[SymbiSpidey]

So that Demogoblin wave is sorta weak to me, despite definitely wanting 3 out of the six figures (Shang Chi, Vulture and White Rabbit). The BAF is disappointing to me (Demogoblin could have been a single carded release), I don't care for the two PS4 suits they chose (the Anti-Ock suit would have been great) and I'm just not as excited for Superior Octopus as I initially was and I can't put a finger on it. Maybe it's just because of the context of the rest of the wave. I don't know, I think replacing one of the Gamerverse figures with a Mr. Negative would have done wonders. It's crazy to me how we have 3 of the suits from the game but not one of the core antagonists, who could serve as both a comic and video game figure. Even more baffling is that it'd be an incredibly easy repaint. Maybe I'm just reaching that point of not getting excited for Spider-Man waves anymore because they've covered about 90% of the figures I want.

The Fantastic Four wave, on the other hand, is looking like the best wave of figures that I mostly don't need. What I mean is that I pretty much already have my definitive Fantastic Four in my preferred looks so this wave isn't personally appealing to me. But the figures came out great and I do like the designs of the new suits. She-Hulk is, again, a figure that looks great but isn't my preferred look. But....Doom looks phenomenal and we're finally getting a Super Skrull and it looks great. Some people are upset it's the BAF but I can understand why, since it has a fair bit of new tooling and interchangeable parts (thank goodness Hasbro didn't do him like they did Sandman). I think I could get behind preordering the full wave since I'm just happy to see Fantastic Four getting some love again. Hopefully they follow up with a wave 2 featuring the Negative Zone suits and some more classic villains.

Winter Soldier is a much needed redo and I'm beyond thrilled to add him to the collection, especially now that we have a pretty much perfect Captain America (IMO). Spymaster....I have not a goddamn clue who this character is, but I'm always happy to see lesser known characters get representation in the line and it's an opportunity to learn more about a character that I otherwise might not have known about.

But really...the winner of this weekend for me is seeing Strong Guy. That looks like one of the best BAFs Hasbro has done yet. It looks like it leapt straight off the comic pages! I'm just upset that I'll have to wait until late next year to add him to my X-Factor roster...