[StuartGreen2019]

Man, this new Thor wave is so full of "meh". It's disappointing we get our first look at Natalie Portman in her Thor outfit from merchandise like this new toy of her instead of a teaser trailer or promotional photo. As I've said on Twitter, I miss the good old days when comic book movies actually gave us footage in a teaser trailer that didn't air two months before the movie actually opens and it was okay to actually show footage instead of being so overtly secretive. I get it, times have changed and most of these movies have unfinished C.G.I. Even a majority of the sets are sadly C.G. now instead of practically built sets. But it would've been nice to have had a trailer already before this leak.

And not one comic-based Thor figure? Really, Hasbro? This is Thor's 60th anniversary and all we're getting are movie-based characters, nearly a third of which are Guardians of the Galaxy based? Then again, we didn't get anything for Captain America's 80th anniversary last year and the Hulk likely isn't getting anything for his 60th anniversary this year (aside from the Marvel Legends 20th anniversary wave Hulk figure, of course), so I'm not completely surprised by this.

While I'm glad for M.C.U. fans who are awaiting this new wave, with the exception of a handful of figures shown already, personally, I find that all of the reveals and rumors for the figures Hasbro has planned for Marvel Legends this year are so underwhelming. The dip in quality control, the rising prices and questionable choices (making Doc Ock part of a two-pack and an Amazon exclusive without the requested bendy wire tentacles, the holes in Captain America's shield, having the rumored upcoming and highly requested Retro Spider-Man figure of the Lizard released as a Walmart exclusive, etc.) aren't helping raise my excitement either. I'm hoping that we get some new classic comic-based figure reveals for the Marvel Legends 20th anniversary wave, the Spider-Man 60th anniversary wave, and whatever unconfirmed/unannounced waves Hasbro have planned. But at this rate, I'm not exactly holding my breath. What a shame.