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Originally Posted by SymbiSpidey

I don't think anybody here has made the argument that Hasbro/Disney/Marvel/whoever is going out of their way to not include black characters in the wave.


I think, more than likely, they simply don't realize or understand the significance the movie has culturally within the superhero movie market. All over Facebook/Twitter/Instagram, I see other black people getting excited to see this movie due to the predominantly black cast, but then when you walk into Wal-Mart to pick up figures from the movie you see.....Namor? Iron-Man? Black Bolt?!

I'm cool with an Illuminati Wave of Legends, but it shouldn't replace an actual Black Panther wave.

The implication is there every time someone points out that Black Bolt and Namor are two white guys, and mention the lack of diversity in the wave.

People are also quick to point out characters that fit the diversity bill that should be in the wave, but over look the other reasons why Hasbro might have chosen more popular heroes to put in the wave instead.

But I don't think what's happening here is any different than Doctor Strange's wave, which was filled out with 3 different versions of Strange himself and 3 comic book characters who only kinda sorta are related to Strange because they also do magic, but probably got made because Hasbro felt they'd be better themed here than making other side characters from Dr. Strange's history like movie/comic Wong or a comic Cleo. It's called the Dr. Strange wave, but the truth was it was really a "Magic and Mysticism wave featuring Dr. Strange", much like this Black Panther wave is really the "Illuminati wave featuring Black Panther".