So where exactly was Super 7's booth at Comic Con? Between Preternia, Toy Shiz and Toy Ark I didn't see a single pic from Super 7.

Posted by: @stoopid_sandwich

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So where exactly was Super 7's booth at Comic Con? Between Preternia, Toy Shiz and Toy Ark I didn't see a single pic from Super 7.

Damn they missed it? Not a good move considering that there was no Power Con this year either.

With Toy Fair coming back next year, it's not that surprising Super7 would skip NYCC (that's assuming they plan on exhibiting at Toy Fair). Unless they're planning something big like the Cat's Lair or the G.I. Joe Mothership that failed (and I think they debuted that at NYCC last year? I could be wrong) their showings usually aren't that exciting. They seem to view these conventions as a way to provide a snapshot of what they do, updates on things already in production, and draw attention to the aforementioned big crowd-fund thing. Without such a thing needing promotion, they would probably just show up and we'd see the same stuff we saw at San Diego plus some glow-in-the-dark variant or whatever. The expense of flying all of that stuff across the country probably isn't worth it.

Super7 is a West Coast Company with actual stores in San Francisco and San Diego.   New York Comic Con is a long, expensive trip for them which probably doesn't actually boost their overall market by that much.    So I can see why they might skip that one for a physical booth.   

I got in Ultimate Triceraton too.  Does it have limited articulation? Yes.  Do I hate that when you bend the knees the knee joints are painted green when they should be orange?  Yes.

But is this figure awesome as balls????  YUP!  I love this thing.  This big ass chunky dinosaur man fully captures the essence of the Playmates TMNT toy, and it is nostalgic fun.

And it fully does what I need it to do.  It looks incredible standing in my TMNT display.  And I love the accessories he comes with.  All these new additions are so much fun like the oxygen mask, laser saber wrist gauntlet, and wrist gauntlet data pad.

Overall, I am very happy with this figure.  And as big as it is, I actually feel it's worth the $55.  But if you can get it cheaper, do not pass it up.

The 'just make it GITD' answer Super7 has to making something special or exclusive is, at this point, just plain comical. Scratch? Wingnut? Who's fucking come up with this? Which absolute imbecile sat down and said 'you know what really screams TMNT? A glow in the dark Scratch.' What the fuck?

MOST of the GITD stuff is dumb horseshit - fact. But some of it you can at least stretch the imagination for. And one or two of them even make some sense (Mutagen Man being the one that comes to mind here). But they just.. keep doing it. It shows how utterly creatively bankrupt they are - or how disinterestedly greedy, I guess.

Also agree with the 'who are these for?' sentiment with the ReAction figures. That's a weird one to me because I understand ReAction figures are intended to appeal to a generation for whom that style of figure is the norm. So stuff that fits into that era makes perfect sense, or even is kind of adjacent to that era. He-Man? Sure, I guess. Alien? Absolutely. D&D? Definitely.

But TMNT is a late 80s property that seems to mostly appeal to people with no nostalgia for the ReAction-style of figures. And on top of that, TMNT is as much a 'toy property' as anything else, so it seems extra bizarre to try to appeal to the nostalgia people have for that brand by just making new toys - but worse in every way than the original toys. As said... who are these for?

Considering Canada is an absolute wasteland of toys and anything good tends to get snapped up quick, the fact that I can walk into any TRU and find TMNT and G.I. Joe ReActions seems to bear out that you can't appeal to nostalgia by making shitty toys of better toys.

Posted by: @theknightdamien

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The 'just make it GITD' answer Super7 has to making something special or exclusive is, at this point, just plain comical. Scratch? Wingnut? Who's fucking come up with this? Which absolute imbecile sat down and said 'you know what really screams TMNT?

SO...

Once you get over how big Guerilla Gorilla is...and he is big...he's not a very good toy. Not a well designed one, anyway. His weapons seem to just not work with the hands he's given, as if nobody tested them out before production. The grip is all wrong and angles the weapon oddly so nothing looks natural. The bazooka is of course a big heavy piece of solid plastic, which means he's then being given too much forward weight which THEN causes the Super7 loosey goosey hips to cause him to fall over. 

This is a frustrating as fuck toy. Looks good, granted, but arugh. I think he's definitely one of those "I regret paying full price for this" figures. Which is becoming more and more common with Super7.

Posted by: @detrimental-fig

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This is a frustrating as fuck toy. Looks good, granted, but arugh. I think he's definitely one of those "I regret paying full price for this" figures. 

This is pretty much Super7 Ultimates summed up almost entirely - and succinctly.   

Although I think even the "looks good" part  would be debated by some on several of the figures.

