Longbox Heroes Wave 2 Canceled For Now

by Jay Cochran
April 4, 2025
The Kickstarter for the second wave of Longbox Heroes figures from Fresh Monkey Fiction and ToyOtter has been canceled at least for now due to the recent tariffs that have been implemented by the current administration. Here is the full explanation given by ToyOtter.

Well, this isn't great news if you're a fan of the Longbox Heroes Collection.

We want to start by thanking you for your incredible support over the last week of the Kickstarter Campaign. We've been closely monitoring recent developments regarding tariff increases, and after much deliberation, we have come to the difficult decision to suspend the campaign.

As many of you may be aware, recent policy changes have significantly increased tariffs on goods imported from China. These new policies impose an additional 35% tariff on top of the existing 20%, meaning we now face over 50% in tariffs on our manufacturing costs. Unfortunately, this cost is not absorbed by China—it directly impacts us as manufacturers and, ultimately, you as backers.

To put this into perspective:

If our production cost for a figure is $10, the new tariff increases that cost to $15. That’s in addition to licensing fees, internal production costs, tooling and distribution. This means a single figure would now cost roughly $40 for backers once all tariff and shipping & handling fees are factored in. (And we still wouldn’t know what the true final cost will be until a year from now!) We don’t believe this is a fair price for the type of figure we are producing, and we know many of you would share our concerns. Given these circumstances, we have made the incredibly tough decision to cancel the Kickstarter campaign.

No one is more disappointed by this outcome than we are, but we remain committed to finding a way to bring these figures to life at some point in the future. We deeply appreciate your enthusiasm, support, and understanding throughout this process.

Thank you for believing in this project as much as we do.

Best,
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BenFromtheBunker - 2025-04-04 @ 5:06 pm

Get ready to pay $50 for 6 inch figures. Welcome to Trump's America.

RobertD - 2025-04-03 @ 11:44 pm

This doesn't surprise me. Take a pause and let this whole thing backfire, then wait and see if it gets rescinded after enough financial chaos. It's not the worst business decision in the world.

JayC - 2025-04-03 @ 11:13 pm

The Kickstarter for the second wave of Longbox Heroes figures from Fresh Monkey Fiction and ToyOtter has been canceled at least for now due to the recent tariffs that have been implemented by the current administration. Here is the full explanation given by ToyOtter.Well, this isn't great news if you're a fan of the Longbox Heroes Collection.

We want to start by thanking you for your incredible support over the last week of the Kickstarter Campaign. We've been closely monitoring recent developments regarding tariff increases, and after much deliberation, we have come to the difficult decision to suspend the campaign.As many of you may be aware, recent policy changes have significantly increased tariffs on goods imported from China. These new policies impose an additional 35% tariff on top of the existing 20%, meaning we now face over 50% in tariffs on our manufacturing costs. Unfortunately, this cost is not absorbed by Chinait directly impacts us as manufacturers and, ultimately, you as backers.To put this into perspective:If our production cost for a figure is $10, the new tariff increases that cost to $15. Thats in addition to licensing fees, internal production costs, tooling and distribution. This means a single figure would now cost roughly $40 for backers once all tariff and shipping & handling fees are factored in. (And we still wouldnt know what the true final cost will be until a year from now!) We dont believe this is a fair price for the type of figure we are producing, and we know many of you would share our concerns. Given these circumstances, we have made the incredibly tough decision to cancel the Kickstarter campaign.No one is more disappointed by this outcome than we are, but we remain committed to finding a way to bring these figures to life at some point in the future. We deeply appreciate your enthusiasm, support, and understanding throughout this process.Thank you for believing in this project as much as we do.Best,Bill & Jason See less

Frozentenderloin - 2025-03-25 @ 12:35 pm

Not really my thing, but Dragon looks cool.

toynewman - 2023-07-29 @ 3:48 pm

Fresh Monkey Fiction has shown factory samples of the Longbox Heroes Rocketeer wave. They say they should be shipping soon from BigBadToyStore.com.

toynewman - 2022-08-17 @ 5:26 pm

Fresh Monkey Fiction and our sponsor BigBadToyStore have teamed up to bring us TWO new PreorderMadman Longbox Heroes BBTS Exclusive Figures!Madman Longbox Heroes Flight Suit Madman 5" BBTS Exclusive Figure

