I may have to settle for taking a couple pictures, if the comic-store guys allow (you have to see this thing to appreciate how hilarious it is).

I didn't realize the comic version TMNT were that expensive! I have quite a saturated TMNT collection myself, and am constantly running out of room given all the DVDs and graphic novels I collect (I just need to organize, but who has the time?).

Maybe, I'll just count my blessings, or just buy one (probably Leo).

Or, If I live extra-frugal for a couple weeks, perhaps I'll "reward myself" by buying them.

And I actually think the movie figures are inferior to the 2K3 Turtles -- though I only have a couple, my favorite Turtle figures yet (concerning sculpt and articulation exclusively, anyway; some of the original line figures had pretty amazing sculpts, not to mention cool action features) are the Fightin' Gear and Battle Nexus versions. NECA's comic versions are the best yet, but a saturated collection and a lifetime of spending $4-7 on Turtles figures has left me quite uninterested in paying $15+ for them now! Ah well, that leaves more for you guys.

Jester: I'm not in a hurry because a) those things are bloody expensive (I've only seen them for $15.99); b) I don't expect them to become extremely rare, and if they do I can always snag one of the upcoming black and white variants instead; and c) I was pretty satisfied with the state of my TMNT figure collection back in 2004. So yeah, I'm interested in grabbing one of the NECA Turtles for curiosity's sake, but aside from the impressive articulation these guys are no better (from my perspective) than the dozens of Turtle figures I already own. Thus, I can wait.

However, when they release that April O'Neil -- or better yet, an awesome comic-style Shredder -- I will probably order them straight away. The Turtles themselves have gotten a number of cool figure releases with fantastic sculpts and acceptable articulation, but Shredder and particularly April haven't fared quite as well. (I think the first April figure ever released -- way back in 1987 -- is still the champion in the points of articulation category!) So yeah, those are the ones I'm watching for... though I'll be willing to wait there as well if they announce a later release of an April wearing a yellow jumpsuit rather than a blue one.

I've also seen a hilariously awful looking Batman marionette for about $300. Seriously, it's the funniest thing I've ever seen.

And if Mattel happened to release a Darkseid wearing undies rather than the skirt -- which would enable him to bust all kinds of nifty poses -- I'd be totally down with that! A cape a la his SuperFriends appearances (and Super Powers toy) might be cool as well.

Tetsu: Thanks for weighing in on the lightbox effect! Here's hoping it continues to be unintrusive. And yeah, it is rather cool that figures are getting Kirby-style renditions, even if the overall likenesses aren't quite as spot on as they could be. The headsculpts are fantastic, but most of these figures look far thicker than Kirby's drawings of the characters.

Speaking of TMNT figures, I still need to snag one of those spiffy NECA comic-style versions! I'm in no hurry, but yeah...

I gotta say it's pretty cool that they're basing figures more directly off of Kirby's artwork.

Of course, I'm not much of an action figure collector (unless it's TMNT or dollar-store Ninjas), and I'm more familiar with Darkseid from the JLU cartoon, but I certainly appreciate how cool that is.