DefinitelyNotBlitzcrank

and a Happy Black Friday to those brave enough to try and find good deals with 3 3/4" figures.

Wal Mart had Super Hero Mashers for 8 bucks so I picked Ghost Rider, Iceman and Dr Doom. I grabbed the last of each one. The only figures left on the pegs were 3 Hawkeyes which I'll bet will stay there 'till the end of time. He seems to be the least popular character in everything... Also to follow up on the Amiibos, Marth and Wii Fit Trainer are nowhere to be found around these parts. Must have been shortpacked to hell considering how much stock they have of everyone else.

I think they're planning one for each Smash character. Also, thanks for the heads up on Marth. I'll keep on eye out to see if he's equally as rare around here. Since I'm posting here, I might as well mention my last Marvel haul was just the Brown and Yellow Titan Series Wolvie. Even though he's far from obscure, he's still an X-Men and I had to get him before the 40% off sale was over. They didn't have any of the Blue and Yellow variant at TRU. Besides the huge 6 figure Target exclusive set which I have no interest in, I haven't seen the Blue and Yellow anywhere. I wouldn't exactly say I'm looking for it, but I wouldn't mind picking it up if the opportunity arose and the price was right.

I'm pretty happy with my purchase. I can only hope the line improves from here.

So I broke down and did something some Marvel collectors would consider a sin. I was doing errands and happened to pass by TRU. Being unable to stop my curiosity I went in to check if by some miracle of God, the had gotten Wave 2 of MI. Unfortunately, once again just had pegs full of unsold Heroic Age Iron Man, Grim Reaper and Hyperion. This had to be the eleventyseventh time I've seen the completely undistubred display. As I walked away dejected, I saw them in a huge display I had missed when I was walking in. 40% off this week only, the entire catalog of 12" Marvel Titan series that everyone is so eager to bash. I had never purchased these before as their price didn't match their value IMO. But at 8.97, I couldn't pass them up. I quickly grabbed Dr. Doom and Ultimate Spider-Man (Miles Morales). As much as everyone claims these are garbage, I really like them. I won't be completing the set as most of the characters don't interest me, but the two I bought are quite nice. As with 95% of my collectibles, I left them in their boxes to display as the graphics on the boxes are some of my favorites. They're something I would have gone crazy over if I these had come out 15 years ago. I definitely think this series doesn't deserve the poor reputation it has. If they ever bring out an X-Men wave, I think I might just gobble them all up, at the next 40% sale .

I've given up on seeing anything other than wave 1 at retail. If I do ever see a Red She Hulk or Whirlwind around here, I'd have a very hard time believing it isn't a dream.

Big props for the Hulkbuster Armor. Not so big props on Ultron's face. Still excited to see it though.

That line has been tempting me for so long. The Venom and Iceman are just too cool. I think if they started releasing more X-Men besides Wolvie, I'd eventually crack.

That's how I did Waves 3 and 4. I actually got all of wave 3 for the normal retail price of each figure. A paid a little mark up on the 4th but nothing ridiculous. Wave 2 is the one that is busting my bank. Stupid Red She Hulk and Whirlwind... Stop being so desirable! The only wave I've gotten the majority from stores was Wave 1. I got Hulk from TRU while I got Heroic Iron Man, Hyperion and Grim Reaper from Target back when they were doing their 20% off sale. I actually got a deal on Captain America when I paid that huge mark up for Wasp. I'm gonna wait a bit and see how I feel once I have the cash for wave 2.

I share your pain. I'm torn between waiting for wave 2 or just going to specialty shops and paying the premium. I really don't ever see wave 2 coming out around here though.

Some dunderhead swapped out the figures. Because stealing is acceptable to some people.

No hauls for a while, but I did spot a couple Wasps at my local Target. I had bought one a few weeks previous for 28$ after running all over the place looking for her and here they were staring at me with an 11$ price tag. Quite disheartening. I guess I underestimated the distribution of refresher cases.