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Post by jestergoblin on Jun 4, 2010 14:07:15 GMT -5
This listing just showed up at Entertainment Earth! www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HMV78117VMarvel Heroes Superhero Squad Wave 20 * Join the Superhero Squad! * Designed for gripping by younger hands! * They're hard to resist! Join the Superhero Squad and save the world! Comic buffs the planet over will covet these delightful multihued champions and their opponents. Each 2-inch Marvel Superhero Squad Figure features limited articulation and authentic attire, and is specially designed for gripping by younger hands. More mature collectors will find them equally entertaining and difficult to resist. They're simply Marvel-ous!
This Wave 19 case includes 12 individually packaged Superhero Squad 2-packs: 2x Taskmaster & Deadpool 2x Wolverine & Juggernaut 2x Spider-Man & Ronan 1x Spiderman & Venom 1x Spider Armor & Rhino 1x Iron Man & War Machine 1x Spider-Man & Moonknight 1x Wolverine (Black) & Silver Samurai 1x Reptil & Dr. Doom (subject to change)
There are a few oddities in the text, but I think it was copied from old write ups. New figures look to be: Deadpool & Taskmaster Wolverine & Juggernaut Spider-Man & Ronin Ronan So only one new character, that's kind of disappointing. Two new characters - Taskmaster has been requested for a while and Ronon the Accuser seems like the kind of figure that's a nod to collectors too.
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Post by X-Fan on Jun 4, 2010 14:48:59 GMT -5
These newer waves just seem to be getting more and more strange, what happened to the good old days when all the packs in the waves were one old figure and one new figure? I'll take Ronan and Taskmaster any day, but to me it really feels like Hasbro is ignoring some pretty obvious characters that should have been made by now.
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Post by floridaboy68 on Jun 4, 2010 15:13:03 GMT -5
I'm totally with you X. Ronan?? It doesn't seem like Hasbro and Marvel even discuss the latest story lines. I can only imagine that Ronan will be involved in Season 2 of the cartoon like Thanos and Mar-vell. There are some Cosmic characters that would be pretty cool like Gamora and the Guardians though.
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Post by weslae on Jun 4, 2010 15:18:56 GMT -5
Finally, we're getting Taskmaster. I hope the Deadpool is a new sculpt. Same goes with Juggernaut. Maybe if we're lucky, we could get a removable helmet.
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Post by X-Fan on Jun 4, 2010 15:24:45 GMT -5
At least the Deadpool and Taskmaster pairing makes sense, at least they didn't pair him with Spider-Man. Though frankly, it makes absolutely no sense for Spider-Man to be with Ronan, if Hasbro wanted to make it marketable, they could have at least paired Ronan with Silver Surfer, that would have made much more sense.
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Post by jestergoblin on Jun 4, 2010 15:44:32 GMT -5
I think one thing to keep in mind is that of the six figures, two are new characters, two are highly demanded characters.
Juggernaut is going for around $15 a piece. X-Men Unite 4-pack MOC just sold for $91! Even Deadpool is still going for around $5-$10. Plus they're both absurdly popular characters.
I know a lot of us on the board have been collecting since day 1, but for a lot of new people, getting these characters on the shelf is an essential part of the business model.
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Post by the7thcynic on Jun 4, 2010 17:45:04 GMT -5
The way jester breaks it down, it could give u a lil insight on how Hasbro makes its decisions. Consider the process....
Assuming the following 6 figs were already decided on Kids figs (the ones the kids supposedly want) Spider-Man Wolverine
Collector figs (the ones WE supposedly want) Taskmaster Ronan
Reissues (the cost effective fillers) Deadpool Juggernaut
Pairing: *Wolvie and Juggs is a no brainer *The next best one is Deapool & Taskmaster, sorta makes sense *Then that leaves Spidey & Ronan
the real question then is, whyd they pick those 2 collector figs? Ronan....really?
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Post by legofan25 on Jun 5, 2010 10:17:41 GMT -5
I really didn't expect Ronan the Accuser and Taskmaster to be the new characters in this wave.
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Post by scottm on Jun 7, 2010 4:31:05 GMT -5
sounds like a good wave but i will only be getting the taskmaster/Deadpool pack.
Ronan seems to be in series 2 of the show but i want to know where is Mr LUKE cage
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Post by jestergoblin on Jun 9, 2010 10:53:23 GMT -5
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Post by the7thcynic on Jun 9, 2010 11:25:57 GMT -5
Thats pretty lame - tho there was always a chance of it being a typo. I still hope it IS Ronan tho - even tho it doesnt make any sense. Its bad enuff that we only get 3 new packs in a wave nowadays.
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Post by YayaDad on Jun 9, 2010 12:19:10 GMT -5
Well, that’s gotta be Maya Lopez Ronin, right? I’d buy a gal in ninja armor. I mean, that can’t be a re-release of Clint Barton, right? That’s gotta be a typo. I mean, c’mon. Clint’s going back to his Hawkeye persona, right? Help me…
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Post by X-Fan on Jun 9, 2010 14:38:36 GMT -5
Well, that’s gotta be Maya Lopez Ronin, right? I’d buy a gal in ninja armor. I mean, that can’t be a re-release of Clint Barton, right? That’s gotta be a typo. I mean, c’mon. Clint’s going back to his Hawkeye persona, right? Help me… There's really no difference between Maya's Ronin costume and Clint's Ronin costume, in fact I think Maya gave the costume to Clint, so the Ronin we have could be either one. As for the dispute, I think it's a typo, I mean if it was the Ronin pack, wouldn't the listing be Black Spider-Man and Ronin? Fingers crossed for the accuser.
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Post by jestergoblin on Jun 9, 2010 14:43:03 GMT -5
Visually, there should be no difference between Ronin and Echo. In fact, the reveal of who Ronin was, was a big "really?" moment for a lot of readers simply because it made absolutely no sense for Ronin to be a chick. Then again, Ronin was MEANT to be Daredevil originally so... yeah.
Or you can go the Ultimate route and have Ronin be a different costume that Moon Knight wears!
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Post by the7thcynic on Jun 9, 2010 15:39:53 GMT -5
I do find it odd that theyre listing that pack like its a new one, when it could be a reissue. And that case has other obvious reissues as well, but theyre not listed those seperately.
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