[Kirathis]

Heads up. If you have a Meijer by you they might be having a sale. Mine has buy one get one 50% off on nearly all of their Marvel toys. Just snagged Beetle, Morbius, an extra Reilly Spidey to keep as Spider Carnage and a replacement Scourge for $60. Surprisingly, the only figure besides Venom missing from the Spidey wave was Jack.

@Trivial
No arguments on the gummy feel of the Nova figure. It definitely had its flaws such as the often misplaced or misprinted decals used on the backs of the hand armor. It was still nice to see that a figure and character that many thought (even read an article that stated nobody cares about Nova in a GotG movie review) was more B list sold so well. I also have had a feeling the next GotG wave may be more comic than movie based.

@Starlord67
Hopefully Mantis will be done well. I have a strange love/hate feeling toward the GotG movie. I hated how they portrayed the Nova Corp and was not a big fan of the treatment of Yondu and Ronin. However as a whole the movie was still fun.

My personal hope is for an actual Cosmo in the next film and not just some dog in a suit that they have licking The Collector's face. An even decently articulated Cosmo figure would open up so many fun Cosmo/Rocket posing options too.

[En Sabah Nerd]

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@Trivial
No arguments on the gummy feel of the Nova figure. It definitely had its flaws such as the often misplaced or misprinted decals used on the backs of the hand armor. It was still nice to see that a figure and character that many thought (even read an article that stated nobody cares about Nova in a GotG movie review) was more B list sold so well. I also have had a feeling the next GotG wave may be more comic than movie based.

@Starlord67
Hopefully Mantis will be done well. I have a strange love/hate feeling toward the GotG movie. I hated how they portrayed the Nova Corp and was not a big fan of the treatment of Yondu and Ronin. However as a whole the movie was still fun.

As a big fan of Nova (still eagerly awaiting his return) I was pretty easily able to get over his softer plastic problem and just enjoy the figure's presence. I'm hoping that maybe in GotG 2 they start setting up the notion of Nova one day getting a movie or at least becoming a character in the movies. I understand James Gunn still wanting Peter to be the only human out there in space but it feels evident that fans want Nova and in the comics their friendship was a nice component.

I also find it amusing that an article would say nobody cares about Nova because frankly "nobody" cares about the vast majority of characters unless they're familiar with the comics. Within the realm of comics Nova actually saw a notable increase in popularity during the mid-to-late 2000s as volume 4 sold well for a comic and received mostly positive feedback. I could just as accurately say nobody cares about Moon Knight or the Inhumans yet both are rich in content and ripe for proper live action treatment. Hell I know nobody cared about the Guardians of the Galaxy before they got a movie, even in comic reading circles they were generally on the far edge of awareness with all three previously mentioned characters/groups surpassing them.

[Panther]

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Originally Posted by Starlord67

Don't forget Mantis and Yondu. They are supposed to be joining the team this time.

That's right, slipped my mind. I've said this a million times, but I'm all for more MCU figures. I may be in the minority, but oh well. I like what I like.

[Kirathis]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

As a big fan of Nova (still eagerly awaiting his return) I was pretty easily able to get over his softer plastic problem and just enjoy the figure's presence. I'm hoping that maybe in GotG 2 they start setting up the notion of Nova one day getting a movie or at least becoming a character in the movies. I understand James Gunn still wanting Peter to be the only human out there in space but it feels evident that fans want Nova and in the comics their friendship was a nice component.

I also find it amusing that an article would say nobody cares about Nova because frankly "nobody" cares about the vast majority of characters unless they're familiar with the comics. Within the realm of comics Nova actually saw a notable increase in popularity during the mid-to-late 2000s as volume 4 sold well for a comic and received mostly positive feedback. I could just as accurately say nobody cares about Moon Knight or the Inhumans yet both are rich in content and ripe for proper live action treatment. Hell I know nobody cared about the Guardians of the Galaxy before they got a movie, even in comic reading circles they were generally on the far edge of awareness with all three previously mentioned characters/groups surpassing them.

Oh don't get me wrong, I absolutely love having the figure in my collection. Nova's 2000s series is one of my all-time favorites and is the series that made me love Nova and Cosmo. It is also what got me to read and fall in love with the DnA Guardians series. I may have still noticed the flaws in the figure but they did not keep me from displaying it, nor from buying another to use as the base of my first custom. It was easily one of my most ever sought after figures.

