back then looked better than the ones that pose.Kinda wish Todd never went to the articulation route because apparently he hates "articulation" but does it anyway.His way of articulation is outdated nobody does pin joints in 2026.That anime figure would be great with articulation as a custom or a 3rd party taking the existing mold and give it joints.
>>11937305I can tell what is going in on the pic, anon. The left ninja is ninja running forward with his left foot raised and his right toe on the ground while doing double slash with his blades. The bug creature is in a wide stance preparing to fire his laser arm cannon.
>>11937317I don't really think pre-posed arms and legs work well for customizing a statue to have joints. Wouldn't it inherently be limited due to the initial pose?
>>11937305>also, im pretty sure microsman figures are more poseable than thatAs someone with Microman figures and some SexyIce figures, in overall range of movement, probably because those are straight up naked bodies most of the time, while there's a lot more armor on the SI, but the latter can definitely do things that the former can't.The picture or the poses displayed are not the point, simply that we've moved past the point where to maximize articulation the only possible aesthetic is Microman's style of articulation.
>Lobo>JLU WW neat
>mcfarlane is out>gunn is outThe future is looking pretty grim for DC, I just hope it doesn’t affect the amount of toys we’re getting.
>>11937524DC is saved
>>11937524Crazy that he didn't even get a chance with MoTLooks like Supergirl sank his ship immediately
>>11937523We’ve known this since before nycc
>>11937529>Crazy that he didn't even get a chance with MoTHe's out of the main decision making seat, but he's still directing. No guarantees that the new guy doesn't just pick up where he left off. I doubt we're losing all the established characters and maybe the storylines, for example.
>>11937533Dude he’s gone. Once mot comes out there’ll be a big pr goodbye.
>>11937534Possibly, and more than likely, but even in his little PR post about it he says there's another project in the works. Whether that pans out, we'll have to see.
>>11937523Look at the nose on that coon
>>11937524>>11937526>>11937533>characters, storylinesPersonally, I always felt Gunn being the suit, and writing/directing as well, was a mistake. You need a good suit to curb the excesses of s creative and vice versa. We would probably never have gotten drunk Supergirl under the future we're about to live under, for example. And I doubt future (written and filmed 2027 and onward) will be as overstuffed. The best part of this is more that we're likely free of any Tim King influence.I assume we keep Corenswet. The Jimmy Olsen streaming series might be retooled but I assume it happens. Peacemaker S3, or a movie, or broader use of those storylinrd, is DOA and whatever Gunn was hoping to do with his Checkmate shit is definitely history. Those of you who live to spam DEI/WOKE and stuff like >>11937538 will get to enjoy a DCU from the man who gave Peter Parker his south east Asian Ned/Flash and Honor Amongst Thieves a dark skinned Brit paladin and an African American wizard.Also: Todd losing the license remains the third best thing to happen to DC this decade after the Absolute universe launch and the definitive death of the murderverse.
>>11937588>murderverseBatman has killed in every single live action movie btw.
>>11937590The Dark Knight? The Dark Knight Rises?
>>11937524Yeah, DC is pretty much dead at this point
>>11937602Harvey and Talia
>>11937605Or any number of people he blows up in both
Enjoy the next 2 years of collecting because it will be your last. No I will not answer questions or go into detail. I am the original leaker. Get a gun if you don’t already have one. Good fucking luck.
>>11937612>I am the original leaker.Oho, sasuga.
>>11937458so they can do this?
>>11937612Based and vague pilled
>>11937590Not what I meant but you do you, sis.>>11937612Yes, your trollness, loud and clear.
>>11937612Ok sister. You've been saying this for years at this point. If it makes you feel any better I'm in the process of building a new SBR right now. My FFL buddy should get my optic for it this week. Just waiting for my Christmas bonus next month to grab a can for it. I'm currently debating between the tired and true SOCOM556 RC2, maybe the RC3. I just shot the HUXWRX Flow556 this weekend though and really dug that. What do you think? The new build is a MK18 btw.
>>11937620You remind me of the people that complain when thigh swivels don't have 360 degree rotation.
>>11937524>gunn is out>grim
stockholm syndrome if it were an ip.
