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I’m not sure I would draw any conclusions based on Shang-chi wave, since it not only contains heretofore unknown characters but also came out months before the movie release due to COVID related issues. So showing a picture of Katy on clearance like that is some sort of slam-dunk, case-closed argument (“this picture tells it all!”) against mcu figures seems a bit misleading

Feels like its too late to introduce Kang at this point, i mean i could see them making a reference to the character's existence but i doubt very much he's the big bad - my money is on either another Loki variant or even Miss Minutes being some sort of AI run amok. Anyhow enjoyed this episode more than the previous 4 episodes combined. wish the series as a whole had involved more madcap adventures with alternate lokis and lots of easter eggs but it is what it is.

i havent checked recently, but last time i was there my closest WG didn't have any legends. it seems like there are a few out there that still get new stock but many seemed to have stopped getting anything except 0-2 of each new exclusive, as of the black widow wave last spring.

just seeing shang-chi remants at my local stores with AI Iron Man being most common, followed by Shang-Chi, followed by Wenwu. Lots of Katys at target still. Only one sighting of BOTBG wave so far and haven't seen Ursa Major wave at all yet (not surprised by that though)

Yeah i agree, con exclusives are best when they are either novelty/niche figures, or somehow represent characters that wouldn't get a mass retail figure either based on who the character is (e.g., Son of Satan) or the character's costume (the hellfire queens). And i can understand why fans are frustrated at the idea that Excalibur might be a con exclusive, since you're options are shell out $50 for a pulse premium membership you might not otherwise use much, or order a set from the 2nd production run with might take 10 months (still better than not getting it at all, of course). iirc Excalibur doesn't have characters in risque outfits like the HC club queens so it doesn't seem like the set couldn't just be an amazon exclusive. but then amazon is still trying to sell off alpha flight sets so maybe they just weren't into the idea of this box set vs the upcoming more wolverine centered one . maybe we are all wrong and it will turn out to be a wave. but perhaps the box set was more officially confirmed at some point and i just missed it or forgot about it

Its a bit too pricey imo but otherwise reasonable for an exclusive. Most people won't feel the need to get it, aside from hardcore nextwave fans and folks who just like the novelty of an elvis MODOK. I think it would be more of a draw if they had at least repainted the body in different colors to differentiate this guy from the mass retail MODOK but whatever, i suppose this is more comic accurate fwiw. But i guess i'm one of those people who don't' find the need to complain about exclusives they aren't interested in. I mean i love people saying we should've gotten Doctor Strange or Banshee or Box instead - you'd really rather those be con exclusives that either require a pulse premium memberships for purchase or (maybe) go the hellfire club route of waiting an additional 10 months,, rather than having them released at mass retail or as fan channel exclusives? Doesn't make much sense to me.

I don't think i've ever seen the two-packs at all, maybe its messed up distribution. the singles i see on the pegs seem to sell at a pretty brisk pace, not compared to legends of course. i might pick some up if i saw them on clearance just to use as a wall decoration

That’s a good point, I wonder if that is indeed how WG arrived at the theme of “cosmic” for this years exclusives. WG certainly seems less enthusiastic about these guys than previous years’ exclusives. but hey, if it means we get even more cosmic comic characters when GotG 3 comes out, all the better!

yeah this would be my take on Vance's release as well. Doesn't hurt that he didn't require any new parts or much in the way of accessories, very easy figure for Hasbro to make. iirc Starhawk showed up in that run as well (in different forms/genders) and the rest of the team appeared as well but Vance was the only member to actually join the DnA GotG.

I’ve seen people using Falcon’s flying hand as a Cap salute hand. my 1st pick would be comic Falcon getting a redwing accessory MODOK should’ve come with an effect piece for his mental blasts, but that’s easier to jury rig. not so easy to create a 1:12 scale bird. on the mcu side, wasp should’ve come with a shrunken wasp accessory

will definitely pick up High Evolutionary and likely Psycho Man as well. Probably my 2nd favorite set of FF costumes so i might get them, depending on what else new/different they bring to the table.