I mentioned the article specifically because I found the statement a prime example of the general ignorance of many who comment on comic based culture. Everyone has more fringe characters they like. Take comments from earlier this weekend about Deaths Head 1 and 2. I know virtually nothing about them and could really care less but others love them. However, I am not so naive as to believe my lack of knowledge makes them bad characters or ones "nobody likes". I am also eagerly awaiting the return of Richard Rider and it may be one of the few events to get me to read current comics again.

[hasbroherofan]

I'm very eager to see the Legends Mantis. She's been one of my favorite obscure Avengers for a long time, so I was thrilled to hear she'd be in the Guardians sequel.

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Bandai did a perfect job capturing Luke's likeness on the Figuart.

I've heard the young Obi-Wan looks really wonky, but that may be on a figure by figure basis. The head sculpt on their new Civil War Cap is really off though. The nose is completely botched. I think they do their best work when it's masked or helmeted characters like Iron Man or all the Stormtroopers they do.

[Captain Nash]

ooh Mantis. Yeah, I'd buy her. She's not a high priority but I would definitely buy her. I'd buy almost any female character they released and certainly any classic female Avenger.

[Erland]

My updated MCU collection.. Gotta get me a Gamora, Drax, finish Groot, Falcon Winter Soldier, Scarlet Witch, Black Panther, the newest Iron Man, Giant Man BAF, Red Skull and Loki.

[Panther]

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Originally Posted by Erland

My updated MCU collection.. Gotta get me a Gamora, Drax and finish Groot..

Nice collection.

[SymbiSpidey]

I actually like getting figures of characters I've never heard of before. I've been out of the loop with comic books for a long time now (I do wanna get back into it but I wouldn't even know where to begin lol).

I like getting obscure characters because it exposes me to new characters. For example, I knew next to nothing about Misty Knight before getting the Legends. I researched her since I liked the figure so much and I think she's a pretty cool character, especially being an African-American character.

[Boy Blunder]

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Originally Posted by SymbiSpidey

I actually like getting figures of characters I've never heard of before. I've been out of the loop with comic books for a long time now (I do wanna get back into it but I wouldn't even know where to begin lol).

I like getting obscure characters because it exposes me to new characters. For example, I knew next to nothing about Misty Knight before getting the Legends. I researched her since I liked the figure so much and I think she's a pretty cool character, especially being an African-American character.

This is a big part of why I have some of the figures I have, such as White Tiger and the Superior Foes characters (still need to grab a Boomerang on the cheap).

[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by Erland

My updated MCU collection.. Gotta get me a Gamora, Drax, finish Groot, Falcon Winter Soldier, Scarlet Witch, Black Panther, the newest Iron Man, Giant Man BAF, Red Skull and Loki.

Unfortunately, there was no Red Skull MCU figure, unless you count the Select or 3.75" versions...would like to think it wouldn't be impossible to make a half decent custom though. Your collection has a mix of MCU and comic book looks to it though, so finding a Red Skull legends shouldn't be too hard.

Like the custom work on the Ant Man helmet.

[redfox]

Any news on the X-men wave??? I really hope we see it released after the Giant-man wave, and not the "Fall" as was previously reported. This is the first wave in awhile that I wouldn't actually mind getting every figure!

[Jcon]

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Any news on the X-men wave??? I really hope we see it released after the Giant-man wave, and not the "Fall" as was previously reported. This is the first wave in awhile that I wouldn't actually mind getting every figure!

I am new to Legends, so do we get new waves back to back or at the same time? or is there usually a time frame from them?

[Kirathis]

It tends to vary Jcon. If there is a movie scheduled, you can usually expect a movie related wave around the same time. For instance, we can fully expect the first Civil War wave (believe they are doing 2) to drop maybe around a month before the movie.

They also tend to drop the Cap/Avengers/Iron Man (interchangeable) waves and a Spider-Man wave around the same time so it is possible we will see another Spidey wave around Civil War as well. Those seem to be the two running wave groups with others thrown in based on movie release. Exclusives are a whole other beast and then there's the SDCC set.

[erastop]

Finally got my hands on a nice ML, TRU exclusive 2-pack, Deadpool & Warpath.
Im surprised I was the ONLY one that bidded on this on eBay!!?!?

Now I'm debating whether or not to open it?
I have a few, opened X-Force figures (Wolverine, Fantomex & Deadpool) that could use Warpaths help, lol...

