Marvel Universe Wave Five is Underwhelming
Marvel Universe wave five info is out and it’s a bit underwhelming overall. Fans of Marvel Comics super heroes will be able to finally get their hands on another villain in the classic looking Electro. I realize there’s a lot of heroes that people want, but why the huge lack of villains? More villains please!
Out of all the figures int his wave I would like to get my hands on a Guardian. I know nothing about him, but I always really dug the Canadian costumes that about four heroes have variations of. Other than that, I really don’t need a modern Sub-Mariner, a refill of Spider-Man, or a repaint of Iron Man. In fact, the repaint bothers me because when I saw that there was going to be a Silver Centurion Iron Man I didn’t think he was going to be a lazy repaint. I want the Silver Centurion Iron Man, not that horrid looking current armor in any form.
Thanks to: Marvelous News
June 1st, 2009 at 1:37 pm
I rather like the modern armor, BUT I agree that if you’re going to sell it as “Silver Centurion” it should damn well look more like the Silver Centurion armor.
Definitely don’t need another Spidey, Guardian I can take or leave, Electro is too silly not to get, and man, how could I not want Namor? Especially since eventually there will be a Sue Storm for him to bang right under Reed’s stretchy nose.
June 1st, 2009 at 2:44 pm
It could have at least come with a silly rocket pack for the Silver Centurion Iron Man. I swear Marvel Universe would do well to at least attempt to emulate marvel legends if its going to replace them.
June 1st, 2009 at 11:40 pm
It really bugs me that neither Hasbro nor Mattel can apparently tell the difference between a series and a wave. It’s like nails on a chalkboard…
June 2nd, 2009 at 7:33 am
Electro is the only one of the bunch that I want. I’d also like a classic Vulture, please.
June 2nd, 2009 at 9:11 am
Um, yo go re, what exactly would the difference between a “series” and a “wave” be? Are you insisting that a “wave” is whatever’s packed in the case and the series are the figures that have first arrived in that case, I guess?
June 2nd, 2009 at 11:04 am
Guardian! Sow us Canucks some love, eh?
June 3rd, 2009 at 2:41 am
Line > Series > Wave
“Spawn” is a line of toys.
“Spawn 22″ is a series in the Spawn line.
Any running changes made to the figures in Spawn Series 22 would come in a later wave.
DC Universe Classics Series 7 shipped in two waves: one with Big Barda, one without. It’s not one wave, it’s one series with two waves. Unless they’re trying to claim that “DC Universe” is a line and “Classics” is a series with numbered waves, which is just stupid.
Basically, what Hasbro calls a wave is a series, and what Hasbro calls a “revision” is a wave. Pencils in the eardrums…
June 4th, 2009 at 10:40 am
I like seeing the Silver Centurion armor as variants of different armors. To me that’s one of the three definative Iron Man armors. So while I hope a real one comes down the pike, I don’t mind a few jackleg versions. Helps boost up the armory anyway and I kind of feel like Tony would have a Silver Centurion version of all his armors. I dunno why, I just do.
I like the wave, sans Spiderman. I have no need for him.
June 4th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Helps boost up the armory anyway and I kind of feel like Tony would have a Silver Centurion version of all his armors.
Similarly, all his armors should have a “stealth” counterpart, too. Just because I want to see “Stealth Hulkbuster”…
June 4th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
Yeah, would it kill them to make some more villains? How has the line gone to wave 5 with Dr. Doom? Or even more shockingly, Venom? Yeah, Toy Biz made them that scale once, but I have the Superhero Ho’down Venom and he really blows.
Electro, he’s a second tier Spidey foe at best.
Man, if I actually collected this line I would really be annoyed.