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Originally Posted by snake5289

There was the Thomas Jane Punisher Marvel Legends though. Oh wait they were still under Toybiz at that point weren't they?

There was a movie Blade too but yes, that was when Toybiz was in charge of them. Things have changed a lot since then. There's a lot less action figures from shows or movies with high ratings or adult themes on the shelves of regular toy stores these days. Well, here in the UK at least. I remember seeing the McFarlane spawn line on the shelves of a typical discount store back in 2003...and those things looked terrifying!

The closest thing I've seen to an action figure from something with a high age range in a regular toy store over the past few years is the Funko Pop Predator. Don't forget, there was that Breaking Bad action figure controversy too, which pretty much took all the action figures away from US Toys R Us stores, despite there being an adult collector section. I could see Hasbro making at least Daredevil and Fisk and making them comic book store exclusives like the Wolverine wave back in 2013. Even if they were on the shelves of a regular toy store, I don't think they would cause quite as much of an uproar as the Breaking Bad figures did but I could see some people complaining saying "By having these figures on the shelves, this will encourage young people to watch a show with graphic violence" maybe.