[Steevy Maximus]

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Originally Posted by Ninjinister

Found on Fartbook

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I’m guessing preorders will be due soon for that play set. That’s clearly a “promotional image”, and it’s even showcasing a few new figure, probably refreshes for the fall.

Looks like the battle packs are going to get refreshed, or Vulture is going to end up as a deluxe figure. Maybe both. So, what I’m seeing:
Green Goblin and Vulture are both getting “Venomized” akin to the Loki figure being offered over in Avengers (just a deco change). Can’t see any differences between the lower left classic Spider-Man or Miles Morales, but lower right Spider-Man has a darker tint with some gloss that actually compliments Green Goblin enough for me to see that as a possible two pack. Or he goes with the similarly glossy purple Venom. The black and yellow Iron Spider is nifty, kind of reminds me a bit of the Doc Ock/Spider-Armor MK2 from the PlayStation games.

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Originally Posted by Jay West

Not getting Thunderbolts is kind of weird. Even though it’s not doing great at the box office which is frigging weird…the figures would have been great.

Not sure where the “not doing good at the box office” is coming from since it appears to be doing about as well as Brave New World and is full of lesser characters.

By and large, though, Hasbro has really cut back their Marvel film support the last few years. I think that’s a wise move to make their offerings better targeted to appropriate markets. Thunderbolts was never going to have the usual “kid appeal”, so Hasbro targeted the few offerings to the adult collector base who are more inclined to buy into those characters.
Though, the biggest reason can probably be pointed to the “Phase 4 Clusterfuck” where almost ALL of the big film pushes (excluding Spider-Man) ended up being complete retail bombs to the point I can go into Ollies RIGHT NOW and find products from Shang Chi, Thor 3, Eternals AND Wakanda Forever (and maybe some Dr Strange, too!).

Hasbro’s going to have a full slate for Fantastic Four since it DOES have a recognizable cast of characters that are more apt to appeal to broader demographics than the likes of Ghost, US Agent or Winter Soldier.