Todd is dabbling into other games

 He's setting up preorders for this Thursday:

I may try to preorder Zeus... because I already have Jesus... that Kratos feels too chill for Kratos, you know? 

But while we're at it, Perseus, Todd!! Hell, forget GoW Perseus, go for Clash of the Titans... the good one, not the one with Liam  Neeson

The rest of NYCC

 No TMNT From Mattel. Hasbro announced X-men 97 MLs, Spider-Man colors Venom.

Nacelle showed these...

McFarlane did Witchblade dirty and wants $50 for this. Not even Classic Witchblade that even casuals would get.

This was meh...

NYCC Mattel and McFarlane: a rant

 Mcfarlane has his last DC waves Absolute DC Universe stuff... meh... but Mattel showed their adult collector line starting with a Hush Batman at 6.5 inches:

This is $100: Rooftop diorama has working batsignal, steam/humidifier to make the bat signal visible and the Batman has ToyBiz ML levels of articulation with Hasbro styled swappable parts.

There will be two tiers legacy being the equivalent to WWE Elite and Ultimate with more swappable stuff...

Hory shet... that gives me hope for TMNT but makes me worried for my wallet.

Thinking on the McFarlane Lara and other games

 The Lara could use some extra accessories... via weapons pack: 

Medipacks

Flare box

Other weapons

Key items from past games (dagger of Xian, the Scion, save crystal)

But Todd could, I dunno work with other game makers *cough* Konami *cough* to get Castlevania and MGS... 

In both cases deluxe and basic figures paired with accessory packs.

Sega's Altered Beast made by McFarlane would be amazeballs... 

Bloody Roar would look cool too.

Battle Arena Toshinden doesn't get that much love...

Not gonna mention this...

Variable Geo would give Todd the ick... and I don't think the west is ready for a toyline based on a fighting eroge.

Mcfarlane does Lara...

 Surprised he chose a line with a female lead since girls have cooties according to him.

I dunno but doesn't it feel like McFarlane just copied Hasbro and made the copy crappy?

At least Hasbro added lore shit combining Classic with NuLara. Lara needs 2 picks to climb. Buut there is only One reason to get the Todd Lara:

Tom Holland.

Odds and emds June 17: Todd, Jada, He-Man

 Jada revealed their SDCC USFIIT exclusive.

A recolor of Akuma with extras. MEH! I just wish these were accessory packs.

Saw He-Man again. Liked it a bit better this time. I still have a few gripes but, this time there were more kids and for the most part they enjoyed it. That's a good thing. Macy's had a few Chronicles... Tri-Klops and Duncan, but those are a tad too expensive... also notoced how shittily stocked was that Macy's TRU... No Marvel, No Star Wars, No Transformers, No TMNT, no Mario... loads of Barbie and crappy dolls.

Todd is at it again... first Naruto, then My Hero Macadamia... Now...

Look at how they massacred my ballless boy... though Turbo Okarun isn't that bad.

Will we get Shiratori or the Kaiju girl? Hell will Todd give us Granny Seiko. Since Todd hates female figures.

Man, the best MHA line sucked ass!

 Kinda sad when the best MHA line is fucking McFarlane.

That AFO arm sucks ASS!!

He made a Toru troll figure... a stand for her boots and 2 clear stands for her arms.

I'll try to get an Ochaco, even if it's a bit on the uglier side... just so Deku can clap toy cheeks.

Oh yeah that's all the females on the line... he made plenty of guys and school gym uniform variants he made some extras, the better All for Juan he made a platinum variant... todd sucks dick at character rosters and anime sculpts. We're in the 2020s and 2 clear stands are now a figure.

Fuck you Todd!

McFarlane John Carlton figure: The rant:

 We are getting a Klassic John Carlton figure by Todd McFarlane...

Carlton was played by Daniel Pesina. 

In standard McFarlane flair, Accessories are nearly non existent:

No green energy ball... no shadows... to ne fair, I wouldn't put it past Todd to make a Translucent green Shadow Johnny as a Two pack item and a red shadow Johnny as a Target exclusive.

