[StuartGreen2019]

Whoever is working the Spider-Man section of Hasbro really needs to be replaced. I'm sick of these under-whelming Spider-Man assortments. The Molten Man wave was slightly better than the Kingpin wave, but this has been a pretty lousy year for Marvel Legends' Spider-Man series. The new wave is just as disappointing, with only the Vulture being the lone "must-buy" for me of the bunch. I'm not a fan of the two Spider-Men selections, I dislike the Superior Spidey AND Ock status quos that Marvel tried to give to Doc Ock so Superior Ock with the too-skinny tentacles is an easy pass, White Rabbit's cool but not a "must-buy" for me, and I don't know Shang-Chi well enough to get excited about him.

Also, Demogoblin being the Build-A-Figure for the spring Spider-Man wave has to be the dumbest selection since the infamous Jubilee Build-A-Figure. Fans have been wanting a new Demogoblin for years, and we get a great figure -- but he'll be $120 if you buy all six figures. I hate the argument that Build-A-Figures give you a "free" figure, when A.) not everyone wants all of the figures from that wave, B.) nobody can afford to shell out $120 or so to buy all of the figures just to get the B.A.F. character, or C.) the Build-A-Figure character itself may not be someone fans know and/or want to buy. It's bad enough to still see Six-Armed Spideys, Black Cats, and even some Jackals sit unsold on pegs, and I'm sure some of this wave will have its own share of shelf-warmers.

If the retro/vintage Spider-Man wave does happen next year, I'm expecting to see A-list, fan-requested characters for the entire line (like classic Chameleon, bendable tentacles Doc Ock, classic Electro, classic Green Goblin, classic Shocker, a multi-poseable classic Spider-Man, "Amazing Friends" Firestar, classic Hobgoblin, etc.). If Hasbro doesn't extend their deal to make Marvel figures and they lose the license in late 2020, then I don't want to see their Spider-Man line end with such a whimper. It's been a long time since I went to stores, saw a new wave of "Marvel Legends: Spider-Man" figures in stock, and was excited to buy more than one or two figures from that specific wave. Since Spider-Man's my favorite superhero of all, I hope Hasbro does a better job with their character selection for the next wave(s) of Spider-Man figures.