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Post by samsson on Jan 22, 2013 22:36:09 GMT -5
Anyone know when the Hercules series is due in stores...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2013 15:28:33 GMT -5
Anyone know when the Hercules series is due in stores... MU has been too inconsistent at retail to even guess. I'll probably just order that wave on spams. $75 for all five figures, set to arrive first quarter 2013.
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Post by gawd6sic6™ on Jan 24, 2013 1:46:30 GMT -5
i've been lucky enough to get my local comic shop to keep ordering these... all stores around here are either VERY behind... or no space for them...
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Post by samsson on Jan 26, 2013 1:37:04 GMT -5
Still on the hunt for (full body) flaming Torch, TaskMaster and Enchantress,........anybody aaaaaannnddd hahahahahahaha the Vision
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Post by Warrior82 on Jan 27, 2013 1:43:55 GMT -5
Got my shipping notice from spamS, saying the Hercules wave is shipping, as well as the new Team sets.
I cant wait to get them. I am very excited about Hercules and Puck, and I am even more excited about Rogue in the team sets.
What do you guys think the future will be for MU??
Do you think Hasbro is making the 3.75 inch figures like the IM3 and Ultimate Spider Man figures with the $5 price points for kids, but will keep making Marvel Universe figures with the same articulation we are used to for older fans??
Do you think MU will continue, but with awful articulation like the new IM3 and Ultimate Spider Man toys??
Or do you think MU all together is just going to be over soon??
I for one hope these Movie and Cartoon figures with 5 points of articulation at a $5 price point are for younger fans, but when it comes to comic accurate figures, the Main Marvel 3 inch line will still be the MU figures we've come to know.
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Post by bababooey on Jan 27, 2013 9:36:25 GMT -5
I hope MU stays. My brother just started collecting a few months ago and he's got a sick collection so far. I got him a media case that has a crapload of shelves. He's got different themes on every shelf. He's got: X-Men, Old School X-Men, X-Men Villains, Spider-Man, Every Different Version of Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Avengers, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Heroes For Hire, Misc Heroes, and Misc Villains.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2013 8:01:18 GMT -5
Warrior82, The awful IM/Spidey figures are the same price as all 3 3/4" Hasbro figures. The "five points" you're thinking of is the terrible five points of articulation that seems to be the future of these figures if they're going to stay around $10. As much as I would love to see this line continue, I'm not sure how much longer MU quality figures can be made at a reasonable cost. When I started collecting during the first year of MU, each figure was around $7. The same figures, now packages with less (no stands or Fury files) are at least $10. Comic packs offer no per figure discount and almost always include an unnecessary Spidey/Iron Man/Wolverine. Figures like Spidey and Hulk are in just about every revision wave, but impossible to find figures like Jean Grey and Vision never get a second release. With Walmart limiting the number of stores that actually carry MU and Target and TRU dedicating 99% of their space for Marvel figures to movie tie ins that aren't selling well, it's becoming a bit difficult to see a positive future for MU.
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Post by Warrior82 on Jan 28, 2013 11:32:46 GMT -5
Warrior82, The awful IM/Spidey figures are the same price as all 3 3/4" Hasbro figures. The "five points" you're thinking of is the terrible five points of articulation that seems to be the future of these figures if they're going to stay around $10. As much as I would love to see this line continue, I'm not sure how much longer MU quality figures can be made at a reasonable cost. When I started collecting during the first year of MU, each figure was around $7. The same figures, now packages with less (no stands or Fury files) are at least $10. Comic packs offer no per figure discount and almost always include an unnecessary Spidey/Iron Man/Wolverine. Figures like Spidey and Hulk are in just about every revision wave, but impossible to find figures like Jean Grey and Vision never get a second release. With Walmart limiting the number of stores that actually carry MU and Target and TRU dedicating 99% of their space for Marvel figures to movie tie ins that aren't selling well, it's becoming a bit difficult to see a positive future for MU. The new figures of Spidey and IM arent all $10 like MU. The IM3 Assemblers are 3.75 inch, with 5 points of articulation, and they are $10, because of all their swapable arms/legs/heads/armor (still not worth $10). But the basic 3.75 inch IM3 figures are only $5-$6 depending where you buy them. as are the new Spider-Man all star 3.75 inch figures. And yes, they all have 5 points of articulation. I hope though, that they keep the MU line around to cover all comic accurate versions of characters with the MU articulation we are used to. I have every single MU and Marvel 3.75 inch Movie figure and variant. literally all of them. But I will no longer be a completist, because I am not buying any IM or spidey figures with only 5 points of articulation. But Im hoping, fingers crossed, this 5 points of articulation crap is just for cartoon and movie toys for kids. But Hasbros main Marvel 3.75 inch line, to cover the comic accurate looks, is still MU at $10-$12, with the awesome articulation MU has had since the start of the line.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2013 9:01:04 GMT -5
You must go crazy every time another Wolverine or Iron Man is announced.
