[Boy Blunder]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

Shareholder meetings are likely underway at this moment and much of the news being reported today is probably coming from these gatherings...

About the rumored Dani & Karma heads being shipped with Kitty...I never envisioned them as being the same height or build. That feels a bit like a cop-out. If this is what they meant by "more Marvel Legends figures released in one year than ever before," then I'll be pretty disappointed come 2017. By that reasoning, heads have now become figures. Jameson, Hammerhead, Red Skull, Dirk, Silvermane, Dani, Karma, etc...all count as brand new figs. Damn, that's pretty lazy. Hasbro can't even be bothered to paint their own 're-paints' anymore. LOL

"Thanks for your money clowns. Just buy a bunch of copies of some generic buck and slap these extra heads on them, you can even paint them if you want!" Pretty clever business model. Saves a lot of money in manufacturing costs, while maximizing profit. I'm sure the brainchild of this concept is swiftly climbing the ranks there at Hasbro. What rich and dark comedy...

I don't think that's the route they'll be going down as a major practice, but I can't hold it against them when they include alternate heads that make the figure into a different character. I mean, yeah, there's people who would buy a Dirk Anger figure (myself being one of them), but would there be enough to warrant his own release as part of a wave? Probably not. But including his head with the Nick Fury figure? Sure, the outfit isn't 100% accurate, but it ensures that his fans get something for their trouble, while still making sure that the figure sells well enough by making it one with a larger fan-base.

Like I said, I doubt they'll do this as a regular thing, but in some cases like this? I can see it just being good business sense.