Chindie Posted March 8 VT Supporter Share Posted March 8 Theres a big market for retro figures at the moment. Lots of companies are producing various types of retro figures - be that literal reissues of old figures from the 70s/80s, reimaginings of those figures (where the general design is kept the same but articulation is improved or details are enhanced), full on reimaginings (taking the fundamental elements of the design but updating them to modern standards), outright reboot designs, and various types of premium versions. It's best seen with things like the Masters of the Universe franchise, or TMNT. Masters of the Universe has so many lines from the last few years it's daft - especially considering thats fundamentally a series you'd need to be around 40 minimum to even remember first time round. Here's just a few of the different lines they've done recently - Masters of the Universe Classics - modern reimagining marketed at collectors (weren't available in shops even IIRC, only sold direct off their website) Masters of the Universe Origins - more pointedly retro style with some updates to articulation Masters of the Universe Super7 vintage - full on reissues of vintage figures Masters of the Universe ReAction - reimaging of MOTU figures as 60s/70s 5 point articulation figures in smaller scales Masters of the Universe - Mondo - 12inch premium figures that are absurdly expensive (even more so than other premium figures) Masters of the Universe Masterverse - fully rebooted 6inch scale figures, modernised takes on the classic designs inspired by a new series ...which doesn't include things like spin-off lines (I believe Classics did a run of figures that were inspired by other versions of the figure designs, things like filmation or movie versions) and crossover things - theres currently some clamour about a crossover line with TMNT. Companies like Super7 arguably only exist to market to this retro audience - their bread and butter is remakes of old toys but better. One of their biggest sellers is the Ultimates line, where they take things like early 90s TMNT toys, replicate the fundamental design, and then make it as good as they could were they released now (better articulation, paint, more accesories, more detail). And they sell for nearly £60 each. Theres loads of these. Recently there was a push for 60s Batman figures, Hot Toys did expensive 12 inch verions (which were so popular unlicensed versions of other characters started coming out recently), which then lead to Mcfarlane doing a whole line of them (even characters which weren't even in the show), then there was a push for Batman Animated series stuff - DC Direct did a line, then Mcfarlane did a line, now Mezco are doing a line in their One:12 Collective cloth outfit line as well as in their retro styled 5 Points line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 Quote A nearly pristine issue of Action Comics #1 — the first appearance of Superman — goes under the hammer next month and is expected to surpass the world’s highest-ever comic book price of $5.3 million. “Without Superman and Action Comics No. 1, who knows whether there ever would have been a Golden Age of comics — or if the medium would have become what it is today,” said Barry Sandoval, the vice president of Heritage Auctions, which is staging the April 4 sale. The book is so coveted, collectors will snap up copies — and even pages — in any condition. “The colors are stunningly rich, and the cover is almost pristine and largely unmarred,” the lot description explains. It is rated 8.5 [Very Fine+] in collector parlance. Industry experts believe only about 100 copies of the 85-year-old comic book, out of 200,000 printed in 1938, survive. New York Post 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeVillan Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 That's definitely Sam Allardyce 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 Abandoned unit in Wolverhampton concealed a few surprises under some pigeon shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted April 3 VT Supporter Share Posted April 3 17 hours ago, Xann said: Abandoned unit in Wolverhampton concealed a few surprises under some pigeon shit. Ah, so that's where Neil from RMC got his Nintendo M82. Nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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