[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by cjflan32

I don't know why you're shocked by this. It's the 60th anniversary of the X-Men and it's time to spam the shelves with even more X-Characters than you already have. Reusing the Abomination body was your only chance at playing with Marvel's Ch'od because new BAF parts ain't happening.

It's. Only. Going. To. Get. Worse.

No shit Sherlock, it’s been “worse” for some time now.

I know your schtick is to show up only when people are expressing their dissatisfaction and offer what you believe to be sage corrective (and oft times abrasive/anti-social/edge-lordy) commentary, but describing what I wrote as “shocked” is a tad hyperbolic.

I‘m not shocked. No one that collects action figures is surprised by reuse, especially not people that collect Marvel Legends. Also, new BAF parts aren't unusual: Armadillo, Bonebreaker, and Sugar Man demonstrate the fact that they are willing to make new BAF parts. My question regarding timing has nothing to do with anniversary promotions. Nor is it about Hasbro’s obvious intentions to milk the cash-cow that is the X-men….they’ve been doing this for years on both fronts. When I say – Why now? – I’m specifically referring to the use of an Abomination body years later after the jury is in and it has all but been confirmed that this mold isn’t a fan favorite.

Reuse is ubiquitous within the industry, but this was an opportunity to move forward with said reuse creating something new now that could be repurposed for a future Abomination, or Abomb. They’ve done this as of late; I knew the 2pack MCU Logan would be repurposed as a beefy thug down the line just as I expected the Jigsaw body to get quick reuse (Mr. Knight). Most of us understand Hasbro and have some sense of why they do what they do, but, conversely, Hasbro should have some understanding of the fanbase and be able to predict what is going to hit vs what will simply annoy.

Some of the understanding that I’m alluding to was evident in Dan’s tepid tweet – “Some news tomorrow morning to hopefully – maybe – make your Monday more marvelous.” Lol he knew! He knew that people were going to roll their eyes at this and was nearly apologetic in marketing this announcement. This seeming admission is what frustrates me. If you know better, do better…and they definitely know better.

But whatevers. I don’t have to buy this. And if I do elect to purchase one, it won’t be at retail. They missed the boat on tooling a BAF that they could have used for the Abomination, Abomb, Amphibian of the Hulk Hunters (maybe), etc.