Popular Post Robot Man Posted June 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2022 Saw these being racked at Target today. Anybody else see them? Are they Exclusives? Reprints? Each comes with a small action figure. Thought the $9.99 price seemed a little “aggressive””… Raze, mysterymachine, onlyweaknesskryptonite and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djzombi Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Well, the Batman #608 is obviously a reprint Likely exclusive to this package, but who knows. littledoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post speedcake Posted July 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2022 hopefully kids get ahold of them before the adult businessmen hoard them all Readcomix, FineCollector, littledoom and 8 others 6 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning55 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 What does "Page Punchers" mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Juno Beach Posted July 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2022 They're new from Todd McFarlane Dave2739, Raze, jsilverjanet and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) On 6/30/2022 at 6:13 PM, Robot Man said: Saw these being racked at Target today. Anybody else see them? Are they Exclusives? Reprints? Each comes with a small action figure. Thought the $9.99 price seemed a little “aggressive””… The price rivals the Walmart marvels. I'm assuming the reason I haven't heard of the DC is because marvel sprinkles the packs with a few $books. I'll admit some of the marvel are variants though, or Walmart exclusives and 1st appearances. I'm wondering what we'll hear from the DC packs The title in modern section for Walmart says "3 packs" but there were eventually 10 packs as well, then maybe DC chose target. all priced about the same as DC Edited July 1, 2022 by ADAMANTIUM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cat Posted July 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2022 These are from McFarlane Toys, part of a new line aiming to get cheaper figures out there, mainly for kids and newer buyers. That price is VERY cheap for a figure in that scale, and the comic reprint is an added bonus, so it's a very attractive package for parents (hopefully) staring at $20 larger McFarlane figures (which already aren't that profitable, as admitted by Todd, who just wants to get market share right now) and even more expensive Marvel Legends. I reckon they're a great idea, and I hope they do well. BuraddoRun, Jesse-Lee, djzombi and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse-Lee Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 I got an email from BBTS about these a couple of weeks ago - looks like they're slightly cheaper at Target: https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/204716 I think they're kind of neat, I might pick up the Bats one. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Readcomix Posted July 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2022 I’m just glad it includes an effort to get floppies in front of kids! Every childhood should have the joy of comics! (And every adulthood should have the joy of sex, but that’s a different thread!) aardvark88, Krismusic, steveinthecity and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 On 6/30/2022 at 7:07 PM, Lightning55 said: What does "Page Punchers" mean? Probably similar to Cow Punchers, but modern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jesse-Lee Posted July 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2022 On 6/30/2022 at 8:47 PM, Readcomix said: I’m just glad it includes an effort to get floppies in front of kids! Every childhood should have the joy of comics! (And every adulthood should have the joy of sex, but that’s a different thread!) I'd like to see this action figure collaboration for us adults... alexgross.com, F For Fake, ThothAmon and 11 others 1 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 On 6/30/2022 at 11:59 PM, Jesse-Lee said: I'd like to see this action figure collaboration for us adults... Jesse-Lee and BladeTX 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crops068 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Amazon will sell them starting July 29th as well. https://www.amazon.com/McFarlane-Toys-Direct-Figure-Batman/dp/B09V6VCSSM/ waynemel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 On 6/30/2022 at 6:47 PM, Readcomix said: I’m just glad it includes an effort to get floppies in front of kids! Every childhood should have the joy of comics! (And every adulthood should have the joy of sex, but that’s a different thread!) A noble effort but I doubt these are aimed a kids. How many kids have a spare $10. For a comic book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse-Lee Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 On 7/1/2022 at 10:08 AM, Robot Man said: A noble effort but I doubt these are aimed a kids. How many kids have a spare $10. For a comic book? $10 for a comic and toy combo is a perfect "birthday party" price point. I'm sure a lot of adult collectors will grab these (I probably will buy at least the Batman one), but with the price of action figures in the toy aisles, these seem like a decent deal for parents to pick up for their kids. Juno Beach, djzombi and F For Fake 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvelmaniac Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 On 6/30/2022 at 7:13 PM, Robot Man said: Saw these being racked at Target today. Anybody else see them? Are they Exclusives? Reprints? Each comes with a small action figure. Thought the $9.99 price seemed a little “aggressive””… Just to add a little clarity, $9.99 for an action figure IMO, is not "aggressive" in todays market, I have been paying $13.99 (+ shipping and tax = $19.19, all pre-orders, don't want to wait or search stores) for the Hasbro/Marvel Legends Retro 3.75" figures which are selling between $8.99 and $11.99 at Amazon, Walmart, Target for whatever they have in stock and they do not come with a comic book. Juno Beach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 On 7/1/2022 at 11:38 AM, Jesse-Lee said: $10 for a comic and toy combo is a perfect "birthday party" price point. I'm sure a lot of adult collectors will grab these (I probably will buy at least the Batman one), but with the price of action figures in the toy aisles, these seem like a decent deal for parents to pick up for their kids. Great point. Anymore, $10 is a huge bargain for an action figure, the comic is just gravy. With "standard" action figures (Marvel Legends, GI Joe Classified, MotU Revelations, Power Rangers, Transformers Deluxe) up to about $23 at most places, $10 is practically an impulse buy. I haven't been a fan of Todd's DC stuff so far, but these are pretty cute. If I run across them in the wild, I may be tempted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crops068 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 The comic is super glossy. The figure is articulate on the arms and legs only, no surprise. I like the detail and my 2yr old Toddler (mini-Thanos) loves the toy. He has been “attacking” ms with him the last 20 minutes at least. The Target near me has taken them out of the display and put them on a random end side shelf. They were not presented well and a bunch were badly damaged, like bent in half. I will say check the books for damage that is not from mishandling. Of the 3 Batman 608, all were pristine packages but 1 had bad color rub on the top left corner. BuraddoRun, ADAMANTIUM and Namtak 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krismusic Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 On 7/1/2022 at 12:59 AM, Jesse-Lee said: I'd like to see this action figure collaboration for us adults... Lol asking for a friend how do we get this collaboration going Jesse-Lee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigur Ros Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 On 7/1/2022 at 11:08 AM, Robot Man said: A noble effort but I doubt these are aimed a kids. How many kids have a spare $10. For a comic book? Let's be real... comic books aren't aimed for kids either at $3.99, $4.99 a book. It's paper... and it's ridiculous. aardvark88 and deadleg 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...