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Yeah, it seems that He-Man may have a slight reprieve but whatever it ends up leading to whether a sequel and/or series, they really ought to get rid of the incompetent bumbling dude-bro schtick, which is what grated on my nerves more than anything. And don't just try to move on with She-Ra before addressing it!

Exactly. The big thing when it comes to streamers is that nobody knows anything other than what they choose to say themselves about their objectives, number, etc. A theatrical flop could potentially be good for them since it generates word of mouth (there's no such thing as bad publicity, remember) which can translate into eyeballs on the product once it reaches their core platform. Look at how much money Amazon has sunk into LOTR: Rings of Power for another example of that, or Red Notice for Netflix (which cost even more and had no theatrical release revenue stream at all). Amazon could well be happy for MOTU to be a loss leader for them. Personally, I hope they're happy with its performance since now we have the 'discovering the world' story out of the way there's a lot of potential for more adventures there that would be fun.

I don't think Amazon uses the box office to determine a film's profitability the same way traditional studios like Warner Brothers or DIsney does. Amazon has never wanted to release their films in theaters and preferred to release them through Prime, and have only acquiesced to the traditional model as a means to make more money. To them, it would appear, the money made in theaters is gravy while their streaming platform is where they determine success. This is not simply conjecture on my part either. I've heard interviews with executives, beyond the fiscal performance of Masters of the Universe, where they bemoan the box office=success model and instead prefer to gauge the success on their own platform.

Im in the "look what they did to my boy" category here. Just awful execution

I'm usually a bit of a mark for Kyle Rayner Green Lantern figures but the execution of this design does nothing for me. That head is a complete miss in pretty much every aspect.

Todd's gotta make up for all those Batman figures he won't be selling next year...

So is 200x dead? I wasn't quite sure what to make of mattels I terriers and frankly, im still eaning more POP cartoon collection

For some reason I can't put my finger on, this design isn't resonating with me. It's odd, since pretty much every other reinterpretation they've done through Masterverse and Chronicles has been pretty great. Snake form seems a little bit of a copout, though I do like the coils sculpted into the back of the figure so it looks like even his humanoid form is a mass of writhing snakes anyway. On the larger issue of the movie's performance and its effect on the toy lines, I think we only need to look at what happened with G.I. Joe Classified Series, which was launched with a view to supporting the Snake Eyes movie. That pivoted and is still going strong now, so the same is possible for MOTU Chronicles. Plus, you never know about the impact of the movie streaming on potential toy purchasers - getting it in front of eyeballs and building the recognizability of the brand given that people can watch it 'for free' could have some positive dividends that a theatrical release doesn't. People will watch a lot on tv for 'free' that they wouldn't pay money to go see in a cinema and if that ends up being their gateway, then it's worked.

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After almost 40 years, filmmaker Phil Tippett is closing his Berkley studio. Tippett whose work on such films as the Star Wars trilogy and "Jurassic Park won two Academy Awards, was forced to close as part of the studio's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. The closures allowed collectors, fans and former employees a chance to claim props and memorabilia. Tippett says, "I don't have any place to put anything. And I really don't like to have my work stuff in the house." He says he is not ready to retire and plans to continue working. (CBS.com)

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Joker was never in the Legion of Doom, so he shouldnt be in the line at all. It’s a nice figure, and Ill take it but there are 4 members that we wont get figures for given this is likely the last wave. I could be wrong and we are just getting 3 figure waves, now. I dont want any characters from Super Powers and I sure as heck dont want Marvin, Wendy or Wonder Dog given those arent part of what this SF line represents. This is the Legion of Doom years, so we need Grodd, Grundy, Scarecrow and Giganta. You can get the BAF Grundy and Giganta (and Apache Chief if you want a larger Chief) from DCUC. All those should scale if you dont mind Giganta being in her enlarged state. DC Direct did Scarecrow in a SF 2-pack but his scaling is off. However, he’s the correct version. We need Hawk-Man and Samurai on the hero’s side. Was Green Arrow Super Powers or was he around during the Legion days? Add him if Legion. We would need any evil versions of the League that were in that episode that we havent already received. If you wanted to be a real stickler then you’d need the rest of the characters needed in Phantom Zone deco. I found that Batman at one of my Gamestops, so those would be a goid subline. It’s not the end of the world if we get none of them, though.

From what Ive heard the tool for Tim Drake Robin is either lost or unavailable, so they painted Grayson like Drake to serve as a stand in. Also, there was a line about Grayson wearing that suit at some point early on, so there’s that.

Make me even happier I bought one. This figure looks all kinds of amazing.

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This was a lot of fun from one of my favorite 80s films: Berry Gordys' The Last Dragon. Heads are custom sculpted as well as the hands for both Bruce Leroy and Sho-Nuff. I printed Sho-Nuffs hands in a translucent red resin for his 'evil' glow hands. I had to paint the torso and arms to better match Taimak's/Leroy's skin tone as well as dye white GI's red for Sho-Nuff's red outfit (CTVT only has black and white karate GI's). I recreated Sho-Nuff's tiger print, printed them on transfer paper and ironed them to each GI. Both on custom, printed card backers. Cheers! Ted

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Looks great. I will get me one!

The celebrity guest list for Star Wars Celebration Los Angeles 2027 (April 1-4, 2027) adds cast of Star Wars: Rebels.