Hulk Deluxe/Retro Wave

PantherCult said:
The former... for sure the former.

Also are we serious about that Giant Wolverine being figure of the year? I hate that figure. And how did you collect data to establish a "majority of collectors"? If thats the directiion Marvel Legends is moving it seems they no longer want me as their customer. But with you being a big fan of the McFarlane DC line it tracks that you like that Wolverine since he fits better with those 7 inch figures.
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I gathered that data about the Gamerverse Wolverine from the legion of action figure content I see across my socials as well as the sentiments in the comments. I have a lot of free time so between December 1st 2025 to January 2025 the algorithm on my phone was just lighting up like a switchboard when it came to people’s selection of the Gamerverse Wolverine as their pick for FOTY

And also to assuage any assumptions you might have that this is only popping up because of results I’ve searched for, I’d like to point out that the current favorite figure on everyone’s mind is the Mess Toys Superior Spider-Man and I do not own that figure, nor do I condone bootlegs so I’m not actively looking for it.


Also the reason I like the Gamerverse Wolverine is because I’ve always been a fan of that look for the last 30 years. The long extended mask fins and boot tips, the huge muscular build and the exaggerated claws are my favorite aesthetics when it comes to any Wolverine design. I also cut my teeth on the bone claw period of Wolverine in the comics in addition to the video game and television shows so Wolverine just looked like this when I first paid any attention to the X-Men and his solo issues.

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Thats fair... having been on board with x-men earlier than that the John Byrne Wolverine is my template - Uncanny 133 left an impression on 7 year old me - at least for the blue and yellow. Paul Smith is my template for the brown and tan.

For me Wolverine is supposed to be 5 foot 3 canonically - and I know they drew him bigger in the bone claws era, but its not what he's supposed to be. Also I don't care at all to recreate video games in my display so that figure does absolutely nothing for me at all.

But clearly it appeals to those who don't value the same aesthetic I do.
 
Hulkwummy said:
The U-Foes didn't appear in Ultimate Destruction, they appeared in the 2008 video game based on the MCU movie with Edward Norton. The villains that did appear in Ultimate Destruction other than Abomination and General Ross are Mercy, and the Devil Hulk. I also want a Marvel Legends figure of Mercy as well, she too is on my personal Marvel Legends wish list.
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Isn't Norton supposed to be the Hulk going forward for the MCU? I thought I'd heard that he was coming back for the next two movies (at least) and that Ruffalo was out? Personally I didn't dislike Ruffalo's Hulk, I just thought he didn't look anything like or act anything like Banner. Norton was able to embody that tormented loner/nerd a lot better I thought. Ultimately it doesn't take much to make a decent Hulk (the monster not the film series itself) from Norton's movie and beyond. I thought that Jennifer Connolly's Betty was decent though. And William Hurt's Gen. Ross was some of the better casting choices between the two earlier films.
 
fac said:
As a standalone Wolverine to have on your desk it is a great figure for that purpose.

As a Wolverine in a Marvel Legends X-Men display it is out of scale I feel so not a great figure for that purpose.
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Exactly where I'm at. He's lived on my desk since I got him and gotten way more mess around time than anything else I got from ML last year - it really is a fantastic figure. He's also never going in my display.

He's not my figure of the year because I value uniqueness quite highly, and a variation on tiger stripe Wolverine is the exact opposite of unique. But he's still great.
 
RichardSimmonsRobot said:
Isn't Norton supposed to be the Hulk going forward for the MCU? I thought I'd heard that he was coming back for the next two movies (at least) and that Ruffalo was out? Personally I didn't dislike Ruffalo's Hulk, I just thought he didn't look anything like or act anything like Banner. Norton was able to embody that tormented loner/nerd a lot better I thought. Ultimately it doesn't take much to make a decent Hulk (the monster not the film series itself) from Norton's movie and beyond. I thought that Jennifer Connolly's Betty was decent though. And William Hurt's Gen. Ross was some of the better casting choices between the two earlier films.
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Norton doesn't play well with others. There was a reason he was replaced. And I doubt hed go back to the role because of him being ousted. If they ever did replace Ruffalo, I highly doubt it would be with Norton.

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Yeah Norton made for a good hulk but as a person he can be a bit of a snob and egomaniac. To be honest I think a really fun candidate for the hulk would be James McAvoy now that he’s no longer professor x. And if Marvel decided to cast him as like an alternate universe hulk they should get John Hamm to play Thunderbolt Ross and Anna Taylor-Joy to play Betsy Ross


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TFitz said:
As far as the main guy, my biggest Hulk want is Smart Hulk with huge guns and bunny slippers we can put on him.
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well... no big gun but seems like you got everything else you wanted!!
 
RichardSimmonsRobot said:
Norton was able to embody that tormented loner/nerd a lot better
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Preach!

When Ruffalo says "I'm always angry," I don't believe it for a second. But if Edward "Smoochy" Norton said it, I would start running. I feel more suppressed rage in a still image of Norton than I do in all of Ruffalo's MCU scenes combined.
 
Contrary to what's been said online, no, Mark Ruffalo is not being recast. I think he recently spoiled he's returning for filming 'Avengers: Secret Wars' this year with Chris Hemsworth back as Thor. After 'Secret Wars'? Who knows? I just want Ruffalo's Hulk to face off with Wolverine and the Thing at some point.

As for the Smart Hulk, now that we have the tank top version, I hope we get a Deluxe Smart Hulk in the full brown Pantheon-era suit with the black boots and some alternate clapping hands. I love the new head sculpts for this new Smart Hulk Then again, I also hope we get a new classic green savage Hulk with improved alternate heads and a new chest that doesn't crack and break like the Maximum Series Hulk.

As for the proton cannon, just watch. They'll probably include it with another Marvel Legends Hulk character like the Leader or something in the next year or two.
 
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