This promo pic worries me... I'll let you figure out why...

McFarlane Basketball figures

 Seems that the Starting Lineup failed at Hasbro. They woll blame lack of interest and not the $60 price tag due to nft crap.

Seems like some may be articulated others may be early prototype or statues. It's McFarlane, we can never be sure. That Kendrick Perkins faced dude is supposed to be Lube-ron James.

Temu Hemsworth is supposed to be Luka Dončić. If I see them it'll probably be at Marshall's, TJ Maxx, or Burlington.

McFarlane showed the last of his DC stuff.

 I missed out on Stephanie Brown. My interest on his DC stuff has been waning for a while. The Turtles were shown and they're meh.

So, with McFarlane losing the license, he's oversaturating the market... but I want very little.

I'd love to get the whole wave, but as a bare minimum, Max Schreck needs to come out the Toy Chest...

Wrong Walken clip...

So, Mattel, Playmates, Hasbro, NECA, McFarlane, even Syndicate showed stuff... sure, I don't care about it, but there was stuff. Hell, even LEGO had a LEGO GameBoy. Jakks Pacific showed some of their Simpsons stuff... but you know who has been Mysteriously silent? Super7. This worried me as a massive wrench could be put  onto a series of rants I've been working on. But today is the last day...

Keith David, Voice of Chaos, got his own star.

Yes, it's a Dissidia reference... like I was going to start with the big guns.

I'm talking about Goliath's voice actor. We'll, he got his star on Hollywood's walk of fame. 

Meanwhile IGN, doesn't even mention his two biggest voice roles. They talk his iconic live action role on John Carpenter's The Thing. They mention Mass Effect, Halo, Saints Row, Destiny 2, but don't mention that he was THE voice of Spaw. All the way to MK11. Or Gargoyles. Fuck IGN, but congrats to Mr. DAVID. 

THE Loyal Subjects apparently lost the TMNT License

 Hence the Todd TMNT based on IDW. So my last BST AXN TMNT will be:

Tokka and Rahzar and they will be Babies, as they won't be Oversized... and I Don't think I'll be able to buy Super7 versions due to Tariffs. Hell, I'm afraid of the 2k3 Shredder and Foot Soldier I got from them. At least BBTS will let me cancel Casey if the Tariffs make the figures Ridiculously expensive. 

But I'm going to suggest something crazier: instead of Todd simply wasting time retreading what The Loyal Subjescts already did, why not let Todd make HIS OWN TAKE on Key TMNT Characters: Splinter, Turtles, April, Casey, Foot Soldier, Krang's Android body, Shredder, Rocksteady and Bebop.

Seriously, Imagine an April with Big McFarlane 90s hair, or a Shredder with a shitton of spikes and an even Ridiculously long cape.

Or a figure of this Michelangelo... 

You're supposed to make people excited for McFarlane Turtles not scare them away.

It exists, alright. Not to mention that Todd can have Mirage color versions, Toon versions, and even OTHER version repaints, like Mirage Black and White, Playmates colors, etc. 

Also, I'd be buying the shit out of MCF TMNT Accessory packs.

Maybe Todd could get some oddities out like Pizzaface, Rat King, etc.

Mattel is back with DC

 Seems the McFarlane Experience is over. TO BE FAIR, getting Todd's toys is a bitch of an experience. I missed out on a classic Michael Keaton Batman, the Batmobile, the Batman Forever and Batman and Robin figures. I gave up on trying to build a Justice League because it was a bitch to get figures... Hell, he even stopped making the ammunition packs which I loved. Then there was the lack of a cohesive scale... I forgot to mention that I missed out on the Christopher Reeve Superman on the Fleischer animation Superman.

With that said, Mattel's distribution ain't that good either. Aside a Masterverse Atrás, I haven't seen masterverse figures in retail much less Oranges. (Turtles of Grayskull being an exception.)

I hope they don't get downgraded to Basic WWE styled figures, Because the WWE elite pricing is ludicrous.

Late 2026 is Mattel's time to shine... don't fuck up!

Losing DC might be a good thing for Todd.

