[Artist77]

Not to beat a dead horse, but I ain't seen nadda, and I really want the figure for a couple of custom projects.

[Snowflakian]

No solid word on her. I'm curious about this too.

The best guess I can think of is that it was decided to hold her over for the Avengers toyline next year with the movie. Or even some kind of preview figure boxset thingy pre-toyline.

I'd really like to know what happened too though. She's a character I wanted to add to my Movie Avengers collection.

[Jason Abbadon]

What about the blonde variant for the MU figure- Yelena?

[Snowflakian]

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What about the blonde variant for the MU figure- Yelena?

She'll probably pop up in a revision case. Considering unlike the different hairstyle natashas, she's an all new person. I'd hope she'd get her own slot in the numbering. Then again, they didn't do that for the moonstone Ms. Marvel, so probably will be the same as her in just being slotted in as a revision case figure.

[stjuggernaut]

I was thinking the exact same thing. i really wanted her for movie avengers line up but i guess we will have to wait. its cruel to show her along with an unmasked tony stark then not to give them to us haha.

patience though she will arrive sooner or later...

[Artist77]

My guess is the Avengers toyline, too, which saddens me. I kind of hope by the end of the year they begin to combine all the toylines together into an Avengers toyline that has new figures and some re-releases of popular figures, such as Crossbones, Destroyer, Heroic Age Cap, Mandarin, etc.

[Jason Abbadon]

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Originally Posted by Artist77

My guess is the Avengers toyline, too, which saddens me. I kind of hope by the end of the year they begin to combine all the toylines together into an Avengers toyline that has new figures and some re-releases of popular figures, such as Crossbones, Destroyer, Heroic Age Cap, Mandarin, etc.

I think that's the end result of heir current direction- you notice that "Avengers Assemble!" circular emblem on the new IM2, thor and cap toys? The one that shows all three in the emblem?

Eventually, MU might just be the Avengers line (or it might run alongside MU).

[Colder Soldier]

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Originally Posted by Jason Abbadon

I think that's the end result of heir current direction- you notice that "Avengers Assemble!" circular emblem on the new IM2, thor and cap toys? The one that shows all three in the emblem?

Eventually, MU might just be the Avengers line (or it might run alongside MU).

It should run along side MU, and hoping, praying, and wishing, they don't come out with the same characters in both lines! The MU peg-warmers at my TRU is about 30 different IMs.

[omega145]

Hasbro's 3.75" Iron Man 2 Black Widow & Nick Fury Figures Revealed - - MarvelousNews.com
http://www.toyark.com/news/attach/2/...1267248940.jpg
Is that the black widow from the Iron Man line? That looks pretty terrible.

[AndyCR75]

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Originally Posted by omega145

Hasbro's 3.75" Iron Man 2 Black Widow & Nick Fury Figures Revealed - - MarvelousNews.com
http://www.toyark.com/news/attach/2/...1267248940.jpg
Is that the black widow from the Iron Man line? That looks pretty terrible.

whoa where they hell did this come from? Seen the Cheadle, Jackson and Rourke...but Downey Jr. and Johannsen?

[Artist77]

I dont mind the ScarJo figure at all, but, granted, I'm mostly looking at the body for a custom.

[stjuggernaut]

it was never released to the knowledge of most people,

but this guy claims to have bought one that was ina target 3 pack......

Black Widow 3 3/4 CUSTOM Iron Man 2 Figure Scarlett Johanson Custom Action Figure

[jamesmruddy]

Hasbro: Marvel Q&A Answers – November 2010 « Toynormous!

[stjuggernaut]

read on the internet that one got leaked on ebayand that is the one the guy customed. dont blame him though because the final figure looked rubbish. still want one though...

[Jason Abbadon]

Well, consider that the pics we see there are only the prototypes- that sam Jackson figure looks a lot better in actual production than that prototype does!

[ludovicotek]

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Hasbro: Marvel Q&A Answers – November 2010 « Toynormous!

