Bif Bang Pow Venture Brothers 1:18 in Trouble
 

Taken from Toplessrobot.com.

One of the best announcements of SDCC 2011 was that Bif Bang Pow was going to start making 3 3/4-inch Venture Bros. figures. Unfortunately, it's not quite that straightforward -- in an FAQ (which I can't link to, strangely) BBP has sadly revealed that thy can't make these figures until they reach a certain amount of pre-orders to justify production, and currently, they're at... uh... 3% of that minimum.

It's not all bad news; first of all, the figures weren't/aren't due out until late 2012, so I doubt too many pre-orders have been made yet -- and now that the danger is known, this could easily change. Also good: If you pre-order the figures (which you can do here, by the way) you don't get charged until if and when they're made, so you can pre-order 'em and not worry about paying for something that might not ever happen and then waiting for a refund (i.e., the Mattel method).

The pre-orders must reach their minimum by October 31st, 2011 -- that gives you a bit over a month to determine how much you need Venture Bros. figures in your life. Retailers, you guys order shit like this in bulk all the time, usually taking away opportunities for regular fans -- now is the time to use that power. It's for a good cause this time! Thanks to Seth L. for the worrisome tip, and go Team Venture.

Yet another toy company that needs you to commit to buy before they will produce a product. With all the crappy merchandise out there, I don't see why any one would want to agree to buy these Venture Brothers toys. I think it's also $50 for the series. That's to high for ols skool Star Wars articulation.

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VentureBros by mamolinario, on Flickr

Shoot. I need these. BBTS has these The Venture Bros. Toys, Action Figures, and Collectibles but the prices at Enchanted Toy Chest seem to be better. Venture Bros. 3 3/4-Inch Action Figures Series 1 Case

I guess count me in for a never-to-be-fulfilled preorder.

$80 for a case! haha, guess these wont ever be made.

Holly carp $80 bucks.... no thanks lol

Ah man I thought it was bad at $50. The poor sboulder joints are what turned me off. I guess it's just cheaper to do the Mego style figs. I like them but can't get into yet another line. The cartoons will have to be enough for me.

Thats a real shame, because these characters would be sweet to have. The poor articulation plus an outrageous cost is going to kill this line. Too bad...

I'd rather get 3.75" figs of the Ventures than Mego style figs.

That's almost as bad as Kaiju prices... Yeah, I went there... :p

I interviewed Adam Pawlus about these at NYCC last weekend, for those still wondering about the possibility of this line happening:

NYCC 2011 - Venture Bros 3.75 inch with Adam Pawlus (16bit.com and EntertainmentEarth.com) - Oct 14 - YouTube

Thats too bad I really liked these. Its just bad figures at high prices dont mix well

Anyone has any news regarding these guys?