Zexion_Armando Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Super excited now (Sadly, I put a deposit on my new apartment, but I can spare some change for a few mates) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye's Junk Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 (edited) Looks like the douche head will be my new Superboy face. Edited November 17, 2013 by Hawkeye's Junk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murderofcrows Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 pics??? never mind. stupid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zexion_Armando Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Didn't see anything today (though we did get the Wolverine, which I ignored) so I was a little sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 (edited) Just opened these up a little while ago. Thoughts: -Didn't buy the Nova/Venom set, and after seeing Fwooshy's picks, I'm glad I didn't. That head.... I'm just glad the two that are basically just straight rereleases (yeah, I know, Venom's purple...) are at least packed together. -Rescue can easily sub for Iron Lad, for those looking to go all Young Avengers here. Her lady curves are... minimal. She's no Kat Dennings, in other words (sorry, I just got done catching up on the Thor thread). The Pepper head is really nice; I forgot that she has freckles, so that was cool to see. Time to update my custom of Madman's girlfriend Jo! -Mecha Hulk is clearly the winner of this set. What a cool figure. Can't believe they shortpacked this; it's going to be Hulkbuster Iron Man all over again. I'm starting to regret I didn't pick up the second set.... -Black Widow is fine, and if anyone wants to make a Guillem March style Catwoman, well, you've got your boobs torso. Disappointed, though, that her belt is a tampo, when they still have that cool belt from Champions BW. That alone makes her pale in comparison to the first one. -Hawkeye is nice, even though I will never like this costume. Hawkeye without a finned purple mask=fail. Also wish they'd given us the cool compound bow that came with the movie one. -As I said earlier, I probably would not have bought the Spidey/Electro pack today if I wasn't scared off by the bad Spidey heads I saw. Didn't want to take a chance and wait and never see a good one. This is going to be a REAL PROBLEM. and I strongly recommend you guys that use TRU.com to hold off on this set. Let's hope DST customer service is able to get a supply of replacement heads, because I expect they will get a lot of requests. Other then that, he's a nice figure. -I don't have much to say about Electro, other then that he'll make a nice addition to TTFC. Edited November 17, 2013 by hellpop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zexion_Armando Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Luckily I have a spare Champions Widow, so I plan on combining the 2 Widows into a perfect one (on top of my Yelena custom lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilbofett Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 (on top of my Yelena) OH YEAHHHH!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekker 42 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 I think I may be one of the few actually making SURE I buy that Venom set mostly because I missed the TTA set and Unleashed was the one thing I wanted out of it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaipo Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Venom TTA is one of my favorite sets of all time.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Man Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Not that I've read the back of the packaging or know anything relating to what the 'mate is 'sposed to represent. However, I think this is JESSE Alexander, Sam's father, who he inherits the mantle of Nova from. Sam's a young teenage kid with black hair. Jesse was/is an alcoholic janitor with an unshaven face and brown hair, seen here in Nova #1, vol. 5: This version's 'sposed to be the dad, not the son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 That's the extra head that comes with the set. You can make both of them, though from the looks of it I'm not sure why you would want to. BTW, having not read the series, how did they justify this guy that we've never seen before having apparently been in the Nova Corps for years? Did they just pretend like we're supposed to accept it? I hate when they do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffBohn Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 (edited) He was a 'Supernova', black helmets, sort of a black op Nova squad. That was as much of an explanation that they gave, they didn't want to make the reader deal with too much continuity or logic. I'm always annoyed by that theory. Yes, comics should reach out beyond the core of current comic readers, but let's not ignore or belittle the comic readers that already exist. You can do both, appeal to new readers and old. Edited November 17, 2013 by JeffBohn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zexion_Armando Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Plus marvel wants to distance themselves from Richard Ryder at any turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Such a shame, because Abnett and Lanning really made Nova a great character during all the cosmic stuff they did. Richard Rider forever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilbofett Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Found these this morning(western PA). No Venom/Novas left. Only 2 Spidey/Electros. All the Widow/Hawkeyes were still there(I'm a little suprised by that). My TRU never got wave 16, fortunately I found them at another TRU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyOnTheSpot Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Plus marvel wants to distance themselves from Richard Ryder at any turn. Why do you say that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 (edited) 4x Superior/Electro 4x Hawkeye/Black Widow 2x Rescue/Robot Hulk 2x Sam Nova/Venom That's a curious packout. I wonder if this is an experiment to put the "female characters can sell just as well" argument to the test. A lot of the shortpacked exclusives with female characters (Boomer and Magma from wave 13; Betsy from wave 14; Sif from Thor wave 1) sold quick at first, then turned into peg warmers – because the avid collectors/scalpers went after whatever set had the sticker? I guess we'll see how well Widow can carry 1/3 of the sales for this wave. I suppose it could also be because she's in the upcoming Cap movie... Edited November 17, 2013 by Lobsterman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zexion_Armando Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Plus marvel wants to distance themselves from Richard Ryder at any turn. Why do you say that? since the Thanos Imperative, Richard has been largely forgotten and ignored, from what it seems is editorial mandate.He was replaced as the main Nova in every media appearance, in favor of Sam (with his ongoing, consistent character in Spidey's show, video games, etc) Rich is rarely if ever mentioned by anyone, even those who were with him when he died (Peter Quill and Thanos, alongside Gamora) and talking about the cancerverse Other than vague hints, we might not be seing Rich for at least another 6 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sha_ckwave Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Found wave 17 in Massachusetts this AM, bought 3/4, left Venom/Nova. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetton517 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 They're in the Deep South too. I found them in Alabama. My store missed wave 16, so this was a welcome change...new minimates on the shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undeadpool Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 you do realize they are currently addressing what happened to Rider, Quill and Thanos in GOTG, the Marvel universe (well the cosmic side) did not forget their sacrifice and it was the Ultron fallout that brought them back, so some questions are now being answered, slowly but surely also I dont mind Sam, seeing as I've always seen the Nova's as Marvels GLC and well, every new Green Lantern has been great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua30 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Well, I managed to find the Superior SpiderMan/Ultimate Electro two pack. Mom and dad say ok as for that and dad will pick it up for me today on his way home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 After helping several members find TRU 16, I'm hoping to cash in some 'toy karma'. If anyone can please help, I'm looking for a few full sets of TRU 17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Yes, Sam comes with an alternate Jesse head. It has a little more... personality? That and the bonus gold helmet were our efforts to make this Nova different for anyone who picked it up. I assume they wanted a young Nova for the Spidey cartoon, so they created Sam to preserve Richard Ryder's legacy. Then they brought Sam into the comics to create an entry point for fans of the show. Like when a character's costume becomes more like the movie version, i.e. Hawkeye. And I am not sure if that case breakdown is what was originally intended, but I feel pretty confident about Hawkeye and Widow being a heavy pack. She's in Captain America, they're both Agents of SHIELD, and the Avengers movie versions sold out pretty fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zexion_Armando Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 you do realize they are currently addressing what happened to Rider, Quill and Thanos in GOTG, the Marvel universe (well the cosmic side) did not forget their sacrifice and it was the Ultron fallout that brought them back, so some questions are now being answered, slowly but surely also I dont mind Sam, seeing as I've always seen the Nova's as Marvels GLC and well, every new Green Lantern has been great I am reading GotG, and they seem to act like it was only Quill and Thanos who was trapped, and Gamora didn't care to mention her boyfriend is dead or trapped.I don't hate Sam, but I also don't like shoving characters aside in favor a new ones without any semblance of respect. Either confirm Rich died to save Quill and Thanos, or he died on the way to his home planet, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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