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Posted by Mystery Lad on :
 
Yep- no date mentioned, though. They're going to be sold through the Mattel collector's site, which opens Monday, July 28, as announced at Comic-Con.

They'll be packaged as 4-packs! No word on which characters will be in the first pack. In order for these to continue, that pack'll have to sell, I'm sure.

Here's the site where I got this info
Actionfigureinsider.com

And here's the link to the Mattel website:
Mattycollector.com

[ December 14, 2010, 08:25 PM: Message edited by: Nightcrawler ]
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
Thanks Todd. I heard this was announced this morning.
 

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Posted by matlock on :
 
I saw a blurry picture of a slide they showed at the panel. It only showed the "L" symbol (next to a Shazam lightning bolt) under what looked like part of the Justice League Unlimited logo they use on that line so maybe it's going to be a part of it. I could see some JLU style Legion figures, especially the designs used in "Far From Home." (That was the Supergirl JLU ep, right?)
 

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Posted by ultra lad on :
 
mattel will make legion action figures available on there webstore in the future in the jlu style they said 4 packs so hope is still alive
 

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Posted by PenaltyKillah on :
 
Really? They've gave the same bit of promise a year ago.


(Courtesy of the Legion Omnicom.)
 

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Posted by Mystery Lad on :
 
It's unclear whether the four-packs will be from the Legion's own cartoon or from the JLU appearance or something else.

This time, at least an actual retail source is given. Last year it was even *more* vague, as I remember.
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 
Hm, if they should be from the cartoon, I certainly won't buy them cause the one above is looking incredibly ugly... this might work as a modern comic book, but not as an action figure...
 

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Posted by Klordny on :
 
Given that it was shown under the JLU logo, it's likely that it'll be the Legionnaires as they appeared in the Superman/JLU series rather than the LSH animated show as above (which was cancelled due to low orders).

I think it'd be likely we'd see Saturn Girl, Chameleon, and Cosmic Boy (from "New Kids in Town") and Brainiac 5 (from "Far From Home"), four of the five Legionnaires with speaking parts - Bouncing Boy's body would require a unique male body mold.
 

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Posted by rtvu2 on :
 
I was at the panel and the Legion toys will fall under the JLU Banner and style. It won't be until 2009 though guys.
 

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Posted by Tekwych on :
 
And the JLU line is now exclusive to Target stores and the new Mattel collectors website: http://www.mattycollector.com
 

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Posted by kcekada on :
 
What about the 6-inch DCUC line?

While I'll probably buy JLU Legion figures -- especially those that use the Cockrum costumes (Colossal Boy, Lightning Lad and Timber Wolf come to mind, not sure about the rest)

I really want 6-inch figures with a less cartoony look.
 

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Posted by matter-eater man on :
 
It will be interesting who makes the cut. Supergirl & B5 are probably good bets but after that??? Bouncing Boy was a prominate character in the JLU episode plus the Legion toon but he would require a new mold made & anyone familiar with the JLU figs knows that's not going to happen anytime soon. (sooner if the 4 pack sells well)
 

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Posted by rtvu2 on :
 
This is from Chip from the AFI Boards

MattyCollector.com Exclusive 4-packs
(note: all figures in each pack will come individually carded)

Gotham Criminals (TNBA Scarecrow, JLU Clock King, TNBA Bane, JLU Harley Quinn) - 4th Quarter 2008

Captain Marvel - 1st Quarter 2009

Legion of Superheroes - 2nd Quarter 2009

So the earliest we would see LSH toys - at least in the JLU line - would be May of next year.

They could show up sooner in the DCU Classics line or Infinite Heroes line.
 

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Posted by kcekada on :
 
Fwoosh rumor:

Colossal Boy C&C series in 2009:

http://thefwoosh.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=52334
 

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Posted by Tekwych on :
 
Unfortunately that is pure rumor and fan speculation. LSH figures ARE on the game plan for 2009 but not as part of the DCUC line. They are planed as part of the online JLU exclusives to be offered at MattyCollector.com.

While I would LOVE to see LSH figures in the DCUC line DC & Mattel are not allowing them as options. There is a chance to see some LSH in the DC Infinite Heros line during 2009 as well but probably just the founders. It looks like if the DCIH figures happen they will be in either the 1980's costumes (Great Darkness Saga) or the 2008 Action costumes.
 

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Posted by kcekada on :
 
Could be, but I haven't seen anything from Mattel stating that Legion couldn't be in the DCUC wave.

It does appear that the JLU versions will debut first, but I'm certainly counting on Legionnaires being in the DCUC line as well.

Great Darkness figures would be great -- as the uniforms used in that story were around in the 70s as well. The only problem would be Timber Wolf who was in that disco-inspired, chest hair revealing number that followed the Cockrum costume.
 

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Posted by Tekwych on :
 
Matty Collector will be offering 4 LSH figures as part of their JLU animated series. Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl and Brainiac 5 as seen in the 5th season of JLU (Far from Home, episode 10).

In a Press Release dated 3/10/09 Mattel said:
We did want to announce that the DCUC Ultraman and Alex Luthor 2 pack will go on sale April 15th and the JLU LOSH pack will go on sale May 15th.
Faker will be on sale this Tuesday March 16th and will be limited to 4 per person due to his availability at NYCC.

These usually go on sale starting at around 11am EST (8am PST)

While no JLU figure has sold out in less than a week so far my connection at Mattel has said there was a noticeable jump at Mattycollector after announcing the LSH figures. I can also say that while NO additional LSH figures are currently planed they have already asked for sculpts of the next 4 'in case things change in May'



As a recap - May 15th the LSH JLU figures will become available at Matty Collector Online

[ March 12, 2009, 05:02 PM: Message edited by: Nightcrawler ]
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
*eager writing down the day to buy the Legion on May 15th*


 

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Posted by rtvu2 on :
 
I am buying this, but Saturn Girl is a slight disappointment. I wish she was more like the cartoon version we saw.
 

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Posted by Suddenly Seymour on :
 
Huzzah! I so can't wait for these!
 

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Posted by Otto Plastino on :
 
I'm such a slobbering fanboy I'd buy them even if they were pvc.
 

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Posted by Mystery Lad on :
 
It looks like Eaglemoss will be releasing lead figurines of Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad.

These come with glossy magazines devoted to the history of the characters.

I'm glad to see these- and I'll buy 'em-- but, Lord, the rest of the Legionnaires are like Jan Brady. "Founders, fouders, founders..."
 

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Posted by cleome on :
 
Am I the only one who's finding the shoulder-to-waist proportions on the males kind of... um, disconcerting ?

Oh, well. [shrug]
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 

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Originally posted by Mystery Lad:
It looks like Eaglemoss will be releasing lead figurines of Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad.

These come with glossy magazines devoted to the history of the characters.

I'm glad to see these- and I'll buy 'em-- but, Lord, the rest of the Legionnaires are like Jan Brady. "Founders, fouders, founders..."

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Originally posted by rtvu2:
I am buying this, but Saturn Girl is a slight disappointment. I wish she was more like the cartoon version we saw.

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Those eyes are downright scary. She looks like she should be cast as the "Medical Officer" in a 1950s grade Z monster movie.
 

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Posted by Tekwych on :
 
Corrected information - Price is $30.00 limit of 10. Still goes on sale at the same date and time.
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 
19 days+...
 

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Posted by lil'rhino on :
 
Counting the days now!
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
11 more days to go.......
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 

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Originally posted by Pov:
19 days+...

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now....5 MORE days to go.......
 

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Posted by Bottle City of Kanga on :
 
Not long now then.
 

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Posted by DR Nimbus on :
 
Tomorrow!
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
I am having a hard time trying to upload the website....grrr....
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
*yeaahhh * got it and ordered it!!!!!
 

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Posted by Suddenly Seymour on :
 
Woo hoo! Looks like I got my set!
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
10 sets for me!
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 
What were you charged for shipping, G?
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
$13.65
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 
Oh, that's not bad at all. It was $8.70 for shipping just one set.
 

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Posted by ActorLad on :
 

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Originally posted by Nightcrawler:
10 sets for me!

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I can see one set to keep in package and one to display but why the other 8? Are you getting them as Xmas presents for your favorite people here?

*is trying to decide if he can afford a set himself*
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
I'm doing my part to boost sales enough to get them to want to make more Legionnaires.

Now everyone else start buying!
 

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Posted by ActorLad on :
 
Ah, that makes sense. Well hopefully I will be buying a set soon, I have to save up a little money for my move though first. Hopefully they won't sell out before I'm able to.
 

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Posted by rtvu2 on :
 
I got mine!
 

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Posted by matter-eater man on :
 
Glad these didn't instantly sell out but hopefully they do well with sales so we get more members!
 

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Posted by andrewnolan2001 on :
 

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Originally posted by Nightcrawler:
I'm doing my part to boost sales enough to get them to want to make more Legionnaires.

Now everyone else start buying!

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I ordered four sets with the very same objective. Fingers crossed!
 

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Posted by Pariscub on :
 
Ordered a set too. Inrternational shipping is quite reasonable... Like 9.99
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
wowowowowowoo got them today!!! four fantastic figures!!
 

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Posted by Pariscub on :
 
Mine are on their way too. should take a bit longer for me to get them though.
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
Got all ten sets of mine yesterday!
 

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Posted by Mystery Lad on :
 
Mine should be here tomorrow! I wish I had ordered some stands-- maybe with the next set (here's hoping there'll be one!)

Let's see- who appeared in the JLU episode? Cham was in the Superman episode- so he could... Bouncing Boy was there... Wildfire? Either Shadow Lass or Phantom Girl for the girl slot.

They have started doing characters that never appeared in a DC animated show... so Element Lad, Luornu, etc. and etc. could get a shot.

Wonder if they'll ever release figs based on the Legion cartoon? That are designed to look like those characters through a JLU lens?
 

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Posted by Suddenly Seymour on :
 
Woot! The UPS truck was pulling away just as I got home!

But Saturn Girl has this giant mutant eyebrow. Someone got a little sloppy while painting. Anyone know how good Mattycollector's customer service is for returns? The others look great, but I don't know if I can live with this. It's not that bad, I suppose, but for what I paid, I want perfection, darn it!
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 
Got my set today. Look reeeally sharp!
 

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Posted by matter-eater man on :
 
I recieved my set a couple of days ago and they all look great. It's just neat having a cockrum styled Lightning Lad! Might have to order another set. BTW there are pics floating around of a Doom Patrol set that looks like a must have for me.
 

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Posted by rocket cat on :
 
Hey haven't been here in a while, real life was crazy...@_@

Oh man I'm so glad they are not sold out! Just ordered a set. So it only took like a max of 5 days it seems for most of you to get yours...and I did order on a Saturday, so there is a delay there. Hopefully I'll get them by the end of the week?
 

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Posted by Pariscub on :
 
I still haven't received mine. I know that International shipping is long, but it's getting worrying. Hope it won't mean I'll have to pay extra to UPS when they deliver, but it sure looks that way with the delay.
 

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Posted by lil'rhino on :
 
Just ordered my set!!
 

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Posted by rocket cat on :
 
Got them in the mail today....and gonna have to send them back. :/

Brainy's forehead symbol is almost not there and smudged and Cosmic Boy's hair is smeared down. And Saturn Girl's has one eyebrow higher than the other, but if that were the only problem out of the four I would have kept them cause I find that kinda funny...

They are sending a new one out, but I gotta pay my own shipping to get it back to them. They tell me the whole process will take about 3 weeks.

But on the up side they say they almost never get a second call about this once a replacement is sent out.

Matter-eater man, the number is at the top of your order slip. 1-877 GO MATTY.
 

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Posted by Pariscub on :
 
Still no set arriving
 

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Posted by future king on :
 

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Originally posted by Pariscub:
Still no set arriving

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Hang in there dude. International shipping is s-l-o-w, and it took over 3 weeks for mine to arrive (and I'm just over the boarder in Canada) but they finally came in last week. They were well worth the wait too as they look great!

We should start a thread here regarding which 4 should be the next Legionnaires made by Mattycollector...
My vote would be for the next to join the team chronologically after the founders and Brainy, so: Triplicate Girl, Phantom Girl, Chameleon Boy and Sun Boy.
 

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Posted by Mystery Lad on :
 
Those of you that purchased multiple sets want to be sure and check that you got one of each of the characters. I got two Saturn Girls and no Brainy. So I had to send the whole set back and am now awaiting the arrival of the replacements.

I like future king's idea of following the chronology of the team for issuing future Legionnaires, but that would take a bit of the fun of surprise out of it, wouldn't it?

Also, I think they'll likely issue those characters that appeared in the JLU episode before branching out to those that didn't. They've certainly begun to pick characters that didn't appear in the cartoon, so they could well choose any LSH character for the next wave.

My personal picks would be Element Lad, Sun Boy, Shadow Lass and Chemical King. But really, I'll just be happy to finally see *any* Legion girl other than Saturn Girl or Supergirl finally get made.
 

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Posted by Yk on :
 
Good point, ML. The Legion had strong female role models before just about everybody else and they weren't just there as eye candy they were important characters in the stories (even though the standard 60's cliches were prominent). I think they deserve recognition.
 

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Posted by stuorstew on :
 
Yay! Mine came today. Love them.

Not so keen on the additional Custom charge that accompanied them but these things happen.

Hope they make more as I would especially like to see a Triplicate Girl/Bouncing Boy four pack.
 

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Posted by Ricardo on :
 
Got mine just fine here in Brazil.
 

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Posted by Mystery Lad on :
 
Just got my replacement set. I like each of them. Brainy's blueish skin read 'wrong' to me, so I've decided to think of him as Brainiac 6- the son of Querl Dox and Shadow Lass.

I think he and Lightning Lad have the best faces. Brainy's eyes are especially well done- they sort of disappear if you tilt the head down slightly and he really appears to glower.

