Not a Christmas haul, but the whole of everything I got throughout 2023. It seems fitting that the year was bookended by those little goobers in front. I think they were definitely highlights for being such an upgrade over the last iterations we got in Siege.
I'm not liking the continued trend of the minibots being upsized like they have. Though at this point, it would probably be easier just to redo 'Bee and CJ to match everyone else. That said, I found Brawn to be an absolute delight, and is likely the favourite of what I got this year.
The Junkion deluxes were fun, though I would have traded Trashmaster, who isn't appealing to me, with a third deluxe (like a junkcopter, or something). Ah well.
The Tarn mold made for a
fantastic action figure for the articulation and balance that it has. But...I wish I liked it more? Maybe the character no longer being a going concern in fiction has something to do with it.
Pointblank made me mad. One of the only characters I really wanted a modern update to, and we got something that just didn't pass muster. Shame there won't likely be a second go at it ever again.
Sludge and Dirge fall into the "buying for completionist's sake" category. They're fine, and they don't excite me at all, but they're absolutely necessary for completing their teams. Snarl was cool, though!
2024 is looking to be pretty light on the wants, which is fine, I suppose. I'm feeling like I'm getting priced out of the hobby as MSRPs go up, and the bang for the buck feeling continues to go down. I am glad that lots of folks are excited by the expansion into the other TF continuities. If budget wasn't a factor, I'd likely be right there with you!