[Ultra Seven]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

No worries, it's the sentiment that counts.

Obviously, I'm running counter to the grain on this wave, which isn't unusual. I love the FF, second favorite team outside of the Defenders (followed by Flight), and I'm as happy with this blue and black team as I was with the TB blue and black alternatives. Happier, actually, because they aren't straight reuses as the old TBs were. As far as the complaints of the FF feeling phoned in, they appear to have the same QC issues I experienced with at least one of each of my sets (I bought two of each) of the Family Matters, Polaris and Havok, Love Triangle, and Alpha Flight packs making that more of a recent Hasbro trend than something specific to this wave. Additionally, as mentioned, they're not exact reuses which I appreciate as at least a slight departure from the gimmick used for Dani and the upcoming Cuckoos. But I was purposely being a goof with asking you about the 'general opinion' as that's something that's unquantifiable and largely anecdotal - the counter argument could be made based on my own opinion and the glowing responses within the comments of the Fwoosh review and it would be equally meaningful or meaningless depending on how you view these things.

About Kl'rt, I'm just not feeling the Hyperion torso and legs for whatever reason. Maybe it has to do with truly wanting an Annihilation Kl'rt rather than a classic version...

Fair enough. I think the ire for this wave is mostly from Fantastic Four fans who are frustrated that four slots of a six figure wave are “wasted” on characters we’ve already gotten, when there is a vast ensemble of FF friends and foes who haven’t gotten their plastic day in the sun. Which is understandable. I appreciate the sentiment, as I personally would’ve preferred new characters to another version of the team, in outfits I’m not familiar with. Ultimately, it doesn’t really bother me, as I’m figuring we’ll see more Fantastic Four and more cosmic Marvel figures in general in the coming years. The desire for instant gratification makes it so that people get irked when the figures they want don’t come immediately. In my years of collecting, I’ve learned it’s an exercise in patience. As a huge Alpha Flight nerd myself, that boxset was gratifying. I waited years for it. By the way, if you’ll pardon the pun, how about an Annihilation wave?