Raving Toy Maniac

Jeez, this forum has become a ghost town relative to a few years back.

I ascribe this silence to lack of viable product—outside of Hot Toy$, and kiddie blocko figures that must appeal to someone, I suppose.

The new Marvel Legends have a disease similar to the one infecting DC Universe Classics...(including, but not limited to) really poor, short-sighted character selection.

Bronze/Lead Age figures/versions mean nothing to me. (And 12yos these days have little interest in action figures.) I would not buy these at half their ridiculously high prices. Ditto the "New 52." I could not possibly be less interesting in DC's attempt to needlessly rejuvenate classic heroes into barely recognizable teenagers. It didn't work to turn Bugs & Daffy into toddlers several years back; why would anyone revisit this failed plan?

(Just as when some comic book hero "dies," I think we should start a pool as to how long it will take DC to realize what a bone-headed idea someone had (probably some exec's kid) and go back to square 1?

DC's figure sculpts remain superior to the revamped "Legends" line in almost every meaningful way. The latter's QC is so bad, I can only surmise Marvel relocated paint ops from China to BLIND painters in Sri Lanka.

One possibly positive note, however...some of the New 52 figures are FINALLY sporting what appears to be a redesigned bicep sculpt.

http://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW_060313a.htm

Compare teenage Darkseid to teenage Aquaman (and the Superman du jour at the bottom of the page...at least I think that's who it's supposed to be, unless his "S" stands for "Shorty?")

For many years (going all the way back to the mid-'80s) I have winced at the sort of odd musculature Darkteen still displays (locate a picture without his silly shoulder pads obscuring your view)...now look at Aquateen's bicep...MUCH improved, human-looking anatomy.

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On another note, I was saddened to see such an abbreviated CustomCon recently. I put forth a valiant effort to complete ALL my entries by the April 1 deadline, believe me, but...

At any rate...IF there is ever another CustomCon, I plan to submit:

• Combo DC Direct/DC Universe Dr. Fate.
• Two Batmen with extravagant cloth capes.
• A decent Fantastic Four, albeit with Johnny, not a flying, flaming Torch.
• The Golden Age DCUC Mr. Terrific (masked & unmasked).
• Silver Age, Comic versions of Cap, Thor, Giant Man (classic & TTA helmeted), Hulk...and the original, skirted version of Kirby's Shell-head (aka the Big Yellow Banana).