[Marvelfangirl]

I was on marvelousnews and there's discussion about availability for upcoming waves at retail. They were talking about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Wave 1 about how easy it could be to find. Also said something more speculative that the X-Men BAF Warlock could be hitting an March/April release where Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 BAF Titus hitting February/Early March release.
Also we got Homecoming found in the computer systems of Walmart that could be coming pretty soon (they didn't mention) but I had found that out last night. And also we have GOTG Vol. 2 Wave 2.
So wow that's a lot of waves XD
Here's someone's predictions to what will be the top sellers in Wave 1 GOTG 2

ANGELA - will move from shelves because she's the lone female, she has a decades-long following from Spawn to Marvel fans, is a cosmic character and an Asgardian (so she has the Thor fan base behind her), and she's scantily clad. With bladed weapons.

KID NOVA - Will ride the coattails of the Nova popularity, (and the Nova Corps is present in the GOTG movie universe) and he's a relatively popular current comic character, current comic book Avenger, and a "kid" that children will probably identify with, also with presence in the recent Spider-Man cartoon, this character's visibility is high in the last two years.

DARKHAWK - A slick-looking figure with a fan base dating back to the 90s, with 2 decades of outcry for a toy to be made of this guy, who wouldn't stalk the stock boys down every toy aisle to get this figure?

STAR-LORD - Movie headliner. Better Chris Pratt likeness than first release, short jacket, graphic tee... People will be all over this figure. I think we'll still stand a chance of seeing him at retail since he's two-per-case, but I doubt we'll be drowning in Star-Lord figures.

DRAX - Anyone that fell in love with this character in Movie 1 will pick him up as an essential team member. Body is the same, but paint deco and new "angry warrior" head sculpt will get people to spend the money.



YONDU - While colorful, was a minor supporting character in movie 1, and in movie 2 is apparently where he enters the spotlight, so I don't see shoppers running down the aisle to snag this character just yet.

VANCE ASTRO / MAJOR VICTORY - Unfamiliar to movie-goers, out of the spotlight for a LONG time for comic fans (unless I missed something?) I doubt a Captain America shield will be enough to trick the consumer into snatching this figure up. There's no urgency behind this guy moving. I will pick him up, but he is the first of a new team to build, so how long will it take for him not to be lonely on my shelf?

TITUS - The BAF is what I'd consider a more obscure/unknown, so this won't be a major motivator to move any particular characters off shelves to build this guy.

You guys don't think these will be difficult to find at retail right? Civil War was very hard to find. But I don't think that will be the case for Vol. 2