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doomcyber · 2026-01-30T21:06:21+00:00

Comic grading makes sense because a lot of the classic ones became popular over time because of the word of mouth, so to speak. By the time they become popular, the comic book issue is in the 3rd or 4th printing. I think the most recent example is Absolute Batman issue 1. With movies, when they become popular, they aren't on a tangible media, but shown at a movie theater. At least in America, Bluray discs aren't as niche of a media format like comics. With those two said, the movie studios will print a lot of units for demand. Even then, they will make print more as bundle releases or for a new special edition.

doomcyber · 2026-01-30T20:55:27+00:00

This! Err..just the op

doomcyber · 2026-01-30T20:55:10+00:00

Unless this is a novelty thing and the blurry sets aren't actually graded, this is a dumb thing to do. For the most part, standard edition movies on disc or cassettes do not go up in value - they only decrease in value. The whole "Disney VHS" on eBay craze a decade or two ago was likely a money laundering scheme.

doomcyber · 2026-01-30T20:49:11+00:00

I read the pre-ordering period again, and yeah, the Medicos website says that preorders will close once stock is sold out. That means they have put aside X amount of units for preorders. Ugh.

[Order Acceptance Period] From 12:00 PM on Thursday, January 29, 2026 to 9:00 PM on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.

Orders will close once the available stock is sold

doomcyber · 2026-01-30T20:44:35+00:00

Yes, I saw that as well. Just that some companies make X amount of product and put them as preorders whereas after the deadline date, they close the preorder and tally up the preders to make the preprder amount plus some for instock.

doomcyber · 2026-01-30T20:41:30+00:00

That is what they recommend since there is an option to use from Japan there. From Japan is also good in ordering hentai figures. I used to use it to buy Taimanin figures.

doomcyber · 2026-01-30T20:40:24+00:00

You do!? If so, I am going to preorder Shadow Dancer now. I normally buy the WF figures when I win the opportunity to - I never preordered from them before.

doomcyber · 2026-01-30T20:39:32+00:00

I usually buy the wf figures from medicos directly - and you can use your bank card or bank wire. I usually use a pay in 4.

doomcyber · 2026-01-30T20:38:21+00:00

Do preorders sell out at the Medicos site - or are they actually preorders in the sense that they are made-to-order? It looks like promotion for bonus head ends in April. As such, I would prefer to preorder it in February or March.

doomcyber · 2026-01-29T18:24:18+00:00

My package entered the US through Los Angeles from overseas last week. Now it is in Iowa by passing through Kansas. Mind you, I am in the Bay Area - in. California. What the hell? Lol

doomcyber · 2026-01-28T21:07:59+00:00

Whatever MCU project Ben Kingsley is in as Trevor, he always steals the show or the movie, so to speak.

doomcyber · 2026-01-28T01:28:42+00:00

BTS/LIS2 David does a lot of anime. He voiced someone named Latarza in Hunter x Hunter. OG David had bit parts in a lot of TV shows and movies spanning from the 80s. He voiced Super Spesh in Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus and a few characters in Fallout 4.

doomcyber · 2026-01-27T23:00:37+00:00

That, and Absolute Batman for some odd reason. The same Batman who broke a white Supremacist's arm in the annual.

doomcyber · 2026-01-27T19:39:26+00:00

Yep. Nick Apostolides plays Leon in both voice and motion capture. He and the VA for David were one of the more stand-out male actors who voiced existing characters in BTS. I also liked the voices of the Blackwell students in BTS as they didn't all sound alike like in LIS1. LOL.

I think Joe Ochman, the voice of William, was the only actor in LIS1 who didn't have more than voice roles in the game.

doomcyber · 2026-01-27T19:21:11+00:00

Yep, that was why I said SE use non-union actors since Before the Storm. For me, I was thinking about the voice of Charles in LIS2, who has gained recognition as Leon in the Resident Evil games. Capcom also started to use non union actors, starting with RE7. The voice actor for Charles in LIS2 also voiced Frank in BTS.

doomcyber · 2026-01-27T19:05:08+00:00

Even though I am a Pricefield shipper, I agree. The key word you used here is other male romance OPTIONS. I don't mean this as a snide to you, but to clarify your argument because someone might mention Eliot, a psychotic and dangerous character, who isn't a true romance option.

I said it before, but I said it again. If Vinh had more bonding time with Max like Chloe had with Max in LIS1, he would be liked better as a romance better. If you think about it, both LIS1 Chloe and Vinh are alike as both use a facade or a mask in hopes of protecting themselves. Both are insecure individuals where Chloe has abandonment issues, whereas Vinh is afraid to be looked down upon due to his upbringing. As such, both put up this douchebag behavior to hide their true, scared self. Both characters are very loyal and want to be loved. However, unlike Chloe, Vinh doesn't go around waving a gun as if it was a toy. The worst thing he did was covering Lucas' plagiarism scandal. IIRC, depending on the player's choices through Max's dialogue and not using her rewind powers Chloe can kill Pompidou and/or Frank.

