[StuartGreen2019]

My big sis surprised me by pre-ordering all four of the Fantastic Four today on Amazon. I'm a little disappointed the figures won't be out until March, but I'm not surprised and certainly understand why the figures are pushed back. We've been having a lot of waves delayed due to Covid and the new variants are pretty much putting a wrench in releasing everything and anything new all over again. At this point, I'm expecting both the 'No Way Home' movie and the toyline to get delayed. I just hope we'll see a few more Retro Spider-Man figures revealed before year's end, regardless of whether they'll be released in 2021 or for 2022. Villains such as Chameleon, Doctor Octopus, Lizard, Rhino, Shocker and Hobgoblin all need updates, more civilian figures like Aunt May Parker, first appearance Mary Jane Watson and Flash Thompson would be cool, and more Spider-Man costumes (black costume, Amazing Bag-Man, Web Armor, Octo-Spidey, classic Ben Reilly Spidey suit, etc.) would be appreciated. I'm also hoping for a red-and-blue costume Spidey re-release with the classic chest emblem from the John Romita Sr./Gil Kane era.

I'm on the fence about the X-Force three-pack. I don't need it, but it does look great. Also, one of my friends joked that Cannonball's blast effect looks like it has melting Cookie Dough Ice Cream on top of it and that's all I see when I look at it now. I'm not an "Age of Apocalypse" fan, but I do hope that new wave will still be released this year for those anticipating the Wave Two figures.

I hope you all are having a great day and stay safe, everyone.