Originally Posted by OGTrilogy (Post 731220)

I picked up the DC Icons Afterbirth Batman figure on Wednesday. He's a lot bigger than the older Icons figures and I think he looks fine alongside DCUC and Multiverse figures. It's a shame he didn't come with interchangeable hands or accessories.

Yesterday I got the DC Multiverse Reaper and Batwing from the robot bunny wave. I wasn't planning on buying Batwing but I thought he looked really nice in the package. He is a little underwhelming but you can get him in a decent flight pose. The Reaper is excellent. My only gripe with him is that the knee and ankle joints feel flimsy and fragile.

Then I picked up the new Walgreens Human Torch figure and Vintage Cap too. The Human Torch looks much better in person than in photos and video reviews I've seen online. I think you can explain away the yellow head because that's the only part of his body that is exposed, but if Hasbro would have just made it a little darker colored they would have avoided all the backlash from fans. I still like my Toy Biz Thing figure but I'm really looking forward to that upcoming Mr. Fantastic. Finally, I'm excited about the Vintage Throwback Cap, but I'm holding on to the receipt and keeping him on the card in case I find one with better paint.

Originally Posted by BossFighter (Post 731219)

I've always loved the Sky Striker. Looks great! GI Joe did a lot of stuff right. Actually most of the vehicles really rock.

Originally Posted by tgbobafett (Post 731223)

where did you find that iron man vs mega man at in target? in the toys section or near the video games?

Originally Posted by Dreadnox (Post 731278)

GI JOE ahead of its time in a lot of ways!

Originally Posted by Dreadnox (Post 731278)

living on the "very" east coast we are the last to see most stuff

Originally Posted by Dreadnox (Post 731278)

living on the "very" east coast we are the last to see most stuff

Originally Posted by Tomax (Post 731280)

what do you mean? explain...

Originally Posted by Dr Kain (Post 731265)

Took forever, but my order from two week's ago FINALLY came in:

https://i.imgur.com/YDDhYvE.jpg

It will be so nice to finally read the stuff leading up to the Alan Moore run since it sucks starting at issue 20 and not knowing what happened before it.

Originally Posted by Dreadnox (Post 731278)

Ordered on website - living on the "very" east coast we are the last to see most stuff so my Target never gets anything until its been out quite a while.

Originally Posted by Mumble-bee (Post 731290)

Living in North Carolina, he thinks he's on the easternmost coast and therefore furthest from the docks in California where all the toys we enjoy arrive in the United States.

He's wrong, tho. I live in Maine, which is even further east. Some things never show up here.

Originally Posted by PROVOST (Post 731361)

Originally Posted by Tomax (Post 731374)

yeah, thats what i wanted to know. so california gets all the figures, first? good to know.

Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd (Post 731379)

And New York from what I've seen and read, this makes sense since New York is one of the world's "great" markets of trade. Every other state in the US is a mixed bag. Sometimes you get stuff exactly on time, other times stupidly later than everyone else, and worst of all sometimes just plain never. Thankfully the internet exists as an option for the latter cases.

Originally Posted by Bearjew (Post 731310)

Let me know how it is

Originally Posted by Tomax (Post 731380)

so china ships boats to ny and cali at the same time?

Originally Posted by Mumble-bee (Post 731397)

Not that I know of. It's cheapest to ship by boat across oceans. China and California are closest together. from there it goes by truck to stores' distribution centers and then on to the stores.
I suppose they could send ships around to NYC (via Panama) but I'd think it would take another couple weeks.

Originally Posted by Tomax (Post 731399)

that question was for 'en sabah nerd' cus he said it goes to ny also

Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd (Post 731502)

My conjecture was just based on what I've seen online in general, I can't definitively say who gets shipments first but a general pattern I've observed is that in America California and New York seem to be the first to get new toys and I figure this makes some sense given the "size" of markets in those states.

Originally Posted by Dr Kain (Post 731390)

The quality of the book or the stories inside? Because the quality of the book is on par with DC's other omnibuses that aren't titled Justice League Silver Age Volume 2. Story quality wise, it will probably be a year or two before I actually read it as I'm currently reasing the Lee/Kirby Omnibuses for The Fantastic Four (only up to issue 13) and I have their Captain America run waiting for me. Plus, I have my other DC books.

Originally Posted by Tomax (Post 731506)

so china ships boats to both ny and cali?

Originally Posted by Bearjew (Post 731545)

I meant the quality of the stories. If you are going to take that long I may have to grab this myself. I might swing by 2nd and Charles and see if they have it by any chance today.

Originally Posted by Dr Kain (Post 731227)

Awe man, I did not realize they put Cap's throwing shield effect with a right hand. Cap is left handed and most of the time wears his shield on his left, so he throws it from his left. :-(

Would you show us some comparison shots with the wolf cap?