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What's up fellow arkers! I have to say that I'm pretty happy about all the news from SDCC this year. Some great single carded figures as-well as some really great 2 packs. The Daredevil and Bullseye pack looks amazing and are long overdue. Great sculpts of these two guys and a much needed makeover from the original two. The 2 pack dud in my opinion is the Sinister and Gambit pack. Sinister looks good but is a little big and the Gambit was a huge let down. People ether love or hate Gambit but I believe their is no doubt that he deserves a solid figure and this pack falls way short of delivering in that. When I first saw the pics I was so existed. But was so let down when close-ups reveled that he was in fact a redo of the XMO sculpt. Lets all hope that in time this to will be fixed. another concern of mine is that the FF Spidey coming soon is a repaint of the dark reign Venom Spidey and would be way to big. I'm not sure that this is the case, but it looks like a strong possibility. But on a more positive note these are the only complaints that I can think of off the top of my head meaning with all the new figs shown most are looking really good and are real crowed pleasers. A list of awesomeness that my wallet is panicking over.

Single carded awesomeness.

Nova, WOW! Number one most wanted by myself and many others! I'm glad Hasbro waited! better quality in sculpts and paint as a result of doing so.

Beast, WOW! Want a Jim Lee version, but this guy is just as important.

Hulk, Shit my paints WOW!

Scarlet Witch, WOW!

Kang, WOW!

Punisher! WOW! Finally they got it right!

Age of Thunder Thor, new head sculpt. WOW! Now I don't have to drop a $30.00 or more on last years exclusive version. Love this version and the sculpt is great!

Beta Ray Bill, WOW! Looks great and a big crowed pleaser!

Angel, WOW! looking really good and along time overdue.

Jubilee, WOW! She's looking really good and has always been overlooked in the action figure ails.

Astonishing Wolverine, Wow! I'm hoping this isn't a XMO repaint but he seems to look good and is much needed.

Psylocke, WOW! Looks great! Long overdue.

Kraven, WOW! He looks freaking awesome!

Patriot, WOW! great sculpt! Could be the newer version, but still very happy!

Single carded OK's

She Hulk, Not a big fan of She Hulk But the sculpt looks good and I know so many of you are big fans, so I'm happy that you're happy.

Ultimate Spider Man, Another repaint and I don't get why they didn't give him more articulation and the only change seems to be that they changed from wrist swivel to mid arm swivel that looks terrible...? I don't mind that they put out lots of the signature characters. I know this is in part Marvels bread and butter and helps to keep this line afloat, but improvements should always accompany this practice. huge fail on this figure!

Magneto, huge fail. I'm glad we get this version and I think in terms of scale he fits in better with the rest of the MU figs, but this was a sloppy way for Hasbro to go about it and just ads insult to injury considering the disappointment surrounding the first Magneto release. Lets hope that this to will be fixed. Come on awesome new classic Magneto release!

Shadowland DD. Why they didn't use the Jim lee Cyclopes sculpt like the new two pack DD does? I'll pass on this guy for this reason alone.

Absorbing Man. I really just don't like the sculpt. Looks better than the original two pack version but still just not all that interested.

Iron Man, unmasked. I'm happy to get this guy but I think that most of us were hoping for a black and blue neon under armor version or a civilian suited version. This new head sculpt on the same figure crap is a gimmick and getting old. More on that later.

Storm and Iceman, Both of these figs look good and I'll get them both but they suffer from the same problems. Repaints of molds that just don't cut it.

Two Pack WOWs!

Thanos and Adam Warlock, WOW! Big crowed pleaser!

Daredevil and Bullseye, WOW! Long overdue. Thank you thank you Hasbro!

Two pack Ok's.

Sinister and Gambit. Sinister looks really good, but like I said he's way to big, and other than a nice lookig new head sculpt Gambit sucks ass! Why they couldn't have blended the Jim Lee Cyclops mold with the new head and made a new lower leg sculpt with the new ball jointed ankles. I'm so sad about this.

Ant Man and Moon knight. Love the Ant Man but that Moon Knight sucks. This was a great chance for hasbro to improve on the old sculpt.

Colossus and Juggernaut. Getting sick of seeing the same Colossus, and this new head sculpt crap is just a way of milking fanboys for their money. Figs with helmets and masks should be packed with ether removable helmets or unmasked heads. I get sick of hearing excuses in this subject. It's not that hard to do and when you're talking about mainstream figs that get multiple releases a year, there's no reason this couldn't be done in a cost effective way.

Areas of improvement.

Something to think about, some of this I have already touched on.

More accessory. More diversity in weapons would be nice. multiple head and hand sculpts were applicable. Vehicles. Why does Captain America, Iron man and Spider man get Vehicles but not Marvel universe. There are so many Joe vehicles that could be modified or repainted and BAM, demand filled. For instance I'm not sure the name but there's humvee in the joe line that could easily be packed with a few decals and you got an awesome Punisher humvee.

Play-sets. I'm not sure why this hasn't or can't be done but I know there are so many of us that want it to happen. Please consider doing this!

In closing I just want to say that this line is by far the most impressive, enjoyable and fun Marvel toy line ever to hit the toy ails.

From the fun 4" size to the giant battle sets and the huge 19" Galactus and Sentinel, this line has done a great job of capturing our imagination and bringing this diverse and loved universe to life. I think Hasbro and marvel for their continued efforts to improve molds, paint and articulation over the years! Thank you from the bottom of my geeky heart!

Can't wait to see what comes next!