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You asked and Hasbro answered! Hit the jump to see the answers from Hasbro and Hunter PR! Movie tie-in lines, especially, are known for doing variations of a small set of characters to the point of — what some would call — ridiculousness. What kind of brainstorming process goes into coming up with ideas for gimmick-based variations, what criteria get used to narrow the list down, and which ideas do you lament being cut–or can’t believe actually got used? What criteria do you use to balance the line between how many hero figures (different characters or same character with different

You asked and Hasbro answered! Hit the jump to see the answers from Hasbro and Hunter PR! The new ultra large Sentinel as seen at New York Comic Con looks great! How does designing something of this size differ from the 3 3/4″ figures? We’re0 sure a lot of the process is the same, but are there any tricky points when dealing with the larger size? The new Cyclops appears to be the 1990’s Jim Lee costume. If, say, you were to create a Rogue figure, you could use her current costume, but many people think her 1990’s leather jacket

It’s last chance in 2010 to submit questions to Hasbro’s Marvel team! Questions must be in to us by 11:59pm Eastern Time on Thursday, November 4! You can post your questions below, send them to us on Twitter, or send them to hasmarvqa@asmzine.com. We’ll pick the three best questions and send them off to Hasbro. As usual, the following rules apply: Hasbro won’t answer questions regarding when certain characters will be made, redesigned or released (even if it’s just talking hypothetically or potentially). Sales and cost data are not available for discussion, nor are topics about future movie and/or entertainment