[Colder Soldier]

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Originally Posted by ludovicotek

^ This line has indeed given us an incredible range of characters. Sad to see it end. I know I'm in the minority on this one, but I really like these figures more than Marvel Legends (and I don't even really care for DC that much).

I agree. I buy comics and action figures. When it comes to the big two, DC usually exudes a higher quality across the board, yet somehow, I've always bought more Marvel.

I'm playing catch-up with DCUC now. I actually made the concious decision to not buy the superior DCUC figures because their ML counterparts were always aesthetically janky. Good thing they finally started making Legends decent (after 10+ years).

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Originally Posted by Frank Richards

I was begrudgingly tolerant of Mattel's fixation on the Super Powers line and the Super Friends cartoons, because I thought that surely, SURELY they would eventually come up with some cool ideas, but nope, instead we got stuff like the Wonder Twins and Gleek, lol

Sorry, I have to ask: What cool "Super Friends" ideas were going to come from an action figure line besides action figures of Super Volt, Apache Chief, and the Wonder Twins?

Of course we all know when it comes to toy companies, dress suits come a distant second when it comes to something more "actiony". It would be great to get Lex in a suit, but the purp & green, "strapped & collared" look trumped it being he wore something similiar in the JLU cartoon.

Speaking of the cartoons that heavily influence modern toy lines, remember the DC Direct Super Friends line? The only two I got were Cheetah and WW (loved her hair). But I, and my comic shop friends at the time, were pissed the line faded away before giving us figs we never had before- like Black Vulcan. I wanted him bad if only to do the Harvey Birdman skits over and over. (I do a mean Phil Lamarr). BV and the Wonder Twins had modern cartoon relevancy, so they deserved a chance as action figures. I mean DC Direct made plenty of poor choices and did wave after wave of other shit that didn't sell. Like half of the New Teen Titans Series 2 we couldn't give away. They're still on Amazon for cheap. Good thing Matty didn't make the exact same mistakes.