[StuartGreen2019]

I love reading all the leaks about what Hasbro might be doing with Marvel Legends. I'm hoping Hasbro will surprise us by giving us Banshee with Black Tom Cassidy, but if either gets made as solo figures, that'd be fine too.

I'm curious of the Pyro/Rogue two-pack will be the re-release of the Jim Lee Rogue or of Rogue in her early '80s/Secret Wars era costume. I'm betting on the former since Hasbro knows fans want the Jim Lee Rogue re-released and I can't picture the more modern Rogue paired with classic Pyro, though odder pairings have happened for two-packs. And on that note -- PYRO!!! WHOO-HOO!!! AVALANCHE, BLOB AND TOAD, PLEASE!!! (*clears throat* Sorry 'bout that...)

West Coast U.S. Agent has to be classic U.S. Agent, otherwise they would've said Force Works U.S. Agent. Since I voted for classic U.S. Agent in this year's Top 10 poll, I'm glad that at least one of my Top 10 is for sure likely getting made this year (I voted for classic orange-and-black suit Leader and got disappointed with the costume they actually made for him).

With the Venom wave, I'm sure one of those has to be Shriek (I'm guessing the "Mohawk" code-word listed figure, given her hair style) since Shriek is in the Venom sequel. I wonder if that means Hasbro could make Firestar in the Venom or rumored Morbius wave, but if the rumors are true she won't be in stores until 2021, I can wait a little longer.

I do hope these reports are true, even though my wallet will hate me more than it already does. For late 2020 or 2021, I hope Hasbro builds on the retro Spidey wave with more classic figures (new classic figures for Chameleon, J. Jonah Jameson, Doc Ock with bendy wire tentacles, Mysterio with alternate heads of Quentin Beck and Daniel Berkhart, Shocker and Black Cat all come to mind) or at least a proper retro "Spider-Man: The Animated Series" vintage wave to match the classic Toy Biz packaging, that Hasbro gives us some more Fox "X-Men" figures ("X-Men" versions of Magneto and Storm, "X2" versions of Deathstrike, Nightcrawler, Jean Grey and Cyclops, "X-Men: The Last Stand" versions of Rogue, Iceman, Kitty Pryde and Beast, etc.), and that the next retro/vintage wave is for The Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk or Iron Man. John Byrne era blue-and-white F.F. figures and more Hulks (Mr. Fix It, Fantastic Four suit She-Hulk, brown Pantheon jumpsuit era Professor Hulk, etc.) would be welcome additions to any fan's collection.