Thor-El
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Boo!! Hiss!! I was hoping for at least some new Core figure reveals, preferably non-Batman-related characters, and at least a female mold as well.
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Me too, but they might have some on display in their booth. If so, I shall get pics.
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Not for nothing, maybe it’s professional courtesy to allow Todd to shoot his last (ish) shot.
I’m about 90% sure based on nothing at all that Mattel will have new core figures in their booth. Hopefully a female and some more non Bat stuff.
I’m about 90% sure based on nothing at all that Mattel will have new core figures in their booth. Hopefully a female and some more non Bat stuff.
Chooch555
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SDCC doesn't really seem like the place to debut core figures to me. I can't think of anyone else debuting "kids line" reveals there.
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But they could debut the collector line... just because its not coming out until January doesn't mean they can't preview it.
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Granted, but ... Mattel did something really smart here. The kids line has enough appeal to adult collectors that there's going to be some crossover. The articulation, the accessories, the paint ... these things got us interested.
I think the biggest difference between the core and collectors lines will be the character selection. You probably won't get C and D listers like say Eclipso and Dr Mid-Nite in the kids line, but they could show up in the collectors line. Also, you won't get a lot of females in the kids line. Probably not many outside of Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Supergirl, Catwoman and Harley Quinn. I know, I know. Boys will play with girl figures but try telling that to Hasbro and Mattel. "Boys don't like girl figures. They're too much like dolls. We poll the retailers. we have focus groups, we do surveys, blah, blah, blah" ad nauseam. Well, okay. I guess they would know. Or at least they think they do. I'm tired of arguing with 'em.
Anyhoo, it would not shock me to see DC figures in the Mattel booth at SDCC. I'm not saying it'll happen, but I won't be shocked if it does.
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The New York Comic Con will be our next hope if San Diego doesn't pan out. NYCC will be Thursday October 8th through Sunday October 11th 2026.
I won't be there so I'll be square.
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Chris Claremont
Pop quiz: Who wrote the best selling comic book in the world for 16 years straight, from 1975 to 1991? Go ahead. Guess.
Christopher Simon Claremont (born November 25, 1950) is an author, actor and novelist. He made a name for himself as a fan favorite scribe for his work on Uncanny X-Men for 16 straight years, longer than that of any other writer. During this time he is credited with developing strong female characters as well as introducing complex literary themes into superhero narratives. Chris turned the X-Men, a marginal title at best, into one of Marvel's most popular comics. During his tenure, X-Men was the best-selling comic book in the world.
During his stint at Marvel, Claremont co-created dozens of X-Men characters. He wrote the stories "The Dark Phoenix Saga" and "Days of Future Past", which were drawn by John Byrne. Wolverine was a character created by Len Wein and Herb Trimpe, but it was Claremont that fully developed him and gave him his voice. X-Men #1, the 1991 spinoff series that Claremont co-wrote with Jim Lee, is the bestselling comic book of all time, according to Guinness World Records. In 2015, Claremont and Byrne were entered into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame.
There is no question that from 1975 to 1991 X-Men was the best comic that Marvel produced and that was largely due to the steady hand of Chris Claremont. He had the good fortune of working with some of the best artists in the industry (Dave Cockrum, the aforementioned John Bryne, Frank Miller, Paul Smith, Brent Anderson, Barry Windsor-Smith, Walt Simonson, John Romita Jr., Alan Davis, Marc Silvestri and Jim Lee). That is a Hall of Fame murderers row but it was Claremont who gave the X-Men it's distinctive voice. There will never be another run like that one.
I actually read Days of Future Past when I was in Antarctica. No joke. I was serving in the Navy and for my final deployment to the ice, I decided to smarten up and subscribe to my favorite comics instead of missing those issues while I was gone. Uncanny X-Men was at the top of my list of favorites. Now, DoFP was a two part story. The first part, #141, came in okay, but there was a helluva long delay between issues. I didn't think #142 was ever going to get there. The Fleet Post Office was not the most reliable mail service in the world I'm afraid. But it did eventually arrive and I was in heaven. Days of Future Past and The Dark Phoenix Saga are still in my mind two of the greatest superhero stories ever told.
