{"id":24099,"date":"2013-07-16T01:30:53","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T06:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=24099"},"modified":"2013-07-16T01:34:13","modified_gmt":"2013-07-16T06:34:13","slug":"what-are-you-hoping-to-see-at-sdcc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=24099","title":{"rendered":"What are you hoping
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<\/a> As I’m gearing up for some Armchair All-nighters, I find myself wondering what everyone is hoping to see. What lines will we still be interested in collecting? What figures are we hoping to be revealed for the line we collect now? Who will surprise us? Who will disappoint? <\/p>\n

I’ll get the ball rolling with a short<\/del> list of figured I’d like to see pop up at SDCC: <\/p>\n

Really, I think this is the least excited I’ve ever been going into an SDCC and a large part of that is because my two primary collecting lines are just in sad state of affairs: DCUC & MOTUC. DCUC more so though. I’m happy to see the line still limping along at one figure a month with Club Infinite Earths, but the retail line seems all but gone. The announcement of Damian’s removal from upcoming waves was a pretty significant blow and going into stores to see Injustice Batman piled up or a stray nU figure hanging on the pegs just doesn’t fill me with confidence that I’ll be picking up anymore Classics while I’m out & about. <\/p>\n

DC Classics \/ Unlimited \/ Club Infinite Earths:<\/strong> The best thing for Mattel & DC would be to change that with a strong retail presence, but that time may have passed. For now, I’ll be looking to their subscription offerings for my DC fix. But who will we see? The only smart money is on JLA’s Ice<\/strong> to accompany the Fire coming out in a few months. Some love for the 90s would hook me fastest: Hook Hand Aquaman<\/strong>, FA Kyle Rayner<\/strong>, Aztek<\/strong>, Zauriel<\/strong>, or Prometheus<\/strong> would be great! Some love for the ladies like Dr. Light<\/strong>, Talia<\/strong>, or Vixen<\/strong> would also be good for my display. And remember Mera<\/strong>? But what might really get the blood pumping is if Mattel could find a way to sink at least a little budget into the oversized subscription figure (presuming there is one). If Mattel could scrounge up the dough for a properly-sized Doomsday or Granny Goodness, that might just give them the best shot at turning the heat up on the inevitable thermometer. <\/p>\n

Have I mentioned that I’ve developed an aversion to thermometers in recent years??<\/p>\n

Long Shot I’d Love to See:<\/strong> Zauriel. <\/p>\n

MOTU Classics:<\/strong> I’ve read so many rumor lists for MOTUC these last few weeks that I can’t even remember them all. The only locks that spring to mind are Sea Hawk<\/strong> for Club Filmation & hopefully the Horde Troopers<\/strong> as the armybuilder 2pk. Two of my biggest wants for MOTUC simply aren’t going to happen (Red Beast<\/strong>, Calix<\/strong>) given the vintage makeover the lineup received after last year’s SDCC. In that regard, it’s time for Rio Blast<\/strong>, Extendar<\/strong>, and the biggest name to not yet receive a figure: Two-Bad<\/strong>! I would almost upgrade Two-Bad to “lock” status simply because there might just be a riot if we don’t see the dual-headed villain in the reveals. <\/p>\n

She-Ra & NA fans need to see some love too, so I’m hoping to see Hydron<\/strong> as well as Glimmer<\/strong> or Angella<\/strong> on that front. What else? Club Filmation is the subscription that I don’t know why I have, so I’m really hoping for a surprise on that front. By surprise, I don’t mean a big, pink rabbit figure even though Plundor<\/strong>‘s the hot rumor. I think I’d be more excited for the Filmation line-up if the figures received a little bit of a details upgrade from the 4H instead of the plain, easily-animated designs the characters sported. Finally, we’ll hopefully get a much needed update on Castle Grayskull<\/strong>. Remember that thing? <\/p>\n

Long Shot I’d Love to See:<\/strong> Snake Armor He-Man <\/p>\n

NECA:<\/strong> NECA will hopefully be swooping into save my SDCC. We know that a lot of my Alien & Predator wants aren’t going to be there. NECA has been clear that they don’t yet have the rights to some of my most wanted characters like Ripley<\/strong> or Dillon<\/strong>. Similarly, they haven’t locked down Vasquez<\/strong>, but I haven’t been drawn into the Colonial Marines just yet anyway. We do know that NECA has the rights to Bishop<\/strong>, so hopefully we’ll see him and maybe something new from Predator that we’re not expecting. <\/p>\n

Long Shot I’d Like to See:<\/strong> Kenner Aliens. I know we’re just starting off this new Aliens kick, but I’m already excited at the prospect of updates to crazier the Kenner figures. <\/p>\n

Marvel: <\/strong> They’re still making Marvel toys right? I never saw the Hit Monkey wave at stores, so I haven’t picked up Hyperion, but I’d like to. I’m still interested to see what Hasbro has in-store for the future of ML. I know that we’ve still got some outstanding teasers from last SDCC & NYTF, but I don’t quite remember who they were. Honestly, I’m not even too sure about who I’d like to see these days. My longest outstanding wants are still Hellcat<\/strong> & Firestar<\/strong>. But I imagine we’re more likely to see Cap, Thor, & Iron Man, right?<\/p>\n

After those few lines, it gets a little murky for me. A lot of what I’ve been collecting this year won’t be getting any SDCC announcements. We already know the Masterpiece Transformers line-up through til next year. The third-party Transformers are pretty much all similarly announced pretty far out (and I’d be surprised if any of those companies even attend SDCC). Is there anything cool going on with Joes right now? The 4H have put their cards on the table with their Raven Kickstarter. Maybe some 7th Market surprises? New OSM? New Warriors of Monkaa? Or perhaps Hot Toys will tempt me with some amazing figure I just have to have instead of making a car payment? They’ve got ’66 Batman & Back to the Future to beat me over the head with. Could be good. <\/p>\n

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Okay, after all that wishful speculation, I’m starting to feel a bit better about this whole SDCC thing. Hope springs eternal! What are we going to see that will blow our socks off? What do you want to see? Let me know in the comments below! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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