Valo487 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I like the 8 character waves, there are still army builders I would like to see but I don't think every wave has to have one. The main army builder that leaps to mind are the Mindless Ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glantern Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Well, I think these may be a pass for me. Cheers to everyone who wanted them, but I'm finding it harder and harder to get excited about the endless stream of post-90s stuff, not to mention the annoyance of the first non-X-Men comic series since 54 being wasted on a bunch of looks that won't be relevant in five minutes. I guess I'm just not in the target audience for minimates anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I haven't read the comic (I hear it's great) but I believe this is Roderick Kingsley. He will also come with his book, Hobnobbin'. T-shirt block: TRU will not overlap at all. There will be non-movie assortments, but they will not share characters, or at least not share the same designs for those characters. Army builders will still happen as they make sense. I guess we could have done Stark Sentinels, but there were a lot of new character designs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekker 42 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Absolutely love the Apocalypse and Iron Man armors. Those're a lock for me to get. I'll probably get the Spider-Man villains as well. However I'm fairly sure I am not gonna be getting the Red Onslaught/Falcap pack because I've already got a definitive Onslaught and a definitive Red Skull and FalCap... looks good but I can just do without the character. No interest whatsoever in Creed or Kluh honestly. But all hail to those who do want them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Pretty sure all of these looks will be sticking around for a while (besides Kluh and Red Onslaught). Apocalypse and Hobgoblin are pretty classic looks. We'll still make classic characters, but we have to mix in current stuff, if we want to stay relevant to the current comics readership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undeadpool Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Ya I mean wave 60 hasn't even been released yet and that is all classic comic stuff so I think it's fair to say Dst is going for the widest comic demographic possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valo487 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I'm sorry you feel that way Glantern, I have had stretches before where I wasn't thrilled with the character selection in the Marvel waves, but things always bounce back. I wouldn't want the 90's to be the cutoff though, each era has its strengths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stegron01 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) I'm pretty much with glantern on this one. I don't feel like people like myself who want to see new (and sometimes non-xmen related!) classic characters made are the target audience any more. It may help if I'd read axis of course though lol. However, I do understand that you have to make the stuff that you see as marketable Zach and I am glad that so many people like this wave and they do look great figures. The hobgoblin looks a superb update and is by far the star of the wave for me. Edited January 21, 2015 by stegron01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glantern Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I'm sure the looks will be sticking around for a little while, but I seriously doubt that all white Iron Man, heroic Sabretooth, and anyone who's not Steve Rogers Cap are in for the long haul. I'll grant you that Hobgoblin and Apocalypse are essentially their classic looks, but I'm pretty worn out on 80s/90s X-Men, so Apocalypse does nothing for me. I understand why you guys make the choices you do, but when the "classic characters" turn out to be pretty much nothing but 90s X-characters, I can't help but feel like the line's heading a direction that isn't for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannii Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I'm glad with the characters chosen, even though Axis hasn't hit Brazil yet so I have no clues what this Kluh is meant to be. But I can't help to feel sad that we still don't have the new looks for other great characters such as Storm and other X-men, or even Ms Marvel... Wasp... I do hope this gets fixed anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceSimba Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 yes a marvel now carnage and hobogoblin! definitely going to get this whole wave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Sabretooth is joining the Uncanny Avengers. And Wolverine is dead. And even if Sabretooth starts murdering people again, his outfit may stay the same. Not sure what to tell you about classic characters -- if we'd exclusively made classic characters this whole time, we'd eventually have gotten down to the bottom of the barrel; new characters and new looks have kept the line going. Blob is '60s X-Men. Luke's set was mostly '60s/'70s Spidey, even if they were (much improved) re-dos. It sounds like you just want classic Avengers, which I get, but I can't tell you that Black Knight is coming out on X date. I assume we'll make him at some point, just like we'll eventually make Captain Marvel, modern Storm and a modern Wasp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starscream Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I love we're getting a new Hobgoblin (especially with that book!). It could have done with more of the eyes Rodriguez drew but classic is just as good. I haven't read the comic (I hear it's great) but I believe this is Roderick Kingsley. He will also come with his book, Hobnobbin'. T-shirt block: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Iron Man will be Superior for a while -- not sure how long he'll be all-white in relation to other armors, but it's certainly a cool look. