Benn

Updated to include recent Astonishing releases, Outback Psylocke, and New Mutants Magik, etc.

I think it's safe to say a few of the Marvel Vs. Capcom figures were huge hits, Psylocke being the stand-out.

That would be awesome. Maximum Magneto would be great too, though.

This feels like the end of an era for me. I've been loudly requesting this Psylocke, as my number one want, for the better part of a decade. She's perfect. With Psylocke, Spiral, Destiny, Chamber, Lady Deathstrike, and Magik all having finally gotten releases in the last few years, the top 10 of figures I was legitimately passionate about getting has almost been fully covered. Senyaka, Tempo, and a few others are still holding down the fort, though. Also, I know I'm in the minority, but I'm very excited for the Winter Soldier Wolverine as well. I love that look, and have been quietly wanting it in action figure form since it debuted. Nothing else did much for me, but I'll definitely get Marrina and Box to go with the rest of my Alpha Flight.

I'm pretty confident that the Rivals stuff is going to be the "Fall 2026 program" (usually an anniversary line). The wave with "classic Psylocke" and "Ultimate Wolverine" comes from a retailer listing that uses those specific "classic" and "Ultimate" descriptors, plus many of the previously rumoured Rivals figures are two-packs, which fits the anniversary model (stand-alone Punisher, stand-alone Moon Knight, Spider-Man/Luna Snow two-pack, Venom/Jeff the Landshark two-pack, and Cloak/Dagger two-pack).

Or maybe it's Cannonball and Cypher, which would drive me absolutely crazy. I'm pretty sure they're supposed to be Target figures, where at least I know I'll get them eventually, but man do I hate Walmart exclusives.

Yay. I actually managed to secure a Target preorder for once. I know these are always widely available after release, but it feels good to actually get the peace of mind ahead of time. I can't confirm, but I'm relatively confident this is exactly the same figure as the Ch'od-wave Emma, just cast in clear plastic, and featuring an additional Walgreens Emma head. That cloak wasn't meant to be removed, and I don't think this one will be, either. If it's the same, it plugs in to two ports on her chest, which would need to be filled in if the cloak was removed.

I get that Volcana was a big part of both original Secret Wars series, and I hope you get a figure of her, and I agree that here would have been the perfect place for it. But, Magik was actually part of several fights during the core Secret Wars II title, and the New Mutants title had substantial crossover with Secret Wars II, with the Beyonder specifically interacting with Magik more than once. On the other hand, Constrictor didn't appear in any panel of any Secret Wars issue, I don't think, and Daredevil appeared far less than Magik, if at all. I know those are both homages to the original toy line, but Magik feels like a fine inclusion to this subline (certainly not completely out of left field), and is frankly a heavily overdue inclusion to the line at large. I couldn't be happier to finally get this version of her. I wouldn't turn down a version of her to match the outfit of the Dani Moonstar figure, though... or a Fall of X version... or a Darkchylde version... or...

Magik. Single tear. So beautiful.

I picked up a second Storm to save on shipping. Would happily trade the extra, or sell for my cost plus cost of shipping.

What time did these actually go up? 9am EST? I know Target is based on Central time, but for some reason I still thought it would be an afternoon release time. I managed to snag Storm, which was by far the bigger get. My Target backlog is down to just Weapon X and Mystique, which isn't too bad, especially as they're both just lightly updated re-releases, and I imagine will both be widely available upon release. I still need that Walmart Quicksilver too, though.

I never understand why people are always so willing to throw other people's fandoms under the bus like this. Why fewer X-Men? It's not a zero sum affair. Me getting fewer X-Men doesn't get you more Avengers. I don't care about the Avengers one bit, but I hope you get all the characters you want. They can do both. I can tell you that, from the perspective of an X-Men fan, this line has felt pretty barren for years. We had a hot-streak for a year or two around 2019 and 2020, but it has been dry for a while. For instance, last year had 105 releases. Here are some stats: X-Men comic figures/sets: 17 Deadpool/X-Men movie figures: 6 X-Men cartoon figures: 6 Avengers comic figures/sets: 11 Avengers-related comic figures: 16 Avengers movie figures: 5 My numbers above lump the entire Wolverine anniversary line, the Venompool figure, Ka-Zar, and two figures from the Strange Tales wave (Bloodstorm and Hellverine) into the X-Men stats. Conversely, I didn't include anything Spider-Man-related, anything from the Strange Tales wave, Astonishing Wolverine, or any characters I wasn't absolutely sure were Avengers-related (like Namorita, Crystar, and Red Widow) in with the Avengers stats, and many of the figures I called Avengers-related are probably actually just Avengers figures. I just know people often take exception to characters from Thor or Iron Man solo titles being called "Avengers figures", so I erred on the side of caution. Most of that category are primary Avengers members in looks that I couldn't 100% for sure say were part of Avengers runs, with a few being characters like Odin who are more closely associated with only a single member of the team. Looks like you're eating at least as well as I am (probably better, as movie and cartoon figures don't really do anything for me, and that accounts for a huge percentage of last year's X-Men), but it's all a matter of perspective. When the comparatively few figures related to your corner of the universe aren't characters or looks you're as attached to, it definitely feels like less attention is being paid to you.

Pretty much all the X-Men stuff sells out crazy fast at the preorder stage, but then ends up flooding Targets after it properly releases. I would expect the same with both of these (unless Target wises up and puts more of the print run up for preorder to cash in on the FOMO).

I just saw this, so missed out on whatever came on August 29th. I take it Storm and Mystique never made it, and are future Fridays?

It looks like this was an in-stock restock too, because mine already shipped. Damn. I'm sorry, everyone. I came on here to let people know as soon as I got my order in (and somebody else had already posted it, anyway).