Holey moley!!!

[jeffbearco]

My main comment on the Billy Batson figure is the bagginess of the clothes.

And I was hoping they would have rolled out a red and gold variant of Captain Marvel to go with him and to match the blue/gold/red caped variant CM Jr and white/gold Mary Marvel.

JeffBearCO

[scott metzger]

Wow, really wish they'd space things out a little more rather than the big dumps of multiple waves at once. Real mixed bag here, but some really good stuff.

Flash wave: Boomerbutt and Trickster are real standouts for me. The head sculpts are VERY good; Boomerang is perfect, and, is it just me, or is anyone else getting just a little Mark Hamill vibe from Trickster? Both look in good scale. Only minus I see is the weirdness on Boomerangs boots; throws off an otherwise amazing figure. Flash and Zoom look good, not unexpectedly so, and I really have no problem with using the same head for both; they are pretty well identical in most of their Bronze age appearances. The turtleneck looks really odd, though; I can see them wanting to keep the neck plug from showing, but it does break up the costume in a bad way. And while I'm not crazy about the trunks look on the figures, I realize the reason. The only way to make the costume one piece from chest to boots would be a seam on both sides, which bulks up the figure in a front view, especially the legs. You can manage it with a back seam, but it would be very hard to do in mass production, especially with the need to screen-print the belt. The only other way I could see is to make a waist seam and use a plastic lightning belt, and I'm not sure how good that would look here. Barry is the weak link here; simply re-using the Bruce head with a slightly modified hair sculpt isn't working at all. It bears no resemblance to the Flash figure at all, and looks like a poor custom. The suit is appropriate to the Silver Age Barry, and looks to be taken straight from an old Infantino drawing, but I really think a lab coat would have been better here (they have one from Lex) along with the shirt and bow tie. Looks too much like a blonde Jimmy Olsen here. I'm actually skipping this one.

Batman: All except Ivy are good to great. Two-Face is one of the two stars, with a great head sculpt and costume that really captures the Bronze age look (I miss the green faced Harvey that wasn't going strictly for a gross-out factor like the modern versions). Would have liked a distinct hand holding the coin, but wasn't expecting such here. Catwoman looks good, but I'm certain she's using the same head we saw on the recent black suited version, and it has some bizarre problems I delineated in a quick review of that earlier figure. Batgirl is good. but still has that deer in the headlights look. Ivy is just full of bad choices; very good chance she's another pass.

Space Ghost: Man, I want this figure. Considered the 1:12 Collective version, but I'm doubtful we'll get anyone other than him there. Here; we've got the main team, Blip included. But that head looks awful, both in size, the apparent upward tilt, and the way it just sort of sets on the neck hole awkwardly. And the boots are totally wrong and unecessary. The way he's put together (just like I mentioned for Flash above), there's no reason not to simply have the legs end at the toes for a pretty dead on accurate look. Not crazy about the teen female body, but Jan and Jace actually look pretty good, as does Blip. I'm imagining that Sg's legs do end like the standard super hero pants in a closed toe, but I'm not pulling the trigger on these until I'm sure of that. If I can toss the boots, I probably will get him; if not, the set's a very likely pass.

Universe of Evil: I do want these, but they'll probably have to wait until the next paycheck. The upcoming red Batmobile was a clincher for me, as someone suggested it would look great with the Diabolical Duo. This is a good way of doing a straight out re-do but in a way that actually gives you new, distinct characters. I like these a lot; it was a knock off of Trek's "Mirror,mirror," but it was one of the only two good episodes in that season of mostly poorly done knock-offs (I don't think there was a single show that season with anything remotely resembling an original story; they were all blatant rip-offs).

Billy Batson: Pretty much dead on to a CC Beck Billy, but somehow it just doesn't seem to work well here. Not really sure how FTC could do any better if they want to keep the likeness true, though. Just not something that seems to work well in Mego format.

So, in the end, most of it I'll probably be getting, but not all right away. Might miss something like the Universe of Evil by waiting, but figure that means it wasn't meant to be. I just wish there was more consistency with FTC product; some looks amazing, and some is just plain bad. Quality is all over the place (as is head size STILL).

[wise guy]

I ordered Batman wave 5 ( set of 4) , 2 Space Ghosts, Flash, Revers Flash and
Trickster $ 270.00 with free shipping (9 figures). I will get Capt Boomerang, Billy Batson,
and Barry Allen on the next order and maybe Jan and Jace

[Teemu]

So FTC no longer does pre-orders and new figures will just show up in stock for now on...interesting

[greensavage2000]

I know it says 8-inch action figure, but you can't really tell if Billy Batson is 8 inch or 7 inch. I have a feeling that he will come on the 7-inch body.

Wendy & Marvin were also touted as 8-inch figures, but shipped on 7-inch bodies.

I definitely hope you're right. They have to realize Billy should be on the 7inch.

[Goblin19]

You pretty much nailed my opinions and wish list.

[filmation batman fan]

With the release of the Barry Allen figure, I'm hoping they will consider a Removable Cowl Flash in the future. I have a custom Flash cowl, now all I need is Barry Allen and an extra Flash costume and I'm good to go.

