[perrych]

The rarity of the final wave and deluxe figures seems to fall both on retail and Hasbro. On retail for sensing that Thor's popularity is waning and not ordering additional waves. On Hasbro for loading the final waves with the popular figures. Kids don't buy 14 different Thors! They might buy two Loki if they are different, two Odin to get one with a helmet, and more characters if they were available. But wave 1 was essentially 6 Thors ... with a Loki and Odin thrown in for fun. And some Ice giants that were a pale comparison to the Giant fig released a week or so earlier. I would love to ask Hasbro why they didn't do ANY comic figures in this line, while a ton in Captain America and could done even more in the IM2 line (also mismanaged with 1400 Iron Man figures!). In a recession, people aren't buy Cap in a parka, Thor with a gold chest plate or a blue cape; they want one excellent rendition - or maybe two or three if each is really unique. The Deluxe sets were horrible for Hasbro this year. I hope they learn from this.