[StuartGreen2019]

If Iron Man is this year's Retro wave, I'll be disappointed. I was really hoping we'd get a Retro The Incredible Hulk wave this year for the Hulk's 60th anniversary and the Hulk has a ton of characters that have yet to get first-time figures and/or much needed updates. Lab coat Bruce Banner, General "Thunderbolt" Ross, a Jack Kirby-esque Hulk, the Gargoyle, Tyrannus, Ringmaster, classic Abomination, the Absorbing Man, the Harpy, Doc Samson, She-Hulk, orange-and-black costume Leader, the U-Foes -- the list goes on and on. Maybe Hasbro has some kind of 60th anniversary Hulk plans? Even a boxed set of some kind would be nice.

For the Retro Iron Man wave, I'd love an animated version of Blizzard. I'm curious what version of Mandarin that Hasbro would make if he does make the roster for the Retro wave. I'm curious if we'll see the "Heroes Return" armor for Iron Man in the Retro wave or for the upcoming Avengers wave.

What I'm most looking forward to this year is what Hasbro has planned for our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man's 60th anniversary year. I'd imagine a classic Spidey re-release is in the works since Dan Yun said in an interview not to pay scalpers and that Hasbro is aware fans want wall-crawling posed hands. A Tobey Maguire Spider-Man would be very much appreciated, since this is the 20th anniversary year of the original Sam Raimi film. More civilian characters like Aunt May Parker, Mary Jane Watson and Joe "Robbie" Robertson would be welcome additions to my collection. I'm also hoping for a classic costume Black Cat since I missed the original release a few years back. As far as villains go, I'm hoping for the Chameleon (since he was Spidey's first villain), a Vulture re-release, some kind of Doctor Octopus with bendable wire tentacles, Kraven the Hunter with brighter costume colors, the rumored Walmart-exclusive Lizard, classic Rhino, purple-and-blue costume Boomerang, Jack O'Lantern with his hoverdisc, and/or classic versions of Venom and Carnage within the next year or two. Some new figures for Calypso, the Spot, the Rose, Carrion, classic Kaine, classic Stunner, Fusion II from the Paul Jenkins "Peter Parker: Spider-Man" run, Delilah and Mr. Negative would be nice surprises too. I also would love to see new classic versions of characters like Mysterio and Green Goblin with multiple alternate heads (like Quentin Beck and Daniel Berkhart for Mysterio, and Harry Osborn and Dr. Bart Hamilton for Green Goblin).

So many characters, so little shelf space...