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@STORMSHADOW_80 Hisstank Preorder is still up $25 for the Hiss and the figure... not bad really... https://www.walmart.com/ip/Action-Figure/388022731?fbclid=IwAR0VeqrO8qVZMoZ9PwxkZVH2djf1GURAgJVhg85WTGm1kSzNwR52VNxkh74

Iron Hide and Prowl 2 Pack - Amazon Exclusive ( we don't have SDCC reveals this year so this is the next best thing I guess)

Good luck trying to find this Walmart exclusive...

Wow... Ok... so if you want the Autobot Two Pack of Iron Hide and Prowl which are Amazon exclusives there is a back door way to grab them They posted this on TFW2005. https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/add-item.html?asin.0=B07ZPL7DXZ&SubscriptionId=AKIAJKSHQVATNK6AEMJA&tag=transformers-20&linkCode=sp1&camp=2025&creative=386001&creativeASIN=B00VF5NT4I That link allows you to add the two pack to your 'wishlist' You HAVE to add it to your wishlist first and check out from there. If you click the link itself it seems that you will be taken to a page that says the product does not exist. From there you open your wishlist and order it as normal. That is what I just did and I checked out. Maybe I keep it maybe I cancel... who knows...? I learned the hard way once if you wait you lose out. For the seekers dirge and ramjet... https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/add-item.html?asin.0=B083VMBWCK&SubscriptionId=AKIAJKSHQVATNK6AEMJA&tag=transformers-20&linkCode=sp1&camp=2025&creative=386001&creativeASIN=B00VF5NT4I&fbclid=IwAR1FMuDHiSHn6gIqiyUYBNOAUxLilpfRqgMANex-CIqE2GPwkSllxJv2wHE

Mornin' y'all

Those are finding out that life doesn't work that way for them. They mask up or they do not enter. If they choose to disobey they don't find things too pleasant. They are ordered to leave if they do not have a mask as I saw while picking up paint at at the hardware store or after the police ordered a guy out of the local Post Office, or as I myself stared someone down the other night. Good point - agreed. That's another good point as it definitely raises the possibility of certain movies succeeding and possibly developing their own franchises under the new standard when under the old standard it would not have worked. I also cannot help but think of what has become of professional sports in recent years. I am also talking about public reaction to an increase in movie prices. At the end of the day, is it worth spending the increase in pricing $25-30 as an example for a standard ticket? We already see pre-covid that it was near impossible to take a family of four to a baseball game. Post Covid there are talks of having to increase ticket prices again to accommodate the social distancing in 2021 that will most likely have to occur, IF they even allow fans back in. I am thinking that movies may have to follow a similar suit. At what point are parents priced out of taking their kids to the movies? Does this all expedite it?

Jump into the plastic crack thread. Mark was on another plane of existence today as he debuted the toys. The 'retro line' will repackage 3.75" figures made from 2007-2018 but on cards with vintage art. A lot of fans got butthurt over not seeing o-rings. O-Rings are outdated and inferior at this stage. They are up for preorder at 11 on Walmart.com Transformers had some nice reveals with pre-orders up at 11 across amazon, hasbro pulse and walmart. Mark during the Transformers with many people commenting about how out of it he was...

GI Joe Retro Line is NOT a remold of o-ring figures. So far the have shown Baroness - Looks to be from the TRU / Online 50th Release on vintage cardback Stormshadow - 50th Release on vintage cardback Snake Eyes - POC / 50th Release on vintage cardback Slightly retooled his tank - looks to be a new Hiss Tank driver but taken from pre-existing parts now repainted.. vintage box... Awe Striker - Looks to be straight repackage of the 25th version NOT the 50th with the add ons. Crankcase is a straight 25th repack - vintage box. These are all walmart exclusives and go live at 11pm

Anyone else watching the Transformers Hasbro Livestream? This guy is LIT AF. She is laughing at him, but there has got to be more than just water in that glass he is drinking from. Lot of comments about this... To be honest, it's half amusing but very awkward. Will this guy have a job tomorrow? He is coming back for the GI Joe stream... Just wow.

