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On this show, one of the hosts, Jesse James, based on his experience in the corporate world and as a comic shop owner, guesses that the closing of DST is just a renaming process to put everything under Ad Populum's control. He makes his brief comments at 5-10 minutes into the show. Since I so...

Do you know the difference between GG Ltd and GG Studio? I just learned they were two separate companies, and GG Studio was not under DST. The product description for the Muppet figures says sculpted by GG Studio. If the figures were sculpted by GG Studio (and not GG Ltd), I think that gives a...

I'm also struggling to see the value for Ad Populum of closing DST and not utilizing any of the licenses. I guess we'll learn more of their plans as time goes on. I've read that Ad Populum just wanted to close a NECA competitor and has no interest in the DST licenses or products. It seem like...

I'm so bummed about this! I feel terrible for Zach and all the employees. I hope they all find new opportunities quickly. No time is good to get laid off, but now seems like a particularly tough time for folks in that industry. Good luck to them! I was really looking forward to many of the...

I just saw this article saying the same. I'm shocked and sad. Good luck to all the affected employees! This sucks. I feel terrible for all the employees affected and wish them luck in finding new employment. I assume this means no new DST products are coming out. What's the business value for...

Ad Populum is NECA's parent company.

Damn. That sucks! Why would Ad Populum pay millions of dollars to purchase Diamond Comic Distributors and DST only to immediately shut both down?

On Instagram, Zach Oat posted that he is no longer with DST. He has been so great sharing info back and forth between fans and DST. I wish him the best in finding his next opportunity. Hopefully his book sales are high. I certainly am enjoying it. Given Zach's prominence with DST, I wondered...

I just saw your Instagram post. I'm so sorry, Zach. I hope you have quick success in finding your next opportunity. Thank you for all you've contributed to the DST discussions here and on other forums. I really appreciated you sharing as openly as you did. Thanks also for helping to get fan...

Thank you and thanks @Justice! I've got him ordered.

Where are y'all seeing Count available? Did I miss him again?

Awesome! Thanks for letting us know! Unfortunately, it showed up as Sold Out a little before and after 9am EDT for me on the Haulathon website and unavailable on the Target App. Maybe it will become available later today?

I wish Blanka and Sagat would hit my PoL soon. I have a bunch of figures I'm waiting to ship once they arrive. Since those two figures have been at Target for a while, I assume the full production runs have been in the US long enough that they missed the tariffs, and the delay is due to the...

I forgot about their Mega Man line. I think Juhn said they are intentionally going slow with that line because they want to make sure sales are high enough before starting production of the next wave. That could just be a cover for them being at maximum production capacity, though. Either way...

I wonder how many figures Jada is currently capable of producing a year and if that will grow. By this time next year, I would love for them to finish their Street Fighter line (5? more figures), release at least 3 more food mascots (Fred and Barney plus one more), and start a Looney Toons line...

Someone on YouTube said they want Jada to make Looney Toon figures since their food mascot figures have turned out well so far. Like food mascots, collecting Looney Toon figures hadn't occurred to me. Now that it was suggested, I'm in! It turns out Jada has already made metal Looney Toon...

When was that? I think it was briefly available last Sunday, for like an hour. I don't know if it sold out that fast and won't be available again, or if it was up by mistake then. I assume it was a mistake, but maybe that was the only opportunity.

It looks like Count is not available on the Target site this week either. I've heard next week is the last week of Haulathon. Maybe it will be available next Friday. I'll be checking hourly every waking hour just to make sure. Supposedly, he will be available at other online retailers later, at...

Zach, awesome job on this book! My son and I had a lot of fun looking through it when it arrived last week. It is really interesting to read about how you created each shot and the thoughts behind them. Very cool book!

I really hope the line continues, too! I doubt Eowyn and the Witch King will be coming out any time soon though, given that the bankruptcy purchase isn't even finalized yet. Maybe they somehow went into production, but I doubt it. I'm guessing they'll be out this fall. I'd definitely all the...

Since Tony has been available at Target for a few weeks, I assume the shipment has been in the US before the tariffs kicked in. Is anyone else excited to have a cereal mascots figure collection? I wasn't initially planning to get any, but the idea of having a bunch of silly, colorful characters...

Does anyone have a guess how things will work out with Ad Populum soon owning NECA and Diamond Select Toys? Do people think they'll keep the companies separate or combine them? I assume they'll be some level of layoffs for DST and maybe NECA. Any guesses on how extensive? I'm fairly new to...

Popeye's hair is orange in the original Segar comics these figures are based on. I agree though, the hair makes his hat sit funny and fall off easily. They improved how hats attach in the most recent wave. I was not a big Popeye fan before these figures came out, but I've always liked the...

I hope it actually goes through! I was surprised the court approved it so quickly after the Alliance purchase fell through. I assume Alliance will continue to fight, since it seems like they are still interested in making the purchase. I read somewhere that the sale is supposed to be finalized...

Wow, the Diamond bankruptcy is really ugly. I feel so bad for all the employees. The debtors filed for the bankruptcy to change from ch. 11 to ch. 7 liquidation. Although, it seems like AENT is still open to purchasing them, even though they claim Diamond withheld information about Wizards of...