JediDefender.com Forums
Community => Other Toy Lines => Hall of Justice => Topic started by: Greedo The Green Menace on May 26, 2008, 11:20 PM
-
Kalibak is coming!
http://superarticulated.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/kalibak.jpg
-
I really wish it looked more like the Super Powers figure. :-\
-
Love the addition of Kalibak. And while I also would have liked to see him look more like his super powers figure, I still really like the figure. I'm even more annoyed now that in order to get Lightray I would need to get another Orion (and that's assuming I can ever find the two pack, which is unlikely).
I know toy releases are never an exact science, but I had thought that wave 3 was supposed to be in July. That has me a bit concerned about not seeing wave 2 at retail. Here's hoping that this is just a low period thing as suggested above, and not another example of mattel dropping the ball.
-
First looks at Mr. Miracle, Recovery Suit Superman and Hawkman at Wizard World Philadelphia! Man, I cannot wait to get my hands on that Hawkman!
http://images.wizarduniverse.com/WizardUniverse/Previews/PREV423/wwphjustintoys-6.JPG
http://images.wizarduniverse.com/WizardUniverse/Previews/PREV423/wwphjustintoys-4.JPG
http://images.wizarduniverse.com/WizardUniverse/Previews/PREV423/wwphjustintoys-1.JPG
-
Thanks for posting those, they all look pretty good. Looking forward to Hawkman the most as well, at least from what we've seen of that wave.
-
The waves just get better and better. My only complaint is on Mattel's part. I wish they included all the weapons that the 4HM sculpt. I hope that we get at least 2 of the 3 for both Mr. Miracle and Hawkman.
-
I guess a list has leaked that shows the rest of the possible lineup for DCUC Wave 6. Here's what was listed:
Hawkman
Mr. Miracle
Dr. Impossible
Killer Moth
Shazam
Superman (Black Suit)
Superman (Red Suit)
I'm thinking that the Kalibak pic that was leaked earlier this year might be the BAF for this wave (seems to fit), but we'll see. We should know in a few days, and hopefully get a peek at 2009 (Flash, please?).
-
Makes sense. Dr. Impossible is the variant for Mr. Miracle and one of the Supermen is a variant (probably the red one). Kalibak is most likely the CnC figure.
Killer Moth is a weird choice. Not really that well known and one hideous costume (if they go with his colorful one).
-
Makes sense. Dr. Impossible is the variant for Mr. Miracle and one of the Supermen is a variant (probably the red one). Kalibak is most likely the CnC figure.
Killer Moth is a weird choice. Not really that well known and one hideous costume (if they go with his colorful one).
I thought the same thing when I read that Mikey. Killer Moth is definitely an odd choice, but I guess it again goes to show the possible longevity of the line. The lineup this year has been pretty varied. Now, if Wave 3 would just start shipping :).
-
Can somebody please release a decent Flash figure? Pretty please. Classic Barry Allen with a yellow chase. Please. :-\
-
Brian, where'd you see that leaked list? Didn't see anything at the Fwoosh.
-
Yeah, I hadn't actually seen it before today either, but found it when I was reading up on the new JLU Question figure at AFI. I saw it in the Mattel forum there (I think it was the SDCC DCUC discussion thread), although that doesn't mean it is necessarily "confirmed". Guess we'll see in a couple of days for sure. Part of me almost feels guilty for being more jazzed about this line than Marvel Legends these days, growing up primarily a Marvel fan overall.
-
Oh I don't feel any guilt at all like that. Make mine Marvel applies to me as I mostly only read Bat titles and maybe some GL/GA stuff. But Marvel Legends, whether ToyBiz or Hasbro, has made virtually all of what I wanted and the quality dropoff has been significant enough for me to skip stuff I probably would have bought out of the ToyBiz line. Hasbro dropped the ball, thinking that the line would carry itself with both a price increase and a drop in quality. Oops.
Mattel has done a decent enough job thus far, presumably following the ToyBiz model. The only hanging doubt I have is Mattel's historical distribution problems. I don't want to order sets online because many of these DC characters have little meaning to me. I'll suck it up to get certain BAF figures but for the ones that mean little to me I'm being selective in the regular selections. I'll look at the pics of wave 6 when they're available. Right now I'm leaning to Shazam, although I have the Ross version (or other DC version, can't remember). Same with Hawkman, but the one I already have is pretty good.
-
Not too much for batman :(
-
Oh I don't feel any guilt at all like that. Make mine Marvel applies to me as I mostly only read Bat titles and maybe some GL/GA stuff. But Marvel Legends, whether ToyBiz or Hasbro, has made virtually all of what I wanted and the quality dropoff has been significant enough for me to skip stuff I probably would have bought out of the ToyBiz line. Hasbro dropped the ball, thinking that the line would carry itself with both a price increase and a drop in quality. Oops.
