[SpasticPlastic]

I've been thinking about the last year in collecting for me and what the future may hold. It's been interesting to see how just over the last couple years my focus has shifted and I'm buying less of some companies and more of others. My collection was usually DC Direct and NECA. I never went into a Walmart or Target to look for toys. Now, I'm in both every day. Sometimes multiple times. It's insane. Until G.I. Joe Classified, Hasbro didn't make a stitch of plastic I was interested in. And, likewise, until the MOTU Origins line, Mattel was not for me. (I know it's blasphemy, especially for a DC fan like myself, but I hated 90% of DCUC stuff.)

Here's a rundown of what I bought this year, from the bigger companies. I've excluded Jada, DST, Boss Fight, etc. Mostly, because there were just a few things and probably will not account for a large portion of my collection anyway. Also, these are releases. A 2 pack or 4 pack is still just 1 release, so figure totals will be higher than these numbers. Also, I didn't count any multiples of anything. At one point, I had 6 Classified B.A.T.S., but I only counted it once.

Mafex- 6
Super7- 12
Hasbro- 21
Mattel- 36
NECA- 51
McFarlane- 229

It's really weird to me that I almost bought as much from Mattel as I did NECA. I guess nostalgia is a helluva thing, eh?