I'm aware of the sub-theme. But after the Hulk set, I take nothing for granted. Seeing Lady Blackhawk confirmed, gives me hope that "BoP Sub-Theme" means not only pre-DCpU BoP, but also more than just another Black Canary.

There's a strong likelihood that we'll get a Nu-52 Babs Batgirl to go with the Nightwing / Batgirl duo, and that one will likely have the Birds Keyword. Doesn't work so well with the classic team, but I don't think I'd care too much to have her throwing down with Zinda and Helena. Barda may have the BoP keyword, and getting a Starling and Misfit would be pretty cool, too.

I can't WAIT to see what they can do with Dinah.

EDIT: Didn't realize you were specifically talking about the Theme Pack. Whoops; sorry! :-\

I hope the finally do her justice. The CJ versions weren't great to start and aged poorly, and the JL is no great shakes either. It's playable, but it was a bit of a disappointment after waiting so long for a remake.

It's not just the sub-theme though; No Man's Land! Huntress is one of the bigger players amongst the heroes of the storyline. We're getting two Batman sets. We've already seen that pre-nu52 figures will appear in the set (Stephanie Brown Batgirl, Barda, Harley Quinn, Red Robin, Lady Blackhawk, etc). Huntress is one of the most logical choices given all the evidence.

Who were you expecting from Hulk that didn't make it?

Not that it matters, but I've read almost everything Batman-related from the last 30 years up to DCpU Detective Comics #3. My name isn't Bat-Dude b/c I'm from Louisville In other words, you're not telling me anything I don't already know.

As for Hulk, I've sworn off complaining about the set since they finally made AVM 202 Hulk. The short version is they solicited it as having a Classic Hulk Sub-Theme. Other than kinda the AIM Agent and the Humanoid, there was nothing Classic Hulk in that set. If you need a longer list, feel free to search my name for the mighty rants I, and others, imposed upon Realms prior to the time of its release up until AVM 202.

I will never again assume anyone is in any set, regardless of how obvious their inclusion ought to be.

I'm hopeful for Huntress. Zinda makes me more hopeful than I was a couple days ago. But I'm not holding my breath.

Yep, this.

Let's count the classic Hulk villains from his initial series that were represented in the Hulk set:

ZERO

Now did I really expect to see the Metal Master (despite Hulk #6 being my single favorite issue of early Hulk)? No.

Did I expect to see Tyrannus? Uh, yes. Yes, I did.

The Leader and Abomination didn't count?

I suppose they wouldn't if you meant unmade classic Hulk villains. That's what you meant, right?

The Leader/Abomination weren't in Hulk's initial run (#s 1 - 6). Sorry, should have been clearer there.

Are they iconic? Undoubtedly. But missing out on Gremlin, Tyrannus, and the Toad Men (would've made GREAT generics) kinda sucked.

Not the versions of them in the Hulk set.

That's just silly. Leader and Abomination are classic Hulk foes. Just because they have sculpts that reflect modern costumes doesn't nullify their classic roots.

I agree that Classic Hulk was crammed into about 10 figures from the Hulk set. However, Huntress is way too important to Batman, No Man's Land, and the Birds of Prey to miss out on making it into one of 2 sets. If it were just one set I could understand the doubt, but I think she's easily in the top 50 characters they'd want to include.

Nope. Does kind of suck that they're apparently the ONLY classic Hulk villains worth including (aside from military-types).

Seriously, it'd be like having a Spider-Man set with three versions of Green Goblin and three versions of Doc Ock and no other Sinister Six members.

Yeah, that was pretty much my main issue with it. Particularly since we're not likely to get another Hulk set, and that was the best shot for some of them to get made.

Hey, we still got the Humanoids, so include the Spider-Slayer as a classic generic.


I'm still a little peeved about not getting Bereet, Kate Waynesboro (both in one of my first comics), and villains like Devil Hulk, Gargoyle/Gremlin, Halflife, Xemnu, Madman, and many others. Who knows when or if we'll see any of them? I feel like Xemnu and Kate have a chance of sneaking into some set down the line as filler pieces, and Devil Hulk could get by as a Hulk variant, but so many other characters are left in the dust.

I'd say we have a decent shot at Xenmu, but Bereet I'd say is a lost cause. Which is unfortunate, because I LOVED the "Rampaging Hulk" magazine-format books.

I think they actually retconned those out of continuity, IIRC...

If they said "Reign of the Supermen Sub-Theme!" And then only had Superboy in his non-costume T-Shirt and jeans, would that be silly? It's rhetorical. You can believe how I see it is silly. I disagree.

I hope you're right. I really want Huntress; probably a lot more than most people on here who say they want her. But I'm not going to assume she made the cut just because it seems like she obviously ought to have made it.

See, those are two entirely different things. Reign of the Supermen is a specific storyline in which characters like Superboy had one costume. "Classic" Leader and Abomination? Where's the cut-off for "classic?" Is Leader still classic if he wears orange and yellow (his most iconic costume, for me), or does he have to be wearing his blue and green? Which decades can we include? Does classic have to mean "first appearance?"

They are classic Hulk characters, plain and simple. I wouldn't argue that we didn't get a classic Hulk in the IH set just because his pants were blue instead of purple. If you would, then we interpret this very differently.

I'm with you on wanting Huntress. The Batman Alpha one isn't terrible, but it's nowhere near Helena's level.