[Serious Lee]

I'm sure the movie will be great, and popular. Heck, it may even get some people to buy the ML, MI figs and some spaceships. However, the quality of the product will determine if collectors keep these, or turn them over after they build Groot.

I'm not discounting movie fans who also are movie figure fans, more power to them I say, and it would seem that there will be movie figures in most of the waves upcoming. Where I'm not personally a fan of most movie figs, there are some that fit and work well with any comic versions, like the new Black Widow for example.

What are the chances of getting a comic version of Gamora? Slim. So, I'll happily add her into the shelf space/ space shelf.

To your point Kylactus, Ironman, Cap, Hulk, Spidey etc, have had decades of fans, from comics, toys and movies, but the GotG crew haven't had the same longevity in the hearts and minds of toy buyers. The reason all the comic book movies are popular today is that they have been in theaters for the last 10 years or so, and this span of time has brought teenagers through 40-50 year olds to spend their money at the same time. They've found the guys(mostly), who have the 'disposable' income at the right time and they're going to take advantage of it. In a way, the height of comic book popularity, without having to read.

I hope this doesn't sound like I don't want GotG to do well at retail, far from it. The better the ML line sells, the more likely chance the line will be around for us to collect. I'm buying the set, and would buy variants if they exist(ed), but until they've been on store shelves for a few weeks/ months it will be hard to tell. Ebay will be the telltale sign I think, once collectors and new fans have had the figs in hand and decide whether or not they like them, or will the market be flooded with $7 movie Drax etc.