So, after the Marvel Knights and Thor waves... is there anything else set for standard retail this year? Because holy hell, we have so much to catch up on. Still haven't picked up either of the TRU two-packs (though ToyAddicts is holding a Spidey/MJ pack in our pick-up bin, and will throw a Scott/Jean in there if they get enough), and there's still the entire Homecoming wave (between myself and my wife, we each liked enough of the figures in the wave that picking up the whole damn wave seems proper), not to mention grabbing Adam Warlock, Jane Foster Thor, and Jessica Jones (and Man-Thing).

I'm assuming the next Spidey wave (Lizard BAF) may start showing up at the end of the year, but good christ am I glad to have some breathing room.

agreed....and after this year (so far)...i think i'm already into my February 2019 budget.:eeek

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picked this bad boy up (with paint mod) off of ebay...mostly because since Brownfinger recommended reading Annihilation, i have a desire to own some cosmic figs...

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They back order me, too!...And, TRU sent me a confirmation today that said they shipped it...I am very happy about this! But, like you, I will have budget constraint issues this month!...

The fact that it's even necessary to know that/plan for that means that Hasbro's gotta slow the horses down a bit. I mean, I friggin' love it, but this many releases is killing me.

I'm glad that Transformers is losing some of my interest (between price and character selection, I'm a LOT more picky about the current stuff I pick up), and that my wife's doll lines are waning (Ever After High is effectively dead, Monster High is really hit-or-miss these days, and DC Super Hero Girls spaces out their releases a lot more effectively), which frees up more money for us to just invest in ML. And the occasional Figuarts or MMPR Legacy figures.

(Incidentally, if anyone's selling an MMPR Red, Blue, or Black (with Megazord part) for reasonable, PM me? :D)

I think standard waves that's it. 7 waves in 7 months. I hate to say it from a collecting standpoint of getting new stuff but Hasbro needs to slow down. I mean, I know they will the second half of this year, but it's just so much Jan-July!

FOr what else there is there's the Deadpool con exclusive, the Thor/Valkyrie Two pack, and Human Torch. Those last two things and the nearly mythical Black Panther are all that are on my list for the rst of the year, unless that lizard wave hits early which is likely, but even with that I just want Mysterio so no big deal.

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I got my SDCC set today. It's really nice packaging, I almost don't want to open it. It's still sitting in the box because I'm just enjoying the actual work they put into the packaging design. All the figures look great but I'll get a better impression when I take them out eventually. I wish they made the packaging in these sets in some wawy you could remove the figure without destroying the packaging..I don't know how I just really like the extra work they've put into all of the last five year's sets.

so becasue you just said this...i just watched an unboxing..
didn't seem like anything had to be destroyed at all..
they slide right out..and then remove from the clamshell thing-a-ma-booble
easy peasy

I wasn't even gonna buy ML figs (aside from 90's mutants that is), but no MU, no Joes, and SW is pick and choose at best... makes things easier for me to justify buying some ML figs I normally wouldn't.

Having said that... I haven't seen the TRU MJ 2 pack or Phoenix... not even price tags on the shelf for them. LOL. Netflix wave is a complete no show around my parts and only have seen Loki from the Ragnarok wave. Did see the entire Adam Warlock GoTG wave on clearance for $11 each at Walmart though... too bad I only wanted Nebula... sux I can never get lucky like that with X-waves.

Really like the purple paint-job on that one. Looks good.

Definitely a lot of product in a very limited time-frame, most stores around me can't keep up. I've yet to see the GotG wave 2 and Marvel Knights at retail.

Also, piggybacking off your list of figures this year, we also have the Vintage card-back wave and the Defenders exclusive box-set.

For Ego what's the big difference with the faces, I could not tell while looking at it...And it's kind of lame that they released 3 different Star Lords...
Yes that 2 pack was actually up for a few hours, so hopefully some folks were able to get them. I was quite surprised.

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Nice find on Annihilus! It looks great! I keep waffling back and forth on trying to pick him up. That custom paint job really adds to the figure.

It sounds like you liked Annihilation. If so, check out Annihilation: Conquest. It picks up and leads into the outstanding GotG and Nova series.

As for all the waves, I REALLY hope they die down for now. I have spent a fortune on Legends lately and I'm currently in Indianapolis for Gen Con which is going to doubly kill my funds.

IMO, the Cyclops/Phoenix 2 pack is the best of Hasbro this year!..As soon as I new the 2 packs was available on line, I did not hesitate a bit!..When to my local TRU (I just go there for laughs now, have not brought anything from them in a year!), And, all I saw was the sticker for the 2 packs, where the once sat!..Ask the clerk if could see if there is some in the back...He said the showed one in the system, and it might be one the shelf behind something...I laughed inside, because I have herd this story before many times dealing with employees at the TRU stores in my area!...But, TRU stores in my area do have a great candy selection...Lol

Thanks I will just have to be more careful. Right now I can't really have the space for boxes anyways but I think I'll make an exception for this one. It's really neat.


