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For me, a lot of collecting is done at a subconscious level. Once I decide that I’m interested, I’ve made most of the decisions already. Scale, style, QC, engineering, accessories, and the like are the baked in part for me. The only conscious consideration for me is character selection. I want...

I tend to see both sides of this, but I would agree. There is a difference between Ambush Bug and Metal Duke Thomas. I have both. I hate the character of Ambush Bug, but I’m glad to have him as a world builder. I detest almost everything about him. But mostly I hate breaking the 4th wall. Can’t...

Fair enough. But let’s not pretend Mattel did a great job either. Out of over 300 figures made during the DCUC era, less than 50 females were made. They just made the “right” versions of the primary female characters up front.

I’m not gonna argue over what a “deep cut” is. Suffice it to say that we don’t agree on where to draw that particular line. But in my view, Mattel really only has a couple. J’emm and B’Wana Beast. The rest can fall under the umbrella of JLA, JSA, or the Titans. Members and associates. Even...

The problem with losing Todd is that we’re losing his vision. Yes, I understand that he’s an egomaniac and he makes things more difficult than it needs to be. He’s stuck in the 90’s collector paradigm. He favors scalpers over customers in some respects, and a host of reasons to not like him or...

Bought Gold Label Jim Gordon today from ebay. Not an outrageous price. Not sure why I did it either. I’m not much on civilians. But I got Steve Trevor so what the hell. Gonna start back checking and filling some holes as we wind down. I more or less already have the stuff I want from Todd. Just...

I do think Todd should take his swing at the Absolutes if at all possible. They would’ve been in the works since before the Mattel deal came about. All of these characters, including space-monkey Grodd, are all well within Todd’s scope of abilities.

Yeah, the Absolutes are a fun read. Wonder Woman especially. Batman is great. Superman leans a little too heavily on more abstract science fiction stuff than most casual comics readers are used to. It’s good, but hard sci-fi can be off putting. Flash and Green Lantern have good concepts, but not...

Wonder Woman/Godzilla goes up for preorder on 9/25/25. One down, one to go for that date. Doom on 9/23/25. The next Digital wave is 9/30/25 featuring Zero Hour Superman and Perez/Crisis Joker.

Agreed. It’s not just the line ending, it’s how up in the air everything seems to be. And not just Todd’s end of things.

Not soon. Todd waited until January 1st 2020 to show anything. And we don’t officially know when Mattel will actually take over the license. Seems like it’s up in the air. I’ve heard 1/1/26, 4/1/26, and 7/1/26 as start dates. 7/1/26 seems most likely as Todd is doing the Supergirl movie figures...

Maybe so. I prefer to think that some negotiations are ongoing. Guess we have to wait it out. Anybody see the pop-up promotion on MTS with Y1 Batman, Gordon, and a copy of the Batman Y1 graphic novel? By the time I saw the email, they were sold out. Batman Day promotion I assume.

Clearly, this is a very fluid situation. Much is this depends on what actually happens, not our utterly baseless speculation. Aceofknaves has a source that says don’t write Mattel off. Frankly, that’s good enough for now. Another unconfirmed source says Mattel’s opening salvo will be an Absolute...

I find it kinda difficult to believe that Mattel is just gonna pick up where they left off in 2019. Or even 2014. Doubtful they pick up where Todd leaves them. My impression is that Todd is going to go out guns blazing and bombs dropping leaving it all out on the field. Basically telling Mattel...

FWIW, I can practically promise you that whatever grudges you have against Todd, you will at some point develop different grudges against Mattel. Perhaps even some of the same ones. DC has had four toy master license changes since 2000. Plus DCD running parallel. Marvel has had one. With a far...

I’m very happy I didn’t have to participate today. Sounds awful. I usually buy from Todd if possible. I’ve got all my info stored at the site. I got the five I wanted from yesterday and the only thing that slowed me down was messing up my $20.00 coupon code which I mis-entered the first time...

Pro tip: If you’re buying from the McFarlane Toy Store, start checking about 10 of 12:00 and scroll down from the top a little bit. Sometimes the new stuff is not top of the page.

Duckmobile is 100 bucks. Making a difficult, expensive day even more so. Glad I’m not in for this live action stuff. Good luck fellas.

Image Comics may have been an option, but it would probably have to be an all in situation. There is a nominal “Image Universe” including all the founders material except for Jim Lee. It also includes some of Kirkman’s stuff too. Which would be the sticking point. Invincible, and I assume all...

Little analysis of the reveals: Atom Smasher: #1 on my personal wish list. He’s obviously a repaint of the Black Adam movie figure, but I don’t care. Been a fan since he was Nuklon back in Infinity Inc. in the 80’s. Roy Thomas is the man. Spectre: Great upgrade with the fabric cape. Gives me...

I know what you mean. No interest in crowdfunded Harley. No interest in Purple Batgirl and definitely on the fence about Joker. Atom Smasher is an absolute must have. Superman, Blackfire, Spectre, and Red Tornado are all upgrades. Which I’m OK with. NYCC sounds like a banger this year...

Decent reveals. Zero Hour Superman Crisis Joker Red Tornado Blackfire Batgirl in purple Atom Smasher/Spectre 2-pack *With some Platinums.

Got the five I wanted at MTS. Still world building since we’re on the clock with the license. Failsafe Riddler Scarecrow Black Mask New 52 E-2 Batman Plus Dr. Mid-Nite yesterday. A JSA member. Four villains and a Multiverse Batman. Not bad. Don’t need another black/gray Batman and...

Today. Noon eastern time.

Dr. Mid-Nite has completely sold out at MTS. Cases, bundles, and singles. Not bad for a Golden Age second stringer. Todd, more JSA please.