Why Isn't Everyone Freaking Out About The New Wave?

[hizzy]

The silence is deafening! The knees are fixed! Where's your excitement? The Nightwing box is ugly but okay.

[TrekStar]

I wouldn’t mind seeing the upgraded and fixed bodies sold separately.

[B-Lister]

I'm not excited because Mego has hitched their wagon to Marvel and DC at the expense of everything else.

[Action Martin]

Nice to hear that the knees are fixed but the line-up of characters is not one that I am interested in.

[zeedox]

Can we buy fixed Batman Superman etc?

[sprytel]

I am excited about the new wave. I hadn't heard about the knees being fixed in this wave... if so, that is even better!

The superheroes are understandably the focus of this wave (and the production samples look way better than the original prototypes). But I was able to get figures for Star Trek, an Oompa Loompa, Ted Lasso, and House of the Dragon. There is a lot of goodness in this wave beyond superheroes.

I think once they start arriving in people's mailboxes, you will hear more discussion about these.

[LonnieFisher]

The silence is deafening! The knees are fixed! Where's your excitement? The Nightwing box is ugly but okay.

The new Megos are out? Woo hoo!! I'm freakin' out!!

[nubee]

I'm very happy especially when the finished product looks better than the samples. I didn't know the knee issue was fixed. This is fantastic news!!! Now where the heck are the All Star Squadron. Where is Solomon Grundy? I would luv to create the cover for Showcase #55. Gonna need that new muscular body for the Hulk and Thing too.

[Earth 2 Chris]

It's possible that the figures were announced so long before the release that we've gotten used to them "existing" before they did. It is an exciting wave, and I need to get a set when finances free up a bit.

[PNGwynne]

I'll freak out when I have them in hand, and probably not all in a good way lol.

[CrimsonGhost]

I’m holding out until wave 20.

[LonnieFisher]

I'm hoping wave 20 will all be Marvel!

[Jase]

Waiting on my set (minus Nightwing) to arrive. Was supposed to be today but got delayed until tomorrow.

[scott metzger]

I'm not excited because Mego has hitched their wagon to Marvel and DC at the expense of everything else.

Let's face it, Mego had trouble getting enough orders to make the two Trek figures in this wave (technically, they apparently didn't, really, but made them anyway. And, yes, I was utterly shocked at the idea Mego was having trouble selling Trek aliens). Same with the Oompa Loompa. I think the one Game of Thrones sequel figure in the same situation was dropped altogether. And I believe Fox asked them to sit on the Apes for a bit because of the new movie. What's apparently not having problems is the super heroes. Red Tornado and Deadman are not exactly household names (much as I personally love the characters), but I didn't hear a hint of any problems getting enough orders for them. Despite a lot of talking heads blathering about super hero fatigue, comic book characters have never had such a high profile in general pop culture before. If I recall correctly, Big Lots asked Mego specifically for some exclusive heroes. The WGSH line was Mego's workhorse back in the day (I seem to remember the line was somewhere around 18% of their total revenue at one point), and I wouldn't be surprised if history is repeating itself. Die hard fans had been asking for exactly what we're getting since Mego came back; it's not a shock that they are apparently doing well. Now, I am betting that the nostalgia bug will also make the upcoming Trek re-dos a popular seller, as well. Retro is very in right now, and a lot of the local action figure aisles are looking like a toy flashback. And Mego, as a business, has to go where the sales are. I want more Trek, Apes and Monsters, too, but I do understand you have to follow the money. And it seems that money dons its underwear on the outside...

[shaunaconda]

Let's face it, Mego had trouble getting enough orders to make the two Trek figures in this wave (technically, they apparently didn't, really, but made them anyway. And, yes, I was utterly shocked at the idea Mego was having trouble selling Trek aliens). Same with the Oompa Loompa. I think the one Game of Thrones sequel figure in the same situation was dropped altogether. And I believe Fox asked them to sit on the Apes for a bit because of the new movie. What's apparently not having problems is the super heroes. Red Tornado and Deadman are not exactly household names (much as I personally love the characters), but I didn't hear a hint of any problems getting enough orders for them. Despite a lot of talking heads blathering about super hero fatigue, comic book characters have never had such a high profile in general pop culture before. If I recall correctly, Big Lots asked Mego specifically for some exclusive heroes. The WGSH line was Mego's workhorse back in the day (I seem to remember the line was somewhere around 18% of their total revenue at one point), and I wouldn't be surprised if history is repeating itself. Die hard fans had been asking for exactly what we're getting since Mego came back; it's not a shock that they are apparently doing well. Now, I am betting that the nostalgia bug will also make the upcoming Trek re-dos a popular seller, as well. Retro is very in right now, and a lot of the local action figure aisles are looking like a toy flashback. And Mego, as a business, has to go where the sales are. I want more Trek, Apes and Monsters, too, but I do understand you have to follow the money. And it seems that money dons its underwear on the outside...

Very well said!!