Hello, i'm new on this forum.

I created a petition of signatures to reach all those fans of Lego Superheroes exclusive figures that were dealt on the San Diego Comic-Con.

Thank you for your attention.

Sorry for my english.

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/lego-sdcc-figures-in-sets.html

It's a romantic idea that all of us should get the chance to get these lovely minifigures, but if I'm honest I don't think it's very likely that a petition will achieve anything. But hey, if it takes off, who's to say LEGO might not consider it?

You've missed out TDKR Batman and Shazam.

You've missed out TDKR Batman and Shazam.

Ups! I've forgotten ...

What 2013 was not going to get a Batman TDKR?

I have happily signed this! I totally agree instead of offering exculsives LEGO should offer early releases of figures like they did with Superman and Bilbo Baggins.

Ups! I've forgotten ...

What 2013 was not going to get a Batman TDKR?

Yes, but there was a different version released at the 2011 SDCC, see here.

I say no.

The point in promotions is them being exclusive. Not everyone can get them, and Lego has been doing this for years on end. Just have to suck it up and deal with it.

-Omi

I say no.

The point in promotions is them being exclusive. Not everyone can get them, and Lego has been doing this for years on end. Just have to suck it up and deal with it.

-Omi

We have to fight, many people do not want to be away, we must Rise

We have to fight, many people do not want to be away, we must Rise

Ummmm

Fight what?

-Omi

I say no.

The point in promotions is them being exclusive. Not everyone can get them, and Lego has been doing this for years on end. Just have to suck it up and deal with it.

-Omi

I thought the point of a promotion was to promote what is going to be available. Not to say hey look at this cool toy to bad we didn't make enough for all the fans that spend their hard earned money LEGO products.

I thought the point of a promotion was to promote what is going to be available.

Not entirely. The figs are promoting the Super Heroes theme, which are given out at cons to promote the theme.

Plus if everyone can get them, there is no point in wanting to collect them for their worth and value.

Suppose Lego made a super special edition figure that was chrome or whatever, and they made a limited quantity to be handed out or to be put in sets. And what if you spent so much time/money on trying to obtain it and suddenly one day you manage to get your hands on it. How would you feel when Lego decides the next day to scrap all that and just make tons and tons more and just hand them out by the gallons?

-Omi

Edited July 28, 201212 yr by Omicron

Well I don't collect for worth or value. I collect because I like the product or character.

Well I don't collect for worth or value.

Well there are plenty of people who do, and it is an insult when that situation happens to us.

-Omi

It's not an insult, it means you are into LEGO for the wrong reason. In my opinion.

Being upset about it being expensive/rare and then TLG decides to put it in a set isn't the same as it being a pre-promo figure showing what is to come. Some people love getting things early, but eventually everyone will be able to get that if they so desire. Some people will pay a lot of money to get something early even if it will be widely available around them in the near future. I would gladly accept these exclusive figures, but I don't want them enough to pay $100+ each. If TLG did more offers like the Hulk promo back in March, then I could see many people still wanting the figures and TLG making money to be able to release them. I understand the need for a promo figure at a Comic Con to stir up some interest. But there are pitfalls to that. Many fans feel slighted because they can't afford to go to the con or have the time to do so. And even of the people who made it to the con, they weren't guaranteed a figure either. But if they were widely available for a special order offer or something, there would be far less people complaining.

I am not one of the people complaining because I've accepted that I won't have a complete collection of SH figures. I won't spend that kind of money on an individual figure, so my loss I guess. But TLG did say they wouldn't release these exclusives in future sets. That doesn't mean they won't release a slightly altered version in a future set. Similar to the TDK black suit as the exclusive and the new dark bley TDK as the set figure. They could do that with the 4 new figures and it won't change the exclusivity of the con figures.

Although I would love to own all of the exclusive Comic Con figures, I am still happy that I don't. I do own two of them, but that makes them more special to me because their labeled as exclusive. Now if they were to release the same ones to the general public as you want, then I would be quite disappointed. Them being promotions at the Comic Cons gives people the chance to own things that other people might not own. To me, that makes me prize my exclusive figures even more, even if I had to pay $175 for two figures. Yes I was quite lucky for the deal.

If they are different, then I don't mind signing it, but I think its better off just letting the figures be.

Edited July 28, 201212 yr by The Blue Brick

It's not an insult, it means you are into LEGO for the wrong reason. In my opinion.

So collecting rare items is wrong.......

I guess the past 10 years of my life was a waste.

Although I would love to own all of the exclusive Comic Con figures, I am still happy that I don't. I do own two of them, but that makes them more special to me because their labeled as exclusive. Now if they were to release the same ones to the general public as you want, then I would be quite disappointed. Them being promotions at the Comic Cons gives people the chance to own things that other people might not own. To me, that makes me prize my exclusive figures even more, even if I had to pay $175 for two figures. Yes I was quite lucky for the deal.

If they are different, then I don't mind signing it, but I think its better off just letting the figures be.

This guy gets what I'm saying. :P

-Omi

Edited July 28, 201212 yr by Omicron

That's not what I'm saying. I was just giving my opinion on the matter. Everyone should do what makes them happy.

