[hasbroherofan]

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Originally Posted by Black Arbor

Definitely surprised Toad wasn't on the Doc Ock body...

They seemed to be influenced by the 90s looks where he was more lean, like in the Jim Lee villains piece.

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Originally Posted by jwyss234

Just saw on SuperHeroHype that Ms. Marvel will premiere on Disney+ on June 8th. I would imagine that we'll see her figure revealed for the next D+ wave around that time since her costume hasn't been kept a secret.

After Ms. Marvel's reveal, that will leave two slots left in the next Disney+ wave.

Guessing one of the remaining 2 will be She-Hulk then.

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Black Arbor

I dunno how tall he is in the show, but if Hasbro was feeling generous I'd love for one of those slots to be Khonshu I mean, movie Venom was pretty big and he got a solo carded figure!

I think MCU Khonshu is too big for a standard release. He positively towers over Marc (and not just because Oscar Isaac isn't tall) and he has the big ol' bird skull head. Movie Venom's figure was a solid size but still only measured at around the Colossus/AoA Sabretooth height which is still too short for how tall Khonshu's been on the show (so far anyway).

[jwyss234]

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Originally Posted by firmpulse

Unfortunately, no. That's in USD.

Yeah, that's a bummer. I just saw this on Preternia.com's Twitter feed. They did mention in another post that the 60th Anniversary Spider-Man figures are getting a $5 mark up similar to the Marvel 80th Anniversary and Infinity Saga figures.

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Amazing Fantasy Spidey $27.99
Future Foundation $27.99
Noir/Ham $29.99
Lizard $29.99
Iron Spider $33.99
Toad $33.99
All 2-Packs except Knull/Venom $55.99
Knull/Venom $77.99

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Originally Posted by hasbroherofan

Guessing one of the remaining 2 will be She-Hulk then.

That's possible. I'd certainly like to have a figure of her before her show started.

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

I think MCU Khonshu is too big for a standard release. He positively towers over Marc (and not just because Oscar Isaac isn't tall) and he has the big ol' bird skull head. Movie Venom's figure was a solid size but still only measured at around the Colossus/AoA Sabretooth height which is still too short for how tall Khonshu's been on the show (so far anyway).

Cant konshu control his size?

[Villano]

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Originally Posted by Black Arbor

Definitely surprised Toad wasn't on the Doc Ock body...

I assumed they would, too. I mean, how many other uses are they going to get out of that body? Not too many chubby guys wearing tights in the Marvel Universe.

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Harbinger

Cant konshu control his size?

That's why I tacked on the "so far" at the end. He has yet to display that in the show but his size in the comics can change (this seems to be a very common power among gods) so it's not unreasonable to suppose it could happen. I was just noting that three episodes in he's always been supernaturally large.

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Originally Posted by Villano

I assumed they would, too. I mean, how many other uses are they going to get out of that body? Not too many chubby guys wearing tights in the Marvel Universe.

Since they already blessed us with Frog-Man on that body I think Walrus might be the only other option off the top of my head but even then he'd need a new upper torso. Frog-Man's backpack roughly concealed Ock's tentacle ports but Walrus wouldn't have that luxury and I'm not sure how much effort Walrus even merits in the first place.

Edit: I forgot that Doc Ock's ports were split between his upper and lower torso pieces, so actually Walrus would require even more effort than I initially thought.

[TheBlueMarvel]

Everyone sees these things differently, but I imagine Toad as more potbellied than obese. At least Hasbro included a soft midsection rather than ripped abs and the heads are well done.

[Starlord67]

In reference to that Villans poster, I'd love to see Mesmero and Goblin Queen. Im down with an all X-Villans wave to get the Brotherhood finished off.

[sh002]

It will be sweet to have every updated figure from that Villians Gallery poster.

[Bo Ttef]

Couple new Legend pic ups!

2022-04-19_07-19-20 by lowanbing, on Flickr

2022-04-19_07-19-36 by lowanbing, on Flickr

[MeLikeJinx]

^ Break dance battle! I was in a break dance battle only once in my life... pretty sure it was a draw though cuz neither of us could do advanced moves like the shoulder roll like the Hydra guy is doing in the pic.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

^Yeah, we disagree. The BAF is superior.

I'm honestly surprised at how many people like that BAF version. He looks nothing from the comics I have read.

Oh well, that means he will still be worth some money even when the new one comes out and that works for me.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by hasbroherofan

They seemed to be influenced by the 90s looks where he was more lean, like in the Jim Lee villains piece.

