In order to make it easier for you to check out all the different Hasbro Q&A's that are posted around the Internet,
we have gathered up all the questions with links to the actual sites where you can easily go to and see the answers. Here is the round-up for March 2010's batch of questions.
Click here to check out the Marvelous News ones.
Figures.com
1) We are very excited about this year's upcoming Marvel Universe releases, especially Galactus. Will the Galactus figure have a Try-Me option on the packaging and when will it be released?
2) We couldn't help but notice the 'Avengers Assemble' sticker on the side of the Iron Man 2 figure packages. Does this Easter Egg somehow tie in to the upcoming Avengers film?
3) Will the upcoming comic packs focus more on a 'one-shot' comic appearance like the Star Wars comic packs or will it continue in the tradition of the Secret Wars packs?
Allspark.com
1) What is the process for choosing the articulation style for different 3.75 figures? The new Iron Man 3.75 line is going with ball-jointed hips like the Wolverine Movie figures. In the representatives of the Wolverine line I have purchased, I've found the ball joints to be inferior to the style used in the regular Marvel U line due to their diminutive size. The ball-joints have a tendency to stick and be very difficult to move making the figures less poseable over all.
2) The Marvel Legends and Universe lines have been known to create some fantastic metallic finishes by first painting a figure silver, and then laying a candy coat over top of this silver. Like the red on Universe Silver Centurion Iron Man.
3) Are the blue Human Torch and Punisher Marvel Crossovers still planned?We haven't seen anything of them since their brief appearance at SDCC last summer.
RTM
1. In a previous Q+A, it was stated that the next wave of Mighty Muggs should be expected this year. There's been some confusion as to their avenue of release. Are all Mighty Muggs now exclusive to Toys R Us? Are all Mighty Muggs considered to be one series, exclusive to TRU, and released in themed waves (GIJoe/Transformers/StarWars/Marvel) or can we expect to see multiple themes released at or near the same time?
2. Can we get a list of confirmed (official) running changes/variants up to wave 2 2010? Pictures have turned up online of a darker Daredevil, a Blonde Black Widow, Warpath in red + blue, Wolverine(with a corrected head), phasing Vision, and a white shirt Luke Cage.
3. We were promised loads of new Marvel Universe exclusives from different venues (in Toyfare and in the presentation at Toyfair 2010) but there was only the new 2 packs from Target shown. Is that it for the year, no MU exclusives for Walmart or Toysrus in 2010?
ActionFigurePics
1) We’ve seen Marvel Universe card art for the Iron Patriot that shows Norman Osborn unmasked, holding the Iron Patriot helmet. Will the upcoming figure include an Iron Patriot head, a Norman Osborn head, or (we hope) both?
2) You’ve announced the Marvel Legends 2-pack pairings – Deadpool and Warpath, Black Widow and Winter Soldier, and Valkyrie and Hulk. Are you planning to release variants for the 2-packs, like you did recently with recent 2-packs (e.g., Dum Dum Dugan variant for Nick Fury, Sharon Carter variant for Maria Hill, and Stealth Iron Man for classic Iron Man)?
3) We’re pretty psyched that 6-inch figures are planned across all the action figure lines. For the Spider-Man and Iron Man 2 lines, you mentioned plans to have more 6-inch figure assortments later in the year than were shown at Toy Fair. For Marvel Legends, are you planning for more figures beyond the 2-packs that were announced? If so, any hints you can share?
TheFwoosh
1) Outside of Galactus, what are Hasbro’s plans for large-scale Marvel figures?
2) What’s going on with FuryFiles.com? They were never updated for the last wave of 2009 and now the site is defunct. Any chance of replacing this program with something else (e.g., X-Babies pack-ins, normal-sized BAF parts, etc.)?
3) Have you ever considered collector cases for MU-scaled figures?
CoolToyReview
Cool Toy Review: Back in the 12/17/09 ActionFigurePics.com's Hasbro Marvel Q&A, when asked about the possibility of an online release program for Marvel Legends figures, Hasbro said this: "We are always looking at ways and options to get the Legends figures into the hands of fans. Plans are being made and we will announce them soon." Now that nearly 4 months have passed, could Hasbro update the Marvel Legends community on the status of these plans and announcement?
Cool Toy Review: Does the Hasbro Marvel Team have any plans to move the overwhelming amount of Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Wolverine MU figures that are clogging the pegs? It seems that many stores have full pegs of these figures that aren't selling and are preventing new stock from making it to the floor. And branching off from that, will Hasbro adjust future case assortments to get a better ratio of these figures mixed in so that the same problem doesn't occur again? Especially with two of these characters having their own dedicated lines.
Cool Toy Review: There have been a number of running changes/variants in the 2009 Marvel Universe line that have gone unannounced (Spider-Man, The Thing, Johnny Storm, Bullseye), some that were revealed but haven't appeared yet (Ronin), and from what we saw at Toy Fair, some that are coming (Vision, Ms. Marvel). While it is "fun" to discover them on the pegs, it is also very frustrating for collectors who are "all in" to not know they are coming, because now the collection is no longer complete. Such fans may consider dropping the line because we must have them all.
Can you give us a full list of all the running changes/variants that were in 2009, and better yet, give us a hint at some that are coming? This would really go a long way to help collectors plan their budgets accordingly.
KestorsKorner
Kastor: Can you give us an idea when the following figure will be available at retail? What waves will we see these mixed in with?
* Wave 6 phasing Vision
* Warpath in blue and red deco
* Black Widow hair changes
* Silver deco change to Luke Cage with white shirt
Kastor: Will the upcoming Captain America and Thor movies have and impact on character selection for the Marvel Universe this year?
Kastor: Star Wars has offered through HTS army builder packs for collectors, is the Marvel Team looking into doing this for the Marvel Universe line or the Super Hero Squad?
AFI
Q1) The new sculpts for the Marvel Legends 2 packs look fantastic! Will these be Toys R’ US/Diamond exclusive like the previous waves of 2 packs? Will Deadpool have an interchangeable unmasked head?
Q2) Can Hasbro give us an update on the 6-inch Crimson Dynamo & Titanium Man figures that were seen at SDCC a while back? Will they be released?
Q3) Back in the 12/17/09 in one of the Hasbro Marvel Q&A , when asked about the possibility of an online release program for Marvel Legends figures, Hasbro said this: "We are always looking at ways and options to get the Legends figures into the hands of fans. Plans are being made and we will announce them soon." Now that nearly 4 months have passed, could Hasbro update the marvel legends community on the status of these plans and announcement?
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