Funny enough, Ronald from Reddit just heard from his source that these figures' elbows can barely hit 90 degrees, even with the double joint, because they were designed so poorly.
This is quite literally the least surprising thing I have read or heard in all of 2025 thus far.
And it would surprise me even less if this was a form of self-sabotage because Brian cannot fucking handle the idea that HIS way might have been wrong, so he's gotta make sure these figures aren't 'better' than the stuff that was being done the way he wanted.
Ah yes. Those 45-minute interviews we've all come to know and love. Or the S7CJ (Super 7 Circle Jerk) as I've come to call it.
I love Veebs and I've always really tried to give him the benefit of the doubt on that, but I still just don't understand the point of it.
I understand that you want to play nice to continue to have access, right? I get that. But if that access only ever gets you the circle jerk, then why does the access matter? I, personally, would never have any interest in having the access to interview anyone if I was never going to be allowed to ask real questions and get real answers. That's just a waste of everyone's time. And I don't understand why we need a 45 minute commercial for Super7, which is all it is when he's not willing to answer any legitimate questions and respond to legitimate problems.
Yeah, Super 7 prices are already high. What are they, $65 an Ultimate now going off that Wave 2 of 2000's TMNT? It always felt like they asked a bit too much for their products. They are a smaller company though, producing less quantities, and paying licensing fees. So, I always tried to think that and give them a little understanding. But still. They still seemed priced high. Especially given some of the QC issues and overall quality of the figures.
And the thing is, I really think all this Tariff stuff will be worked out. Historically, it's just a negotiating tool and deals are made. But prices were and are going to go up a little anyways just due to costs of labor and material even if everyone made the best tariff deals possible between one another.
Not to pick on you, SC, but I do want to push back on two things here just a little. Tariffs are not 'just a negotiating tool.' The whole 'deals are gonna be made' thing is Republican spin. This is not how tariffs are supposed to be implemented and statements like yours, and I don't think you intended it this way, do nothing but normalize really abnormal, psychotic, and dangerous behaviour. Also, I think it's naive to say it'll all be worked out when the ramifications of the world's lack of trust in the USA will not be fixed for years, perhaps ever, even after the tariffs are 'worked out.'
Also, I fucking hate the excuse that Super7 is a smaller company. They're not. Super7 has entire walls of product at Toys R' Us, and is carried en masse by every online toy retailer and MOST brick-and-mortor toy/comic shops on the US, Canada, parts of Europe, and parts of Asia. Super7 LOVES to put on the facade of being the little engine that could, but they effectively have the same footprint as someone like NECA.
Nor are they producing small quantities of product. Like I said, these things are carried everywhere. While the production runs are certainly smaller than Marvel Legends or WWE figures, I'd argue they're comparable to a lot of other retail lines like Jada's Street Fighter. I'd be willing to bet that the average production run of TMNT Ultimates is similar to the average production run of a single Marvel Legends Target exclusive. Like I said, these things are -everywhere-.
Super7 intentionally fosters this idea that they're the little fish trying to survive among the sharks. It's bullshit purpose-designed to guilt/trick you into overpaying for everything.
What will likely end up happening is Super7 will just stop doing Ultimates and stick with Japanese inspired tchochkes. Brian never really wanted to go into that realm, anyway. His bread and butter is the vinyls and stuff, but he knew actual figures would be where the money was.
Depends really all on what his new masters want to do. Y'know, the ones he claims don't exist and he's still definitely, TOTALLY still in charge.
I've been banging the 'Brian hates modern action figures' drum for years. I really don't think people get how much he doesn't want to make articulated, modern-style action figures and how much he doesn't even like them. I'd be surprised if his QC of factory samples even includes taking the figures out of the box.
And as for future Ultimates... I can't imagine them continuing for long if the price climbs too much more... but I'd be tempted to stick around for a handful of properties - Tiger Sharks, Blackstar, Thundarr, Herculoids, Mighty Mightorr - if they kept cranking out Ultimates of those properties I'd stick around as long as they could keep going...
But I'd be even happier if they pivoted more to the Deluxe model, with fewer accessories and more basic packaging at a lower price point.
I get why people pile on the shilling Brian does...and I'm no apologist for the many, many missteps Super7 has taken with numerous Ultimates properties.
But I still really like the various Thundercats, Silverhawks, and Conan Ultimates I have and so would welcome more.
I think both things can be true. I mean, I like some Super7 products myself. At least well enough. Rocker Leo is one of my favorite figures, and they actually did a pretty legitimately good job on him. I just wish ALL of their figures turned out like that, when in reality most don't. I think, as we've discussed before, that's why I actually get so mad. It's very easy to dismiss a company that just makes trash. Like Funko POPs or whatever. It's so much more frustrating and, in fact, enraging to see a company that consistently can get so close to making something good and just constantly fail to do so with laziness, stupidity, and bafflingly moronic decisions.
To me, if things continue as they are in the world (not just tariffs, but the economy in general), the only thing that will save Super7 is if Brian is silenced and the greed is stunted. They need to find a product somewhere between the regular Ultimates and Deluxe figures, and they need to come up with a better price. Even if the general public never gets wise to their 'small company' bullshit lie, it won't matter if no one can afford their stuff. But I don't think people are super excited to pay huge prices for a poorly-engineered figure with two accessories, either. They need to focus on quality and value. I'm just not convinced Super7, under Brian Flynn, can do that.
Or wants to.
