[Ultra Seven]

Here are my thoughts on the rumored list:

- Punisher van sounds sweet, also sounds completely inviable for mass retail. I am guessing either fan channel or convention exclusive.
- The two X-Men waves sounds like the other AOA wave and either the rumored Fox wave or a standard wave (fingers crossed).
- Surely one of the deluxe releases is a rerelease of Apocalypse, right? As for the other, no clue.
- The “two to three” retro waves gives creedence to the Spider-Man vintage wave, which is great news. An X-Men wave feels like a given, considering the seeming lack of a standard X-Men wave for the year. It could help to knock out a bunch of fan demands, like a rerelease of Rogue, or Banshee. The potential third could be an Iron Man wave, as Stall had expressed a desire to do one in a recent interview (I think it was at Fan Expo Canada), and we do have three rumored Iron Men. Maybe that’s where we’ll finally see War Machine, as well as some villains (Mandarin?).
- Spidey wave is exciting. I’m guessing Iron Spider or Spider-Armor for the obligatory Spider-Man variants, Firestar, Cardiac, and maybe a J. Jonah Jameson. For villains, I’d say Molten Man or Man-Wolf (probably a new Morbius somwhere). Stegron or a Spider-Slayer as the BAF.
- No idea on the exclusives. That could be virtually anything.
- Three Avengers waves is aggressive, but I’m here for it. If two are GamerVerse, I’d guess the third ties into the Disney+ shows. In terms of comics character selection, I’d guess Falcon, USAgent, Tigra, Baron Zemo, Count Nefaria, & Kang (among others, obviously). For BAFs, maybe Atlas and Mister Hyde, and possibly Hulk from the game?
- Dud wave is definitely Eternals, which hopefully just means “not marketable” not uncool. So, hopefully comics Eternals and weird-ass cosmic characters like the High Evolutionary or Moondragon (wishful thinking here).
- Of the rumored waves, this accounts for everything besides the Venom wave. That could be the “big one” the post mentions, but I don’t know who it could include. Perhaps Firestar is there.