Captain Canuck first look

[drmego]

Glad you like them. It took far too long to complete, although from speaking to other manufacturers, it seems that labor issues in China
were delaying everyone's products.

[Starroid Raiders Dagon]

Whoa-ho-ho!! He looks awesome! Congratulations guys, beautiful job, and as a fan, thank you for all the hard work involved.

[palitoy]

Where can you still buy one of these, or are they all sold out?

Oh, quite the opposite. We're just working in conjunction with our partners in Canuck to properly launch the Captain with an aggressive PR campaign and event. It's a big milestone for the character, he turns 40 this year and he gets a figure that looks like it came out in 1975.

Having said that, our gracious partners are not worried about us doing a soft launch to the Mego community, so the Museum will get first dibs on the Captain.

Ed said it better than I could, it's been almost two years since he pitched the idea to me in McDonalds in Mississauga and it's been a real journey. I am grateful to everyone involved. When that pallet and a half arrived, i got my usual brand of worry and excitement.

I must say that the site of these guys is a bit overwhelming and that 40 years later i get to do this is very exciting.



Thanks to everybody for your help and support. Stay tuned for news.

[MIB41]

I can't wait to own one of these! Sam and his dream team have made so many personal favorites of mine come true.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Congrats guys! This is very exciting!

Chris

[Jetjungle75]

Where can you still buy one of these, or are they all sold out?

[monitor_ep]

As I said before, I want one!!!

My best friend live near the Canada boarder for years back in the day and collected the Captain Canuck comic books. Once he moved done south I began to read his comics and got to really like the character. So now I get my chance to add a ReMego Captain Canuck figure to Hall of Justice.

[samurainoir]

I've just returned from a celebratory dinner at Odeon Toys World Headquarters and a visit to the warehouse.

I can scarcely believe I'm holding in my hands the realization of my childhood dream of a Captain Canuck Mego action figure. As a kid growing up in Canada, it was hugely important to me that we had our own superheroes. I had Captain Canuck comic books, I had a t-shirt, but the one crucial thing missing was the figure.

So you can understand how it was quite an emotional moment to stand in front of a box filled with factory made Captain Canuck Mego style action figures. There are plenty of people to thank on this two year journey.

Big thanks to Brian Lietner and Paul Wasson for helping me prototype the original short run of figures that convinced the license holder that we could make these. The public response to those figures helped us gauge that there was enough interest for us to pursue mass market production.

Richard Comely, the folks at Captain Canuck Inc and especially Walter at Big B Comics for supporting our efforts and allowing us to create these toys, and sticking by us.

Props to Andy Covalt for doing such a great job on the head sculpt.

Mark Huckabone for his help in the prototype head paints.

An enormous amount of gratitude to Doc Mego, Paul Clarke for all his work and effort in producing this figure and birthing it through the manufacturing process (and his patience with someone who's never gone through the china-manufacturing route before).

And Brian, the guy who had my back every step of the way in all of this craziness. I know I can be a whirlwind of enthusiasm and pie in the sky creative tunnel vision, and he brought a solid backbone of real-world practicality and business sensibility to the proceedings, in addition to his depth of toy knowledge and passion for all things Mego. I am humbled and honoured that Captain Canuck is the follow up to Brick Mantooth and Super Collector at Odeon Toys.

and thanks to everyone who encouraged and cheered us on. I never expected so many non-Canadians to be getting behind this!

[PNGwynne]

Yipee! Will these be through the PS Store? I'm thinking of bundling a few items...

[ubermanx]

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They're here and now on their way to Canuck HQ, we're figuring out a launch date. Museum peeps will learn first.

Are you sure a few didn't fall off the skid and are making their way up the 115?

- Marty

[Timothy2251]

Snagging one the moment they're available for sale. Great looking figure!

[Bronxboykev]

Says sold out on Captain Canuck.com ???

[Mego Milk]

I'm gonna purchase one!

[palitoy]

He looks great. I think it's too cool you've taken a character you've liked and has been neglected, then went so far as to have an actual factory figure made. It's got to be a labor of love, overriding the headaches, I imagine.

Bless you, we ain't getting rich and both Ed and myself have lost a little sleep.

If you're ever willing to take suggestions on another licensed figure, allow me to suggest the Man from Atlantis w/ webbed hands.

Oh sure, choose a favourite of mine. Right now I'm saying "No Mo" to China but I've said that a lot...

[torgospizza]

He looks great. I think it's too cool you've taken a character you've liked and has been neglected, then went so far as to have an actual factory figure made. It's got to be a labor of love, overriding the headaches, I imagine.

If you're ever willing to take suggestions on another licensed figure, allow me to suggest the Man from Atlantis w/ webbed hands.