 Todd McFarlane, creator of Spawn, has some treats coming.

IDW TMNT Page Punchers... that kinda compete with The Loyal Subjects Best AXN line.

Alternate Feet? Curious. But this isn't what I am excited for Todd...

KLASSIC MORTAL KOMBAT FIGURES!!

Of course, Todd starts with the parts reuse right out the gate.

But to make matter worse, Mileena is relegated to a Two Pack with Sub Zero

My only nitpick is that they lack accessories. Subzero with no freeze effect? Liu Kang with no fireball? I swear if Todd makes a Kombat Pack, I'll scream. Also, make these widely available, because most of your figures are underproduced. And sell out worse than Mattycollector's beginnings.

Advent Calendar 04: Todd Pew Pews Forever

 

I was able to get the third McFarlane Weapons Pak... and all I see is reuse in weird colors... but it seems we have a Taser gun. I think that 60% is bad redecos of previous weapons. BUT the new pieces seem to be pretty cool. But I can't whine before I show you dem gunz!

Here's the whole reuse next to their pak one versions. It's bad, but at least they're cool weapons. Imagine if we had gotten the cork gun, or the retro rayguns from pak 2... now to be fair for the $15 retail price. In my case I got these from a reseller UNDER Retail once I factored in McFarlane shipping costs to Puerto Rico. Now let's tackle the new weapons before we circle back to the oldies. 

Mr. Cade: Honey, why am I the one with the Taser?
Aurora: Because I picked this beauty before you were able to. You snooze, you lose!

As a gun ignoramus, it seems that the one held by Mr. Cade is holding what seems to be a Taser rifle, or some sort of Electric rifle. The end of the barrel is too thin for it to be a normal rifle.

Aurora on the other hand seems to have a rifle with a drum feeder and what I think is a suppressor.

Mr. Cade: Again with the Tasers?
Aurora: I just got the SPAS-12...
Mr.Cade: Clever girl.
Aurora: You Cades and your pop culture references.
Mr Cade: That's why y'all love us.

As you can see, this brand new Taser looks like the current tasers used by law enforcement. Aurora on the other hand has a SPAS-12 Shotgun. I know this one because I had to order a 1:12 one for Robert Muldoon for Mattel's jurassic park line 

Aurora:What's with these?
Mr.Cade: These are some Old School weapons.

It looks like rhese are a sawn-off shotgun and a bolt action rifle. In other words varmint killers.

Nick: Whatever. Go talk to a wall. Sis,  I'm all alone. Rinoa. Maybe I'm a Lion. Random Rule!? Aw, fuck me sideways!

I have no clue who is the intended owner of this "gunblade".

Mr.Cade: Now these scream "I have a micropenis."
Aurora: You don't have a... oh you're talking about the tackiness and ridiculous size of those guns.
Mr.Cade: Yours scream My penis is so small it's inside out.
Aurora: And you love every inch of it.
Mr.Cade: We're talking about me loving your vagina, right?
Aurora: Among other things.

These 3 are redecos from wave 1:
Peacemaker's gun

Joker's revolver

Rocket propelled grenade

I guess there isn't that much to say about these. 

Mr.Cade:Yippee-Ki-Yay Motherfuckers!
Aurora: Mio marito è un pò pazzo.
Mr. Cade: E tu vuoi poppare il mio cazzo.
Nick and Alicia VO: EWWWW! No tennant should hear their landlord and landlady talk about sexual acts!
Mr. Cade: Tennant, Landlady? Are you kids playing Adult Visual Novels? Because I know a few...
Nick and Alicia VO: DOUBLE EWWWW!!

These guns scream repaint us out of these Nerft colors!

It's a decent accessory pack, I wouldn't say it's the best but it's serviceable I wonder what we will get for pack number four.

Todd McFarlane is smoking some crack

 He's asking $250 for a small diorama and 2 figures based on Joaquin Phoenix and Robert De Niro.

At most, that's worth $150. 

• $50 for both figure and I'm taking into account the extra accessories.
• $60 for the Diorama piece.
• $40 for the "extra stuff" that isn't needed.

