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Let me make fun of the new Black Panther toys
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09-09-2017, 05:14 AM
MagicWazard
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And I don't mind the rest of those Black Panther toys (I got the Civil War figure, which is all I need) but damn that transforming panther thing is beyond pathetic.
Same here; most of the 6'' figures are fine, but that panther is a bit aggressively silly. But then again I am around 30 years past the target demographic, so my perceptions can be skewed. I think a lot of us have selective memories about the dumb shit we liked back in the days...
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I cannot stand seeing those Marvel 'Titan Heroes.' It's like someone said, "Let's just make the cheapest, shittiest toy we possibly can." Even when I was a kid, I
despised
5-POA. And I go to the store and I see HUGE amounts of shelf space devoted to these pieces of crap.
But, as has been mentioned, the fact that there are so many of them implies that someone out there is buying the damned things. I don't understand.
They're big, solid, colorful figures intended for youngsters. And most importantly, they're inexpensive--after all, you can barely get a wet fart in the mouth from Hasbro for $10 anymore, let alone a gigantic action figure, subjective quality be damned. They may not be trying to raise the bar, but they serve a purpose. Don't get me wrong; they make me cringe a little bit, too, but I'm not who they're intended for. And if a kid buys them and that sparks an interest in "better" figures as they grow older, then I'm all for it.
Funny thing is that I've actually been warming up to 5POA figures the last few years. Possibly because I've been branching out to more and more lines as Joe fizzles out, and the more I'm exposed to them the more I'm beginning to see their merits. Especially as rising costs for advanced figures reveal how spoiled many of us were in years past without us realizing it.
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