So what is the last DC retro Figure?

[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

[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?

[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?

[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.

[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?

[stevenlore]

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

[jackson5677]

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

[ScottA]

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

[jemboy2004]

^Bizzaro, Supergirl, Robin, Joker and I forget the other 2, Maybe Hawkman and ? and Black Canary was planned for a matty exclusive but got axed.

[Wise4671]

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

Scott is that fact or a guess ?

If that was the next line Im really upset now

[jemboy2004]

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

I really hope they do complete these as I really really want a re-Mego Dr. Fate and Bizarro.

[ScottA]

Scott is that fact or a guess ?

If that was the next line Im really upset now

It was stated by Joe and Paul. Not a guess. It would have been interesting to see their take on Robin and Supergirl, at least for me.

[Wise4671]

It was stated by Joe and Paul. Not a guess. It would have been interesting to see their take on Robin and Supergirl, at least for me.

I would have loved to have seen how these would have turned out as well also the Joker would have been interesting to see as well

[vc9k]

There were 7 figures mentioned, 6 were actually at the prototype stage:

Robin, Joker, Supergirl, Hawkman, Dr. Fate and Spectre, plus Bizarro was on the drawing board(I may have Hawkman and Bizarro mixed up)

When I said in a different post that Mattel was "saving good characters" so the line could go on for years these are the figures I was talking about not getting. Other than JLU and DCUC the shelf life of a Mattel DC brand seems to be about 3 years.

[CrimsonGhost]

You have Hawkman and Bizarro mixed up, and as far as that goes, Hawkman wasn't official.