New Marvel Universe & Iron Man 2 Figure Announced

One of them is easy: Wrecker is the ONLY character that can truly complete a team, because the Fantastic Four still needs Sue, She-Hulk, She-Thing and (if we're being technical) Storm & Ghost Rider. The Wrecking Crew needs only the Wrecker.

First member of a team is trickier, and it looks like a lot of people are going for Dark Avengers, but since both Bullseye and Hawkeye have been released, I really don't think you could claim Iron Patriot as the first member, although it would be ridiculously easy to just repaint Iron Man and release him. I would guess Iron Patriot will be one of the store exclusives, though. I would also guess that "different sources" indicates perhaps a fast food tie-in of some sort to coincide with the release of Iron Man 2.

Riffing off that idea, there's no catch that one hint couldn't also be another, so those "exclusives" may also be an unexpected Iron Man version, like perhaps Ultimate Iron Man. Two characters from the first year getting a new version? Well, it has already been stated that Iron Man & Spidey were two! Unless he said two "more" I have to assume it's Starker & Parker. In the same vein, the new "captain" could be Captain Universe Spider-man, in a version that not many would expect. Or line up to purchase, for that matter. I'm not knocking it, mind you, I'd be in the line. It would just be a very short line.

My guess for the new team getting its first member is Young X-Men, with X-23 as the first member.

As for the character NO ONE could have predicted, I'm guessing it's someone that hasn't been shown in the comics yet, but Marvel is working to launch in a big way, similar to how Anti-Venom had barely made his first appearance when suddenly there was a Marvel Select toy of him. I'm guessing this, because, quite literally, no one could have predicted it if this were true!

If I had to guess two other characters from year one that would get new versions (that we don't already know about like Thing), my money would be on Spider-woman and Hulk. It seems almost obvious. I think they really missed the boat not releasing a "King Hulk" figure along with the Planet Hulk DVD, but I expect they will try to capitalize on that soon. I wouldn't mind, though, an entire line of Planet Hulk action figures. The very thought of it made me drool a little just then.

Everyone is taking about a Team being Completed but no one talks about "Heroes for Hire"

Iron fist is out and Cage is coming.

His own series canceled due to low sales, Iron Fist joined the cast of Luke Cage, Power Man in a three-part storyline in #4850. The comic's name changed to Power Man and Iron Fist from #50 upwards. The two formed a new Heroes for Hire, Inc, founded by attorney Jeryn Hogarth and staffed by administrative wunderkind Jennie Royce.

Heroes for Hire is going to be completed.....not FF

By all the hells, I'll probably have to wait another 2-3 weeks to get in stores. Thanks for the help. I need to see Kitty, she comes in a close second for being my favourite X-Man (iceman is first).

What month is this mag? I went and bought one today, it was March, but its not the right one.

April issue.

It's Toyfare #152 and mine came with Transformer Movie Starscream on the cover.

probably february

What month is this mag? I went and bought one today, it was March, but its not the right one.

Well, I saw the magazine close-up in a comic book store (stared at it long enough they were pissed when I didn't buy it), and there are definite grooves under the black lines that stripe across Colossus's body. He looks significantly broad-chested and tall, as well.

As for Havok, he has the chopped-ankles from the Black Spider-man body. The Human Torch body has an ankle that hinges from the calf, only bending backwards and forwards; the feet on Havok can swivel 360-degrees and also be bent backwards and forwards (as much as you can bend those ankles backwards and forwards on the Black Spider-man figure). He also has one fist clenched and the other hand open; another feature of the Black Spider-man body. I'm very confident that the picture was of the Black Spider-man body. It's a shame because I much prefer the Human Torch body. It stands better; the arms are more expressive, and the hips don't look like they're jutting out so ridiculously wide.

You're right. I forgot to inspect the ankles. I thought I saw the HT-type calves and crotch. I suppose the pic is reversed to line them all the same direction because the fist is on the wrong side.

My excitement quotient for MU just doubled! My excitement for the custom archangel I was working on, however, just pizzled out. :(

Well, I saw the magazine close-up in a comic book store (stared at it long enough they were pissed when I didn't buy it), and there are definite grooves under the black lines that stripe across Colossus's body. He looks significantly broad-chested and tall, as well.

As for Havok, he has the chopped-ankles from the Black Spider-man body. The Human Torch body has an ankle that hinges from the calf, only bending backwards and forwards; the feet on Havok can swivel 360-degrees and also be bent backwards and forwards (as much as you can bend those ankles backwards and forwards on the Black Spider-man figure). He also has one fist clenched and the other hand open; another feature of the Black Spider-man body. I'm very confident that the picture was of the Black Spider-man body. It's a shame because I much prefer the Human Torch body. It stands better; the arms are more expressive, and the hips don't look like they're jutting out so ridiculously wide.

Close-up on the Colossus body you can see that grooves have been cut where the black paint is. He looks very old-school comic-book. It's a very nice looking figure, and I have a feeling that in person the black lines in the grooves will look cooler than they do in the photo. The AIM soldier and Juggernaut look great as well. Archangel looks pretty good-the wings are based on the earliest comic-book designs of the wings-a bunch of upside-down Vs hinged together, rather than the later versions where the pinions unfurl in a more wing-like fashion. He looks like the best use of the Black Spider-man body. Havok for some reason uses the Black Spider-man body as well. I always pictured Havok a little shorter and bulkier. Certainly when Salvador Larroca and Billy tan drew him in that costume, he had a more muscular build. The Havok figure looks a little bit tacky-the face is nice, but it looks like they just dumped the Black Spider-man body on him and dropped some paint on it to make it Havok.

Kitty looks a little like Havok, in that respect; they painted a costume on the Ms. Marvel body and gave her a new head. In the photo the head looks more Brenda Starr than the sultrier-style John Cassaday gave her. The face sculpt is kind of middle-of-the-road. For a character with so much...character, it's a little too neutral of a head-sculpt. Kind of like the Reed Richards head in the Secret Wars pack; it's all right, but it doesn't seem much like Reed.

The wave has some really exciting stuff. There are some great new sculpts. Hopefully they'll do a Havok variant at some point with his original costume (now that would make sense for the Black Spider-man body! and it would really only need a new head-sculpt and some paint). Archangel, Colossus, the AIM trooper and Juggsy look basically done really right! It's nice that Kitty will come with Lockheed. The Iron Man figures look good, too. I got my first of those today-the new Iron Monger figure-and he is just incredibly dope. The dude actually glistens with chrome luster on my shelf. Can't wait for the Rennaissance armor.

I really hope you're right about the cut lines on this Colossus, because I really want him to be great.

Havok is Human Torch body, not Black Spider-Man. I can tell by the calf muscles and the crotch. There's some shadowing around the hips, so I'm hoping they've fixed hip issues with this body, but I'm not betting on it.

Somebody else mentioned that HulkBuster was pasted in out-of-scale and I can see that now. Thank goodness!

I'm really sad for Kitty because she's too womanly, but the rest I am really psyched for!!

I think at Toy Fair we're also supposed to hear some announcements about forthcoming exclusives, even if we don't see them. Last year, we saw the Nick Fury exclusive and some of the TRU stuff at NYCC in February and then a sneak peek of the Goliath Gigantic Battles set.