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Originally Posted by webz

It makes sense... two of the most marketable comics characters are Batman and Wolverine. Mezco can reissue these with subtle differences over and over and keep making $$$$ over an obscure character that might only sell a few thousand.

Never arguing that point, but I will say Spider-Man has a bigger market draw than Wolverine, and I'm happy that they can rake in dough on these and produce some of their best work with these characters.

I had also mentioned previously non-DC/Marvel are great to see in the line as it does add several unique takes on characters or just good collectibles, like with Diabolik, Gomez, Popeye, etc.

And like Grant mentioned, Mezco, the founder, and the key people involved with the product line at the beginning are HUGE Batman fans. That is starting to extend with a new version of Joker, Harley, but nothing past that.

My comments are more to do with how Mezco has handled their Batman trilogy figures. With the Ascending Knight, I was hopeful that with the Joker and Catwoman, we would get other figures for characters important to the early era of Batman, like Hugo Strange and others. Same with Sovereign Knight, we are getting a new version of The Joker that corresponds to THIS era of Batman, and we should start to see more characters, possibly a Robin, Two-Face, Mr. Freeze, etc. There are several of these characters that have a bigger draw than Diabolik, Alex Delarge, and a Glow-in-the-Dark Space Ghost and it would make business sense.

Gordon is a versatile figure because he bridges between Ascending and Sovereign/Supreme with the portraits with more or less gray, but he's one that we know is present through the entire story of Batman. I love the fact we get so many Batmen and that we have the chance to see Mezco's interpretation of Batman through his career, how he improved, adapted his tech, physique, etc. as well as the the characters that promoted those changes. Villains and allies alike made him adapt to new circumstances, which Mezco is implying and doing a bit of storytelling with the releases.

Deathstroke and the first version Joker release came before AK, but we can assume they are part of the early career for Batman (with the deluxe release of joker happening after AK), along with Catwoman. Beyond exists outside the trilogy or may be an epiloque character and Gordon servers as a multi-era release. Sovereign kicks off the next round of characters that we see coming out.

That's where I'm a bit conflicted about the subline for their Batman trilogy. I will for sure continue collecting One:12 because I am a fan of the trilogy idea and the product, but I do wish they took more time between their Batman releases for more big villains and allies to provide a bit more of a holistic approach to their take on Batman and his world that would still provide Mezco with a highly desirable product to offer consumers.

As much as I want a One:12 Condiment King or King Tut, I know that is unrealistic at this stage. Mr. Freeze, Two-Face, Poison Ivy, The Riddler, The Penguin, and Bane (last two requiring potentially extensive custom tooling for bodies) with the profitable-desirable condition and I assume I'm not the only one interested to see Mezco's take on the characters.

Absolute dream: Mezco Azbat with swappable capes/blades and helmets since there are minimal accessories outside effect parts and standard open, closed and relaxed hands.