Well the figures definitely look better than the digital renders; that said, i'm skipping this whole wave. Seems like that happens about once a year now (last year it was the venompool wave). No big deal in the grand scheme of things, its actually nice to get a break when hasbro's release schedule has been so fast and furious the past couple of months.

hopefully classic drax

I suspect these are more "keep MOC and hang on a wall display" than "pose them for ACBA pics/set up in an action figure display" since the card art is a huge part of the appeal. also of course for people looking to buy a gift for a kid (or a marvel fan in general) the $10 price point makes these a lot more enticing than $23 ML figures.

heh. a "coach potato" diorama for MLs would be pretty fun. but of course hasbro would charge an arm and a leg and it would likely be easier to just buy some dollhouse furniture

Seems weird that the 6-ep Loki series gets 3 figures while the 9-ep Wandavision only got 2. Especially where neither Loki nor mobius are wearing particularly toyetic costumes

Yes a few months back. I found one at my local WG. From what I remember most people were saying stores were only getting 1-2 of him though, and I can’t recall if he ever went up for order on WG website. this is why people are really wondering why nova didn’t come out already (let alone Quasar)

sounds pretty boring, i think i'd rather re-read Brubaker's Cap run instead. Poor Jen. hopefully it won't be too long before she's restored to her usual upbeat self. probably around or after the 1st season of her tv show, i suppose

Target having a “spend $100, get $25 off” sale for today only. Not that much available on their website imo but if you are interested in AoA wave 2 you could preorder it.

I’m not hating on the new sandman, I just think the BAF is better (despite the ball joint hips) and so I’ll stick with it. But I do think the comparison pics did not make the new version look good. i do wonder if people who don’t already have a sandman prefer this new figure or would rather have paid $30 for a deluxe rerelease of the BAF.

welp, after this of course i walk into WM today and they had just about the whole BOTBG wave on the pegs. Only one missing was Lady D who i'm guessing will be the most popular figure in the wave as x-fans are the largest chunk of comic ML collectors imo. Since i already had Skull and Arcade i went for Scientist supreme so MODOK will have someone to bicker and scheme with. They had 4 dooms so i'm guessing he's double packed and they put out 2 cases and sold one BAF set and the other Deathstrike. Also gave in and ordered Black Tom from amazon, under $12 shipped including tax seemed like a reasonable price to add this noteworthy rogue to the villains club, even if i'd prefer him to be a bit more purple. I don't know exactly when he gained plant control powers but i do have BAF Groot as well as Groot evolution so i'm sure i could spare an arm for Tom if i felt like it.

Theoretically i'd be up fo buying a frost giant figure, but my guess is with hasbro it would probably be too pricey for a cheapskate like me. maybe they'll do a frost giant BAF for the love and thunder wave, although it seems more likely they would do something like a repainted Bor or Ulik from the sdcc set a BAF and save the tooling costs for the mcu figures in the wave. this also makes me think about that D & D set hasbro made last year with the dark elf character. I guess he didn't sell well enough since we haven't heard about any additional D & D figures since. too bad.

Darkstar looks good, but since i don't plan to complete Ursa Major or the Winter Guard, I will likely pass. iirc she was in the Defenders for a very brief stint.. but i might be getting mixed up with the female Red Guardian. as far as the cleavage issue, its hard to find rhyme or reason in hasbro's decisions.... e.g., in addition to the older Black Cat figure, hasbro was OK with making Angela and the WG exclusive Emma Frost. I honestly don't really care if they downsize the chest somewhat, not a big deal to me if that's what it takes to get certain characters made as figures. I do feel like plenty of marvel comic artists still do a lot of cheesecake illustrations of female characters (even if its not as prevalent as it was in the 90s or aughts) , but i suppose comics aren't marketed to ages 4+. I dunno.

If anybody held off on getting the Strong guy wave waiting for a sale, all but the deadpools are available at well below retail on amazon (most in the $10-11 range except Maverick who's $15 or so). they have a few other figures on sale but nothing i thought was particularly noteworthy. I might end up picking up Black Tom, feels like he's an important character to add to the x-rogues gallery... but i just find the figure so bland, not sure why.

I will wait to see a review of this one as i would like to see his articulation and also some size comparisons with ML figures to see if he might work out OK posed with them, especially since i skipped the WG exclusive ML version. But definitely they did a nice job with the sculpt and accessories for this guy.