So, a lot of Fang Club members couldn't get Creature at the pre-sale because she sold out in 3 minutes.
Resellers are already saying they got from 30 to 60 dolls due to a "glitch" that allowed them to get as many as they wanted. It's either a lie or something's fishy at Mattel.

About the playline dolls:
What's weird to me is how they are distributing G3 dolls. Back in the day, G1s and G2s would come out about the same time as in the US. But with G3 some lines get weirdly chopped up such as Refresh: we got Frankie just now but have to expect Lagoona and Cleo at a much later date for unknown reasons. Some dolls appear about a year later (such as Sig Toralei here) and some lines pop up when they are no longer relevant (Creepover).

I'm not all mad about this because it leads to older dolls going on sale faster as newer lines come in, but what the heck is going on? Other doll lines don't have this problem, even other Mattel dolls such as Barbie. Are retailers suddenly afraid of MH? I don't think G3 is creepy in any way and closer to Enchantimals or Mix Pixlings and those sell like hotcakes

In other words: I want to get G3 Venus and can't buy her

Considering it over I think maybe Zapper was talking about the comparison photos on the link Brightberry posted. That one does look a bit discoloured to me?

Yep.
Ghoulias with glue seepage often have a yellowed grey tone while the new Ghoulia is without that glue they stopped using so she most likely won't discolor. It's not an odd thing to say at all. I have a poor Skull Shores Ghoulia whose limbs yellowed even. Something in the plastic coating probably oxidized. I also had a Lala with yellow arms. The dolls weren't exposed to direct lunlight or heat. They just aged badly.

I did end up seeing lots of hate for the creator on a YouTube community post.  What is wrong with people???  It’s a doll.   No reason to call for someone’s job.

I really don't get why they can't stop attacking her personally.
I also saw a couple Lenore Loomington redesigns making the rounds that were supposed to be better but they were just more cluttered and included details that would have probably blow the budget. At the same time, there is strong rumors that the SDCC doll will be a Sweet Screams Clawdeen. And who designed that beloved line? Rebecca Shipman.

Unless this is their way of seeing if people are interested in new G1 characters, I suppose... doesn't entirely make sense to me, but we all know companies work in their own, mysterious ways

Mhhh I don't know. Because they have already introduced more new characters in the new G1 comics. Valentine is bi or gay now and has a boyfriend. Fans want the boyfriend to get a doll and I bet if Mattel did that all these naysayers would pay $75.
I'm strictly talking about the fans who harshly criticized and bashed Rebecca.
They give me the "I'm jealous this girl can do something I can't" vibes. There is no other explanation for me as to why the fan reactions to two new G1 characters would be so split. Because Rebecca didn't design the dude, he's a dude and attached to an old G1 villain. Adult fans love boy dolls no matter how basic. Shirt and pants, what a fashion doll. I never liked the basic boys, only got the ones with good looks and fits  Clawd in the golden vest? Good! Clawd in shorts and shirt with some boring paw print? Wtf. That's not freaky faboolus. That's just a dude.

To me, Lenore is not a student at MH. She might be an older ghoul. She lives somewhere in MH world. I'm ok if they never put her into any story because she already lives in Rebecca's garden 
I'm not going to get her because she is not worth the money to me. Neither are the Midnight Runway dolls and quite frankly, some of the Skullectors are exclusively banking on the popularity of the properties they are based on and aren't really worth it, objectively speaking.

I was really disappointed in their Chucky and Tiffany. Tiffany especially. She is the only character I like in the Chucky series and I was really mad when I saw how uninspired and yellow her doll ended up looking. She should have been on the Big Sister, she should have worn her leather jacket not a small vest, etc.
But I didn't freak out about it and started cyberstalking the designers. I voiced what I didn't like and that was it.
I also thought their Skullector Elvira should have had a custom busty upper body.

What I thought was a good deal was the Frankenstein set or the Nightmare Before Christmas because you got original new sculpts, two dolls, nice box backdrop for display. I don't get how a simple Elvira doll is then only 20 bucks cheaper. The math isn't math-ing to me 

I hope Mattel will change it up in the future and be more transparent and communicative but they have never been in my  12+ years experience as a doll enjoyer. They might silently drop some lines before making them cheaper. They have already silently dropped the idea of quarterly Ghouluxe dolls despite the first one selling like hotcakes. We were never told why.

I just want a playline rochelle... that's all...

They might release one for G3. They recently asked the Fang Club what dolls we'd like to see next and most answers included Rochelle and Operetta.

I'm just really suspicious about what influence we really have in this club considering people also wanted G3 Jinafire last year and they completely redesigned her. Nobody asked for that

The new gen might be over before they're reintroduced since they also have to produce cartoon episodes making the new characters appear on the show. This takes much longer than the webisodes in G1.

I wish they'd leave more time between the announcement/reveal and the actual sale :/ Not just to give you more time to raise funds (not everyone can drop that sort of money no questions asked, Mattel!!!) but also to give time to actually THINK about it... that sort of money is a considered purchase for me (and I imagine many others too!), and just in general sometimes you need more than 3-4 days to make a decision, you know? :s But if you don't jump on it at the time, you run the risk of missing it and having to fork out scalper prices later. Sigh.

Oh I'm sure they are banking on FOMO and hype surrounding the livestream event. There is merch of Lenore that consists of shirts, hoodies and totes. They expect us to be head over heels for her because she is a new character in the G1 canon but I foresee she will sit in the shop for a while.

What I love about her design is the candle beret, lantern and eye design. But I can live without her.

What I do hate tho, are people bashing and trashing the designer - Rebecca Shipman who has been with MH for years - and tagging Mattel on social media, asking them to fire her. Online fandom is so freaking toxic these days and people just want to farm clicks, likes, reposts, whatever. They think they are sassy and funny calling for Rebecca's departure. I think it's just super embarrassing. Just don't buy the doll.

Brightberry and Taffetta, you two are in luck because GnB Jinafire is very sought after these days. I would love to have one but she goes for crazy prices. Recently saw one for 200€ on ebay.

That is a nice photo of a toy lamp.  I hope that means it will be a ghost.

I hope that means she'll have that lamp as an accessory instead of a bag/purse/hot sauce!

Post Merge: March 15, 2024, 09:28:29 AM

Here's a couple high quality images of Jinafire and Venus in the show:


Jinafire really needs the jacket to tie her look together.
Up close she looks better but I still wish her colors were inversed. Gold with mint green instead of mint green with gold.