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Originally Posted by Tarquinius

Again I agree with all of that. Its a shame to think that with a toyline sometimes you need to plan the end of the line to understand the rest....but that is business.

Hasbro under Vonner had a really good model I thought. They did a good job trying to release comic recent costumes and characters. I mean the BE Iron Man toy was released within the same year as it's comic debut (I believe). FF Spiderman and FF Doom as well have been fantastic in it's turn around.

That is a good strategy to allow the line to be fresh and relevant. Unfortunately, I don't think we will see much of that now.

On another rant, I'm really peeved about the use of extra-curriculars in this line. We went from fury files, to stands to comic shots. That is just POOR execution with no excuse. You won't hear me tearing down this line much, but that is my biggest complaint. It truly shows Hasbro's uncertainty and confusion with this line.

Do you know who took Vonner's place on the Marvel Design team? Just curious.

I am not sure what to expect for next year, this year was a very mixed bag. We got some figures that fans have wanted for a while, like Kraven, Beast, Beta Ray Bill, Professor X, a new Punisher, and countless others. The Comic Packs are hit and miss, some are great, like the Daredevil set, and Thanos pack, but some are disappointing. Cap with Falcon...okay I dig that fans who wanted a Classic Falcon can get one but THAT Cap mold, AGAIN?!

BE Iron Man is an awesome mold but repainted way too much in a short time frame. Comic Pack, 3 Pack, TRU Avengers wave TWICE...that's ridiculous. Also that Tony Stark head should have come with the 1st release.

Also as stated in other threads, in my area Marvel Universe has become the Gladiator line accompanied by 1st appearance Wolverine.

Avengers to me, seems like a mishandled line. For the most part, you just need the Target 8 pack and you're set.

I wouldn't mind Marvel Universe including a few movie-verse figures every now and then, like how Toy Biz and Hasbro once did on Marvel Legends.