Episode 1393 Talkback: Comic Talk
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After some talk about upcoming Comic-Con exclusives and the obligatory Doctor Who chat, we discuss comics in the first half of 2013 - what we're currently reading, what we're behind on in reading, and our pull lists. (1:04:43)
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Here's the deal: Mattel strictly separates their online and retail offerings and the "BATMAN Classic TV Series Batman™ Batusi Batman™" is part of their online division:
mattycollector.com/store/matty/en_US/DisplayProductDetailsPage/ThemeID.1298800/productID.281527000#.UdQ5rT4-t4E
This was available to order for pickup at SDCC but those orders have since sold out. This won't be at TRU or on any other shelves. The only other avenue to buy this figure will be on 8/5 on mattycollector.com/
Now the other Batman 1966 offerings are the retail branch and like most toy retail, there's no street date when they will all be released. That only happens for certain movie properties like Man of Steel and Dark Knight Rises. If you sample several online retailers, the release ranges from July to August:
bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=MAT15237&mode=retail
amazon.com/Batman-Classic-Series-Collector-Action/dp/B00C16YZ4S/
amazon.com/Batman-Classic-Series-Penguin-Collector/dp/B00C16YZ2U/
No one has seen these yet and they aren't "in hand" on Ebay, so the chances of them being sold at SDCC are slim. If some retailer happens to get a case, they'll be gone in a Flash. My advice? Pre-order them on Amazon with free Prime shipping and sit back and relax,
The TRU exclusive Batmobile will be sold at their partner's (Entertainment Earth's) booth for $60 at SDCC:
actionfigureinsider.com/main/toysrus-heads-to-sdcc-at-ee-booth
It will then be at Toys R Us online July 18th:
toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=20500956
and in physical stores July 15th or later, depending on how well they stock *cough*
The figures won't be out until the August reset on the isles.
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It's interesting that you have two of the geeks not being about to read 30 books a month. I usually just read one or two in the morning while I eat breakfast and it's done.
There's possibly a Rachel Rising TV show?: Wow, well, I have issues #1-12. :-) Anyway, on my "pull list" or the comics I buy every month, I try to basically have the number of independent mags match the number of DC which should match the number of Marvel. If I do that with DCBS, I basically can stay under $100 with about 12 books from each group. The Big Two are still approximately 66% of my list, but I'm probably getting fewer Big Two Comics and more independents than I was say, 5 years ago.
She even comes with her backpack, anti-Dalek bat, RPG launcher, and a can of Nitro-9. Wicked! Ace, even!