Thank you for everything, Mr. Claremont. You and John Byrne made that deployment to one of the most isolated and desolate places on Earth a lot more bearable.
Mike
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Pop quiz: Who wrote the best selling comic book in the world for 16 years straight, from 1975 to 1991? Go ahead. Guess.
Christopher Simon Claremont (born November 25, 1950) is an author, actor and novelist. He made a name for himself as a fan favorite scribe for his work on Uncanny X-Men for 16 straight years, longer than that of any other writer. During this time he is credited with developing strong female characters as well as introducing complex literary themes into superhero narratives. Chris turned the X-Men, a marginal title at best, into one of Marvel's most popular comics. During his tenure, X-Men was the best-selling comic book in the world.
During his stint at Marvel, Claremont co-created dozens of X-Men characters. He wrote the stories "The Dark Phoenix Saga" and "Days of Future Past", which were drawn by John Byrne. Wolverine was a character created by Len Wein and Herb Trimpe, but it was Claremont that fully developed him and gave him his voice. X-Men #1, the 1991 spinoff series that Claremont co-wrote with Jim Lee, is the bestselling comic book of all time, according to Guinness World Records. In 2015, Claremont and Byrne were entered into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame.
There is no question that from 1975 to 1991 X-Men was the best comic that Marvel produced and that was largely due to the steady hand of Chris Claremont. He had the good fortune of working with some of the best artists in the industry (Dave Cockrum, the aforementioned John Bryne, Frank Miller, Paul Smith, Brent Anderson, Barry Windsor-Smith, Walt Simonson, John Romita Jr., Alan Davis, Marc Silvestri and Jim Lee). That is a Hall of Fame murderers row but it was Claremont who gave the X-Men it's distinctive voice. There will never be another run like that one.
I actually read Days of Future Past when I was in Antarctica. No joke. I was serving in the Navy and for my final deployment to the ice, I decided to smarten up and subscribe to my favorite comics instead of missing those issues while I was gone. Uncanny X-Men was at the top of my list of favorites. Now, DoFP was a two part story. The first part, #141, came in okay, but there was a helluva long delay between issues. I didn't think #142 was ever going to get there. The Fleet Post Office was not the most reliable mail service in the world I'm afraid. But it did eventually arrive and I was in heaven. Days of Future Past and The Dark Phoenix Saga are still in my mind two of the greatest superhero stories ever told.
Thank you for everything, Mr. Claremont. You and John Byrne made that deployment to one of the most isolated and desolate places on Earth a lot more bearable.
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Man, Claremont/Byrne was such a magic team. Not only the greatest three year run in comic history (imho) on Uncanny, but also on Iron Fist, Marvel Team Up and hell, if they had gotten to Champions earlier that title might have survived and thrived.
Claremont's post X-Men endeavors never quite reached the same heights - Sovereign Seven for DC was a whiff , and his run on Exiles was pretty forgettable - still, his Marvel work in the 70's and 80's is foundational to my love of comic books. His writing and Byrne's art together hooked me and turned me into a lifelong fan.
Claremont's post X-Men endeavors never quite reached the same heights - Sovereign Seven for DC was a whiff , and his run on Exiles was pretty forgettable - still, his Marvel work in the 70's and 80's is foundational to my love of comic books. His writing and Byrne's art together hooked me and turned me into a lifelong fan.
Lucid Silverback
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When I look back at my life, one of the things I'm most thankful for is that I was fortunate enough to experience the joy and fascination of living through and experiencing the Claremont/Cockrum/Byrne X-Men run in real time. Man-oh-man that stuff was absolutely incredible.
All those back issues stashed in longboxes are some of my most cherished possessions to this day.
EXCELSIOR!!
All those back issues stashed in longboxes are some of my most cherished possessions to this day.
EXCELSIOR!!
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Same here, and I didn't put it together until I was older that it was the same writer who wrote the definitive X-Men who had also written my favorite x-spinoff. Makes perfect sense why I got hooked on it as a kid.
Ru1977
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I started X-Men around when Silvestri was drawing it, and my first comic con was when I went to town on back issues and reprints, or the Classic series, going all the way back to Giant Size. Con was wonderful.