Super 7 Ultimates Thread

Fletch said:
Other takeaways include a more or less official nail in the coffin of Dungeons & Dragons, and an insane argument that Universal Monsters would win in a fight with G.I.Joe.

For D&D, I maintain that showing Wave 2 would have helped sales of Wave 1, but now I'm also pushing back on the idea that interest in the line can only be gaged by interest in that big vinyl Tiamat. Going only off of my own high interest level in seeing the figure line continue vs. my total lack of interest in a big, vinyl Tiamat, I feel like he's wildly off-base again.
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Yeah, that was a pretty absurd statement to make: The articulated line of action figures based on D&D is dependent on its fans buying a $300 vinyl dragon. I think he already confirmed in a prior interview they have other waves mocked up. If they want to do the rest of the kids put them up for preorder and see what happens. If not enough people preorder, then don't make them. If he really thought a wave 2 was possible then they would do just that, but I bet they know it wouldn't do big enough numbers to warrant going into production. Plus, they're now going to be $65 in all likelihood so that makes it even harder to get people to bite. Which means he's just trying to get people to buy his big, expensive, vinyl dragon. Which, for the record, I think looks fine and it's probably the type of release Super7 does best, but we're talking about two pretty distinct customer bases. It would be like Mondo saying "We're not going to go through with the 1/6 scale TMNT line unless people really buy-out the soft vinyl TMNT we've done." It's asinine.
 
Fletch said:
Given how NECA abruptly stopped making theirs, you're pertinent right.

I don't know why, though. 80s cartoons, retro toys, AND D&D are all having a moment. These guys should be hot.
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I mean, I don't think NECA never explicitly SAID their 4 figures and vintage repaints were going to be the start of something more. I thought someone said at one of the cons, or interviews it was implied they did the modern update versions first, because they planned on the updated vintage toy looks when they went after the license.
 
My Ross had the D&D Arrow guy in it. Don't even know his name which is why I left it, but thought I should let you guys know to check your Ross if interested.
 
SalemCrow said:
I mean, I don't think NECA never explicitly SAID their 4 figures and vintage repaints were going to be the start of something more.
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I probably over-trusted some platitudes in a Veebs interview. Pretty sure the designer talked about other, upcoming characters, though.
 
I think it’s reasonable to assume had the NECA figures sold well there would be more. There were plenty more characters they could have turned to.
 
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