If this had the "life sized props" removed, we'd be able to save a ton... Not to mention that by this time next year we may see these on clearance at Ross, Marshall's, Burlington, TJMaxx, etc.

But FOMO will get a lot of folks out there.

How McFarlane lost me

 A while back, McFarlane released a Seven Inch Adam West Batman that sold out in seconds. Today he did the same  bullshit.

First it was the 1989 Batmobile, then Adam West, now.

A Christopher Reeve Superman.

I had him in my fucking cart, but it was sold put by the time I reached the Payment confirmation. 

Seriously, what's the point of Collecting McFarlane toys if one can't get them? 

Seriously, an Adam West Batman, Lynda Carter Wonder Woman, a John Wesley Shipp Flash, and a Burt Ward Robin would've been something I'd love to have in Action Figure form... but Todd hares money and loves the 3 second Mattycollector sell outs.

McFarlane is making Marvel statues

 Todd McFarlane, creator of Spawn, is making Marvel Statues. That is all. These statues will be in the 1:6 and 1:10 scales. Fuck you Todd and fuck that bullshit! Not only does McFarlane makes his figures hard to get, but these are goddamned statues. Big hard Pass.

Speaking of Todd McFarlane non-updates. He's trying to pitch in his Spawn reboot now mostly penned by the writer of Not Joker and Not Joker 2: with more Lady Gaga. McFarlane is trying to bank on the theoretical success of Deadpool and Wolverine and Not Joker 2 for studios to come running to him for a Spawn movie. He still wants to direct, of course.

No, Todd. By you being the director, you're scaring off producers. You need a director with experience. I'm hating myself for saying this, but Zack Snyder is the right man for directing this. The only problem will be both your egos and who can outedge the other, but at least Snyder has a catalog of edgelord movies on his belt. With the way things are going, I have more faith on the MOTU movie getting made than Spawn.

My wishlist for a McFarlane weapons pack:

 You know McFarlane makes weapons packs mostly Guns. Pack 3 will show up in the Advent Calendar 2024. While doing the review I though: Nefty, let's make a Theoretical McFarlane Weapons Pak and here we are.

New weapons:

-Mauser "Broomhandle"

-HK Mk23 with Laser sight

-FP45 Liberator

-2× Colt Single Action Army

-Walther P38 with stock and sight.

Reused weapons: from (packs 1 and 2)

-2× Gold Walther P38

-sci-Fi stubby gun w/silver with red accents

-Gold FN-P90

-frankenstein gun in silver and wood

-Gold cork gun

-Black with gunmetal accents Sniper Rifle

-Cammo pattern Machine gun

-Gold AK47

-Gold Thompson Submachinegun

The gold guns are tacky gangsta version of other guns. The rest of the recolores I tried to make them somewhat logical and that could be used across multiple lines not exclusive to McFarlane. The new weapons most of you could guess the kind of references I was going for. Some of them are from a former license that McFarlane had about 20 years ago. (Mainly the mk23, the dual SAA, and the Liberator). I suggested the Mauser, because it's freaking awesome. Also, I love the Walther P38, hence the fully decked out version in gunmetal... I don't want to enrage the Rhode Island Siblings too much.

Todd McFarlane released the Ultimate Spawn 2 pack pre-order

 And it's sold out on places that won't rape my wallet.

It's a two pack of Proto-Spawn aka Todd's first Sketch of Spawn AND TODD MCFARLANE HIMSELF! 

I NEED THAT TODD FIGURE IN ORDER TO DO THIS:

"Hi, I'm Todd McFarlane, creator of Spawn. Evil lurks everywhere, especially under the dark cover of night where it can roam freely. There are worse things than being offered a parking lot blowjob from a prostitute as you leave Walmart. Just ask Al Simmons, a man who traded his soul with the devil at the moment of his death. Now turned into an unwilling general of Hell's army. Now Spawn, so turn off your lights."

-"Sir, this is a Wendy's."

I was denied that ICFTTTC experience. So as always, Todd is aiding and abetting the scalpers.