Assuming the quality of MU stays the same, which characters would you like to see made before the line ends?
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Post by Warrior82 on Jan 29, 2013 20:41:51 GMT -5
You must go crazy every time another Wolverine or Iron Man is announced. Assuming the quality of MU stays the same, which characters would you like to see made before the line ends? LOL. Yeah, whenever there is an Iron Man, Wolverine, or Spiderman in a new wave, or in a 2 pack, I get a little upset. There are way to many of those 3 characters. But I WONT be staying a completist, because I will not buy a 5 points of articulation Iron Man or Spider-Man, when I have so many well articulated versions of those characters. As far as who Id like to see in the Marvel Universe line before all is said and done....... Stryfe Omega Red Bishop Lady Deathstrike Kingpin Vulture Pyro Avalanche Abomination Wendigo Sauron Toad Ares Banshee Just a few names there, but those are some of the ones I Really want. especially Stryfe and Omega Red. They showed Elektra, Mysterio, and Rhyno , as well as Emma Frost at SDCC last year. So I hope we are still going to get those this year. Elektra, Emma Frost and Mysterio are must haves. and the MU version of Rhyno is 10x better than the Spider Man line version.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2013 9:13:19 GMT -5
I would love to see that entire list made. Wendigo and Abomination have both been rumored and Ares and Banshee make sense to finish off teams. A lot of my top wants are a bit unrealistic: Ghost Jigsaw Songbird Paladin Jack O'Lantern Scarecrow Vengeance MODOK Deathlok Sandman
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Post by gawd6sic6™ on Jan 30, 2013 23:04:05 GMT -5
gimme abomination, sandman , omega red , king pin and a blob and i wouldnt need an other MU figure... well, other than the up coming angel...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2013 7:36:05 GMT -5
gimme abomination, sandman , omega red , king pin and a blob and i wouldnt need an other MU figure... well, other than the up coming angel... XMO Blob isn't completely terrible.
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Post by gawd6sic6™ on Jan 31, 2013 14:28:55 GMT -5
the face looks like shit... hate the throwing action... i have it.. just dont like it... i have the original toybiz xmen blob... thats a glorified stress ball... its much better... and kinda in scale... but i want a good one!! lol
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 15:50:32 GMT -5
Toyfair announcements: Hasbro re-announced Mysterio, Rhino, and Elektra along with mentioning a new Cap, Baron Zemo, Cloak & Dagger, A-Bomb with an Abomination variant, and a Thor 3-pack of Thor, Valkyrie, and Skurge.
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Post by cptbobix on Feb 10, 2013 22:24:57 GMT -5
Anyone know when the Hercules series is due in stores... Saw Hercules and Nighthawk from that wave on Friday, so they are starting to show up. Really want Nova!
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Post by Self-Savior on Feb 11, 2013 14:21:50 GMT -5
Saw the Hercules wave at Wal-Mart yesterday and picked them up. I really like the Hercules figure a lot. Puck is pretty cool too and goes great with my Alpha Flight Guardian.
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Post by ckhybrid on Feb 11, 2013 14:41:49 GMT -5
i cant believe that wave is showing up already, still haven't seen Professor X or Jubilee! wtf
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Post by cptbobix on Feb 11, 2013 17:13:03 GMT -5
i cant believe that wave is showing up already, still haven't seen Professor X or Jubilee! wtf I saw nothing of that wave either, but MU isn't immune to skipping entire waves ( the vision wave from 2 years ago) and really screwing me over. Since I won't pay $50+ for certain figures, I have some holes in my collection that really tick me off and make me not want to collect the line any more.
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