Marvel Legends Zombie Captain America was a 2021 figure that was one of my surprise favorite Hasbro releases of that year. The level of uncharacteristic goriness in a Marvel Legends 6” toy felt fresh and new, and immediately left me wanting more Marvel Zombies figures. It took a bit over a year, but Cap finally has reanimated reinforcements to munch on brains with: is the recently-released Marvel Legends Zombie Scarlet Witch a worthy undead addition to your collection?
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Phase 4 of the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) hasn’t exactly been every fan’s cup of tea. But one facet of the “Phase” that I found absolutely captivating was the final episode of Loki Season 1. And now, the ultimate antagonist of that Disney+ (and sort of the next several years of Marvel movies) makes his chilling presence known in toy form: Marvel Legends He-Who-Remains is now beginning to ship out! Is this timeless villain worthy of joining your action figure collection?
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Hasbro promised a strong showing of Heralds to coincide with the release of the mega-sized Haslab Galactus figure this year, and (as long as your favorite herald of Galactus isn’t named Air Walker or Golden Oldie) Hasbro has come through in spades with a new Terrax, the awesome Herald Thor and more—including the subject of today’s review! Retro Marvel Legends Firelord is a long, long overdue addition to the Marvel Legends pantheon—but after 20 years of waiting, is this figure all it could be?
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I can count on one hand the number of times a resin statue company has managed to covertly sneak an unannounced all-new sculpture from a popular line all the way through production and successfully announce it via actual in-stock ordering, but that’s just the feat Diamond Select Toys has pulled off with their newest entry in the X-Men Animated Series busts lineup. To the shock of fans everywhere, the DST X-Men Animated Beast statue has been released is now available for order exclusively from ShopDisney. Is this surprise drop worth getting hyped about? Here’s my review…
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At this point, Hasbro has updated many more Toybiz Marvel Legends figures with their own versions than there are Toybiz ML that haven’t been re-done. But with the subject of today’s review, Hasbro is going for broke by updating a Toybiz figure, doing a new version of a character we’ve seen many times, and also covering a never-before-done character! The Marvel Legends Howard the Duck figure (with Scott Lang head and Khonshu BAF torso) is now beginning to ship out early! Is this unorthodox sorta-three-pack a worthwhile pickup?
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Hasbro is slowly but surely chipping away at the ranks of old Marvel Legends Build-A-Figures that need an updated re-release, and that trend continues today with the latest solo addition to the lineup: the exclusive Marvel Legends Ronan is now up for order! But is this Amazon Exclusive worth his deluxe price-point?
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Hasbro has had very limited success keeping their future Marvel Legends 2023 plans under wraps, so by the time they got to their Hasbro Pulse livestream this week, pretty much everything they talked about was something fans knew about to some degree or other. But knowing is one thing, and being able to see products officially and buy them is another: the 2023 X-Men Marvel Legends 3-Packs and deluxe Marvel Legends Blob figure are now up for order!
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Love it or hate it, there’s no question that the Disney+ She-Hulk Attorney at Law live-action series has brought Jennifer Walters into the public eye like never before. And such an occasion certainly necessitated an all-new toy to coincide: the Disney+ Marvel Legends She-Hulk figure is now available for order! Is this lawyer worth her rate? Here’s my review of the new Infinity Ultron Series figure…
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I have read hundreds of Thor comic books in my life, but even so, my jaw absolutely dropped when I saw something I never imagined—Thor becoming Galactus’s herald, at the start of Donny Cates’ run. And now, Hasbro is capturing this awe-inspiring plotline in plastic form: the Marvel Legends Herald of Galactus Thor figure is now available! Do you need your own Herald of Thunder 6” figure? Here’s my review…
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Diamond Select Toys can be counted upon to deliver fresh and exciting new Marvel collectibles in their solicitations each and every month, and this month is no exception! While there are no new Marvel Gallery PVCs or Skottie Young Marvel Animated statues in the latest solicits, there’s still some items that will make many, many fans happy: a Marvel Select Iceman figure and busts of Green Goblin and Daredevil are now up for order!
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Marvel Legends 2023 pre-orders have slowed down a bit lately, but the respite ends today with an X-Men Villains 5-Pack revealed mostly during MCM London 2022 and the 2022 Hasbro Pulse Premium livestream. going up for order! Those events might be small, but the reveals were big—including the last 3 members of the upcoming X-Men 5-pack alongside Stryfe and Pretty Boy: Random, Zero and Vertigo!
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Whether it’s an “Avengers movie year” or not, we can always pretty much count on Hasbro to deliver an Avengers Legends series. And next year will be no exception! A purely comic books based Avengers Marvel Legends 2023 wave is now up for order, with this Puff Adder Series bringing such fan-demanded figures as Safari Jacket Wonder Man, Baron Strucker, a new Extremis Iron Man and more!
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Walgreens has been getting a lot of fan-demanded Marvel Legends exclusives lately, including Quasar, Nova and Baron Zemo. But their most recent release was a bit of a surprise when announced, as it was a character there didn’t seem to be much hype to see redone right away. Even so, the new Walgreens Exclusive Sentry Marvel Legends figure is now in-stock for ordering online! Time for me to do a review with the power of a million exploding suns…
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Although it’s only appeared a handful of times in Marvel comic books, Spider-Man’s temporary spare Fantastic Four costume disguise has gone on to be the stuff of legends, appearing regularly in video games and even occasionally in toy form. The 3.75” Marvel Universe Bag-Man figure was a hard-to-get and coveted figure for ages, but now Hasbro is taking Spidey’s oddest look to the next level with the Target exclusive 6” Marvel Legends Bombastic Bag-Man figure! Does this comedic Spidey toy delight? Here’s my review…
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This year’s Hasbro Pulse Premium Fanstream is just a few days away, but that hasn’t stopped some fresh and exciting Marvel news from coming out prior to the October 27th event! Not only did Hasbro officially announce a Reavers Pretty Boy figure last week, but now leaked photos have confirmed updated Marvel Legends Ronan the Accuser and Blob figures coming to the Marvel Legends 2023 lineup!
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