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My favorites are still the Invaders cap and the TRU light up base Cap. Pretty much upgraded versions of the Secret Wars Cap. The movie line comic series figures had weird arms and the new MU one is just lazy IMO.

The 5 POA All-Stars or the full articulation wave? Surprised these haven't shown up in that many stores yet.

Aside from inevitable repacks of Wave 1 figures, that's it. Hasbro said there were only 10 figures. Ah, forgot about that press release. Maybe some of the repacks will be variants. I wouldn't mind seeing a green Falcon or tall-head Leader. Yelena would be a nice variant for Widow, but I don't that's going to happen. I doubt it will either but you never know (surprise Hydra & Red Skull variants for the Captain America line). Belova would be ace, hell I still want that custom Sharon Carter they showed 2 SDCC's ago. That I'm pretty sure was Black Widow painted white w/ a blond head.

Aside from inevitable repacks of Wave 1 figures, that's it. Hasbro said there were only 10 figures. Ah, forgot about that press release. Maybe some of the repacks will be variants.

Who else is in Wave 2 besides Black Fury, Ultimate Thor, Hawkeye & The Leader?

This line is for the cartoon and it makes sense that there's characters from the cartoon. The fact that they are re-using decent molds and putting out some characters that are either new (Leader) or needed a re-release (comic Red Skull) is a nice bonus. Black Widow & Falcon are arguably upgrades. I'm glad that these are half-way decent figures that don't have the usual "cartoon look" (see Wolverine & The X-Men). It's not MU quality but at least it's not t-crotch Assemblers. As much as Hasbro drops the ball, there's not much reason to complain about a figure line for a cartoon that will probably only last 2 or 3 waves. Who knows, if this makes it to a wave 3 we could see needed villains like Molecule Man, Dracula, Modok & Ulik (all in the show).

Who else is in Wave 2 besides Ultimate Thor, Hawkeye, Leader & Nick Fury Jr.?

Nearly everyone* Hulk is obvious but for some reason I thought Falcon used pieces of the IM2 Guardsman. I guess it was the similar torso.

No prob it's a pretty decent deal. I'm more excited for wave 2 though cause I really want that Leader figure. awe man.. they jacked IronMan's articulation. looks like he has those funky hasbro-knees and no ankles ! I don't see why they didn't just repack the one from IM2 Yeah... I'm really surprised they made a brand new mold for Iron Man considering everyone else is re-used movie parts. He's better than the Assemblers but still kind of a dud. Hell they could have just put a circular reactor on the MU Wave 1 Iron Man.

Amazon has the Avengers Assemble figures in stock for $10.99 w/ free shipping. Cosmic Strike Red Skull Gamma Fist Hulk Tornado Blade Iron Man Inferno Cannon Black Widow Shield Blast Captain America Sky Attack Falcon

Also lookin' for a Professor X & a non-variant Blastaar. Bag-head would be great but it's not that important.

How is Target's pricing for Doctor Who? I usually go with Amazon because Best Buy's pricing is ridiculously bad for BBC sets. Did they have Torchwood?

Head is new, some tooling on the torso to add the button. Oh and the NEW REMOVABLE PURPLE PANTS THEY ADDED. I hope Hasbro's not dumb enough to pull a Sentinel and release the Orange at retail and make Green the variant.