X-Men Age of Apocalypse is one of my favorite comic book stories of all-time and Gambit is among my favorite X-Men characters ever, so it stands to reason the new X-Men Marvel Legends Age of Apocalypse figure that just started shipping should be one of my favorite action figures, right? To my surprise, I instead feel rather ambivalent toward Hasbro’s X-Men Legends AOA Gambit. Here’s my review…
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With Hasbro at the top of its game and giving us Marvel Legends with their best articulation, sculpting and character depth ever, we are truly in a golden age of Marvel action figures. But if there’s one deadly threat to this era that’s largely outside Hasbro’s control, it’s tax-induced price increases. And so, though Hasbro just launched pre-orders last week for an awesome Marvel Legends Symbiote Spider-Man figure 18 years in the making, a huge swath of collectors are more awed by the price-tag than the figure itself…
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Marrow is a character I never expected to own a toy of again after I had her Toybiz Generation X figure in 1996. But Hasbro is plowing through the Marvel half of the various Marvel vs. Capcom rosters, and the bone-wielding Morlock is the latest to benefit from the fighting video game to 6” figure spotlight! The 2025 X-Men Marvel Legends Marrow figure is shipping now as part of the Nemesis (Genocide) Series—is this unlikely figure a worthy one to add to your collection?
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Earlier in the week I talked about the Marvel Legends X-Force Archangel that went up for order today. But there was one other big reveal Hasbro brought to New York Toy Fair, which is also launching today—the life size Marvel Legends Doctor Doom helmet is now up for order!
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Daredevil did what once seemed impossible this week by returning to screens with an all-new series, seven years after the end of the original Netflix show. Charlie Cox is back as the man without fear, and now, ol’ hornhead’s merch is back as well! After just being revealed as a render yesterday, a new Hasbro Marvel Legends Daredevil Born Again figure is now up for order!
Pre-Order Direct Links —
Amazon ►
Entertainment Earth ►
Hasbro’s marketing team set expectations for this weekend’s New York Toy Fair by saying there would only be a couple new Marvel Legends reveals, and they stayed true to their word. But what reveals they were! Along with the life size Doctor Doom helmet replica (that I’ll talk about tomorrow), they announced a long-demanded updated figure to launch alongside the previously-revealed X-Force Warpath and X-23: the deluxe Marvel Legends X-Force Archangel is now up for order! Let’s have a look…
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Hasbro launched their inaugural wave of Marvel Legends Spider-Man 2 GamerVerse figures earlier this week, and now they’ve followed up in rapid succession with what’s unquestionably the singular most-wanted character from the video game: the humongous GamerVerse Marvel Legends Venom figure is now up for order! He’s got an oversized 10.5” year of bulk, but an oversized $59 price-tag as well—is this monster of an action figure worth adding to your collection?
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Spider-Man 2 swung onto Sony PlayStation 5 video game consoles way back in October 2923, but fans wanting toy versions of specific new suits and characters from the game have had a bit of a wait. That wait is ending, however, as Hasbro launched orders for their first half-dozen Spider-Man 2 Marvel Legends GamerVerse figures this week! As part of what I think is the most Spidey-loaded Hasbro wave of all-time, 5 Spider-Man variants and Black Cat are now up for PO! Will any of them be joining your collection’s Spider-shelf?
Individual Pre-Order Links —
Black Suit Spider-Man ► EE ► Amazon
Black Cat ► EE ► Amazon
Miles Morales Spider-Man Upgrade Suit ► EE ► Amazon
Miles Morales Spider-Man Brooklyn 2099 Suit ► EE ► Amazon
Miles Morales Spider-Man Boricua Suit ► EE ► Amazon
Anti-Venom Suit Spider-Man ► EE ► Amazon
2025 has been rather light thus far as far as new Marvel Legends pre-orders go, but Hasbro is spicing things up today by launching pre-orders for a mix largely composed of most-requested fan favorite characters from across the 616 comics spectrum! Headlined by the first official Marvel Legends ROM and a long-awaited updated green costume Banshee, the Marvel Legends Mini Comics series of figures is now up for order! (But to be clear, you can NOT read these mini comic pack-ins…)
Pre-Order Links (EE):
ROM SpaceKnight ►
Banshee ►
Dark Wolverine (Daken) ►
Adam Warlock ►
Miles Morales Spider-Man ►
Ultimate Iron Man ►
Pre-Order Links (Amazon):
ROM SpaceKnight ►
Banshee ►
Dark Wolverine (Daken) ►
Miles Morales Spider-Man ►
Ultimate Iron Man ►
Adam Warlock ►
Spider-Boy has been a joyous breath of fresh air in an increasingly grim Marvel Comics universe since Dan Slott retconned him into existence in 2023. Bailey Briggs has quickly leapt into my favorite non-X characters to read about, so I’m hyped to also make him the subject of my first toy review of the year! The 2025 Marvel Legends Spider-Boy figure is now starting to ship out: Should Spider-Man’s kid sidekick join *your* action figure collection?
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This past week brought us not only our first Marvel Legends pre-order of the year, but the first Build-A-Figure wave (of an ever shrinking number) of 2025! Hasbro has an eclectic mixture for all the X-Fans, with this wave containing characters from different teams, eras and even universes! The Marvel Legends 2025 X-Men Nemesis Series is now up for order! (And no, the BAF is -not- Age of Apocalypse Holocaust…)
Individual Figure Pre-Order Links:
Cyclops ►
Marrow ►
AOA Gambit ►
X-Force Nightcrawler ►
Ultimate Wolverine ►
Husk ►
Fabian Cortez ►
Before the MCU absolutely exploded into the cinematic juggernaut it would be at its peak, Sony debuted Andrew Garfield as their new Amazing Spider-Man. The Andrew era’s first starring villain was The Lizard, who received a Walmart Exclusive figure in the latter half of 2012. Movie Lizard has been absent in Hasbro form ever since, but after a decade, that’s about to change: the No Way Home Marvel Legends Lizard Amazon Exclusive figure is now up for order!
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2025 is coming in fast, and at last week’s year-end Marvel Legends livestream the Hasbro Marvel team showed that they’re ready to ring in the new year in a big way! Two full waves of Marvel Legends 2025 figures debuted on the stream, alongside a multitude of upcoming exclusives. First, let’s take a look at the 2025 Spider-Man Marvel Legends Retro series headlined by Kaine and Chameleon that just went up for order…
Individual Figure Pre-Order Links:
Kaine ►
Electro ►
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Phoenix is one of the most iconic women in comic book history, so it’s no surprise that she’s frequently being revisited for action figures, movies, statues, toys and more. When Hasbro released a new X-Men Legends Dark Phoenix last year, it was a certainty we’d see green (good) Phoenix sooner than later. But what fans may not have anticipated was this fancy deluxe release! The Marvel Legends Phoenix deluxe figure retails for just under 50 bucks and is shipping now—is this Jean worth half a Ben Franklin? Here’s my review…
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The march to the new year is officially on, and as we enter the home stretch, Hasbro is continuing to tease collectors with more Marvel Legends 2025 figures coming our way this winter. Last week, they quietly announced the Marvel Legends Moonstone (Dark Ms. Marvel/Warbird), giving fans the first-ever 6” figure of super-villain Karla Soren in her Dark Avengers costume. And at this week’s Lucca 2024 event in Italy, two more surprises were revealed: Marvel Legends Fabian Cortez (of X-Men fame) and a powered-up version of The Spot from last year’s Across the Spider-Verse movie!
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