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Surprised "underboob" isn't the listed special feature on her package.

That eventually became the in-universe explanation for why she changed costumes so much. Because the Ant-Man/Giant-Man and Wasp features of Tales to Astonish never sold as well or were as popular as the stories about Iron Man, Cap, Hulk, Namor, etc. the writers and artists kept making changes to their costumes and such hoping that they'd crack the formula to make them as popular as Spider-Man (we see how well that turned out). I think it was when George Perez took over as artist that he really leaned into the joke that her costume was always being altered and gave her a new look almost every issue. Perez loved to design costumes, although--and I say this as a fan--I don't think he was a great costume designer. Anyway, after that they made up the explanation that she was a rich clothes horse and designed her new costumes because she was so flighty and always trying to set a new trend. However, she did have a few notable costumes that lasted longer than others. Perhaps ironically, though, they're quite plain and nondescript compared to some of her other one-off looks.

it's also the costume she wore when Vision debuted and when she married Hank Pym. It's my favorite of her costumes, followed by her first appearance and then the look when she was chairwoman during the Stern/Buscema "Under Siege" era, which was the same as the red and yellow except the red was replaced with either black or dark blue.

I just checked Dorkside and they also have all six new retro 3.75" figures up for pre-order. 'bout time!

The Wasp has famously had, like, 70 costumes over the years, but there are a handful that lasted for significant chunks of time. And yet, the vintage wave Wasp was in a blue costume that the character wore for, I think, two largely forgotten issues. 🤷‍♂️

I love both of the heads on this Hercules. This is how Hasbro should approach She-Hulk. She doesn't need a purely neutral blank stare head. Give her one "rage" face, either shouting or gritted teeth, but her passive head should be smiling and flirtatious.

Those aren't supposed to come out until the Hasbro PulseCon a couple weeks from now. Not sure if those are supposed to be in stores yet. Maybe different in Canada.

Greer Nelson clearly trying out for the Cincinnati Bengals' mascot position.

Because the X-Men wore jackets, and the X-Men were $$$. Thus, The Avengers and the Fantastic Four got jackets. (I know it was a rhetorical question.)

I can't think of any comic characters they've revealed so far that will be Target only.

Dan mentioned "some Target exclusive" Marvel Legends that have already been revealed. Plural. I assume the Eternals Thena will also be available then.

Speaking of other media, it's also notable that in the Disney Junior cartoon Spidey and His Amazing Friends, which features both Peter Parker and Miles Morales versions of Spider-Man together, Miles is known as Spin.

Dispute probably wasn't the right word; I don't think there was ever a conflict, just a question about branding. The character of Carol Danvers, more popular than ever now, is currently known as Captain Marvel. But... this is a retro-themed figure modeled after a look that Carol never wore since she's been called Captain Marvel. So do they put Ms. Marvel on the box? Will that hurt the brand association for people who know Carol as Captain Marvel if this figure doesn't have the same name and isn't wearing the same costume? Is this blond, bare-thighed Ms. Marvel a different character? It just seemed like putting her civilian name on the card, albeit weird on its own because that's never been her popularized name like with Jean Grey or Monica Rambeau. On the other hand, Marvel had no problems reprinting Carol's original comics under the MS. MARVEL title, and these came out in 2019, same year as her movie, intended to capitalize on the popularity of the character and the movie. So, who knows why they choose what they do?

Damnit, these pictures got me excited to see the Crow in THE ETERNALS.

Oh, it's a terrible look for Black Widow. She looks like a Golden Age Green Lantern villain, would've fit perfectly back then. But not an Avenger. Still, it's part of her history and it's part of Hawkeye's, which is why I picked it.

Between Tigra's color, the blue symbol on Doctor Strange's tunic, the flames on Dormammu and Human Torch's heads... it seems like Hasbro's paint app just needs to be recalibrated. They ought to know what colors these things should look like, but they're coming out slightly off. It's just weird.

It's nothing like the Master of Kung Fu comics by Moench, Gulacy, Zeck, Day, etc. from the '70s, which is a shame because those comics were awesome. But... it's still very good and highly entertaining. Not perfect; I still think the ending came too close to losing the narrative thread; but the action is fun, the villain is charismatic and interesting. I expected to cringe at Akwafina but she was funny and charming. They basically took the best parts of Shang-Chi and Danny Rand's characters and meshed them into one.

The retro 3.75" version that came out earlier this year was just called Carol Danvers to avoid the Captain/Ms. dispute.

At this point, just swap out Swordsman for Master Pandemonium and Black Widow for Professor Pym and you've got a West Coast Avengers wave. 😎

That miniseries was the main impetus for using them. I think those two are the most interesting visually of the five Death-Throws characters. They also appeared in a good Captain America story that guest-starred Hawkeye and Mockingbird, so I tend to think of them as Hawkeye villains, even that they're sort of marksmen at projectile objects.

People want the characters they know and don't care about the characters they don't know. Perfectly understandable, albeit self-centered.

I don't collect the Gamerverse figures; I haven't even played any of these games. But if I see that Miles figure in the wild I may be tempted to pick him up.

Depends on how early Quake's body developed, and her first appearance was modeled after Angelina Jolie, so...

Can we get a Walgreen's Collector Con up in this?

Maybe. On the other hand, if the character is well-received and popular, it could expedite the comic version's release. John Walker's popularity exploded after The Falcon and the Winter Soldier; we heard increased chatter and demand for a comic book U.S.Agent and lo and behold! We're expecting his figure about one year later. I'm expecting a comic book Monica Rambeau some time next year for the same reason. If the D+ She-Hulk is good (and according to my totally anecdotal surveys, it's the most-anticipated new show coming next year), that could lead to more comic-based figures inspired by the show's popularity. We'll see.