The Avenger

So, just to be clear, this: http://www.marvel.com/universe/Image:Mocki...eadgirl.jpg.jpg is more "generic" than this: http://www.marvel.com/universe/Image:Jessicajones01.jpg ?? I don't actually think that I could come up with a more generic-looking "super-heroine" than this Jewel person. In my opinion at least Jewel has some origionality to her, Mockingbird is mostly a second rate Huntress, or at best a second rate Hawkeye. Her uniform clashes in colors aswell as in design. And Jewel is never on teams, so she doesn't end up taking roster spots that other heroes deserve more. Besides, with Mockingbird around, how is Hawkeye supposed to be a playboy? Jewel, like Sentry, is a character that has become very important in the Marvel U, retroactivley. Wheras Mockingbird has been dead for some time, and everyone but Hawkeye forgot about her a long time ago. The difference between the two charcters is much like the difference between Sentry and Hyperion. Different people have different opinions, neither is wrong, but my personal prefference is for Jewel and Sentry over Mockingbird and Hyperion, and DST seems to have the same point of view.

I'm familiar enough with Mockingbird, but I much prefer to have a Jewel. I've always found Mockingbird to be a bit generic, and Jessica Jones is still alive; but if I could have had Mockingbird over the Beast in the set, I would have been happy to see her. I guess that makes me in the minority on two of the boxset choices.

Not a huge sports fan, but I could see myself buying some of these sporadically, NBA, NFL, and college football would be what I'm most likely to buy. Besides, having sports equipment accessories would add a whole new dimension to mate collecting and customizing like the western and platoon mates have.

This is one of the few liscences I could say hands down I would never buy any of.

I wasn't planning on getting this set, but they look amazing, I might have to reconsider.

I second it, to round out a 4-piece boxest, I nominate Tom. The animation style is one of few that would lend to decent minimates, and there are plenty of characters and variations to draw a series of mates from. The only issue might be size, there aren't many minimates out there made of kids, and having Riley and Huey the same size as Robert might be problematic, they could always go 2.5" and 2" like Lord of the Rings, but I'd be alot less likely to buy them if the whole line wasn't in scale with all my other 2" mates.

I hate the full face masks on characters like Black Panther, Captain America, and Batman. The new Batmen are alot better than the C3 Versions, but I think it is the designs and expressions, more than the use of the full face mask that improves them. Spider-Man on the otherhand, actually has a fullface mask, so it makes perfect sense to give him one. Sure the new versions will look weird next to the old versions, but unless you have a clone saga setup going on, there really doesn't seem to be a reason to display all you're Spider-Men together.

If they had gone with the face/color choices of the concept art I'd probably pick this up, but the final product just looks bland to me.

After seing Tropic Thunder, I think they could make atleast a couple great minimate boxests out of it, sticking witth the vietnam theme, I wouldn't mind some Full Metal Jacket mates, or a second series of Platoon to round out that movie's ranks. Supposing I haven't mentioned them before, Three Kings (1999 film) would work well as a boxset too, get some more current looking soldiers, and minimate versions of Clooney and Ice Cube.

I'd buy any of those political minimates right up. Especially an Obama/McCain 2pk. I agree that a Hitler minimate probably isn't the best idea, but if they made him I would buy him. Could we add a Pope & Jimmy Carter to the assortment (not in the same set ofcourse).

I can just hope Geordi and Data, those are the only two not made that I care about.

I'd buy this wave, but really the only ones that really excite me are Deadpool and Gambit. I like the Jim Lee Costumes, but not enough that I would want repeat figures (though I'm sure they are inevitable) My X-dreamwave as disjointed as it may be would probably consist of: -Classic Sunfire/90's Sabertooth -Classic Banshee/Modern Warpath -Deadpool/Gambit Variant: AOA Sunfire

The fingernail trick always works for me, sometimes better than othertimes, but eventually it always works. You just have to make sure witht the softer platic they use nowadays not to damage the helmet in the process.

The ones I really think were overlooked would have to be... Must Haves: Martian Manhunter, Alan Scott, Atom (Either Palmer or the new one), Black Lightning, Red Arrow, Beast Boy, and Donna Troy, One Year Later Robin, Black Manta. Should haves: Kyle Rainer, Vixen, Captain Atom, Jason Todd/Red Hood, Two Face, Scarecrow, Blue Devil, Superboy (90's or Teen Titans), Eradicator, Zatana, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Mirror Master, Mr. Miracle, Metamorpho. Nice-to-haves: Sandman, Mr. Terrific (modern), Dr. Midnite, Kid Devil, Modern Wonder Girl, Big Barda, Speedy (Origional or Modern), Orion, Starman (preferably the newest one), Modern Blue Beetle, Ravager, Jericho, The Key, Darkseid (He would be a must have but they had an easy to find C3 version), Tomar Re, Katana, Geoforce, Terra, Commisioner Gordon.

Pretty much every dream I've ever had is me going through toys in a toy store or comic shop. Unfortunatelly few of the unreleased ones have ever come to pass.