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Originally Posted by hasbroherofan

They probably figured this was the best way to release it when the inevitable Doctor Strange wave we get next year is almost certainly gonna be another movie-heavy one like Shang-Chi or Spider-Man: No Way Home. I guess a Retro release was another avenue they could've done this in, but they did this in the past with Black Panther; movie figures took priority in the standard wave, but then Walmart and Target got the comic BP figures.

I don't have a problem with the new Dr. Strange figure being released outside of the Multiverse of Madness wave. What I do have a problem with is Hasbro making a highly sought after iteration of a character a retail exclusive. Especially when that retail chain leaves the pegs of its toy section barren for several months out of the year. It's exactly the same problem I had with the 80th and Worthy Captain Americas being made Walmart exclusives.