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Originally posted by Evolution Has Failed: Originally posted by Chemical King:
[b] There hasn't been a new Legion DC Direct publication for years now - the last one was Invisible Kid as far as I recall - so do you know any reason for this? Were the sales that bad?
I would very much like to get some of the Legion women like Tinya or Ayla. And a new villain, my action figures are fed up with fighting Mordru all day long :-)
As for the lone villain, have you seen the "Composite Superman" figure from the "First Apperance" Series 3? It's a nice 2nd villain, and even comes with a mini-comic of his first appearance (which had a Legion cameo...eventually he did battle the Legion directly...twice, I think, though all in one-shots not part of the regular Legion series.)
I agree that the Colossal Boy was a horrendous choice...but I actually liked the Timber Wolf....
I would bet that if you take the last 4 LSH -specific figures, a lot more than 25%
of the people who bought any bought all 4, though...simply meaning that people either
don't know the less famous LSH-ers, or they are huge fans and will buy all of it. I think they could have profited more from the minor characters (and thus additional un-released ones) by selling them packaged together in groups of 3 to 4. I know that a particular fan base of Element Lad's would probably have liked it if he was released in a package with the other three early LSH women (Phantom Girl, Triplicate Girl, and Lightning Lass. Oops, forgot Shrinking Violet.)
If the cartoon takes off more, they might also be tempted to go back and release a Bouncing Boy... my kids love him (which I found surprising, but pleasantly so...) [/b]I frequent the DCD boards, and the big thing over there is that the Legion fan community is extremely fractured when it comes to Legion action figures. There is a big divide between the Adventure era fans and the Cockrum/Grell era fans -with the CG fans being more vocal about wanting bronze age figures instead of silver age figures. Then there is another faction that did not buy any of the Legion figures due to low production values. End result is sales stank, so DCD washed their hands of the Legion and instead are producing like 200 different versions of Superman and Batman.
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I have big hopes for Mattel line whenever it launches. If the quality and variety in their Legion line will be as strong as their JLU line, then this will rock.
I wonder if Mattel will be conversative and start out slow with just a few members of the core team or give us a bunch of cool three packs.
Now that we are deep into the first season, there's a growing list of characters they can pick from. Talking just Legionnaires there are :
Superman
Lightning Lad
Saturn Girl
Brainiac5
Bouncing Boy
Phantom Girl
Triplicate Girl
Timber Wolf
Cosmic Boy
Colossal Boy
Matter-Eater Lad
Star Boy
Ferro Lad
Tyroc
Blok
Shrinking Violet
Element Lad
Sun Boy
Dream Girl
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Think JLU scale with about the same articulation and I would say that its a good bet that Supes, LL and T-Wolf start the first wave.
Again these were 'mock-ups' made by a Mattel sculptor for the pitch to DC. A LOT of things could change and Mattel may not chose to release the line. This is one more reason to make sure you talk to the reps from Mattel and DC at EVERY con you attend this year. Be vocal, but polite and try to offer interest and fact. Offering a link to boards where discussion is ongoing caries a LOT more weight than "OHMYGWAD,IWOULDJUSTDIEIFYOUDON'TMAKELSHFIGURESMYFAVORITEISLLANDHEISSO
DREAMYANDYOUCANMAKEHISSCARGLOWANDTHINKOFHOWMUCHFUNTHISLINECOULDBE."
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Tekwych,
Thanks for the "heads-up" on the Legion figures. I got the word some time ago that the figures would be in the same scale as the JLU figures, so your information confirms this!
I understand that the figures will not be out until late 2007 (Christmas time) or, more likely, summer 2008...
Do your sources have any additional information?
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Originally posted by Lightning Lad: Already covered here .Ah, sorry, I missed it; I've only been reading the animation-oriented forums. For what it's worth, there's pictures of two of the new figures in the latest Diamond Previews...
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Originally posted by Space Cadet: Originally posted by Lightning Lad: [b]Already covered here .
For what it's worth, there's pictures of two of the new figures in the latest Diamond Previews...[/b]Still just Phantom Girl and Timber Wolf though? Those are the only two that have been shown so far.
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[/QUOTE]Still just Phantom Girl and Timber Wolf though? Those are the only two that have been shown so far.[/QB][/QUOTE] Yeah, sorry again. I'm just a day late and a dollar short this weekend... 
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I need Tharok already I had to use Vandal Savage on my FF team!!!
Anybody have a suggestion for what base to use if I wanted to make a mod?
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What about Cyborg? Would his dial be close enough?
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I think it needs more like a brainiac 5 or mr terrific because he has to be smart. Outwit and perplex more than RCE
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How about one of the OMACs from Collateral Damage? I know they have Shape Shift but didn't the previous boot version of Tharok kind of have that ability with his mechanical parts?
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Shouldn't someone fix this thread title to read SLOSH or LSH cartoon or something?
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huh we are talking about heroclix right now and those are action figures from all incarnations.
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There is a great interview with Georg Brewer, Vice President of Design DCD at Figures.com and a talk back thread where Georg should be posting in few days. Push for those new LSH figs
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