[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by StuartGreen2019

Hey, I was missed! Sorry, I've been busier than I thought over the past few days. And in this case, my "joy fluids" would be ink. Get it? Because it's an octopus? Okay, moving on.

Trust me, I am over the moon with glee that we're finally getting a new animated series Doctor Octopus. Considering how badly Toy Biz dropped the ball with the animated Doc Ock figure (and I say this as a massive Toy Biz collector/defender) and how the 1995 McDonald's Happy Meal toy for Doc Ock looked lightyears better by comparison, I am grinning from ear to ear over getting this new Doc Ock. My only gripe was that we're not getting an alternate head for Doc Ock and that the bendable wire tentacles haven't already been made. So much for Ryan Ting's "sounds expensive" remark about bendy wire tentacles in a previous interview video, which I believe was done with ShartimusPrime a year or so ago. While I'm glad these tentacles are compatible with the previous Doc Ock figure, this doesn't do me any good, since I missed out on the Silk and Doc Ock two-pack and can't afford to shell out $82 for Amazon's current price listing to get one. On the subject...



To be fair, I've mostly been asking for the bendable wire tentacles for a classic orange-and-green COMIC BOOK suit for Doctor Octopus and I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for that. Considering Doc Ock hasn't had a Retro packaging figure yet, maybe they can make him in 2024 if they do a 40th anniversary "Secret Wars" toyline. I'm keeping my fingers crossed the next classic Doc Ock figure is sold SEPARATELY in all stores and on all websites, please, Hasbro. I don't want to pay $65 on Ebay for a $28 Wal-Mart Exclusive figure or whatever, thank you.

That said, I will take full responsibility and happily take the blame! I also fully accept the blame for anyone who wants an Armani suit Doc Ock figure, because I certainly still do. Doctor Octopus is, always has been and always will be my favorite Spider-Man figures, so the more Doc Ock figures, the happier I am! (And I mean DOCTOR OCTOPUS, not Superior Spider-Man or Superior Octopus. I've never been a fan of what was done with Doc Ock in recent years.) Since we're getting bendable wire tentacles at last for this figure, I fully expect Hasbro to re-use them, unlikely as that may be, if and when an Armani suit Ock figure gets made by Hasbro. While I wasn't expecting much of abdomen movement for Doc Ock, considering his tentacle harness sticks out of his back on the series, the lack of abdomen crunches in recent figures is disappointing, as is, as I've said, the lack of alternate heads for Doc Ock and Aunt May. Considering a lot of recent figure reveals have alternate hands and not heads, that's worrisome to me for the line, considering if one head sculpt doesn't look as good, fans had a second to use. Having different facial expressions with alternate heads also made it fun and seeing it being used less in new figure reveals is underwhelming. Some figures should have alternate heads with different expressions and/or a "secret identity" civilian head for the characters, like a Peter Parker head for Spider-Man, an Anthony Stark head for Iron Man, and a Scott Summers head for Cyclops and an alternate head for his optic blast accessory. (Yep, I'm taking the blame for this too -- seriously, why are we getting more new Cyclops figures without an optic blast accessory?)

As a side note, I love the new upcoming "Avengers" figures. Iron Man looks great, though the Erik Masterson Thor looks kind of off and unfinished to me somehow. I can't put my finger on what's wrong. The Bruce Banner and Hulk two-pack, the Hawkeye with Sky Cycle, and Black Widow figure are all must-buys for me. And the Doctor Doom and Captain Marvel two-pack has me hopeful we'll see a "Secret Wars" Retro toyline in 2024 for its 40th anniversary. It'd be a great way to see figures for Captain America with a shield without holes in it, Cyclops, Rogue, She-Hulk, classic Thor, Iron Man with an alternate Jim Rhodes head, classic Doctor Doom, the Absorbing Man, Titania, Volcana, the Wrecking Crew and a non-exclusive figure for the Lizard.

Well, it's good that you accept the blame because this is your fault!

I didn't want another Ock and I won't be buying the animated for the bendy wires because I bought a custom last year when they said the wires would be too expensive to integrate. See that, Hasbro, you messed up with your silly coyness; always shoot straight, candor and transparency win business. The custom has actual corrugated metal tentacles made from adjustable arms used for book lamps. The effect is pretty satisfying (that’s why I bought it), and the arms have a rich metallic luster. Once I went that route, anything Hasbro was going to do became irrelevant.

In any event, congrats, you're batting a high average with your Spidey wants as it regards what Hasbro makes – I believe the redone Sandman, Hammerhead, redone Shocker, and redone Ock have all been requests you’ve made. I’d be jealous if not for Blue Marvel, Morg, Firelord, the Fallen One, FA Captain Marvel/Photon/Spectrum/Pulsar/whatever and, kinda, sorta, Luke Cage - I understand what they were shooting for with the deep plunging shirt and sculpt aesthetic, I just am not happy with the disappearing ab crunches.