The DC Multiverse 2023 News Thread - Reveals and Chat

Pravus Prime · 07-13-2023, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperWeird

I feel bad for people who collect McFarlane’s Superman figures, their toy collection must be so ugly.

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Originally Posted by firmpulse

Or very very small because they won't settle for crap.

I have Red Son Superman. Unless there's something wrong with it that I haven't seen, I'll get First Appearance Superman.

That's it.

Though a Fleischer Superman with a cloth cape would be bought so fast...

User897 · 07-13-2023, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by StudioOneTwelve

Wondering when the McFarlane DC Multiverse bubble will pop more and more lately

Indeed. I can't believe there are enough people buying these things to keep it going too much longer.

Raine24 · 07-13-2023, 06:57 PM

Maybe I'm sensitive due to the new Cobra B.A.T.s revealing to me that nobody knows how to spell "arctic" (or knows what a red line under the word means when you're typing) but it's not cel shading, folks, it's just shading. The "cel" in cel shading refers to traditional animation cels and the attempt to replicate the look, while this is emulating the look of heavily inked comic book shadows.

I don't like to be pedantic but this is a pretty different approach than, say, ML's toon characters, and I think the distinction between the two is why SDCC Batman is a "like it or leave it" result and the Legends figures are all looking like poo with people wondering how easy it'd be to take the paint off.

Anyway, I hope the SDCC Bats isn't too hard to get if the greys are indeed darker, because the near-white of mainline Knightfall Bats had me write it off entirely, same way that the bright blues on AzBats has kept me from being miffed about never scoring him. I am a painter and have no problem fixing up details, but large expanses of color should be intrinsic wherever possible to preserve functionality and that toy "look" that I dig so much.

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Originally Posted by StudioOneTwelve

Wondering when the McFarlane DC Multiverse bubble will pop more and more lately

I feel like we live in alt universes. This is one of the best-selling figure lines, and after the multi-year extension, DC is even giving McFarlane's offerings a spot directly in the DC booth. Production keeps ramping up yet we still get constant sellouts and everybody & their mom wants exclusive figures.

That could totally be the beginning of a story where somebody gets too big and everything crashes and burns overnight, but as the body of tooling available for character looks grows (even if we don't agree on how it's used) we've seen offerings expand to use it as much as possible, a very strong move toward driving down production costs and ensuring long-term profitability. This isn't a Funko Pop thing where costs only go down due to sheer volume, McF's tooling amortization game keeps getting better and from the outside this all looks sustainable.

They could stop making wholly new figures tomorrow and still be able to carry on for a couple of years, Mattel-/Hasbro-style. No toyline lasts forever (except Barbie) but unless he decides to just call it quits due to licensing costs, this line is going to have one of those long, slow, multi-year deaths, not a quick, messy death.

ThorOdinson123 · 07-14-2023, 08:49 AM

First look at Mcfarlane's Collector line and its not worth the extra 10 dollars

deecee4 · 07-14-2023, 08:53 AM

Lol these are $10 more?

User897 · 07-14-2023, 09:01 AM

And we STILL don't have a good representation of Superman from Action Comics #1. Absolutely ridiculous.

ThorOdinson123 · 07-14-2023, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by deecee4

Lol these are $10 more?

Allegedly the collector line will be 30 bucks

Zorn88 · 07-14-2023, 09:29 AM

Seems like inflation finally caught up to Mcfarlane.

We had a good run.

pikajew · 07-14-2023, 09:55 AM

Still can't shell out at extra pair of matching hands.

Thatannoyingguy · 07-14-2023, 10:25 AM

The chains accessory for Superman is stupid because it’s not showing him breaking it off. Even if Beast Kingdom is a shitty company, they still bothered to make a chain breaking effect for their classic Superman.

Edit: SMH, they need to include ALL the pictures. McFarlane on Instagram does show this Superman breaking off the chains.

Pravus Prime · 07-14-2023, 10:50 AM

Nope. Maybe on clearance prices, but that cape on Superman is ridiculous.

I had hoped that after doing cloth capes for Batman that a "premium" line would if not also include them at least not absurdly pre-pose/swoosh them.

And no red booties either. It's like they really don't care.

Transposer · 07-14-2023, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Pravus Prime

And no red booties either.

For what it's worth, other than the cover, he has blue feet throughout the actual comic.

deecee4 · 07-14-2023, 11:34 AM

Dont think I ever realized how terribly off the perspective is on that AC#1 cover.

snake5289 · 07-14-2023, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Transposer

For what it's worth, other than the cover, he has blue feet throughout the actual comic.

If that's the case he should either have red boots or no boots at all. Coloring them blue is just half assing it.

EvilMonkeyPope · 07-14-2023, 12:57 PM

Why is Alan's lantern transparent when it's a physical item not a construct?

mangkanorxxv · 07-14-2023, 02:16 PM

definitely not feeling the extra $10 is adding anything. This is a test to see if they can pull a Hasbro and charge more.

deecee4 · 07-14-2023, 02:30 PM

So a price increase under a "collectors line" label and all you're really getting is a card stand? Wow, they must really not think too highly of collectors I guess.

T0ySick · 07-14-2023, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by deecee4

So a price increase under a "collectors line" label and all you're really getting is a card stand? Wow, they must really not think too highly of collectors I guess.

