dawg, it's been this way for YEARS. C'mon, you've HAD to read the history reports on the JBL. Hasbro did things their way for awhile. But stores realized what sells are the characters people can recognize. I understand that's not fair to the fans, but Hasbro wants casual collectors to suck in. So that's how CORE is created. Frank, you gotta know about the BIG 3. They call the shots. Whether we like or not, it don't matter. Like Hasbro, these corporations are out to make money.

That is why we see Duke, SE and CC so much. It's my belief that there are different tiers of characters. Like Destro, Stormy and Baroness (who knows who else) are tier2. I'm sure heavyDuty/Roadblock, Firefly, etc are Tier3.

And if you EVER notice the SW line, the same old characters show up. Just as Marvel has Core, Batman has core, He-Man has core, etc. But uh yeah... The fact is, who KNOWS when we might get new characters or when GI Joe will move forward. Let's face it, when the movie toys come out, don't expect anything new. I expect the usual CORE with MAYBE new outfits.