Target's
Fall Geek-Out officially started on August 25th, and to the surprise of everyone, the items from the first week had
not leaked or
been found on shelves weeks before the event started. Could it be that
Target is taking this
Geek-Out event seriously, and got their act together? ...or were toy companies
smarter this time?
ToyFarce investigated...
The first week of the
Target Fall Geek-Out event was focused on
McFarlane Toys, with 2 new figures (
Sinestro and
Hawkman), 2
Jokerized figures (Dark Knight trilogy
Two-Face and
Scarecrow), and a few
Batman the Animated Series products, including figures that collectors already had, but this time
with crappier paint and an exclusive Build-a-Figure of the Condiment King (
I cannot believe I am essentially paying $120 for a Condiment King figure...). Those figures were all revealed during the
McFarlane Toys San Diego Comic Con panel, but we had no idea they'd be there so soon.
So how come we didn't see those already on shelves weeks ago, as is tradition with the
Geek-Out events? How come the shelves aren't full of the
NECA figures that are supposed to drop on September 29th already? Well, it could be a number of things:
-
The third time is the charm:
Target has figured out the formula, and managed to keep things under wraps until the
correct dates, so we'll see the items revealed only when they are supposed to be.
- Toy companies didn't send
Target any items, to make sure that they don't put them out too early. They have been burned not once, but
twice, so this time, they're not sending anything until the correct date.
- All products are
pre-orders, so there is no risk that anything is leaked before, and they don't have the products in store before. (
All the McFarlane Toys products do have Oct 1st as release date)
-
Complete coincidence.
Most likely to be the actual reason...
This week (
Week 2) will have new
Lego reveals,
Week 3 will have
Mattel and
X-Box products,
Week 4 will have
Hasbro products,
Week 5 Funko products, and last but not least, the final week,
Week 6, will be all about
NECA (
which is usually the first one to have all their products out before the event. Will history repeat itself? Is is why it's on the final week now?)
More news at 11:00...
Hey, why isn't there a Winter Geek-Out or Spring Geek-Out?
*ToyFarce News is parody news for laughs and not meant to be taken seriously!
I knew something felt off. Thanks for helping me figure it out toy farce
ucsf -
2023-08-28 @ 7:33 pm
I believe that's a good sign. Sometimes keeping the good parts for the show still holds value in my eyes.
Dont worry, Walmart got yall covered with the Wolfspider leak. They done got him in hand on eBay before his character has even been officially revealed ???
It is genuinely shocking.
Also:
3 hours ago, ToyFarce said:(I cannot believe I am paying $120 essentially for a Condiment King figure...)
I'm going to be strong for once and have decided I'm not doing it. Didn't actually have Scarecrow so I made an exception there, but as much as I'd love a Condiment King in my collection (because who wouldn't?!?) I just won't re-buy the other figs with the aforementioned worse paint jobs. I've got to draw the line somewhere. Also, McFarlane. So there's a 50/50 chance he'll eventually be released on his own anyway.
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