NEW Barnabas Collin Action Figure - 8" Mego-Style

[Sara Monster]

"Series One", oh, hot-dang!

Anyone else see the poll on http://www.spectretoy.com/ for 'What DARK SHADOWS character would you like to see released?'

Options are:

Quentin Collins (an obvious choice, actually I'm surpised he's not in the Series 1)

Josette DuPres (perfect for staging fights-to-the-death with the Angelique doll!)

Dr. Julia Hoffman (likewise)

Willie Loomis ( )

Other:


& FYI, you can save $2 by ordering Barnabas & Angelique together: http://w.hkwebcenters.com.hk/spectretoys/ecommerce/dark-shadows/witch-angelique-bouchard.html

[Lydia]

I played it sensible and voted for Julia, though I was strongly tempted to go the "Other" route and vote for Professor Stokes, in the hope of seeing a miniature monocle.

[The Doctor and K9]

I'm surprised that Quentin was not in series 1 as well, but they probably wanted to limit it to two and figured that Angelique would be a better choice. Obviously they had to do Barnabas. Quentin was already released in a larger figure by they other company. Given the choice, they might have thought Angelique would be more marketable since they are giving her her action figure (doll?) debut.

[michael c]

since angelique is such a shape shifter i was wondering what incarnation they'd pick(1795 ang,cassandra,vampire ang,1970 miniskirted leviathan ang)...

it looks like they went with 1897 angelique. funny that she's pictured in the 1970 parallel-time room.

i still think i'll hold out. i'm not interested in a barnabas or quentin figure either. i'd definitely go for any of the "present time" female characters. liz,julia,maggie and of course vicki. i'd love to see an ohrbach's sleeveless done in 8" scale.

[Midnite]

That's 1795 Angelique.

[The Doctor and K9]

I doubt this will happen, but it would be nice if they went the classic GI Joe/Barbie route and sold clothes separately. When I was a kid I had a generic GI Joe with blonde, painted hair. When they came out with the astronaut, "Santa" had the choice of making  me another GI Joe with the space gear or just fashioning the suit.  If you had the figure, you could buy any number of uniforms and gear. Do they still do this for Barbie? Or do you have to buy the doll every time you want a new motif?  I later got the GI Joe with a beard, fuzzy hair and KUNG FU GRIP!  He also talked. That guy was a real James Bond type. He could go into the jungle, dive, walk on the moon, and whatever else I wanted. I wish I had not let me mom talk me into giving all those figures away. 

[Charles_Ellis]

I say it's long overdue that Julia got her own action figure- MPI obviously underestimated the popularity of the character as it never made her a plate, bobbyhead, etc.  I agree that these new figures should have costume changes.  Better yet, how about a scaled-down Collinwood Drawing Room playset for the figures?

[KMR]

I want a werewolf Chris doll!

And I want a non-werewolf Chris doll!!!

[Midnite]

LOL, KMR, and I KNOW you're not alone in that!

[Taeylor Collins]

I would simply keel over if we get a Julia doll.  I don't really like the Angie one.  Barnabas bleh!  Quentin and the werewolf I have to have!  I hope we get Quentin and Julia!

[The Doctor and K9]

I just wish these had come out when the Planet of the Apes and Star Trek MEGO figures had been released. I used to love playing with those. I was 13 when DS was syndicated the first time, so I'd have been a tad old to strictly PLAY with them, but I'd have probably built a Collinwood set or something. My friends and I tried to do an 8mm movie with the Marvel figures, but had problems with the camera. We did some scenes and the picture was totally out of focus. Of course I'd never have gotten the Angelique figure then. GUYS DON'T PLAY WITH GIRL DOLLS!!!(LOL).  I had the Fantastic Three. Reed, Ben and Johnny but Sue was apparently invisible. 

[jimbo]

Why are these products coming out a month after the Fest? Never mind MPI did the same thing with some of their newly released items. I wonder how many of the Angelique figures would have been sold at the Fest?

http://www.horrortoys.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=243

[Mysterious Benefactor]

It may be that they never even thought about the DS Fest because they're probably in the habit of introducing new products at Comicon.

[Midnite]

But Spectre Toys is listing a July release date.

[Mysterious Benefactor]

I wonder if it's that they'll be available at Comicon and directly from Spectre Toys in July but not until August elsewhere?    Or perhaps the Horror Toys Web site somehow got the wrong date.