[warmachine6]

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Originally Posted by erastop

Finally got my hands on a nice ML, TRU exclusive 2-pack, Deadpool & Warpath.
Im surprised I was the ONLY one that bidded on this on eBay!!?!?

Now I'm debating whether or not to open it?
I have a few, opened X-Force figures (Wolverine, Fantomex & Deadpool) that could use Warpaths help, lol...

Lucky find ! Seems to be out of my Price range at the moment, i dont think hasbro will re-release him

[Charliegone]

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Originally Posted by erastop

Finally got my hands on a nice ML, TRU exclusive 2-pack, Deadpool & Warpath.
Im surprised I was the ONLY one that bidded on this on eBay!!?!?

Now I'm debating whether or not to open it?
I have a few, opened X-Force figures (Wolverine, Fantomex & Deadpool) that could use Warpaths help, lol...

Nice. I got the Warpath alone with no knives for like 40 bucks on ebay about a year ago. I found the knives at casting cave, didn't really need to even paint them!

[ChuckSass]

I gave my movie black widow the batons from Hellcat and now she holds them much better.

I'm tempted to get rid of all of the blue lines on my black widow and give her a head swap for a more comic accurate head, like Hope Summers. She'd look like Phil Noto's Widow.

[Starlord67]

The new Sub Mariner figure looks great!! Found pictures on another site.. I'm really excited about adding him to my X-men line up.

[Dr Kain]

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The new Sub Mariner figure looks great!! Found pictures on another site.. I'm really excited about adding him to my X-men line up.

I really hope Hasbro is not using the Odin staff for him though, as that is way too big for him.

Oh, and not a fan of Eco Warriors Iron Man.

[Jmacq1]

Not sure what's going on with that two-pack...they both look like War Machine but one is like...I dunno, "Predator Vision" War Machine.

Also not sure why War Machine is sporting a techno cricket bat, I mean, I've seen it in concept artwork and stuff but it just seems kinda redundant.

[deadironpoolman]

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Originally Posted by Kirathis

Heads up. If you have a Meijer by you they might be having a sale. Mine has buy one get one 50% off on nearly all of their Marvel toys. Just snagged Beetle, Morbius, an extra Reilly Spidey to keep as Spider Carnage and a replacement Scourge for $60. Surprisingly, the only figure besides Venom missing from the Spidey wave was Jack.

@Trivial
No arguments on the gummy feel of the Nova figure. It definitely had its flaws such as the often misplaced or misprinted decals used on the backs of the hand armor. It was still nice to see that a figure and character that many thought (even read an article that stated nobody cares about Nova in a GotG movie review) was more B list sold so well. I also have had a feeling the next GotG wave may be more comic than movie based.

@Starlord67
Hopefully Mantis will be done well. I have a strange love/hate feeling toward the GotG movie. I hated how they portrayed the Nova Corp and was not a big fan of the treatment of Yondu and Ronin. However as a whole the movie was still fun.

My personal hope is for an actual Cosmo in the next film and not just some dog in a suit that they have licking The Collector's face. An even decently articulated Cosmo figure would open up so many fun Cosmo/Rocket posing options too.

Meijer is my favorite store ever. They do that 50% off sale often. I am gunna go there after work to check it out. Thanks for the tip.

[Spyne98]

That new Namor looks great! I'll pick him up for sure! The Iron Man/War Machine 2 pack is going to be a pass for me however.

[Exodus]

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Originally Posted by erastop

Finally got my hands on a nice ML, TRU exclusive 2-pack, Deadpool & Warpath.
Im surprised I was the ONLY one that bidded on this on eBay!!?!?

Now I'm debating whether or not to open it?
I have a few, opened X-Force figures (Wolverine, Fantomex & Deadpool) that could use Warpaths help, lol...

How much did you get him for if you don't mind me asking? One of the reasons I got out of the ML game, didn't have this to complete my X-Force Legends size so I was like eh :P I have all of them in the 3.75 and hoping they make a Fantomex.

[hasbroherofan]

War Machine looks great.

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Not sure what's going on with that two-pack...they both look like War Machine but one is like...I dunno, "Predator Vision" War Machine.

It's supposed to be the "Disco" Iron Man armor, which showed up for about 3 seconds in Iron Man 3. I have no flippin' idea why they made this toy, aside from being a cheap repaint.

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Also not sure why War Machine is sporting a techno cricket bat, I mean, I've seen it in concept artwork and stuff but it just seems kinda redundant.

It's so he can incapacitate people without having to shoot them. He's fighting his friends in this movie.