>>11937620what happened to his gloves? mine are way darker
>>11937692#Supershit
So how long till we get a mattel DC fig of Jesus of Nazareth?
>>11937720Alt hands were different colors maybe? Not sure, but i remember the extra hands being reused from another set instead of being dark Batman colors.It's been like 50 years since i last touched him.>>11937661I agree that after a certain point the range of motion doesn't matter, but if we're going to extremes, i don't think anything is as extremely articulated as Microman. Well, aside from some robots that used to get posted here, but Microsman is the only human looking figures that get that extreme range of motion.
Guess who’s back after MOT if it flops. DC studios is willing to keep Corenswet if they can save it in post and it preforms BUT they are willing to give Henry a shit ton of money and creative control.
They’d also completely abandon a shared universe in the sense of phases and needing to see individual movies. Team ups and even justice league films could all take place in the same universe but be stand alone. Only individual franchises would require you to watch the previous one. Example you would need to watch Batman 1 before 2 but you could watch justice league 1 without needing to watch anything else.
We’re in for kino boys. Can’t wait for them to fix the suit. Personally I hope they keep the kingdom come hybrid emblem. I wonder if this will fuck up Mattels live action releases planned for MOT since it’s going to get completely reworked and characters that get cut might already have figures on the line.
I love hush
>>11937760Fake news
>>11937767Mafex is still the best
>>11937770People’s heads are going to explode if what I’m personally hearing from an insider is true. There’s a reason Snyder has been posting cryptic shit for months now. He wouldn’t be in charge of anything but he would co director on productions mainly handling cinematography
>>11937767McFart - Mezco - Mafex - Blokees - ??
>>11937794That’s Gong Studio, not Mezco.
>>11937723
punk flopper
>>119377676 nails in the coffin!
>Snyder is back puke
>>11937794>McFart - Mezco - Mafex - Blokees - ??That's not Blokees, that figure is like 20 years old, it's Mattel. The little one is McFarlane.
>>11937524>gunn is out>kicked by skydance>read skydance CEO's early life sectionthey were 100% pissed about Boravia lmao. they didnt even cite the failure of Lanterns when giving reasons to kick Gunn out lol.
>>11937789>if what I’m personally hearing from an insiderYou really should do something else with your life if you think anyone is going to give you validation for telling total lies.
>>11937890I believe it
>>11937906It was a different era then. Aside from Spider-Man and Doomsday upcoming, they just aren't doing so well. I still don't know what happened with Aquaman 1.
Insider here, Mattel is apparently shitting their pants after the news. They spent a lot of money to resecure the DC license and are now very concerned if they'll get any sales at all.
movie line figs have been peg warmers for decades now
>>11937943No they’re not worrying at all and that’ll be apparent on January 1st when you see the spread.
>>11937906
>>11937943We're not likely seeing another hard reboot, we'll probably keep all these characters around, so movie figures are fine. Comic figures will be fine as always, especially because (as much as some might not like it) Absolute has shaken up DC Comics and has made them more successful than in a long time.
>>11937981kids dont read comics
>>11937984They don't buy action figures either
>>11937978Brutal
>>11937978Weird to use the worldwide totals except for Clayface, which also isn't done it's run. $109,060,568
>>11937760I’ll bite. News outlets are starting to report the Corenswet aspect of this post now.
>>11938009>we get a soft reboot >it’s of the snyderverse My sides have exploded like krypton
It’ll never cease to amaze me that we actually have people with inside knowledge that post here but I guess it shouldn’t be that surprising when they’re probably oldfags or aged up newfags with real jobs now. We really all here forever.
>>11938011Oh come on, without proof it’s just an elaborate larp. There’s nothing to prove they’re actual insiders.
>>11938016In this case anon made that post a day before any news site. The overlap is way too close to have just been a larp. I checked it out yesterday and nobody was saying that shit now it’s everywhere.
>>11938010
>>11937524>all the retards who think this means Snyder is coming backThey're going to reboot again, but now it's going to be the absolute blandedt shit you've ever seen
>>11938009>News outlets
>>11938184>Wheadon is available? He made Avengers!!Replace Snyder, kill Justice League and the DCEU>Years pass>Guy who was kind of a part of MCU Phase 1 is available!?Replace Gunn, ???