Pretty sure I've said this here before, but I always felt Super7 should make statues instead of action figures.  I think that's what Flynn would prefer anyway, so he wouldn't have to have any articulation cuts that he hates so much.  And that would highlight their biggest strength as a company (their sculpts) and eliminate their biggest flaw (articulation).  Something similar to what McFarlane is currently doing with their Marvel Comics statues.  

As for ReAction, I'm not a collector, but I imagine their biggest fanbase is similar to Funko Pops.  Someone who wants every property they collect in a similar uniform style.  

I got Punk Donatello and Robotic Bebop in from BBTS today. Sad to say, the dreaded Super7 hips are back with Donnie. They're tight going out to the side, but the peg is loose so his legs flop forward and back. The figure overall has less polish than Classic Rock Leo. A lot of yellow paint slop on mine around the boots and his pants look pretty cheap beside Leo's well-textured denim. The leather jacket overlay turned out well at least and overall he looks fine. My original criticism with Super7 not painting the keytar still stands, but I'll likely still display it since the alternative recorder bo staff is pretty lame.  Haven't tried swapped heads yet which was one of the few issues Leo had. I'm not sure I prefer the other heads to the classic one though. Mic stand is exactly the same as Leo's and makes sense as a reused accessory. Articulation isn't very good and the strap on the keytar is too short making it hard for him to grip it and create the illusion that he's playing it. His elbow pads are thicker than Leo's so the elbow is more compromised than usual.

Robotic Bebop and is quite the chunker, as expected. The finish is nice so it's not just a big guy that impresses with size alone. My only criticism there is with the very plasticky looking finish on the green shell shoulder pads. One shoulder joint is really tight, but otherwise nothing is too tight or too loose. Ankles kind of suck because, as best as I can tell, they just swivel as opposed to being a true ankle rocker. His gripping hands are way too stiff though and feature the wrong hinge. He needs heat to grip the shield or gun while I was able to wedge the knife into one hand. He has a lot of worthwhile display options and, like Robotic Rocksteady, is overall one of the better figures in the line thanks to the sculpt, paint, and accessories. And he gets to benefit further by carrying the $55 price tag instead of the inflated $65 of Rocksteady.

So yeah. I got Punker Don today. While I wouldn't put this one up there with Sewer Samurai Leo as a major fail on Super7's part, it's actually still kind of just ...baffling. I praised Rocker Leo pretty hard, despite being possibly the most vocal Super7 critic on Fwoosh. I really feel like the company that produced Rocker Leo did not produce Punker Don.

I did try really hard to separate myself from the dread and preconceptions that went along with Don's wave being pushed back multiple times, probably being at a B-level factory, etc. As much as I could, I just tried to take it as it arrived and judge it independent of anything besides the rest of the figures in the line. In that regard, I'd say this figure is firmly in the middle of Super7 offerings. It's FAR from the worst. But it doesn't hit like the best, either.

Visually, something is just a bit off. I don't feel like he looks quite as nice as Leo, but I'm also struggling to put my finger on why. Stood next to each other, Leo just -looks- like a nicer figure. That's also really true of the in-hand feel of the figures. Don feels a bit cheaper, a bit flakier or chalkier, if that makes any sense to you guys.

Don's articulation is definitely more limited in areas than Leo's. His joints feel a touch flimsier. My Don's hips aren't loose like previous figures, but they're also not nearly as solid as Leo's. I don't think this is a BAD figure, but it still manages to be disappointing as a follow-up to Rocker Leo. I think Misfit said it best - it just feels less polished than Leo.

I'm also going to go ahead and shit all over Super7 for the keytar. I think in a vacuum, it wouldn't really matter too much. But this figure is obviously meant to be displayed as part of a group -- and next to Leo and his higher-detail double guitar, Don's keytar looks like ass. Just a big slab of barely-painted bright plastic. If it was more subdued, like the early control/presentation art -- probably not nearly as noticeably lacking. But it's so bright and obnoxious-looking. Anyone with at least one functioning eye should have been able to look at that thing and say 'that's ugly and we need to fix it.' Typical Super7 to think no one probably gave a shit. I'm not even using it on display. My Don just has the microphone for now.

Anyway.. yeah -- it's not an awful figure. It's also just not on the level of Rocker Leo. Certainly not really a 55-dollar toy, either.

I might have to steal that idea to just go instrument-less with Donnie and make him the vocalist of this oddly constructed turtle band. While I enjoy the absurdity of a punker brandishing a keytar, it's just not up to par with Leo's guitars and there's no hiding it on a shelf.

Keytar doesn't seem very punk rock.