Garth reminds me of the actor who played Dawson on DAWSON'S CREEK. Not fond of the dark hair color, I think I'll repaint- something I've done to several figures, with varying results. In general, figs of characters who are blond or red-haired are made using what I think of as too dark a color.

Does anyone else think this?
 

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Posted by Para-Dox on :
 
I'm guessing they didn't want Brainy to clash with green lantern and green arrow. Supergirl was an unusual kid, she liked her greens
 

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Posted by Pariscub on :
 

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Originally posted by future king:

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Originally posted by Pariscub:
Still no set arriving

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Hang in there dude. International shipping is s-l-o-w, and it took over 3 weeks for mine to arrive (and I'm just over the boarder in Canada) but they finally came in last week. They were well worth the wait too as they look great!

We should start a thread here regarding which 4 should be the next Legionnaires made by Mattycollector...
My vote would be for the next to join the team chronologically after the founders and Brainy, so: Triplicate Girl, Phantom Girl, Chameleon Boy and Sun Boy.

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Thanks! They arrived after 5 weeks (incredibly slow for international mail, normally takes 2 weeks between the US and the UK) and I had to pay $20 at arrival for the customs.
 

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Posted by kcekada on :
 
I and two other Legion fans are working on an article we plan to send to Mattel regarding how we'd like to see the Legion represented in the DCUC line.

Basically, we plan on requesting 12 characters initially and more as needed. The article will be updated weekly until we have the first 12 members.

Then, we'll continue with discussion and lists of C&Cs, variants, villains, more Legionnaires, etc.

If interested, here's the link:

http://www.criticalmess.net/index.php?page=309

You can comment here -- or sign up over there to comment. Feedback welcome!
 

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Posted by Bottle City of Kanga on :
 

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Originally posted by Pariscub:Thanks! They arrived after 5 weeks (incredibly slow for international mail, normally takes 2 weeks between the US and the UK) and I had to pay $20 at arrival for the customs. [/QB]

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Yeah, actually, I think you are going to see a lot more of that in 2010 and 2011 with the waves. You know, they won’t be fully themed with like, seven Green Lanterns or seven Legion members, but it will follow with like we have done with wave 11 with Katma, John, Kilowog and Shark, so you will see more close connections like that.

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Originally posted by stuorstew:
Slightly unrelated but if anybody is collecting the DC Superhero Figurine Collection then there are some Legionnaires on their way.

Number 68 will be Garth, 71 Rokk and 78 Imra.

They are on 40 at present so there is still a while to go.

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Originally posted by stuorstew:
Looking at the pictures they are using for the covers I would say that Rokk and Imra are going to be in their current Frank costume as they are the same as their Lo3W covers. But the Garth one is completely different so there is a possibility it could be the Cockrum costume. Admittedly a very small one.

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Hyperion asks:

"There are, without a doubt, dozens if not hundred characters on the possible-pending list. Most, if not all, have had costume modifications over the years. What is the likelihood of, when a character (such as Legion founders Cosmic Boy or Saturn Girl) is selected (without giving a specific wave where s/he will appear) that the fans who will be the one actually buying the figures, get an opportunity to vote on which costume they wish to appear- with top vote gaining selections being considered for variants? Plus, what are the chances of a Flight Ring being included with Legion figures?"

We have some really cool plans for the Legion. When we do get to them, it is likely they will be in their most iconic costume for their initial release. But that does not preclude them from being re-released later in different incarnations.

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Originally posted by Novelty:
From a Q&A with Mattel:

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Hyperion asks:

"There are, without a doubt, dozens if not hundred characters on the possible-pending list. Most, if not all, have had costume modifications over the years. What is the likelihood of, when a character (such as Legion founders Cosmic Boy or Saturn Girl) is selected (without giving a specific wave where s/he will appear) that the fans who will be the one actually buying the figures, get an opportunity to vote on which costume they wish to appear- with top vote gaining selections being considered for variants? Plus, what are the chances of a Flight Ring being included with Legion figures?"

We have some really cool plans for the Legion. When we do get to them, it is likely they will be in their most iconic costume for their initial release. But that does not preclude them from being re-released later in different incarnations.

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I wonder how far away are Legion DCUCs.

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I wonder how Mattel will determine what costumes qualify as "most iconic". Based on their current obsession to complete DCUC versions of the Legion of Doom and the 1980's Super Powers line, my hunch is that they would go for Cockrum/Grell costumes - which works fine for me

Hopefully we will start seeing some Legion figures announced in the waves coming in the second half of 2010.
 

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Posted by Novelty on :
 
They will probably take a vote at SDCC and then ignore it. They did that with Panthor for MOTUC.
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
to excerpt this quote from the link: http://blog.newsarama.com/2010/01/18/super-articulate-mattels-qa-answers-for-january/


"Blog@Newsarama: It seems like most of the big teams in the DCU have gotten some kind of representation in DCUC, including the JLA, the JSA, the Titans, the Doom Patrol, and the Metal Men. What’s the outlook like for the Outsiders and the Legion of Super-Heroes?

Mattel: Both are in the works!"

I am hoping to see the female Legionnaries this time - Triplicate Girl, Phantom Girl, and Dawnstar!!! pls plea please please!!! *finger crossing*
 

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Posted by lil'rhino on :
 
I need more info!!
 

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Posted by Matter Lad on :
 
I want them all. And trip-girl better be in a three-pack or something otherwise we just KNOW they want us to shell out.
 

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Posted by kcekada on :
 
First Legion (related) action figure will be announced in this week's Toy Fare, and it's...

TYR

A bit of a letdown, because he's there due to being in the 80s Super Powers line. But Mattel says that Legion is in the works, so I'm hoping for some official news at this month's Toy Fair (not to be confused with Toy Fare).

Pics are the Fwoosh. They went more with the Super Powers look than the Cockrum design, unfortunately.

I'm guessing a C&C of Colossal Boy may be ours in early 2011...sigh.
 

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Posted by Dev Em on :
 
I'll be getting Tyr pretty much no matter what he looks like. Cannot wait to see the Legion though.

My choices would be:

Cosmic Boy
Lightning Lad
Saturn Girl
Dawnstar
Wildfire (2 versions of him, as they usually do 2 versions of at least 1 fcharacter)
Ultra Boy (Personal request)
Emerald Empress

and for the Build a figure:Validus
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
NOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooo.....BIIIIG MIIIIISTAAAAAKE! Tyr has not been seen in more than at least 15 years. Why him? does not make sense. those marketing department - what are they smoking this time?

geez. *shaking head*
 

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Posted by Dev Em on :
 
They're doing him because he was in Super Powers...no other reason. They have been going through all the characters from that line slowly. Even doing variants of several Kirby characters to represent their Super Powers designs. (Mantis being one of them)
 

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Posted by Gorilla Nebula on :
 
lame.
 

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Posted by lil'rhino on :
 
Super-Moby Dick of Space!!
 

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Posted by kcekada on :
 
More news from ToyFare.

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Mattel will have a very big DC 75th anniversary presence at the San Diego Comic Con in July. They will have some "really amazing exclusives for the brand" which they probably announce in April. "As well as one of the most demanded subsets of the DC Universe - The Legion of Super-Heroes. We definitely have something really big in mind to celebrate the heroes of the 31st century, we're just not ready to announce them yet."

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So maybe we'll actually see a Legionnaire by the end of 2010? If not, certainly in 2011.
 

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Posted by Suddenly Seymour on :
 
Seeing the word "exclusive" strikes fear to my very collecting core. Online and con exclusives are both nightmares to deal with, especially con exclusives (eg Wonder Twins and Gleek). It'll probably be a con exclusive, so I guess that means I don't need to clear shelf space.
 

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Posted by kcekada on :
 
Nah. I doubt they'll be con exclusives, but I can see Matty.com having some Legion exclusives.

I do hope we see some Legionnaires in the C&C's though. I want to see Colossal Boy announced as a C&C this Summer.
 

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Posted by Paul Newell on :
 
Michael over at the Omnicomhas a story about the Tyr figure, with the following picture:



Just behind Hourman there appears to be someone else from the 30th Century...
 

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Posted by lil'rhino on :
 
Kamandi?
 

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Posted by Paul Newell on :
 
Heh. Yep.

I just didn't say which 30th Century.
 

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Posted by Pariscub on :
 
In Toy Fare, Mattel does say something about the LSH characters being announced later this year.
 

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Posted by lil'rhino on :
 
Super-Moby Dick of Space!
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
how come Ultra Humanite so tiny?
 

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Posted by kcekada on :
 
Ultra-Humanite is in scale. The other figures are something called (two-up), which I guess means they were produced at twice the size for the show.
 

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Posted by Suddenly Seymour on :
 
Validus is the Collect & Connect figure for wave 15 of DCUC, going on sale starting in late August at Kmart, then spreading to other retailers in the fall.

http://www.mattycollector.com/store/matty/ContentTheme/pbPage.News
 

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Posted by Tekwych on :
 

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Originally posted by kcekada:
Ultra-Humanite is in scale. The other figures are something called (two-up), which I guess means they were produced at twice the size for the show.

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A 2-up is the original sculpt, in this case by the Four Horsemen Studios, used to get as much detail as possible into the design. The factory then pantagraphs the tooling mold down to the finished size of the figure.

Validus will be a bit over 9" in hight so somewhat small but still half again the hight of the standard male figure. This gives us two LSH Villains and an answer to Mattel's statement "We will kick off our LSH sub-line in a BIG way". I now fully expect to see an 80s-esque Legion character about once every 2-3 waves for at least the next year. This would mean 5-7 characters are already in the line-up. I have had discussions with the four horsemen about the re-use of Hawkgirls wings for Dawnstar so she is very possible. There is also a 'Teen Buck' that stands at about 5.5", not quite a head smaller than the Adult Superman that is expected to be the base for the LSH line. Raven, Donna Troy and Beast Boy have all used this new 'Teen Buck' so far.

Keep in mind that the 'style' of Mattel's DCUC line is to create a new take on characters that draw form all versions within DC. The Four Horsemen look at as much source material as they can from Comics, cartoons, and even other statues and figures to find the essence of a character and include nods to its most iconic moments.

I expect to see the founders, Dawny, Phantom Girl, Ultra Boy, Shadow Las, and (I hope) Wildfire on the short list. While DC is still bushing the Lighting Era Legion the 4HM have said their hearts lie in the early 80s
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
hmmm when I was skimming the Toyfare (or action figure magazine?) magazine last night, I saw a picture of Validus - he looks GREAT! but I did not buy that magazine...and have it scanned. Anyone have seen that?
 

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Posted by future king on :
 
I saw that as well (you were right, it was Toyfare magazine) and I believe he will be sold in pieces as part of the next DC direct series of figures, and when you put those pieces together you get this large Validus. It should be awesome!

I personally hope that Mattel continues the series they started last year with the Cos/Lightning Lad/Saturn Girl/Brainy set action figures. They are pretty well sculpted (in the tradition of JLU line) and I hope the next wave of 4 would be Trip, Phantom Girl, Colossal Boy and either the original Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg) or Chameleon Boy.
 

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Posted by Gorilla Nebula on :
 
here he is!
http://www.actionfigurepics.com/v/press/mattel/dcuc15/DCUC+15+-+Validus.jpg.html
 

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Posted by MLLASH on :
 
That looks so cool it almost makes me wish I was into action figures again.
 

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Posted by Colossal Boy on :
 
Apparently the August issue of Toyfare will reveal Mattel's plans for Legion figures in 2011

http://forums.mattycollector.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4051064575/m/4501003426
 

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Posted by Director Lad on :
 
I just wish I didn't have to buy five figures that I don't want just to get another Legion character. Oh well, my Legionnaires will just have to deal with being menaced by Mordru and Darkseid.
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 
Well technically Jemm IS a Legion-related character now...

I like both the Starman figures, and Raven looks sweet. I could always put the classic OMAC with my Kirby New Gods figures, even if he probably towers over them, even Darkseid ; The rest are kiddie fodder for the nephews and nieces.

Hey Gary, what's that site you use for AF's again? I lost all my bookmarks when I switched from AT&T DSL to Charter cable internet...
 

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Posted by Superboy-Supergirl on :
 
i would love to see a Original Legion line, 5 year gap version, reboot version and earth prime version. With Special Mention of Superboy & Supergirl of Kingdom Come's Legion.
 

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Posted by Superboy-Supergirl on :
 
by the way...when is dc direct gonna do a first appearance of Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl and Lightning Boy? those figures need to be made stat...why do we need more superman, batman and wonder woman when these haven't been made yet?
 

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Posted by Director Lad on :
 

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Originally posted by Superboy-Supergirl:
by the way...when is dc direct gonna do a first appearance of Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl and Lightning Boy? those figures need to be made stat...why do we need more superman, batman and wonder woman when these haven't been made yet?

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Originally posted by Colossal Boy:
actionfigureinsider.com now has an image up of the powerpoint slide from the presentation and it
will be Cockrum/Grell costumes!!!

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That's good- but why Imra in the red and white? That's a surprise!
 

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Posted by Colossal Boy on :
 
more info on toynewsi.com and they have images up of the entire slide presentation for Mattel/DC

It sounds like if the 12 pack sells, that will determine how fast (or not) other Legion figures are released.

Also a correction - looks like it will be a mix
of Cockrum/Grell/Giffen pre-crisis costumes.
 

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Posted by knowjack on :
 
Everyone start saving now so this will SELL OUT--because if it doesn't, I doubt we'll ever get more female characters--or Dirk and Jan, for that matter.

http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/main/dcuc-matty-legion-12-pack
 

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Posted by Mystery Lad on :
 
I'll buy it- but I definitely think they should've included 2 more LSH gals.
 

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Posted by Colossal Boy on :
 
There's now a report that the 12 pack will be coming with Proty and a Flight Ring.
 

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Posted by Superboy-Supergirl on :
 
will it make me fly???
 

