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75346 Pirate Snubfighter (35€, 285 pcs) 75348 Mandalorian Fang Fighter vs. TIE Interceptor (100€, 957 pcs)

No, they most definitely are not.

The year is 2018. LEGO 76105 The Hulkbuster: Ultron Edition has hit the shelves. It's priced $120, and includes 1363 pieces. The year is 2022. LEGO 76210 Hulkbuster has hit the shelves. It's priced $550, and includes 4049 pieces. The year is 2026. LEGO 76315 H has hit the shelves. It's priced $980, and includes 5326 pieces.

B—but they already planned a Hulkbuster for 2023 Are we gonna not end up getting it? I was kinda hoping to get even more Hulkbusters after that one... six is definitely not enough

Oh nah, what the hell is this Wow, one awful 2022 Marvel D2C was enough. But somehow, we got two awful Marvel D2Cs this year. I seriously don't know which one is worse. The torso has to be one of the ugliest LEGO builds I've ever seen. It looks like it has a chest deformity, and it's wearing a diper. The huge sleek helmet horribly clashes with the whole build. All the proportions are way off. And the price... 550€ for this atrocity?

Bunch of movie delays. No Blade sets in 2023. We're gonna have to wait until January 2025 for Fantastic Four in LEGO.

Why is it only a GwP? Would've been nice to get something standalone you can buy, instead of a gift to an overpriced set on LEGO's website.

It would feel soo good to get more Disney sets with minifigures. I'd definitely have to buy some of them.

LMAO, so it's actually happening? That's hilarious. I have no idea why it's 250€. If it was 50€, it would've been a bestseller among children. I have no idea why they are targeting a Fortnite bus for adult collectors

We knew about all of those. And 76249 doesn't have a price attached yet.

Planet of the Apes is one of my favourite franchises ever. Getting sets for that would be a dream come true. I could see them selling pretty well, if done right.

Eh, I guess the friends stuff is a matter of personal preference. I hate it and think it's pointless because we know that he'll get friends, doesn't matter which ones, and he'll put them in danger, as always. MJ and Ned chose this, and Peter taking their choice away doesn't exactly resonate with me. As for Sandman, my point was: if he wants to get the box so he can get home, why does he team-up with the villains instead of teaming with Spider-Men, who literally want the same thing as he does? That makes no sense, and seems extremely counter-productive.

They revealed a few concept arts with literally perfect Lizard designs, and for some reason they didn't use them. Unforgivable. Other villains' deigns are fantastic tho.

No, that honestly wasn't my problem. I liked the other Spider-Men, even if Tobey Maguire was portrayed as a perfect pope It's mostly how it finishes off Holland's trilogy (I love Homecoming and Far From Home). First of all, they basically made a three-movie origin story. Why? It just seems unnecessarily complicated if they wanted him at the point where Maguire and Garfield were after the first act of their first movies. Which brings me to my main criticism — they just completely erased everything around him. Six movies of building his relationships and surroundings, which the movies always focused on, only to completely erase all of it. I absolutely hate it, and we know they'll bring MJ back anyways. Also, Peter promised his friends that he'll get in touch with them, but suddenly he's like "Nah, I'll just put them in danger." But we all know he's going to have friends anyways moving on, and both versions will be problematic. If it's the old crew, then they erased the whole relationship only to rebuild it. If he gets new friends, then it's like... he just forgot about his old friends and got new ones, who he'll also put in danger? So yeah, funnily enough, my main complaints concern the main character's arc. As for some other stuff, I feel like the villains sometimes act illogical. They want Peter's help, and they want to get back to their world (especially Sandman), so why do they even join Green Goblin? Seems like thw writers just wanted a big fight without actually thinking if it makes sense. I also would've liked if Goblin was actually uncurable, because it was kinda silly that they just made an antidote for each villain and voilà. I'd like them to show that some villains are beyond redemption. The last major complaint is how ugly the movie is. The CGI is pretty bad, the movie has no visual sense of style, the fights are chaotic and hard to follow, and the final battle is absolutely terrible. It's dark, you can't see half of what's happening, and it's impossible to tell which Spider-Man is which. Yes, I wrote an essay about what I disliked. But that doesn't mean I couldn't also write an essay like that about what I liked. Imo the movie is somewhere between mediocre and fine. There's plenty of stuff to like in there. As for the sets, I would actually buy them — but not because of the movie itself. I would never miss a chance of getting Maguire and Garfield, and their villains, as minifigures.

Yeah. Not a fan of No Way Home, and Moon Knight wasn't great enough for me to want any sets based on it. As for New World Order, my hype is based solely on the fact that it's a Sam Wilson Captain America. He's my favourite MCU character right now, and TFatWS is my favourite MCU project. I'm really worried about the director.

Yup, exactly. I am very selective about the sets I get, but with Phase 4, it's like 10%. So far it would be The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Eternals, Thor: Love and Thunder, Werewolf by Night, and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. And honestly, I don't really care about most projects going forwards — except for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and Captain America: New World Order. Those are the only ones I'm genuinely excited for (that we are getting sets for — I wouldn't say no to Daredevil: Born Again).

I couldn‘t care less about most MCU Disney+ projects, but I'd gladly take a Werewolf by Night set.

Bruh, really? Yet another Hulkbuster MK1 D2C? This is kinda pathetic.

All right, good to know.

Huh, so when will the second wave release, seeing as the movie premieres in July? June? May?

We've already heard a lot of news — eight set numbers, three detailed descriptions, and the fact that both the Winter and Summer 2023 waves consist of four sets — the former being based on previous movie, and the latter on the new one.

The whole point of a leaker is that they can never fully be trusted — unless they use actual, visual proof to prove what they're saying. They get info from sources. Some more trustworthy, some less. Some leakers are very accurate, while some are hit and miss. For example when Promobricks or Stone Wars say something is happening, 99% of the time they're right. But other Instagram leakers aren't nearly as accurate. My point is, I think it's pretty obvious we shouldn't take their words as a fact, and always use at least a bit of scepticism — how much varies from source to source.

Nah, that was just an assumption based on the fact that it's MK2, which only Banner ever used.

And the biggest Marvel set ever is... our fifth Hulkbuster, that costs 550€ with barely 4000 pieces — and a single minifigure, that isn't even interesting

That's what I've been thinking about basically since Ninjago began. Seeing them as Masters training a new generation of ninja would be great.