Although I would love to own all of the exclusive Comic Con figures, I am still happy that I don't. I do own two of them, but that makes them more special to me because their labeled as exclusive. Now if they were to release the same ones to the general public as you want, then I would be quite disappointed. Them being promotions at the Comic Cons gives people the chance to own things that other people might not own. To me, that makes me prize my exclusive figures even more, even if I had to pay $175 for two figures. Yes I was quite lucky for the deal.

If they are different, then I don't mind signing it, but I think its better off just letting the figures be.

I couldn't figure out how to word it so thanks Blue Brick for saying what I was thinking

Edit: Like CallMePie said below, I don't own any of these either. However much I would love to have them (or just 1) I can understand that they are exclusives and not everybody is going to be able to have them.

Edited July 28, 201212 yr by Spider-Man

Although I would love to own all of the exclusive Comic Con figures, I am still happy that I don't. I do own two of them, but that makes them more special to me because their labeled as exclusive. Now if they were to release the same ones to the general public as you want, then I would be quite disappointed. Them being promotions at the Comic Cons gives people the chance to own things that other people might not own. To me, that makes me prize my exclusive figures even more, even if I had to pay $175 for two figures. Yes I was quite lucky for the deal.

If they are different, then I don't mind signing it, but I think its better off just letting the figures be.

I don't own any of the figs, and I still heartily agree with you.

Not entirely. The figs are promoting the Super Heroes theme, which are given out at cons to promote the theme.

Plus if everyone can get them, there is no point in wanting to collect them for their worth and value.

Suppose Lego made a super special edition figure that was chrome or whatever, and they made a limited quantity to be handed out or to be put in sets. And what if you spent so much time/money on trying to obtain it and suddenly one day you manage to get your hands on it. How would you feel when Lego decides the next day to scrap all that and just make tons and tons more and just hand them out by the gallons?

-Omi

Well said! Exclusives are what they are. Learn to deal with it. TLG doesn't owe us anything.

I feel their idea for those exclusives being handed out at places like SDCC is to help generate interest in a theme or product line...say to cause a lot of talk and gossip about them...a little bit of free extra advertising for said theme or product line.

One can consider the exclusives, prototype figures or ones that might have been or just an after thought by a designer.

I agree as well, it would be nice to get them....but since I can't have them I won't lose any sleep over that....more important things in the world to worry about.

Edited July 28, 201212 yr by lightningtiger

I still don't understand the logic behind the idea that TLG shouldn't produce things in limited quantities or distribute them through limited channels. Yes, they're rare. But if you can't obtain them, what difference does it make not to have them? Unless you're obsessed with having a "complete collection", then I see no reason to be upset about hard-to-obtain figs existing when the alternative is figs of those characters not existing. To be honest, who would have expected TLG to produce a figure of Shazam if it hadn't been as an exclusive? Certainly not me.

Also, a petition of this sort seems somewhat selfish, since the people who received these figs in the first place were told they would be exclusive. You can petition against event-exclusive figures in the future, though I doubt that would ever make a difference because event-exclusive figures help TLG get attention at big events like this and never cause anybody any harm whatsoever. But to suggest that fans in general "deserve" to own figs that were probably designed to act as event exclusives in the first place seems quite selfish. Just my opinion, of course.

Now, there would be something to be upset about if we knew for certain that there will never be other Shazam, Phoenix, black-suit Spider-Man, or Bizarro figs in mainstream sets and that there would have been if they hadn't been released as exclusives. But it is impossible to confirm the first of these conditions true; it can only be confirmed false if a figure of one of these figures does wind up in the sets, as in the case of the Superman figure from one of the Comic-Con events last year (released in the exact same form in mainstream sets) or the Nolan version of Batman (released in a different color in one of the 2013 sets). And the second of these tenets is incredibly unlikely in the cases of obscure characters like Shazam.

Now, as a side note, I know this argument won't stop people from wanting these figures, and you're welcome to keep this petition up if you want to try to send a meaningful message. In that case, if you're really worried about exclusive figures being a Bad Thing, then you should add mention of the special-edition Captain America and Iron Man figures distributed at New York International Toy Fair this year, which I was fortunate enough to obtain.

Also, the objective should be phrased slightly better-- "convey to us the figures" makes it sound like you want them given out for free, which TLG will never agree to, whereas if you phrased it more clearly as "distribute them more widely and through more accessible channels" they will be a bit more willing to negotiate. Also, as I stated above, if you want to make a real difference then there should be a condition that they will make future Comic-Con figs more accessible by default. I don't approve of the intent of this petition but I think all of these changes would help you to make the results more meaningful and convincing.

How about this, if you like this idea, then sign the petition. If you don't then don't sign the petition! Isn't that a novel idea!!

For all we know we could get variations of these figs in the future. But they're exclusive and if I had an exclusive figure I would be disappointed if they then became wildly available.

I agree that people shouldn't believe they are "owed" figures simply because they exist. People are throwing this SDCC exclusives thing far out of proportion.