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Would love to add the Civil Warrior to my collection. Thank you for the opportunity Zach!

Seconded, that was an instant pre-order for me. I would also love to see the new Spidey suit that was just recently introduced in Amazing #61.

I hate to admit it, but I've definitely lost a lot of passion for the line. Some if it has been due to limited product releases (as a result of the loss of TRU and fewer waves per year). I was pleasantly surprised to see a new GI Joe wave, and may even have to track down that set. The thing that set Minimates apart from other products for me was the ability to produce newer costumes for established characters quicker than most other toy lines, while also showcasing the lesser known characters that may have never seen a toy release before. We've seen less of that lately, but that may be the best way to bring the line to the forefront. For example, Spider-Man has a new suit that has zero product as of right now. The X-Men are seeing a push with recent story lines, resulting in new suits and alliances. I think DST has a good relationship with Marvel, but seeing their big events and future plans would help them plan waves that are more topical - allowing them to reach a larger audience or be the first company to feature something "new". I also wouldn't mind seeing a partnership with Kre-O or another block company - possibly providing the featured figure and creating C3 like playsets that would engage an entirely different market that hasn't seen Minimates before. Unfortunately, I don't think there is a quick fix, but the more eyes they can get on the product, the better.

That Darkhawk looks great! Hopefully I'll be able to track him down.

I'm a little concerned where the Minimates/Walgreens line is going, are they trying to make the earlier web searches that brought up "personal massagers" more of a reality?

Has anyone seen the last Spider-Man Animated wave? I recently found the Black Widow wave at my local store, but have never found the Superior Spider-Man/Peter Parker set in the wild.

Honestly, I could see the black and red suit sticking around, especially if this is the suit that it looks like he's designing in the trailers.

Based on a lot of coverage I've seen from Toy Fair, Far From Home had a limited presence by Hasbro and Funko announced the first five FFH POP's and 1 POP key chain. Pretty underwhelming overall, but we may see more product after Avengers: Endgame gets released.

That looks slick. Shame that we likely won't be seeing an official version for this suit.

Just ordered the Iron Spider set. Hopefully this is a sign of these becoming more readily available via the website.

Would love to see it happen. I personally think the Advanced suit and Velocity suit would both look great as minimates.

I honestly feel like the only successful ST line was the original Playmates line from late 1992. It was the only ST line that I fully collected and I had figures lining my room. Given the current action figure market, and the popularity of Marvel and DC figures, there doesn't seem to be a lot of room for nearly any other property - Star Wars included. Without a marketable property to reach kids (something Discovery isn't), it's difficult to even think about decent sales for almost any ST figure, especially since most of the core characters have been produced over and over again. As much as I would love to see ST recover and be successful, it's hard to fathom given the current toy environment.

Congrats man! Glad to hear that the job hunt went well!

All too true. I've had a heck of a time finding recent waves from them.

Has Walgreens been confirmed as getting this wave?

I really, really like the idea of a What If wave. Some of my favorite stories back in the day were the ones introduced by the Watcher. Would definitely be a fun wave.

Stopped at my nearest Walgreens tody and found the same 8 or sets that have literally been sitting there for months. This is a store that never received in any of the Infinity War waves, none of the last two animated waves and took around 2-3 months to finally get the last Ultimate Spidey wave in store. For a product that has been successful, it's becoming harder and harder to find. Even eBay has become unreliable, as the most recent waves have had very limited figures available or at a significantly higher price. This isn't the only product Walgreens has had issues distributing (POP's come to mind), but at least there they've moved to the online storefront and allowed for these items to become more easily attainable. I hope that they do something similar with minimates if they are going to continue supporting this line.

Same here for Wave 8. Walgreens has to be losing quite a few sales by not being able to distribute this line in a timely fashion or to a majority of their stores. It seems as though as soon as a Wave sells through, they inundate the store with older waves, which removes them from potentially getting the newer figures in the line. As a result, the waves get stuck warming the pegs and frustrates their customers actually looking for the product, leading to fewer and fewer visits (at least that's been my experience). I'm not sure how else to tell a company that I would love to do business with them and track down products I enjoy (minimates and POP's), yet very rarely do I ever find said products in store. So frustrating....

Thanks Zach!

Zach, any updates on where this wave might wind up?

I broke down and wound up picking up Stealth Spidey and Spider-Gwen individually, but still wouldn't mind finding either/both these sets complete. Very frustrating that Walgreens still haven't figured out how to appropriately distribute their product across their stores, especially after being able to find the previous 2-3 releases fairly easily.

Really love this idea. The What If? series was one of my favorites growing up and often introduced new and different costumes. Seconded! I would also like to see: - Slingers/Identity Crisis - Webspinners of Spider-Man - primarily for the Spider-Man Unlimited suit that they introduced - Venom - Separation Anxiety - X-Men - the late 90's "new" team with Magott, Marrow, etc. - X-Men - Joe Mad designs, primarily the Shi'ar stories and the Trial of Gambit - Nightwatch - literally any story that would give me a Nightwatch figure - Mutants vs Ultras - a long shot, but it would allow for characters like Prime, NightMan, Hardcase, Mantra, Prototype and others to make an appearance

Is anyone else having issues finding the last wave at Walgreens? I've been unable to track down Spider-Gwen or Stealth Spidey yet and I've been fairly successful with the last few waves.

Interesting. I wonder if these will start showing up at Luke's or via Previews or EE like some of the other TRU exclusives.

I noticed that my Iron Spider mate has the loosest foot I've ever had on any minimate. It's almost as though the peg on the foot isn't wide enough to stay in place in his leg.