greenlucario

Got my Renew Your Vows 2 pack. Excellent 2 pack, and probably the best all purpose Spider-Man from ML.

Big BBTS/Amazon haul: Got Iron Spider, First Appearance Spidey, Toad, and Firelord. When that Legends drought ends, it pours.

Looks great, I'll definitely get this one, but like everyone else has said, the price is ridiculous. I was hoping we'd get a year or so before hitting $30. Guess I'll just skip a couple figures to justify it. Something tells me the amount of money Hasbro makes with these price hikes isn't getting them far, I know I'm cancelling pre-orders usually two previous ones for every new figure they show that I want.

1. The Orb (if not part of the Haslab) 2. Blackout 3. Scarecrow 4. Deathwatch 5. Lilith 6. Vengeance (Kowalski) I'd really love to see Ketch as a deluxe release with his bike and I'd have put Zadkiel, but probably a much better deluxe figure anyways.

Spidey 5 pack, easy pick up. Feel like putting Khonshu as a BAF of a mediocre wave was a pretty rotten thing. He's even passible enough as a comic Khonshu from the more recent runs, hopefully I can hunt those parts loose.

So glad I held off on the Knull 2-pack, this is an excellent set!

If it does, I might just get that Amazing Friends boxset for a red and blue version.

For a figure charging a premium price like this one is, that's really alarming. I'm truly hoping that most of the figures aren't saddled with this terrible discrepancy.

Tier 1: Mephisto, let's start out with a bang, and really sell this thing, especially since it's almost guaranteed Mephisto will never be a single carded mass market figure. Tier 2: Extra flame effects, since this thing has to have some sculpted flames to begin with. Tier 3: The Orb, classic Ghost Rider villain that's almost assuredly coming with that teased weapon. Tier 4: Blackout, and another great classic GR villain, and it would be nice to really pull together a small rogues gallery for Ghost Rider's 50th. Why not Danny Ketch? I'd be down for Ketch, but I doubt they'd lock him behind a Haslab project when they know they can release a deluxe of him at mass market and easily sell him. Easily my most anticipated Haslab yet, and should be a bit more affordable, which doesn't hurt.

For now, it's the Retro Spidey, I like the RYV Spidey, except I'm not sure I like the reused Pizza Spidey head sculpt on there. At the same time, if we're talking ideal Spidey here, I'd like a buck between the Retro Spidey and Pizza Spidey. Something with just a bit less muscle definition than the Retro Spidey, but not quite as thin as Pizza Spidey. And of course, a disc hinge neck for this hypothetical perfect Spidey.

Howard the Duck and Ant-man - It'll be nice to have a Howard the Duck, but I'd rather he was a pack-in himself since he doesn't seem to have much, if any, articulation. Will buy, maybe pre-order. Classic Loki and HWR - Pass, didn't like the Loki series all that much, despite wanting to. Loki and tesseract- Pass, don't need TVA Loki, don't have room for a tesseract. Classic Black Panther - Looks great, but I want to see more of it first, since the other classic BP still looks great to me. Might get it on sale. Hatut Zeraze - Skipping, cool figure, glad to see some comic love for BP, but don't need a character or army builder like this for my collection. Sentry - Unlike most, I don't hate the Hyperion mold, and still understand the many grievances with it. This Sentry looks good, but me grabbing it will depend on whether or not this is an easy Walgreens' exclusive, and when it drops. I'm fine with the previous Sentry and will pass on this one if it drops around some of the upcoming releases for Spider-Man. Riot- Love Spider-Man, love symbiotes, and I'm ecstatic to finally get this team finished. My only disappointment is that they went with the Monster Venom buck. Yes, Riot is a large character, but I'd think either Hyperion, or preferably the Omega Red buck would have given us the size we needed without forcing everyone to buy a BAF to get Riot. Since he'll likely be a Spidey wave BAF, I'm not too disappointed in this turn of events. Agony- Best reveal, since Riot was a BAF. I can't wait to have all the Life Foundation Symbiotes assembled together, and being a single release is excellent. Kind of hoping to see Hybrid and a few other obscure symbiotes now that we've made it this far. Razorback and Human Fly- I love when they do obscure villains, so I'm in. Surprised that they went with such deep cuts though. Terrax and Fallen One- Really wish this wasn't a two pack. Don't need a re-released Terrax, don't want one, but I'm all about the Giffen/Abnett/Lanning era of cosmic Marvel, so Fallen One will make this an instant purchase. Hopefully Stardust, Red Shift, and Air Walker are on the way too. Amazing Friends - Really, really disappointing. New Firestar isn't enough of an improvement on the old one to justify buying this one, new Spidey doesn't seem right on that Amazing Fantasy mold, and Iceman is another swing and miss, for a character that shouldn't be this difficult, Hasbro keeps messing him up. Scorpion and Beast - Far from excited here, but the calm Beast head alone is worth the price of admission compared to what I'd pay a customizer to create one for me. Scorpion has me completely divided though, since I love the color scheme from the animated series, and the tail is excellent like last time, but that body is so small and scrawny for Gargan, I can't believe they're still using that one. Probably will get him, and hope the paint job is enough to justify the purchase. Overall, there's some fun stuff here, but a lot of disappointing choices and clear misses on Hasbro's part. At $25 a piece, they've got to do better.

Thanks!

Missed out on Spidey, but got Lizard, so I'm still stoked. Anybody have a release date for Spidey, or is it the same as Lizard?

Got my retro wave Rhino, and it really is amazing what two excellent head sculpts and a better paint scheme can do to a figure. Still a bit big for Rhino, but since this figure is a massive improvement, it's easy enough to overlook.

I think so, mine showed up late last week without warning. But I'm glad to have it at last.