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I forgot to mention last night at TRU I saw The Groot Exclusive!!! What madness, didn't that "release" in February or something? This is the first time I saw it in stores. Also saw about a half dozen of the GOTG 2 pack...meh. Being I'm not a huge MCU collector and there's another Star Lord in there..I just couldn't be too pumped about getting Ego Russell. My friend asked what the difference in the two heads was...I was like...I think one of them is less stern? I really could barely tell a difference.

man i'm home staring at this thing now. I wasn't collecting ML when it came out. This is a really great figure in person. So glad i finally pulled the ole' trigger-O on this bad boy...and when i saw the color ..i was like ..hellllz yeah...plus he was less than what the average normal one was going for.


come on mod..i. asked that question like two pages ago..lol..
someone actually gave a decent answer (i forget who)



Yeah i'm def catching up on all of the Cosmic stuff..I just started the new Thanos book too. he's kickin ass in just the first three issues. i'm so glad they don't tone him down or make him good or anything stupid like that. Conquest is on my to-do list...as is the thanos imperative.

as far as these figure releases...man..i wish NOTHING would come out for like three months straight. that would be a nice break. Any more and we'd start going through withdrawal.

shit i gotta save up for NYCC in less than two months.

wasn't sure about these but now i see ..FOR ME..there's no reason to need to keep both. The difference in the hammer and the slight color difference in the clothing.
i'm def gonna sell\trade the single pack Ragnarok version.

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That would be me. :MrT

I think the Vintage wave is set to hit in Nov. Most people can probably skip that though. Although that Wolverine with unmasked head looks to good to pass up. I think the vehicles with BW and Ghost Rider will be out this year also.

Finally found a Tombstone yesterday. Love it.
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I really love the JF Thor...Both version look great, but I prefer the box set one...IMO, the little details mean much to the box set version...The different color eyes, the brightness of yellow of her hair, her darker shade of brown color of outfit, and the translucent hammer....Just make her seem like the one to get between the two, in my humble opinion...But you the best of both worlds, Arker!...Nice pics...Defiantly, very glad to add another female hero to my collection...Anyone have any suggestions on best comics featuring JF Thor

Note: I am with some on Arkers about the new ML 12 Inch Hulk....The brown shading is looking more worst any time I see a picture of it...The head sculpt, in pictures I have seen, seem off, similar the new ML 12 Inch Thor Head with helmet....Prefer ICON Hulk and Thor over the new versions of Hulk and Thor...On the fence about the new 12 inch ML DD, also...Everything on the new DD is great, But, the Icon versions says DD to me...Not hating on Hasbro, I told myself I would not buy the new ML 12 inch line, now I have Deadpool and Symbiote Spidey...Lol...And more will be got!

Blade looks great man, may have to try that myself some day.

I've been thinking about getting my Spidey villains together too. Nice collection there.

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At first I wasn't a fan of the costume, but it's grown on me, and I actually really like the alt head.

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Finally finished him. Warlock was never high on the list of characters I wanted in the line, honestly I don't think he even made the list, but this figure is a lot fun and he looks awesome

a miracle happened today at my local TRU...they had something i liked LOL they had one box of MP-10 Prime and they had MadBalls!...but with my bad luck having employment issues ritenow, I couldn't buy anything :(

I got one!
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Elsa is one of the best figures in the set. The only thing of note is her ponytail, be gentle or be ready to glue it back on

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Monica is a pretty solid figure, she did need some kind of energy effects accessories though. The open hand on mine was pretty malformed out the box and her ankle pivots were both frozen.

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Monica and the other Marvel Divas we've gotten so far

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Visually Loki is one of the more striking figures in the set. The face is stunning, I'm nut sure if it's a new sculpt or just new paint apps, I think she looks a bit like Lana Parrilla. She seems short though and the floating boot cuffs are just as frustrating here as they were with Rogue. I'm also not a fan of her hands, they look too big. Lastly the cape.... If they never use this cape again it'll be too soon, with Loki it kind of forces her to hunch over, and it limits the shoulder and head movement

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Sif is pretty cool. Not a complete Angela reuse, the deco on her torso is clean. The cape is an issue. While it doesn't force Sif to hunch over like Loki it still kills the shoulder joints and with Sif it forces her head into the looking down position

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She-Hulk turned out better than I expected, considering the reused buck. I don't know if it's just the figure I got or if it's all the She-Hulk figure but moving the upper legs around to use the hinge joints is a lot easier with her than it is with Valkyrie and Thundera.

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This is a great Singularity figure. The colors, the glitter, the translucent plastic and metallic paint, it's exactly what this character needed. My only complaints are the face sculpt. The neutral expression isn't quite right for the character and then just like every other figure on this teen girl buck, it has the weird gap that exposes the leg cross bar.

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Now I really can't wait for the Walgreens Medusa