Well, the Avenger wave reveals were pretty cool and spot on what the rumored list, with the BAF being a complete surprise. Controller's a great addition to the line but fortunately not a figure I'm desperate to have as I'm only wanting Blue Marvel and Viper.

But seriously though when are they going to pick back up on the OG Thunderbolts? They made half the team and now.....silence.

Viper is a vast improvement over the original. But something is still off about her face applications. Then again it's probably a prototype and the final product will be slightly different. That's fine, I'm sure it will still be so much better than the Viper we have now.

I missed the stream, did they say when this was dropping? If not, I'm guessing late summer as well....thinking we're going to see a few months where there's only the Thor wave out this summer.

Why didn't they reuse Sunspot's back bubbles on Speedball?
The beaker backdrop reminds me of the Brandenburg Gate that came with Captain Carter.
Since they've already made deluxe Johnny Blaze & Frank Castle, when will Hasbro make 90's Danny Ketch Ghost Rider with his Hellcycle?

I'm pretty sure everything they revealed today is going up for pre-order tomorrow at 1pm ET. Storm is a Pulse exclusive and Rhino is fan channel.

Rumor going around Twitter is we might be getting the first Thor Love and Thunder trailer this week. Someone said maybe tomorrow.So I bet the next Fan's Event with Hasbro they will show off those figures.

Lego sets and Basic figures for the movie have been shown off today.

Rhino is the highlight for me. I missed out on his BAF years ago, and that's easily the most glaring hole in my Spidey collection.

I'm really not loving that stinkface they gave U.S. Agent.

I was hoping the BAF would be Atlas.

Ahh, yeah I think you're right about the backdrop. Hmmm, guess the tease is just an ordinary erlenmeyer flask.

I have to say, I could have done without Dwight tauntingly smacking Galactus' shin – an obvious allusion to the widespread knee issue with the Sentinel and the outcry it warranted. Don't be childish. Just own that shit and say, "Sorry about the engineering flaw in your $350 action figure. It's been fixed in your $400 action figure."

RHINO!!! I've been asking for this ever since they started doing the deluxe releases, shame he couldn't have happened before the price bump.

Blue Marvel is a definite pick-up but I'll most likely pass on the rest on the wave until prices drop.

Rhino, US Agent and Madame Hydra for this guy. Happily, I give zero shits about the BAF this time.This all damned day. I don't even need the 'cycle (though I wouldn't be sad about one, either.

I need the cycle otherwise he's just a Ghost Stander.

You do make a valid point- I'm really just thinking about the low profile nature of my shelving.

Ghost Stander is actually a pretty cool name though... you could even make it one word... Ghostander.

Not bad, but nothing make me go wow. Blue Marvel and Viper look cool, the BAF is a bit boring, thou.
But, but would have killed them to add Sharon Carter head or God forbid, the Contessa Valentina Allegra De La Fontaine >uuff< to go with good old Nick?
It’s bad enough the army builder Shield agents don’t have a blond guy to be Quatermain, or maybe an Alexander Pierce or Dum Dum, now we have the choice of short dark hair Quake or short dark hair Maria. A bit of variety wouldn’t go amiss.
I hope I see Captain Marvel II, Moondragon or Jack Of Hearts before my retirement.
Now to search for different heads on my spare head drawer.

Of all of the reveals, I only want Rhino and U.S. Agent. Rhino was long overdue, but he looks worth the wait. I'm keeping my fingers crossed this means Retro figures for Vulture, Doctor Octopus and Kraven can get made in the near future for fans to finish off their Sinister Six team, since we already have Sandman, Electro and Mysterio. That said, we do need a better Hobgoblin. The current Retro one doesn't look faithful to either the comics look or the '90s animated series, especially the head sculpt with the too-small red eyes and lack of scaly eyebrows. The glider is also incorrectly shaped like the animated series' glider, so that doesn't help either.

Since we have U.S. Agent now, maybe we'll get a re-release of the Captain eventually with a different head sculpt, alternate Steve Rogers civilian head, and a Mjolnir accessory from when he lifted it. Hasbro does like to re-release characters with new bells and whistles added. More classic Avengers and West Coast characters would be cool to see made. Classic Wasp, Eric Masterson Thor and any kind of figures for Wonder Man and Hawkeye all come to mind. Personally, I'm still waiting on a comic Loki with a cape. I was disappointed the Retro figure was lacking it after we saw the classic Loki suit in live-action on the Disney Plus series.

The other figures just aren't interesting to me, but I'm happy for those who want them. I know a lot of fans wanted Speedball, so it's cool he's getting made, and the new Quake looks good too. The only one I genuinely dislike those is the new Iron Man. The helmet sculpt could've been better and the look of the figure itself seems off. I can't put my finger on how yet, it just doesn't look right to me.

Finished up Rintrah
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"We should tell him the truth."

Forgive me if I missed it, but how do we get the Ultron?

Yeah, I’m not feeling any of today’s reveals. It’s a mix of characters and looks that I don’t have much attachment to, and the price increase has talked me out of impulse buys. Controller looks cool, but at $25 each, no one in this wave feels worth it to me. US Agent & Hill/ Quake would be badass at $20, but the extra $5 does give me pause. It adds up quick!

Madame Hydra is a disappointment because I was looking forward to her, but the hair is really throwing me off.

Before seeing him, I thought I was 100% in for Rhino. Now, I’m not sure about him, given that the mold is based on a figure from 2015, and the engineering has improved so much since then. The proportions also feel odd, but that might just be the publicity shots.

Bit of a missed opportunity not including a helmeted army builder head in with Quake/Maria Hill, like the Fury/Whatsisname army builder from a few years back.
I was excited for a new Madame Hydra but this is a bit underwhelming and I can't say exactly why. Still going to get it.

The Infinity Ultron from What If? will be the BAF for the next Disney+ wave, the assortment with the Clint and Kate from Hawkeye in it.

Kinda amazing we are getting Storm number 6... and there are still a few more Storm designs to go too.

Thanks. But they didn't mention what the next What If? wave is did they?

Thanks! No upgrade kits on him. Probably not getting any either.
Agreed! I'm thinking that Quake/Hill figure will lead to that.
All we know for certain is that Ultron is the BAF and live action Hawkeye and Kate Bishop are in the wave.

I would have put it up at 2:22pm. 2/22/2022 2:22pm. Just because!