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I’m having the same issue. Walking out with one $30 figure doesn’t seem to bother me much, but the thought of walking out with two for $60 makes me very uncomfortable. In some respects, it’s been a blessing in disguise as I need to start downsizing my collection anyway, but I still miss the...

This is one of the few aspects of collecting I’ve managed to get under control and keep under control. Even when I tell myself ahead of time that I’m going to play the long game, I rarely, if ever, follow through when the opportunity presents itself. That’s not to say that I don’t miss...

I agree. Selling things off is not only therapeutic for the collector in you, but it also has real world benefits. I netted over $7k USD selling off figures in 2024 and paid my car off early. I took this year off due to U.S. tax laws, but my goal next year is to net enough to have new...

I’ve been tired of it for the better part of this year. I could write several paragraphs as to why that is, but I think I can sum it up with one word: Oversaturation

Yeah, I prefer to spread the wealth as well. Otherwise, it starts to feel more like receiving in inventory than an experience that you’ve really been looking forward to.

I have Rachel and Beast sitting in my Pile of Loot, but I seem to be in no hurry to have them shipped. Maybe it’s the deluge of figures that have been hitting lately from Amazon including Punisher/Nick Fury (two days ago), Black Bolt/Triton (Fri), and Medusa/Gorgon (next Tues).

This encapsulates what I’m hoping for from Mattel. When a character I’m interested in is announced or leaked, I want to be fairly confident that the figure will fall within a certain range of acceptability. With McFarlane, when a character I’m interested in is announced or leaked, it could...

I saw a full video review and a few shorts of Dr. Midnite in hand and cancelled my preorder with BBTS. I realize I may be contradicting my earlier post about needing to have the figures in hand before passing final judgment, but the top of the belt not being painted is a one of my personal...

I just want someone who won’t give Cheetah Knightfall Catwoman’s arms and legs with sculpted gloves and boots because they can’t afford to (or simply refuse to) tool a blank buck. That’s it in a nutshell for me. I don’t care who makes the toys. Just don’t give us lazy customs, because even...

I received the purple and yellow Barbara Gordon Batgirl yesterday. I was really looking forward to that one, but I don’t think it will make the cut when I pare down my McFarlane DC Multiverse collection next year. There’s nothing specifically “wrong” with the figure. It just looks kinda...

Action Comics 1000 Superman was the last figure I wanted from McFarlane. I kid, I kid. What I would really love is an Hourman do over. It seems highly unlikely, but seeing Red Tornado and the Spectre get redos gives me a sliver of hope.

2027 is going to be a tough sell for me. I don’t know how interested I’m going to be in starting yet another DC line at 60. I need to see something I haven’t already seen at least half a dozen times before to get me on board. Something like a Levitz/Geffen era female Legionnaire for...

I had to pass on Cheetah. Inappropriate reuse of base bodies are my pet peeve with this line, but at least with something like Mirror Master on the Silver Bullets body, I can pass off the sculpted detail on the sides of the arms and legs as “artistic interpretation”. I can’t do that with...

I doubt I would buy Maximus if he were released, so for me, the Inhumans are complete. I’m just not all that steeped in the lore. Most of my exposure to the Inhumans growing up, outside of Crystal, was as guest stars in other books.

Big Barda.

Got the phygital Red Tornado from Wal -Mart this afternoon. The only real criticism I have is that the blue fabric at the top of the back of the collar wasn’t cut very straight. I’ll have to clean up the edge with a sharp pair of scissors when I’m in the mood. Only the red edges of the...

Let’s just make this clear to Hasbro once and for all. If the character had a 1974 7-11 Slurpee Cup or a 1974/1975 Marvel Comic Book Heroes sticker, they need a corresponding and/or updated Marvel Legend. That includes Bronze Age versions of: Falcon Sub-Mariner Valkyrie Night/Ghost/Phantom...

I’m not sure my sanity will survive another fourteen months of McFarlane DC Multiverse figures. I look at my beloved Stephanie Brown Batgirl and I want to cheer. I think of how many more characters remaining on my want list will be ruined by inappropriate reuse of the Speeding Bullets, Jon...

When Ryan Ting was on the 3POA podcast recently (after he had been laid off by Hasbro), he mentioned that one of the biggest challenges with finding spots for team builders and fan demanded characters was the decline of BAF waves. That’s what I miss about them. Off the top of my head, I’d say...

I still stand by what I said earlier about Mattel ultimately being screwed regardless of what scale they go with, but if they go 7”, they’re probably DOA. They have to appeal to the “Never McFarlane” contingent out of the gate and then work on winning over the McFarlane faithful (which I...

Mattel can’t win. No matter what scale they choose, it’s going to cost them business. If was them, I would take the Spin Master side of the license and stick Todd with the adult collectors, and I chose the word “stick” very deliberately. IMHO, mass market adult collector lines from...

Todd probably has a sign on his desk that says “The New Bucks Stop Here”.

I’m seeing $57.99 for the Black Bolt/Triton MSRP and $62.99 for the Medusa/Gorgon MSRP after doing a quick Google search. I’m guessing the extra $5 is primarily related to Gorgon’s size. I have mixed feelings. I had decided I wouldn’t pay more than $59.99 each, but they average out to that...

My only real complaint when it comes to character selection is things like giving us Songbird, Citizen V, and Mach 1 from the original Thunderbolts and then basically quitting on the team. Or giving us obscure versions of Namorita and Justice instead of the classic versions needed to complete...

Sandman is sneaky good. At first, I was a little disappointed that he wasn’t in his classic JSA duds, but if I’m being honest, this look is so much better. I did scan through the mini-series this look is based on, and fire reflected in the goggles is accurate to the source material and a...