Quick Thoughts: Action Figures Based on Storylines

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A Dark Reign series would be pretty cool.

Yes very cool. 

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I guess those companies put their faith on how a story line sells. I mean, if those seem to maniacally attract the fans, they 'd assume they will buy pretty much anything related to the story that will come out.Like you did with Identity Crisis. You loved the series, you didn't have any figure of a character you liked, and you bought whatever came out, even if you later regretted it. I know I did similar actions in the past. And, I would very much like to see an Osiris figure set, along with Black Adam's and Isis' statue.

I don't collect action figures, but I do think that it is a waste of money of having the same character out over and over again...
 
When I was younger and I still played with my action figures (which thanks to Toy Story 3 they are no longer at the top of my closet :P) I used to have 7 different Spider-Men... Just because one had magnetic hands so it could stick to walls, one could shoot out spider webs, one had the "power" to swing on web lines, you could take the mask off another one, one came with the Green Goblin and the other had a thousand ways of moving.. including the fingers...
 
So in the end when I wanted to play Spider-Man I had one villain and 7 Spider-Men... 
I did end up playing Clone Saga once or twice though!

What's wrong with  "Deep Sea Diving-Street Fighting-Stratosphere Shooting-Sky Diving Batman"?

I wish i was a kid now! I was a huge action figure collector when i was a kid, Toys still interest me so i try to keep pretty up to date on whats going on. And boy do i wish i was a kid now. the toys that come out now are way better then the ToyBiz or even hasbro figures that were coming out in my day. One big thing that makes me wish i was a kid still is the Marvel Universe 3 3/4 inch toy line. I was a big G.i.joe collector and star wars, but what always irked me was I couldnt have batman or spider-man fight an army of g.i.joes because they were to big! Now im way to old to play with toys and they finally come out  with Marvel figures that are the same size. Ive actually bought a few of them because the kid in me would be pissed if I didnt.
 
I like that they come out with these toys, again in my day we would have had 100 batman toys that "shoot water", or "winter gear" now at least you get toys based on artists and story lines. I know I would have been happy if i was still 8 and it was the early 90's when kids still played with action figures. ha ha ha.

I don't have enough..."funds" shall we say to keep up a high class collection. I get really cool figures that also look good when I find them. For example the Marvel 2packs are coming out again soon, and I'm looking forward to the Deadpool/Warpath pack. Honestly I haven't read very many big events (Marvel or DC) but I think perhaps the Age of Apocalypse figures would be interesting at least...

Did Two-Face Batman need a figure?
No, it really didn't

I have Doctor Who figures that i pose around the room, mainly because I'm sad. I'm rather fond of the Marvel legends line.

If you're looking for a great Green Arrow figure, may I recommend the recent Mattel's DC Universe Classic Green Arrow?

im probably the biggest action figure collector here , i already have 2 figures of each of the 4 !!!! 

I don't see any problems with figures based on storylines. I think the whole point of the Identity Crisis line was that they were all based on Michael Turner's art, which was influenced by how sweet the Superman/Batman line of figures looked based on Ed McGuiness's art.
 
I saw the Batman Reborn figures in the store the other day. I don't think they look bad at all. I wouldn't mind having a Batgirl or an Azrael, but it's twice to justify the cost. And just because a second series of Batman Reborn figures hasn't been solicited yet doesn't mean there won't be anymore.

I don't mind it when something is based on a particular story.  What I can't stand are the pointless giant mecha attachments & firing body parts, and other useless (nonsensical) spin-offs.

I have to vote YES!  If only because I've waited years for a MERA action figure and now I will have 2 due to Blackest Night and Brightest Day!

In general I really love the DC Direct figures, but I've restrained myself from picking any up yet.  I think I'm waiting for something to really blow me away.

It really depends on the collector.  I have the Killing Joke Box set still sealed.

i would love for marvel to have a kind of dc direct department and make figures like them

Me want LED glowing Iron Patriot statue. NOW. (Make the eyes glow green.)

I happen to have the Jason Todd as Batman figure, and it's not "sub-par" at all.  It's awesome.  I have it displayed on my desk.

hasbro does us justice with their 3 3/4 inch lines, universe and ironman2 give us collectors a great mix of articulation sculpt and paint.... plus they focus on events like secrets wars where they released 24 figures that look like they did at that time... and for a line to have been out less than a year and a half  and giving us over 200 different figures is impressive.. and there is more to come this year, 2011 and 2012......... just check out my collection on youtube its pretty up to date  

well its all about money to these people... im pretty sure they only make what they think will sell... i had to stop collecting due to high costs, but i still buy some Marvel Universe figures and some GIJoes here and there...

" A Dark Reign series would be pretty cool. "

Ever since they stopped making the Marvel Legends (the REAL ones by Toy Biz) I stopped collecting action figures altogether. It's a shame really. Those were friggin great. Marvel figures today suck. 

I agree sometimes some storyline just ruins the figures. For me in order for me to buy one or a series they have to be really detailed.  These are works of art aren't they? So shouldn't they look like one? Not some washed out exscuse for one.

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Ugh, that was the worst green arrow figure... 
Ego you need...No...DESERVE this one: 
     It was from the Hard Traveling Hero set and it won an award from Wizard that year for best overall. I had just finished reading Quiver and HAD to have it at the time. It's sitting gloriously in it's box on a shelf in my room :)  I'm dissappointed to hear about the Batman Reborn figures being poor quality though. I had my heart set on running out and getting the Jason Todd Batman this week. Boo.  They are definitely missing out for not putting out more Batman Reborn figs. I'm actually a little upset they didn't keep going with Blackest Night toys. I was really hoping for a Red Lantern Guy Gardner...  I don't have much to say about Marvel's figures... Although they have great articulation, I'm not much of a fan of the smaller size. "

I would like to see a 6" line based on the Infinity Gauntlet story.

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What are the name of those Batman Characters?

Whether or not critics think a toy line is worthwhile, action figures depicting popular characters and stories will continue to be released since the whole point is simply to make money.

I think we have Todd McFarlane (spelling?) to thank for that.

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I don't really have many figures at this point, but I am trying to collect more. I have noticed that DC has been pretty hell bent on their figure release lately, the brightest day figures look terrible IMO.