[AlanThCollector]

After much consideration I think I’m going to get two trilogy sets and possibly an additional classic and Modern Spawn. I’m really happy for Todd and all the success this Kickstarter has seen especially considering all the naysayers before it launched. At this point I won’t be surprised if it surpasses 2.5 million.

But with that said I personally hope this isn’t the direction action figure companies start going in, because crowdfunding is really hit and miss. Hasbro barely got Unicron funded and he’s an immensely popular character and most of NECA’s loot crate offerings failed except for the TMNT crate and even that had trouble finding it’s legs. Meanwhile David Silva’s Beast of the Mesozoic line has seen a lot of success.

With Kickstarter you just can’t tell what will be a roaring success and what will struggle out of the gate. And I can see a lot of companies using this method on characters they could and should totally release on their own just to squeeze a few extra dollars out of the consumer. NECA’s Alien Club definitely comes to mind.