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I've thought that the best way to do the Masters of Evil in a movie is the Thunderbolts. The drive for a villain-lead movie is there (people loved Suicide Squad...... for some reason), and the MCU does have enough characters to have a small entourage. I'd personally love to see Justin Hammer back as I think he's one of the best MCU villains we've had. Plus I love Sam Rockwell. Maybe put him in a Titanium Man armor or give him the Yellowjacket suit. Klaue could be good to, we'll see how he's handled in Black Panther. Abomination, of course. Zemo, of course. Ghost has been announced to be a villain in the Ant-Man sequel so she could be good. Have them be lead by Agent Quartermaine to take down the remnants of Hydra led by a mysterious woman claiming to be the illegitimate daughter of the Red Skull. In the third act, Zemo could turn out to be a double agent working for Hydra the whole time. Just some stuff I think about.

Zach, since you guys are moving into the Kenner realm with the Predator variations, what're the odds that we could some Kenner Aliens figures?

I think a Scarlet Spider Kaine would work better, yes. It gives us another costume variation, and another character.

All this SDCC goodness has got my wheels turning and I think that we are in a great spot for a new Spidey wave. Since we have Beetle (Lincoln) and Speed Demon, I think we ca get the rest of the Superior Foes pretty easily here. Firstly with a Shocker / Overdrive pack. And for Boomerang, we could throw him with another Spider-Man variant, maybe a redo of his first appearance costume. A redo I think would be beneficial is a Jessica Drew Spider-Woman. It would ive the assortment some female representation and give new customers the opportunity to get their hands on some characters that haven't been to available. That could be packed with a Vulture redo since he's a hot character right now. Finally, two other villains that need to be redone are the Rhino (in a more classic outfit) and Kraven the Hunter. But I doubt DST would be kind enough to give us those two in one pack. So instead of that, I have Kraven packed with a redo another alien costume variant of Spider-man. Although it seems redundant, the previous one isn't perfect, and the original is outdated. So, by combining the two, we could have a perfect Symbiote suit. Plus, the pairing is great for the "Kraven's Last Hunt" story. Maybe even throw in a gravestone for Spider-Man. So, we have: "Amazing Fantasy 15" Spider-Man / Boomerang; Shocker / Overdrive; Spider-Woman / Vulture; Kraven the Hunter / Alien Costume Spider-man. But, with the recent news that Minimates are capable of doing Build-A-Figures, I think the perfect character for this assortment would be, Silvermane. Put his head with Shocker and Overdrive and everything else would be aces.

This is sad news. During my first year on the 'verse, you made me feel most comfortable. You're the first person I ever traded with!!! Good luck to you and yours. I hope life treats you well, and don't forget to visit us sometime!

In response to the accessories issue with BAF/BAM, packs with more accessories needed could take the smallest bit. I can see the Punisher/Moon Knight set taking Quake's head giving more room for guns and crescents. The Purple Man/Jewel pack would be a good candidate for the chest block or a set of legs on account of the only known accessory being the Avengers mug.

Happy birthday!

That hood piece had a bit of extra hood on the back. It'd need an entirely new piece anyways.

I'm not trying to discredit Spiral from any of her awesomeness. She's one of my favorite X-Baddies and I'm ecstatic that we have her. I'm just saying that to today's general audience (which is what the Collector conversation seemed to be about) Spiral is relatively unknown.

Just because a character is obscure doesn't mean TRU won't take them. They picked up the Mojo / Spiral pack. That's two obscure characters. Even if you remember Mojo from the 90's X-Men toon, Spiral is still C or D-List. Plus, the popular mobile game "Contest of Champions" gives Collector a bit more closure.

With goggles flipped up

Indianapolis, Indiana?

Happy birthday chaps!

Vernon Hills, IL TRU has these in.

Is the alternate white chestblock and skirt piece in the most recent set supposed to go to Hugo Strange or Mister Freeze? Ivan has it with Mister Freeze, but my initial thoughts were to put it with HUgo. Zach, can you clear this up? Also, I still haven't bee able to find this one in the wild.

Springfield, IL?

I'm hoping for a classic Collector. As for the Spider-Man characters, Zach said that it was two characters who match, like they have something to do with each other. That being said, it could be a comic variant of Noir Spidey and then a Noir villain to go with him. I don't think a Noir villain would really work from a marketing standpoint, though. Does Ben Reilly count as a Spider-Verser? We could really benefit from a new Scarlet Spider. If that's the case, Kaine or the Jackal could be the villain.

Washington DC?

Only three. The four characters from the box set and then the exclusive Ozymandius and Silk Spectre.

Oh, if I ruled the minimate world Rocky would have his own series of four 2-pack waves with every variation, every character and every movie fully represented. I'd even have an extra Peter Pitrelli for my inevitable Heroes line of figures.

They all look great! Red King is a very nice surprise and Surtur is a very welcome addition. Plus, that Thor looks great! We finally get a new Hulk and it's everything I could've ever wished for. Only gripe for this whole wave is the lack of crown upon Hulk's brow, but that's easily forgivable for the amount of awesomeness the figure holds already. Wonderful job, DST! Can't wait.

They all look very nice and will be welcome in my display! However, I d know that Medusa's hair will certainly be used for a 616 later down the line so that gives me hope. Plus, great idea making it a base! Will she have an extra set of regular length hair at all? Or are we stuck with the upright base. Also, the Abomination fits the animated line perfectly. Hoping for an Osborne head underneath the Patriot. Black Bolt's alt. Head looks very promising and I'm hoping for some white Kirby crackles in there! Great wave!

Love the atmosphere of that picture, Luke!

I thought the faceplate just lifted up like a welding mask.

Meh. I don't expect much from it. Maybe I'll watch the premiere in theaters.