When the chibi-styled LEGO Star Wars Micro-Fighters first hit stores in 2014, initial reactions to the cutesy take on classic Star Wars vehicles was a bit mixed (to say the least). But the low-priced Micro-Fighters sets found their footing and have become a consistent top-seller for LEGO–so much so that now the style is expanding to other licenses! I imagine that these 2016 LEGO Marvel Mighty Micros sets are going to be a but, uh… controversial… but no one can say they’re not “unique”, that’s for sure!

With the massive success of Funko POP Vinyls and various copycat toys, there’s no question that “cute” sells these days. And while I thought that the various LEGO Marvel figures were already pretty dang cute to begin with, TLG apparently didn’t think that they were cute enough!

And so, the LEGO Marvel 2016 sets are rounded out by this trio of crazy superhero racing “Mighty Micros” sets!

Each of these three 2016 LEGO Marvel Mighty Micros sets includes two Minifigures and two small brick-built vehicles. While none of these characters are ones that haven’t been done before in brick form, all of the new Minifigures feature unique printing elements of some kind, so completists may want them anyway.

Unlike the Minifigures in the Star Wars Microfighters line, the figures included with the Mighty Micros sets are not the regular LEGO Marvel Minifigures.

Each figure has had additional stylization done to it to make it even cuter, and all of the figures have the “short” legs usually reserved for children in sets.

The stubby legs tend to be far rarer than regular minifig legs, but I can honestly say I never wanted a stubby-legged Red Skull or Hulk figure.

Of the three sets, the LEGO Mighty Micros Captain America vs. Red Skull 76065 set is definitely the most “realistic” (although I’m using that term loosely here), with both Captain America and Red Skull driving little chibi “tanks” around (although Cap’s unfortunately looks more like a bath tub than a tank).

The dumbest of the three sets is the LEGO 76066 Mighty Micros Hulk vs. Ultron set, which has Hulk driving a monster truck with Hulk Hands on the sides of it against an Ultron spider-legged car. I do, however, quite like the new classic Ultron chest torso print!

Meanwhile, the 76064 Mighty Micros Spider-Man vs. Green Goblin set falls somewhere in the middle. I can sort of accept the LEGO Green Goblin Minifigure flying a more elaborate Goblin Glider, but Spidey’s helicopter/car hybrid is a bit, well… silly.

I can’t imagine these low-priced ($10-$13) sets not selling well to kids when they’re released in early 2016, but I’d be shocked if they ultimately end up being a hit with adult collectors.

I’ll be discussing the LEGO DC Mighty Micros sets on my LEGO blog later on, so be sure to stop by if you’re interested in seeing more of these superhero wacky racers.

What do you think of the new Mighty Micros Marvel sets: cool new spin on Marvel brick figures, or a waste of plastic and resources? Will you be picking up any of this trio of sets?