NECA HAS OBTAINED UNIVERSAL MONSTERS!!!!

[Monsters For Sale]

...  They haven't talked anymore about Dracula or B/W Mummy because they're probably languishing at sea.

Dracula will probably show up on a ship without any living crew - just one laughing nut in the hold.

[MonsterBaker666]

Ya gotta wonder how some places get them early and others get them late.  Anton Phibes got his figures in February from a collectibles store.  Yet looks like some Target and Walmart stores (not all) got them in March.  So some little collectibles store got them and big box stores didn't??  BBTS and Entertainment Earth didn't get The wolf Man until just recently, and the Mummy is just coming in at BBTS (no word from Ent Earth if their Mummy figures are in yet).

And what's up with Walmart / Target.  I live in Florida, about 30 miles from Orlando (A big city)- No Wolf Man or Mummy in any of the local stores, nor a big Walmart & Target store I checked out in Orlando.  Yet others here say their local big box stores have them. 

You'd think NECA would go where the money is, namely the big box stores first, then online dealers that order a lot, and the small "mom & pop" collectible stores last. 

I've kind of given up on waiting and waiting for them to be shipped from where I ordered them from.  And I take their release date with a grain of salt...well, a giant container of salt.  I figure 3-6 months from announced release date at the earliest. 

If I happen to have something on order online, and I happen to spot one at the local Walmart (and the box isn't bashed, torn or ripped), I'll pick it up and cancel my online order.  But so far my local store has a pretty pitiful "Collectibles" area.

My Wolf Man figure is to be delivered from Fedex today... 8 days after it was shipped.  Sure hoping the box isn't damaged.

[MonsterBaker666]

FINALLY got my Wolf Man figure.  The box it was shipped in via FedEx was a little crushed where the shipping label was, which may explain why it was delayed, but the NECA box and figure are undamaged.  VERY nice figure - well sculpted and painted, and nice little additions with the cane and trap. 

Bring on The Mummy!

[Count Zachula]

Dracula will probably show up on a ship without any living crew - just one laughing nut in the hold.

Now you're getting my hopes up for a Renfield figure!

[Monsters For Sale]

Now you're getting my hopes up for a Renfield figure!

And the Dracula Accessories bundle will include boxes of earth from Transylvania.

[Anton Phibes]

And the Dracula Accessories bundle will include boxes of earth from Transylvania.

Not plural. Definitely one. At least that's what a little bat...er...birdy hinted at.

[MonsterBaker666]

I was just wondering...will the Creature From The Black Lagoon be the Ben Chapman version or the Ricou Browning version (different head / different chest)? 

Maybe they'll include parts to change it to the Revenge Of The Creature version (Tom Hennessey / Ricou Browning). 

[Count Zachula]

I was just wondering...will the Creature From The Black Lagoon be the Ben Chapman version or the Ricou Browning version (different head / different chest)? 

Maybe they'll include parts to change it to the Revenge Of The Creature version (Tom Hennessey / Ricou Browning).

Probably not a different chest, but if I had to guess it will probably be more like the Mondo figure with different heads.  With all the Jasons and Predators they've made I could see them doing a separate release of the Revenge Creature, maybe with chains on his arms.

[John Pertwee]

For anyone wondering about distribution, this is why it happened this way this time.
Local shops like comic shops and hobby shops that have a direct account with NECA got theirs first. The big box stores get a large shipment that arrives at the distribution center and is then broken up and dispatched to the stores. Those stores then either put it out immediately or let it sit in the back depending on sales and current stock clogging up what little space they give to NECA. 

[MonsterBaker666]

For anyone wondering about distribution, this is why it happened this way this time.
Local shops like comic shops and hobby shops that have a direct account with NECA got theirs first. The big box stores get a large shipment that arrives at the distribution center and is then broken up and dispatched to the stores. Those stores then either put it out immediately or let it sit in the back depending on sales and current stock clogging up what little space they give to NECA. 

How do online stores fit in??  I would think they would have a "direct account" with NECA.  So why are online stores like Big Bad Toy Store and Entertainment Earth getting their orders last??

[Lazarus]

Probably not a different chest, but if I had to guess it will probably be more like the Mondo figure with different heads.  With all the Jasons and Predators they've made I could see them doing a separate release of the Revenge Creature, maybe with chains on his arms.

Probably this.  they're going to milk these molds as much as possible.  If Franks shackles fit on Gillman, they may have everything they need already minus a few tweaks.

[Subatomic_Matt]

Not plural. Definitely one. At least that's what a little bat...er...birdy hinted at.

I sure hope so! All the different Dracula figures over the years and so few of them have the all-important box/coffin accessory.

[aura of foreboding]

I sure hope so! All the different Dracula figures over the years and so few of them have the all-important box/coffin accessory.

Yeah.  Just that '90s MEGO type figure (can't remember the manufacturer right now), JAKKS Pacific... and then the new super detailed 12" one.  I think that's it!  Other than the Burger King and Jack in the Box toys.  Crazy!

[Mike Scott]

Yeah.  Just that '90s MEGO type figure (can't remember the manufacturer right now), JAKKS Pacific... and then the new super detailed 12" one.  I think that's it!  Other than the Burger King and Jack in the Box toys.  Crazy!

And the Diamond Select.

[John Pertwee]

How do online stores fit in??  I would think they would have a "direct account" with NECA.  So why are online stores like Big Bad Toy Store and Entertainment Earth getting their orders last??

I'm not sure, but it might be a contact thing with the Big Box Stores. It could be that they send large shipments to out by the pallet so they get put on a semi that bid the cheapest rate while three or four cases just get sent UPS or USPS.