X-Men '97

Schizm said:

Deluxe Bastion, too - cardback, please! I really hope the rumors about these two coming pan out.

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I'd take him, but I honestly just want the humanoid version more than anything.

Totally. Regular human carded would be my ideal as well.

PantherCult said:

I think with Beast it was to make him more 'monsterish', more Beast-ly. A black furred hulk of a creature would strike fear - a stark contrast from Hank's nerdy scientist personality.

With Nightcrawler, I do think it was to go with the name ... a black figure who can skulk in the dark of night.

Those are guesses of course. Maybe someone can ask Gerry Conway about the Beast decision if he makes a con appearance or something.

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I used to think it was a nod to Beastly, as you say, and specifically playing into the Beast of Gevaudan, which was described as dark furred during its reign of eating things

altcunningham said:

the Beast of Gevaudan

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Oooooh I love a good BoG reference!

Now I gotta go listen to Powerwolf and watch Brotherhood of the Wolf.

Mandatory Where are my Brotherhood figures for General Toys.

I love how Pulse, if you pay with Paypal, charges you a few days before telling you but Paypal DOES tell you, so you've got a "you've been charged X dollars" email with no clarification of which figure is shipping. Which is a long winded intro to saying I noticed I can't cancel Emma Frost from this wave so she's the one I was just charged for--very much looking forward to this wave but I didn't love playing detective to figure out who is shipping first.

I saw a post on YouTube from Nerdzoic that said he was expecting these and other Hasbro releases this coming week. I’m guessing more places will be shipping relatively soon.