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Originally Posted by ukmu

Right.... even the Star Wars Rebels are the new non action figure. Seems the old ways are the best ways.

Funny that the purposely retro look ReAction figures now have elbow joints. I say funny because they are to look from 1985 when in fact 30 years later they actually have surpassed the current offerings, and are at least 7 poa now on some lines.

I know that AoA and Rebels are geared for kids and MI and Black series exits for 3.75" collectors.... but surely there could be a common ground?

Maybe we will have some 5poa Go Joe's for next spring!

The common ground was the Avengers Assemble line.
Sadly it didn't stick around as well as it should have. It was the perfect spot to get comic renditions that are slightly more modernized. Like Hawkeye's modern suit. Kind of hope they bring that back. The toon line like it was perfect, it only needed more diversity and could cover all the toons.

This way we could get Agent Venom via Ultimate spider-man (besides all the other great cameos there!) as well as anyone else that's appeared on any of them including that bad ass taskmaster design.

The repacks are also much easier this way. Like She-Hulk, A-Bomb, Red hulk maybe with retooled hands and guns. Etc. Tons of perfect bucks out there that could be used or re-used that people missed out on or still sell like hot cakes.

But heck, if they did it this way we could have already even had Arcade as a figure. A wolverine, spider-man, Arcade 3 pack would be perfect under that branding. Mix it up a little bit and toss in an Alpha Flight 3 pack that has sasquatch, Northstar, and Puck or vindicator too.

That's my hope for the 3.75'' lines eventually though. Consolidate and expand.
One line for the aligned MCU. (Including spidey!)
One line for Fox X-Men & fantastic 4 stuff. (Pending if there is merchandising rights to their contract or not.)
One line for Comics. (Marvel infinite)
And the last line should be the new aligned cartoon continuity. With all 4 able to trade bucks across them per character mold that could call for it. Allows for old mold re-usage, keeps the shelves with sought after characters, and allows for better cost recuperation over previous molds that didn't always make it to mass market.

This way we can also get Marvel Now stuff too still like Falcon cap and female thor or the new Captain Marvel & Ms. Marvel.