Buffy The Vampire Slayer

1. Will the Library Playset have books in the bookshelves?

We’re still in the very early stages of putting this piece together. Keeping the cost as low as possible will be a major factor in decided things like that or if it will include a figure.

2. The past two boxsets have had three figures in them. Will this continue, or would you ever exceed that number? Also, will you continue the book theme for future boxsets?

The formula of three figures will continue. It keeps the price point where we like it, and yes we will continue with the same theme.

3. Connor. I’m just wondering what your opinion is on him. He’s a character that has pretty good variant potential, but would his varying popularity make him too risky to produce? Would he be better suited to a boxset?

We have the next several waves planned and box sets planned and Connor is not on the list. That’s not to say we’ll never make him, but not for the foreseeable future.

4. Is it true that Gunn isn’t a HUGE priority on your list? If so. Why?

Sales need to be at a certain level to cover sculpting, tooling, production, advertising etc... We just don’t feel that Gunn can carry those expenses right now. If sales are strong for the balance of 05 and early 06 we might be able to give him a try. With the limited # of releases we do and the strong characters that are our there Gunn is just caught in that middle ground. Basically, we’ll have to wait and see.

5. Are there any plans for a Vampire Puppet Angel?

Depends on sales from the Puppet that just shipped.

6. How many more boxed sets should we expect from DST this year? Is there at least an estimate number on how many should we expect?

We are planning on at least one more for this year, and it’s a cool one!

7. Any new info on Vamp Schoolgirl Darla? It’s really not nice to wait this long.

Nope sorry we had plans for her but we reached some big stumbling blocks that need to be taken care of. We’ll keep everyone updated when we know more, but for now that’s all we can say.

8. Was Schoolgirl Darla sculpted by MAC or Gentle Giant?

Gentle Giant.

9. Can you confirm if Illyria is coming in the Angel/Fred line?

YES - I can confirm that Illyria is infact coming in the Angel/Fred line!

10. If Illyria is indeed coming, will she be done as a third character or will she shorten variants possibilities for Fred by being a variant of her?

We are considering her a variant of Fred for planning purposes.

11. Should we expect the Buffy bust to be from the early seasons or from the later ones?

You will see the Buffy bust VERY soon so lets just wait. I’ve got them here and we are VERY happy with them.

12. Will future bases of future figures (as far as you have considered) going to be like the Spike figure bases so that the figure can’t stand on it or like the MAC ones where the figure can stand on it?

We’re not locked into one idea or the other. The Spike was done more as a prop and the DST figures will ALL stand on their own so there is not the need MAC had to do bases to help the figures stand. We’ll try and do the coolest thing we can afford.

13. What are your views on Victorian Variants of the Fanged Four (Angel, Spike, Darla and Dru)? Do you think they’re likely to be made? If so, would they be in boxsets or as part of the lineup?

Nope, not likely at all - they are just not practical for action figures from a production standpoint.

14. Is Lilah (with her own variants) on your shortlist for a future Angel wave? Or would you only consider making a Lilah figure for a boxset?

Lilah is not on our regular figure list or in the next couple box sets.

15. Is there an estimate release date for the Lorne/Wesley figures?

July.

16. Are Fred and Angel still expected to be released in the Summer?

They will be out this fall.

17. Following Angel IV, how many lines of Buffy action figures can we expect (seeing as how 3 lines of Angel came out)?

We don’t plan it out like that, we just try and do the coolest, most "in demand" figures we can do. We have both licenses so there is no need to balance the releases.

18. What is the main factor in selecting the characters in the line-ups (series regulars, fan demand, importance to the series, etc.)?

Lots of the above plus cost and sometimes if we have scans - that helped Fred.

19. Can we expect to see the release of all series regulars (Riley, Dawn, Doyle, Gunn, Conner, & Harmony)?

We can’t make that promise.

20. When are we going to see pictures of the Fred and Angel figures?

VERY SOON!

21. When will you announce the Fred and Angel variants?

As soon as all the partners are lined up - which should be in the next month or so.

 CMK