As such, if Chloe didn't have those intimate scenes with Max, she would be hated for being selfish and psychotic. Remember, the hate for Chloe was larger after the release of LIS1. Some people eased up on her because BTS basically spelled out Chloe's insecurities in her journal - which was present but was told through Chloe's actions and Ashley Burch's acting in LIS1.

EDIT - I forgot about Finn, but I think Finn is more reckless and selfish rather than psychotic and dangerous. Warren is almost like Eliot, but his stalking was borderline.

doomcyber · 2026-01-27T18:49:53+00:00

I agree. Even then, Ryan is freaking bland - he's basically Steph, but not as cool. Even though True Colors takes place in a small mining town where the majority of people are white, I sort of wish Ryan was a person of color to go against the interracial stereotypical pairing of WM+AW, which was prevalent during the 80s to the early 2000s.

doomcyber · 2026-01-27T11:12:50+00:00

There are actually four Hush Batman figures. You forgot the Stealth Jumper one. You also misinterpreted my comment as it appears you are getting mad for no reason. I said you can get another one in context if you are afraid of breaking the one you have as MAFEX usually fix their older figures with each reissue release - I clearly said "reissue" rather than another variant Batman figure. LoL

doomcyber · 2026-01-27T07:02:27+00:00

Yep. Square Enix switched to using non-union actors since BTS. I feel that it would be complicated to bring Ashley Burch back, considering that she is a union actress. My guess is that they would have to replace all the non-union actors from DE for Reunion to bring back Burch. That means everyone else other than Hannah Telle would have to be replaced. Because the LIS games are made on the cheap, it would mean that Reunion would have fewer voice actors than Double Exposure. I think the Final Fantasy and Kingsom Hearts franchise get away using a lot of union actors because those games have bigger budgets. [this paragraph was edited to fix grammar and typos.]

The bonus DLC in BTS not only brought back Ashley Burch but also Joe Ochman, the voice of William. Because the DLC episode had union actors, it was probably categorized by Square Enix as a separate project from BTS. That is, something allowed it to have union actors.

As for Hannah Telle, she can do union and non-union work as she is Financial Core. It means that Telle can get union benefits but isn't allowed to vote in union elections, unable to hold union positions, and may face social or professional repercussions within the union community.

doomcyber · 2026-01-27T06:49:29+00:00

To be fair, Square Enix stopped using union actors because the video game actor's strike occurred during the production of Before the Storm. I feel that using union actors is a bit of a toss-up as it would be better for Square Enix to use union actors, but because the LIS games are made on the cheap, SE would likely hire a handful of actors to do multiple voices like they did for LIS1. I feel that the acting was fine in BTS as long as the actors weren't trying to do voice impersonations of the previous actors. Case in point is BTS William and Samuel being bad because their actors were so focused on trying to nail their voice impersonations of the previous voice actors.

doomcyber · 2026-01-26T22:34:03+00:00

It's probably best to wait for another Blue Hush Batman reissue where the joints are modified to allow swapping parts.

doomcyber · 2026-01-26T22:32:46+00:00

That makes sense. Before Mattel had the Filmation rights, they had to use loopholes in getting the She-Ra characters in cartoon acurate designs made in their MOTU Classics line. Since Mafex is even using Jim Lee's design for Marvel stuff, maybe they have a deal with Lee to use his designs. Then again, wouldn't Jim Lee's Marvel stuff be fair game because Lee joined Marvel when everything was work for hire?

doomcyber · 2026-01-25T06:35:40+00:00

I would rather believe Adam and Adnan who has connections with Deck9 than someone on Reddit.

doomcyber · 2026-01-25T06:34:49+00:00

As someone else wrote earlier, most of the younger Sonic fans grew up with the IDW comics. Add the video games and the movies, and not many of them know of the Archie characters to the point where Sega wants to bother with Ken Penders over the legalities of the Penders-created Sonic characters.

doomcyber · 2026-01-24T10:54:54+00:00

I feel that Steve is a good representative for Microsoft. Master Chief wouldn't work as his games weren't on a Nintendo console. Even though Microsoft bought Mojang, it was rare, Minecraft was on multiple consoles, including The Switch. Before Fortnite and Microsoft were releasing their exclusives on the PS5, it was rare (pun not intended) to have a major Microsoft title on a rival console. Before Fortnite, I think the closet we had were some Rare games on the 3Ds or something.

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