IRON MAN 3’s Aldrich Killian was a surprise hit on a Soldier team that we’ll miss a lot in Modern Age. Meanwhile, good riddance to every one of those Iron Man Mk. “Two-Digit-Number” figures in the set. All were overpriced for their overall lack of field effectiveness. They deserved to be blown up!

We’re going to miss Superman [100] from MAN OF STEEL, whose day came and went long before now when Precision Strike became the go-to power in the game. We’re NOT going to miss Superman [001] and his out-of-character complete range combat focus and complete lack of Super Strength.

All Tab App + Tab App Elite releases can go get melted into a plasticized puddle because we hate those things. We can’t even bring ourselves to run the one we kinda liked, Lizard [M-009], because he was only there to run on an Animal team with Vixen. She’s gone, too, so…

The departure of FEAR ITSELF robs us of Titania from Modern Age Masters of Evil teams even as her beau Absorbing Man remains. This saddens us, especially when we think of running the now unSplit-able Absorbing Man and Titania duo fig. We’ve made no secret of our dislike of resources, and The Book of the Skull was possibly our least favorite. It and its facilitator, Splitlip, can’t be gone soon enough. Speaking of resources:

…The Penguin was our favorite resource that didnt get used nearly often enough. SO SAD. But we’re comforted in that the Utility Belt’s Convention Exclusive Items, which really tilted the resource arms race in favor of the rich players, are just so much Golden Age flotsam, now.

 

Farewell, old sets! Now bring on Nick Fury and Age of Ultron Wave Two!