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Originally Posted by Snailbot

Black Cat disappoints for me, no doubt, but I can't stand that character so I don't care. I really enjoy being part of this community (however spread out it is) but every year it's "Oh, gloom!". Last year we were shown prototypes of Hyperion and Grim Reaper, everyone said the line was dead. Look what we've got this year! And the year's not over yet! I'm telling you, this line is still going strong and people will not be disappointed unless they want to be.

I hope you're right man, Don't get me wrong I love the 3.75" marvel universe, otherwise I would not collect them. I'd say tough, I have invested enough in Hasbro's products to render a fairly accurate opinion on the state of this line, and "strong" is not the term I'd use at the moment. The MU, and MI lines have given us some of the finest figures ever made, no question. But I feel most of the crap were dealing with is management issues. It's obvious looking at many of the figures we've already gotten over the years, that Hasbro knows how to make a hell of a figure when they want to. That said, when we get crap like this I will call them on it. Most of the "new" stuff this year has been out of canceled multi-packs, or figures that have been on the limbo drawing board for years. The focus of these lines from the beginning was suppose to be us, adult collectors! seeing major back-steps in sculpting, articulation, packaging, and distribution,.... on and on! make me critical. I challenge anyone to tell me ONE, just one way that the latest MI wave is superior to the first wave from 2009! If the offerings put up at SDCC were the first 3.75" Marvel figures I encountered I can't say I would have ever gotten on board, and I sure as hell would have never gone compleationist on this line. I stand, unimpressed.