>>11938184MCU Phase 1 was good unlike whatever Gunn was doing.
They're selling the whole IP to whoever. I'll take Disney at this point because they have a monopoly on Lego shit.
Why wasn’t Superman more successful? That was a good movie. Way better than the spider man garbage that made two billion.
>>11938288Spider-Man is just comfort food for normal people at this point. Superman has been aloof from the average moviegoer since the Reeve movies
>>11938288> Why wasn’t Superman more successful? That was a good movie.No. >Way better than the spider man garbage that made two billionNo.
>>11938274No.
>>11936458>beforeor after.That paint application would cost +120usd these days.
>>11938343it doesn't.McFarlane's Medieval Knight from the other year is as complexly painted and most of the cost comes in the super fancy box, the tons of extras (Weapons, heads) and just being more articulated+larger than figures from that time.So something complexly painted with modern engineering should cost less than the $60 this thing cost if you take away most of the accessories and excess packaging
>>11938288Are you the Gunn shill who keeps spamming on /co/?
>>11938382That was a special Todd subsidized project where he took liberties on the profits to lower the price. If you look at the average elite edition figures they aren't half as well painted.
>>11938484Well yes the average elite edition is a ripoff.
tiny azrael
>>11938484point still stands that it costs a whole lot less to have paint jobs like that today, whether you want to pretend its subsidized or not.So whoever is chargijng $100+ is just ripping you off.And you're kidding yourself if you say it's half the apps for the average, because you're probably going to cherrypick some clothed figure that wouldn't need washes and dry brushing.So the face and clothes are clean, this satan and the wings appropiately get the detailed paint that they should get
>>11936125What's the best Peacemaker figure ?
Thuu og s is what it about
>>11938628are you ok
>>11938624Right now probably the Mafex. If you're ok with non live action and you like the look of it then the AY. If you want a cheaper option, it seems like Mattel has at least 2 coming, the one in the silly soft goods shirt, and then a classic one.
>>11938628Sorry to hear about your stroke doodlefag
>>11938628If only you could afford to buy these figures, then you could take a picture of them together on your desk.
>>11938645>>11938650:/
>>11938628Damn I think I like Superman’s sculpt being softer than Batman.
>>11938658Heh
>>11938628thuug you
>MoT is going to be shelved and be used as a tax write off.It's over GunnSisters
>>11938700I hope we still get the figures if they actually do shelve it
>>11938700No chance of that.
>>11938700
>>11938714I guess you haven't seen the latest rumors?
>>1193871450/50 actually
Curse you, Rock!!!!!!
>>11938718>>11938720It's at most getting reshoots, it's not being canned.
>>11938628
$25 standard $27 build a figure
>>11938823Idk about that. That 2-pack is 54, which would imply two 27 dollar figures (assuming these are right). Infinite sounds like Premier stuff, idk if there was a rebrand or something, but "World's Finest" assortment maybe is a "best of" wave type thing? Like going straight into the JL?
>>11938621Micro playsets were the shit. I remember I had a giant Batman head one.
>>11938853Infinite and dc finest are wave names of legacy figures
>>11938935"Infinite Collection" admittedly doesn't sound like a wave name, but it could be a movie sub-line name, maybe. "World's Finest" I can see as being the WWE equivalent of their "Greatist Hits" sub-line for the really popular wrestlers/characters that they want in constant circulation.
>>11938621i don't remember these at all. i had plenty of mighty max and tiny marvel sets and more but never this. gotta find it
Comes from an Instagram leaker>Ultimate Killing Joke Batman (leaked)>Ultimate Killing Joke Joker (leaked)>Ultimate (Hush?) Harley Quinn>Ultimate (Hush?) Killer Croc
(leaked) means photos of the figure were leaked.>Ultimate DCU Superman (leaked)>Ultimate DCU Peacemaker
>Legacy 2 pack DCU Superman and Ultraman>Legacy 2 pack DCU Supergirl and Lobo
There will be platinum/chase variants of figures from the BAF wave. The Absolute Catwoman (faceless?) and Earth 2 Superman were the chase variants from the first leak.>Legacy DCU Superman>Legacy DCU Guy Gardner>Legacy DCU Hawkgirl>Legacy DCU Lex Luthor/ Platinum (prison?) Lex Luthor>Legacy BAF DCU Mr. Handsome
Last one>Legacy DCU Peacemaker in Earth X (leaked)>Legacy DCU Judomaster>Legacy DCU Bloodsport>Legacy DCU Vigilante/ Platinum Vigilante>Legacy BAF DCU Naked Peacemaker
>>11939144shit>>11939142shit>>11939139shit>>11939137meh. I'm afraid of how their harley will look.
