I have most of the SSC 12" figs, and this one looks awesome, but I can't stomach the $125 price point.   

Quote from: Scott on March  7, 2007, 07:40 PM

Holy crap is that etarded.  Much like when they killed Hawkeye I give Marvel a big FU.  These are humans not super humans...any "resurrection" is just super lame beyond all belief.  I'm glad I don't read comics any more and probably never will again.  Its become a sad marketing tool ever since DC "killed" Superman...in fact how many former heavy hitter Avengers are now currently "dead" and have been killed over the last 4 years?  Hawkeye, Thor, Vision, Ant-Man to name a few...again...lame

My feelings haven't changed in two years...it is still super lame

Here's the track record for Avengers dead off the top of my head:


Hawkeye - died, resurrected by House of M/Scarlet Witch
Thor - died, resurrected
Mockingbird - died, found out it was actually a Skrull imposter who died, so she's back
Captain America - died post WWII, resurrected to join the Avengers, died again, about to be resurrected
Vision - died, brought back with future Kang tech, but mapped to future Kang's brain waves (Simon Williams brain patterns gone)
Ant Man (Scott Lang) - still dead (the new ant-man is an ex SHEILD agent)
Black Goliath - still dead
Jack of Hearts - still dead
Swordsman - still dead

I'd score that as 5 dead and 4 resurrected including Cap now (Vision is technically someone new with a dead guy's powers, just like Ant-Man).  I was pissed when Hawkeye died and actually wrote Marvel a couple of times, so I'm glad they brought him back.  I never really thought Thor or Cap would stay dead.  None of the Marvel "Gods" really ever die to they?  And Cap - his inevitable "resurrection" was all anyone would talk about after issue #25 came out.  I like the Mockingbird reveal too and thought that was a neat way to bring back a little happiness and a new dynamic to Hawkeye, who otherwise should have been crushed losing his wife, cap, and his own life for a while. 

Is it a marketing ploy?  Sure, but I think Marvel's made some good stories out of these "deaths" rather than just bringing heroes back arbitrarily like they do the bad guys.  This really isn't anything new either - when they first brought back Captain America in Avengers #4, they were reviving the dead.  Comics are always recycling characters and usually without the big picture story to back it up.  Cripes look at Batman - can anyone stay locked in Arkham for longer than a week? 

As for Cap, it was inevitable, so I'm glad it's finally here.  Hopefully they use Cap to reverse all the negative vibes in the Marvel universe the last 5 or so years (Avengers disassembled, House of M, Stamford and the New Warriors blown up, Civil War, Skrull Invasion, Iron Man ousted, SHIELD dismantled, Green Goblin replaces all the heroes with bad guys...).  I can't remember the last time I read a feel good Marvel comic.  Cap's an icon and it will be great to have him back.  He's needed as a moral compass for the Marvel heroes and this will hopefully get Iron Man, who can't seem to get over Cap's death, back on track again.

I think JD staff should give out free rare Kubricks to anyone with at least 5788 posts.   

Well, my boxes of S10 at NCSX were $125.90.  I'd expect a discount for a master case, but if not it would come to $503.60.  Shipping was pretty cheap - just $10.71 for 4 boxes (2 Series 10 and 2 Fett Series), which should be about the size of a master case.  Of course, my Fett boxes were $165.90 each.     Sounds like your pricing is high, but not totally unreasonable.

Price per figure is all out of whack because of the chases.  Per figure, My cost came to about $10.75 on the S10 figs and a little over $14 per Fett figure including shipping.  That's pricey, but you're also gambling somewhat on getting a chase.  If you bought a set of commons on Ebay for $50, a 1:24 chase at $30 and a rare chase at $120, you'd have spent $200, which is a spendier $25/figure.   

Bah!
I might have to torture my friend into sending me Series 10 right quick.

Thanks for the replies guys.

CB

You know the day he ships of S10, those Fetts will appear.     I'm going to stay the course on my order and hope for the best. 

NCSX also told me last week of June when I called the other day.  Of course, it's an expected date and these are Kubricks, so could be anytime between now and December.   

Nice score on the Veers - consider me jealous.  

Chases I need:

Series 1: Boba Fett (ROTJ Deco), Boba Fett (Prototype)
Series 2: Indiana Jones
Series 3: Logray, Jawa (Vinyl Cape)
Series 4: Darth Vader (Dagobah), Han Solo (Stormtrooper)
Series 5: Snaggletooth (Blue), Walrusman
Series 6: Imperial Officer "General Veers"
Series 8: Saesee Tiin
Series 9: Zam Wesell, Shaak Ti
Series 10: Tion Medon, General Grievous (4 Arms)

Wow, your chase list is almost identical to mine, though shorter.  I am missing all of those AND Tarkin, Old Skule Anakin, Yak Face, Jar Jar, & Aurra Sing.     I also don't have the Early Bird kit, any of the figs with vehicles, or any of the carded figs (Shadow Guard on the way though). 

Did you hear for sure that your order for Veers isn't going to go thru or is there a chance that they had 2?