Super Collector Newsletter Discussion Thread

[monitor_ep]

I am really impressed with the recall of Action Jackson. I may have to pick them up.

[sprytel]

The Action Jackson announcement is really exciting. I love that they are doing this as a whole line, with good guys and bad guys. Iron Jaw looks super fun!

[PNGwynne]

I'm excited for Action Jackson, too. I really want to support Lincoln Monsters and White Elephantz' efforts.

I need to pay more attention with Jason's new line--I'm struggling now as a late-comer to "complete" my Super Joe Adventure Command collection.

[ODBJBG]

As a huge AJ fan this is great news to me. Hopefully lots of outfits and accessories. And some crossover with the Adventure Command stuff.

[Dan2Dan]

As a huge AJ fan this is great news to me. Hopefully lots of outfits and accessories. And some crossover with the Adventure Command stuff.

This, for me (still carrying a lifelong affection for AJ) is the key to the line: outfits and accessories. Because the base AJ figure dressed in the plain blue nylon jumpsuit and generic boots, with an elastic cord belt, is, well, plain.

To use an old business metaphor that has been repeatedly applied to Barbie and GI Joe over the years, I view the figure like the razor without the blades. You buy the blades separately (and in ongoing way) and therefore make the whole useful/interesting, and keep the line going business-wise.

As a very enthusiastic, multiple-repeat customer of White Elephant Toyz, I feel like they could make some great AJ outfit sets. One that immediately comes to mind, which isn't very far from outfits they've recently made for other figures, would be a '1970s Police Detective' outfit set, with bell bottoms, a turtleneck, and a pistol. I also think they would be great at updating/improving some of the vintage AJ outfit sets, which were cool ideas but which suffered a bit in the execution back in the early 1970s.