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What, kids can't be comic fans too? Who says only collectors would know about Hope?

Also, assuming we do set the tone for early sales, we can also be the reason for the abrupt failure of a good line.

And for the record, Hasbro is not "all about the collectors." They are all about the money. I would say that variants and homages are a way to hold collector interest and possibly sway casual fans into buying as well.

But these things are topics for another thread.