MfkrJones
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My recycling service excepts plastic containers like milk jugs but they don’t recycle plastic bags. So what makes a Simply Orange container recyclable and action figure bubbles and windows not?
I remember years ago where there were Gundam figures (not the models) in packaging meant for display. It wasn’t unlike the G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 packaging, which also doubled as a foot locker. So why not go that route instead for the collectors who wouldn’t mind a nice display that doubles as a package and can be recycled by those who don’t?
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Well I’m glad I was wrong about a second AoA wave. I’m also glad so many people are getting some figures they wanted like Falcon, Stiltman, and 90’s Rogue.
I wouldn’t have thought classic characters like Kang and Dormammu would look so good but there’s a lot of detail in those figures. Is there any hope M.O.D.O.K. will be the BAF for the Bad Guys wave?
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On 9/13/2020 at 4:20 PM, monron999 said:
Had to go cold turkey on POPS!, but this hits me just right in the 90's nostalgia square. Let's see how long it takes Hasbro to do one. Toybiz's was pretty good, but as with most of those figures, it's looking mighty old and dated these days.
I feel the same. I’d still pick it up but $30 is a lot for a Pop! figure. EDIT: I just realized this is probably one of the oversized figures so price isn’t bad but space is an issue.
Yes! Hasbro needs a mass release version of Hulk (I’m not counting the 2-pack with Wolverine) that’s easily obtainable. This has got to be one of the most popular Hulks. He was such a wise ass in the comics during that period too. The Peter David Omnibus vol. 2 is coming out this fall which features many of those stories.
If Hasbro does this I hope he comes with an extra head or two cause this version of Hulk was more expressive. Having removable bandoliers and bunny slippers would be the cherry on top. Extra hands for holding guns and fisted ones too. Outside of Brotherhood Havok this is my most wanted Legends figure.
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20 hours ago, Benn said:
The existence of a second Age of Apocalypse wave has been a big game of telephone. All they said originally was that they were open to doing a second wave if the first did well, which pretty much means maybe we could see more in 2022, but the internet heard "maybe another wave this year" and the echoes reverberated into "definitely another wave this year", which caused a lot of confusion as that became decreasingly likely. I'd love Age of Apocalypse wave 2 to be an end-of-the-year surprise that conveniently satisfies all those hints, but I think it's much more likely we're looking at gamerverse wave 2, which is definitely coming this year, and which we otherwise know nothing about. I think Vulture's wing sculpt and M.O.D.O.K.'s prominent role in the game lend a lot of support to the notion that Falcon or M.O.D.O.K. could be in the wave, and it's possible the rumoured U.S. Agent isn't actually a Walgreens exclusive, since Rektangular reports misinformation based on bad assumptions pretty much all the time.
Also, the people expressing X-Men fatigue are mostly the collectors who either don't collect X-Men or for whom X-Men at least aren't one of their main interests. I don't blame them at all. Movie-related stuff got pushed back due to the pandemic, and so the X-Men extras ended up feeling like they were taking the place of non-X waves. The funny thing is that last year was arguably just as good, if not better, a year for X-Men, with three phenomenal waves (Caliban, retro, and X-Force), along with multiple great 80th anniversary tie-in products (Love Triangle, Havok/Polaris, Colossus/Juggernaut, Family Matters), Walgreens exclusives (Mystique, Emma, Dani, Cuckoos), and fan channel exclusives (Deathlok, cowboy Logan). This year we only had the polarizing Age of Apocalypse wave, a Deadpool wave (which is like half an X-Men wave), a few fan channel exclusives (Storm, Beast, Apocalypse), and the 20th anniversary stuff (including the SDCC sets), much of which is based on movies and isn't necessarily going to appeal to every X-collector.
Sure, the comic anniversary packs were arguably better than last year (legitimately tough call), and the fan channel releases certainly were, plus we also got the Haslab campaign (though not the release), and Nimrod, Strong Guy, and White Queen Emma were certainly major checkboxes that needed ticking for a lot of people, but I definitely bought a lot more last year than this year, and was a lot more excited about those purchases on average. I really think people are tired of X-Men only by virtue of the deficit of alternatives right now, not because there's actually a crazy amount releasing. The anniversary theme being entirely dedicated to them didn't help, I guess. Honestly, if Age of Apocalypse and the movies aren't your thing, it was actually a really light year for X-fans, without even a proper dedicated wave of their own. Next year, I expect the anniversary theme to belong to Spider-Man, so we probably won't see much in the way of X-Men stand-alone products or exclusives, but they'll probably still get two to three solid waves, which isn't exactly a drought. It'll all balance out.
All good points.
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On 9/3/2020 at 8:19 AM, monron999 said:
Damn, way to put that together. I know they kinda intimated that a 2nd wave was not likely, especially this year, but next year is still on the table. And money talks and as far as I've been able to tell the Sugarman wave has done pretty well in the sales department, partially because of the Sugarman BAF, but I don't see figures from that wave lingering on the shelves like I've seen some of the recent waves. You've got me convinced.
I thought I remembered reading somewhere that a second AoA wave was a sure thing. Maybe that was just speculation before Apocalypse himself was revealed as a deluxe release instead of a BAF. Plus how can we have a Wild Child without a Sabretooth?
I agree. Magneto, Rogue, and Sabretooth are easy to sell. Nemesis would probably be a BAF again. So four other figures in the wave if I’m right. I don’t think a AoA Colossus or Nightcrawler would peg-warm either. Nightcrawler wouldn’t need more than a new head and the armor parts, plus further down the road it’s use as an X-Force repaint makes it a no-brainer.
As for people feeling mutant burnout, let’s not forget these waves are planned out at least a full year in advance. That’s why characters like Gwen Pool peg-warm while Mysterio was hard to get. By the time the Lizard BAF wave hit, demand for Gwen Pool had died and Far From Home was making its way into headlines.
If you go back and read comments from when the first AoA wave was announced I’m sure you’ll see the hype was strong. Not to mention many people still want a 90’s Wolfebane and Feral. There’s plenty of demand for Brotherhood characters in this very discussion.0 -
I’d bet money it’s AoA wave 2.
Toybiz did AoA Sabretooth and Hasbro hasn’t.
Nemesis/Holocaust Hasbro has done and needs an update.
AoA Magneto was done in the 3.75” line.
AoA Rogue has been done by Toybiz but not in Legends and that’s the yellow glove.
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Hasbro has done a great job giving us many of the figures I was hoping for this last year. So keeping my fingers crossed.
1- 90’s Smart Hulk
2- 90’s Armored Daredevil
3- Netflix Season 3 Daredevil
4- X-Factor Wolfesbane
5- 90’s Dan Ketch Ghostrider w/bike
6- X-Force Siryn
7- Banshee (blue/yellow)
8- Brotherhood Havok
9- Generation-X Husk
10- Marrow (X-men)
and as honorable mentions I’d still like to see Kaine and Spidercide from the clone saga.
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I’d love Spidercide or Kaine but that’s just wishful thinking.
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The Mystery Of The Third Summers Brother Revealed
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Personally I think they should have done the Gambit/Sinister story.
Adam X even had pointy ears to be part Shi’ ar didn’t he? Not that it was a bad idea but they already recycled It for Vulcan. If Marvel wants to do retcons they should hire Johns. During his Green Lantern fun he took a lot of cheesy silver age ideas and brought some sense and cohesiveness to them.