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Probably the best route would be a Steel Helmet/Rio Bravo kind of fort defense story, I think. That's a classic way to a good, tense, low-budget picture (Assault on Precinct 13, Night of the Living Dead). But your scenario sounds more realistic, assuming Valaverse: The Movie happens at all...

I wonder sometimes what the ultimate goal of this line is. Is it meant to stand on its own or to be a major supplemental piece to someone's military 1:12 collection? Or both? Or are they just focused on constantly trying to improve their output and logistics and don't really have a...

For when you only want to be a little racist, like just around the hands, here's Fu Meh-chu! I have to wonder how much this Mandarin was ruined by basing it on a series with art that was deeply photo-referenced, to say it tactfully. Based on the way he draws the character, Larocca must have...

Buying concert tickets shouldn't even be like buying concert tickets.

Nothing against Todd, but you're attributing Mattel reinvesting in DC to him more than the brand's renewed mass-media push?

Got in my Grampa and Mrs. Krabappel from BBTS. Both really nice figures. I think they've done a great job of giving Grampa a characteristically outraged expression that still looks decent from the front view, which it's well-documented can be difficult for Simpsons characters. Also, in general...

I think you're taking the term "minimal quality of life" as something other than what it's intended to be, which is a metric of reliable access to not just basic needs but also to a basic level of comfortable living, growth opportunity, and unburdened participation in society. (In the U.S., that...

I mean, who cares about a historical perspective when it comes to providing for people? Why would you gauge QoL by what was available in a different era vs. the resources we have now? And also, plenty of historical eras had far more than mere survival available for people. Not everything was...

Tied in with Todd's weird hangup about female characters is that he also mostly seems to care about DC stuff he was around for or stuff Greg Capullo worked on. So we'll get Jade, because Todd used to draw her, but not just a regular comic Harley, the second-most-popular female character DC has.

And also, I was kind of under the impression that the obesity/poverty connection was because of lack of access to nutritious food (the food desert problem), although maybe by "cheaper" he meant the quality of manufactured food available.

This is really gorgeous packaging, honestly. (Note: while hunting for pics of these, I ran across an absurdly old monster toys webpage. "McFarlane Toys plans the release of new Freddy Krueger, Jason, and Leatherface action figures in 1998." Good to know!

My Gamestop had a couple of the Deluxe figures, Krusty Burger, and 5" blue shirt Bart and baseball Homer. Not bad, really. I picked up Furious Homer and I might go back for other stuff at some point.

My Walmarts never seem to do restocks on this line ever. I had to get my Milhouse at ToyCon NJ. I don't have a Macy's nearby anymore, but I'm tempted to run by one on the way to a concert I'm going to this weekend and see if that one has anything. Has anyone had any luck at the discount stores...

So hey, aside from the Deluxe ones, do we know what 5-inch figures are coming up? Judging by that Preternia post above, it looks like people didn't even know Troy McClure was coming. I think the first I even heard of that wave was seeing it show up at BBTS. Is there a place Jakks regularly...

Oh, those are fun. I like that the Deluxe stuff comes with environmental features. That's a huge boon for Treehouse figures. My hope is that the next Deluxe Bart is Dear Rat Boy, with some drywall to gnaw on.