[Benn Roe]

Yeah, I could handle one more Age of Apocalypse wave, probably. The problem I'm having is that I only collect X-Men, but I collect all of them, and it looks like this year Age of Apocalypse has replaced the standard X-wave. I know we're getting the Deadpool wave, a few fan channel repaints, a few box-sets, and a deluxe figure or two (though the confirmed deluxe figure is also Age of Apocalypse-based), and there have been rumours of another X-Men retro wave, but there doesn't appear to be a standard X-Men wave, which is kind of a bummer. If they do the same thing next year, it could mean two years without the standard X-line, and this is about as first world as it gets, but I've got a long list of 616 figures I'm hankering for and I'm not getting any younger. (:

If next year got a bonus Age of Apocalypse wave in addition to the standard May wave, like last year's X-Force wave, I'd be stoked, but a Deadpool wave just isn't an X-Men wave, even if it has Maverick and a few X-Force characters in it. Oh, right, and I guess there are some movie figures this year, but those will be the first X-Men Legends I skip. Just not my thing. I'm actually dreading the inevitable upcoming MCU infusion into X-Men Legends.

As with regards to X-Men BAFs, as much as I'm whining about wanting more 616, what big characters are even left for people to get upset about not getting in lieu of some of the bigger Age of Apocalypse characters? Nimrod and Strong Guy were the only ones I ever heard requested and we're already getting both this year. Rockslide, Gentle, etc. don't seem like they have a ton of fans. The Morlocks, Marauders, and Acolytes all had some big characters, but nobody I think anyone would call essential. Honestly, the vast majority of the major X-Men and their major villains already have recent figures of at least one look. New stabs at Blob, Mojo, and the Brood would be great, and Armor could be cool, but it doesn't seem like there's a ton of "essential" stuff left in the over-sized character department.