Independent toy makers take on independent comic book icons! The LongBox Heroes Collection is the toy line that fans have been waiting for and features a selection of action figures based on some of the biggest names in creator-owned comic books heroes (and villains) including: Madman created by Mike Allred, The Goon created by Eric Powell, The Tick created by Ben Edlund, Mr. Monster created by Michael T. Gilbert, Cassie Hack created by Tim Seeley, Grendel created by Matt Wagner, and The Rocketeer created by Dave Stevens. Along with all-new characters The Black Phantom* and the army-building Onslaught Trooper* inspired by "The Rocketeer Jet-Pack Adventures" collection of stories!These brand new 5-inch retro-styled action figures have been meticulously created to have the look and feel of arguably the most popular form factor of classic superhero action figures of the 1980's, along with all the playable articulation fans expect and deserve. Each figure is packaged on a blister card featuring classic artwork of your favorite character.The Longbox Heroes Collection is a collaboration with Fresh Monkey Fiction and designer/sculptor ToyOtter Toys and exclusively offered through BigBadToyStore.Product Features5 inches (12.7cm)Made of plasticBased on indie comic book heroesPart of the Longbox Heroes line7 Points of articulationRetro feelAges 15 and upBox ContentsFlight Suit Madman figureMadman Longbox Heroes Adventures Madman 5" BBTS Exclusive FigureIndependent toy makers take on independent comic book icons! The LongBox Heroes Collection is the toy line that fans have been waiting for and features a selection of action figures based on some of the biggest names in creator-owned comic books heroes (and villains) including: Madman created by Mike Allred, The Goon created by Eric Powell, The Tick created by Ben Edlund, Mr. Monster created by Michael T. Gilbert, Cassie Hack created by Tim Seeley, Grendel created by Matt Wagner, and The Rocketeer created by Dave Stevens. Along with all-new characters The Black Phantom* and the army-building Onslaught Trooper* inspired by "The Rocketeer Jet-Pack Adventures" collection of stories!These brand new 5-inch retro-styled action figures have been meticulously created to have the look and feel of arguably the most popular form factor of classic superhero action figures of the 1980's, along with all the playable articulation fans expect and deserve. Each figure is packaged on a blister card featuring classic artwork of your favorite character.The Longbox Heroes Collection is a collaboration with Fresh Monkey Fiction and designer/sculptor ToyOtter Toys and exclusively offered through BigBadToyStore.Product Features5 inches (12.7cm)Made of plasticBased on indie comic book heroesPart of the Longbox Heroes line7 Points of articulationRetro feelAges 15 and upBox ContentsAdventures Madman figure

JayC - 2022-08-10 @ 2:35 pm

Independent toy makers take on independent comic book icons! The LongBox Heroes Collection is the toy line that fans have been waiting for and features a selection of action figures based on some of the biggest names in creator-owned comic books heroes (and villains) including: Madman created by Mike Allred, The Goon created by Eric Powell, The Tick created by Ben Edlund, Mr. Monster created by Michael T. Gilbert, Cassie Hack created by Tim Seeley, Grendel created by Matt Wagner, and The Rocketeer created by Dave Stevens. Along with all-new characters The Black Phantom and the army-building Onslaught Trooper inspired by "The Rocketeer Jet-Pack Adventures" collection of stories!These brand new 5-inch retro-styled action figures have been meticulously created to have the look and feel of arguably the most popular form factor of classic superhero action figures of the 1980's, along with all the playable articulation fans expect and deserve. Each figure is packaged on a blister card featuring classic artwork of your favorite character.

The Longbox Heroes Collection is a collaboration with Fresh Monkey Fiction and designer/sculptor ToyOtter Toys and exclusively offered through BigBadToyStore.

Atlantis - 2022-07-08 @ 2:16 am
32 minutes ago, MagnaPrime said:

Really wish we could get an image of the rocket for the rocketeer.

Its bizarre, isn't it? Three shots of the figure, all of the front. No side, no rear which in the Rocketeer's case is unforgivable 'cause the jet pack is the most important feature. It just makes no sense.

MagnaPrime - 2022-07-08 @ 1:44 am

Really wish we could get an image of the rocket for the rocketeer.

LordVenger - 2022-07-07 @ 5:33 pm

I agree it seems like a hard sell compared to other lines.

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