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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

Surfer fan here. Like Pulse, he’s my favorite hero. And while the restock of the Walmart fig that I already have 3 of (along with 3 Surfer blacks – and 4 Halab versions) might be sold-out for a variety of reasons (i.e. scarcity of the original exclusive, under-appreciation of the character’s popularity, etc) it is sold-out, nonetheless. As it was when it was first released indicating there's interest out there. I tend to believe that there are potentially at least as many fans of Surfer as there are of the FF. He did support his own book, which I - obviously – collected, as a committed fan. A title that birthed the Infinity Gauntlet, the comic arc that essentially set up the crescendo of the MCU’s phase ‘whatever.’ I say “whatever” because I became disinvested in the MCU very, very early on. Possibly, around the time of Thor 2, so what they do doesn’t really matter in the scheme of things, to me. My disinterest doesn’t align with anything other than a want for stories consistent with canon. While I found enjoyment in ‘Age of Ultron’ it suffered in my eyes due to Tony birthing the character. The same was true for how Antman was worked out using Scott Lang as the protagonist alongside an elderly Hank. If Norrin isn’t the big screen’s latest iteration of the Silver Surfer, I’ve no intention to watch an FF film featuring such a change. Which is no big loss as I’ve skipped most of the movies.

Whatever the reasoning is behind Disney potentially putting a spin on Surfer’s characterization, there’s canonical diversity to mine among Galactus’ heralds without changing things up. There’s Frankie Raye, of course. Even a Surfer-empowered Alicia Masters. And Stardust has been portrayed as male, female, and ambiguous/fluid throughout interpretations.

All fantastic points. Just look at the source material and make a cool movie. One which actual fans of the character and lore WANT to see. Honestly, I'd rather have a new animated show anyway. Get Studio Mir to helm it. That could be incredible.

The only times we've gotten to see Surfer on screen is the old animated show (Thanos' voice. Shudder bad.) and the other FF turd in which Galactus was a swarm of space bugs or some shit. I thought Surfer looked cool. But he just wasn't right. The whole, "gonna die is separated from mah board" spin was weak.

Anyhow. If the new FF movie results in some great Legends comics wave figures I'll be happy. We still need an Air Walker. I thought for sure we'd get one in the wake of Galactus. I'd also like to have Red Shift. There's also a ton of untapped Cosmic characters from the Ron Lim/Jim Starlin days that would be great additions. You're telling me we can The Orb but not The In-Betweener Midnight Son, or The Elders of The Universe.

The ML DID give us Crystar. So they give me hope. ML Team if you are reading this thread please give us Moltar to go with Crys. Cast him in translucent red then hit him with orange over spray.