McFarlane DC Multiverse

Longer form interview with Todd, he covers the line ending at the END of 2026 and why Nicholson's rights are a a minefield (you can tell he doesn't want to just say "I've already been sued once for millions guys"). But I'm heartened to hear that he mentioned just asking the Nicholson organization directly being an option. I think if anyone could do it, it's the guy who pays millions just to get a baseball to get noticed by MLB to sell toys of their players.

 
AceofKnaves said:
Ultimately, all the “inside baseball” just doesn’t matter much to me.
Someone is making cool DC toys?
I’m probably gonna buy them.
I’ve got no interest in “rooting for a team” in terms of who makes them: just the product itself.
Then again, I’m also not really interested in “finishing” a collection: I sincerely hope I am buying new Batman toys for the rest of my life.
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I’m certain that at some level, this will be achievable for you. At least I hope it is.

Believe it or not, I’m not interested in finishing a line either. When I finish, I lose interest. So I want something stable and ongoing. In my view, the DCU as a whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It’s not rooting for a team so much as a desire for consistency. Changing vendors every few years doesn’t get us there. Marvel Legends has produced one line through two vendors over 25 years.

Switching back to Mattel and throwing Todd out is another restart. Which in some ways is kind of ironic considering how many times DC Comics has rebooted.

As I said, I’m sure Batman toys will be around in 20 years. But will the JSA have toys too? Will someone make another Captain Carrot? Or another Black Condor? Doubtful.

C’mon Primal Force (not kidding)!!!
 
Guardian shipped from Wal Mart/MTS. Point of origin is North Las Vegas where I believe Todd’s warehouse is located. Wonder Woman/Godzilla has also shipped. Should be here tomorrow. And I love Dr. Mid-Nite who arrived today.
 
Add me in the column of people who ordered the BR bundle at MTS and it hasn't shipped yet.

As for Mattel vs Todd, I'm always down for something cool. But I absolutely won't be following Mattel much if they switch the scale back to 6". I don't have any issue with that scale, and in fact I own many figures from other lines in that scale...but I just have so much DC stuff already in Todd's 7" scale that I don't see the need in collecting a new line. I'm not someone who would get rid of my McFarlane stuff just because there's a new line that is out, so if Mattel goes back to 6" then I'll probably just spend my time filling in holes from McF that I don't already have (as well as branching out into other things).

Obviously, if something really cool was released for Batman or Superman, I'd probably grab it...I mean, I'm not a monster lol But as for doing teams and sets and all that, nah. I don't personally have interest in it.
 
I'm in a similar boat- I'm planning on offloading a bunch of old McFarlane DC figs, but mostly the ones I bought on a whim or back when the line started to support it. I'm still keeping plenty, and happy to. For all my frustrations and shit that I give Todd, he does make good figures more often than not, and I'm happy to have them on my shelf.

Much as I love Mattel, and hope they make good product, there's definitely things I don't see them doing as well as McFarlane. Some things they'll probably do better, but it's a give and take. Really, it's all gonna come down to look and feel for me. As with McFarlane, it'll be a case-by-case basis; is it a character I love? Is it a good representation of said character? Is it a decent value for what you get? Etc. etc. I don't need stupendous articulation or a sea of accessories with every figure. Would it be nice? Sure; especially as far as accessories are concerned- I certainly like having the option to use them, but if I'm being honest with myself, most of the accessories either go unused and sit in a bag, or get holstered on the figure if possible to add to the overall look.

I, like many others, am gonna be collecting until the day I die, especially Batman related things. If we're getting down to brass tacks, as long as the product itself brings me joy, I don't really care about articulation or accessories or whatever, no matter how much I may convince myself I do. Some of the old glorified statues bring me just as much joy as the hyper-articulated offerings. So will I get every single one of Mattel's offerings? Of course not, just like I didn't get every one of McFarlane's, or Mattel's before that. I'll pick and choose, and as long as there's still passion and love put into the product, I'm sure I'll happily keep supporting. At this point, it's mostly just curiosity to see how they'll look, what prior ideas they'll implement, and how they'll stand on their own.


Anywho. Was nice to watch the full NYCC interview above. Regarding Nicholson Joker, at least Todd seems aware of both his restrictions and his options. If nothing else, he does seem the kind of guy who's willing to just go knock on Nicholson's team's door and ask for the rights. They've obviously approved figures before, so it's not out of the question. I hadn't even thought of him doing something like what he did for the 66 Batgirl, and doing Nicholson-esque rather than a straight likeness. Not sure how I'd feel if we got something that looks like him but isn't him. I'll have to think about it.
 
Atomic Knight said:
As I said, I’m sure Batman toys will be around in 20 years. But will the JSA have toys too? Will someone make another Captain Carrot? Or another Black Condor? Doubtful.
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I mean... Mattel did make an entire shelf of JSA figures previously, so its definitely possible.

And you say stuff like 'will someone make another Black Condor.. maybe not but Mattel gave us Chemo and Validus, Giganta and the Doom Patrol and freaking B'wana Beat...

Its not like Mattel is entirely obscure character averse... or at leat weren't in the past.

Todd definitely did some characters Mattel never will, but maybe Mattel will do Black Canary?
 
I'm waiting to make any decisions about my DC collecting until after we see what Mattel's plans are. As it stands I have at least one version of every character every made each by any of DC Direct / DC Collectibles, Mattel and McFarlane. I'll almost at least certainly buy any new characters that Mattel makes but am going to wait before making any decisions about purging anything for now. I purged some DCD stuff when Mattel first announced DCUC and some of that I now wish that I'd held onto, so I don't want to make that mistake again.
 
For a second I thought Cheetah had thigh articulation! Then I realized for some reason she's wearing boots instead of her unitard. That is an UTTER TRASH decision. Oh, and she's got the long glove cuffs as well.

WHHHHYYYY???

Saw Mullet Supes last night at Target. The blue was pretty but then - mullet.
 
Schizm said:
For a second I thought Cheetah had thigh articulation! Then I realized for some reason she's wearing boots instead of her unitard. That is an UTTER TRASH decision. Oh, and she's got the long glove cuffs as well.

WHHHHYYYY???
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Because cheap, lazy reuse. It's the Catwoman buck (again), right?
 
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