I've still yet to understand what Loki is doing on that poster. He is not an X-Men villain.

God dammit Hasbro, give us Goblin Queen, Mesmero, Alien Brood, and Cameron already!

[En Sabah Nerd]

I was hoping for more of a Mcfarlane Lizard instead of something Romita-esque. I acknowledge there is the alt head with the teeth and tongue but the sculpt doesn't feel menacing enough to me and since his hands and feet don't have claws it kinda doesn't fit anyway. I never came close to finishing the BAF and I didn't even care to because I really didn't like the Jurassic Park head so if I ever find this new Lizard in stores I'll likely pick him up but I won't go out of my way hunting it either.

[Ultra Seven]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

I've still yet to understand what Loki is doing on that poster. He is not an X-Men villain.

God dammit Hasbro, give us Goblin Queen, Mesmero, Alien Brood, and Cameron already!

“X-Men Annual” 9 and a couple other issues have them visit Asgard. Glad I’m not the only one pulling for Mesmero, I’ve been hoping for him since we got Polaris. And all X-villain wave sounds like an x-cellent idea. What would everyone be hoping for in a line-up? Mine:

- Blob BAF (or an N’Garai to pick something unexpected.
- Avalanche
- Destiny
- Mesmero
- Goblin Queen
- Deathbird
- Ahab
- Harry Leland
- Fan Channel Stryfe & Dark Phoenix rereleases

I’d like to see them start working on Savage Land mutates and Marauders once they wrap up the villain teams already in progress.


… by the way, am I the only one who’d dig a figure of this look for Storm?

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by Ultra Seven

“X-Men Annual” 9 and a couple other issues have them visit Asgard. Glad I’m not the only one pulling for Mesmero, I’ve been hoping for him since we got Polaris. And all X-villain wave sounds like an x-cellent idea. What would everyone be hoping for in a line-up? Mine:

- Blob BAF (or an N’Garai to pick something unexpected.
- Avalanche
- Destiny
- Mesmero
- Goblin Queen
- Deathbird
- Ahab
- Harry Leland
- Fan Channel Stryfe & Dark Phoenix rereleases

I’d like to see them start working on Savage Land mutates and Marauders once they wrap up the villain teams already in progress.


… by the way, am I the only one who’d dig a figure of this look for Storm?

I agree with your list except no fans channel figs. Make them regular releases.

[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

I'm honestly surprised at how many people like that BAF version. He looks nothing from the comics I have read.

Oh well, that means he will still be worth some money even when the new one comes out and that works for me.

I'm not surprised at all. Ditko's, Romita's and Andru's representation of the Lizard was dated by the 80's. The early design is corny looking and no amount of nostalgia is going to escape the discernment of certain fans.

Speaking of nostalgia, while I've enjoyed many artists over the years, I've come to a place in my collecting where I no longer need Hasbro to make a figure that looks like the style of a particular illustrator. For example, I respect Kirby as a great talent, but his art has never been my thing and I don't want a fig that mimics his work. The practice is subjective and, in some cases (ugly Hulk-head debacle; a panned attempt to capture Buscema faces) it proves to be problematic. What I'd prefer now is that they simply make something that captures the essence of an iconic look for a character. That normally proves to be enough of a challenge without heaping on expectations that they deliver a faithful translation of my (personal) favorite artist.

I honestly think these calls for particular illustrator 'looks', or homages to animated features are resulting in polarized reactions to the final product. The 90's animated X-men figs have just scratched the surface and are already being derided by many/most. I don't really blame Hasbro for this as they were just running with ideas suggested by/or requested by fans.

[Captain Nash]

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Originally Posted by Ultra Seven

“X-Men Annual” 9 and a couple other issues have them visit Asgard. Glad I’m not the only one pulling for Mesmero, I’ve been hoping for him since we got Polaris. And all X-villain wave sounds like an x-cellent idea. What would everyone be hoping for in a line-up? Mine:

I'd love an all X-Villians wave

Exodus
Avalanche
Destiny
Emplate
Fabian Cortez
Ahab
Spiral (I'm good with the early Hasbro versionbut I know overall she's wanted)

BAF: Blob

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by Captain Nash

I'd love an all X-Villians wave

Exodus
Avalanche
Destiny
Emplate
Fabian Cortez
Ahab
Spiral (I'm good with the early Hasbro versionbut I know overall she's wanted)

BAF: Blob

Ill agree with ya an. All xvillian wave would rock. I’d like to see:
Exodus
Sinsear
Saturnyne
X-cutioner
Amelia voght
Fabian cortez
Baf armored up cameron hodge.

