Ladies and Gentlemen, The World's Greatest Superheroes

[Werewolf]

Just base the figures on Jose Luis Garcia Lopez's styleguide and away we go.

http://megomuseum.com/mmgallery/files/1/8/3/5/styleguide5.gif

<img src="http://megomuseum.com/mmgallery/files/1/8/3/5/styleguide5.gif" alt="JLGL Styleguide" />

That would be perfect!!

[LOU]

Just base the figures on Jose Luis Garcia Lopez's styleguide and away we go.

YES! This line sounds exciting! I know I'm getting them. Raydeen, if they do what you have suggested above, and design all the characters on that art, they will be FANTASTIC! That's the ultimate homage to Mego too, using the characters costumes from Mego's era. I don't want this to become tatinted with characters like Steel, Nightwing, etc though like so many other current lines are. They should stick to the Mego-era comic book references in my opnion. So far they have so that's a GREAT sign! Yeah, to heck with Steel and such...bring on Captain Boomerang and Toyman!!

So I think that's the perfect idea Raydeen, new 8 inch figures costumed exactly like that artwork! Ingenuous!

[PNGwynne]

Just base the figures on Jose Luis Garcia Lopez's styleguide and away we go.

http://megomuseum.com/mmgallery/files/1/8/3/5/styleguide5.gif

<img src="http://megomuseum.com/mmgallery/files/1/8/3/5/styleguide5.gif" alt="JLGL Styleguide" />

Excellent post & idea!

[PNGwynne]

Jeez, yes I hope the heads have Mego-type plugs, too!

FC-type swivel heads would be awful.

[Brown Bear]

I have a few questions....

1) Can we expect ANY characters from SuperFriends such as Samuri, Wonder Twins, Black Vulcan, etc?
2) Will the Toys R Us in Canada carry these as well?
3) Will the heads be soft rubber with interchangable neck plugs?

[Raydeen1]

Just base the figures on Jose Luis Garcia Lopez's styleguide and away we go.




<img src="http://megomuseum.com/mmgallery/files/1/8/3/5/styleguide5.gif" alt="JLGL Styleguide" />

[bleit1701]

now that the initial excitment is fading, Easter seems so far away......

[Caelonfox]

Since GA is going to be ready this Fall, I wonder how soon we will get a sneak peak at the packaging? Hoping they do away with the distressing though.

[Brue]

What I'd like to see in a WGSH extension:

Must haves:

Flash
Lex Luthor - check
Green Lantern - Check

would be nice:
Darkseid
Sinestro -check
Cheetah
Plastic man
Hawk Man
Black Manta
Cap Cold (if Flash is made)

Civilian/ Alter Ego:
Alfred
Lois
Diana
Billy
new Clark, Bruce, Dick, Pete

even these would be cool:
Black Vulcan, Apache chief, samurai

recommended redos:
New SHAZAM
new Wonder Woman

teen titans:
Superboy
Cyborg
Robin

If Marvel Becomes a reality:

Must Haves
Doom
Cyclops
Jean Grey
Ice Man
Beast ( no fur)
Angel

Nice to have:
King Pin
Daredevil
Red Skull
Ant Man
Mole Man
Prof X
Wolverine
Storm


Also would be cool
Wasp
Black Widow
Night Crawler
Colossus
Leader

Redos:
Hulk
Cap America

I'm sure there are more that weren't on my mind right now.
I tried to stick with late seventies versions in my head.

[PNGwynne]

Yes, I'm posting again, I'm full of new WGSH excitement...

Ideas for other waves?

Batman & Joker
SuperGals, incl. updated Catwoman & new Poison Ivy, Cheetah
Classic Flash & Capt. Cold
Black Lightning
Shazam!: Capt. Marvel
Plastic Man
Hawkman
Kirby tribute: Darkseid, Mr. Miracle

AQUAMAN!

[PNGwynne]

We'd be the envy of The Others.....

What others?

[PNGwynne]

Trust me friends - I compare every piece of the Mattel body to vintage Mego
and my drmego body. It is right in line.

In fact, Mattel did not have enough bodies for the line-up so I had to dress
one or two guys in a drmego body. Can you tell them apart?

Please tell me that the suits will be removable and have "footies."

Please.

[PNGwynne]

And your own Dave Mc Cormick did all the costumes. Amazingly, this was the most complex part of the process, as we had to find materials that matched style guide colors, fabrics that were close to material that didn't exist anymore, patterns, resizing as the bodies came in from China, etc. Dave was a f**king rockstar on this project.

I love the fact that the GL detailing is inset, not screen-printed. And Sinestro's collar is incredible. Kudos, Dave.

[The Bat]

So, the way we look at it is, if MEGO never ceased as company, what challenges would they face? What changes would they have to make to a) be competitive, b) comply with standards developed by the intellectual property holder c) take advantage of new technologies and techniques?

So, we look at MEGO as more of a style than a snapshot frozen in time. If MEGO had to release Superman today, they'd face exactly the challenges we discussed and we believe, as the new MEGO, we have indeed responded as they would have:

I'd say a GREAT example of this is BATMAN. If you made Batman Today, exactly the way Mego did...would he sell to anybody besides us(Mego Collectors).

I think NOT! If you want to sell a new Batman Mego-style Figure to the rest of the World...you'll have to do a BETTER job than Mego did!

[Wee67]

I think this a great approach. Simply making them exactly as they were in the 70's would just be plain silly. There's be no reason to make them.

What's important, IMHO, is to make them in the spirit (if I can use that word) of the Mego style. To take that style and make some speculative improvements only makes sense. Mego would have evolved. I wonder if Mego would even still make cloth-uniformed figures if they existed today.

I can't wait until I can add these to my collection. Good luck guys and congrats on a great dream come true.