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Found wave 10 at the local TRU today! I've been holding off buying Omega Red from the website since I wanted the AOA mates too. They also had the Captain America movie wave and Halo wave 2. I'm broke now.

Black Panther and Daredevil had a history of team-ups back in the early 70s. BP was one of the first hero's to know Matt Murdock's identity. So they do have some connection, although it hasn't been brought up, and BP hasn't been in a DD comic in about 35 years. But yeah, this is a pretty awful gimmick. Daredevil was consistently one of Marvel's best titles, month in and month out. It benefitted from being on the fringe of the Marvel Universe. Now they got a new editorial team, and they've made the Daredevil comic crap iand even gotten rid of the main protagonist in just 12 issues. Thanks Marvel.

Oh, I flipped the glider around so that the clip went between his head and shoulders. The drawback to this is that the helmet and chest armor have to be take off, but I thought it looked pretty cool: (yeah, that's my toaster he's in front of, I was hungry at the time of that picture)

I picked up the three vehicles at TRU today for $11.99 each. Weren't the BSG Viper and Cylon Raider around $17.99, or something really high? These didn't seem like too bad a deal at that price. My first thoughts: The Terminator HK is pretty fun. The treads on it are fake, and it doesn't move too much, but it looks pretty cool, and the Endoskeleton Terminator can fit inside of it to "drive". The "Time Machine" is what it is. Nothing too exciting other than it being a squished DeLorean. It comes with stickers, which give it some good character, although the ones on the inside almost require you to take the toy apart to get them on well. They do have instructions on where to put them, unlike the BSG vehicles. The Marty is pretty good, for those who missed the first boxset. I'm not in love with it, and if anyone really needs a BSG normal Marty, PM me and we can work something out. Also, in the set, Marty came with extra hair and hands? I guess this is something from the packaging of the Radiation Suit Marty. The MAX jet is the star of the three. Maybe it is because I had the lowest expectations, but I am blown away with how awesome it is. The plastic quality is really good. The jet seats two minimates, and you can rearrange the wings to make an awesome jet pack. I like the pilot a lot, he's very secret-agenty, but wish we had some generic SHIELD soldiers to strap in this thing. I'm definitely going to pick up another jet, so you can combine to make the bigger vehicles or extra jet packs. This vehicle came with stickers too, but half the sheet is made up of logos to put on minimates to make your own MAX team! Very cool. If this is the future of minimates, I'm in. I'll get some pics up tomorrow if no one else has by then. Overall, this is an awesome (first?) wave of vehicles. Well worth it at 12 a pop too. My only negative is that we won't be getting some of the iconic Marvel stuff. I'd love to get a Ghost Rider Cycle, Fantasticar, or a Quinjet in this style.

Really liking the Mole Man and Atlantean Soldier! Even the Torch looks awesome. Namor and the Thing I can't get too excited about..Sue Storm was needed though. Still a very cool wave. I've been getting more pumped about the TRU releases lately more than the normal LCS waves.

Here is a link. So far, I'm pretty underwhelmed on the Marvel stuff they are showing. A Heroic Age box set, AOA box set, Captain America through the ages set (although the block of ice is sweet).....and series 37. Universal monsters and the Max line can't get here soon enough though.

I've sent two messages regarding the Doc Ock from the Spider-Man Friends and Foes set missing his tentacles. I just have a fat man in green spandex. :sad:

Now I've got my hopes up for a SDCC Inhumans box set. It works perfectly: pack Medusa, Karnak, Gorgon and Triton in the 4-pack. Then later on, follow up with a Human Torch/Crystal 2-pack (since they seem to be rolling out FF members). That's got to be the plan. I feel like Columbo solving a mystery.

Minimate Lockjaw!!!! I think I just went to the bathroom a little bit in my pants. (I didn't really though) (OK, maybe I did)

I have a cardboard shoebox. It holds well over a hundred minmates. They're not organized in any way, of course, but it's great that the entire Marvel Universe can be carried around so easily.

I completely forgot about these. I'm hoping this is what we get too. "Doombot" to me usually means Dr. Doom with a more robot-y face, and that's what popped into my head at first.

It says Warpath will round out previously released sets...since we have X-force Wolverine and X-23, I'd think this Warpath will be black and silver also. So, it's a recolor of the TRU Warpath. I'm really looking forward to Lizard, but the rest of this wave isn't too exciting. Prof X could be OK. I've already got 4-5 Things, and Doombot will have to be pretty different from Dr Doom for me to like it. Yeah, I'll probably still buy the whole wave though.

I just compared the two. Lady Loki is a little off between face and chest, where the chest is a little more chalky. It's pretty acceptable. BC is a huge contrast in color, mainly because the minimate's face is a little tan, and the chest color is a light shade of gray. The two colors don't even remotely match. I'm painting Vulture's wings as I type this. I'll post some pics with my repair work once complete.

Wow, I didn't even notice the lines on his face until I saw the close up. The blue base of the torso is what bothered me: the flesh tone isn't thick enough to keep the blue from bleeding through. I e-mailed DST about Ock's arms. I didn't have the back part of the bubble. Would heating up the pins that go into Ock's back help them go in?

Wow, I completely missed these today. They look freakin' awesome. Guess I'm making a trip back to the LCS.