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Impressive figures. I don't know if they'll sell all of the characters or not. The STAR TREK IP is so large now that it's hard to keep up with each series/movie. I'm sure the license was pricey.

The "Jack-like" Joker from BATMAN '89 figure will sell out instantly. McFarlane should triple his usual run on the figure to satisfy fans' demands. I do hope we get a number of versions of the figure from the movie. I also hope this means we can get a Bane from BATMAN & ROBIN, plus Mad Hatter from Batman '66.

Great looking figures, but I don't think the IP is strong enough to go into so many minor characters & putting major characters in unique outfits. I have yet to see them at retail, so it looks like it's online sales only.

I still don't understand why McFarlane has ignored making a comics'-based Poison Ivy & Harley Quinn. They are two major villains, yet nothing. This is a major fail by McFarlane. There is no excuse for it.

These BATMAN RETURNS figures are very well done, except for the Penguin's cloth coat, which looks cheap. I think this will be McFarlane's last hurrah at Theatrical figures. The fans' requests for a BATMAN & ROBIN Bane, alternate costume Poison Ivy, & BATMAN '89 Joker are being totally ignored by McFarlane. The company's silence to the fans is astounding, but perhaps Mattel will step up & produce these figures once they get the DC license.

The BATMAN RETURNS wave's release became a scalpers' dream. These figures sold out on most sites within a 5 to 10 minute time span. I am surprised that some of the web sites actually froze due to the traffic volume. We'll see if they actually are released on October 10th. Somehow I think we're looking at a lot of problems with distribution. I've given up about ever seeing a BATMAN & ROBIN Bane or BATMAN '89 Joker from McFarlane. It's never going to happen.

Toys R Us has modest departments in a few Dallas area Macy's stores. Very limited merchandise. Dallas/Ft. Worth is the fourth largest market in the US with 8.3 million people. You'd think Toys R Us would recognize the potential.

The comics'-based Scarecrow & Hush Riddler appear to be my big wants out of this wave. If only McFarlane would have made a comics'-based Black Mask, I'd be on board with that figure. The Batman figures are just re-paints & Batgirl doesn't really offer much new. I know the end of the license is getting closer, so I guess we'll be seeing these re-paints & slight modifications to get as much money out of these DC characters as possible. Still hoping we'll see comics'-based Poison Ivy, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Ventriloquist w/ Scarface, Mad Hatter, & Black Mask. Heck, I'd go for a Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum two-pack.

I have always wondered why McFarlane has ignored a comics'-based Poison Ivy action figure. She's one of Batman's top villains. They've done a movie-based & BTAS version of Poison Ivy, but that's it. The statue is OK, but I prefer a natural skin color with green tights like the character wore when introduced in the comics in 1966. Perhaps McFarlane will release a natural skin color statue in May 2026. In the meantime, I do hope McFarlane releases the comics'-based version of Poison Ivy in 7-inch form before their license expires in July 2026.

In the wake of Hogan's death, I suspect we're going to see a number of new releases highlighting his career in the WWE, WCW, & in the NWO gear. I could see a Hogan V Flair two-pack from all of their big matches over the years. I haven't seen any new Flair figures as of late, so he may be shopping his rights to the highest bidder.

The Batman Returns figures are well-done, but I don't like the cheap looking cloth coat for Penguin. Did he lose his top hat? I am hearing there may be multiple head sculpts for each character, like Batman & Catwoman with torn masks revealing their entire faces, Penguin spewing black goo, & cooked head Max. Interesting if true. It might justify the high price per figure that have been rumored. I wonder if we'll ever get a Batman '89 Joker? Batman & Robin Bane? Batman Begins/TDKR Ra's al Ghul? Hope continues.....

I am perplexed to keep reading that Super Friends has replaced the Batman '66 retro line by McFarlane. When Batman '66 was announced, Todd personally promised to make all of the TV show's villains. While he certainly has produced more than previous toy companies that have made a line based on the old TV show, many collectors had hoped that the line would continue for awhile longer. When the pink cowled Batman showed up, everyone expected the Mad Hatter would be released since that version of Batman appeared in a Mad Hatter story arc. Shame, False Face, Archer, Siren, Black Widow, Louie the Lilac, & Minstrel were other villains that were on the most requested list along with Mad Hatter. We never got a proper street clothes figures of Bruce Wayne & Dick Grayson to tie-in with the Wayne Manor Library playset either. Perhaps someone at McFarlane will move forward on the Batman '66 retro line before they lose the license. If not, maybe Mattel will pick up the line going forward to complete the rogues gallery from the TV show.

Those Kelly Jones-style Batman ears jumps for sure. It sure looks like a lot of last minute Batman variants are on the way as McFarlane uses the final year of the DC license to make a lot of money off of minor sculpting changes & repaints of Batman & various pre-releases.

Will Mattel continue McFarlane's 7" figures with cloth capes? This will be very interesting to see. The price points for McFarlane are higher than Mattel, which hasn't gone to 7" figures in any existing lines. I'd bet the production of cloth capes also adds to the pricing of figures.

This truly looks like Jeremy Irons. I'm a bit surprised that they haven't made a Michael Caine-version of Alfred from The Dark Knight Trilogy.