2018 Marvel Legends 12″ Black Panther Figure Revealed!

Posted on by July 17, 2017

Just like I wasn’t expecting to see a number of Marvel statue reveals at Star Wars Celebration Orlando, I really didn’t think we’d see anything new debut at D23 Expo 2017. But for the first time ever, Hasbro premiered a new Marvel Legends figure at D23 over the weekend–and it’s actually the very first Marvel Legends 2018 figure of any kind to be revealed! Coming our way in spring 2018: the Marvel Legends 12″ Black Panther figure in movie costume!

Marvel Legends 12" Black Panther Movie Figure Hasbro 2018

D23 Expo is way too much “Line-Con” for my tastes, so I don’t plan on attending one again, but I will admit I was just a hair jealous of those in attendance who got to see the 2018 Marvel Legends Black Panther 12″ figure in person at the show.

With the Black Panther movie set to hit theaters in early 2018, it shouldn’t be a big surprise that a big Black Panther will be accompanying the movie, but it caught me off-guard nonetheless.

What I think surprised everyone, however, is the type of figure this is: MCU movie-based. All of the five figures released in this line thus far have been comic-based, as are the Hulk and Thor figures that are scheduled to ship out later this summer as part of the Thor Ragnarok push, so seeing a 12″ Black Panther movie figure is pretty unexpected.

D23 Expo 2017 Hasbro Marvel Legends 12" Black Panther RevealedSeeing as how the 12″ comic-based figures haven’t exactly set the world ablaze with their sales (with every figure thus far being widely available for half price or less), I think opting for a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie look is a highly intelligent move by Hasbro (especially since T’Challa’s movie look is arguably cooler than any of his comic costumes).

Along with being one of the best Hasbro figures released in 2016, the 6″ Marvel Legends Civil War Black Panther figure was hugely popular and was scalper-bait for the better part of a year.

Increasing the size and detail of that figure and releasing it in conjunction with the Black Panther movie makes perfect sense, so hopefully this will be the 12″ ML figure that breaks the trend and sells really well at retail. I enjoy this low-priced 1/6 Marvel figure line a lot, and I’d really like to see it become more successful so that we start to see a larger diversity of characters released in it.

Marvel Legends Black Panther 12" FigureThe Marvel Legends Black Panther sixth scale figure is scheduled to be released in spring 2018, and should be available for order from online stores as well as at mass retail. I’ll post an update here and to our social media pages once more information on Black Panther’s release is made available.

Anyone out there jonesin’ for the first Hasbro MCU movie 12″ figure? Is this a worthwhile alternative to the $200+ Hot Toys Black Panther? Do you think this T’Challa will be a hit, or do you see this figure joining its Hasbro 12″ brethren on the clearance rack?

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2018 Marvel Legends 12″ Black Panther Figure Revealed! — 12 Comments

  1. I absolutely love this line and I’m excited for ANY new characters. I’m glad they went with his movie look as it’s at least 10 times cooler than his comic look. This is just what Black Panther should look like. It’s an awesome costume.

    I’m SO hoping we get a Wolverine though. I was very surprised the Deadpool went nearly straight to clearance and I almost wonder if Target just didn’t know what it was doing.

    I think Hasbro needs to strongly consider dropping the retail price to $39.99. Surely, there’s still good money to be made at that price and it would be a much easier pill to swallow.

  3. i’m honestly surprised that they’re still bothering to make normal characters in 12″ scale. i was hoping this line would be more about bringing larger characters into the marvel leads line without forcing them into 6″ packaging as BAFs. it’s a TOTAL missed opportunity to not make characters like galactic, sentinels, or giant man. they’d sell much better, and would do something, at the very least, toward shutting up TB fanboys who still think hasbro is inferior for the size of their BAFs.

  4. I enjoy this line but as with the regular legends I always dislike the mid section, (waist into legs) they seem to be a size too small in comparison to the upper part of the figure. It almost looks like the legs are a little skinny as well.

  5. Black Panther looks great. If they’re now biting the bullet and putting MCU figures in the 12 inch scale, someone like Thanos would look awesome.

  6. this is stupid. the comic figures are just fine. hasbro should really stop trying to change the whole idea and should stop trying to appeal to the people who don’t appreciate comics

  7. Looks like the line may continue. I agree with others, want to see bad guys and large scale characters. Hoping it continues.d