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Posted by Colossal Boy on :
 
Assuming this first 12 pack sells well and Mattel moves forward with more pre-crisis-on-infinite-earths era Legion figures, we would have enough left for almost two more 12 packs.

So here is my speculation on possible line-ups.

pack #2
Mon-El
Star Boy
Sun Boy
Element Lad
Invisible Kid II
Blok
Chemical King
Dawnstar
Phantom Girl
Shadow Lass
Dream Girl
Shrinking Violet

pack #3
Supergirl
Bouncing Boy
Ferro Lad
Invisible Kid I
Tyroc
Projectra
Light Lass
White Witch
Duo Damsel
Mano
Emerald Empress
Persuader

Since we are getting a Validus collect-n-connect in the regular DCUC line and I can see Tharok slipping into that line because he would make a cool-looking figure, I filled out the balance of pack #3 with the remaining classic Fatal Five members.
 

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Posted by Director Lad on :
 
From the pics, it looks like they're using the same strategy that DC Direct used on the Adventure run: same body mold with paint, heads, and details to distinguish the characters. That's why no girls yet again. It's probably why they were willing to do the set at all, but I'm still disappointed to not get the girls.

But still totally psyched to get this. This is my Legion. It's fun to have the Adventure gang on the shelf, but this group is really the team I fell in love with.
 

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Posted by HamzHutch on :
 
I think they look fantastic! Especially Garth. I love that Tenzil is chewing something.

http://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?mode=album&album=2010_SDCC%2FMattel%2FDC_Universe%2F&start=20

[ July 23, 2010, 07:41 PM: Message edited by: HamzHutch ]
 

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Posted by Suddenly Seymour on :
 
We'll probably never get the black bustier Cosmic Boy, but I'm incredibly glad to see these. I can't wait.

But I agree, it would be nice to have a couple more girls in there. They have plenty of molds from this line. Oh, well, I'm sure we'll make it worth their while to make a second set.
 

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Posted by Gorilla Nebula on :
 
i'm thrilled about the costumes for Cos and LL. would have preferred pink bikini for Saturn Girl. Tenz looks great but should have a half a metal chain in his hand to imply what that lump in his cheek is. Hope we get that Cockrum Karate Kid!!!!
the theory that fanboys don't want girl action figures is lame. my son and every other kid he knows wants WW. Hawkgirl, Raven, Starfire, etc. from the animated shows.
if they did their research they would know that LSH fans, especially, don't denigrate the female legionnaires. AND if you are such a fan that you spend $180 on a set of figures from the 70's and 80's, you're gonna want a full set of the group.
how lame, dc direct. GIVE US shiny platinum DREAM GIRL! and Cockrum PROJECTRA!! Shadow Lass! and PG with pigtails and bell bottoms!! Shrinking Violet in her green jumpsuit! Light Lass! Dawnstar! heck give me an Emerald Empress!!
 

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Posted by knowjack on :
 
Gee, it is SO great we get Matter Eater Lad before Dream Girl, Phantom Girl, Shadow Lass and all the other women of the Legion who contributed so much more... <sarcasm>

I know toy companies are hesitant with female figures because they think 'boys' won't buy them..but at @ $200, no kids are buying this set. They should have just done it straight forward, in order of membership.

Sorry, don't mean to bitchy, and I will (somehow) get this set, but Saturn Girl AGAIN being the only Legion female figure sticks in my craw!
 

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Posted by Crymsun on :
 
I love the looks of these figures.. but.. ya know.. where's Dream Girl? Lightning Lass? Phantom Girl? Arrrgh!
 

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Posted by Superboy-Supergirl on :
 
and oh...i'm so getting this !!! not to be a size queen but are they standard size 6-7"?


http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/gallery2/album/SDCC-2010-Mattel-Matty-DC-Panel/

[ July 23, 2010, 02:04 PM: Message edited by: Superboy-Supergirl ]
 

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Posted by knowjack on :
 
Maybe it's a bait and switch type deal...even tho they aren't my favorites, I find it hard to believe they would put Karate Kid, Wildfire and Ultra Boy all in the first set. Aren't they some of the fanboy faves?? I think they should hold off on those three and put some of the ladies in this first set. In fact, don't even put all three FOUNDERS in the first wave! Make people NEED to buy them all!
I might even skip this set if it means the next set will have Dream Girl, Star Boy, Phantom Girl, Element Lad, Light Lass, Mon-El, Shadow Lass, Sun Boy, Shrinking Violet, Dawnstar, Projectra and Blok!
Aw, who am I kidding..Ill buy them all..SOMEHOW!
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Colossal Boy:
actionfigureinsider.com now has an image up of the powerpoint slide from the presentation and it
will be Cockrum/Grell costumes!!!

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Originally posted by Superboy-Supergirl:
and oh...i'm so getting this !!! not to be a size queen but are they standard size 6-7"?


http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/gallery2/album/SDCC-2010-Mattel-Matty-DC-Panel/

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yes to my knowledge these will be the standard size
of the DC Classics line and I guess this will be considered a sub-line to DCUC much like the also announced Green Lantern sub-line (2 waves there).

I am curious to find out whether Colossal Boy will just be the normal size or a collect-n-connect size figure.
 

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Posted by Dev Em on :
 
Have to figure out how to save up enough cash to ge this...
 

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Posted by Colossal Boy on :
 
I haven't been able to find the source link yet, but a poster on the Mattel DCUC forum said there is a fresh interview up with the Four Horsemen (the guys who design the DCUC figures for Mattel). And apparently in this interview, they reveal that this originally intended to be a 24-pack but that it wasn't cost effective. There is also a mention that Duo Damsel was intended to be in the 24-pack.

So since this implies that another 12 Legion figures are in some phase of the design process, we will very likely see these figures at some point unless the 12-pack sells horribly.
 

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Posted by Suddenly Seymour on :
 
A 24 pack?! That would have been epically awesome! I'm going to have to clear another room for all of them. Good thing I'm single again.
 

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Posted by Mystery Lad on :
 
After looking at the photos following the link at the top of this page posted by HamzHutch, I'm really looking forward to getting the Matter-Eater Lad figure. His expression is great- and I love that he's got a big hunk of something or other in his mouth!

They should include a rock or a gun or an anvil or something with a bite taken out of it.

Garth, Clark and Rokk look pretty good- though there's something kind of... smarmy about their expressions. Maybe it's just the lighting.

I don't care for Imra's head sculpt. But then, there've been- what 4? 5? figs of her already- so they have to make her look unique, I guess.

The Hussy and her Harem-- ha! Hey, Paul Levitz--you should write a story based on the action figure release! Imra banishes all the girls and fights crime with her eleven boyfriends!

I just realized-- Garth, Jo, Brin, Rokk and Clark are all in the assortment! She really is telepathically influencing the selection of action figure production!
 

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Posted by kcekada on :
 

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Originally posted by Mystery Lad:

What's it gonna take to get some female Legionnaires other than Imra and Kara made?...

I should be excited by this, but I'm really not.

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Originally posted by Suddenly Seymour:
We'll probably never get the black bustier Cosmic Boy, but I'm incredibly glad to see these. I can't wait.

But I agree, it would be nice to have a couple more girls in there. They have plenty of molds from this line. Oh, well, I'm sure we'll make it worth their while to make a second set.

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Originally posted by kcekada:
(most of these work for the Great Darkness Saga -- with the exception of Karate Kid, I believe)

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quote:

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Originally posted by Dev Em:
My daughter wants these now too. No way I can afford two sets...

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Yeah... I understand the $15 individual pricepoint, but as a 12-figure set it's a bit much. And $360 for the originally-intended 24 figure set??
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 
Oh wow, those are looking really great. Especially Lightning Lad, compared to the rather lame look of the DC Direct figure... but hey, no magnetic pearls with Cosmic Boy this time? I rather liked this gimmick...

But I really hope that it will be possible to get them seperately. I don't need another Superboy, for example. And I think that 180 $ is a whole lot of money - even if it's possible to afford it, the question is if you really should... hm...

And I second the feelings of many here: Not enough female Legionnaires in the set. I've been dying for a Phantom Girl, Projectra or Dawnstar (especially in their sexy 70s costumes) for so long. Ah well, at least those new toys are really looking fantastic. Guess it will be impossible to skip them. Time to give my old Brainys, Superboys and Chams to my daughter...

... and hey: No Star Boy there, that's a good thing - as there just has been a Star Boy figure in his 70s costume.
 

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Posted by matter-eater man on :
 
Apparently in the original proposed 24 pack there wasn't just going to be a Duo Damsel but 2 of them. If they do a second 12 pack I hope they don't go with the 2 figures of DD. It would first of all take up 2 spots. I also liked her combined look.

Very happy though that we are getting anything. Great to see Matter-eater Lad already!!!
 

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Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
It would've made sense to put a Duo Damsel in each pack.
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 
A neat idea would be to release Lu as a three-pack... The orange and the purple-clad Lu's splitting off from Lu "prime"... kinda fulfilling Duo Damsel *and* Triplicate girl in one fell swoop.
 

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Posted by kcekada on :
 

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Originally posted by Pov:

quote:

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Originally posted by kcekada:
(most of these work for the Great Darkness Saga -- with the exception of Karate Kid, I believe)

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Isn't the Brin pictured the classic Cockrum TW? I thought he'd had his old face restored right before TGD, in one of the Broderick-drawn issues... Cockrum's definitely the way to go!

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quote:

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Originally posted by Pov:
A neat idea would be to release Lu as a three-pack... The orange and the purple-clad Lu's splitting off from Lu "prime"... kinda fulfilling Duo Damsel *and* Triplicate girl in one fell swoop.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Pov:
A neat idea would be to release Lu as a three-pack... The orange and the purple-clad Lu's splitting off from Lu "prime"... kinda fulfilling Duo Damsel *and* Triplicate girl in one fell swoop.

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quote:

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Originally posted by future king:
I'd buy that 3-pack! Good idea there Pov.

I hope the figures are the same size as the 4-pack that Mattycollector put out last year (with LL/CB/SG/B5) because I hate starting one collection then having to start yet another just for the sake of owning everything Legion.
Hopefully last year's Matty 4-packs will continue with more characters regardless of this new 12 or 24 pack they're currently working on.[/QB]

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quote:

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Originally posted by kcekada:
Actually, with prices likely to go up each year, we'd all pay well over $180 for 12 figures if they came out periodically over the long haul.

$180 seems like a huge amount on the surface, but it's actually reasonable when you get down to it. Shipping has me a little worried, but I can deal with it.

I'm more worried about ordering it through matty.com. I've heard horror stories about that site.

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quote:

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Originally posted by kcekada:
Actually, with prices likely to go up each year, we'd all pay well over $180 for 12 figures if they came out periodically over the long haul.

$180 seems like a huge amount on the surface, but it's actually reasonable when you get down to it. Shipping has me a little worried, but I can deal with it.

I'm more worried about ordering it through matty.com. I've heard horror stories about that site.

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If by "worried" you mean their shipping costs, well I have ordered from them 3 times now and I've always found their prices to be quite fair (and I'm in Canada remember so that is a factor). If you're worried about the condition of the package being shipped, again they are pretty good when it comes to wrapping the boxes tightly enough that they survive the trip. They even open them at customs first before they arrive to me in Canada, and the toys and packaging have always arrived in mint condition.

This has been my experience with Mattycollector in the past and I will be using them again in the future. Hope this info helps you.
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 
Won't they presolicit the Legion box via Previews like everything else? That's the way for me over here in germany to get stuff, my comic book shop sends me the Previews catalogue every month, I tellthem what to get for me and they do so.

Do things work different with Mattel?
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
These will not be available through Previews only at www.mattycollector.com
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 
Do we have any idea of when they'll be available? I'll start rerouting my discretionary spending to save up for these.
 

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Posted by Director Lad on :
 
There's a link on the matty site to sign up for their newsletter. With luck, that will give some indication when these figs go on sale.
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 
Oh my, why do they have to make it so complicated? Wouldn't they reach a much bigger audience if they would use Previews?

That's really a bummer. Guess I'll have to ask my comic book shop if they can support me on this one.
 

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Posted by Director Lad on :
 
I think in this instance it's more about trying to drive traffic to the Matty Collector Web site. From their perspective, the more people they bring to the site, the more merchandise they stand to move, based on customers seeing something on the site they didn't know was available. Also, the more they sell direct, the more direct profit they make on the sets. A set like this is also likely a limited run, so they have more control over orders if they do it directly. For the Legion, they're probably assuming that the audience isn't that big to begin with, so why go through the effort and expense to solicit the set with Diamond?
 

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Posted by Colossal Boy on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Pov:

quote:

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Originally posted by Dev Em:
My daughter wants these now too. No way I can afford two sets...

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Yeah... I understand the $15 individual pricepoint, but as a 12-figure set it's a bit much. And $360 for the originally-intended 24 figure set??

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It's rather interesting in that the $180 for 12-pack (or $360 for a 24pack) works out to $15
a figure, which is the average retail price you would pay for DCUC in stores (assuming you can find them). So you would be spending the same amount of money on average over time if you were to buy the figures individually (if they were made available that way). But by putting them into a single pack, Mattel has created sticker shock by making people go wow I spend a lot of money on this hobby and do I really want to spend that much on on a Legion sub-line.

It wouldn't surprise if down the road that certain figures (ie Brainy, Saturn Girl, etc) get re-released as All-Star singles in part of a future DCUC wave. But for figures like M-E Lad, likely the only place to get him will be this 12-pack.
 

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Posted by kcekada on :
 
Someone who talked with Mattel at SDCC posted that these wouldn't be out until April/May.

So, plenty of time to save!
 

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Posted by Dev Em on :
 
Birthday GIFT!!!!

My parents will buy this for me!
 

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Posted by future king on :
 
It would be a cool early Christmas gift ... I think I'll start dropping hints to friends and family ... not to mention Matty's e-mail address!