>>11939144>>11939147These won't happen now. WB kinda fucked Mattel.
>>11939139>>11939142>>11939144>>11939147This is good. Clears out the Gunn shit off top.
>>11939151They’re already made. I swear to god half of you are legitimately retarded and think action figures are made on a whim.
>>11939144The Lex’s seem cool for the bodies but the rest are trash.
>>11938813If these are figures based off of moras art then that is all I will collect from Mattel.
Todd's gonna bake us a steak with the final dc wave.
>>11938813No one cares
>>11939144You know how I can tell this is fake? Because Platinum is something Todd came up with. Mattel cannot use it. Better luck next time. Research more.
>>11939328It’s a term the leaker is using to describe the chase in relation to what we are familiar with. Brown people shouldn’t be allowed online.
the gunn jammed
the fart sharted
>>11939355Anyone using the term platinum to mean chase for anything but mcfarts has a room temperature IQ and isn't detail-oriented.
>>11938812What is "Infinite"? A pricing tier, or a line of comics like "Absolute"?
>>11938813Is this the Mongul BAF assortment? (also 5 figures IIRC) and the pricing is only about $2 different from "Infinite" whatever those entail?
>>11939142>>11939144>>11939147Ollie's Bargain Waves
>>11939517I'm thinking the movie sub-line.>>11939520I earlier guessed a "best of" type wave. Anon saying without the BAF piece could be right. Maybe some extra accessories in exchange. The Mongul BAF was comprised of 4 figures, and so was Absolute's. The 5th figure in both waves were a variant, for Mongul it was Earth 2 Supes and for Absolute it was Catwoman with her submachinegun.
If Mattel has chases I'm dropping the line before it begins. Chases are demonic.
>>11939525they do chases in their wwe line right now
>>11939529It's over
>>11939323The Clark Kent doll is listed on McFarlane's site as the final DC Multiverse figure, but that could just mean the final Elite figure because the Absolute wave still has to go up for preorder. I'm down for buying another Todd Superman if he does like an iconic Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, or Steve Rude version.A wave with a literal who like Phantom Lady seems unlikely, but would be absolutely based and I'd chase after anyone who talks shit about Todd here with a baseball bat wrapped in Spawn chains.
>>11939524>for Mongul it was Earth 2 SupesDon't tell me that black suit Superman is the regular version and the traditional blue is going to be a chase? I haven't seen anything conclusive and figured IF there were a chase it'd be the other way around.I LOATHE Mattel, and abandoned them after their Digital River horseshit. I'm actually prepared to come back (somewhat) and just upgrade some, but not all, of the DCUC figures. I like their Mongul BAF, but I don't NEED him. I already plan on not getting roped in to their SDCC and online exclusive shenanigans (I remember the Gleek fiasco and the oversized Swamp Thing)I'm willing to dip my toes back in, I already see how bad Mattel treats its MOTU fans. But if they fuck around with the very first wave by bait-and-switching Superman? Bruh. It's over before it started. For me, Superman was the biggest letdown in DCUC and the one I most want to upgrade. I know they'll eventually do a basic version of classic Supes, but if I start Mattel by skipping the Mongul wave, I'll skip far more than I buy in to. That Mongul BAF light blue Superman looks really nice.
>>11939533Stop acting like such a theater kid you fucking queen.
>>11939533I checked mcfarlane.com but i don't see anywhere there saying Clark is the last dcmv figure
>>11939533Nobody cares.
>>11939510Suck start a Gunn
You’re all whiny faggots.
