I was originally excited for a new Blade figure, but this is just... kind of disappointing. Almost looks like they started designing a new Snipes figure but realized halfway through that they didn't have access to his likeness and decided to change direction to comics, but not any specific comic book look. He just ends up looking very... generic. Doesn't help that the more I thought about it, the more I liked the idea of a first appearance or Knightstalkers Blade. Hopefully with Marvel planning on doing a new Blade movie Hasbro will have reason to do more iterations of Blade in the coming years. Who knows, with them continually releasing 90's Spider-Man animated stuff, maybe we'll get that version of him eventually, lol.

I actually love this Blade, although I’ll be swapping the arms on one of my copies with the long sleeves of the Netflix Punisher. This modern/hybrid look really works for me, and if I can’t have super-classic 70s I will absolutely settle for this.

The bummer for me is that the Mindless Ones are a top-5 all-time army builder for me so I can’t have just one. I’m gonna wind up with a LOT of extras from this wave, although I won’t mind having a bunch of that skull-face ninja. Don’t know what story it’s from and honestly I don’t care: undead ninjas are just cool.

I'm gonna pretend that the skull head, for Fist will be Death Ninja. 😀

@aceofknaves 

Dwight implied in some interview (I want to say Boog's, but I'm not positive) that there's a strong possibility the Mindless One BAF would be re-released eventually as a deluxe, although of course it wouldn't be exactly the same. Probably different deco/colors/accessories.

I really like the look of this one, but I don't need more than 3 from this wave - Luke Cage, Blade (not sure why I even want it, I have the Mezco version of this look which is awesome), and I'd pick up Clea once she drops in price.

So I will probably just wait for the deluxe version, if it indeed comes out, and get 3 or 4 of those when they invariably get deeply discounted.

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@aceofknaves 

Dwight implied in some interview (I want to say Boog's, but I'm not positive) that there's a strong possibility the Mindless One BAF would be re-released eventually as a deluxe, although of course it wouldn't be exactly the same. Probably different deco/colors/accessories.

I really like the look of this one, but I don't need more than 3 from this wave - Luke Cage, Blade (not sure why I even want it, I have the Mezco version of this look which is awesome), and I'd pick up Clea once she drops in price.

So I will probably just wait for the deluxe version, if it indeed comes out, and get 3 or 4 of those when they invariably get deeply discounted.

 

 

my default for armies is 12, so a reissued solo release (or double pack) would be ideal. I’m well past the point of being able to afford to army build bafs.

I keep looking for decent all-white hair sculpts for a possible X-Men Joseph figure, and now I'm looking at Clea.  Probably wont work but I'll investigate further.  As for this wave I opted for Blade alone.  I wish they'd include stoic head sculpts with any figure that comes with a screaming one.  The way they did Nightcrawler was fantastic.  Might end up getting the Daredevil one based on it's uniqueness, and if I decide to get balaclava Elektra or not.  Mindless One looks great sculpt-wise but suffers from lack of paint to bring out detail.  Plus, as everyone already said, wont be cheap to army build now that Dorkside is gone and I don't know who else is selling BAF parts as plentifully as they did.

So far I’ve preordered Luke Cage and Clea, they’re essential. Prob down for DD and Lady Bullseye and will get the baf parts for a Mindless one, I like this wave a lot.

Really looking forward to this wave. Luke Cage is LONG overdue!

So far, only skipping Iron Man & The Fist Ninja, but I will probably be suckered into completing the BAF, so I am sure I will end up with them at some point...

First preordered wave for me in a while - excited to get all of them, even though I wanted a 70's Blade waaaay more. Mindless One looks amazing, very excited to get it, very annoyed it's a BAF. Lady Bullseye looks fantastic - she's never been at the top of my wants list, but the fact she was teased so many years ago makes her feel very overdue. Someone who is actually way overdue is Clea, and she does do not disappoint! The rest of the wave looks great too, though I'm disappointed the new DD doesn't have thoracic articulation and butterfly joints.

All comic figures to build a comic BAF is a win. That they all look nice is icing.

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@aceofknaves 

Dwight implied in some interview (I want to say Boog's, but I'm not positive) that there's a strong possibility the Mindless One BAF would be re-released eventually as a deluxe, although of course it wouldn't be exactly the same. Probably different deco/colors/accessories.

Yeah...  I assume they will do this as I can't imagine a ton of people rebuying the entire wave to get multiple MO's.   And I'm good with that option.    I want this whole wave, so having one will be cool.   Having the option to buy a couple more when it's released later will be awesome.

I'm most jazzed for classic Cage,  but adding Clea to the collection is great and I'm not mad at any of the others - though I guess the Fist figure is the one I'm least enthusiastic about.

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Really looking forward to this wave. Fist, Iron Man, and even Blade aren't big priorities, but the rest are huge wants. I hope classic Iron Fist isn't too far behind. Clea looks incredible. And Murdock looks nearly as good as Natchios does in that costume, and they'll look amazing together.

I'm kind of in the same boat. I'm not particularly a fan of Blade, Lady Bullseye or Clea, but they are all executed so well, I'll gladly add them to my collection. 

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Power Man is my favorite by far of the wave, followed by Mindless One. Making an army builder a BAF is not the most optimal thing.

 

Still. Power Man. So great.

Not happy with the decision to make Mindless One a BAF either, but I think it's a prime candidate for a future re-release (possibly as an exclusive).

Since they made another army builder the BAF, and they made a troop build have a BAF part (instead of DD?), I am not getting this whole wave. Not playing that game with Hasbro again.

Clea, Blade and Powerman.

I'm in for Luke, Clea, and Iron Man (always happy to add another armor to The Armory). No interest in the rest of the wave or the BaF, so I'll likely have those parts to pass on once they're in hand.