[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by Captain Nash

6 days since a post on here. I definitely feel like engagement with the line is waning. It's a sad thing, but I know it well, as I've felt that way for several years now.

There's quite a few new characters or new looks for characters we have that I'd love to see, but much of the time my reaction to reveals is "meh". Doesn't mean I won't get something I'm not blown away by, but it's definitely not things I feel I "can't wait" for. Even what I've got preordered, it'll be nice to have but it still leaves me empty.

They’ve overplayed their hand and overextended on many fronts IMO. Too many different strategies and an overreliance on film tie-ins leaves them without a concrete path forward. No one could have predicted the timing of the pandemic or its fallout. However, they should have anticipated that Hollywood would beat the interest out of the 80-year-old rug that is Marvel and prognosticated the fatigue – the signs were there. Now, they’ll sputter as the movies have dried up and Marvel as a publication has lost sense of the “Marvel Way” (that used to be a thing) and the comics languish.

Depending on the strength of the pending X-men and FF films, there will likely be a resurgence of super-movie interest. Until then, Hasbro needs to tighten things up and keep providing fan-service to the hardcore because we are the only ones still buying. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – pivot to the collector market raise the price to $35 and make it worth the buy with accessories, paints, and fucking RESEARCH. No one is paying retail for half-hearted efforts and there are simply too many other options at $35 that make Legends look like foolish purchases.