Yeah. I can't believe the situation with the Terminator/Robocop/Aliens stuff. That was like their bread and butter for a while, now it's just like nothing. Not even things like anniversaries or recent movies from the franchise can pump life back into them. I'd buy a Beetlejuice, but those movie icon characters they did like those cool Don Corleone/Barnes/Taylor surprises are a thing of the past. I guess I could see them doing Beetlejuice if/when the sequel hits or something, they did Commando John Matrix out of nowhere.
I know the DX 14 Mime Joker was a bomb, but I do think the DX 09 Batman and original DX 08 Joker were a success when you take into account their crazy high price points back in 2012, especially Batman. That figure never lingered and everyone seemed to have one. I'm assuming it's success is what led to this Returns one or else why even bother? I think Penguin would always be a tough sell (even though they were supposedly working on him and had him slated for 2012), but I don't see how a Michelle Pfeiffer Catwoman wouldn't be a great seller. That's one of those icons that seems like it would be a sure thing to not only collectors, but non-collectors as well. I bet anything it would sell more units than Black Widow (who has so many variations to her name that all appear to be sitting around), Scarlett Witch and ****ing Pepper Potts.
A lot of people seem to be getting this Returns Batman, the single anyway. It hasn't even been released in the U.S. yet and the demand seems to be pretty high when you look at ebay. If that's any indication, I could see this figure being an accomplishment with retailers and distributors in the states (Sideshow/BBTS), especially when you're looking at roughly $200 with a monthly coupon.
Even if it does well though, I think it's safe to say Batman Returns as a line is dead and buried. I see it like this, we were lucky enough to even get Batman and the '89 Batmobile with Returns features/gadgets and that is better than nothing.
