Marvel Select Starforce Captain Marvel Released & Photos!

Diamond Select Toys has come out strong over the last several weeks, with what seems like a new Marvel Select figure being released in stores every other week! Last month it was the exceptional Psylocke Select figure and a comic-based Sandman I think is pretty underrated. And now, the Marvel Select Captain Marvel figure in her Starforce uniform is starting to ship out via online and comic book stores! But can she compete with the Target exclusive Legends version released many months ago…?

Marvel Select Starforce Captain Marvel Figure Packaged

While there was excitement abound for the X-Men Marvel Select Psylocke figure released several weeks back—and even some buzz for the DST Sandman figure that followed her up—this latest DST arrival has had, well… less hype around her!

Is it because Diamond Select collectors prefer comic book based action figures to MCU movie based ones, or does this Starforce Captain Marvel action figure (with Goose the Flerken!) just underwhelm? Let’s take a look…

Starforce Captain Marvel Select Figure Spine Art

The packaging for this Carol Danvers figure is a mite peculiar, in that both the spine and the cardback show movie promotional images of Brie Larson in her red and blue Captain Marvel costume. That outfit would have made a lot more sense for a mass release, but I have to believe we’re going to see it soon enough as a Disney Store exclusive release.

Diamond Select Toys Carol Danvers Unmasked Captain Marvel Head

I think a mistake was made packaging this figure with the Brie Larson unmasked Carol Danvers head on as the default portrait, because it’s, well… not great.

Brie Larson Diamond Select Toys Captain Marvel Figure Unmasked Head Portrait Likeness

Maybe the underlying sculpt here is terrific, but it’s impossible for me to look past the droopy eyelids and “blah” facial expression. DST has done some pretty nice unmasked likenesses in the last few years, but this isn’t one of them in my opinion.

Marvel Select Goose the Cat Figure with Captain Marvel

And speaking of bad likenesses: while this is in fact an orange cat, it ain’t Goose. The proportions and face and colors are all just way off. I’m glad we get a Goose figure here—that “cat” is a national treasure—but I think DST missed the mark with this little figure.

Beyond those likenesses, however, I think this is a very nice figure. The masked Carol Danvers head with Mohawk is vastly better-looking than the unmasked head, and I think that this figure ultimately would sell much better if DST had packed it with this masked head on.

Box Back Marvel Select Captain Marvel Starforce Figure

Two energy blast effects pieces of varying size are also included, along with a total 10 interchangeable hands. A decent bounty, and one big advantage this figure has over the Hasbro Marvel Legends version that shipped in the spring. I didn’t see the large terrain base shown on the back of the packaging and at Toy Fair actually in the bubble, though—it seems like a generic black oval base instead? Very strange–especially given the price increase on Select figures this year.

Captain Marvel Marvel Select Figure and Accessories

The Starforce Captain Marvel Select figure is now available for shipping online, and you can find it for a couple bucks under the $29.99 MSRP still. This is a movie-based MS figure, which means it’ll only have one production run—if you want one, make sure to get it while it’s still available for retail price and hasn’t escalated in price on the aftermarket yet.

Now that both companies’ entries are available, what’s your verdict, (Captain) Marvel collectors? Who did Starforce Carol Danvers best: Hasbro or Diamond Select Toys, and which version will be the default one for your display?

Comments

Marvel Select Starforce Captain Marvel Released & Photos! — 9 Comments

    • What in the heck? I thought they looked funny, but I don’t understand why the accessories are TOTALLY different from what’s on the box and shown at Toy Fair…

  1. I definitely like Legends better. The headsculpt on this looks awful. The face looks “tired”. I’m not really a fan of Select. The overall product seems inferior to Hasbro, to me.

  2. This review was unneeded. That face is abominable. LOL. Who would purchase this?
    Comic shops should send it back to Diamond. It’s defective.

  3. The problem here is not Captain Marvel, but brie, dopy face expression, this is turning into a ray for Star Wars. I have most of the Select figures this is a easy pass.

  4. Wow that face is awful. and with the target exclusive still readily available, seems completely unnecessary. I guess if you have a bunch of other mcu select figures and want a carol figure that scales with them, you might buy this.. but personally there are a lot of other select figures i would choose over this one, not to mention a lot of ML carol figures that are preferable.