>>11646005Yeah definitely. Todd's paint apps are rough but the detail in the weird monsters and robots like Brainiac were phenomenal.
Even AC1000 was better than any other Superman figure that'd been released up to that point, if purely for the sculpted S with metallic red paint. When McFarlane's run was good is was great, but the lows were too devastating and there were too many factors that dragged it down.
I think what you're pointing out is why I get so angry at McFarlane Toys when they bungle the sales and marketing angle of releasing a toy, because the sculpts were usually better than everything else on the market. The paint apps were rough but nothing that couldn't be fixed with a little effort.
Most other toys on the market are smooth, simpler, and use gaudy happy meal colors. I know I'm coming from growing up playing with gaming minis so I care about weathering, shading, and sculpt quality so I hate everything about this ronald mcdonald aesthetic.
That said, there are still a ton of characters Mattel could make that have never gotten figures. A Maxima might have potential.
Maybe Mattel will get weird too and go for some kind of Warworld and He-Man crossover where everyone is running around in skimpy outfits with swords and axes.