Mattel has done a decent enough job thus far, presumably following the ToyBiz model. The only hanging doubt I have is Mattel's historical distribution problems. I don't want to order sets online because many of these DC characters have little meaning to me. I'll suck it up to get certain BAF figures but for the ones that mean little to me I'm being selective in the regular selections. I'll look at the pics of wave 6 when they're available. Right now I'm leaning to Shazam, although I have the Ross version (or other DC version, can't remember). Same with Hawkman, but the one I already have is pretty good.
Yeah, that's true Brent, and I'm much the same way. Throughout the long run of Legends from ToyBiz (and some from Hasbro), they covered the majority of what I wanted to see. I'll always be in for additional Spidey rogues and friends/family, and maybe the other odd character here or there, but I am starting to question which characters I really "need". Whether it was for impulse buys or just to get BAF pieces, there are some figures on my shelf that I think "did I really need this guy?". It might be the fact that everything seems to be costing more these days, or other lines are taking more cash these days, but I'm sort of hoping that the Legends do start winding down at this point. Plus, like you mentioned, Mattel's product has been looking really good so far - and if they can get distribution down better, it will be a winner. I think in some cases they have had the benefit of watching the Legends line for the past few years, to see what works and what doesn't. It should (hopefully) be a good run from the DCU ahead now.
-
I don't know if anyone's been following the whole case assortment debate / happening concerning waves 6 and 7 over at thefwoosh.com. If so, then you'll know that these are being broken up and you won't be able to grab the entire wave at first sight and will have to wait until further case revisions come out to complete the wave and thusly, the CnC figure (each case is now 10 figures instead of 6). However, Mattel is offering online stores entire cases of single figures to do with what they want.
With that said, CornerStoreComics has their pre-orders up - All seven figures of wave 6 (both Supermen, Mr. Miracle, the Dr. Impossible variant, Hawkman, Shazam and Killer Moth) and all eight figures of wave 7 (Flash, Kid Flash, Capt. Cold, Barda, Blue Beetle, camo Aquaman and both versions of Booster Gold) for just over $10 per figure before shipping.
I just placed my pre-orders for both. I want all of wave 6, including the Dr. Impossible variant, so ordering an extra Superman (who'll I'll be probably keep anyways considering I don't have a classic Supes yet) was a no brainer. Wave 7 was a bit tougher, but not too much. I want everyone but the camo Aquaman but want Atom Smasher. So I just have to get rid of just the blue Aquaman and one Booster (depending on which one I like better) and I'll be good to go. Worst comes to worst, I'll just give any extra figures to my son - he's well on his way to becoming the comic book geek his father is. Watches Spider-man, Batman, etc. and is going to be the Incredible Hulk for Halloween. Makes me proud. ;D
(And if anyone is worrying about CSC, don't. I've ordered from them on multiple occasions and have not had one bad experience. Their customer service is outstanding and their prices are excellent)
-
Thanks for the heads up on CSC Mikey. I've never ordered from them before personally, but I've seen a lot of positive news on them online from others. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with this line going forward. As I've said a number of times before, I'm really at a point where I have to start cutting back - particularly going into next year. I've collected the entire DCUC line so far (Waves 1-3, Lobo), and at one point considered trying to keep up with doing that. Now, I'm not sure if I can afford to do that. I might be going back to my original plan of sticking to the Bat-universe and then the main JLA-ers (and a version of the Nightwing-led Titans). We're making pretty good headway there with WW, Flash, Hawkman, Captain Marvel, etc. on the way. Once we get a Green Arrow, Black Canary, Martian Manhunter and a few others I could be pretty happy. Not saying I'd want the line to end though, because there is a lot of great figures in there of second and third tier characters as well. I'd also like to get at least one "main baddie" for each of the heroes, if they have one that works.
All that said, the line continues to impress. Really good quality all around and it seems like there is rarely a "stinker" in a wave, despite a few complaints here and there with scale issues, etc. I'd like to continue to collect this line in full, but its just an issue of budget and display space at this point for me. Way too much good stuff out there these days (SW, Indy, Joes, Marvel, DCU, MOTUC, etc.), and personally I'm going to likely have to cut the budget back considerably in 2009. Maybe I'll start selling some other stuff to fund this line, because it really is great. We'll see. I try to think now though "do I really need this character?", as I have to admit my exposure to some of the DCU characters are mainly from the JLU cartoon. I know more now than I did as a kid (where it was basically Batman and the Super Friends) because I read more comics these days, but when I'm making cutbacks its something I think about.
-
I am going to see if BBTS alters their preorders before going with CSC. If not i will probably go witht hem and just get the sets.
-
Not enough of wave 6 and 7 I want to get the full sets, so I'll have to wait and see on singles.
In other interesting news on the way back from Minneapolis I stumbled across a nice, fresh case of DCUC. It was awesome seeing Series 1 being put out yet again ::)
-
Not enough of wave 6 and 7 I want to get the full sets, so I'll have to wait and see on singles.
Singles up for sale at CornerStoreComics (limited time only) (http://www.cornerstorecomics.com/)
-
Oddly enough 3 and 4 are the only ones I have a good interest in. :(
And I can't find them !