 

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Posted by kcekada on :
 
If you mean early -- as in 2011! Won't be available this year -- unfortunately.
 

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Posted by Ricardo on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Chemical King:
Oh my, why do they have to make it so complicated? Wouldn't they reach a much bigger audience if they would use Previews?

That's really a bummer. Guess I'll have to ask my comic book shop if they can support me on this one.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Ricardo:

quote:

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Originally posted by Chemical King:
Oh my, why do they have to make it so complicated? Wouldn't they reach a much bigger audience if they would use Previews?

That's really a bummer. Guess I'll have to ask my comic book shop if they can support me on this one.

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Actually, it's pretty easy to buy through MattyCollector, even from abroad. I've bought from them a number of times. Very simple.

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In Germany, we have a saying: "Your word be in God's ear" meaning that I hope you're right

Let's hope the Euro will have stabilized til spring 2011, might be a major price factor...
 

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Posted by Kid Quislet on :
 
I don't think it's been mentioned here yet, but I saw on eBay that someone is taking preorders for a Tyr figure, which is supposed to be part of Mattel's DC Heroes Wave 14 line. This figure seems much more detailed than the one offered by Kenner in the mid-eighties.
 

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Posted by kcekada on :
 
Well...yeah.

DCUC figures are much more sophisticated than the Super-Powers line of the 80s.

Most, if not all, of the figures from the 80s Super Powers line are finding their way into the DCUC waves.

I just wish Tyr had his original ball-shaped gun that Dave Cockrum designed as opposed to the clunky bazooka arm Jack Kirby added.
 

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Posted by Ken Arromdee on :
 
I cringe whenever I see an ad for one of these things. Because they're always aimed towards adult collectors. They're one more sign that the comics industry is in the middle of a long, incredibly drawn out, collapse.
 

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Posted by Superboy-Supergirl on :
 
Keep an eye out for the next Toyfare magazine...it will talk extensively about these legion action figures. I saw the preview and got nerdgasm.
 

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Posted by Bottle City of Kanga on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by future king:

quote:

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Originally posted by kcekada:
Actually, with prices likely to go up each year, we'd all pay well over $180 for 12 figures if they came out periodically over the long haul.

$180 seems like a huge amount on the surface, but it's actually reasonable when you get down to it. Shipping has me a little worried, but I can deal with it.

I'm more worried about ordering it through matty.com. I've heard horror stories about that site.

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If by "worried" you mean their shipping costs, well I have ordered from them 3 times now and I've always found their prices to be quite fair (and I'm in Canada remember so that is a factor). If you're worried about the condition of the package being shipped, again they are pretty good when it comes to wrapping the boxes tightly enough that they survive the trip. They even open them at customs first before they arrive to me in Canada, and the toys and packaging have always arrived in mint condition.

This has been my experience with Mattycollector in the past and I will be using them again in the future. Hope this info helps you.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Superboy-Supergirl:
Keep an eye out for the next Toyfare magazine...it will talk extensively about these legion action figures. I saw the preview and got nerdgasm.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Pov:
A neat idea would be to release Lu as a three-pack... The orange and the purple-clad Lu's splitting off from Lu "prime"... kinda fulfilling Duo Damsel *and* Triplicate girl in one fell swoop.

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Don't give them any ideas. Before you know it, we'll all be living that old MST3K sketch about Johnny Long Torso: the action figure sold to buyers piece by piece so the manufacturers could drive the price up through the ceiling with minimal effort.


 

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Posted by future king on :
 
I am definately looking forward to this multi pack coming out next May (even if all the guys faces look exactly alike).

I wish Mattycollector would put out more Legionnaires like the Cos/Brainy/Saturn Girl/LL 4-pack they did last year though. It's good for them to continue something they started, plus based on the fact that you cannot get that 4-pack anymore since they've become sell-outs, I don't think they would have a problem selling out again and again...
It would be so great if they did, say, 6 more 4-pack so we could round out the entire Legion that way! LOL
 

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Posted by ActorLad on :
 
So what wave(s) are around for most people in stores? We just barely got the Validus wave here, & before that we had just recently gotten the Darkseid one.
 

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Posted by ActorLad on :
 
Wave 17 of DC Universe Classics has just been revealed & it's Blackest Night themed. The figures are:

White Lantern Hal Jordan
Black Lantern Hal Jordan
Blue Lantern the Flash
Violet Lantern Wonder Woman
Orange Lantern Lex Luthor
Sinestro Corps Scarecrow
Indigo Lantern the Atom
BAF Anti-Monitor

Most of them look cool but I'd rather we go some more characters fitting the "classic/universe" idea, there seems to be way too much DC Direct overlap these days. Even with the sub-lines considering they have the GL Classics now too.
 

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Posted by future king on :
 
Doesn't anyone else feel a bit ripped off that DC doesn't bat an eyelash endorsing and arranging for action figures of new GL themed supporting characters (Orange Lantern Lex Luther for cryin' out loud!??) but the Legion has been around for decades and we've barely seen a figure here and there? And even for that we have to scream/plead/beg and write in hoping it will happen?
So they finally do it, sort of, just to shut us up LOL
 

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Posted by Future on :
 
Just an FYI to any Legion fans who were interested, Mattel recently announced in one of their Q&As on The Fwoosh web site that the Legion 12-pack has now been pushed back to late summer 2011.

Oddly enough, they also admitted the original intent was to have it out by the holidays of this year.
 

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Posted by ActorLad on :
 
We have to wait until Summer now? I have a bad feeling that with all the delays most if not all of these LOSH figures will end up getting unreleased.
 

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Posted by Colossal Boy on :
 

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Originally posted by ActorLad:
We have to wait until Summer now? I have a bad feeling that with all the delays most if not all of these LOSH figures will end up getting unreleased.

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quote:

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Originally posted by ActorLad:
We have to wait until Summer now? I have a bad feeling that with all the delays most if not all of these LOSH figures will end up getting unreleased.

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It's a 12-pack, so either they're all released or not.
 

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Posted by Future on :
 
Yeah, like Colossal Boy said, with the addition of the Green Lantern Classics line and whatever else they sculpt for Mattel, the Four Horsemen have been getting backlogged. So the Legion 12-pack especially, as an online exclusive, is probably less of a priority than all the stuff that will make it to retail.

Considering the gamble on releasing the 12-pack anyway, I'd rather they take their time and get everything just right.
 

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Posted by ActorLad on :
 
I'm keenly aware it's a 12-pack but it's not as if toys 1st announced to be in a multi-pack have ever been later rescheduled to another wave, had been downsized, cancelled altogether or a mix of those options.
 

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Posted by ActorLad on :
 
I'm not trying to be a "Mr Grayson" I'm just being realistic.
 

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Posted by Colossal Boy on :
 
Toy Fair is going on this weekend,and Mattel has some of the Legion action figures on display :

http://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?mode=album&album=2011_Toy_Fair%2FMattel%2FDC_Universe_Classics&start=0

http://toyfair2011.figures.com/showgallery.php?cat=553&page=2

[ February 13, 2011, 11:07 PM: Message edited by: Colossal Boy ]
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
hooray!! when will they on sale? love T Wolf, Cos, B 5 and Wildfire...but thought there were gonna be 12 of them, right? Star Boy was supposed to be there and Ultra Boy too.?
 

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Posted by future king on :
 
Hey, those look better than I thought they would!
Can't wait for these to come out this year.
And yes, I believe Star Boy and Ultra Boy are supposed to be a part of the set so I'm not sure why they weren't included?
 

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Posted by stuorstew on :
 
These, do indeed look, awesome and I cannot wait for them to be announced

I do hope that Jo and Thoms absence is due to them not quite being ready as opposed to the pack being reduced in numbers.

The only. exceedingly minor, criticism I have is Brainy looks strangely bulky in comparison to the others.
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 
NOOOOOOO... Why isn't Cham in his classic Cockrum outfit? Still gonna get them, though.
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
at Pov - buy two Chameleon Boys...then you can repaint him the Cockrumite outfit! :grin: hee hee.
 

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Posted by Colossal Boy on :
 

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Originally posted by superboymddjr:
hooray!! when will they on sale? love T Wolf, Cos, B 5 and Wildfire...but thought there were gonna be 12 of them, right? Star Boy was supposed to be there and Ultra Boy too.?

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Originally posted by Future:
To clarify, the four figures yet to be shown (as Colossal Boy said, likely due to having not been sculpted yet) are Karate Kid, Mon-El, Ultra Boy, and Colossal Boy. Star Boy isn't among their number, unless the slots have changed.

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quote:

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Originally posted by HamzHutch:
The remaining figures are Karate Kid, Ultra Boy and Colossal Boy. Mon-EL isnt in the set.[/QB]

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quote:

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Originally posted by matter-eater man:
Wish they had gone with Cockrum's design for Chamelion Boy instead of Giffen's. Hopefully CB and KK will be more Cockrum/Grell goodness.

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yeah, cause a Giffen Karate Kid figure would be really puffy and bruised looking.
 

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Posted by ActorLad on :
 
I need this set, I hope I have the coin for it once it's finally announced when exactly it's going to come out.
 

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Posted by Future on :
 
Current ETA for this set is August 15th, 2011.
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 
So if you start saving from scratch now, AL, you need to set aside $30 a month... then there's shipping.
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 

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Originally posted by Pov:
So if you start saving from scratch now, AL, you need to set aside $30 a month... then there's shipping.

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I started saving that since last Summer when they announced that...right now I have over $120 dollars. and it s in the glass jar with a label saying "LSH ACTION FIGURES - DO NOT TOUCH IT!"

but I can keep adding more if they decide to make more Legionnaires - more specifically Duo Damsel/Triplicate Girl/Duplicate Damsel...and Dawnstar!
 

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Posted by Dev Em on :
 

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Originally posted by Pov:
So if you start saving from scratch now, AL, you need to set aside $30 a month... then there's shipping.

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Originally posted by Pov:
So if you start saving from scratch now, AL, you need to set aside $30 a month... then there's shipping.

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Originally posted by Lone Wolf Legionnaire:
And did anyone get the new TYR action figure from Wal-Mart besides me?

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Originally posted by Pov:
NOOOOOOO... Why isn't Cham in his classic Cockrum outfit? Still gonna get them, though.

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Oddly enough, I think the scary Eighties yellow/purple works better in 3D than it did in 2D.


 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 
As my local comic book store does not see itself capable to get me the set, I'm going to order directly in the US - quite interesting experience to order something from over the Atlantic ocean.

What do you think, will we have to be quick once the box set is announced, or will I have time to wait for a better exchange rate?

Anyway I saw some pictures of Wildfire and Lightning Lad and ME Lad and I think those toys are simply amazing - maybe the best action figures I've EVER seen... though definitely lacking some females.
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
Check out the upcoming Legion figures that were on display here.

Be warned the images are large (don't have my sizing programs on this computer). The packaging is the clubhouse. And notice Invisible Kid, Proty and the Flight Ring.
 

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Posted by Dev Em on :
 
YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!! YES!!
 

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Posted by rtvu2 on :
 
Ditto Dev Em.

Those photos rock!
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
yes its good but poor female legionnaires get shafted. somebody needs to inform the Mattel people to make those female legionnaires!!!! grrr.... If Jubilee from X-Men gets made as action figure...then why not Duplicate Girl? why not Bouncing Boy? why not Phantom Girl? I want to see Dawnstar, Shrinking Violet, Shadow Lass made!!!!

Proty gets made?!?!?
 

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Posted by stuorstew on :
 
Great photos especially love the empty space for, I presume, Lyle
Glad it is now coming in October as that thing looks freaking huge and will probably cost an absolute fortune to ship overseas so will give me time to save up
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 
Yeah, the Legion symbol and character description on the empty box are for Lyle Norg... cheeky of them.
 

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Posted by Dev Em on :
 
I love it...too funny. Bonus figure that you cannot see!
 

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Posted by Colossal Boy on :
 
So is that just an empty box or is it a translucent generic figure representing Lyle?

The mattel panel is Friday and news has already leaked out that they are going to be offering a DCU Club if enough people show interest.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/07/20/mattel-leak-dc-universe-club-info-ahead-of-fridays-panel/

Maybe if the DCU club happens, we will get some female legionnaire action figures that way.
 

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Posted by Colossal Boy on :
 
This site has a short video showing all of the figures on display at the Mattel booth and starts off with the Legion and Colossal Boy!

http://www.conventionscene.com/2011/07/20/scene-on-video-an-early-look-at-the-mattel-booth-at-sdcc-2011/

And yep, it's just an empty box for Lyle

[ July 21, 2011, 09:45 PM: Message edited by: Colossal Boy ]
 

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Posted by Mystery Lad on :
 
Cannot wait for this! This will be the rare item for which I'll actually keep the packaging! I'm even tempted to leave the figures in-- but I know that won't last. It looks so cool, I'll bet they'll sell quite a few of these to folk that aren't even LSH fans! Maybe they'll get converted...

Between the figs, the Archives, the hardback Levitz/Giffen books, the Star Trek crossover and the multiple series, I think DC's going out of it's way to make up for the anniversary fiasco a couple of years ago.
 

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Posted by Colossal Boy on :
 
Coming out to day's Mattel panel at sdcc is that the Legion 12 pack is still targeted to go on sale on mattycollector.com sometime this fall.

The big news is that the DC Universe Classics 6" action figure line (which the Legion 12 pack is a subset of) is coming to an end in 2012. Apparently since DC is relaunching with dcnu, Mattel is going to relaunch their 6" line as well to get in synch with dcnu. That likely means if we get any legionnaires in the new line, it will be in dcnu costumes. So that leaves the possible DCU Club as the only place to possible get Legion figures in classic costumes.
 

