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Ranking my excitement for upcoming Marvel Phase 6 Disney+ shows

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(Images Source) Marvel's slate of television series heading into phase 6 of the MCU isn't as vast as the future seemed the last time I discussed upcoming shows, but that can be attributed to an effort on Marvel's part to focus on quality over quantity, plus I'm sure they're holding back on announcing too many things that would be coming out after the Avengers climax to the Multiverse saga. We've gotten A LOT of Marvel heroes and series that further build out the world and characters of the MCU, blowing it up moreso than Marvel fans ever expected to see this universe flourish I'm sure. Moon Knight, She Hulk, Ms Marvel, Ironheart, not to mention lesser known characters like Echo and Agatha, along with Secret Invasion, the return of Daredevil in Born Again, and the very fun Spiderman: Freshman Year. Even with all this there's still lots to come from the tv side of things for Marvel in Phase 6, and here I'll count down my excitement for each.  On Pause: ...

Top 5 wanted Jurassic World Mattel Hammond Collection Dinosaurs vol 3

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(Images Source) Mattel's Hammond Collection line of Dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures is beginning to get to that point where I feel as though they've nearly covered the swath of creatures we've seen on-screen throughout the now seven movies in the franchise. With the recent incredible releases of the JP3 Spinosaurus and the Stegosaurus we've checked off two major missing pieces from the collection. Beyond that, the Stygimoloch was a nice one to finally see released, the Pyroraptor was a very fun creature from Dominion to get, and we even got a stellar Allosaurus hailing from the Battle for Big Rock short film! With all that it has cleared out my previous most wanted list, and with Rebirth having premiered and debuting a host of new Dinosaurs and designs to the world I have a new most wanted list prepped for the ever growing Hammond Collection line. 5. Indominus Rex At this point the Indominus is one of the most requested dinosaurs in the line, and the last larger sca...

Top 5 wanted Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron Tie Fighters vol 2

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(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) The Tie series of starfighters from the Star Wars universe have been continuing to be a large part of the Micro Galaxy Squadron line by Jazwares. As iconic as these ships are it is unsurprising to see so many of them put out, with easily recognizable ones like the original trilogy Tie Bomber and more modern renditions like Kylo Ren's Silencer and Whisper, not to mention recent reveals like the bombdiggity Striker and Defender! So with so many Tie Fighters having been released to this point I have tee'd up a new list of Tie Fighters I hope to see in this ever growing line! Honorable Mention: Tie Crawler and Tie Shuttle A couple of honorable mentions I wanted to mention includes the wild looking Tie Crawler from Legends material. We are so used to air based Tie Fighters so seeing a ground based Tie is almost unrecognizable, but the typical cockpit design still makes it known where it stands in the Galactic conquest. The other hono...

Top 5 most wanted G.I. Joe Classified Tiger Force figures

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(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) This was really the first subteam that Hasbro's GI Joe Classified line really delved into, delivering a hefty bunch of the Tiger Force Joe repaints and designs, with still more trickling out every so often like the Roadblock and Tripwire two pack. While other subteams have become more of a focus in recent times, the Tiger Force unit still has lots of viable entries to be check off, and with me having taken a look at so many other subteams already I'm now looking at one of the most fleshed out thus far.  5. Dial Tone We recently received our first Dial Tone figure in the line taking out his primary look from the series, and as one of the stand out season 2 characters it was great to get the character in the line amongst others like Beachhead and Leatherneck. Dial Tone's Tiger Force design could make good use of his mold, granting him a slightly ugly color scheme that combines the Tiger stripes with a deep blue, though it woul...

Top 5 wanted Blokees Galaxy class Transformers: One figures

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(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) Blokees line of buildable Chibi-esque Transformers figures have been taking the model kit community and Transformers fans by storm since their first wave. Now we are seven waves deep with G1, IDW, Shattered Glass and Transformers: One all under heavy representation. Many had been beginning to wonder if that first wave of Transformers: One figures were going to be a one off to celebrate the launch of the movie, but lo and behold we have a whole second wave of One characters and designs to further flesh out the film in what is now the most expansive toy collection for the origin story. All three versions of both Optimus and Megatron, both B-127s, several miners, and now the primary three Elite Guard members! With so much of the cast rounded out at this point a third wave could all but complete every notable character! 5. Gold Death Tracker A surprise addition to wave 7 was the silver Death Tracker, adding to this trio of faceless grun...

Top 5 most wanted Tamashii Nations S.H.Figuarts Dragon Ball GT figures

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(Image Source)   (Following Images Source) Dragon Ball GT has been receiving a lot more love in the S.H.Figuarts line as of late, with Super Android 17 being our first big villain from the series to see release, and the core trio of the initial saga being pumped out relatively close together as seen above. While the show had its low points, it most certainly had so many high points as well and after watching it I personally enjoyed GT and its villains. I hope the recent surge of GT isn't all we'll get, because these next five slots are characters and designs I'd love to get next! 5. Majuub For as important as the end of Z made Uub we still haven't received any representation of him at all across the Tamashii Nations line. While a base form Uub would be cool, I think a Majuub would be even better as the embodiment of his most powerful look that we see him take on during his fight with Baby. He became a core Z fighter in this series after his set up in the end of Z, and G...

Top 5 wanted Tamashii Nations S.H.Figuarts Dragon Ball Daima figures

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(Image Source) Daima is the latest entry into the Dragon Ball universe offering a fun adventure taking place immediately after the end of the Buu saga. As it is the most current series it has seen a lot of love from Tamashii Nation's S.H.Figuarts line with many figures already released and many more revealed for the future. It expanded the world with new lore, new characters, and new villains, and with it at the height of popularity now this list is my top 5 most wanted figures from Tamashii Nations! 5. Releasing all the figures already shown (Images Source) Dragon Ball does have a track record of showing off figures that never actually see the light of day, and I'm hoping that isn't the case with all of the Daima figures that have been shown off at conventions. Glorio, Panzy, and kid Kai have been seen several times and are desperately needed to finish off the core adventuring group of the series, and very recently we saw a litany of reveals including the magnificent Kuu a...

Top 5 wanted Hasbro Transformers Victory figures

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(Images Source) Liokaiser ended its run with astounding success as Transformers' latest Haslab crowdfunding project from Hasbro. This great team of combiners is the latest set to be featured out of the Victory cartoon which has enjoyed a very hefty share of representation in the line to this point. Almost every Transformers Haslab has been taking from Victory with Star Saber and Deathsaurus being back to back, and both of them coming with the total four members of the Rescue Force. Beyond that, Galaxy Shuttle got a mid leader class release (using the Astrotrain mold, so not at all accurate to his onscreen appearance), the Dinoforce were released a set using the core class Dinobot molds (which were obviously going to be used for Goryu and the Dinoforce in the end), and I'd say the Black Shadow we got years ago holds up pretty well. With Victory being the Transformers Japanese Anime closest to completing its cast of characters, this is my top 5 most wanted figures next from Hasbr...