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Y'know... the weirder these get, the more likely I am to buy them!

Haven't there been problems with getting Mudd into licensed Trek items? Anyhow, I definately want the remaining bridge crew first, and then whatever comes down the road I'll be happy with. Tribble accessories must somehow be done, too.

Ehhhh... not that interested in these, to be honest. But since it looks like a box-set, it won't be taking the place of a wave. And, hey, they got some more use out of existing molds to make something people would really want, so it's a good move from a business perspective.

IIRC, the Hawks are supposed to be weapons masters in general, even though the mace is what they're best known for. So really, anything's fair game.

The twins... Northstar and... Aurora? But, for myself, the most conspicuously missing member in that wave is Snowbird! Tell me she wouldn't be a cool Minimate.

Well, as far as Cylons go, I don't know what's up, but I was able to get a replacement Nightcrawler by e-mailing them without any trouble.

Hey, that hair piece on Andre Drazen... anyone else thinking Norman Osborne? Matt, Chuck, if either of you are listening, here's a part re-use for you guys that makes excellent sense!! Make it so!

DST very badly needs to get better retail partners for these toys. If GameStop hadn't stopped carrying toys, we'd probably be looking at a very different future for this line. So as it stands, I'll only have 7 Capcom characters now. Shame.

Wow... suddenly I'm kind of interested in these. I may get a set. If anything, Mickey and Adrian would make decent bystander figs.

Oh, by the by... call it a hunch, but 5 waves have been announced, and only 2 characters from the Teen Titans (Dick Grayson Robin and Deathstroke) are announced. Teen Titans is one of DC's bread and butter properties right now, so I get the feeling this box set guess isn't that far off.

Let's see... there's a total of 36 characters on that image. Counting the C3 releases of Flash and Martian Manhunter (two characters I'll likely never find considering DCD's reluctance to offer them again after having been made for the C3 line, but that's another complaint for another thread)... 18 of them, minimum, will have been 'mated by years end. Exactly half. Maybe not the same costumes in all cases, but still made. These are: DC: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Hawkman, Green Arrow, Steel, Red Tornado, Blue Beetle Marvel: Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Wonder Man, She-Hulk Not an even split, but given DST's preference for Spidey and Wolvie, I'm not surprised. Also, four of the opponent pairings (Supes/Thor, Bats/Cap, J'onn/Wonder Man and Aquaman/Shulkie) will be ready to go. So, Reideen, you're not that far off!

And thus it is my new background. It'll tide me over until they actually show up.

I'm going to stick with Marvel, DC and Street Fighter (whatever comes out) for sure. I'm very tempted by Star Trek, too. But that's really it, unless we're getting a Count Chocula minimate.

I'm not even going to attempt a serious guess, but if it were up to me... Masters of Evil A1: Baron Zemo A2: Moonstone B1: Titania B2: Mr. Hyde C1: Whirlwind C2: Shocker Varient: Modern Outfit Baron Zemo AFX Exclusive 4-Pack: The Wrecking Crew

And with She-Hulk to go with my Wanda, I'm now the happiest Minimate fan alive right now. I don't even care about the parts reuse, it's Shulkie for cryin' out loud! A minimate I've waited for who knows how long now! I'm not at all disappointed we didn't get Vision and Hawkeye. You know how often Phasing Vision is requested, and that needs the room for a varient. And Hawkeye's best possible partner to be packaged with? Baron Zemo, his fellow Thunderbolts leader. And if DST wants to focus on giving us as many well-known Avengers as possible, that means keeping villains low. So I fully expect all three of those characters to be featured together down the line, probably along with the likes of Wasp, Black Panther, Ms. Marvel, Hercules, Yellowjacket, Black Knight, Photon, heck, even Sersi or Moondragon might be possible now after this! Now I'm going to start planning my all-time Avengers vs. JLA display. :biggrin:

Well... not a one of my guesses last time made it, so this almost seems like a sure-fire way for my choices NOT to make it in. That having been said, though... these are my current guesses: The Question/Elongated Man Arsenal (Current outfit)/Vixen Alan Scott/Solomon Grundy Catwoman/Scarecrow

Well, technically, you're right, since the Vision that's appearing in Young Avengers is considered a new entity. Anyhow, if you'll pardon the use of my Caps Lock... GRAND SLAM!!! GRAND SLAM!!!! My all-time favorite female Avenger is finally here! This is a HUGE step forward for my collection! I cannot wait for this wave to be released, now. Thank you, DST!

I'm still definately interested in Series 14. The Beast mini from that wave is leaps and bounds beyond the one we got in the Astonishing wave, and will become my display version. The others, except maybe Colossus, I'm looking forward to, as well. Wave 15, though, I'm still making up my mind on.

Somebody put this guy in charge! Seriously... I could see splitting the Titans into a group of boxes, with 5 heroes and one baddie each... Titans Silver Age: Wonder Girl (Donna), Speedy (Roy), Kid Flash (Wally), Aqualad, The Herald, Mad Mod Titans Bronze Age: Cyborg, Beast Boy, Raven, Starfire, Terra, Brother Blood Titans Modern Age: Robin (Tim), Wonder Girl (Cassie), Jericho, Ravager, Kid Devil, Plasmus

Stay strong, my brother. My favorite Capcom character hasn't even had so much as a prototype displayed yet. Hopefully something will happen sooner than later.

*crying tears of joy* Loki... it's really him! How perfect is this, the very first villain to be associated with the Avengers is now in the wave dedicated to them! This month may well become the single greatest month for announcements in Minimate history, between these and the arrival of 2" Star Trek. I am so very happy right now. This wave is now one run short of that grand slam I was rambling about yesterday.

Speaking for myself as someone who only came to Minimates late in 2004 (IIRC), I thrived on some of the re-releases through Target. They helped me cheeply get the missing characters I would have probably otherwise payed out the ear for. That said, if DCD does varients, give me the ones that make sense from a story perspective, not an artist's one. And, I will echo Mr. PL's wish for the gift set re-releases, those will be a huge asset to newcomers, especially at the rate these are coming out! By mid-2008, you could concievably have enough of a character backlog for multiple box sets on Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, JLA, JSA, and perhaps even more beyond that if they so choose.

If I were in charge... A2: Loki B1: Black Panther B2: Klaw C1: Scarlet Witch C2: Hawkeye Chase: Perez-style Scarlet Witch What I think we'll get... A2: Loki B1: Scarlet Witch B2: Vision C1: Hawkeye C2: Black Widow Chase: Modern Hawkeye? Phasing Vision? "King" Thor?

Although I do echo the sentiment about the lack of villains, in the case of Mary Marvel, I can live with it. Mary Marvel on her own probably won't sell like Black Adam would. In fact, dollars to donuts, we'll in time see a 2 pack of Black Adam and Isis. My pick of the wave, though, has to be Red Tornado. Excellent job, DCD. My nit-pick of the wave, though, is Hawkgirl. I'd have preferred Kendra instead of... well, however you spell the Silver Age version's name. But I'll still happily take both Hawkpeople.

He looks very, very well done, I especially love the detail on the chest piece... but one minimate alone does not make an entire wave. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited, but in baseball terms, this is a run to second base from home. The other minis they reveal later on in the week will tell me if this wave is a grand slam. Still, it's a great sign!