Had to bring this one up from the past, after discussing it with some friends lately again.  Anyone's favorites changed?

I eat cereal every day, and honestly, most of the time I eat Wheaties.  But, I'm ashamed to admit, this year I had Captain Crunch for the first time in my life, and really enjoyed those too.  We didn't get a lot of "kid" cereals in my house growing up, so I'm discovering them a lot more now.  Other cereals in regular rotation in our house:

Cheerios (and Honey Nut)
Lucky Charms
Froot Loops
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Honey Bunches of Oats
Frosted Flakes

Post Toy Fair Update...

Star Wars Black Series

3 3/4"
Wedge Antilles (Snowspeeder)
Darth Vader
Ree Yees
Sergeant Doallyn
Luke Skywalker (Dagobah)
Yoda
Snowtrooper Commander
Torryn Farr
Luke Skywalker (Wampa Attack)
Han Solo (Search for Luke)
Darth Vader (Yoda's Test)
R5-G19

6"
Chewbacca
Anakin Skywalker
Clonetrooper
Darth Vader w/Removable Helmet
Luke Skywalker (Jedi)
Sandtrooper (Black Pauldron)

Jabba the Hutt - Deluxe
Biker Scout and Speeder Bike - Deluxe

Exclusives, Vehicles, Beasts, Battle Packs

LEGO
Jabba's Sail Barge (75020)
LOTR Attack on Weathertop

Marvel Legends

Guardians of the Galaxy Legends Infinite - Groot BAF
Star Lord
Rocket Raccoon
Gamora
Drax
Nova (Comic)
Iron Man Space Suit (Comic)

DC Collectibles
The New Batman Adventures Batman
Batman: TAS Catwoman
Batman: TAS Robin
Batman: TAS Joker
The New Batman Adventures Two Face
The New Batman Adventures Mr. Freeze
The New Batman Adventures Poison Ivy

I didn't realize the whole 18 year thing either, nice post Scott.  I've mentioned it on here before, I was a little late to the POTF2 game, but I think it was a neat time for collecting.  I like reading everyone's stories from those times, and wish I would have been paying attention to the hobby more at that point.  I don't know that I am necessarily nostalgic for those He-Manish figures like I am for the vintage line, but I am sort of for that time in toy-buying.

It was so much easier to keep up (20 or less figures per year, at least in those early years).  A much lower pricepoint (although, to be fair, lower quality), and it seems fairly easy to find things.  Toy collecting has changed a lot since then, with so much more out there fighting for retail space, the continually climbing prices, and it seems more problems with distribution and availability.  Plus, the whole "toy buying for profit" thing has much more of a following than it did in POTF2 days.

I know it can't ever return to that same scenario, but I sort of with the Star Wars line was simpler like it was in those days.  As in, not so much to keep up with, lower prices, and easier to find.  Plus, the entire focus on Original Trilogy made it appealing then too, but we've branched out since then understandably.  I still like to go look at what the releases were for each year, and think how exciting it probably was when things first came out.  Although many of them look silly (or even bad), I don't think the collecting community was quite as picky as we are today and maybe the hobby was a little more fun for everyone in those days.

Thought I'd post this here since it is supposed to be on the Man of Steel Blu Ray next month.  This was apparently shown at NYCC, and is now online as well.  A short by Zack Snyder and Bruce Timm covering the 75 year history of Superman in a couple minutes, I thought it was pretty cool:

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/10/14/superman-75-years-of-heroic-history-in-a-2-minute-animated-short-exclusive/

Looks like there were a few reveals for the Legends line at NYCC.  New packaging, and the themed wave concept begins with Captain America Infinite Legends, then transitions to Spider-Man Infinite Legends, and then later on I'm guessing Guardians of the Galaxy (lineups shown between SDCC and NYCC):

NYCC Reveals

Captain America Infinite Legends
BAF Mandroid
Marvel NOW Cap
Baron Zemo
Red Skull (Movie)
Hydra Soldier/AIM Soldier
Black Widow (Movie)
Winter Soldier (Movie)
Captain America (Movie)

And continues with Spider-Man Infinite Legends:

Spider-Man Infinite Legends
BAF Ultimate Green Goblin
Amazing Spider-Man (Movie)
Electro (Movie)
Black Cat
Carnage
Superior Spider-Man
Beetle

Really looking forward to both of these lines.  I was never able to get the Toy Biz Black Cat that came in the box set, so I'm really glad we're getting a new version.  The Mandroid BAF looks cool as well, and the lines in general are pretty good.

Wow, its amazing how much a nicely done wave of figures can turn things around - at least for me.  Just a couple of days ago I was about to log in here to post how this is maybe the most bored I have been with Star Wars collecting for quite some time, maybe ever.  The 3 3/4" line just wasn't getting me with the first couple waves, and aside from some neat exclusives (Slave I, Ewok Catapult, Scanning Crew sets) and the 6" line, there just wasn't much to be excited about, particularly for an entire year.  Now we get images of Wave 4, and that is pretty much forgotten.  I hope this is the route we see taken for the rest of 2014, because these look pretty amazing.

The Luke and Yoda alone would have sold me, they both look great and I hope the production pieces look as nice as these early shots do.  I was a fan of the OTC Luke, but it is nice to see it done up with all the articulation and detail they can put into a figure these days.  I liked the OTC Yoda well enough as well, but it just didn't seem like they had really nailed the Original Trilogy Yoda with the previous attempts.  This one looks about perfect.  Throw in Toryn Farr, a nifty Snowtrooper, a requested Wedge Antilles, and it is all pretty well done.  Aside from the ROTS Vader, it is pretty much a "themed" wave again.  Can't wait for these figures to hit.  I haven't been preordering the waves online with the Black Series yet, because I've really been picking and choosing, but I won't hesitate for this one .

New Desolation of Smaug trailer up today:

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=87901

Pretty sweet.