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Posted by Future on :
 
Speaking of the new DCU Club that Colossal Boy mentioned, one of the figures announced was the Thom Kallor version of Starman. Mattel has fallen in love with swappable heads recently, so I wouldn't be surprised if he came with a bearded head so you can display him with your 12-Pack Legionnaires.

There are two ways to get Starman. First is to subscribe to the club (which is kind of expensive if you're only in it for like ... the one Legionnaire they may ever produce). Second choice is to buy him off MattyCollector.com as a single. On the 15th of a subscription figure's month, it goes on sale to the general public while supplies last. Judging from the timetable and the fact Thom was the third figure shown, it's likely he won't be released until June 2012.
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 
That sounds like a retread... was it DCDirect who did that already in a JSA line? I *know* I have a Starman with a swappable Thom head... have to dig him out and check if he's a DCD or Mattel.
 

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Posted by Future on :
 
Yep! DC Direct released the same concept in their JSA line, Pov. Unless you're a scale freak, the DCU Starman release will be a retread.

I'm hoping the DCU Club subscriptions will offer us other Legionnaires someday. I can see Dawnstar or Mon-El making an appearance eventually. Not sure the hopes of getting anyone else, at least in the first few years.
 

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Posted by Mystery Lad on :
 
In the write-up of the Mattel panel I read, Jay Garrick and Atrocitus were the other two characters that would be part of the subscription offering (funny Freudian slip- I typed 'submission' instead of 'subscription' initially). When asked about completing teams like the Metal Men and Doom Patrol, the Mattel rep mentioned the new club, according to the write-up. Without explicitly promising anything, of course.

There was the standard warning of doom and blame that if enough memberships aren't sold, the figures won't be produced.

I wish they'd go ahead and announce the rest of the list. DC Direct has already produced at least two of the three, and the third's the one I couldn't care less about. I' d buy Jay, even though I already have him, and Thom. Maybe Mattel could package their version with a clean-shaven head with a crew-cut, just to differentiate it from DC Direct's. Or with two extra heads, with the bearded one as the second.

I really want Elastic-Girl, Platinum, Lead and Tin. If at least two of those were in the sub list, I'd join. Or if I knew they were starting the Freedom Fighters. Or the Rogues. I'd be really pissed if I got the ones we know and a bunch of bat characters and Green Lanterns to finish the year, though. I suppose they'd command decent ebay prices and my local cbs would probably take them in trade, but I don't know if it's worth the trouble. With vacation coming up, and the Legion set - I don't know if I'm in the mood to gamble.
 

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Posted by Future on :
 
Since the Batman Legacy line is continuing, I don't think you'll have to worry too much about Batpeople shoving their way into the subscription service. At the same time, I wouldn't be surprised if Green Lanterns and other "New Guardians" were some of the teams Mattel was hoping to complete so that may be a deal breaker.

I agree that I wish they would give us a list of potential candidates. I'm likely to join regardless as I've seen this line through since wave one, but I'd be less nervous about my financial commitment.

No matter what happens to this line, I have to give it props. No one else has ever given us so many Legion characters in action figure form save for DC Direct, even if most of it is in one punch.
 

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Posted by Dev Em on :
 

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Originally posted by Colossal Boy:
This site has a short video showing all of the figures on display at the Mattel booth and starts off with the Legion and Colossal Boy!

http://www.conventionscene.com/2011/07/20/scene-on-video-an-early-look-at-the-mattel-booth-at-sdcc-2011/

And yep, it's just an empty box for Lyle

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Sorry, I love that the guy shooting the video does not get the "joke" of the Invisible Kid slot in the box. Seriously, for me...it's genius. You are producing X amount of figures, so instead of leaving an empty slot, you do a little molding to the packaging, and you then have an extra bonus for the fans. I love it.
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 
Oh those are really looking so great... Colossal Boy is huge, wow... only thing I'm not so sure about is Garths haircut

And not enough women of course - but that has been said so often and still not changed over the years...
 

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Posted by Evolution Has Failed on :
 
What I don't get is:

The ad (posted by someone as being here ) says "12-pack", yet I count 14 boxes, and even if you dont' count the empty Invisible Kid one, it's still 13...which one doesn't come with it? Proty? Or is this a "baker's dozen" or is the term "12-pack" somehow not intended to be taken literally?
 

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Posted by Mystery Lad on :
 
Yeah- Invisible Kid's a joke and Proty's considered an 'extra'- like a leg for a collect-and-connect or an extra head. Though it is odd that he gets his own compartment.
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Got the "good to go" for this as a Christmas gift this year from my folks. Gonne be chipping in a little money, but it will be mine!!!!
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 

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Originally posted by Mystery Lad:
Though it is odd that he gets his own compartment.

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Ingenious use of the extra space above CB's compartment-- like the cutesy way they utilized the empty 12th "regular" bay as IK's "spot", descriptive sticker and all. Mattel did a nice job with this set! Definitely a must-have
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
^ - "LIKE"
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Great pics and a review. All figures pictured together and separately.

http://thefwoosh.com/2011/08/first-look-dc-universe-classics-legion-of-superheroes-box-set
 

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Posted by Future on :
 
This set looks beautiful. Looks like it was worth the wait. Love seeing the assembled team (so far) together.
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
oh boy when will they be on sale? I am gonna buy that set!!!!
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 
Oh my, those pictures are a riot - extremely funny

Still hoping I'll be able to transfer those goodies to Germany. Anybody knows if Mattycollector.com has implemented any additional security with their Credit Card payment like Saferpay or Secure Code? Did not find any information on their homepage...
 

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Posted by Blacula on :
 
Wow! I just looked at those pics for the first time. I had no idea they were even making these toys. They look great! Makes me wish I still bought them.

It would be SO awesome if they brought out another set with some of the missing members - especially the girls.
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
when will it come out???!!??? i have the $$ ready!!!! that $$ is for that Clubhouse Toy!
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
I want to say that the last I had heard was that it was going to be on sale in October. I'll see if I can find anything solid.
 

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Posted by future king on :
 
Yes, I'd be interested to see what day in October they would put them on sale.
I am going away for a week that month and don't want to miss my chance!
 

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Posted by Glindros on :
 
Still wish they had another girl legionnaire than just Saturn Girl. Would Tinya really have been too much to ask for?
 

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Posted by Kid Quislet on :
 
I am confused as to whether these will be sold individually at all, or only as the complete set?
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
It's the set or nothing.
 

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Posted by Kid Quislet on :
 
Uh oh. My wife is gonna kill me....
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
yeah...know the feeling.
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
heh good thing my partner is being tolerant.......so far
 

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Posted by stuorstew on :
 
Ah! The joys of singledom I can buy these with nary a worry for others opinion. (except for maybe the bank!)
 

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Posted by future king on :
 
Well for me it's easy to sell my wife on the idea...
" Too expensive?? Hey, remember that pair of shoes and matching purse you bought the other day?. That's the ones!! Yeah, I love you too!"

 

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Posted by Future on :
 
As of right now, it looks like the price from over a year ago is being honored. The set will be $180 & sale date is 10/17/11. Since we've seen a completed set now, I'm almost hopeful that date WON'T be pushed back.
 

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Posted by Colossal Boy on :
 
Is the sale date still 10/17/11? I've not seen anything on the mattycollector site announcing it, but I may just not be looking in the right place.
 

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Posted by Future on :
 
According to a news post in September on their site, that's still their sale date. It's weird to think it's finally here. I'm not surprised it isn't listed on their sales page yet - Matty's site is kind of notorious, at least with DCU items, for not putting them up until day of.
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
after doing some research, and I found this link ---

http://boardreader.com/thread/DC_Direct_needs_to_answer_DCUC_Legion_12_21l7pXx2vrh5.html


originally they were gonna do 24 action figures, including two duo damsels!!! - now trimmed down to 12. oh boy...i want those females legionnaires!!! grrr... Dream Girl, Duo Damsel, Phantom Girl, etc. come on!!!
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
Hey I need your help!!! Just found out through email that the Westfield Comics does not sell the Legion set and I am kind of desperate in trying to find a source where I can order it and have it shipped to me. Please help? Can't believe that the Westfield Comics does not sell that Legion set while can sell the others such as the Wave 1 through 17 or whatever!
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
I think it's only going to be sold through mattycollector dot com.
 

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Posted by Future on :
 

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Originally posted by superboymddjr:
Hey I need your help!!! Just found out through email that the Westfield Comics does not sell the Legion set and I am kind of desperate in trying to find a source where I can order it and have it shipped to me. Please help? Can't believe that the Westfield Comics does not sell that Legion set while can sell the others such as the Wave 1 through 17 or whatever!

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Originally posted by Future:

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Originally posted by superboymddjr:
Hey I need your help!!! Just found out through email that the Westfield Comics does not sell the Legion set and I am kind of desperate in trying to find a source where I can order it and have it shipped to me. Please help? Can't believe that the Westfield Comics does not sell that Legion set while can sell the others such as the Wave 1 through 17 or whatever!

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Like Dev said, no one else is selling it because it's exclusive to the Matty web site. Try checking out this link on the sale date and a listing for it should be up.

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Originally posted by Glen Cadigan:
Is it just me, or does it seem like everything on that site is sold out?

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Yeah. I'm baffled they keep sold out items up on their sales pages as a showcase. I guess they feel their pages would look pathetically empty if they didn't.

Most DCU items don't have a history of selling out day-of like their He-Man stuff does, so especially at the price tag I'm sure the Legion set will be on sale for AT LEAST a week, maybe longer. But don't quote me. Typically once they sell out they sell out, though in the past some items have magical new inventory on the site for discount sales.
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 
Thank you for your kind information, (Captain?) Future :-) That's what I was hoping for - an item with a 180$ pricetag on it should sell out slower than the cheaper ones... but well, that's just my hope :-)

So I'm ready to do this. Really. Guess the shipping cost to Germany won't totally kill me :-P considering what some of the US Ebay Stores take for delivery to the EU...

But hey, the best part of getting this new goodies would be that my daugther would then be allowed to play with my old DC Direct Legion doubles like Cos, Ultra Boy, Mon-El... and maybe that way might get some connection to the Legion :-)
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
less than 24 hours to go!!!! counting down....*can't help it I am wayyyyy too excited****
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 
Hey Toy Fan,

If you're seeing this screen, it means we're experiencing extraordinarily high levels of traffic. No need to worry -- it's a normal function of traffic management.


 

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Posted by Director Lad on :
 
It's not showing up on the Oct 17 page for me. Is it possible that it sold out in an hour and fifteen minutes?
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 
It is listed as "almost gone"...

When I left work it was still "comin soon" (almost an hour late), then I had to visit two of my troubled adolescents in hospital (they're both doing fine), and 90 minutes later it was listed as "almost gone" ... oh my, this was a thrill, I was able to place my order in time to get an email stating that my order was confirmed and "in the process of getting ready to ship"...

...so I guess I really just spent 215 $ on Legion toys and shipping...
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 
WOW

I'm glad I didn't give up while the page was refreshing for 10 minutes... Could Mattel have REALLY underestimated the demand for this set and underproduced it?

I hope you get it, Sudro... it IS your birthday...
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 
Sudro, just curious... did you click the sale banner atop the front page? The set's still showing as "Almost Gone" there...
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 
Jep, stiiiiill showing, go get it
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 

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Originally posted by Pov:
Could Mattel have REALLY underestimated the demand for this set and underproduced it?

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The only other sale item listed as "Almost Gone" now is the other "highend" item... the Ghostbusters Prop Replica Ghost Trap ($130)...
 

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Posted by Kid Quislet on :
 
It's 10:40 PST and I am NOT seeing the Legion Set, except the banner picture. I'll be super bummed if this set is already gone in 1 1/2 hours. Anybody have the latest news on this?
 

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Posted by Kid Quislet on :
 
Just checked ebay; there is at least two listings there for the figures at $300 per set, plus shipping...

Talk about your super villains...
 

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Posted by Kid Quislet on :
 
Checked back at MattyCollector and the Legion Set finally showed up for me - as officially sold out!

Wow. This is my first try on the Matty Collector web site and I have to say I'm not terribly impressed on how they do business.

I had been looking forward to this for weeks. Don't think I'll waste my time there again, and I'm certainly not going to get pillaged on ebay. The good news is I have an extra $200+ dollars now in pocket.
 

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Posted by Superboy-Supergirl on :
 
i didn't get it!!! and i aint paying pirates on ebay for higher than normal prices...i know Matty will re-release these i mean how can they not right? and the demand means we'll get more LEGION figures BRING ON THE GIRLS, LASSES AND DAMSEL
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 
So how many did they sell until they were sold out - what do you guess? And does this mean they will produce further sets, finally realizing there's a financially strong Legion audience out there?

@Kid Quislet

Definitely a bummer, I feel sorry for you. Hope you'll get your set from a less capitalistic dealer..
 

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Posted by Superboy-Supergirl on :
 
i wonder how many they had in stock...i'm sure t hey didnt think they would sell out by the first day of it being offered so good news for all the fans of the legion and those guys from that wizard article about these figures are legion fans big time.

CK i saw that ebay offer too just now...aint no one bidding on it...i want it but that's way too much for now...ill only pay for it like that if there's no other choice...i can patiently wait for a reissue.
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 

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Originally posted by Superboy-Supergirl:
i wonder how many they had in stock...i'm sure t hey didnt think they would sell out by the first day of it being offered so good news for all the fans of the legion and those guys from that wizard article about these figures are legion fans big time.

CK i saw that ebay offer too just now...aint no one bidding on it...i want it but that's way too much for now...ill only pay for it like that if there's no other choice...i can patiently wait for a reissue.

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They seem to have totally underestimated the amount of Legion fans willing to spend 200 $ on action figures. There probably will be a second edition if they are not totally dumb

My hope is that this was the big test for their Legion line and that now, they will start to produce some single Legionnaires. My favorites would be: Phantom Girl, Blok, Dawnstar, White Witch, Lightning Lass and maybe a tiny Violet
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
Because of personal reasons, I didn't get a chance to buy this set as well. If Mattel has any clue they better get more of these out there stat.

