legion of superheroes and mattel

hawkeyethearcher · 03-08-2010, 12:05 AM

what is the legion toy news. i heard it was in toyfare magazine the past month but cant find anything other then "go read toyfare magazine"

Doctor Pym · 03-08-2010, 03:05 AM

Yeah, Mushroom Factory answers like "read the magazine" are especially frustrating when you live somewhere (like I do) where the magazine isn't available. ToyFare's web pages don't say anything about it, either, that I could find.

Still, I'm looking forward to any new Legion figures, and ESPECIALLY hoping for a classic Mon-El to replace that sorry figure that DC Direct released years ago. DCD announced a "modern" Mon-El (with the blue "S"), but it ain't the same.

Dave C0ckrum-style Colossal Boy "collect and connect" figure, anyone?

hawkeyethearcher · 03-08-2010, 11:19 AM

that would be sweet.

wave 1 colossal boy build a figure
wave 2 validus buid a figure

would rock. lets hope that is the plan

rychehitman · 03-08-2010, 11:31 AM

The collectors market being what it is…these figures SELL…and the more obscure the better.

It always bothered me with Marvel Legends that they would feel the need to squeeze in certain characters into every wave because of name recognition…yet THOSE figures were the ones left behind on the pegs because of the distribution ratio.

Hopefully DC will not feel the need to squeeze JLA members into each series….

A LEGION wave with BAF Colossal Boy would be a great addition….
A TITANS wave with BAF Trigon would work too!

A Fatal Five wave would be off the hook!

Doctor Pym · 03-10-2010, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by hawkeyethearcher

wave 2 validus buid a figure

Yes, that WOULD rock!!! Validus would make the most impressive BAF yet.

Doctor Pym · 03-10-2010, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by rychehitman

A Fatal Five wave would be off the hook!

DAMN! I hate to think what I'd pay to get figures like these.

I also have a "Ring Giants" figure like the large base figure in this image, that I'd like to turn into Validus, but it would be so much better for Mattel to do a BAF... assuming it's appropriately huge.

hawkeyethearcher · 03-10-2010, 08:12 PM

the article just says that legion of super heroes is a huge project that will be made into reality soon. i would assume that they would have to make 6 figures per wave with build a figures involved in there own line to make it worth it. another line that gets a dozen out and then ends would suck. course a pack of 30 and a pack of 30 villains would rock with a pack of 5 villains as well