In my opinion...

[alex]

We can moan and groan about the bodys, but who cares I think they were all very well done, and what a load of fun. Toys dont always have to be perfect, and thats the beauty of them.

[jimsmegos]

They got me playing again (see Jims Toy Box | A fun place to play (and learn a little too)! ) . That in and of itself puts my negatives to rest. With one exception... I still want a Robin! To have given us virtually the complete cast from Challenge of the Super-friends I think what was done was great.

With the exception of Robin

[Saroyan]

It's because of DC Retro Action that I'm here.

I had picked up Batman and Aquaman- and many months later saw Shazam hanging at a comic book store and after finding out the line was dying, picked him up as well- and that led me to finding what the status was of Megos on the web- and of course here.

If it weren't for the Retro line, I might still be supressing my action figure urges!

[Audiorij]

They were/are great! A miracle that they happened at all. Mattel made some mistakes, but what are you gonna do about that?

The original MEGOs had their issues, the bodies were made and revamped, some of the faces were a little simple and all that, but I loved them as a kid anyway. I feel the same way about the ReMEGOs. They had some issues, but those issues were improved upon and would of continued to be improved upon.

People used to say MEGOs would never come back and then they did, now they say it's over.. and I would bet we have not seen the last of this type of figure.

[sprytel]

My only negative comment was that I didn't like the faces on the majority of the figures.

Admittedly, Action Jackson *did* set the bar pretty high...

[jwyblejr]

Despite me not liking Mattel,I liked these. Just because they made them,I won't hold that fact against them.

[Toyman_Chris]

Admittedly, Action Jackson *did* set the bar pretty high...

Touche......

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

I don't think the "goofiness" really hurt them, given that the most popular recent incarnations of the DC heroes have been really cartoony: the Teen Titans cartoon, the Brave and the Bold cartoon, almost everything Bruce Timm has ever designed.... I think the price was the big dinger. They were kinda expensive for a parent to buy one that's gonna get played with and wrecked. The price was more appropriate to a "collectible," but I think the toy collectors are mostly burned out any more. (So they only pick up stuff that's freaky-detailed, or a "guaranteed" investment.)

....but I also don't think you can consider them a failure. That they got made at all is pretty good, and they made a fair amount of characters.

Don C.

[BATMAN89]

Just MY opinion

Originally Posted by LonnieFisher
If it had a better body and less goofy faces, it would probably still be selling strong!

The faces were horrible.

I think all of the faces are great with the exception of Shazam and Black Adam, but they never turned up in the stores so I haven't seen them up close.
All the rest look great!
Especially TWO-FACE!!!
One of the best sculpts ever!

Just MY opinion.

[Toyman_Chris]

I think all of the faces are great with the exception of Shazam and Black Adam, but they never turned up in the stores so I haven't seen them up close.
All the rest look great!
Especially TWO-FACE!!!
One of the best sculpts ever!

Just MY opinion.

My quick statement is going to haunt me. LOL. Yes, you are correct. The Two-Face was fantastic. I actually liked the Shazam. I do agree however, the Black Adam wasn't one of my favorites. In all honesty, it was the Aquaman I liked least. That being said, I surrender....MOST of them I did like. Darkseid also comes to mind....that one was amazing as well.

[JimCem99]

If they made more of the popular mainstream figures like Robin, Batgirl, Joker, Catwoman, Riddler than Captain Cold, Black Adam, Cheetah (at least until the line got really going), maybe they would've sold better.

[Toyman_Chris]

If they made more of the popular mainstream figures like Robin, Batgirl, Joker, Catwoman, Riddler than Captain Cold, Black Adam, Cheetah (at least until the line got really going), maybe they would've sold better.

I could have lived forever and not seen a Cheetah, but my life is damn near complete now that I have a Captain Cold/Flash & Green Lantern(s)/Sinestro. i thought they brought some great characters to life. Loved the Black Adam!

[johnmiic]

I had no love for Captain Cold honestly, (just a Mr. Freeze wanna-be), but he grew on me. Two-face is a terrific comic-accurate sculpt. Sinestro is great. Luthor is who he is-a bald guy but still not a bad sculpt. GL, Martian Manhunter Cheetah, WW, all pretty good.

[jetzjungle]

It would have been nice to see to see this community drop the nasty, angry attitude and embrace these figures despite some issues. 20 bucks a figure compared to the hundreds and thousands spent on megos are nothing. Doc n friends provided a new way to play n love megos in this century! I wish the haters would do something as great as doc has. However they can't d anything but complain! Thanks Doc u rock!

[Toyman_Chris]

It would have been nice to see to see this community drop the nasty, angry attitude and embrace these figures despite some issues. 20 bucks a figure compared to the hundreds and thousands spent on megos are nothing. Doc n friends provided a new way to play n love megos in this century! I wish the haters would do something as great as doc has. However they can't d anything but complain! Thanks Doc u rock!

I think there is a big difference between constructive criticism/conversation and being a "hater". I would also venture a guess, that everyone in this thread bought most if not all of the figures to support the cause. However, I do agree, Doc rocks.