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As much as I love this scale of figures, big GI Joe fan, the pre-production figures have not looked very good. If they were more Hasbro Marvel Universe styling and less Mattel looking, maybe. Of course I say that without a figure in hand to play with so maybe they would be okay once in hand
dammit... I will preorder these things over and over again until I get me some Venture Bros action figures... I've cherry picked the MEGO line, mostly because it's not a scale I love, but I do love team venture, so I needed SOMETHING... but please... get these out... at least up until monarch... also, while I did preorder the limb, I would much prefer Dr. Orpheus... please tell me he'd be next if these actually do finally come out
Funny fact-I actually started buying the hell out of Marvel Universe figures because I wanted to have them when the Venture Bros. figures were released....I bought a figure of Sr. Strange just because I knew he would have to go on the shelf next to Dr. Orpheus....really hope the pre-orders pickup and we get to him.
Damnit....meant Dr. Strange....although I would totally buy a Mexican bootleg figure of Senor Strange,if one were to be made.
I preordered all 3 multi-pack sets during the first announcement. My heart sank when I received notice that they had all been cancelled. These individual figs cost the same amount per figure, so I've preordered all 6 of them in the hopes that they will be produced.
Available (at least for now) for preorder:
BrockDr VentureHankDeanThe MonarchDr Mrs The MonarchPhantom Limb
I...am....displeased. This shit is annoying,especially since they've pissed a ton of money away on crappy MEGO figures. As annoyed and certain as I am that we'll never get the full cast of characters(at best we'll probably get one Venture Brother,One Henchman,and Dr Mrs. The Monarch but never The Monarch himself) I'll still order these because....goddamnit,its The Venture Bros and I've wanted a 3 3/4 line of figures from this show since the second episode. Also,I'm an idiot. So shut up and take my money Biff Bang Pow!!!!
Call me when they have a preorder for (and then threaten to cancel) a 6-inch line. I might care then.
Honestly, even though I like Venture Bros., I couldn't care less about these toys. They look sub-par compared to other lines in that scale, and BBP has repeatedly shown themselves to be, frankly, assholes.
Hi MontyPla, We believe we have addressed all customer satisfactionissues that have ever come up. Can you be more specific and give us examples of your interactions with us that have been negative? We are fans like you and really do want to please as many folks aspossible. We read various message boards, answer every single email thatis sent to us, a d we have an iron clad no-questions asked return policy aswell. What else are you looking for in a toy company? Would love to make you happy.
I want Venture Bros. action figures as much as the next fan but seriously, fuck Bif Bang Pow. If they hadn't blown all that money and brand equity on those fucking shitty MEGO knock-offs we'd HAVE Venture Bros action figures now instead of stores blowing out GIGANTIC SHELF HOGGING CARDED FAILURES at clearance prices.
HI Greg, The 8-inch scale Mego style figures are very popular and we will continue to release new characters. Furthermore, thanks to fan support, we are adding the 3 3/4 inch line slowly but surly. If we had blown all that money money, we would have cancelled everything! But seriously, there is a fan base for both scales, and we are happy to continue both lines as long as there is demand.
Venture Bros. is full of so many comic book, movie, and sci-fi/fantasy references that it's just begging to have action figures in 1:12th scale so they'd go right along with DCUC, Marvel Legends, Toy Biz LotR, MOTUC, Thundercats, etc.
I'm a big action figure collector, but when those 8" Megos were first announced I had absolutely no interest. I don't buy figures in 4" scale, so this latest assortment is an easy pass as well. Give me 6" scale Venture Bros. and you've got my money. I'm sure many other action figure collectors would agree.
Thank goodness you admit that we are at least a tad better than Shocker Toys! :-) We'll take that as a compliment. Many thanks.
so... first you want to kidnap tikes with your van and now you want to wank into a toys r us.
are you trying to out-Abraxas me?
"Damn it, penis, stop listening to Cat Stevens! I don't want to go to where the children play!"
I forget this show exists, and I'm a pretty big fan. The past two seasons' schedule has been so erratic and spaced out that I think the audience for this show has kinda wandered off. Season 4 was over a year ago, and I haven't heard anything about it coming back, a show with such a niche audience really needs to step up their presence in a crowded TV landscape. being off the air for more than year will make even the biggest fans (like myself) forget about it, and probably has an impact on merchandise like this.
You haven't been paying attention then. Season 5 is in production and a TV movie will most likely air this fall. It's being worked on, but it might not be done by then. Most certainly early 2013 if not the fall. Season 4's ratings were higher than ever and the show is ordered through season 6 with the option for more. Its also repeating a lot right now, while previous breaks had no reruns for most of the year. They had a massive marathon a few months back with a new special too.
The reason these aren't selling all that well is because people are already investing in the MEGO-inspired figures they're doing. Quite a lot of people were happy with the dolls. Not everyone wanted the 4 inchers when they were announced.
Pretty much, yeah. There was also that Shallow Gravy special they did in the summer.
Venture Bros takes awhile to produce because they've been getting renewed on a season-by-season basis, which means there's no lead time in production like a lot of shows get. Plus, it's a relatively small production given Jackson and Doc Hammer have their hands in pretty much everything to some degree. When you consider that two guys do all the writing, half the voices, and supervise every aspect of the production process, it's impressive they've been going this long at all and aren't burnt out yet.
Is Rob admitting he has a Nightcrawler-like ability to teleport, but that it demands he..."tickle 'his' nightcrawler" first?