It's ridiculous that they didn't have more in stock.
 

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Posted by Director Lad on :
 
Well, if Matty doesn't do a second run, I guess I'll have to content myself with the Adventure era figs from DC Direct. No way am I rewarding some eBay non-fan jerkface for scooping real fans out of this set. Very frustrating. I've been looking forward to this set for more than a year.

[ October 17, 2011, 05:29 PM: Message edited by: Director Lad ]
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 
I hope Mattel does a reissue soon and all the scalpers end up eating their extras... #@$%ers.
 

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Posted by Mystery Lad on :
 
I missed out, too. Some people have jobs where computer access for shopping just isn't a possiblity. I really wish they'd done preorders. Oh, well-- maybe some picky collectors will return their set for some minor reason that I wouldn't mind. Guess it's check the site every couple of hours for the foreseeable future, in case more are made available.

I'd think that selling out in less than two hours would pretty much guarantee a second set, but who can figure out how Mattel thinks?
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
Didn't even have a chance. Oh well.
 

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Posted by Glen Cadigan on :
 
Given all of the trouble needed to mold twelve distinct figures, you'd think that they'd make more than one day's supply.
 

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Posted by Suddenly Seymour on :
 
The JLU-verse Legion figures never really sold out (except maybe when they discounted them recently), so they probably underestimated the sales potential. I am surprised they didn't even last a day, though, given the price.

But Mattel and their website have a long history of poor customer service and not seeming to care in the least what customers want.

I doubt they'll do another run. They're happy to let the scalpers take care of the people slower Internet connections or with lives that prevent them from buying toys online during the workday, true fans be damned.
 

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Posted by Colossal Boy on :
 
I was lucky enough to get my order in before the set sold out. Selling out in three hours was definitely a surprise as usually only comicon exclusives and MOTU stuff sells out that quickly.

One beacon of hope - as long matty leaves the set listed as "sold out" and not "gone for good", there's a chance (however slim) that they may do another run.

There's a better chance we may be seeing s second Legion set at some point - hopefully sooner than later.

Also don't forget that Star Boy/Starman will be coming in the subscription line in 2012.
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
oh crap...I missed that!!!!! grrrrrr a aAAAAAERRRRRRRRGGHHHHHH!!!!!!
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 
Hm, as far as I can see only Colossal Boy and me were able to get an order done... did everybody else here luck out and if they did - where do all the Legion sets go in the end?

Do you think that a lot of dealers bought ten sets (that was the maximum amount) on a gamble to make a 50% profit margin like the one offer on Ebay implies?

Another question: Do you know how quickly Mattel starts with their shipping procedure? Guess it will take some weeks anyway to get those beauties to Germany...
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
I remembered ordering the JLU Legion line (four of them) and it arrived in my mail pretty fast...I was surprised to see it arrived...since I thought that it would take about a month or two...but it was fast.

I think it is a BIG BIG mistake for the Mattel to allow the orders maxed up to 10!!! geez! I wish we can find a way to petition or protest or put a bad review on Mattel to make them listen to us..but nope not work becuase they are all business!

grrrrr....
 

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Posted by Future on :
 
I'm not totally discouraged because I'm hearing rumors on the internet that the package's size may have been an issue for the early sell-out. Apparently this happened before with a Ghostbusters item that sold out swiftly, which was much larger and therefore they could only fit so many items in their processing warehouse.

No idea when, how many, or how long the Legion 12-pack will go on sale again. I'd like to think it will, though. It's unlikely the existing inventory got bought through that swiftly compared to other DCUC items. If the number of units they ordered was so small that they sold out that quickly, the item would be marked up a lot more.
 

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Posted by Kid Quislet on :
 
I like your positive thinking, Future, but I must admit I'm kind of sour on the whole episode right now. It was a borderline proposition for me to be spending that much on these to begin with, and I now think Matty Collector made the right decision for me.

Maybe Jim Gallagher will quit his day job and pump out some more cool custom figures on commission...
 

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Posted by Lone Wolf Legionnaire on :
 

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Originally posted by Chemical King:
Hm, as far as I can see only Colossal Boy and me were able to get an order done... did everybody else here luck out and if they did - where do all the Legion sets go in the end?

Do you think that a lot of dealers bought ten sets (that was the maximum amount) on a gamble to make a 50% profit margin like the one offer on Ebay implies?

Another question: Do you know how quickly Mattel starts with their shipping procedure? Guess it will take some weeks anyway to get those beauties to Germany...

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Originally posted by Lone Wolf Legionnaire:

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Originally posted by Chemical King:
Hm, as far as I can see only Colossal Boy and me were able to get an order done... did everybody else here luck out and if they did - where do all the Legion sets go in the end?

Do you think that a lot of dealers bought ten sets (that was the maximum amount) on a gamble to make a 50% profit margin like the one offer on Ebay implies?

Another question: Do you know how quickly Mattel starts with their shipping procedure? Guess it will take some weeks anyway to get those beauties to Germany...

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I managed to get one set Chemical King, I'm sorry that others did not, I know their disappointed as it just happened to me the weekend before last when I tried to get Big Blue Madness tickets online and failed for the third year in a roll!

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Know the feeling as well, Lone Wolf - last year when the tickets for the Eurovision Song Contest went online, the server went down for hours - and when I finally could enter the homepage, it was listed as "sold out" ... ??? !!!

by the way I had a look at custom and tax policies of good old Germany and there will be some considerable charges there as well. Never understood what customs are good for (taxes well... I doubts their legitimacy either ), if things go bad I might have to pay further 50 € for nothing...

But hey, I'm still looking forward to this set.

 

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Posted by Glen Cadigan on :
 
Got an email today saying mine had shipped! Also not looking forward to paying customs fees when it arrives.
 

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Posted by Director Lad on :
 
The max order was 10? See, that's just asking for scalpers to swoop in. There's nothing about this that I'm happy about. I was absolutely ready to plunk down 180 bucks for the set, but when I went to the site at 10am Pacific, following the link from the email they sent announcing the on-sale last week, the set didn't even appear on the page. I never even had the option to get in the queue.
 

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Posted by Colossal Boy on :
 
Some good news. Mattel has posted on the mattycollector web site that are considering the possibility of doing a second run of the LOSH set. That doesn't mean it's a done deal, but my gut feeling is that it may very well happen.

And yea I got word that my set shipped today as well. The race is on to see which of us gets our set first.
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Colossal Boy:
Some good news. Mattel has posted on the mattycollector web site that are considering the possibility of doing a second run of the LOSH set. That doesn't mean it's a done deal, but my gut feeling is that it may very well happen.

And yea I got word that my set shipped today as well. The race is on to see which of us gets our set first.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Director Lad:
The max order was 10? See, that's just asking for scalpers to swoop in. There's nothing about this that I'm happy about. I was absolutely ready to plunk down 180 bucks for the set, but when I went to the site at 10am Pacific, following the link from the email they sent announcing the on-sale last week, the set didn't even appear on the page. I never even had the option to get in the queue.

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That was strange cause Pov and I both could still see it as listed "almost gone" when you posted that... and it was about half an hour later that it was finally sold out. Don't know what happened there, but it is definitely infuriating...
 

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Posted by kcekada on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Director Lad:
but when I went to the site at 10am Pacific, following the link from the email they sent announcing the on-sale last week, the set didn't even appear on the page. I never even had the option to get in the queue.

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I bookmarked a link to the page with the set, not the link that matty sent out. It was still avaialble at 10 PST. I purchased mine at 10:20.

But it does appears that more sets will get made -- just be patient. I'm also hoping that they announce that more new Legionnaires will be coming out way -- as in a second 12-pack.
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 
I was hoping nobody would feed the scalpers, but eBay shows three sets bought via Buy it Now... for $300, $370 and $400... and that's not including shipping. Lots of individual figures from the set up now and already sold, as well... So Mattel and the scalpers win, I guess.
 

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Posted by cleome45 on :
 
Yikes! For that kind of money, we could just commission our own mini-sculptures. Discreetly, of course.


 

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Posted by rtvu2 on :
 
I got my order. Sorry to hear that everyone else couldn't get one. No how idea how I got one after everyone else had some much trouble. I shop alot on Matty. 'Sold Out' is much better then 'Gone for Good'. Matty always keeps some stock back in case of damage or something gets lost in shipping for buyers. For example, I missed out on the Animal Man/B'wanna Beast DCU Classic set when it first went on sale. Couple of months later, I got it on sale. So after a few months, there is a good chance that this 12pack will be back. Heck, maybe they will do it at Christmas for the Christmas sale. I do hope that the quick sale out means another pack would be considered but I would guess that want come till 2013.

And if your fan and not a big buyer of DC or MOTCU on Matty, get the mystery packs when they are on sale. You pay $40 plus shipping - total cost around $50 and get about $100+ worth of stuff. Totally worth it.

[ October 21, 2011, 05:00 PM: Message edited by: rtvu2 ]
 

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Posted by rtvu2 on :
 
I just got my set and I am so happy. It's the best!
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 
Are you leaving them in-package, VU? I'm just curious if the end product they're sending out is as good as what they've shown on their website and at SDCC and NYCC and the like...
 

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Posted by Colossal Boy on :
 
I just got my set today as well, and it looks great. I took a picture of it. Is there a way to post images on this thread?

More good news from following the mattycollector DCUC forum is that it sounds very likely there will be another run made of this set. The bad news is that it will probably sell out just as fast and people will have to fight the scalpers for them.
 

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Posted by rtvu2 on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Pov:
Are you leaving them in-package, VU? I'm just curious if the end product they're sending out is as good as what they've shown on their website and at SDCC and NYCC and the like...

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Still debating on that. I usually leave everything in the packaging. The best things about this special sets is that they are designed so you can keep the packing but take the figures out. Each section has either a top/bottom flap that you can slide the figure in or out. Its very elegant. Right now its open on the floor of my living room.
 

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Posted by Lone Wolf Legionnaire on :
 
Just got home from work, got mine today right before I left.

[ November 19, 2011, 12:34 PM: Message edited by: Lone Wolf Legionnaire ]
 

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Posted by Korbal on :
 
Did anyone notice the set of Legionnaire figures in the background on the racks of the comic book shop in tonight's episode (The Good Guy Fluctuation) of "The Big Bang Theory?" Clearly, if one has Hollywood connections dealing with Matty is a simple feat--unlike the rest of humanity...

[ October 28, 2011, 01:33 AM: Message edited by: Korbal ]
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 
Still waiting for my set over here in Germany... probably will for at least another week...

... how are the little creatures in their package... are they cold? are they starving? are they fed up with Brainiac 5s constant lecturing?

@Lone Wolf Oh my the package is huge... love you're surprised look
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
*sob* nooooooo......I want that set!!! *shaking, palmface*
 

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Posted by adamwe on :
 


I think Invisible Kid looks great when you can see him He fit right in.

Adam
 

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Posted by adamwe on :
 


Another pic of Invisible Kid showing up in the box set.
 

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Posted by Glen Cadigan on :
 
Given the '80s era slant of the costumes, I'm surprised it's not Jacques' info on the box.

On a side note, I now regret not getting all of the DC Direct Legionnaires when they came out.

[ October 30, 2011, 10:11 PM: Message edited by: Glen Cadigan ]
 

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Posted by future king on :
 
I cannot believe I missed this sale!!!!!!!!!!!!! And now they are sold out.
That f_ _ _ing sucks.

 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Glen Cadigan:

On a side note, I now regret not getting all of the DC Direct Legionnaires when they came out.

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quote:

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Originally posted by future king:
I cannot believe I missed this sale!!!!!!!!!!!!! And now they are sold out.
That f_ _ _ing sucks.

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Seconded! (no wait, given how many others have said about the same thing, more like 3 hundredth-ed!).

I was in Montreal at a conference, and even if I had remembered that morning (didn't until the next day), I'm not sure I could have justified being at my terminal during the 90 minute window before it sold out.

I just do NOT understand a business model that would stop production on a product that sold out in under two hours. Do they not want to make profit? Or are the employees there now the same people selling these hand-over-fist on eBay?!? I guess that's perfectly legal (never heard of price fixing laws for toys), but it does suck and certainly does not engender loyalty.

Oh well, hopefully the rumors so far of a 2nd production run will come true. I CAN imagine that they might just seriously not want to over-produce, so perhaps they can well gauge the size of the next run based on the comments and how quickly the first one sold.

You'd think if they were going to do so, they'd do so soon, though, while people are still chomping at the bit for it...

...unless of course they are still hoping to clean out some more wallets via eBay...

(Personally, I have collected every Legion appearance and item since and including adventure #247, but I will not on principal allow myself to be ripped off by paying a premium for a product that only recently was available for nearly half the current asking price. So there are stil a lot of us that won't overpay on eBay but will be glad to pay the proper market price.)


---craig---
 

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Posted by future king on :
 
Well said EHF.
Hopefully someone out there is listening.
 

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Posted by Evolution Has Failed on :
 
So, clenched teeth aside...

for those of you fortunate enough to get the set, may I ask:

How does their posability compare with what the DC direct figures had been (not including the "original 3" which were far less posable than those which came after)?

thanks!

---craig---
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 
The Legion has finally arrived! It was about two weeks that it took them to reach Germany. Funnily enough, I had to pick them up at the local customs office cause Mattel did not put the actual bill on the outside - though there was a description there actually stating the price for the box and shipping... don't ask me, this was a typical act of German bureaucracy.

But thus, I had a funny meeting with a nice customs officer who very painstakingly noted every detail... "This is a twelve pack, but the officer in Frankfurt stated there are 14 figurines... now how many are there?" "Well actually, there are 13, if you don't count the invisible one..."

Finally, after paying 30 € for taxes (but no customs) I took the box home where my daughter greedily wanted to open it...