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=58648 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMiracle Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I'm excited for Hobgoblin, Apocalypse, and Captain Amerifalcon. Red Skull looks cool (especially if he's coming with a cosmic cube!). I have no interest in those versions of Carnage, Sabretooth or Hulk. Did Iron Man join the Future Foundation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh2382 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 This is one of my favorite Marvel announcements in a while. I like the "vs." way of packaging them, Apple's I-ronman is cool, I'm most excited for Apocolypse as I missed the first. I'm set with having only the Best Of Sabertooth forever, but it's fine. I just don't like that hairpiece. I still have a hard time swallowing Fal-cap, but he looks neat. I'm pretty excited with everything, but I don't know who Kluh is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious Stranger Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I'm the opposite of Glantern I guess. I'm more into the new looks than the older ones. Wave 60, while a very cool wave for "classic" X-fans is one I'm going to pass on. The looks just don't appeal to me. This wave though really looks cool and I like it a lot. That's what's great about Minimates in general and the Marvel 'mates specifically. There's a little something for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhonez Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 LOVING Hobgoblin and Apocalypse. Please, oh please, oh please... Classic 70s red & white Falcon sometime soon. AmeriFalcon looks pretty cool, but every new non-Classic Falcon is slowly murdering my soul. [drama aside, objectively: the whole wave looks really nice & up to the standards of quality DST has set for the line] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I haven't read the comic (I hear it's great) but I believe this is Roderick Kingsley. He will also come with his book, Hobnobbin'. T-shirt block: TRU will not overlap at all. There will be non-movie assortments, but they will not share characters, or at least not share the same designs for those characters. Army builders will still happen as they make sense. I guess we could have done Stark Sentinels, but there were a lot of new character designs. That is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 TRU will not overlap at all. There will be non-movie assortments, but they will not share characters, or at least not share the same designs for those characters. So, essentially ALL packs will now be TRU exclusives, right? How about approaching TRU about throwing the silver sticker on all of them and doing an even packout of 3 sets of 4 packs? It would help ensure fewer duplicates lingered on pegs, which is why I'm guessing TRU doesn't want any specialty overlap anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glantern Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Zach, I understand why modern characters are made, I really do. And it seems like most people are pleased with that. My problem is that when we do eventually get classic characters, there seems to be a serious X-bias, which sucks if your someone whose enjoyment of the X-Books ends in the mid-80s. I'm glad people like 60, but I couldn't care less about the Lee-costumes, and I wasn't thrilled to see that Banshee, one of the X-Men I've actually wanted for quite some time, was stuck in a costume I don't care about. I do want classic Avengers. The last proper classic Avengers release was back in 2012, and there are some major gaps in my collection. We have complete X-teams from multiple eras, while the only complete Avengers teams we have are the first appearance team and the New Avengers. That doesn't seem right to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) From Preview's website! This wave must be in the running for 'Wave with the most characters with non-standard hands ' ....just saying . I especially like the Hobgoblin ....the original was only rare because I must have most of whatever was produced so it's about time we had another . Falcon looks superb but I too would have preferred a more classic version because I seriously doubt that Sam will be Cap for long . Carnage looks nice but I'm not too sure what's going on with his face although it may well be absolutely comic-accurate for all I know ? Apocalypse looks marginally better than the original, IMHO........... but yeah many people might not have him yet. It has to be said about Iron Man......... I'm just about ironed out with IM Minimates . The others ? Edited January 21, 2015 by buttheadsmate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 TRU will not overlap at all. There will be non-movie assortments, but they will not share characters, or at least not share the same designs for those characters. So, essentially ALL packs will now be TRU exclusives, right? How about approaching TRU about throwing the silver sticker on all of them and doing an even packout of 3 sets of 4 packs? It would help ensure fewer duplicates lingered on pegs, which is why I'm guessing TRU doesn't want any specialty overlap anymore. Most TRU assortments going forward will be three packs, not four, but they will be evenly packed. I don't know what the future of silver stickers is. This assortment (62) should also be evenly packed. Zach, I understand why modern characters are made, I really do. And it seems like most people are pleased with that. My problem is that when we do eventually get classic characters, there seems to be a serious X-bias, which sucks if your someone whose enjoyment of the X-Books ends in the mid-80s. I'm glad people like 60, but I couldn't care less about the Lee-costumes, and I wasn't thrilled to see that Banshee, one of the X-Men I've actually wanted for quite some time, was stuck in a costume I don't care about. I do want classic Avengers. The last proper classic Avengers release was back in 2012, and there are some major gaps in my collection. We have complete X-teams from multiple eras, while the only complete Avengers teams we have are the first appearance team and the New Avengers. That doesn't seem right to me. A "complete" Avengers team is a highly fluid thing. Line-ups change all the time, costumes, etc. We made a lot of the NOW Avengers team, Mighty Avengers, Dark Avengers, Cap's Kooky Quartet, that line-up where Henry Gyrich told everybody someone was getting fired... Aside from NUMEROUS Wasp costume changes and some one-offs like Justice, Firestar, Triathlon, Silver Claw, etc, I think you're mainly talking about '80s/'90s Avengers like Black Knight, Sersi, Hercules and Dr. Druid, plus the West Coast Avengers: Tigra, Mockingbird, and I'm sure I'm missing somebody. A classic Falcon would be great, I'm sure we'll make him. Ditto classic Banshee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Most TRU assortments going forward will be three packs, not four, but they will be evenly packed. Great to hear, despite losing the 4th pack, I think sell-through will improve a lot with 4 full sets per case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Most TRU assortments going forward will be three packs, not four, but they will be evenly packed. Great to hear, despite losing the 4th pack, I think sell-through will improve a lot with 4 full sets per case! Great news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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