So The Sentry's in an upcoming wave then. Any idea if we're getting Ares, Moonstone (Ms. Marvel) and Noh-Varr (Captain Marvel)?

Sigh! Iron Patriot, Daken and Mac Gargan Spidey are no longer available. I saw them last week, went back again early this week and they're gone. Guess there goes my plan for starting on the Dark Avengers!

Managed to secure Iron Patriot, Dark Spidey and Dark Wolvie. Cool stuff! I think The Sentry's gonna be released soon but it's part of the New Avengers comic pack with another non-Dark Avengers figure. And Ms. Marvel/Moonstone and Hawkeye/Bulleye are on the way too. Anyone hears of Ares and Captain Marvel/Noh-Varr action figures?

Guys, do you know that Red Hulk's gonna be an Avenger soon?!





For the full story:
http://www.comicvine.com/news/off-my-mind-...vengers/141987/

and http://www.comicvine.com/myvine/ironspidy_...it-is/87-55275/ (scroll down a bit and check out the Dark Avengers fan art feat. Red Hulk as well!)

Cheers!

P/S - Anybody looking for MU Red Hulk? I have an extra carded that I wanna let go.

Bro, what version of Sabretooth is that? From Wolverine Origins movie line ke? I don't recall seeing a MU wave with him...

Anyone seen The Sentry/Spidey pack at retail?

What about the new MU wave with Planet Hulk, Spider-Woman, etc?

Galactus?

Thanks in advance,

Wow! Looks like must haves to me Thanks for the update, man.

THe Wolverine reminds me of the Apocalypse Wolvie to me. Man, I wish there's a whole series devoted to the AoA, my all-time fave X-Men story (if not fave story ever). I'd get each and every one of the figures if there ever was such a line!

Don't forget Blink! She's one of the best! Other than the ones you mentioned, I like Sunfire, Holocaust, Abyss and Forge too. Even the long-haired Sinister looked way coller than his 616 counterpart.

Which Wolverine is this?
Anyway, yeah, Apoc and Cyke are must-haves. Maybe Cable too, if baby Hope is detachable.

No wonder GL figures are warming the shelves. And MU and Spidey and IM and even TF too! See who's laughing now, huh?

It's not like toys are like comics... I mean, with comics you have omnibuses, absolute editions and what not and they're really value for money.

I mean, recently I purchased Thor by Walt Simonson Omnibus for RM426.00 less 30 per cent, and it collects all of the legendary creator's Thor stories (40 issues in total). And the colours on each panel, each page has been digitally remastered.

I also own Absolute Watchmen, Absolute New Frontier, Absolute Crisis on Infinite Earths, etc and yes, they're expensive but at least I get to read them, enjoy every detail of the artist's artwork, get myself transported into the story created by the writer(s) and artist(s) and re-read them again and again and get totally new experiences each time, discover new things etc.

So yeah, they're value for money purchases.

But when it comes to toys, spending over RM50, RM100, even RM300 for one plastic? I'd rather read comics and graphic novels.

I've been collecting Star Wars since the 70s but man, RM40 for one figure these days? And with Hasbro playing hide-and-seek with us, skipping waves even, jacking up prices as and when they feel like it as though we have no other avenues to buy them other than in TRU, Parkson, Isetan... well, please don't push it. I might decide to sell off my entire collection and send my kid to university and say bye bye to toys forever.

The hobby of collecting toys and action figures (and I'm talking about the ones from Hasbro and Mattel) is fast becoming (or has already become) a niche.

Like branded stuff.

But they're still nowhere as exclusive and highly detailed collectible merchandise as those from Hot Toys/Sideshow etc.

I can't wait for Hasbro to raise the price of a 3 3/4 inch figure to RM99.90. Not gonna happen, though. They'll prob close shop by then and we can spend our hard earned money on necessities like food etc. Buy a house even.

And I ain't wearing a smile on me face.

This is what I call lousy distribution! Even Hasblow admitted it in their recent Q&A with retailers/fans.

You know, during the days of former Marvel E-i-C Joe Quesada's reign, he'd repeatedly challenged comic book fans to vote with their money (i.e. to support and buy a particular comic or not). In those days, there were still a lot of completists (people who buy every issue and every appearance of their favourite character or teams just for the sake of completing their run even though the storyline's taken a donwturn or certain high profile, fan favourite creative teams have ended their run and lesser known ones take over).

Prices of comics started to increase, and our weak Ringgit back then didn't help improve matters for comics fans. (in fact even now with a stronger Ringgit, prices of comics are still expensive because of "shipping costs" as the retailers will always say, just like price of roti canai increased when petrol price went up but I sure didn't see it come down when the latter decreased)

So what happens? If a top-selling comic in the 90s sold a million copies, just a few years ago the no. 1 selling comic sold 100K or slightly more. Fast forward to today, most comics average around 50-60K or less.

I guess comic fans really voted with their hard earned money.

(But of course comic readers have the options of more value for money and less expensive and nicely packaged omnibus and absolute collections, hardcovers, and trade paperbacks to satisfy their comic book reading habit.)

What about fans of action figures?

Do we vote with our Ringgit?

Crossbones rocks. But Red Skull is a letdown. The hunt for comic version of Red Skull continues.

Yeah, the weapons are kinda childish. Painted gray when they should be black to be more realistic.

Here's wave 3:
http://www.hasbro.com/marvel/en_US/avenger...5CAD6FE52:en_US

No sign of comic version of Red Skull to me...

Managed to get Astonishing Wolverine Still looking for Cyclops Cable Ms Marvel Jean Grey

Argh! Still looking for Ms Marvel (Dark Avengers Moonstone)

Guys, I have an extra Commander Steve Rogers, Super Soldier/Captain America (Heroic Age). MOC condition. Will only trade for some older MU characters that I missed out on. Serious collectors only. No request for sale and purchase will be entertained. PM me your list.

Thanks,