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I'm a pretty big fan of this line (along with comics as well). I've been waiting for wave 17 and 18, but haven't heard much about them. They were supposed to be out Feb/March but I guess they got pushed back. I've heard till July which is pretty horrible.

I am looking forward to the FF Spidey, Scarlet Witch, Beast, She-hulk and Nova.

Anyone heard anything about this line and future waves? Maybe a official release date? I hope it is sooner rather than later.

I bought Apocalypse last week. I also saw a Cable and a metal Absorbing Man, but passed on them. Maybe I should pick them up. I always did like Cable.

Rodimus Prime wrote:I bought Apocalypse last week. I also saw a Cable and a metal Absorbing Man, but passed on them. Maybe I should pick them up. I always did like Cable.

I've always liked the idea of absorbing man, but I've never liked any of the figures based on him. Except the David Banner figure from the 2003 movie.

Screamfleet wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:I bought Apocalypse last week. I also saw a Cable and a metal Absorbing Man, but passed on them. Maybe I should pick them up. I always did like Cable.

I've always liked the idea of absorbing man, but I've never liked any of the figures based on him. Except the David Banner figure from the 2003 movie.

The all metalized Absorbing Man looks real nice. I like the figures that show them using their powers,




I've not been lucky enough to have seen him in the wild.

Do we have any idea if the recent comic pack figures will ever be single carded? I kinda want Sinister and Thanos, but am not too big on the comic pack price.

Dagon wrote:Do we have any idea if the recent comic pack figures will ever be single carded? I kinda want Sinister and Thanos, but am not too big on the comic pack price.

Thanos has a single pack figure, I don't know if Mr Sinister will get one, but he should. Both the Thanos\Warlock and Sinister\Gambit comic packs look nice though., you should snatch them up if you see them.

Dagon wrote:Do we have any idea if the recent comic pack figures will ever be single carded? I kinda want Sinister and Thanos, but am not too big on the comic pack price.

Sinister is getting yet another pack in release. He'll be in the x-factor 6 pack, which has cyclops, jean, iceman, apocalypse, angel and mr.sinister.

Mr.Sinister deserves a single release for sure.

I'm also hoping nightcrawler will get one as well. He was two-pack or 6 pack only.

Ok, so I was at a Walmart last night and they had both the Sinister/Gambit and Thanos/Adam Warlock comic packs. I said I wanted the two bigger guys but wasn't a fan of the comic pack thing (not entirely sure why, maybe the price?) and so I stood there in the isle and thought about it for a few minutes. I ended up buying them both, and just wanted to mention a few things briefly.

For starters I ended up getting home late and didn't get much of a chance to fiddle with the figures, but here's my first impressions. Gambit is a real bummer, and doesn't have wrist swivels or a thumb on his left hand, so holding his staff is nigh impossible. He's not very possable at all in truth. Mr. Sinister looks terrific, and he's very poseable, but his cape doesn't quite sit right and is prone to falling off. PErhaps I didn't devote enough time to try and attach it, as I said I was only briefly able to mess with them.
Adam Warlock is a really nice figure, with all the articulation and he's really eye-catching. The Infinity Gauntlet is just an over-the forearm accessory, like it's not an actual gauntlet for him and it seems like it'll pop off whenever given the chance. But, he's really nice to look at.
Thanos is pretty cool, but looking at him next to Apocalypse shows how nice Thanos really is. They share some body parts, but the forearms and lower legs are all new on Thanos, and it's enough to really make him look like an entirely new figure. Maybe also the missing Apocalypse shoulder pads, I don't know. Thanos' gold is really gold as well, makes it really pop visually, and that's good since his blue is just blue.

I got each pack for $14 at Walmart, whereas at Target I see them for $18-19, and I'm not willing to spend that for these figures. I'm not happy how the individual carded figures are creeping up towards the $9.99 mark either.

Thanks for the review Dagon I will get these sets if I see them. I've been looking at pics of the Gambit figure and he looks real nice, a lot better than the Wolverine Origins figure, or is it the same toy with a new deco?

A cool pic I came across while looking for pics of Gambit:

Don't know if it's the same one Discharge, I never had it and I can't honestly remember having seen one in stores. Regardless it's a very nice looking figure, but in terms of posing or really doing anything it leaves much to be desired. All things considered though, I don't think you'd be disappointed with these packs.