Nice. Thanks for posting these answers. There's been a drought of Hasbro Q&A answers lately. Any other sites have any?

[Razorlight6]

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Originally Posted by Snowflakian

She'll probably pop up in a revision case. Considering unlike the different hairstyle natashas, she's an all new person. I'd hope she'd get her own slot in the numbering. Then again, they didn't do that for the moonstone Ms. Marvel, so probably will be the same as her in just being slotted in as a revision case figure.

Considering that everything hitting stores for the past couple months are revision cases, we should have been seeing Yelena instead of Natasha, just like the other recent variants finally seeing the light of day (Dark Avengers Ms. Marvel, dark red Daredevil, black Bullseye, red/blue Warpath, phasing Vision). Maybe Hasbro didn't go ahead with her because it requires a new head, or at least new hair.

[Razorlight6]

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Originally Posted by Artist77

My guess is the Avengers toyline, too, which saddens me. I kind of hope by the end of the year they begin to combine all the toylines together into an Avengers toyline that has new figures and some re-releases of popular figures, such as Crossbones, Destroyer, Heroic Age Cap, Mandarin, etc.

I think that's the end result of heir current direction- you notice that "Avengers Assemble!" circular emblem on the new IM2, thor and cap toys? The one that shows all three in the emblem?

Eventually, MU might just be the Avengers line (or it might run alongside MU).

There won't be any combining in any real sense. Next year the Iron Man 2 (rebranded), Thor, and Captain America movie lines (whichever ones are still around) will be phased out to make space for the Avengers movie line. The Marvel Universe line will still be there. It's Hasbro's and Marvel's core line and has the Marvel logo splashed across it, introducing movie-fans to other Marvel characters. Come for the character, stay for the universe.

The "Avengers Assemble!" emblem is just for marketing.

[stjuggernaut]

this is the figure that got released on ebay I think it might have been....



awful

[Snowflakian]

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Originally Posted by Razorlight6

Considering that everything hitting stores for the past couple months are revision cases, we should have been seeing Yelena instead of Natasha, just like the other recent variants finally seeing the light of day (Dark Avengers Ms. Marvel, dark red Daredevil, black Bullseye, red/blue Warpath, phasing Vision). Maybe Hasbro didn't go ahead with her because it requires a new head, or at least new hair.

They already have the hair peice done. Original Widow was going to come with swappable hair. Instead they opted to single card each.

We may not see her until a much later on revision case. They have to balance them out to make sure the figures get out there for the consumer base, and since many are still trying to get Natasha, that might be their focus for now. Opting to save Yelena for when movie natasha is on shelves towards avengers.

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Originally Posted by Razorlight6

There won't be any combining in any real sense. Next year the Iron Man 2 (rebranded), Thor, and Captain America movie lines (whichever ones are still around) will be phased out to make space for the Avengers movie line. The Marvel Universe line will still be there. It's Hasbro's and Marvel's core line and has the Marvel logo splashed across it, introducing movie-fans to other Marvel characters. Come for the character, stay for the universe.

The "Avengers Assemble!" emblem is just for marketing.

Avengers Assemble is because all the movie lines will merge for the Avengers line. It's the hype buildup for it. Avengers Assemble is a marker on the new figures to show it's all part of the same movie universe.

MU will still stay on shelves, it is the comic figure outlet and will always stay that way. The movie lines though will come and go depending on which movie is in theaters or is selling. For now the idea is to run them concurrently(cap and ironman at least, thor wasn't expected to last and had a limited amount of waves initially planned), then phase all out for the avengers line(potentially with mold re-usage). Then probably running the Ironman 3 line concurrently to the Avengers line or as a subline to the avengers line. Both staying on shelves next to MU. So the marker is more than just hype building and marketing. It's a sign of things to come.

So yes, all the movie lines(that are in the same universe at least) will merge, but no, MU isn't going anywhere.
We've also got a new spidey-line coming too.