Since people are already emailing me

[cleolinda]

Ah, we finally have an image for the Comic-Con exclusive Tonner Edward, courtesy of the Tonner email newsletter that I subscribe to religiously:

The hair is rather meek, and for a full $129 I wish it had more accessories than "a shirt,"* but it does seem to have the black eyes to indicate "hunger" (~*EXCITING VARIATION!*~), and I have to say? This is the least horrifying/most accurate product image of the character that they've put up yet. I mean, compared to my doll's prototype pictures.

* YOU'RE KILLING ME HERE, PEOPLE. IT'S THE SAME DOLL, EXCEPT THIS TIME IT'S DEPRESSED. IT HAS LESS STUFF THAN THE FIRST ONE; IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A JACKET. YOU CAN'T THROW IN SOME EXTRA CLOTHES? A SPARKLE VENEER? A TINY MOUNTAIN LION? COME ON.

I mention this specifically just to let y'all know not to worry about trying to get one for me (as I'd previously asked--for someone to snag one at the convention, and I would have paid them back). I'd like to get one, but I think I'm going to get my bargain hunter on and go to eBay after the convention. Besides, like I said last time, no one would have any way of knowing who else might or might not have snagged one, and I'd end up with seven Edward v2s WHO HAVE NO ACCESSORIES and no way to pay everyone back.


Also: WHOA BLACK CANARY. They really need to lay off using the Lara Croft body (literally, that is the Lara Croft body sculpt) on every single flippin' DC doll.

Comments

[octotoes.livejournal.com]

So basically they removed the jacket and gave him longer sleeves? Has Tonner been hit hard by the recession?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Well, there's only 200 of them. I guess they figured, why make it terribly different if it's such a limited edition.

[amaz0n-princess.livejournal.com]

Wow. He's pretty lame. I can't believe he doesn't have sparkles!

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I hate to say it, but he is totally growing on me in an "I cannot justify spending actual money on it" kind of way. The thing is, because people will buy Twilight ANYTHING, I'm sure they'll have umpteen slightly different doll variations. I've already heard there'll be an Amazon B&E prom exclusive for the holidays.

And my problem isn't so much that I'll buy Twilight anything--it's that it's warped into a slightly different thing in my mind, or maybe a slightly different character. Like, it's not "Edward Cullen of the Twilight series" now, it's "Tonner Edward," and so my impulse isn't "It's Twilight so I've got to have it!," it's "OMFG THAT WOULD BE AWESOME FOR THE DOLL STORY! PEOPLE WILL DIE."

[amaz0n-princess.livejournal.com]

Girl, I promise I have done far crazier things!

Besides, we, the fans of SLOD, thank you. :)

[librisia.livejournal.com]

"Also: WHOA BLACK CANARY. They really need to lay off using the Lara Croft body (literally, that is the Lara Croft body sculpt) on every single flippin' DC doll."

How about if they just stop making female superheroes look like aggressive '80s hookers?

[hartlyn.livejournal.com]

ahahahaha! Great icon!

LOL at the tiny mountain lion, too. I'm not sure it would make CC Edward worth the 130 bucks, though.

[mari-redstar.livejournal.com]

Er. At least they've decided to really go all out with the "insane previously-unattested-Elseworlds" look for the boots this time? I mean, if it's down to "Black Canary from the Elseworlds where she is a pirate who also runs a burlesque show for some reason" or, like the Barbie version did, "Black Canary in those yellow-buckled shitkicker boots that Oracle got her. Except with stiletto heels added! So they're no longer shitkickers. In fact they look kind of pathetic now", well, at least the DC Pirate Stripper AU is interesting.