So what is the last DC retro Figure?

[ScottA]

Robin, Joker, Supergirl, Bizarro, Dr. Fate and Spectre.

[jackson5677]

Hey Doc.......wanna tell who the 6 unreleased figures are.....can't hurt now...

[stevenlore]

ACKKKK! I just got my Shazam! today and now I find out the line is cancelled. I am truly pssst off.

[Timothy2251]

Six unreleased figures, eh? Well, there's still two more quarters/six months until the year is done. Maybe we'll luck out and get those six figures yet, either at Toys R Us or on MattyCollector. Plus, hey, Kyle Rayner is next on deck in July.

Just curious, when does the Mattel/DC license end? I notice that the Justice League Unlimited line wrapped up this year, as did Brave and the Bold, now Retro Heroes. Is 2011 it for the license at Mattel?

[hedrap]

With the new direction at DC Comics it could come down to something as simple as one of the new guys upstairs not liking these. Despite the fact that WB/DC is worth billions of dollars it's basically run based on the personal preferences of whoever is in charge that day.

IMO, that's one of the best two possibilities. The other is inflation and returns. If they were barely seeing a profit, odds are it was going to disappear over the next year. BUT - DC/WB is making a huge move with the relaunch and TDKR plus Man of Steel in '12. If they want everything to be uniform, then Retro Action, like JLU, didn't fit in the marketing as it was a recall to an earlier period.

[drogge]

Comic Con

I honestly don't know what the last figure in this line will be.

I have completed and delivered 6 unreleased characters and I find
it odd that Mattel would pay for their development and not produce
at least a small run.

In my opinion, it's human nature to make guesses about why something
happened. I have my own theories based on my experience working in
large corporations, but I will not say anything until I verify some suspicions.

Do you think they will be rolled out at Comic Con if Mattel decides to produce these figures?

[jayraytee]

So it is at least possible that Mattel's words that there would be more in 2011 and that the line is canceled might not be contradictory. Its at least possible that they mean after the ones in the pipeline. I mean, I know we shouldn't get our hopes up, but we just don't really know at this point. Didn't they agree to produce at least a certain number of characters at the launch with no promises after that?

[Meule]

Sad news that the DC retro line is cancelled. I'm hoping we'll see that one last wave, but I'm not holding my breath.
It's a shame for all the hard work Paul and Joe put into this, but what it all boils down to IMO is that Mattel killed this line themselves. Poor bodies for the first waves, the price was a couple of bucks too high, no commercials, hardly any acessories, bad looking cards (I still think the faded retro look was a terrible idea), no real distribution (TRU exclusive and even there they were hard to find), an entire line dedicated to GL (poor character choice and exclusives at that), too much time between waves ... it was inevitable this line would fail. And it had so much potential tho. If Mattel would've listened to Paul and Joe a bit more this line could've lasted for many years

[samurainoir]

Given the Matty Collector releases of canceled JLU figures, perhaps we can still hold out hope that there might have been at least one wave far enough along in the pipeline to warrant a release!

Matty did say that fan response to the JLU figures really did help keep the line alive well past it's expiry date when the original JLU show ended. We really don't have those kind of numbers on our side though.

Still crossing my fingers that a few more will squeak in under the wire.

[vc9k]

With the new direction at DC Comics it could come down to something as simple as one of the new guys upstairs not liking these. Despite the fact that WB/DC is worth billions of dollars it's basically run based on the personal preferences of whoever is in charge that day.

[drmego]

I honestly don't know what the last figure in this line will be.

I have completed and delivered 6 unreleased characters and I find
it odd that Mattel would pay for their development and not produce
at least a small run.

In my opinion, it's human nature to make guesses about why something
happened. I have my own theories based on my experience working in
large corporations, but I will not say anything until I verify some suspicions.

[rodkeith]

As I mentioned on the first thread (which was deleted), I can't understand how a retreat to the major undone SuperBat characters wouldn't sell, even if they were only offered on Mattycollector.com.

Any combination of Robin, Joker, Batgirl, Catwoman, Scarecrow, Supergirl, Bizarro, Brainiac, Riddler, and even variant Batman (for example, black features instead of blue, no yellow oval, non-removable cowl, etc.) would surely sell no matter where they were marketed.

[Wasimhosen]

Hawkman imo is definately out. They're not going to spend big bucks on those wing molds on a dead line. Can only hope for simple figures I would think.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Robin and Joker are must haves. Hawkman would be nice.

I can't believe the line is ending. It was just getting REALLY good.

Chris

[rlkrefft]

Oh please at least let us get Hawkman to finish the major players in the JLA and Robin to go with Batman and Joker simply because he is the #1 foe in DC history. I mean can't we just get one more wave with these 3 and maybe Supergirl?

I have to add I think the character picks for early waves is what helped to kill this line. Less foes and more heroes would have been better. You can't pack too many less known characters into one wave and expect it to do well. Wave 4 was the make it-break it wave IMO and only the big gun was Shazam. This was doom. Robin and Joker in wave 4 would have saved the line. I strongly believe that. I'm hoping we can save this line still. Hope is all we got now.