[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by Boy Blunder

So, any thoughts on that Retro Deadpool that got leaked?

I'm kinda for it. I'm not specifically looking for any more Deadpools (we have three, four if we break down and get the scooter set), but I never picked up the 90s DP from the Sasquatch wave, and it looks like this might be a more kitted-out version. I might pick it up.

Speaking of Deadpool, there's something odd I noticed on the Wikipedia page for Marvel Legends. For the listing of the X-Men Deadpool (with the alternate Madcap head), it gives two variants of the figure:

- Twin katanas and black rifles, alternate Madcap head and hat | X-Men uniform version
- No katanas, grey rifles, Madcap head and hat, and female mask | Deadpool costume variant

I haven't seen or heard anything about this, so I'm kinda writing it off as someone either putting in some wishful thinking, or having been misinformed when they typed up the entry. There's not really any egregious errors like that elsewhere on the page, which makes me wonder. Thoughts?

I think that the new DP is a serious cash grab for Hasbro. Of course it is great for those who missed out on the Sasquatch release (which was my favorite figure of that wave) but it peg warmed pretty bad in my area and wasn't that hard to find. As of last week, there are still a few at some of my local Walgreens.

I'm fairly sure that the Madcap Deadpool "variant" is some fantasy booking by whoever posted it on Wikipedia. Either that, or the editor saw a part swapped Deadpool and mistook it for a variant, because that is what it certainly sounds like from the description.

Since I mentioned Walgreens, I read a report that Steven Anne, who was the Corporate Toy Catalog Buyer for Walgreens, has resigned from the company to pursue another opportunity within the toy industry. Steven was largely responsible for Walgreens moving in the direction that they did in the toy aisles, moving away from generic dollar store type toys and securing the deals that they did with Hasbro, Diamond Select, Funko, and Mattel. I wonder what this might mean for Walgreens as a toy retailer further down the line, and what kind of effect this might have on their exclusives (or the future amount they receive) in the upcoming future.

Finally, for those of you worried about finding the War Machine Punisher, take heart...he's not a Gamestop Exclusive. BBTS just put him up on their site for preorder, with a ship date of early December.