Deluxe fig : Albert ( robot Wolverine with different heads arms etc ) and elsie dee.

[firmpulse]

I just want a new Longshot and Spiral. C'mon Hasbro. Do that shit.

[Captain Nash]

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Originally Posted by Harbinger

Ill agree with ya an. All xvillian wave would rock. I’d like to see:
Exodus
Sinsear
Saturnyne
X-cutioner
Amelia voght
Fabian cortez
Baf armored up cameron hodge.

Deluxe fig : Albert ( robot Wolverine with different heads arms etc ) and elsie dee.

Amelia Voght is also a good choice. She's actually in my want list, and would have been the second female figure in my wave choices, but I know there are many that want a new Spiral, so I conceded on that.

I'd gladly take an Acolytes boxset, and I've been saying that for a while now.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

I'm not surprised at all. Ditko's, Romita's and Andru's representation of the Lizard was dated by the 80's. The early design is corny looking and no amount of nostalgia is going to escape the discernment of certain fans.

Speaking of nostalgia, while I've enjoyed many artists over the years, I've come to a place in my collecting where I no longer need Hasbro to make a figure that looks like the style of a particular illustrator. For example, I respect Kirby as a great talent, but his art has never been my thing and I don't want a fig that mimics his work. The practice is subjective and, in some cases (ugly Hulk-head debacle; a panned attempt to capture Buscema faces) it proves to be problematic. What I'd prefer now is that they simply make something that captures the essence of an iconic look for a character. That normally proves to be enough of a challenge without heaping on expectations that they deliver a faithful translation of my (personal) favorite artist.

I honestly think these calls for particular illustrator 'looks', or homages to animated features are resulting in polarized reactions to the final product. The 90's animated X-men figs have just scratched the surface and are already being derided by many/most. I don't really blame Hasbro for this as they were just running with ideas suggested by/or requested by fans.

I don't care if the sculpt looks the artist's drawing, I just want the colors to match up to my favorite versions. Like I want a Spider-Man that has the M legs like spider logo on the chest and webwings with colors that match the Romita Sr/Andru version. Or a Hobgoblin that matches the Romita Jr version with a regular cape, better head sculpt and glider.

[Spyne98]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

I'm honestly surprised at how many people like that BAF version. He looks nothing from the comics I have read.

Oh well, that means he will still be worth some money even when the new one comes out and that works for me.

I'm surprised too. That BAF doesn't do it for me and was acting as a stand in. I'm looking forward to the Wal-Mart one! Time to sell the BAF haha.

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Originally Posted by firmpulse

I just want a new Longshot and Spiral. C'mon Hasbro. Do that shit.

Yes!

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Ultra Seven

“X-Men Annual” 9 and a couple other issues have them visit Asgard. Glad I’m not the only one pulling for Mesmero, I’ve been hoping for him since we got Polaris. And all X-villain wave sounds like an x-cellent idea. What would everyone be hoping for in a line-up? Mine:

- Blob BAF (or an N’Garai to pick something unexpected.
- Avalanche
- Destiny
- Mesmero
- Goblin Queen
- Deathbird
- Ahab
- Harry Leland
- Fan Channel Stryfe & Dark Phoenix rereleases

I’d like to see them start working on Savage Land mutates and Marauders once they wrap up the villain teams already in progress.


… by the way, am I the only one who’d dig a figure of this look for Storm?

My X-Men Villains wave would be;

Avalanche
Destiny
Mesmero
Deathbird
Goblin Queen
Stryfe
Leland

BAF Blob

Pulse Alien Brood Army Builder

[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by Spyne98

I'm surprised too. That BAF doesn't do it for me and was acting as a stand in. I'm looking forward to the Wal-Mart one! Time to sell the BAF haha.


Yes!

It really isn't that confounding or much of an enigma. The old design, while nostalgic for some, simply isn't aesthetically pleasing for others. Another anthropomorphized example is Wolfsbane. I actually do have some fondness for Bob McLeod's original work on New Mutants. However, I'm happy Wolfsbane progressed from simply being illustrated as a dog (it wasn't even a wolf smdh) when in her lupine form. In this scenario, my experience and contentment with the source material doesn't prevent me from accepting (even liking) departures from any first appearance. I get it, there is a certain rigidity within the comic collecting crowd and a deep seated need for things to reflect our first exposure to content, but many fans are a bit more flexible in their take on the matter. There are plenty of scenarios involving storied characters where this applies. I'm happy the Hulk looks different than the character's FA. Same for Iron Man. Moon Knight. Etc.