Integration

Snowflakian · 08-14-2016, 10:53 AM

Recently, it's a mix leaning mostly on not. Back in the 90s they did a lot though.

The general consensus from kids back then was they favored the super suit heroes though. It's more fun to play as spider-man or batman than say peter parker or bruce wayne, but in many cases, having both does help too.

DCIH did some mixed. And Hasbro will get to some eventually too. Part of the problem is also the massive amount of heroes to cover. But having a Peter Parker figure, or Bruce Wayne, or Clark Kent does work with the imagination of kids. They do like having that aspect of being able to go back and forth when they play, like Peter stumbling on a crime and having to suit up as spider-man, or Bruce in his mansion or at a gala and needing to suit up as Batman or even the imagery of Clark running to a changing room to go save the day as superman. Or even Tony Stark tinkering with his armor. Some of the best figures I remember as a kid were the Bruce Wayne to Batman figures that had removable costumes. Kenner had some great ones for the Keaton Batman films and the animated series. Though as a counterpoint, the Toy Biz original Tony Stark/Ironman kind of sucked. Though they got a better one out for his 90s animated series.

So for some it's great. For others, it's kind of moot. The fantastic 4 more or less live in their costumes. Steve Rogers doesn't do many missions out of costume or have that "need to change" moments etc. Dr. Fate and Dr. Strange, most of their powers come from the costume. Etc. So it's kind of a character by character thing and when you deal with a license like Marvel or DC, sometimes you don't have the room for those right away. The instances even in the 80s and 90s when we did get those, was because they were dedicated lines to that lone hero. Batman's solo toy line. Superman's solo toy lines, even Spider-man's solo toy line.

I do expect we will see a Peter Parker figure sooner or later though. The obligatory Ben Reilly from that too. And hopefully someday a Miles Morales figure too.

And both Mattel and Hasbro have dabbled in it a little. We do have several plainclothes Logans, both comic and movie among others. But in most instances, the recognition factor comes from the costumes not the civilian identity.

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Snowflakian Illyria's New Qwa'ha Xahn Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In the clouds. Posts: 4,120	Recently, it's a mix leaning mostly on not. Back in the 90s they did a lot though. The general consensus from kids back then was they favored the super suit heroes though. It's more fun to play as spider-man or batman than say peter parker or bruce wayne, but in many cases, having both does help too. DCIH did some mixed. And Hasbro will get to some eventually too. Part of the problem is also the massive amount of heroes to cover. But having a Peter Parker figure, or Bruce Wayne, or Clark Kent does work with the imagination of kids. They do like having that aspect of being able to go back and forth when they play, like Peter stumbling on a crime and having to suit up as spider-man, or Bruce in his mansion or at a gala and needing to suit up as Batman or even the imagery of Clark running to a changing room to go save the day as superman. Or even Tony Stark tinkering with his armor. Some of the best figures I remember as a kid were the Bruce Wayne to Batman figures that had removable costumes. Kenner had some great ones for the Keaton Batman films and the animated series. Though as a counterpoint, the Toy Biz original Tony Stark/Ironman kind of sucked. Though they got a better one out for his 90s animated series. So for some it's great. For others, it's kind of moot. The fantastic 4 more or less live in their costumes. Steve Rogers doesn't do many missions out of costume or have that "need to change" moments etc. Dr. Fate and Dr. Strange, most of their powers come from the costume. Etc. So it's kind of a character by character thing and when you deal with a license like Marvel or DC, sometimes you don't have the room for those right away. The instances even in the 80s and 90s when we did get those, was because they were dedicated lines to that lone hero. Batman's solo toy line. Superman's solo toy lines, even Spider-man's solo toy line. I do expect we will see a Peter Parker figure sooner or later though. The obligatory Ben Reilly from that too. And hopefully someday a Miles Morales figure too. And both Mattel and Hasbro have dabbled in it a little. We do have several plainclothes Logans, both comic and movie among others. But in most instances, the recognition factor comes from the costumes not the civilian identity. __________________ Last edited by Snowflakian; 08-14-2016 at 01:01 PM..