Furthermore @Bosco685 I would love to hear your thoughts on this. I don't know if anyone is going to go back to the movie theaters anytime soon. Forget any perceived politics, look at human behavior and logistics. Movie theaters already have less seats as they brought in recliners to make things more comfortable and spacious for people to lounge. People are filthy animals. Look at the dump and toss their garbage all over the place. Consider cleaning times to disinfect theaters between viewings... this allows for fewer opportunities to schedule viewings. People cannot wear masks while eating popcorn and you can't put up plexiglass screens around chairs in a theater - the glare would be distracting Even if they open theaters with guidelines, who is going to go? Attendance is already dwindling. What if there is a vaccine? Let's be realistic. You think the anti-vaxers are going to make an exception for a Covid-19 vaccination? How long before everyone takes it. Studios need to focus a little more on alternative means of delivery like Disney did with Hamilton and Onward and Apple TV did with Greyhound and Bloodshot instead of shelving films until they feel it is the right time. We may very well see the death of the movie theater over this because I cannot see how they remain a viable business opportunity in either scenario by opening or if they remain closed with everything transitioned to online or streaming platforms. Even if they cut capacity by 1/3 for a movie, they would have to increase ticket prices by 3x at the minimum to compensate. Forget about fewer showings due time required for cleaning as well as fewer concessions. Is anyone really going to pay $45 per movie ticket? For the price of two tickets I might as well get another streaming service for the year.

Like I said, I want to make sure I have consideration for my pro-pass next year. If I had to pay full price over the course of the four days I would not go to NYCC at all.

The first of the widely attended comic related October shows have been cancelled... https://news.tfw2005.com/2020/07/16/tfcon-toronto-and-tfcon-chicago-2020-cancelled-414895 Transformers Con TFCon in Toronto (September 4-6) and Chicago (October 23-25) have been cancelled. NYCC is most likely a no go.

Sigh...

I mention this whenever someone starts threads like this so I apologize to the older board members. As a kid I used to stash money in between comics and the boards. Somewhere out there someone has either found or will find a $100 bill or two stashed in a comic book.

That makes a lot of sense. If they did a Galactus the way they are doing this Sentinel with pack ins, alternate sculpted parts, maybe an additional herald or three, I would sign up that immediately. One last thing, for something like that, while I know you are a stickler for scale, but I have to admit that I would probably use a Marvel Universe scale Silver Surfer with him. I always appreciated the version of Galactus that is around this size:

At some point they may have to release these movies on Disney+. While the Black Widow movie itself is okay to push back there is too much merchandising associated with each film that is going to either rot on the shelves or not sync up with the release of the film and capitalize from the hype and demand. If you do not think this is a big deal I offer GI Joe Retaliation as an example. The movie was delayed but the toys were on the shelves without media support. The first waves of the toys that were released leading up to the movie were sold and then stocked away for 8-9 months. By the time that the movie arrived, the supply chain had a kink in it and was unable to properly distribute all waves and ties in to the shelves. This led to a lot of stuff sent straight to clearance and to discount stores. Some Joe fans blame this for putting the final nail in the coffin and effectively killing the line. After that it was limited online and TRU releases and then club figures and then an absence of product for three years.

You know if this is actually successful, many studios are going to drop SDCC given the pricing that it takes to get floorspace. If they reach 75% of the attention they usually get by spending 1/3rd the cost, I could see more studios gravitate away from SDCC.

I... can't... wait...

That's one way that scenario plays out. The other way that scenario plays out is that I check my email to see that "Kav has sent you a message" from the Voldemort boards.

Maybe the mods are remote modding. It may take a day or two. Red Hood made a charming comment to another member that I replied to in earnest and that was nuked and taken away as it was attached to his comment so someone is watching.

No, I have a 2nd print or 3rd print of a Turtles 1... that's the closest I get to something like that. When I went looking for the Batman Beyond, I knew what box it was in but had forgotten what was in the box. I came across the UF4's... Spirou 1071s, found a Magnus Robot Fighter Gold Key #1 and 2, Dr Solar 1 and 1st Gold Key Turok, some Spider-man variants. I need to take a closer look...

I had no idea that the Batman Beyond book had spiked in the way it has. Thanx

@Wolverinex How am I doing? Cap 25 x2 Star Wars Kanan 1 Rai 9 Gold Rat Queen 1

Take Rat Queens 1

Did that at a red light