Prolly thinks the same as mafex, s.h.(bandai), Mezco, Square Enix (bring arts) except those are all shitty sculpted by people who have no idea what anatomy should look like. Fall apart easy. Have visible unhidden balls as jonts. Are smaller and 3 - 4 times as expensive as Mcfarlanes anything. But yeah $10 more ..the audacity. clutch your pearls people.

deecee4 · 07-14-2023, 03:39 PM

Yeah, nice going on the pointless apples & oranges comparison.
How about just focusing on McFarlane. They're charging $10 more, yeah ok...but, for what exactly? The prestige of a fancy title? For a card stand? For questionable sculpts & inaccurate costumes?

mangkanorxxv · 07-14-2023, 05:08 PM

if they did a Mcfarlanized take on the Action comics Superman with a new buck I might be excited, but looks like the infected Supes mold is going to be the bucky cap for Mcfarlane.

Harbinger · 07-14-2023, 05:38 PM

So a new packaging warrants a ten dollar increase? So much for mcfarlanes shit being the best deal put there.

EvilMonkeyPope · 07-14-2023, 06:19 PM

Alan is wearing his ring on the wrong hand!

JPs · 07-14-2023, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by T0ySick

Prolly thinks the same as mafex, s.h.(bandai), Mezco, Square Enix (bring arts) except those are all shitty sculpted by people who have no idea what anatomy should look like. Fall apart easy. Have visible unhidden balls as jonts. Are smaller and 3 - 4 times as expensive as Mcfarlanes anything. But yeah $10 more ..the audacity. clutch your pearls people.

Figuarts pieces might come off but can be put back together & have better overalls sculpt, quality, paint apps, & comes with multiple faces & hands etc. McFarlane figures are too big & have mush faces, come with nothing & u find having to buy 2 of the same Flash figure just to not have a goofy damn smile every time or look like he’s got kidney stones; they can’t pose, can’t stand on their own most of the time, & have broken easily with crappy Chinese-knock-off-quality ball joints. & it is a legitimate criticism that something raises its price by $10 for nothing more than adding a crappy piece of plastic I could 3D print for much less, that no 1 even wants.

deecee4 · 07-15-2023, 07:17 AM

I'm wondering if "collector label" isn't just a way for them to quietly test out a higher price point anyway.
Ok, I'll shut up now.

Harbinger · 07-15-2023, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by deecee4

I'm wondering if "collector label" isn't just a way for them to quietly test out a higher price point anyway.
Ok, I'll shut up now.

Of course it is. Which is why im not buying a single one. Ill wait for sales and clearances. If todd was smart he will keep his shit 19.99.

07-13-2023, 06:40 PM	#1251
Pravus Prime Wielding Mjolnir! Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 383	Quote: Originally Posted by SuperWeird I feel bad for people who collect McFarlane’s Superman figures, their toy collection must be so ugly. Quote: Originally Posted by firmpulse Or very very small because they won't settle for crap. I have Red Son Superman. Unless there's something wrong with it that I haven't seen, I'll get First Appearance Superman. That's it. Though a Fleischer Superman with a cloth cape would be bought so fast... __________________

07-13-2023, 06:57 PM	#1253
Raine24 Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 564	Maybe I'm sensitive due to the new Cobra B.A.T.s revealing to me that nobody knows how to spell "arctic" (or knows what a red line under the word means when you're typing) but it's not cel shading, folks, it's just shading. The "cel" in cel shading refers to traditional animation cels and the attempt to replicate the look, while this is emulating the look of heavily inked comic book shadows. I don't like to be pedantic but this is a pretty different approach than, say, ML's toon characters, and I think the distinction between the two is why SDCC Batman is a "like it or leave it" result and the Legends figures are all looking like poo with people wondering how easy it'd be to take the paint off. Anyway, I hope the SDCC Bats isn't too hard to get if the greys are indeed darker, because the near-white of mainline Knightfall Bats had me write it off entirely, same way that the bright blues on AzBats has kept me from being miffed about never scoring him. I am a painter and have no problem fixing up details, but large expanses of color should be intrinsic wherever possible to preserve functionality and that toy "look" that I dig so much. Quote: Originally Posted by StudioOneTwelve Wondering when the McFarlane DC Multiverse bubble will pop more and more lately I feel like we live in alt universes. This is one of the best-selling figure lines, and after the multi-year extension, DC is even giving McFarlane's offerings a spot directly in the DC booth. Production keeps ramping up yet we still get constant sellouts and everybody & their mom wants exclusive figures. That could totally be the beginning of a story where somebody gets too big and everything crashes and burns overnight, but as the body of tooling available for character looks grows (even if we don't agree on how it's used) we've seen offerings expand to use it as much as possible, a very strong move toward driving down production costs and ensuring long-term profitability. This isn't a Funko Pop thing where costs only go down due to sheer volume, McF's tooling amortization game keeps getting better and from the outside this all looks sustainable. They could stop making wholly new figures tomorrow and still be able to carry on for a couple of years, Mattel-/Hasbro-style. No toyline lasts forever (except Barbie) but unless he decides to just call it quits due to licensing costs, this line is going to have one of those long, slow, multi-year deaths, not a quick, messy death. Last edited by Raine24; 07-13-2023 at 07:42 PM..

07-14-2023, 10:50 AM	#1261
Pravus Prime Wielding Mjolnir! Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 383	Nope. Maybe on clearance prices, but that cape on Superman is ridiculous. I had hoped that after doing cloth capes for Batman that a "premium" line would if not also include them at least not absurdly pre-pose/swoosh them. And no red booties either. It's like they really don't care. __________________

07-14-2023, 11:21 AM	#1262
Transposer Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 15	Quote: Originally Posted by Pravus Prime And no red booties either. For what it's worth, other than the cover, he has blue feet throughout the actual comic. Last edited by Transposer; 07-14-2023 at 11:26 AM..

07-14-2023, 12:57 PM	#1265
EvilMonkeyPope Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 1,302	Why is Alan's lantern transparent when it's a physical item not a construct? __________________ I'm almost clever!