BlackPan1her

Iron Cage. More experience together, and Luke Cage is had to knock out, Iron Fist offers perfect counter support. If this was not a fist fight and more long range, I'd go Spiders. Spider team also has obvious air/locomotion advantage.

@dabee: The wave out for presale is Mysterio (I will also get that eventually, they put a lot of detail into it) Elektra, Rhino, and another Captain America. And yes, that Ultron is so goddamn awesome :D

@zdg3: I'd love to see 3-D Man. Avalache is actually in a Marvel Universe scale figure, check the Wolverine and The X-Men line. http://www.amazon.com/Wolverine-Animated-Action-Figure-Avalanche/dp/B001TYQJN8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373814249&sr=8-1&keywords=avalanche+wolverine+and+the+x-men

As far as Adam Warlock, I would look for him in 2014 close to the GotG movie. There should be a toy line from the movie, and he will probably be included.

@teerack: To give you a clue without spoiling it (I was in Closed Beta, completed the game twice) basically Bishop is a pawn in Doom's plan to take every powerful entity in the known universe (the Cube, some tome of spells, I think even an Infinity Gem) and combine them to turn into a god.

It reminds me of a combination of the Ultimate Comics Electro and the Frost Giant design from the Thor movie.

Well, the line-up of the 2013 Marvel Universe action figures has been set up, and it looks like a great time to be a Marvel action figure collector. Characters like Nova, Hercules, Puck, Cable, Angel, and Nighthawk have already been released (although they are hard to get for a reasonable price... yet), and upcoming characters include Elektra (first time ever as a 3.75 figure), Rhino, Abomination (with an A-Bomb variant), Baron Zemo (first time in a single pack, was in a limited edition Masters Of Evil set with Radioactive Man and Tiger Shark that will set you back about 100 bucks), new redos of Captain America and Iron Man (of course), Cloak and Dagger, Professor X, Jubilee, and Mysterio, as well as TBA sets of the Astonishing X-Men and an Asgardians box set.

That's all fine and dandy, but the question on my mind is, where does it go from here? What do we have to look forward to next year?

So far, I found a picture of an unreleased 2-pack with Moon Knight and Eric O'Grady:

There isn't a release date yet for this (AND I REALLY WANT TO GET THIS), but I'm going to elaborate on my dream lineup for next year, many of which have not been made into action figures, much less 3.75 inch ones.

Let's start with:

Squirrel Girl

She's been a popular character recently and she would make a nice addition to any Marvel Universe collection. Perhaps even a Great Lakes Avengers set exclusive to Comic Conventions could come from it. Squirrel Girl would inlcude a squirrel (I don't know at the moment what the name of her favorite furry companion is, but that one.)

Misty Knight

I was going to suggest a Misty Knight and Valkyrie Fearless Defenders 2-pack, but since she is already in the Asgardians set, I guess I will just go with Misty Knight by herself. She has enough of an established fanbase to sell by herself and I think would look awesome to-scale.

Superior Spider-Man

Insanely popular (and controversial) character, another opportunity to Marvel to resculpt Spider-Man (AGAIN), and could include mini spider-bot accessories. What could go wrong?

Groot

I know, I know, he was included in the Guardians of the Galaxy set, which I own. But, he is like 1 inch high and doesn't do much. Why not make a full-size Groot? He could come out in Summer 2014, close to when the Guardians of the Galaxy movie comes out, so the character is fresh in people's minds.

Reptil

I like this character, and I think the toy manufacturers could have fun coming up with cool little details to add to the figure. He could come with a dinosaur-head variant, or could simply have a replaceable head that could be swapped with a dinosaur head, or even dinosaur arms and legs.

Cosair

We've had Cyclops, Havok, and now Cable, so why not the leader of the Starjammers and Cylcops' dad? He would include a couple guns for accessories.

Grey Gargoyle

He's a badass villain, and I would love to have him in my collection. To make it better, Marvel could also sell a Mokk, Breaker of Earth variant costume.

Surtur

An immensely powerful character that should have already been a figure since Marvel has been expanding on the Thor/Asgard universe as of late in other media including action figures. The figure would be about the same size as Juggernaut and include the Twilight Sword.

Impossible Man

When the ultra-rare Compound Hulk surfaced at the 2011 NYCC New York ComicCon, it was sold as a creation of Impossible Man. (You can view the figure

HERE.

) Why not introduce the bizzare in-betweener character into the Marvel Universe line properly?

Ms. Marvel

(as the new Captain Marvel)

If you really want me to explain why she needs to be on this list, you're doing something wrong.

Blade

(Original 1970s Green Costume)

I am rather fond of Blade's original costume, and would love to see it as an action figure. It would include Blade's sword and a bamboo staff.

M.O.D.O.K.

I'm really surprised that this isn't already out to be honest. Marvel LOVES the character, and if it included a stand that resembled jet exhaust to allow him to stand, it would be the perfect addition to any Marvel Universe collection, right next to the A.I.M. Soldier figure.

Lady Bullseye

The character has become a fan favorite, and there needs to be more female characters in the Marvel Universe line.

Amora the Enchantress

Speaking of female characters in the Marvel Universe line, she was put in a two-pack with Thor a few years ago. However, it's really hard to find and she deserves to be a single pack as much as Loki.

Mole Man

Ah, yes, Mole Man, one of the Fantastic Four's quirkiest villains... and one of their most underestimated. The figure would be short, so it would include a Moloid and Mole Man's staff as bonuses to make it worth the money for the figure.

Other characters that could be added to the Marvel Universe line (perhaps some of the 2015 lineup):

Protector

Yelena Belova

Tigra

Bishop

Janet Van Dyne (Wasp, but full-size)

Carnage

Daken (street clothes)

Living Laser

Now let's talk about two-packs:

Guardians of the Galaxy/Iron Man

Figures:

Gamora

and

Marvel NOW! costume Iron Man

New Warriors

Figures:

Night Thrasher

and

Speedball

(limited edition two-pack could include

Penance

instead of Speedball.)

Onslaught

Figures:

Onslaught

(about the size of Thanos and Juggarnaut) and

Franklin Richards

(or translucent Professor Xavier)

Deadpool Corps

Figures:

Deadpool

and

Lady Deadpool

(would also include zombie Deadpool head)

And finally, a three pack:

Thunderbolts

Figures:

Red Hulk

,

Punisher

(Black and Red costume repaint),

Flash Thompson Venom

.

Leave a comment on what you think, or if you have other ideas for additional characters that could be added.

@YourNeighborhoodComicGeek said:

With his ancient hammer Mjizznir.

Seriously though, I'm not sure this type of stuff is allowed on the site.

His profile is on the site, even porn comics are noted on this site. Nothing off-limits on ComicVine!

@YourNeighborhoodComicGeek: @YourNeighborhoodComicGeek said:

Not a lot of Superman members in your list...

Yea, looking back I wish I could add more, but the villains were beaten up by Superman in the storyline to rid the world of crime and then Supes created a "utopia" for all humankind in his now-twisted image, which pissed off a LOT of heroes and caused a rebellion...

That doesn't exactly make you many friends.

@JediXMan: I posted another article just a few days ago on the same subject (http://www.comicvine.com/myvine/blackpan1her/characters-that-should-be-added-to-injustice-gods-among-us/87-89903/) and I thought they would also look at this. *shrug* Again, my bad.

@JediXMan: Dream cast, so not confirmed. Opinion blog.

Only replying again on this thread so others can see and not be mislead, that's the last thing I want. Sorry, dude.