Wave 16 (Bane) Thread

[Lay Ze-Man]

For me, no one thing or line has really been on the chopping block, so to speak.

I just pick and choose what's coolest to me, not really being completist for any line.

If money were no issue, I'd be completist in everything, from Hot Toys and 3A to DCUC and MU.

But for the most part, I'm satisfied to own a few choice pieces and enjoy looking at everyone else's.

[NoisyDvL5]

I'm a little different tho....even being a child of the 70's and 80's...i was never into Transformers. Even as a kid, even tho all my friends had them...i just didnt get it. I was a huge fan of He-Man and G.I. Joe. My first love will always be DC comics so DCUC will always trump any other toy line when if comes to cutting back.

I was born in '80 so I always feel like I'm the target demorgraphic for the 84-89 stuff. If I had the money I'd be buying Joes, TF, DCUC, & MOTUC. (And I'd bring back a couple other things too - Mattel is flat out wrong about there being more money in Ghostbusters movie toys than cartoon toys, but that's a topic for a different forum).

The problem I have with GI Joe is impulse control. I can't just eat one cookie or a handful of chips. And similarly I can't just buy Lowlight (though I really want to). At the end of the day, as much as I want to collect - I hate having a lot of stuff. I try to not buy things I won't keep - I'm struggling with those IM2 Drones right now. I really want to get them, but I don't need 'em...

I'm wondering how much of this nonsense over completing teams is just out of Mattel's fear of people quitting the line once they get their favorite team finnished out? Of course i'm extremely biased....but i wonder how many of the posters on this site would quit buying DCUC figures if say their Teen Titans was complete or the Metal Men was complete. So Mattel keeps dangling that carrot in front of fans just to string them along to stick with the line and maybe buy a figure or two that they woundnt normally buy.....just a thought.

That's an absolute concern on Mattel's part. We're 16 waves in and we're seeing a lot more talk of defection than we have before. That's why this Lantern wave seems like such a poorly timed idea - Mattel might be trying to experiment with other ways to keep the sales perked up, but I just don't know. I wouldn't be surprised if retailers sold more of DCUC17's Blackest Night figures than DCUC18's Super Friends or DCUC19's JSA though.

I've said it before tho...theres some DC characters that just wouldnt translate well into an action figure that the public as a whole would buy. An elderly man in a red beard in a wheelchair wouldnt make for a good toy for kids to play with. No matter what my opinion is on the modern toy industry...i still think action figures are manufactured with kids in mind. With that said...i would LOVE to have an Elasti-girl C&C figure made....but a chick in a short skirt and GoGo boots dosent make for an exciting action figure for people to buy. I'm also wondering if some of these figures are gunna be made at all. A little off topic...sorry

I agree with you, but I still think they have to do 'em. Elasti-Girl is a must. I'll accept no Chief to an extent, but that's something they should really try for whether it be through Mattycollector (properly advertised on the packaging) or a Comicon exclusive.

[Freefire]

That's funny, the BN wave looks to be the first one I can actually be fine with completely skipping. I won't be able to get the Anti Monitor but I have almost no desire for any of the figures in the wave. Maybe if I found them for less than ten bucks but otherwise...

As long as they keep producing figures of characters they havent done already I'll stick with them. That's regardless of whether they start completing teams. In fact that would be a bonus, completed teams! It probably helps that I don't have a specific team I want completed other than the ones they have started.

[NoisyDvL5]

I have to kinda admit wanting them a little bit, some of 'em anyway. I saw the DCD Blue Lantern Flash today and I am happy that he's getting a DCUC that doesn't look like crap. In the long run, I'm more annoyed about not getting even a loose promise on Mera to complete the team (And guarantee a regular Mera figure...) than I am about their being a BN wave.

I am ready to get it over with and get to DCUC19 & DCUC20 though.

