I barely need one Iron Man figure in my collection. The figure looks great, though.
I'm skipping him too; don't care about the stealth suit at all. I have the Legends version, but I only bought that to build the Ursa Major BAF.
One of this months reveals is Killmonger in his panther suit. I swear, if they blueball us on Tim yet again...
*shakes fist at the sky*
I can't imagine they'd make this figure if it wouldn't sell but with how popular MAFEX is combined with how many all-star characters they haven't made yet, a villain figure from a 7-year old movie is a bit of a head scratcher. They definitely get the award for the most random, out of left field company.
Killmonger does look good, though, for those hankering for a high end version.
I can't imagine they'd make this figure if it wouldn't sell but with how popular MAFEX is combined with how many all-star characters they haven't made yet, a villain figure from a 7-year old movie is a bit of a head scratcher. They definitely get the award for the most random, out of left field company.
Killmonger does look good, though, for those hankering for a high end version.
That's how I personally feel with them still making DCEU figures, the franchise is over! Stop wasting the limited amount of slots on those characters and just give us the comic DC ones!
@hopethisworks On the one hand, I respect them for just doing their own thing where everyone else generally goes down the obvious route. On the other, it's wild to me that they're doing panther versions of Kilmonger, Shurri *and* T'Chaka(!), along with movie Doctor Fate, Bloodsport, Peacemaker etc when there's as yet been no sign of so many iconic characters. For example, they've never done any version of War Machine, Black Widow or Hawkeye!
@revox I know! I wonder why they always restrict themselves to two figures a month (sometimes 3 but usually that's a rerelease)
Their to-do lists among all their big brands are pretty long.
They've had some kind of backup for the entire last half of 2024, but in general they've met dates better over the last year than in past years. And coincidentally they're supposedly releasing five figures this month that Medicom employees told Kaiju Daddy about, and possibly six--4-LOM (he's a Star Wars bounty hunter), Black Panther with the throne, Riddler, Scarecrow, and Tetsujin. Black Adam might also come since Medicom told Kaiju Daddy that he's supposed to release on January 31st, but those end-of-month figures often slip to the next month. This is the most I've ever seen them release in one month, so hopefully they're catching up with the backlog.
Medicom posted previously about the release of 4-LOM, Tetsujin, and Riddler, but they just posted last night about the release of Black Panther and Scarecrow:
4-LOM / Tetsujin / Riddler: https://twitter.com/MEDICOM_TOY/status/1877732414132252945
Scarecrow / Black Panther: https://twitter.com/MEDICOM_TOY/status/1880269143397564496
Oh, what I meant by that is thst they only solicit pre-orders for about 2 figures a month, so usually you are looking at around 24-30 MAFEX figures released in a year, though the releasing comes out in fits and starts and doesn't follow the same 2/a month as their pre-order schedule, as you pointed out.
Seeing that they have so many properties, 24-30 gets spread thin pretty fast, so I'm not sure why they don't increase to say 3 or 4 solicits a month. But I suppose one consideration might be their premium price, and that they fear their customer base would run out of funds.
Seeing that they have so many properties, 24-30 gets spread thin pretty fast, so I'm not sure why they don't increase to say 3 or 4 solicits a month.
I'm not sure either...maybe they think it would interfere with their corner on the Bearbrick market. 
And for whoever doesn't know what a bearbrick is just look at Medicom's Twitter feed. 80% or more of their posts are showing Bearbricks they've made, and every once in a while they'll fit in something else like a new Mafex figure. I've never understood their fascination with LEGO bears, but I can only assume they're huge in Japan. 
I'm not sure either...maybe they think it would interfere with their corner on the Bearbrick market.
And for whoever doesn't know what a bearbrick is just look at Medicom's Twitter feed. 80% or more of their posts are showing Bearbricks they've made, and every once in a while they'll fit in something else like a new Mafex figure. I've never understood their fascination with LEGO bears, but I can only assume they're huge in Japan.
The vinyl/Sofubi small run/collectible figurine market in Japan is HUGE, so of course they're going to focus on what their core customers are interested in. We're just lucky that the same market has some interest in our nerdy IPs.
Kaiju Daddy's review of Black Panther 1.5. The head sculpt is way better, and that throne is divine. I'm not as sold on the body being better; it mostly just looks the same. It's improved, but I'm not sure by enough to warrant buying him again. But that throne will probably be enough for me.
I disagree on the body, I think the new one does look better in terms of sculpt clarity and shading. Still, I'm perfectly happy with the 1.0 and have no room for the throne so passing on this guy.
I bought the classic comic Thor from HLJ way back in August and held him in reserve thinking I'd eventually pick up a few more things. Finally shipped him on his own and he arrived yesterday.
He's still too small, like I knew he would be. But damn if he isn't otherwise a great figure. Love the flying/holding hammer options, he articulates well, the sculpt is relatively simple but does a great job, and the extra support at the top of his cape (where it connects to his shoulders) does a better job simulating that flowing upward look than I expected. My only real gripes are the size (covered), the crazy pale skin, and the heads for flying poses - it would have been cool if they'd included a head with the hair pushed back ti simulate flying and give more clearance for the head to tilt back.
He might not replace the ML figure in my display because of his stature but I'm still glad to have picked him up.
He's still too small, like I knew he would be.
MCUCollector24 recently reviewed him, and someone in the comments for his review claimed that back when Kirby first created him in 1962 he was of average height and that Marvel artists made him 6' 6" later on. That's the first time I've ever heard that, and I have no idea if it's right or not.
I do know that Hasbro and Medicom's research on issues like this are usually right far more often than we are, so now I'm wondering if we've all been behind the curve on how tall this Thor should have been. 
I was planning to research it but haven't gotten around to it yet.
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