My favorite figurines are Colossal Boy (impressive!) and Wildfire, I very much like Chameleon Boy who looks way better than the old DC Direct version, Brainiac 5, Lightning Lad and ME Lad. I'm not so sure about the faces of Cosmic Boy, Karate Kid and Ultra Boy, though, who are looking very much alike. Saturn Girl is very skinny...

Anyway a great package! One minor quibble: Does anybody else feel that the white in the costumes of Saturn Girl, Karate Kid and Lightning Lad is rather grey? The costumes are looking as if they have been washed way too often :-) A side effect of the long journey or does Mattel have problems with real "white"?

And this is how my Legion scenario looks right now... guess I really have to look for a new background, though...

[ November 05, 2011, 06:13 PM: Message edited by: Chemical King ]
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Evolution Has Failed:
So, clenched teeth aside...

for those of you fortunate enough to get the set, may I ask:

How does their posability compare with what the DC direct figures had been (not including the "original 3" which were far less posable than those which came after)?

thanks!

---craig---

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Their posability is excellent. They have so many articulation points, more than I've ever seen on any other action figure. Four on every arm and leg! Their durability though is seemingly not that good. When I tried to pose Brainiac 5, he immediately lost an arm - I was a little frustrated about that cause that is not supposed to happen when you carefully handle your new purchase. Have to find some glue now to reattach the arm in some way that does not show too much

Did anybody else have such a little accident with their new Legion toys?
 

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Posted by Colossal Boy on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Chemical King:

One minor quibble: Does anybody else feel that the white in the costumes of Saturn Girl, Karate Kid and Lightning Lad is rather grey? The costumes are looking as if they have been washed way too often :-) A side effect of the long journey or does Mattel have problems with real "white"?

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quote:

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Originally posted by Chemical King:
Their posability is excellent. They have so many articulation points, more than I've ever seen on any other action figure.

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CK:

Thanks for the info, though this just makes me want the set even more .

Sorry to hear about your B5, I'd be pretty bummed ... important safety tip for the rest of us (once we get them, that is).

BTW, I think your Devil's Tower background looks surreal, which is exactly the look I'd expect for heroes from the future battling it out...

Also, thanks for your story about the customs officer ... "13 if you don't count the invisible one"... hilarious! (even more so for anyone who has ever dealt with a German customs officer!) Made my day.
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Colossal Boy:

quote:

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Originally posted by Chemical King:

One minor quibble: Does anybody else feel that the white in the costumes of Saturn Girl, Karate Kid and Lightning Lad is rather grey? The costumes are looking as if they have been washed way too often :-) A side effect of the long journey or does Mattel have problems with real "white"?

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I just took another look at my Legion set, and yes all of the whites on the figures are actually grey. Then I compared them against a Batman Legacy Mr Freeze I just got last week, and the Freeze figure has bright whites in it. So whatever plant was in charge of the Legion set production run botched up the whites.

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So this should be something which we should be giving feedback to Mattel, shouldn't we? I can live with the greyish Karate Kid (hey, that's what comes with constant fighting!) but should they some day produce a grey Phantom Girl I would be very frustrated...

...the grey Saturn Girl is bad enough, but at least this version of her does not constantly fall down like the previous one...

Hey, now that there is a new Cosmic Boy I finally let my daughter play with the old one and she was quite enthusiastic about the magnetic hands. I really have to say that I also liked this feature a lot. The very first Legion DC Direct set was somewhat special - LL with the exchangeable arm, Cosmic Boy with the magnetic hands and Saturn Girl who had nearly no articulation points and constantly fell down.
 

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Posted by Pov on :
 
Being an action figure is too dangerous for a Silver Age girl, I guess...
 

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Posted by Lone Wolf Legionnaire on :
 
I was just going pretend my old Cosmic Boy figure was Magnetic Kid / Pol!
 

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Posted by Glen Cadigan on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Lone Wolf Legionnaire:
I was just going pretend my old Cosmic Boy figure was Magnetic Kid / Pol!

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quote:

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Originally posted by Chemical King:

quote:

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Originally posted by Glen Cadigan:

On a side note, I now regret not getting all of the DC Direct Legionnaires when they came out.

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On the other hand, I do not regret not buying Colossal Boy, Timber Wolf or Star Boy cause the new versions look way better (though the JSA Starman is much larger and does not really fit in so well...)

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I wish I had gotten Invisible Kid though. Actually, my DCD Legion is in storage, it's possible I did, but can't recall for sure.

I agree that the new figures beat the old -- hands down, but I thought DCD did an okay job with SA Colossal Boy and Timber Wolf. Those versions of the characters, though, just don't compare with their dynamic 70s looks.
 

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Posted by future king on :
 
Ok, quit taking about them and posting pictures already!!! Enjoy them on your own.
Some of us missed our once-in-a-lifetime chance to own these.
Now you're just being cruel guys, c'mon!!!!

Who me, bitter? Nah!!!
 

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Posted by Evolution Has Failed on :
 
I still hope they'll put them on sale again...

...getting impatient, though!
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by future king:
Ok, quit taking about them and posting pictures already!!! Enjoy them on your own.
Some of us missed our once-in-a-lifetime chance to own these.
Now you're just being cruel guys, c'mon!!!!

Who me, bitter? Nah!!!

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Would it help if I posted a picture of my Arms-Fall-Off-Boy Brainiac 5?
Still didn't get to repair it...
 

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Posted by Kid Quislet on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Chemical King:
Pure genius!

Now if we only could pretend that Lightning Lad is actually Ayla... (hey, we can, see Adventure #308) and the old Chameleon Boy is R.J. Brande...

Possibilities are endless, but... who is the second Ultra Boy?

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quote:

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Originally posted by Mystery Lad:
The 12 piece set will be available again! Go to

mattycollector.com

for details!

The gist of it is that on Dec. 15th (a Thursday), the set goes on sale again!

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quote:

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Originally posted by rtvu2:
Wait, where did you read that about the subscription. Have they announced any other figures?I haven't seen any news about that since that went on sale? Is there a link someone where?

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quote:

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Originally posted by Colossal Boy:

quote:

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Originally posted by rtvu2:
Wait, where did you read that about the subscription. Have they announced any other figures?I haven't seen any news about that since that went on sale? Is there a link someone where?

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On the MattyCollector DC forum :
http://forums.mattycollector.com/eve/forums/a/frm/f/4051064575

I'm going from memory here, but I believe the announced figures for the 2012 subscription are Flash Jay Garick, Atrocius, Poison Ivy, Starman/Star Boy and Metron with chair (Metron will only be available to subscribers). There's supposed to be a figure released each month starting in the spring, but the release order has not been revealed yet.

The deal with Thom is that he's supposed to come with two interchangeable heads so you can have his JSA look and his legion look.

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Ehm... doesn't such a figure already exist? If you take a closer look at my Legion scenario picture (page 22) then you will see Starman on the left side - and he did come with an interchangeable head as well. But that one I did get via my regular comic book store, not from Mattel. It is a bit larger than the other figures, though.

Anyway, I really do hope that all of you who missed out on the first attempt will be luckier the second time around! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you on December 15th!
 

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Posted by Colossal Boy on :
 

quote:

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Ehm... doesn't such a figure already exist? If you take a closer look at my Legion scenario picture (page 22) then you will see Starman on the left side - and he did come with an interchangeable head as well. But that one I did get via my regular comic book store, not from Mattel. It is a bit larger than the other figures, though.

Anyway, I really do hope that all of you who missed out on the first attempt will be luckier the second time around! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you on December 15th! [/QB]

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The Starman figure you reference was released by DC Direct as part of a JSA Alex Ross wave. I passed on that wave. Did it come with a masked head and an unmasked head? I think the scale for those JSA figures was 7" (to match up with the Justice line), so there may be scale issues between that figure and the Mattel Legion figures, which I think are 6" scale.
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 
Yes, one of the heads was "star" masked, the other head was with the bearded face we love

I don't know why DC is doing its figures in different sizes though. Starman is huge, though compared to the slightly larger Mattel figures he looks better than in interaction with the way smaller DC Direct classic Legionnaires... don't see the sense in it.
 

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Posted by Evolution Has Failed on :
 
<pant> *wheeeze* <pant> <pant> *wheeeeeze* (gasp)...

hwOAh mygosh...

Got one!(!!!!)

that was one of the most harrowing, helpless
feelings I've had in a LOOOONG time...waiting for it to refresh...would it? would it? Come ON...

Finally got to the sale screen, put LSH12 into cart, then mid-order, it went into refresh mode again... exCRUCiating wait...

Then, I make it to the last step, and there's that "type the 2 words you see all-blurry here" code... one of my words was "nisader"...is that a word? Aren't these supposed to usually be English words? Finally, in a panic, I just typed what I thoguth I saw (the 'ni' weren't at ALL clear), and it went through.

(Just checked Dictionary.com, no "nisader". When it's that distorted, how can you be sure you're typing the right thing if it isn't an actual word?)

FINally, thankfully, my order made it in at 12:09, and I had been on the site and logged in waiting since 11:00.

MAN, that was tough.(!)

I hope it sells out far less quickly this time, I hate to think of others being disappointed (hopefully, being marked as "2nd production run" will reduce its collector's value enough that those of us who just want to have it because we are LSH fans can get one, without all the for-profit speculators swiping them up.)
 

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Posted by Mystery Lad on :
 
I got one, too! About 6 minutes after you did. I just checked and the set's tagged with the 'almost gone' label.

So there's still time, if someone's been wafflin'...
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
Thanks for the reminder...I forgot again.

But I was able to buy another set. Kabir had bought a set for $350 from eBay a month back to cheer me up. So now I have two - one to open and open to look at.
 

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Posted by Reboot on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Evolution Has Failed:
Then, I make it to the last step, and there's that "type the 2 words you see all-blurry here" code... one of my words was "nisader"...is that a word? Aren't these supposed to usually be English words? Finally, in a panic, I just typed what I thoguth I saw (the 'ni' weren't at ALL clear), and it went through.

(Just checked Dictionary.com, no "nisader". When it's that distorted, how can you be sure you're typing the right thing if it isn't an actual word?)

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These sorts of CAPTCHAs are words taken from book-scanning projects that the machines didn't recognise.

Moreover, only one of them is the actual test. The other is an unrecognised word for future tests...
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
oh boy....this morning....i finished my shower and saw my clock telling me its "8:50 am" and then I was like oh my gosh...then I went to grab my lap top and put it on my high dresser so I can keep my eyes on it...then went to the website... at 9:00 am..sharp...due to extremely high traffic...I was like oh no!!! I was using Safari and had to open another window - Firefox- and oh no...traffic....groan so had to leave them both open...and they automatically refreshed the pages after each 5 seconds...I was waiting and waiting and its 9:06 am...groan...so I had to go back to bathroom to shave my beard...and kept going back to laptop ....its 9:15 am...still refreshed the pages. groan....

then when I finished shaving my neck and saw that the website came on...oh oh I am in!!

then I had to type it fast and furious..making sure that I get the clubhouse ready to be ordered and paid. I made it through! ah.....

then I got an email confirmation that its being processed and ordered. ah....all of them finished at 9:30 am and I was late to my work. (yeah its worth of it. )

now can't wait to get it - hopefully before Xmas or New Years .

ah...so I can relax! ahhh...
 

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Posted by Future on :
 
Looks like it's sold out again, at least for the moment. The 'Add to Cart' feature doesn't actually add anything.

I actually missed out a second time, which is kind of hilarious. I always wake up in the morning knowing it's the first thing I'm going to do when I get home from work, but then I completely forget as the day goes on. Such is life!
 

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Posted by Evolution Has Failed on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Reboot:
These sorts of CAPTCHAs are words taken from book-scanning projects that the machines didn't recognise.

Moreover, only one of them is the actual test. The other is an unrecognised word for future tests...

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quote:

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Originally posted by Mystery Lad:
I got one, too! About 6 minutes after you did. I just checked and the set's tagged with the 'almost gone' label.

So there's still time, if someone's been wafflin'...

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Glad you got one, ML! Especially as it was you who tipped us off to the new offering ... busy as I am, I really think I might have missed it otherwise, so thanks again!

Also glad, of course, to see that superboymddjr got one also! I do hope the inability to add it to cart now doesn't mean it's sold out...but you can add everything else, so doesn't look good..
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 
Yay! Happy so many of you got a set this time! And maybe with your set, the costumes will actually be white instead of gray? Hmmmmm...

Remember to be careful with those upper arm joints, though. A colleague of mine managed to glue my Arms Fall Off Brainiac in the meantime, but it's still a shame when they are damaged.

Now that this second set sold out this quickly again.... will someone finally realize that there is a Legion fandom out there willing to spend huge amounts of money on their hobby - and will they start to work on a second set? Maybe even featuring some female, non-anorectic Legionnaires? Still hoping there
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
Chemical King - allright thanks for the tip. We will be careful when we get to play with those action figures. and geez...I really hope that Mattel will consider a 2nd wave but will they come in a clubhouse or a bigger Legion clubhouse (the 2nd one?) *gulp*

I STILL want those females Legionnaires...Poor Saturn Girl, all alone while those macho men go out in action! I will guarantee that once they get Dawnstar, Princess Projectra, Triplicate Girl (especially her!), Dream Girl....whoa!!!! *BOOM* sold out in 5 minutes.

say, anyone who already got the set, I am curious, once you ordered, how long does it take you to arrive home? one week or two weeks?
 

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Posted by Kid Quislet on :
 
Just checked the Matty Collector site and they are advertising the reissue sets are still for sale.

I have to wait a few more days after I pay my business taxes to see if I can participate...
 