[twofisted]

Its just dissapointing to see these Blackest Night characters duplicated so soon. I just picked up the final wave of the DCD Blackest Night figures and in a couple months, pretty much the same figures are gunna be released? I'm fine with them being Blackest Night characters...but to pretty much completely duplicate 2 waves worth of DCD figures? It would be great if they were cheaper than the DCD figures or at least spread out those deputy lanterns over the course of several waves. I find it very annoying that its taken 3 years to put together the Teen Titans! These are characters that have been a cornerstone of the DC Universe for decades...yet its like pulling teeth to complete a team. On the flip side of that coin...you have the Blackest Night deputy lanterns...who were pretty much a gimmick. Mattel goes against their entire marketing model and throw those guys out in one single wave!?! dosent make any sense.

With all this talk of DC Direct recently and their future...my hope is that they are merely restructuring just as DC as a whole has. And if that is happening....would they PLEASE work more closely with the other toy companies to coordinate things better!?! You'd think that the master corporation would have a little more control over whats coming out.

I realize that they're trying to keep interest in their characters and possably cross promote their products, but this Blackest Night wave seems like they're getting that last molecule of milk from the cow.

On a side note, i always liked the idea that DCD was kinda in charge of the more comic storyline themes toys and they let Mattel or Hasbro or whomever just put out basic characters. Looks like thats gunna be over

[kingflame81]

I totally agree with Noisy about wanting an Elasti-Girl C&C. I'm been saying for that for awhile.
Also I hope/doubt that Mattel would worry that fans would stop collecting after completing team sets. For one, there hasn't been any team yet that's been completed. Yes you have the "big seven" of the JLA , but The Titans are still missing Aqualad and Speedy/Arsenal(I guess you can throw in SA Hawk and Dove too) The Metal Men are missing Platinum, Silver, and the rest, the JSA have no GA Flash, GA Sandman, GA Atom, or Johnny Thunderbolt.

I'd love to see GA Johnny Quick though huh? Howabout Earth-2 versions of Batman, Superman, and Robin?

Second of all, even if, and that's a big if, you can complete these sets, there'll always be more figures to get. Where's a Suicide Squad Set? Secret Six? Crime Syndicate of Amerika?
See folks, there's plenty of figures to want to buy, and now you can even have the pleasure of paying more for these great gifts of plastic. Isn't Capitialism great?

[NoisyDvL5]

Its just dissapointing to see these Blackest Night characters duplicated so soon. I just picked up the final wave of the DCD Blackest Night figures and in a couple months, pretty much the same figures are gunna be released?

That's very true, the two releases are awfully close to each. I didn't pick up a lot of the DC Direct stuff because of Mattel's announcement as a matter of fact. I still want Wonder Woman and the Atom's accessories, but I don't really want the figures anymore.



Great suggestions on teams to finish off, KF. I'd buy all those figures.


In other news, my Bane should arrive tomorrow!

[twofisted]

It blows me away that the Crime Syndicate hasnt been done yet...especially after the Matty 2-pack. We've seen Justice League Unlimited figures of some of them and theres even been an animated movie with them in it. Sometimes it seems like the obvious ideas are lost on Mattel. It also seems like the cheapest choice too.

My top wish is the Suicide Squad. Dont get me wrong...i love the Doom Patrol, but the Suicide Squad has a much better roster of characters. These characters are also a little more interchangable. Mattel already put out Capt. Cold and Deadshot, we need Bronze Tiger(also a Batman Villain),Nemesis (Wonder Woman ally) Enchantress, Vixen (JLA). I personally wanna see Count Vertigo, Nightshade and Javelin. I mean Poison Ivy was a member too. Finnish it all off with a Blockbuster C&C figure and yer done! Most of these characters are associated with other teams or DC characters which make them more appealing.

LOL i could go on and on with possible waves of figures....but all we get is Blackest Night.....meh

[TSR]

I still want Wonder Woman and the Atom's accessories, but I don't really want the figures anymore.

I know I read that the DCUC version of Atom (as a Lantern) will come with his staff. Does WW not come with a lantern?

[NoisyDvL5]

Wonder Woman does have a lantern, but I want the DCD sculpt in all the colors. I've got them all except for the one that came with Star Sapphire / Wonder Woman and the upcoming white one with Deadman.

Heck, I still want one in black and in indigo even though they use the staffs instead.