thebricksbear

The negativity is baffling. If you're not interested anymore, move on. No need to stick around and tell everybody why you think something "is going to flop," just let the rest of us enjoy it. I really hope there's a D+ series 3. Ive stayed away from the Xmen so far but if they throw a Nightcrawler or Gambit in I'd cave. I'd love to see Kahori and I'm sure Agatha will have an opportunity for new characters. Daredevil and Kingpin would be great as well.

Is the GWP usually tied to Star Wars-only purchases? I want to say previously that I'd gotten a GWP that was a medallion or something that was Star Wars only, but tbh $160 is high for me when most of the available sets are dioramas and buildable figs. Gotta have that carrier though...

I know new costumes are probably desirable, but for MCU collectors we already have most of the Thunderbolts figs. Lego really knocking it out of the park IMO would include Yelena (non-negotiable), Red Guardian, US Agent, and Sentry. I'm not convinced Abomination isnt in it anymore and with all the Hulk bigfig hype these year I have a renewed interest in him

Any good guesses on when the next 2x VIP weekend might be? I'm really wanting to get the tower but since it's a massive amount of points, it'd be dumb not to do it on a VIP weekend.

Wow. In hindsight I realize that I was only excited about this wave because they'd have a specific couple of minifigs. Now that none of them are in these sets, most of it is a skip for me. Hydra vs Iron Legion battle pack- $25 is insane and nobody should buy this. Remember what you're telling Lego is acceptable Avengers vs Leviathan- if you bought any of the big MCU sets the last two years, this is kind of a pass. Seems like they're making these sets for army builders Avengers vs Hydra- Maybe it's got a bunch of the loopty clear minifig stands to recreate the frame from AoU? Otherwise surely MCU lego fans have all of this by now. Another for army builders? Milano- I'm happy for all of you getting your grey Drax, and I bet the MIlano will look good next to the Benetar and Bowie. Sucks about baby groot though. Midi-carrier- happy for the ship collectors but this one seems like it'll end up on the clearance end caps with the helmets and wolverine claws and that one eternals set that's still sitting around Suter- I guess that's curtains for the "sitting Surtur" gang unless it's some rando henchman. My bet is honestly on Thor and Valkyrie figs, but I'm rooting for yall to get a new Hela Hopefully if there's a new Ultron set in fall/winter it'll have the figs we're begging for

I mean I'm sure you're aware that THAT Kang was not meant to be the Phase 4-6 antagonist and that 3+ other variants are. When I see this comment (and the ant one), it's funny, because those people really aren't getting what makes Kang scary. He's not as physically imposing as Thanos and he's not meant to be. It's the idea that since Kang achieves multiversal travel in almost every timeline, killing one of them is next to useless. Maybe Marvel failed at really explaining why that's a big deal, or maybe people just didn't watch Loki. Either way, the point of Quantumania was show that this guy who almost kills Antman is the weakest Kang variant, and it even ends with the question of whether Antman even really beat him. Regarding Lego, I hope that if they repurpose Kang Dynasty they don't drop Kang completely because I'd love to see a plethora of Kang variant figs.

The more fun thing to do wouldnbe to have new pieces, like a flame "helmet" in trans orange that can go over his head, or even torso. We have them for hands already. Same with Sue- there was a rad "force ghost" piece that was fake years ago but went over the whole body of a fig. I recall designers seeing it on social media and thinking it was real lol. I hope they go another way with Reed figures than they did with Ms Marvel and Elastigirl years ago. Pulling arms out is horrible and I dont want to do it.

I mean this would be great but Ragnarok is not going to get an entire wave. Its almost 7 years old. You're comparing it to NWH which is very recent and didnt recieve tie ins despite being VERY toy-friendly, whereas comparing it to Guardians 1 is more appropriate- Rocket's Warbird is also from "the final battle" but dont count your chickens on anything more than the Milano. I'd literally bet money right now that Surtur's going to be a "buildable figure" a la Spidey/Antman Quantumania/etc... and I guarantee he will be agnostic of either part of the movie (theyre not going to promote this set having him sit in a chair lol).

Sure Lego knows what a toxic thing it would be to include Deadpool in only a GWP. It would skyrocket D2C purchases, sure, but after market would be so horrible for a fig that many fans are dying for. I personally doubt it'll be based on the intro rather than the climax, though it probably doesn't matter. I think most fans/kids remember Surtur from destroying Asgard. Either way, my take on this entire wave is that Lego isn't above shoving desired figs into canon-adjacent sets, and I'm here for it! Rocket's Warbird and Ronan is a good example of "that didn't quite happen but close enough." If Lego wanted to make a new Hela fig, this would be a good enough opportunity, but the real question is, is Surtur enough to sell this set or is the set really about a Hela fig (as the Warbird is as much about Ronan figs for collectors as the build).

I guess the conversation is about whether the D2C will be strictly Xmen97 or not? My 2 cents is that that would be an incredibly limiting move for... no reason? Xmen97 isn't meant to solely be introducing Xmen to a new generation (though it will for some kids), there's really no reason a large set like this would cater to ONLY those viewers. Additionally, branching out from their IPs is a Marvel trick that's been used a thousand times now: "Wait, I don't recognize this character from Xmen 97, let me look up who that is and consume other media to learn about them." It's the entire reason they do cameo stingers. My point being, there is nothing to gain from making a D2C exclusive to Xmen97 and much to lose. Designs could absolutely be updated to Xmen 97's, sure, and I hope they are because Bryan Singer's naked Mystique has been a blight on the xmen for too long.

There aren't many sets in the January wave I really like, but looking at those sets AND the summer wave, it really looks like Lego is listening to it's adult fanbase. Nobody has said any more about whether the Captain Falcon set is still coming this summer, but that set aside, we've been begging for legacy sets and specific figs and lego is obliging. I also wonder if the new Milano means we'll finally get the "tall" Groot we've been waiting for. Maybe even a new Drax shirtless torso for those still missing it? If you bought the old Quicksilver, Drax, Ultron, Iron Legion, Hela, etc... on bricklink, now's the time to sell!

I'd put money on a new Hela in the Surtur set, after Ronan being brought back. Honestly what surprises me is the idea of two "final battle" sets featuring all of the Avengers. Hopefully there isnt a reprint of ohasing Vision in the AoU set lol. Looks like theyre going after reprinting the old villains though, with Ronan and Ultron reappearing.

Battle packs would be so awesome. I'd love troops of Shield agents, Ultron drones, Chitauri, Sakaarans, and Kamar Taj sorcerers. New Nova corps and Ravagers would be cool too

Lego conference room doesn't throw a red flag for anybody? Even with Darth Vader and Storm Troopers, wouldn't the set literally ONLY be for fig collectors wanting Tarkin? No child would excited about receiving a conference room lego set lol

Having bought the Knuckles set with a discount, I need to say, beyond the figs it truly is as bad a set as it looks. I feel like there are few sets that don't surprise me with fun building techniques or something, but this set has none ;_;.