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Given the cape, it makes me think the mystery figure will be Superman related, maybe a movie or classic costume?

My Holy Grail would have to be centered around two characters - Batman (Terry McGinnis) and the Scarlet Spider. Here are a few pieces that I have in the collection (pictures to follow): - Batman Beyond vs Mr. Freeze lamp - this was exclusive to the WB store and extremely tough to find - Scarlet Spider Attakus bust - I believe this may have only been released in France and was another one of those tough to find items - K-B Exclusive Scarlet Spider and Spider-Man 2099 action figures (MIP) - Iron Spider Spider-Man sideshow statue - probably the most money I've ever spent on a statue.... I also believe that I have every Ben Reilly published appearance since his introduction in the original clone saga storyline (Amazing Spider-Man #149-151). The toughest comic to find to complete this collection was the 1995 Marvel stockholders report that featured a brief appearance by Spidey. EDIT: Photos have been uploaded. Please disregard any signs of dust and the poor lighting reflected in some of these shots. Hopefully, they'll still give a good enough representation of some of the items noted above. You'll notice that I am a big Scarlet Spider and Spider-Man fan. The mates shown on the top shelf is every Spidey mate made so far, with the exception of the Amazing Spider-Man movie mates (on a different shelf) and the Silver and Gold mates.

Zach - has DST ever considered a "street" army? I know these types of marketing campaigns have been popular in the music business for years. It woud interesting to see if this could drum up business for you guys at some of the conventions you can't attend.

I've been reading and rather enjoying Superior Spidey. As one of those guys that dumped Spidey after OMD, it's nice to be able to read the book and not feel that I'm reading the adventures of the devil-dealing Spider-Man. Really hoping the redemption arc continues for quite some time and that we begin to see the new persona become the hero he's capable of (sorry, I'm trying to remain spoiler free). I would add that if you're reading Superior, you should probably also be picking up Avenging Spider-Man as it's been pretty spot on as well and has given some rather interesting team-ups thus far. Really looking forward to adding the Superior mate to my Spidey collection and can't wait for the eventual release of the newest Spidey costume (see the cover for Superior Spider-Man #14 if you aren't familar with what I'm referencing).

Mez-itz has announced a second wave for their DC series, which will include New 52 Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Aquaman as well as Harley Quinn (regular and variant), Black Suit Superman, Blue Lantern Hal Jordan and a mystery figure. Here is a link to the news article: http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/main/mezco-announces-mez-itz-dc-universe-2-inch-blind-box-assortment I don't care for the "blind box" assortment but I will admit to having a few of these figures in my collection. While they aren't minimates, I do like them for another variation of the mini-figure line.

Extremely happy to see the Scarlet Spider in Wave 2. Now we need a Minimate announcement.

Welcome! ....and we should probably warn you about TM2......

Interesting, may have to pick up a few in hopes of getting either a combination of Daleks or CyberMen.

Really looking forward to yet another Nova figure and the Superior Spidey mate doesn't look half bad either. Nice looking wave overall.

Glad to see the boards back up. Appreciate the e-mail from Shane indicating that we hadn't been forgotten and that this place wasn't falling into the dulldrums of internet history.

MiniFiend - can I recommend checking out Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (Volume 2)? It picks up the story of a new Spider-Man and has been a pretty strong read overall (the United We Stand crossovers are easily the weakest of the series). As for this "change", I'm not sure what Marvel is thinking and I don't think the Clone Saga comparisons are even close. With the Clone Saga, we got a character change that brought out a Spidey that was actually a lot more reflective of the attitude Spidey had when he started while managing to give Peter Parker a happy "ending". However, I've always felt that OMD violated everything the character stood for and perhaps this change is reflective of that? Not really sure, and I'm not sure I care enough to find out. I may pick up the first issue or so of Superior, just to see how this "new" Spidey interacts with everyone. On the positive side, I'm absolutely loving the Scarlet Spider and Venom titles, so at least I still have those.

Wow, credit to you youbastards for taking the plunge. I've been a Direct TV customer for many, many years now and consider them to be the best in the industry - often paying far less for more channels than my local cable company can provide. I'm interested to see how your approach works out and if you enjoy the experience. Of particular interest would be sporting events. I'm a big sports fan and often have the channel on ESPN or the local sports channels. It'd be interesting to see if you still have a lot of sports options available with your new setup.

There is a movie coming out next summer that will need promoted by Disney, so it's a possibility.

Hmmm.....what does the note say? Someone may be able to help you interpret it.

I noticed that. Pretty fantastic! I'll try and post a pick up later to share with everyone.

Received my Secret Santa gift in the mail yesterday and was extremely excited about what I found inside. Here's what I received: - A vs X Box Set - X-Force Wolverine (this is one that has been on my wish list for a long, long time) - Venom (SM3) - Master Chief (x2 - this is another one that I've wanted for quite some time but don't think I ever found during my visits to TRU) Thanks to MsMarvelfan for the excellent selection of mates. Upon opening them, I found that my 2 year old son really liked the Wolvie figure and tried to claim him as his own. Thanks again!

Sorry man, wasn't me. Nice haul though. Whoever your Santa is has good taste.

I get it. It's one of those things that it's just too cool to pass up. In my den, I still have the near life-sized Cyclops/Sabretooth display that was used to promote the movie on DVD. I'm not a fan of either character and I really wanted the Wolverine stand up, but it's just too sweet to toss or try to sell.

Not sure if anyone would be interested, but I recently started a thread at Slickdeals about some of the free comics Comixology has up right now. Marvel's pretty good about adding 2-3 issues a week and sometimes DC or Image add titles of interest. Here's the link: Comixology free comics

I second this request. I would add an original Beetle costume as part of this wave as well.

I'll add my name to the growing list of Spider-Man Noir supporters. Wouldn't mind an Exiles variant Spidey 2099 mate either.

Both of these are pretty sweet looking. Really like the look of the Madman mate. Nice job Punisher!

Agree with this completely. I've always been a big Spidey fan but OMD brought an end to collecting the 616 series (with the exception of grabbing the title for other characters on a rare occasion, namely Venom and Kaine). The "Great Power, Great Responsibility" schtick really loses any pull when you consider the main character absolved his marriage via a deal with the devil. After all, how do you root for the guy that preaches about handling his power wisely and then strikes a deal with the DEVIL when things don't go his way. Utter garbage. Back on topic, really looking forward to this box set and the Flash Thompson Venom, which has easily been one of my favorite monthly reads over the past few months.

I'm in as well. Sorry for the late submission, I could have sworn I responded to this thread much, much earlier than this.