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Well, Strong Guy is not the character that I'd sacrifice from this lineup, it's not like he has to be the build-a-figure.

Which has always been part of my concern about the build-a-figure concept. An extra head or two should be a minimum expectation for a minimate Madrox, even Hasbro knows it's important to selling the character. If the build-a-figure means we're getting worse minimates I'm not sure the extra character is worth it.

9 hours ago, thereasonsy said:

I don’t hate the movie mates, I just prefer the comic waves.

I just hope people remember that sentiment the next time similar things are said about comic or animated waves. People seem to get a little testy then.

5 hours ago, MisterPL said:

I blame the colors. As much as I love the movie assortments, the comic-based stuff is so toyetically vibrant, it catches the eye. They're like fresh boxes of crayons.

I've heard that sentiment before and while I understand it for children I really don't get it for adults. I don't care about the colors in X-Factor's costumes, I care that I had X-Factor #81 as a kid and loved that story (By the way, we totally need Cyber, he wouldn't even need new parts). Getting one step closer to finishing out the 90s major mutants is also a draw.

I bought seven Madrox minimates the last time he was made and three when ML made this same costume (though they were nice enough to include extra heads) so I would definitely be up for easier ways to acquire more of him. That's probably not going to happen so I hope he's packed with someone I don't mind having extra of.

Wow, this place is thick with hate for movie waves.

I'm holding judgement for just how awesome this wave is until we get confirmation on exactly what extra parts are included.

Since we've never had a cosmic wave I'd be really surprised if that was the next theme.

6 hours ago, nandoninny said:

I thought it was a rehash of the x-factor box set that came out a few years ago but each character is a different take.   Nice!!!

Well, the team did have an awful lot of looks so it's surprisingly easy to make multiple versions.

For Havok's team I'm going to have to come up with a recipe for Val Cooper.

Well, people largely missed the point of the thread anyway so I guess it's not too surprising.

Daredevil #182 would work even if it would be kind of similar to Kraven's Last Hunt Spidey.

5 minutes ago, AFMcGill said:

Someone already posed the question if Madrox would have alternate heads but I'm surprised nobody else seems to have raised the question of whether he will have un-jacketed arms.

Good point, he was often without the trench coat. I'm afraid the build-a-minimate makes it less likely.

Marvelous News has pics up now: https://marvelousnews.com/23-24472

I'm not too disappointed in Iceman not being in the lineup because I figure the original X-Men are just there to pad out the lineup. I do think we're more than due for an Iceman that would go with the 90s X-Men that isn't 15 years old.

Also, if all the accessories are shown in that picture it would mean no extra heads for Madrox. That would be disappointing.

I lost the fight against that temptation a little over a year ago. ML is just killing it on character selection, a lot of the figures are excellent, and many of them are getting cool little extras that you used to only be able to get with minimates.

I pictured Strong Guy with bulked-up lower arms too but I suppose regular ones could be a reasonable interpretation of the art. His face is perfect. The rest of the team look awfully good. I suppose Cyclops, Jean, Archangel, and Beast are clever choices to stick with the X-Factor them. Beast and Archangel look like excellent upgrades and Cyclops and Jean are nice if not quite as impressive. Hopefully Cyclops will come with an optic blast but I'm not expecting it.

25 minutes ago, FightTheDead118 said:

Right here

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Ah, only open to group members.

Where on Facebook?

10 minutes ago, nandoninny said:

i think the only thing that would catch my interest would be if they did something like what neca is doing -- re-using the hasbro toy concepts.

i'm guessing too many new molds would make this cost prohibitive.  what neca did w/ terminator, alien(s), predator,  & avp is freaking right up minimate dreams!

My thoughts exactly. I'd love to get that stuff but you can't cheap out like they did with the Kenner Predators, so there's probably no chance it will happen.

Unless it's a unique sculpt I'm not sure I can bring myself to buy another Xeno.

Or maybe just not two Blizzards.