So many great things I want to buy right now. All these lines look great. The Evil Super Friends is definitely a must. I intend to get all three colors of the Batcycle. The red one would work for either the Evil Super Friends, Robin with a custom R emblem, or the Filmation toons. For the Batmobile, I would get the black and blue one.

I had no idea they made Billy Batson. Oddly enough, I was thinking a couple of days ago, that they should make him and SHAZAM!! There he is.
I intend to get the Scooby Doo wave, but I want to wait until Velma and Scooby Doo come out.

Batman Wave 5 looks awesome as does the Flash wave 1.

I hope FTC considers doing an Aquaman wave when the movie comes out next year, like a new head sculpt of Aquaman in the classic orange and green costume, and having figures of Mera, Black Manta, and Ocean Master,.

And for the Super Friends, I hope they make Hawkman and the remaining Legion of Doom villains, and Wonder Dog.

[ovenmitt]

Daphne, Wendy, Batgirl, Catwoman, Jan get NEW head sculpts but not Poison Ivy? Catherine Bach is Daisy Duke not Poison Ivy.

Anxious to see how new Wonder Woman wave heads turn out- WW, Diana Prince, Silver Swan, and Cheetah who is pictured on back of most recent DC 2 packs. And Donna Troy Wonder Girl in New Teen Titans 2.

[thunderbolt]

looking forward to getting a lot of these ,as i stated i bought batman series #5 .two face looks really good ,cant see but i think its got a coin .Poison ivy
is nice ,but cathrine bach never played her ,and since it is daisy duke head ,its like catherine is playing the jolly green giants girlfriend rather then poison
ivy cause her hair doesnt appear to be red .I like space ghost ,and ill get the kids with yet another space monkey .catwomen & batgirl look rather nice .
i still like everything.

still wondering how they get around using a celebrity likeness for different character. I mean it sorta looks like Catherine Bach, and it was intended to be her.

[ovenmitt]

Just ordered:

Teen Titans Robin
Fred, Daphne, and Shaggy
Batgirl, Catwoman, and Two Face
Billy Batson
Space Ghost

9 figures came to $270 free shipping

Will get other January and March figures later. These are main ones I wanted that I had money for.

[TRDouble]

I know it says 8-inch action figure, but you can't really tell if Billy Batson is 8 inch or 7 inch. I have a feeling that he will come on the 7-inch body.

Wendy & Marvin were also touted as 8-inch figures, but shipped on 7-inch bodies.

[ODBJBG]

Space Ghost looks great except he's got a 1/6 scale head. Otherwise he'd be awesome. Major disappointment there.

[The Bat]

Wow! Great stuff...I need more money!

[tllgn]

looking forward to getting a lot of these ,as i stated i bought batman series #5 .two face looks really good ,cant see but i think its got a coin .Poison ivy
is nice ,but cathrine bach never played her ,and since it is daisy duke head ,its like catherine is playing the jolly green giants girlfriend rather then poison
ivy cause her hair doesnt appear to be red .I like space ghost ,and ill get the kids with yet another space monkey .catwomen & batgirl look rather nice .
i still like everything.

[jacoblb]

My 2-cents.
I tend to avoid variants whenever possible that are simply recolored offerings from existing items, this goes from all types of toys, big and small, to comics , etc. I'm less interested in buying FTC product that is already assembled or kitbashed because anyone can make it. I can appreciate that others don't mind, after all you get the themed card art and what not. If money and space constraints wasn't an object then I probably wouldn't feel that way.
The Batman 1989 figure was something I've already made a number of years ago so that's a variant pass. Offer me an Emerald City Riddler-like variant with a new head and costume and I'm all in every time.
The Batman wave 5 looks nice. From the picture I don't even mind the Poison Ivy face others are unhappy with. I'm confused as to why the hair color looks brown rather than red, but I think I can fix it with dye later on. Overall, I think the Batman wave is quite an improvement over the prior one.
I intend to buy all the Space Ghost stuff. Like others have noted the boots on SG don't look right. I wonder if the black area around the neck can be fixed with a white fabric pull? I haven't seen anyone comment about how Jace's pants leg are a major faux pas. Hopefully they can be pulled down to the boot and tucked in. Bad product image. I've seen loose pictures of Jace and Jan and the short material wasn't an issue because the fabric was sewn shut at the feet.
The Flash wave looks good, but the Flash looks like a reissued and ungloved Super Powers figure that I already have. So I would skip on buying all 4--I mean all 5 figures, and just stick with getting 2 or 3. I made my own Reverse Flash years ago, which doesn't rule out I'd make another, but, again, I'd be buying a $30 figure that is simply a repainted Flash head with different colored parts. Too bad the villain doesn't have an evil scowl or different head sculpt. The Barry Allen figure is a pass for me because it's an example of a re-purposed Bruce Wayne head, which doesn't mean I would never make one like that, just it's not worth $30 to me unless there's a NEW head sculpt. I could do craft work like that myself for way cheaper. Billy Batson looks weird to me, but I imagine if it were on the tiny Teen Titan body it'd look fine. As for the doppelganger Super Friends, I most likely wouldn't buy unless there was a cheap fire sale. I'm caught up with FTC product save for what has been discussed within this thread and the Scooby & Jonny Quest stuff so going forward it already feels like catching up will be a financial challenge. Plus add the awesome Batmobiles and Batcycles and my budget for toys cuts deep.