[hrothgars]

To appeal to a wide fan base (as the article suggests was Mattel's intent), you have to think Mattel could have done a slightly better job of selecting the roster that was going to be announced to launch the program.

1. Atrocitus (Blackest Night)
2. Jay Garrick Flash (JSA)
3. Starman (LOSH)

• Rocket Red (JLA)
• Shaggy Man (JLA)
• Metron (New Gods)
• Swamp Thing (Blackest Night)

Doubling up on possible BL figures including duplicating an existing 6" DCD Blackest Night release (Atrocitus) seems like its leaning a bit hard toward Rainbow Lantern fans at the expense of a much wider range of possible other fan bases. Nothing against them, but why double up when there are so many other fan bases?

I personally have committed to subscribing, but I feel like Matty could have really made this an easier choice for most if they included just one "can't miss" figure that a majority of collectors want. I hesitate to suggest which figures these would be as nothing would truly hit 100% saturation, but there are some obvious options that I strongly believe would have driven the sale of many more subscriptions than the roster that was leaked, such as:

• Wally West Flash
• Larfleeze
• Modern Superboy
• Dick Grayson Batman (ooh, and add Damian Wayne Robin & Red Robin as a set! Just saying..)

I would hazard a guess that inserting any one of the above for any one of the figures actually announced would drive commitments to the program far north of where they will end up with the current line-up.

Please note that these aren't my personal choices for the figures I want to see (those would be here), but if the intention was to appeal to a broad base of DCUC collectors to ensure that this program got off the ground, their choices really fall flat, IMO. The only figure I want out of the first group is Jay, and I am not really all that excited about him since JSA is little more than a bit of display space in a cubicle to me and it is only my OCD/completist tendencies that tell me I need a JG Flash to finish off the shelf.

Just wondering what might be coming down the pike is enough to entice me to subscribe. As the article suggests, with a limited release someone will want my Starman, Atrocitus, and Fan's Choice figure at (cost + shipping).

Even if they don't pay full cost, taking a hit on several of these figures ensures that some other group of figures will get made that you would otherwise never see.

I hope this view gains traction and registrations start to file in as it appears the thermometer on the matty site is currently as flat as when the program was announced.

I only have a few live-in-person friends who collect DCUC, so I am going to have to put on the hard sell. $250+ isn't for everyone, so I suppose we'll see. If I had to guess, based upon the general response, pricing, and efforts of a concerted opposition, this may not come to pass.