This may not exactly fit the theme but a Thing with a portal from Fantastic Four #51 ("This man... This monster!) would be pretty cool.

1 hour ago, Chigarillo said:

It's just the way of the marketplace currently. Just look at how poorly the Most Wanted classic Avengers wave did. No big names does equal low sales, it's a depressing realization as a collector.

I think that wave had issues besides no big names but it's difficult to figure out exactly how all the factors contributed.

It's more than a little silly that we're advising DST how to pursue licenses.

5 hours ago, Chooch said:

I'll just take this moment to re-iterate how close we are to finishing both Liefeld and Capullo X-Force teams.  We can do this!

Which is kind of ridiculous really. It's weird that they started another version before finishing the first. I don't mind having both, it's just strange.

I suppose technically the license would be available if DST didn't pick it up.

I wasn't sure I was going to get these but after my wife offered to make a stop at Walgreens to look and the whole wave was there I felt like I should go ahead. A few thoughts:

Fury & Coulson: Might as well put these together since they're basically the same figure. The likenesses are decent enough. I appreciate the extra arms and holster so that you can display both figures without jackets, unfortunately the white torsos on both figures have dark scuffs from the jackets so that hurts the display value. The prints on the ties are some of my favorite details I've seen on a minimate and it adds a lot to each figure.

Captain Marvel & Starforce Captain Marvel: More mostly identical figures but no complaints since it's accurate to the source material. I've never liked the design of the hair coming through the helmet, DST has done an excellent job capturing the look though, much better than the comic version from wave 64. The costume details look great. The red clear coat on the helmet of Captain Marvel was very thick on one side of the one I got so it looks pretty bad, not sure if I can fix it or not. I like that the figures have different expressions, it's too bad that it looks like one of these heads will be repeated in the box set. Accessories feel a little light, I'd think Carol could come some sort of energy blast and given the prominence of the cat in some of the advertising and the fact that DST has a cat mold it seems like it really should have been included.

Ronan: Ronan looks good, obviously the pieces are familiar. It's nice that they corrected his weapon.

Korath: Korath is another nice figure though the print doesn't look quite as good since it's gray instead of silver. I like his weapons.

Bron-Char: The costume details are nice but that chest piece is just lazy design, DST can do better. He feels like he needs an accessory but maybe not having an is accurate to the movie.

Yon-Rogg: My favorite figure of the wave. I wish the highlights were silver instead of gray. I like the gloves and helmet a lot even if the hands are too wide to hold his pistol. I'll be curious to see exactly what the energy piece that goes with the right glove represents.

None of the figures fit very well on the stands, obviously DST doesn't see this as a problem since it keeps happening. Overall, a wave with a bunch of aliens in cool costumes with some parts-swapping army building potential is worth buying even without seeing the movie. I would've swapped Att-Lass into this wave for Bron-char for better army building but I can't criticize that decision too much.

I might love a 90s wave since a lot of the characters/looks I want are from that era: Avengers, New Warriors (which isn't going to happen), and even some X-stuff (mostly X-Factor and a few updates). If DST took inspiration from a crossover like Bloodties (as was just mentioned) or Galactic Storm (just read it, lots of potential characters) it could be a lot of fun but I can't help but think if they're going to the 90s then it must be all X-Men.

1 hour ago, NerdyTrev said:

It's a good thing that you recognize that you're doing it, but please stop with the constant complaining and negativity. If that's your prerogative then by all means, but I don't think here is the best place for it. For years this site has served as a well needed break from the world for me and many others and to see the same level of negativity here as outside my computer screen hurts my heart. I understand if you're disappointed about not getting a new Spider-Man figure. I'm disappointed about not having Fantastic Four figures for six years. But please, by all means, would you mind toning it down? I don't really like calling somebody out like this, but I felt like I needed to.  

Seriously? He's made one slightly negative comment outside of the FFH thread.

Wonder Man is the only minimate from Wave 16 that hasn't been updated in the same costume. He could use it.

Well that's disappointing.