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James Johnson
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Posted: 04 October 2022 at 6:45pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply

LINK

If I had the funds, I think I would purchase it.

The Reed Richards action figure, is that the MCU version?
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For those who don't have a Washington Post account, here's the first few
paragraphs by journalist David Betancourt, including the reference to a certain
famed writer-artist:

"In comic books, Galactus is known as the devourer of worlds. When it comes
to action figures, Galactus is now the destroyer of wallets.Hasbro decided that
its newest figure depicting the giant planet eater from Marvel’s Fantastic Four
wouldn’t be the typical six-inch toy that retails in the $20 to $30 range and
decorates work desks and bookshelves. This Galactus, with a design based on
the art of famed Marvel writer-artist John Byrne, would be a towering 32-inch-
tall monstrosity of plastic articulation. The figure, scheduled for release some
time this fall, is the biggest toy Hasbro has ever built for its Marvel line, which
is fitting, given Galactus’s gigantic stature.

The price for such oversize ambition? $399.99.

How do you know whether a fan base will step up to luxury-level action-figure
pricing? Hasbro’s answer is to crowdfund in advance to gauge interest, as part
of the toy maker’s HasLab series, which started in 2018 and is aimed at
creating dream-scenario action figures not available in stores..."



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James Johnson
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Posted: 04 October 2022 at 7:02pm | IP Logged | 3 post reply

Thanks for those snipets of the article, Tim!
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Michael Roberts
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Posted: 04 October 2022 at 7:51pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply

The HasLab Galactus is long sold out, having been crowdfunded more than a year ago. Some discussion here:



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Tim O Neill
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Thank you, Michael - I knew it came up before, but I couldn't find the thread. I
should have figured it was in the long running "Statues" thread.


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Posted: 04 October 2022 at 8:54pm | IP Logged | 6 post reply

Must be a bad link, I don’t see anything based on JB’s art. 
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Posted: 04 October 2022 at 9:23pm | IP Logged | 7 post reply

I googled, and that is NOT my Galactus.
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Jason K Fulton
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https://gofigure.toys/everyone-versus-galactus-marvel-legend s-masterworks-action-figures.html

There's always this one!
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Posted: 04 October 2022 at 9:53pm | IP Logged | 9 post reply

Also not my Galactus.
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William Roberge
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Posted: 04 October 2022 at 10:09pm | IP Logged | 10 post reply

No and no.
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James Woodcock
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Posted: 04 October 2022 at 10:53pm | IP Logged | 11 post reply

I….

Did….

What?



Did The Washington Post just post an article indicating that you can buy a
figure in a campaign that ended over a year ago, but indicate that it was a
current campaign?

And then also believe that it was based on JB’s design, which looks nothing
like that?



What???



I looked at that figure for about 3 seconds when it was announced & wanted
it until I saw the head, instantly losing interest.

It was a great campaign as well - different facial expressions, a silver surfer.
Would have been great.

But that head.
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James Woodcock
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Posted: 04 October 2022 at 10:55pm | IP Logged | 12 post reply

Also not my Galactus.

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I mean, come on. The artwork is right there next to the figure. You would
think they would @ least give it a look before sculpting the thing wouldn’t
you?
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