[tlasjr]

I think we might like a collectors oriented movie line. The Big H has no reason to. I know a lot of people like to blame retailers for distribution issues. The problem now is that we have proof that this is not the case. That proof is G.I. Joe.

Last year G.I.Joe is goign to hit theaters and they release wave one to retailers. The studio postpones release and the retailers are stuck with waves one and two. Eventually every store has one or two battle kata roadblocks warming the pegs.
Movie comes out they release wave three. It sells right away. So they immediately restock stores with...wave one figures. Now we already saw those figures go through the retailers and out to the discount stores. That means that Hasbro decided the best way to serve the custommers, the best way to promote a line that has been running in one style or another for more than 45 years was to ship the figures they know wont sell, get the money r=from the retailers and call it a day.
This was a Hasbro OWNED intellectual property. If you think they'll treat Marvel any better your just decieiving yourself.
Think about the construction costs. I know they were mattel but they were selling 5 of the lower articulation figures for $20 with a free $10 ticket to the movie. How much do you think they cost to make? $1? $2? Produce cheap figres, collect what you can and mine the next intellectual property dry. the fans really dont have anywhere else to go anyways right?