May 3, 2008
I picked up four figures today, and get this -- all of them suffer from some significant flaw. With three of them it's not too bad, since they were on clearance, but the most expensive one -- the new Batman Movie Masters figure -- just snapped apart at the fucking waist when I tried posing him. Argh! I've still got the receipt, so I should be able to return him, but given how in demand these things are I'm not sure I'll be able to get a replacement. I'm also not sure I care, since I am seriously pissed with the quality of these figures. I suspect that a bit more fiddling would have caused him to lose his leg as well.
I almost don't even want to see The Dark Knight now. 
I didn't venture into any toy-selling retail shops over the weekend. Had to go to Ikea to buy a bed. It's probably just as well; I would have likely bought a ton of the new Batman and Indiana Jones figures. I'm a weak weak man.
On the bright side, the Iron Man figures are pretty darn cool.
Sorry to hear about the toy breakage.
T.A.B and I were in a toy store a few weeks ago and we came across a bunch of Superman action figures that all had their right hands missing. Some of the hands were on the bottom of the box.
I don't recall how much they were but I think they were fairly cheap.
Anyhow I'm sure you will be able to ret if you can't return the figure, you can make a new Batman figure. That would be cool.
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I'm sure you will be able to return the figure but if you can't you could always make a new Batman. Maybe out of some spare parts from other broken figures. That would be pretty cool.
De: Yeah, I like the Iron Man figures. Not enough to get all of them -- especially since a lot of them are repaints! -- but I did pick up one of those Wal-Mart exclusive War Machines a few weeks ago. He was the only figure they had!
Ro: Ah yes, you mean the DCD Re Activated Series 1 Superman! I've seen tons of those with broken hands as well, which is a shame -- with his hands attached, he's my favorite Superman figure to date.
I was able to return the broken Bats, but unfortunately TRU was sold out of them so I couldn't get a replacement. Oh well -- I'm sure I'll run into those figures again at some point. And if not, I can always put that money towards a Chronicles of Narnia Aslan figure! 
