Sadly I have to totally agree. With the exception of 1 or 2 steels "Mondo" they have promised much and delivered on none of it. They are churning out poor quality steels especially where Marvel is concerned that are very inferior to what the rest of the world is getting, which I blame in part to where they are getting them made. Some Canadians on here praise them and seem to be happy just by getting metal boxes but thats not why I and many others collect steels. We want a quality product, simply being in a metal box is not enough. I wonder if those same people that constantly praise anything FS release would still be doing so if they were paying International sums for them through GB's etc I bet 100% the answer would be no. They are cheaper internally and it definitely shows in the poor steel used and on most recent ones simply terrible art choices. Oh I'm sure someone will be quick to incorrectly state FS have no choice in what they release, well sorry but yes they do, they want to be different art wise and that has resulted in poorer products, so they DO get some say in what is released. At present their steels are pretty much the worst of all the retailers "IMO" except for the odd release. Zavvi are utterly wiping the floor with their exclusives and the quality is 100% always better, and I am no Zavvi lover. I really do hope FS improve and start getting someone else to make their steels because as of now other than the new Mondo range they have seriously let me down on every title, which I've ended up selling on for something better.
No gloss, no deboss, poorer finish!
