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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

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I'm not exactly on board with that idea.

While I think that fig makes for a fine custom, I also think we should expect a bit more from Hasbro at retail. Many of us have been grousing about the buck-abuse Hasbro has been engaging in; serving up what amounts to little more than repaints for quite a few figs. I was excited (if not totally enthused about the character himself) by the 'sculpt' on Scourge. Additionally, new tooling in the form of Taskmaster (immediate potential for a new Doom) is very encouraging. There has also been a recent trend of more expressive faces: Rhino, Grim Reaper, Tiger Shark, and the upcoming Cotton Mouth (a slight grin may seem marginal, but at least they are attempting add personality). We're even seeing the introduction of the occasional new-buck. The Kraven buck lay somewhere between the Panther and Hyperion-buck, and I'm pretty certain Namor and Venom will be on this body.

What I'm really getting at here is that it seems that Hasbro is actually responding (in real time) to fans. Whatever you believe about the 'embargo' (mind you the appearance X-figs doesn't mean that there wasn't a protocol of "hands-off" in place - but I won't start up new arguments here lol), continual fan pressure is what delivered this X-wave. What else can be won with constructive criticism? However, it's important to keep in mind that there is a difference between constructive criticism and storming Hasbro's ramparts with torches and pitchforks (which only serves to turn ears 'off'). Now that we have their attention, let's try to hold it for as long as possible. Let's expect a little more...

Is Taskmaster using Stryfe's thighs minus the spikes? Was wondering whether his unique mold would pop up again!

Hasbro has thoroughly impressed me with the Absorbing Man and Onslaught waves. It seems like they are expanding past the repaint/new headsculpt that we have been seeing on most figures these past few years. Beetle has a new female hand sculpt and hip detail, Mockingbird has a new mid sculpt, forearm detail AND sculpted boots, and Venom, Cap and Gwen have alternate heads. Hopefully we'll get to see more emotive heads, as while you've pointed out BM that the villainous heads are looking brilliant, now we just need some angry/battle face variants for the heroes. Nothing says static more than a neutral expression!

Hasbro has been making leaps and bounds with their BAFs in the last two years, so let's hope they begin giving us more bang for our buck on the regular figures. Rogue and the two 2016 waves seem to be pointing in the right direction for sure.