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SDCC 2014 Sideshow announcing 12' 1/6 Marvel Comics cloth costumed figures awas a dream come true! Deadpool and Wolverine were shown and others teased but only Deadpool's gone up for pre-order at like $230?! YIKES! Are these continuing? %200 or less? Wish FTC had gotten the license!
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After buying the first few DC 12" releases from Sideshow, I decided the quality just wasn't there to justify $200+ a figure, and I sold the ones I had. The Green Lantern they have up for pre-order is laughable, IMO, the DC Direct 13" figure looks much better.
Concerning their Marvel line, Deadpool doesn't interest me in the least, so there's no way I'd ever spend $230 on a figure of him. Wolverine likewise. If they ever do a Captain America, and don't take too many liberties with the costume "interpretation", I'd consider buying that figure. But not too many others. -
I remember 15 years ago Sideshow 12" Universal Monsters and James Bond cloth costumed figures were only $40 each! Beginning in 2006 Sideshow 12" Star Wars were $50! ^sigh*
If Sideshow 12" DC and Marvel were these prices I'd buy every one! $220 for Green Lantern! You are right DC Direct 13" Green Lantern is much better! 2006 GL was $60 and 2008 GL Corps 4 heads was $100!Comment
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Heard on sideshowcollectors.com today that SS 1/6 Marvel figure line is going nowhere and SS will forget it after SDCC. Now's the time for FTC to go after Marvel 1/6 or 1/4 license or BOTH!Comment
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One of the things I don't like about Sideshow's comic stuff is they always make their own interpretation of characters instead of how they actually appeared.Comment
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I wouldn't jump to that conclusion based on a speculation thread started by a 17-post member over there.
That said, Sideshow lost me when they released that puny comic Superman figure, with its multiple flaws, and charged $200 for it. I don't expect much from their Marvel line. $230 for Deadpool? Really?Comment
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A year ago there were 2 MAJOR Marvel figures DREAMS for me CRUSHED!
1. The $80 DST EMCE Mego 8" Marvel sets- 1 retro figure + 2 more costumes/heads that are not selling, poor QC, few releases, and Thor next set not until Nov/Dec 2015!
2. Sideshow 1/6 Marvel figures announced at SDCC 2014 and a year later only Deadpool for pre-order at $230! nuff saidComment
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Same here. It kills it for me. It's like they are trying cast imaginary actors from an imaginary film, and then create figures from that.One of the things I don't like about Sideshow's comic stuff is they always make their own interpretation of characters instead of how they actually appeared.
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I think the price range is out of sorts with the product interpretation here. When you eclipse the $200 mark, most consumers are after a specific realism that often comes from actor likeness in a film. It's my feeling that once you leave that interpretation and chase after a more comic related interpretation, you cease to capture a "realism", rendering the product more toyetic and less desirable at that price point. Case in point, the DC Direct figures in 13 inch scale definitely captured a comic feel, but their price points were more in the $70 to $80 range. I liked them personally and while I picked up most of mine for $35 to $40, I thought in general they did a good job and the price was fairly good for what they were. But even at that level, they only sustained market interest for a short span of time. I don't see these figures having any great value at these prices.Comment
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^I liked the DCD figures, and now they seem downright affordable. I thought the earlier ones were better. When they tried to get into the Hot Toys, life-like skin, they lost the comic character faces, and went scary and waxy.
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I wonder since only Deadpool has gone up for pre-order since Sideshow 1/6 Marvel figures were announced a YEAR ago at 2014 SDCC that ANOTHER COMPANY has acquired the license?
I hope we find out at SDCC in 10 days! SOME NEW scale of AFFORDABLE cloth-costumed Marvel figures!Comment
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Looks what going to be at SDCC:
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When does Sideshow 1/6 Wolverine figure shown at SDCC 2014 go up for pre-order? I dread the price! These are making $80 Diamond Mego Marvel sets seem like BARGAINS!Comment
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Dunno. I heard they were reworking the torso from the Sideshow boards. Maybe they will have a date for the Wolverine next week? It'll probably similar to the Deadpool figure. $229.99?Comment
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