TheMinimateKing30

I'm sorry, but HARD disagree. ESPECIALLY given how many Spider-Man Minimates we've gotten as of late. I imagine most people who collect Minimates have at least ONE figure of the classic Spider-Man suit. Unless we're talking an Ultimate Six box set, I actually think a regular Sinister Six box set would BENEFIT from a lack of Spider-Man. Just have it be the villains. The novelty of it being an instant collection of some of Spidey's most notable enemies ALONE, I guarantee, would be an AUTOMATIC lure for people.

Was referring to the former in specific, yeah. But the latter gives me a degree of hope on future releases. I've loved X-Men '97 so far. And the Minimates look great from the promo art we got back in 2020. It's a real shame, tho. I work at Walgreens. I would have LOVED to have gotten more figures from there. Sadly, God constantly points and laughs at me with contempt and spite. 😭

Nah. If we're talking teams only, I'd rather it just be the heroes. I agree we need a new classic Electro, tho. The original one is still a beautiful figure, IMO, but as I said above about Torment Spider-Man; you have a better chance of finding a solid gold brick on the goddamn Moon than you do getting that figure for a reasonable price nowadays. So fucking bogus we're only getting 5 figures a set from now on. At least throw us a bone with a Sinister Six box set or something.

Gonna take a stab in the dark and assume the Walgreens 'Mates are permanently dead in the water?

While I can agree that the Astonishing suit hasn't been done the best justice in the world of Minimates as of yet... do we REALLY need yet ANOTHER Wolverine clogging up a potential new character slot? Like I said; battle-damaged civilian Matt Murdock wouldn't be the MOST visually dynamic figure in the world... but it would at least be unique. IDK. This is one of the drawbacks of permanently retiring the Waves of two-packs in favor of box sets. You have to be MUCH more conservative picking and choosing who gets released and who doesn't in a given series. If the Waves were still going about as before, we could have a whole-ass New Avengers one and have an army builder packaged with Wolverine and battle-damaged Matt Murdock as the chase figure or something.

Holy shit, if you're right, I might actually cry tears of joy. Literally would be a Yellow Daredevil situation. Nearly 20 years after the original are we FINALLY getting an update. If they make it look consistent with Sonic Attack Spider-Man, that'd make it even better, IMO.

Thank God. I have numerous Peter Parker Spidey Minimates (Wave 24 Spidey, Armory Spidey, etc.), and just pre-ordered the Spider-Verse box set off Luke's after hemming and hawing on it for months. I can cool the jets with Pete for a minute. XD Despite that, I appreciate you advocating on behalf of a new McFarlane Spidey. That genuinely means much to me. If not that, then I would KILL for a John Romita, Jr. Spider-Man. I LOVE that man's rendition of the character.

Ah, shit. Yeah, you're right. I forgot about that one. XD Then... maybe a battle-damaged Matt Murdock? Based on how he looked during the first half of the Breakout! story in New Avengers #1-3. Prolly wouldn't be an exciting look, but my only other idea for the fifth slot is a new Astonishing X-Men Wolverine. But nobody really wants another Wolverine in the endless sea that exists for him in this line as it is.

In that case, I would have it include; - Iron Man Model 25 - 2000s Luke Cage (we haven't gotten that look since the original Luke Cage from 2006) - Ronin - A new Sentry (we haven't gotten one since 2009) - A brand new classic Spider-Woman (last one was the 2006 variant of the original one we got in 2005). Cap, Spidey, and Wolverine can be substituted with any number of their previously-released comic book variations (I'd say for Logan specifically, it'd have to be the MvC3 one) for a full display of the original New Avengers.

For the love of God, if we're getting two Spider-Man sets back-to-back (on the assumption 86 is gonna include another Peter Parker), can we at LEAST get an updated Todd McFarlane Spider-Man? Don't get me wrong, I think the original McFarlane Spider-Man from 2007 does hold up, but it's expensive and hard to come by in this day and age. I think a new McFarlane Spidey (hell, a new Ditko Spidey as well since we haven't had one since 2008) would nicely compliment the Sonic Attack Spider-Man from Wave 76, which was very clearly a Bagley Spider-Man. Much as I love Peter Parker as my favorite fictional character of all time, I must say that the sheer amount of variations we've gotten of him as of late are wearing me out. I think getting newer/updated 'Mates based on specific artstyles would be an excellent way of counterbalancing that. You still get to pump out variations of the same character while still holding customer interest. Sonic Attack Spider-Man is a PRIME example of that, from what I understand.

I... I don't get it. XD

I know these'd be rehashes of previously-released figures, but the format creates excellent opportunities to do updates. Classic Avengers set; - Iron Man Model 1 gold ver. - Silver Age Thor - Silver Age Hulk - Ant-Man/Giant-Man - Wasp Original X-Men set; - Cyclops - Marvel Girl - Beast - Iceman - Angel - Professor X New Avengers set; - Captain America - Iron Man Model 25 - Spider-Man - Spider-Woman - Luke Cage - Wolverine Not very original picks, I'm aware, but it's what I came up with XD

One of the future box sets should be just a whole-ass Sinister Sox box set. Not sure what era could specifically be covered (I think a mid-2000s/*Marvel Knights: Spider-Man* aesthetic would work the best, personally, since there's a ton of unique character looks that haven't been touched on as of yet), but it'd be a decent way of getting more Spider-Man villains in bulk. I'm aware we've recently gotten updates for Kraven and Vulture, but I would CREAM myself for a *Marvel Knights*/*Thunderbolts*-styled Green Goblin or a Marvel NOW! 2012-styled Electro (the classic look but with black pants), in all honesty.

I know we have had Minimates before based on the original Lee/Kirby X-Men, but the new wave format of 5-6 figure box sets would be an EXCELLENT opportunity to release a new standard set of the original X-Men, IMO. Barring that, my interest in a new X-Men set is limited, for lack of a better word. I just feel burnt out with the sheer amount of X-Men content we've gotten over the years. Same with Spider-Man, too, to an extent. It's all the same generic stuff we've gotten endless repeats of with some small new stuff sprinkled on the side. I get that new and fresh is risky, don't get me wrong. But at the same time, how many corners are there left to touch, especially with the '80s stuff? The period where the X-Men, and Marvel Comics in general, were at their peak. Point I'm trying to make is that excitement is hard to generate if it's just gonna be a rehash of the same shit over and over and over again. There needs to be a balance struck between recognizable familiarity and taking risks with new figures. The new box set format, for all its drawbacks. I mean, we'll see what y'all are cooking up with the new set and then pass final judgment, but based on your description so far, Zack, but I gotta be real... I'm not too jazzed about it. Especially considering that Minimates' releases have slowed to being almost annual.

Can anyone link me to reliable Minimate Decal bases? The only ones I've found on MM led to bogus links.