>>11939544Watch out, he'll ban you for disagreeing with him!
This talk of chases is putting me off to Mattel. Didn't they look at McFarlane and see how pissed people were about platinums? Why repeat the same mistake? Hasbro doesn't do this on any line of theirs I collect or know of.
>>11939606who gives a fuck about chases, the future of DC is doomed and will probably be sold off to the saudis in the next 5 years. ITS OVER!!!!!
>>11939608What exactly would that mean for toys if they bought DC? Probably little to nothing.
>>11939608He thinks Saudi Arabia is going to exist in 5 years
>>11939606First off we have screenshots of listings that may or may not be real, leaks without any basis at this time, and you're getting upset. At least wait until their Jan 1 presentation to be upset.
>>11939625They never say anything negative in the presentations. Like Hasbro raises prices and doesn't even say they are doing so in the livestreams.
>>11939628Chase figures aren't a "negative". Just look at how Todd would flaunt them. WWE figures have "chases", though those are more like variants. I'm guessing that DC ones will be a part of the case assortments, for example 1 BAF Catwoman, 1 non-BAF Catwoman per case, then 2 of everyone else (more likely 3 Abs Bats, at least in some cases). But anyways, since this will be the first showcase, they're definitely going to be talking about the price, and if they're actually 25 and 27, which beats Hasbro prices, they'll definitely be flaunting it.
>>11939702>Chase figures aren't a "negative".>Not getting the figure you want when you order it isn't a negativeGet out
>>11939713If you could read you'd have seen variant with the implication of it being a separate sku. My point is that it's too early to assume anything, but I just wanted to make sure you knew very clearly that the corporation wouldn't see it that way and would definitely talk about it, since you thought they would hide that info.
>>11939544Oh huh, yeah they changed it.>>11939625That retard dumps screenshots from facebook then samefags about being angry at the supposed leaks all the time. After a while you start to just filter it out. The banal whining always sounds like a baby crying.
>>11939738You don't preorder chases or they wouldn't be "chases," they'd be regular figures. You won't be able to get those chases without either paying ridiculous prices or hunting, and both are retarded.
>>11939743>Oh huh, yeah they changed it.So that means there is still hope.
>>11936125>-McFarlane Toys was bought by private equity (you know what that means)I dont actually, can someone gimme a QRD of why thats a bad thing?
>>11939799>chaseWe don't even know if this is factual yet. Unless you're talking about the concept of chase figures, then yes, I agree it's stupid. And if stores are aware of things, they'll sometimes list them separately at a markup, which yes, is also dumb.
>>11939804because tru and kb were bought by bain and that's the only private equity company people ever heard ofthat's it.
>>11939804Because at best private equity are useless eaters who sit on top of the company and siphon off obscene amounts of money while contributing nothing. The customer gets increased prices and/or worse quality products. Then at worst private equity are just looking for a company to slap debt from other holdings on or looking to liquidate the business' assets.
>>11939840Private equity has ruined more companies than just TRU and KB anon. I'm beginning to think that Bain Capitol is YOUR only exposure to private equity.
>>11940023>privately owned companies have ruined more companies than...>publically owned companies have ruined more companies than...we've been through this, hence the other retard in this thread ignoring everything he was originally arguing, and then needing to move his goalposts and start another argument
>>11940039>Defending private equityCringe and boomerpilled.
Thuu og s
>>11940236Minus John those look decent together.
Just found this on X. First time I’ve seen some do this. Maybe they were specifically asked not to.
>>11940324Why is the Mafex Superman such a bitch?
>>11939151>WB kinda fucked Mattel.Bro the fucking CEO of Mattel Ynon Kreiz is the faggot that's in all the pictures with David Ellison, both faggots running WB and Mattel coordinated everything together including firing Gunn
>>11940354lol, lmao even
When does Arisia ship from MTS, I need it to ship so I can earn enough points to redeem a $20 coupon I was planning to buy Clark Kent with it but that shit sold out so I might buy Star Saphire instead.
>>11940357Theres a reason Star Sapphire hasn't sold out yet. You can see it with your eyes.
>>11940451Heh
>>11940328But that's not James Gunn's Superman.
