This is a valid concern. However, if you look at the bang for the buck on figures like the Keaton Modern Suit, Peacemaker, and Pattinson Batman - compared to what you get for the same amount of money from Hot Toys on Star Wars figures - I feel pretty confident we're getting more for our money thanks to the threat of competition than we are less.
After the crazy delays that figure had, it really seems to me like Hot Toys panicked with InArt’s announcement for the Snyderverse trio, and after the huge interest (and success) for their Joker, HT decided they needed a definitive version ASAP to maximize preorders for their high quality alternative. The pricing for the InArt figure will probably be just as insane, but it’s neat to see that InArt’s competition is driving innovation, albeit at the expense of HT’s planning feeling like a slap across the face in the process.
While this is unfortunately true at face value, using IA’s Joker is a bit like comparing apples to oranges especially when you consider previous HT WWs had rooted hair and were priced under $250. IA rooted options for their other figures (without forced dioramas for their Joker and Harry Potter) like Batman, Bruce Wayne, and Aragorn have pretty consistently been priced around ~130% of the sculpted counterparts. I can’t find the post someone made of the exact differences, but none have been almost 180% of the sculpted equivalent’s value like this HT WW is.The Inart rooted hair Joker is also almost double the price than the standard sculpted. So I guess that rooted (wool) hair must be THE reason for the price jump
A lot of people saying that. But I really question waiting for InArt based off a theoretical lineup forecast. A lot can change in the future, and I don't see that list as being an absolute certainty. They've already had to slow things way down over there, and who's to say where this figure falls on their priority list. We can only speculate. Nothing is factual at this point.
That's the hardest thing for me. I already had to make that judgement call waiting for Gametoys Final Fantasy 7 figures to release. Toys Era is putting out an Aerith figure later this year which looks solid, but I know I want the superior Gametoys one. Unfortunately, it could be several years out (or even not at all) with their turnaround time... So I went for the Toys Era one just because in this hobby there's no guarantees.
Really depends on how the contracts are/were set up and if they have been altered at all with the Snyderverse effectively ending. With Disney/Marvel/Star Wars, the actors pretty much have to agree to infinite merch with their likeness being produced for as long as Disney says so when they sign, but I don't believe that is the case with WB/DC properties.
I'm still a little surprised at how ridiculously confident that line-up and time frame is. Next 6 months should be busy for them to meet that deadline. They've only listed, what, a quarter of what was promised so far.
true, though they also mentioned in one of the previously live streams that they didn't want to reveal much of anything until the summer cons so we could potentially be in for a flood of product reveals at SDCC