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Posted by Colossal Boy on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Chemical King:


Now that this second set sold out this quickly again.... will someone finally realize that there is a Legion fandom out there willing to spend huge amounts of money on their hobby - and will they start to work on a second set? Maybe even featuring some female, non-anorectic Legionnaires? Still hoping there

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quote:

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Originally posted by Colossal Boy:

quote:

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Originally posted by Chemical King:


Now that this second set sold out this quickly again....

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With the second production run now officially sold out...

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Even far MORE conspicuous: the LSH12 set currently stands (as of Friday night) as the ONLY item from the Dec 15 sale that is sold out, this despite it being By FAR the most expensive item.

If someone at Matty isn't licking their capitalist lips over the prospect of releasing more, they are truly bereft of all logic.
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
just got the email letting me know that they are shipping !!! whooo hoo!!! hope it arrives here before Xmas and that is alone my true Birthday and Xmas gift!! *squeeeee*
 

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Posted by Kid Quislet on :
 
I can't believe this stuff is selling out within a day. This is a good thing for Legion fans, but as a collector it's ticking me off.

I would love to know exactly how many sets were sold in the two releases. Another set of Legion figures should be guaranteed by all this...
 

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Posted by Mystery Lad on :
 
Not that it really means anything concrete, but Mattel has said in one of their bimonthly answer-your-questions 'interviews' that they would not be producing more sets as large as the Legion one.

They didn't say anything about smaller sets, though. I suspect there'll be a character or two in the new subscription deal they've got going, maybe somebody like Mon-el or Dawnstar in the regular retail offerings and sets of two, three or more at matty.
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 
Yeah it does NOT have to be another 12 set in my eyes... how about a six Legion girls set, or a Mon-El & Shadow Lass set, Blok and the White Witch... everything would be great as long as they are giving the girls some stronger arms than Saturn Girl... I really have to say that after watching at those dolls for some weeks now, the Saturn Girl figure is by far the least fun to look at...

Hey, does anybody have an idea why they gave Brainy the largest chest? He looks rather strong than bright
 

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Posted by kcekada on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Colossal Boy:

quote:

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Originally posted by Chemical King:


Now that this second set sold out this quickly again.... will someone finally realize that there is a Legion fandom out there willing to spend huge amounts of money on their hobby - and will they start to work on a second set? Maybe even featuring some female, non-anorectic Legionnaires? Still hoping there

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With the second production run now officially sold out and with this set orignally planned to be 24 figures (and with 2 Duo Damsels), surely some pre-production work had already been done for the other 12 figures that ended up getting dropped. And hopefully with that having been done, it should allow Mattel to put another legion set on the fast track. Maybe we hear something on this possible second set during the
toy fair in February.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Mystery Lad:
Not that it really means anything concrete, but Mattel has said in one of their bimonthly answer-your-questions 'interviews' that they would not be producing more sets as large as the Legion one.

They didn't say anything about smaller sets, though. I suspect there'll be a character or two in the new subscription deal they've got going, maybe somebody like Mon-el or Dawnstar in the regular retail offerings and sets of two, three or more at matty.

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Guess I should have read down further before responding as I pretty much echoed everything you said above.
 

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Posted by kcekada on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Chemical King:
Yeah it does NOT have to be another 12 set in my eyes... how about a six Legion girls set, or a Mon-El & Shadow Lass set, Blok and the White Witch... everything would be great as long as they are giving the girls some stronger arms than Saturn Girl... I really have to say that after watching at those dolls for some weeks now, the Saturn Girl figure is by far the least fun to look at...

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On another board, toyguru or fangirl 2.0 stated that the first set was very challenging and that NO MORE 12-PACKS OF ANY TYPE are planned.

I do think that the success of the boxed set will ensure more Legionnaire figures of some sort. My pick would be a female 5 or 6-pack -- maybe anchored by 70s Supergirl to build up the team. I can see Mon-El and Dawnstar in the sub though. [/QB]

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Yea this set was basically the equivalent of two DCUC waves. It really bottlenecked things from the Four Horsemen all the way through production. I think it almost a year and half after the set was announced that it finally went on sale.

The nice thing about another 12 pack set is that it would come very close to completing the pre-Crisis Legion. Hopefully a 5 or 6 pack set is still a possibility. Otherwise we're looking 1 or 2 new Legion figures a year, meaning it would be several years before we get close to a full team.

Also I just saw this on EBay and can't believe someone put this up. Hopefully it is just a prank :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-Universe-Classics-Legion-Super-Heroes-12-pack-Invisible-Kid-figure-NEW-/260884117675?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cbde7b8ab
 

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Posted by Dev - Em on :
 
It does say "Figure not included."

Kinda funny though.
 

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Posted by Kid Quislet on :
 
Hope that clown gets the biggest negative rating if one is sold. That jerk has FOUR of them? That must mean he's hoarded at least four sets. Way to be a greedy criminal.
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
whooo hoooo!!!! perfect day before Xmas !!! Just got the clubhouse!!!!


 

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Posted by Mystery Lad on :
 
Mine arrived a few hours ago! Quite a long journey it took to get here, too. California to Nevada to Indiana to Atlanta to Tennessee, back to Georgia and then to Knoxville...

I'm surprised how much I like Colossal Boy. He looks like a Steve Lightle drawing come to 'life'. I knew I'd love Tenzil and Val (who really should've had articulated hands). Though the Ultra Boy is nothing like he's ever been in a comic, he somehow embodies that brief state of teen-ness when height, musculature, etc. has developed, but a gangly quality still exists. Jo as a sort of space surfer dude.

Superboy's grin is weird. Cosmic Boy doesn't look like I've ever pictured him, but I find the facial sculpt captivating enough that he's like a new version of him.

I am disappointed in the extreme twigginess of Saturn Girl's arms. I was scared I'd break them taking her out of her shell! I guess now I'm glad Mattel *didn't* make more Legion girls, it they'd all have to have this weirdly elongated body with super-skinny arms.

I'd have to say I prefer DC Direct's Imra, as immobile as she is. I really love that Cosmic Boy, too- with his magnetic hands.

Anyway- Proty's fun... Wildfire and T-Wolf look great. Brainy's a good bit brawnier than he should be, but he looks great.

My favorite thing is the clubhouse, though. With those 'ready for transport' messages, it's made me imagine a story around it. It's a neat addition to think that the old clubhouse actually *was* a rocket ship-- one equipped with some sort of state of suspended life support tech. What kind of mission would the LSH have to undertake to use this tech?

Invisible Kid's chamber is both fun and aggravating. I want a figure of him! I guess I could stick the DC Direct one in there... but I don't think it'd 'fit'. Personally, I'd like that uniform Lyle wore in the most recent SECRET ORIGINS, but I don't imagine that's what I'd get. Going by the timing of all the other costumes, I'm surprised they didn't make it Jacques.

Maybe an Espionage Squad set? Lyle and/or Jacques, Phantom Girl, Shrinking Violet and maybe Tellus? That is, if Mattel somehow comes up with a female body that works better.
 

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Posted by Evolution Has Failed on :
 
Whoo, finally got mine today, too ... all the way from southern California to southeastern Connecticut!

First of all: BRILLIANT packaging, though I can see where it may have caused a headache in terms of its size...not quite sure where to put mine myself.

Second point (a question): On the sides of the packages, they state each character's symbol. I believe they have made some up? For Tenzil, they have an "M" with a bite chomped out...NOT what I remember seeing previously. Likewise, Colossal
boy has concentric, rising squares (getting bigger), which also does not look familiar.

Third: to answer Chemical King's question earlier, I did get the new version, and it
does have what I would call "off-white" whites, but not quite what I would call gray... they look more like they are just in need of a run through the laundry.

fourth: Agree that superboy's grin looks weird.

fifth: Saturn Girl's hips are just a bit too wide for the rest of her, I think...probably related to others' perceptions that her arms are too small.

overall, though, I'm thrilled to have this!!!!

As for who I'd like to see next: first, I'd like to FINALLY have, (please!!), an ELEMENT LAD figure!

After that, I agree they should catch up on the girls...I'd think Phantom Girl should be first, then Triplicate Girl, Ayla, Vi, Jeckie, and Shady.
 

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Posted by Mystery Lad on :
 
Hee hee! I put Brainy and Jo on my Christmas tree, like ornaments! They're the only ones with holiday appropriate color schemes. Jo looks like he's riding his branch (does that sound dirty?) like the end of Dr. Strangelove.

Did anyone see the Dr. Who Christmas special? I sort of want to read a story where some weird cosmic entity traps legionnaires to put on his Christmas space tree! In giant see-through glass/plastic/technoinvention spheres, of course.
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 
Sounds like a Dr. Mayavale kind of story to me - let's see some pictures (this coming from someone who has had action figures in his Christmas trees for over a decade and whose parents actually found some REAL Star Wars tree ornaments on their housefloor last year...)

By the way I totally second your feeling about Colossal Boy, Saturn Girl and all the others. And I'm a little surprised that they did not manage to improve the greyish white on their second run - has nobody told them???
 

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Second point (a question): On the sides of the packages, they state each character's symbol. I believe they have made some up? For Tenzil, they have an "M" with a bite chomped out...NOT what I remember seeing previously. Likewise, Colossal
boy has concentric, rising squares (getting bigger), which also does not look familiar.

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Originally posted by Kid Quislet:
Very good, Director Lad - your points are all well taken. Me, not knowing much about this business, would assume that since the molds are already made and the paint process and packaging has already been established, that it would be easier and cheaper and more profitable to produce more, even at the risk of having a few left over, given the perceived market demand.

I am interested in getting a set, but won't do it at 300%+ markup from a store or eBay reseller.

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Actually, that's the case. Once the toy's been sculpted, developed and tooled, it's a lot cheaper to do a new production run because the major expenses have already been absorbed by the first run and the only new cost is the actual prod.

What irritates me the most in this being sold out for the second time within hours is that you have some ebay sellers announcing that they're selling some 30 of them at double the price
 

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Originally posted by Pariscub:
Sadly, I wasn't able to order one and I missed out twice on this now. As I refuse to pay double the price on ebay, I guess I won't get this.
Shame.

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Originally posted by Pariscub:
Sadly, I wasn't able to order one and I missed out twice on this now. As I refuse to pay double the price on ebay, I guess I won't get this.
Shame.

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Good news (possibly) for those of you who didn't get one...

the 2nd run has indeed come close to saturating the market on the hoarders/speculators, and there are now people on eBay selling it ("Buy it now") for just under $250, one even with *free shipping*. Considering that the $180 set from Matty still cost me $205 or so with shipping and everything else, this is only just over 20% mark up, far lower now than double the price.

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Sadly, none of them offer free shipping to the UK. With shipping, most of those will cost me around $300, not counting possible customs

But i'm still looking
 

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Posted by Kid Quislet on :
 
On principle alone I won't purchase a set from a re-reseller at even as 'low' as a 20% markup.

If Matty Collector was interested in serving their general customers, and not just their special store customers, they would provide a third run limited to a single purchase per customer and then open up the sales to more later if they have leftovers. If they are selling this set out within hours, it suggests to me they they have drastically underestimated the market demand, and if they produce more, everyone would be satisfied.

If Matty Collector doesn't produce a third run of this set where it is actually possible for some of us to purchase it, I won't even bother with any additional sets, Legion or not, that they may sell in the future.
 

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Posted by doublechinner on :
 
I paid through the nose on EBay. But now I have a Wildfire, a Colossal Boy, a Matter Eater Lad, a Cockrum Timber Wolf... it's fun. My 9 year old is furious about the Invisible Kid fake out, though.
 

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Posted by superboymddjr on :
 
did anyone attend the ToyFair to find out if we will get more Legionnaires, more specifically, females and aliens?
 

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Posted by Future on :
 
There were no Legion announcements, though we did see the upcoming Starman figure with his 'Thom Kallor' swappable head.

Honestly, I imagine Thom covers any 'Legion slot' for the first year of the DCUC subscription that may exist. I wouldn't expect to see another Legionnaire before 2013, but I'd love to be wrong.
 

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Posted by kcekada on :
 
Many collectors feel that the 2012 sub is half full of figures that would have been in the next CnC wave. So the early announcements were all less than exciting, IMHO. Heck, it took some pressure from collectors to get a Star Boy head variant to the masked Starman figure.

We probably won't see another Legion-oriented figure in 2012 -- even though Starman was really filling the MA JSA slot initially.

But there's seems to be a good bit of demand for Dawnstar, and I would hope the next Legion figurre we get is of a female character. I'd say she has a good shot for the 2013 wave.

They won't even consider more boxed sets until they see how sales are for the 2013 wave. And even then -- nothing as mammoth as the 12-pack.
 

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Posted by Korbal on :
 
Did anyone catch the fist episode of the second season of the AMC series Comic Book Men? It featured a Legion fan buying the 12-pack (for $275) and afterwards she and the guys actually discussed the Legion for a few minutes--decrying the lack of female figures, lamenting of how Gim and Vi never became a couple, their favorite artists, and other topics. The one bummer of the segment was noted director Kevin Smith blaming Bouncing Boy for his not becoming a Legion fan...
 

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Posted by Chemical King on :
 
The 12pack was to be seen in the comic book store of "Big Bang Theory" in season 5 (ep. 5 or 6 I guess). Really made me a little happy to see them in such a high profile show

If they should produce a Dawnstar I really hope they make her less anorectic looking than Imra. The more I see Saturn Girl, the less I like her...
 

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Posted by kcekada on :
 
I don't know how I missed that discussion on Legion Book men, but nice to see them mentioning that the 12-pack should have feature more female members. Being that it appears that Mattel won't do any more multi-packs (and certainly not another 12 pack), not including more females the first time -- really cheese my ass.

Still holding out hope for Dawnstar this year in the sub, but the most likely females to be announced are Phantom Lady, Vixen and either Fire or Ice. Most of the 2013 sub is rehashes of what DC Direct already produced -- and the above certainly fit into that criteria.

It's a shame that Mattel had such a huge success with the Legion, yet seems to have completely abandoned it -- again.
 

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