Ask DST #428: X-Men, Mortal Kombat, Mandalorian and More!

It’s a new Ask DST with Diamond Select Toys president DSTChuck, and this week he’s all over the map! He answers your questions about X-Men, Mortal Kombat, Mandalorian, Pacific Rim, Kingdom Hearts, DC Comics, Ducktales, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Black Hole, Lord of the Rings, Muppets and more! Read on to see if your question was answered, then Ask DST at diamondselecttoys.com!

Senthan P.

Hi are you doing anymore busts for the xmen animated series: :i.e: Apocalypse storm jubilee, juggernaut, pheonix, arc angel mystique or mister sinister? Kind regards.

DSTChuck: Yes, we are working on more from this line!

Everett C.

Hello! First off I'd like to say I am a fan and avid collector of the diamond select figures! Recently I've collected 3 figurines from your current Tron line and I'm really eager to know if you'll be doing figures for Tron Legacy.

DSTChuck: We do not have any plans at this time, but never say never.

Javad K.

hi I was wondering since pacific rim the black came out, are you going to start making figure again to give fans the new matches shown in the series?

DSTChuck: We would love to continue with Pacific Rim, we just need to see what our sales department sees for demand.

John L.

Are you going to make the Teen Titans Go! Statues? They look great and I would love to buy them. Seller websites say that they were cancelled and never manufactured.

DSTChuck: I am sorry, we are not going forward with them at this time due to low retail demand.

Matt

Where did all your star trek items go? There is nothing listed on the website any longer :(

DSTChuck: The current re-design of the DST website only allows for listing of items that are in stock. At some point in the future, we hope to add an archive section.

Kevin

With the release of the Snyder cut, any chance you will be doing more "Snyderverse" figures. I'm very excited to receive the black suited Superman I just pre ordered, but I would love a Knightmare Batman to go with it! Armored Batman from BvS would also be cool as well as the Snyder cut versions of Steppenwolf and Darkseid!

DSTChuck: Sorry, we have no plans at this time to release Snyder cut products.

Joshua T.

Hi I was wondering if Ducktales (2017) products would be possible? also is the kingdom hearts line finished?

DSTChuck: We do not have any more products planned at this time for Kingdom Hearts, however I would not rule out Ducktales.

Alex P.

Will the Black Hole line continue, that U made Max, and the other bots for?

DSTChuck: More Black Hole products have been discussed, we just don’t have any ready at the moment.

Sam C.

For future lines like LOTR or anything other than Marvel Select, will they all be in the new “deluxe” packaging, or will you release some lines in the classic DST packaging? Thanks!

DSTChuck: The decision of which package to go with is evolving all the time. It’s based on how deep the line can go, how large the largest figures will be, if they need accessories or bases and other factors.

Andrew

Will you be releasing further Muppets?

DSTChuck: Muppets is a line we discuss all the time. Right now we are discussing other box sets, and if there is a possible way that makes sense to get Sam the Eagle released.

Silvia N.

Why are there two types of packages for the avatar's action figures? I want the other figures of the New waves, but Im afraid of buying a different package than my first ones.

DSTChuck: As the line has evolved, we discovered that we did not think there was a need to put a ton of accessories and such into the line. So we released the first wave in the Select package, but charged the lower price, and in future series moved to the smaller package and lower suggested retail price.

Don W.

Is the Star Wars Jumbo line being expanded or phased out. I would like to have the whole collection. Can't stop now.

DSTChuck: I believe I have answered this several times before, but I guess it never hurts to cover it again. Despite relatively low sales, we are going to continue this line. We have several all-new figures in various stages of development. It has just taken us some time to get the line re-started.

Luis O.

Hello! Just wondering if you're ever going to release more waves of the Muppets Best of Series. I'd like to collect the other figures that were left out of the new Best of repackaging and am wondering if they will be available later on (Bean Bunny, Mahna Mahna, Crazy Harry, and Penguin).

DSTChuck: The Best Of series do seem to selling well, so we will do at least one more, I think.

Ian T.

Hi, Chuck. It has been great to see all of amazing Mandalorian busts and statues that Gentle Giant has announced so far, and how they have been received by collectors. The helmeted busts and statues of Din Djarin have all been outstanding. Are there plans to release an unhelmeted version of Din as either a bust or statute in the near future? His appearances without a helmet were especially important in the show's second season, so it will be great to see some of those in your own Mandalorian pieces. In addition, it would be great to see more and more characters added to the collection beyond Din and Grogu. Thanks!

DSTChuck: I agree, those are key moments. We have discussed a no-helmet version, so I think it’s a matter of “when” not “if.” We do have a bust of the Armorer getting ready to ship soon and, yes, I can confirm other characters are in the works.

Dmitri J.

Hi, are you guys still making DC gallery comics statues? There's not been anything new announced for a while, last one I saw was Black Adam, is the line not being continued?

DSTChuck: Right now we are not working on new DC Gallery but we would like to continue, so we’ll have to see what the future holds.

Giuliano

Hi, what are the plans for the line of Mortal Kombat statues? Also, will there be any restocks for Sub-Zero anytime soon?

DSTChuck: Once all the pieces we are working on have shipped, we will see how sales are and hopefully go forward with new designs. With all our non-limited products, we are constantly checking with our sales team to see if there is enough demand to warrant a new production run.

Still got questions? Ask DST at diamondselecttoys.com!