Integration

Tony_Bacala · 01-27-2022, 08:06 AM

Bottom line with all this - whatever is being done sells. If not, tactics would change. And maybe they are/will, we just haven't seen it yet.

Another factor to consider - McFarlane Toys is not Hasbro. Hasbro can eat a couple dud waves, Target is not going to stop carrying stuff because of it. Hasbro, and the lines like Marvel Legends or Black Series, etc - have a track record. Plus Hasbro has muscle with the purchasers to be like "sorry about Eternals, we promise no more of that" and move on. Maybe toss them a credit, who knows how that works.

McFarlane as of right now, is basically only 3 years old. They were out of mass retail for a long while. And they don't have all the other lines and brands (board games, kiddie stuff, "girls isle" stuff, etc) which may perform when others don't, to balance out. If DC Multiverse gets several dud waves, it's gone, and McFarlane's presence for Spawn and other things - gone. Company in trouble.

Not saying it's an excuse for our collector concerns, I want deeper dive non-Batman stuff too. I'm just aware there may be other real world factors in play. Beyond Todd's personal taste or DC's forced direction (if they exist).

01-27-2022, 08:06 AM	#94
Tony_Bacala Administrator Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 7,667	Bottom line with all this - whatever is being done sells. If not, tactics would change. And maybe they are/will, we just haven't seen it yet. Another factor to consider - McFarlane Toys is not Hasbro. Hasbro can eat a couple dud waves, Target is not going to stop carrying stuff because of it. Hasbro, and the lines like Marvel Legends or Black Series, etc - have a track record. Plus Hasbro has muscle with the purchasers to be like "sorry about Eternals, we promise no more of that" and move on. Maybe toss them a credit, who knows how that works. McFarlane as of right now, is basically only 3 years old. They were out of mass retail for a long while. And they don't have all the other lines and brands (board games, kiddie stuff, "girls isle" stuff, etc) which may perform when others don't, to balance out. If DC Multiverse gets several dud waves, it's gone, and McFarlane's presence for Spawn and other things - gone. Company in trouble. Not saying it's an excuse for our collector concerns, I want deeper dive non-Batman stuff too. I'm just aware there may be other real world factors in play. Beyond Todd's personal taste or DC's forced direction (if they exist). __________________ Transformers at TFW2005.com!