[Sataninjaku]

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Originally Posted by Harbinger

It does seem to be a bit foreboding.

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

Again I hope you're correct. Without doubt, the Fox reboot was a black eye and hurt the franchise. However, so did ending the book and if it was just a ploy to weaken Fox's value and utility for the license, that's a deficit that they're now going to have to dig out from as I have encountered people here and in person that seem quite indifferent with Marvel's first family and the sell-through on recent offerings seems consistent with that. All that said, I'm definitely rooting for the Fantastic Four to return to its rightful position within Marvel's pantheon.



You didn't address this to me, but I couldn't help but respond to this as it's a concern that I also have and factors into my opinion. I've seen a lot of 'factory' dios and they are often made of cheap materials and their details aren't always stellar. Additionally, after having commissioned a few dios, I'm curious to see what their pricing will be, especially in light of the current rates for crude and the products it's used to make. If it's anywhere close to $300-$400, I'd much rather entrust an artistic talent with that money because it will buy me more in the way of artistry and I'll have input into the end product.



This comment flies in the face of your complaints last week about windowless boxes and price hikes, objections that were in concert with numerous others. When you complain about these things, are you being sincere, or is it merely posturing? I'm not being even remotely caustic in the asking as I'm genuinely confused as to where you are coming from or what your stance might be. Regardless of the answer, business fortunes can turn quickly when missteps are made and this line has ended once already on Hasbro's watch with them resuming after the dust settles.



This also wasn't addressed to me, but you're right, this isn't a good sign. If true, getting dropped by a major retailer like Target is the canary in the mineshaft.

No worries, that was really addressed to the thread at large, we're all mostly here for the same reason.

Completely agreed. I'm wondering if Target perhaps had even larger sticker shock than we have at the increase- after all, much of the last few waves have been hanging around for ages or ending up getting clearanced out. Id imagine dealing with that at the old prices was already tough enough as is, I'd imagine being told they'd have to do the same at a higher price point is a tough pill to swallow.

This is all conjecture, of course. I first heard of it through Toyguru (ymmv) on YouTube, and have since seen rumblings of it elsewhere. Hopefully there's something else at play here- it'd kinda suck to have essentially just gotten into a line just to have it disappear