[StuartGreen2019]

Hey, it's my first post of 2023! Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend!

My two cents on recent reveals and updates:
- I think the biggest problem with the Ghost Rider HasLab was that there were too many things included that fans either wanted to see sold separately (like Madelyne Pryor and Mephisto) or didn't want to get at all (like the Hell Charger). It was really dumb of Hasbro to not give Ghost Rider a full Marvel Legends wave, but they didn't make anniversary waves for Ant-Man and Hulk either. Heck, Thor got stuck with the 'Love and Thunder' wave that peg-warmed bad and a lot of folks didn't like the film for his 60th anniversary year. I do hope we get more Ghost Rider figures in the future. I'd love a Legendary Riders release for Ghost Rider with his motorcycle.

- After seeing Ch'Od, it is an ugly, inaccurate, improperly-painted mess on a too-small body mold. He really should've been in a Starjammers boxed set with characters like Hepzibah and on a bigger body mold. With Covid on the rise on China, is that why we're seeing more re-releases and repaints lately to keep products coming out earlier? It seems to me that a lot more figures are getting remakes and re-releases sooner and sooner.

- Captain Nash, if I could, I'd give you all my money for that wave (except for Wolverine, as I loathe the Grant Morrison/Frank Quitely era, but to each his or her own). Destiny, Psylocke and Exodus are all long overdue, and personally I'd take Cameron Hodge as the Build-a-Figure. I'm still waiting for '70s Cyclops with an optic blast, early 80's/Secret Wars green X-Men suit Rogue, red-and-white suit Angel with the chest halo emblem, Outback black suit Storm with the lightning bolt emblem, and Acolyte suit Colossus. It'd also be nice to get new sold-separately figures of classic Magneto, classic White Queen, classic Mystique, classic Pyro, brown-and-tan costume Wolverine, and Jim Lee Blue Team/Gold Team versions of Colossus, Psylocke, Jean Grey, and Cyclops with an optic blast (Seriously, why haven't we gotten a Jim Lee Cyclops figure with an optic blast accessory from Hasbro yet? Wasn't the last time that happened was the Toy Biz "X-Men vs. Street Fighter" Cyclops figure with the bomber jacket?).

- As a side note, I hope that we'll get more non-exclusive "Spider-Man: The Animated Series" figures this year. I never was able to order Wal-Mart's cel-shaded Spider-Man and Wal-Mart messed up sending me their exclusive Lizard on the Retro Toy Biz packaging. When I ordered the first one, it was sent to the wrong address and I never got my toy or money back. The second time, Wal-Mart never sent it out and the price is now $60 and up on Wal-Mart from other sellers, and I got my money back. I hope future figures for characters from the "Spider-Man: The Animated Series" wave will be easier to find. I'm curious to see which characters end up making the cut.

I hope you all are having a wonderful day and stay safe.