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We do badly need a complete and consistent set of the classic F4, even if Marvel still doesn't seem to be giving them much attention. Maybe: Mr. Fantastic & Blue Black Bolt Thing & classic Medusa Invisible Woman & Human Torch BaF: Crystal

I'm not really sure what would make an 80th anniversary minimates assortment different from a regular wave. It's not like ML where a lot of the biggest characters were in desperate need of redos, so we'd probably just get a bunch of rehashed versions of things we already have several times over.

That's even stranger. A card without the Red Queen, and no Alice or Ches. I'm sure it wouldn't happen, but I'd love to get classic Alice 'mates. I'm still disappointed we never got the White Rabbit and normal Cheshire cat from the Burton movies.

Does DST even control the price of a two-pack? It's been a while since they released one on its own.

Did they make any other Wonderland characters? It's weird that White Rabbit's the only one there.

Groot's also in the movies, though, and he got left out despite actually being a part of what this wave seems to be based on. And there aren't any other Asgardians of the Galaxy here, but there are missing Guardians. I don't mind the lineup we're getting (although I would have preferred a few more comic versions of the movie team and a Gladiator), but it seems kind of arbitrary. I'm still very excited for Moondragon, even if she'll be harder to get.

I don't, really. Her and Gamora seem weirdly out of place here, especially Angela.

That looks great! I find Red King's torso works really well.

That's too bad, that was by far my most wanted figure of the wave and I'm only interested in half of the others. I guess it does make sense, given her obscurity. What are the pairings for this wave?

I think chances are pretty low. It'd most likely be a seperate deal from the movies, and FFH shows they'll skip those if they'd don't think they're worth it. Sales for the Netflix assortments weren't great either, which is the closest analogue for this we've seen. Chances for comic tie-in figures seem a lot higher, and personally I'd prefer that.

And maybe be Valkyrie's love interest, but I've seen conflicting things about that. It'd be nice if Valkyrie got an actual name, too.

Taika Waititi returning and Valkyrie's sexuality actually being present in the film is exciting for Thor 4, even if Jane Foster coming back isn't. I'm a bit worried for Guardians 3 after Endgame, but I'm glad James Gunn is back. I really hope they don't try to keep the franchise going without him. Seeing Star Wars and the MCU as they stand being branded as "The Skywalker Saga" and "The Infinity Saga" is kind of bothering me. I guess if Disney won't let these series end I'll just have to check out on my own. Between Episode 9 and a hiatus for one, and the end for the characters who started the other, now seems like a pretty good time. Maybe Disney X-Men will be good.

DC CW and Young Justice are definitely not "easy licenses" for DST, at least not for minimates.

It seems like this is the version of the team this wave is based on, which makes some of the character choices kind of interesting, especially Angela.

They look good! Another Angela seems like a weird choice, especially since there could have been a comic version of Rocket, Groot, Drax, or Mantis instead. I wish Moondragon was more classic, but it's still great to see her, and I like this Star-Lord's mask sculpt much more than the old one, so I think I'll switch it over to the movie version. Any word on pairings?

I hope we see 79 at the panel. The fact that we've gotten hints for it is probably a good sign.

Guardians of the Galaxy would make a lot of sense, but the numbers seem off if movie and animated versions mean they've been made before.

I'm sure three two packs isn't a good sign, but I can't say I really mind. With the BaF it's the same number of figures as an old wave with a variant, and with less purchases to complete it. This'll probably impact accessories even more than before, though. There's not much to go on for the contents of the wave, but it's nice to have hints for upcoming releases again. It feels like it's been a while.

It's too bad we couldn't get Spider-Ham as the Spider-Verse tie-in instead of Miles.

I'd say pretty low, if we couldn't get a plain minimate for PS4 Spidey.

Does Spidey have a peghole in the top of his head? I'm on the fence about this wave. I've been trying to focus my minimate collection more on certain characters, but it would be pretty great to get the classic Sinister Six.

Yeah, I thought something was said too.

I thought he meant that the disc stands were the wrong mold, like the ones for Howard the Duck or the Lizard.

As far as I remember, Dark Tower didn't do particularly well. People are already worried about John Wick being cancelled, and it definitely has more current media presence than the Rocketeer. I hadn't thought about the Iron Giant example, though. That'd probably work, with a Rocketeer vinimate and a two pack of him and Jennifer Connelly or the villain.

Are there any other characters with anything approaching a costume in the movie? Because otherwise $25 seems like a lot to ask for one figure people want and three civilians, and RoI for a single two pack doesn't seem like it'd be high enough unless it was promoting a larger line.