I suggested they could try to get likeness rights to celebrities who've played D&D to do as their characters. I've seen too many people say they wouldn't pay $30 for a Patton Oswalt, Stephen Colbert, Felicia Day, or Wil Wheaton though. I think monsters are where the appetite exists but that's also where the tooling budget is heaviest. Honestly, they might do better licensing D&D to McFarlane. He already does Critical Role.
The Beholder is the best of the bunch. Looks good and is easy to transform. I really don't want to see more Dragons or animals that are a fiddly mess to get back into dice mode. Maybe they can do other dice shapes too?
yes, the one huge thing missing from the toyline is monsters! Unfortunately, their size means most of the non-humanoid ones would become very expensive to make and the line probably can't afford too many of those...
THey don't have to be in scale, just big. WOuld size accuracy stop someone from picking up a dragon or a basilisk or wyverns? As long as they're big enough to be intimidating in a display id say its a win
Impulse Target purchase. Bagged on these guys for being a weaker effort from Hasbro but actually in-hand pretty fun and a lot of nostalgic feels. Not regretting the purchase and eager for wave 2.
I think my favorite so far has to be Bobby and Uni. He has that tough little punk kid smirk on his face. Pretty well done. These things still tempt me…
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Yep. Unfortunately Hank is the weakest. Could use a much better headdculpt. I would love a really ML style Hank. The toys are sculpted younger than the show.
I’ve never felt so conflicted over a toyline before, lol. I loved the show and would like figures, but the shortcomings are tough for me to get over. On the other hand, we’re only talking about 9 characters overall…and who knows if/when they’ll ever get a redo.
Buy the series/toys for how they look, not for playability/posabilty. This line is the closest representation to the 80s series, unless you want to buy the statues.
Like I said I felt the same way but the whole thing cost me like $115, is that right? Something like that. It’s not a huge outlay of cash and they are better in hand, I feel. I’d just do it.
TBF Hasbro probably knows it’s 9 characters so they’ll probably do a V.2 for Hank and Venger. Assuming these sell. Warduke, Kelek and Strongheart also appeared on this show, they’d be crazy to skip them.
saw a bunch of Vengers and movie toys at Target today, alongside the Hanks and Dianas and Bobbys... I am wondering if the second wave of kids will continue to have an effects-weapon piece (like with Hank and Diana, not Bobby cause Uni took over the budget) and they could easily do a powered shield for Eric, and a separate hat for Presto...but what the solution would be for Sheila... Hood down, definitely to have her full portait...but doing a hood-up doesn't really convey invisibility and making only the hood invisible would look silly...and I think I can say that doing part of her figure transparent like they did with one of the Fantastic Four Invisible Woman figures isn't the solution either... I could see them doing a fully clear transparent invisible version as an exclusive figure though...
