[Greenskar]

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Originally Posted by Jmacq1

Actually I would be VERY surprised if we didn't get more than 20 figures in each line (in fact Captain America's presentation said "20+"). They basically said the same thing about Iron Man 2 last year, and then ended up revealing four or five more waves over the course of the year. They will at least carry Thor and Cap through the DVD release and/or the holiday season, and Hasbro rarely launches ANY line with the intent of it only lasting 6 months (as you're basically proposing here).

They'll likely try to get all their waves out before the end of calendar year 2011, but I'm betting there'll still be product from all three lines lingering on shelves by the time the Avengers toys are launched.

This is exactly my thinking. Too many times have I heard Hasbro put out a quote on a toyline while it's still pre-sale only to have that same quote revised later per demand.

I agree with those on here who don't expect the Thor Line to be as successful as the Iron Man lines. There are better reasons to have a gazillion different Iron Man armors, but do I really need a Thor with some sort of War Machine like missile firing aparatus?! No, not really.

If being a kid taught me anything, it's that those little army men guys with parachutes were the shit back in the day, and should never go out of style. That said, Captain America figures with Parachutes on 'em....SOLD!!! I'm liking this line so far.

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Originally Posted by trebleshot

I have a feeling that, should the Captain America or Thor toy lines become successful, any potential future releases will probably be rolled into an Avengers line for 2012. Possibly the same with Iron Man, unless he drops back into Marvel Universe until IM3.

Of course, should either line prove as wildly popular as Transformers 07 did, retail demand could extend one or both lines through 2012 as well.

I can see that happening, my only argument would be that I can't see the same figures that have already been revealed selling well until the avengers line gets released. I mean, even XMO:W at least had multiple waves with figures worth searching for. But I'd see kids and collectors alike more likely to put a Wolverine to good use then a Movie Thor.

lol, I just had this conversation with my roommate and fellow member/customizer symbiote. We were both knocking how weak we thought the movie toys for Thor looked when we saw 'em in stores...but then I said, "Dude...you know how it is, you're gonna watch the movie, he's gonna do something super sick, then we're gonna be itching to recreate some scene from the movie for the guest room display. Shut up, you know we're gonna buy 'em"