[StuartGreen2019]

Aside from Phoenix, none of the reveals made me want to pre-order and buy them. My interest has always been in any and everything Marvel from 1999 and earlier, especially for Spider-Man, Hulk, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men. The lack of Spider-Man content is especially disappointing, since this is the 30th anniversary for "Spider-Man: The Animated Series" and we've had two mediocre two-packs that had characters who never interacted paired together and long-requested figures like Felicia Hardy, Alistair Smythe in his hoverchair, the Kingpin, Mysterio, the Shocker, the Chameleon and the Punisher are all M.I.A. The fact that Spider-Man was foolishly sold as a limited Wal-Mart exclusive and we got an inaccurate looking Green Goblin didn't help, either. I'm also curious what the next Spider-Man wave for this year will be and when it will be released, since the second wave was supposed to be based on the delayed third 'Spider-Verse' film.

The "Strange Tales" wave was also underwhelming with the absence of the Gene Colan Dracula (which, if Hasbro even reads The Fwoosh anymore, they should know has been on fans' Top 10 lists for years now), no Baron Mordo, no Werewolf by Night, and Hellverine is just another brown-and-tan version of Wolverine that isn't classic hogging up space.

I'm also hopeful that we'll see more Fantastic Four and Hulk content over the next few years. With the 'Fantastic Four' film next year, I'm hopeful we'll see more comic book based figures made along with the movie wave. I'd love to see new figures for the Mole Man, the Wizard, She-Hulk in her Fantastic Four uniform, "opera gloves" suit Invisible Woman (not the two-piece suit, the sleeveless one after from 1995), the Thing in his hat and trenchcoat or his F.F. blue jumpsuit, and maybe a two-pack for the Puppet Master and Alicia Masters. Also, for the Hulk (who is SORELY in need of more Marvel Legends attention), I'm hoping for a sold-separately savage Hulk I can afford, the Frankenstein-looking Hulk from "The Avengers" #1 based on Jack Kirby's art, the Ringmaster, Tyrannus, the U-Foes, classic Abomination, the Leader in his orange-and-black suit with the "Jiffy Pop" brain, General "Thunderbolt" Ross, a Bruce Banner with purple pants in a two-pack with Betty Ross, and a Deluxe Merged Hulk in his brown jumpsuit from when he was on the Pantheon. I'm hopeful we can at least get a Retro The Incredible Hulk wave in 2026 in honor of the U.P.N. animated series' 30th anniversary. And don't even get me started on my Avengers wish-list.

To add to TheBlueMarvel's comments, I don't exactly wany an "endless parade" of popular characters like Cap, Thor, Iron Man, Spidey and the M.C.U., but I DO expect easier-to-find, non-exclusive, affordable ever-green figures of popular characters like them. Entertainment Earth never sent me my 20th anniversary Captain America and I wasn't able to find and buy him. Thor hasn't been released since the 80th anniversary, though he has been reused for the Ragnarok figure. The last classic looking Spider-Man figures have been store exclusives, in two-packs or three-packs, and haven't been sold separately since the first Retro Spider-Man wave. And with all of the delays and reshoots for new M.C.U. figures, those keep getting pushed back, while figures from projects like Pietro and the Halloween costumes for Wanda, Vision, Pietro, etc., from "WandaVision", the characters from "Loki" season two, and characters from previous M.C.U. films like 'Homecoming' Shocker haven't been made yet. And I'm saying this until Hasbro cracks - I need a classic green-and-orange suit Deluxe figure for Doc Ock that's sold separately, has a new body mold, and the bendable wire tentacles. I'm very shocked that Hasbro has yet to have "evergreen" figures of popular characters at least every two years for new collectors to get easier access to find, pre-order and buy their most popular characters that aren't Iron Man and Wolverine.