Comments on: No Love At Comic Con for Infinite Heroes?

By: KaraokeFanboy

KaraokeFanboy — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:56:58 +0000

I didn’t pick up this line, but I sympathize with my fellow collectors, and I think the only viable solution is making it a Matty Collector on-line exclusive line. A figure a month, like MOTU and Ghostbusters. If the demand is there, they’ll continue making them, in increasing quantities.

Also, surely the Four Horsemen aren’t the only guys capable of saving a toy line, are they? I LOVE their work, and it’s obvious they love this stuff as much as we do (if not more), but are there other sculptors we can experience, too? Just curious . . .

By: Daikins

Daikins — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:05:43 +0000

The first round of IH was like when ToyBiz first started doing Batman movie figures. Anyone-adult or kid- that collected figures could spot the lack of skill creating these figures from a mile away.
Sloppy, sloppy business.
So, now they’re a bit better, but it’s too late. In today’s era of overpriced, but well done figures, this toy line should never have seen the light of day. The only thing good I can say about the first wave of IH was that they were $5, and the 3 packs were $10. That’s it.

And a redo? So, they’d expect you to re-buy the same characters because they sucked the first time?
I’m too old for that @#$%…

By: demoncat

demoncat — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:19:23 +0000

think scott was saying that infinite heroes was going be around as green lantern characters and then that is it for the line . at least Mattel is still doing the line if only to finish it off as a green lantern line

By: demoncat

demoncat — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:18:34 +0000

think scot was saying that infinite heroes was going be around as green lantern characters and then that is it for the line . at least Mattel is still doing the line if only to finish it off as a green lantern line

By: TripleM

TripleM — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:32:56 +0000

Let’s face it, DCIH is a bit second rate.

I am not a Marvel fan, but I do have a handful of 3 3/4″ Silver Surfers on my desk that I like to put in funny and dramatic poses (kind of like in the vein of the Blue Man Group, but in silver, and with a few more guys…currently seven). These little figures are quite amazing. They have excellent sculpts and terrific articulation. They even balance and stand on one foot! I can’t believe the way they can actually convey emotion in certain poses. These figures communicate!

Now compare that with DCIH. Extremely limited articulation in comparison. And the sculpts? Totally uninspired. Some are hideous. Now that I think about it, DCIH is actually third or fourth rate in comparison to the Marvel line. And that is unacceptable! DC A-listers are far more iconic than almost any Marvel, and deserve a 3 3/4″ line at least as good as the Marvel line.

I call for a total re-do of DCIH. Start completely from scratch. And get the 4H involved. And use Jim Lee designs…he’s my current favorite. And add similar articulation to the Marvel line.

I wouldn’t mind waiting if I knew something like this was in the works.

By: TRDouble

TRDouble — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:59:16 +0000

I guess I am just going to be patient at this point. The GL-centric line means that the scale isn’t going away and the GL line may be a nice debut of a forthcoming redesigned line. Hey, with Hasbro announcing that the once dead looking Marvel Legends line is coming back in a BIG way in 2012, anything is possible! It may take a year, but I believe 3-3/4″ DC will be back in a big way as well.

By: JuliusMarx

JuliusMarx — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:35:34 +0000

He says a bit more in an exclusive interview with us that we’ll be posting next week.

Not much, but a bit more.

By: Magog

Magog — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:23:41 +0000

Very well said, the IH fans deserve more than that. While Hasbro already show pics of their product for 2011, we have little more than nothing. Not even an explanation of any kind. I collect JLU, buy some MOTU, B&B and DCUC not to mention all the Dark Knight movie masters, but IH was my favorite toy line.

By: Howard the Duck

Howard the Duck — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:19:36 +0000

I dropped IH a long time ago, but I feel that it’s fans deserve a little more info. Hopefully, it will be forthcoming.

By: JoeAce

JoeAce — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:14:42 +0000

I agree, I am very disappointed that Scott did not explain more about the future of the DC Infinite Heroes.

My only hope is that we may see some more of the figures show up in the fall.

What ever happened to these figures that were seen?
Captain Atom in Gold
Captain Marvel in white
Black Hand in Black/grey

By: Eric Qel-Droma

Eric Qel-Droma — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:13:17 +0000

That wasn’t a rant. It was a perfectly reasonable statement of the myriad questions Mattel’s single sentence left us with. Every single one of the things you mention needs to be addressed by Mattel ASAP, especially with the broken promise of “big news/plans” that would be addressed at SDCC.

Thanks for addressing this here, Jeff.