Category Archives: Marvel Legends

Marvel Legends Hawkeye Figure (Modern Variant) Review Wave 5 2013

Posted on by September 16, 2013
2013 Marvel Legends Modern Hawkeye Variant Firing Bow

Over the course of the last month, I’ve talked about the highs of Marvel Legends Wave 6 (Black Panther and The Wrecker) and the lows of the set (like Jim Lee Jean Grey) in my series of Marvel Legends 2013 figure reviews. So it seems pretty fitting that I end the series of reviews with the figure from the set that’s the most in the middle of the road as neither especially good nor particularly bad. Though he’s not the version most collectors wanted to see first, it’s the Marvel NOW! Marvel Legends Hawkeye figure!

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Marvel Legends Jean Grey (Jim Lee 90’s Variant Figure) Review

Posted on by August 27, 2013
Marvel Legends Jean Grey 90s Jim Lee Variant Action Figure

When Hasbro announced the return of Marvel Legends figures, there was perhaps no character I heard more requests (and begging) for than a 90’s style Jim Lee Jean Grey figure.

Well, it’s taken until Wave 5, but the Marvel Legends Jean Grey Jim Lee variant has arrived! Unfortunately, even if expectations hadn’t been so sky-high for this figure, I still think that poor Jean would be considered a disappointment…

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Marvel Legends Gold Ultron Figure w/ Marvel Comics Unlimited Plus

Posted on by August 27, 2013
Marvel Legends Gold Ultron Figure with Marvel Unlimited Plus Kit

We’ve been wondering for months how to get our hands on the Age of Ultron Marvel Legends Gold Ultron action figure that leaked out in the summer, and now we don’t have to wonder anymore. The 6″ Marvel Legends Ultron (Gold) figure is “free” with purchase of the new Marvel Unlimited Plus digital comics subscription! But be prepared for sticker shock–this subscription is rather pricey…

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Marvel Legends The Wrecker Wrecking Crew Figure Review 2013

Posted on by August 20, 2013
2013 Marvel Legends Wrecker Figure Close-Up

After a brief recession to enjoy this bounty of new Marvel Legends 2013 figures that Hasbro has bequeathed upon us, I’m fully recharged and ready to review the second half of Marvel Legends Wave 5! This time, it’s the penultimate member of the Wrecking Crew–its leader and most famous member–Marvel Legends The Wrecker!

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Marvel Legends Scarlet Spider Review (Wave 6 Rocket Raccoon Series)

Posted on by August 16, 2013
Scarlet Spider Marvel Legends Rocket Raccoon Series Figure

If you’ve looked at the header for Marvel Toy News (or the Facebook cover, or the Twitter icon or the Facebook avatar), then you might have some suspicions that I have a ‘thing’ for the Scarlet Spider. And you would be absolutely right. I am a huge fan of the current Marvel Comics ongoing “Scarlet Spider” book by Christoper Yost, and as such this was my most-anticipated Marvel Legends figure of 2013 (after the raccoon). Though this Marvel Legends Scarlet Spider figure ends up feeling like a rehash (because it is), I like it all the same anyway….

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Marvel Legends 2013 Black Panther Review (Rocket Raccoon Series)

Posted on by August 12, 2013
2013 Marvel Legends Black Panther Wave 5 Action Figure Hasbro

I would love to start off this review recounting my decades of love for the Marvel comic books featuring the Black Panther, but, well… I’ve always been pretty ambivalent toward T’Challa. I’ve read all of his first appearances in the classic stories, but he’s just never struck a chord with me. That said, for the second time he’s been released in a series of Marvel Legends figures with a Build-A-Figure that I want, which means I just purchased my second Marvel Legends Black Panther figure–from the 2013 Marvel Legends Wave 5 Rocket Raccoon Series…

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Marvel Legends Rocket Raccoon Build-A-Figure Review Wave 5 2013

Posted on by August 9, 2013
Marvel Legends Rocket Raccoon Build-A-Figure

To my deep appreciation, Hasbro has released the summer 2013 Marvel Legends Wave 5 set on time, and now the reviews can begin. Ordinarily I’d start with the individuals and work my way up to the Build-A-Figure, but lets skip to the chase this time and talk about what I really care about in this set: the anthropomorphic raccoon! It’s the Marvel Legends Rocket Raccoon Build-A-Figure–and it… is… awesome!

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Marvel Legends 2013 Series 2 Released & Confirmed Case Assortment!

Posted on by July 31, 2013
Marvel Legends Jean Grey Jim Lee 90's Variant 2013 Series 2 Wave 5 Rocket Raccoon

Breathe out a sigh of relief and sing to the heavens, Marvel Legends collectors! This week, Marvel Legends 2013 Series 2 (wave 5 overall) was officially released in the United States! Cases of the series have hit the shores, revealing the exact contents of the cases (variants and all), and I can even do a little dance of joy myself, as I got the notice that my pre-ordered Marvel Legends Wave 5 case from BigBadToyStore shipped out this afternoon! In just a few short days, collectors everywhere will be smiling like crazy while they build their very own Marvel Legends Rocket Raccoon figures…

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Iron Man Marvel Legends Series 3 in Fall 2013 – Mandarin, Pepper!

Posted on by July 22, 2013
Iron Man 3 Marvel Legends Rescue Figure Wearing Helmet Pepper Potts SDCC 2013

Though the “Iron Man 3” movie wasn’t quite the most well-loved Marvel Studios movie to date (except to me–I loved it more than any other Marvel movie, bar “Avengers), Hasbro is moving forward with a third series of Iron Man Marvel Legends in Fall 2013 regardless. This is going to be a rather controversial wave, however, as it contains an armor not seen in “Iron Man 3”, a villain (of a sort) who’s the subject of more hatred toward Marvel Studios than any other character ever from the movies, and a character who’s not (exactly) in the movies at all…

UPDATE: Hasbro has confirmed via photos that the Pepper Potts Rescue figure can wear her helmet. Photo added to the article–she looks great!

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Marvel Legends 2013 Series 3 (Wave 6) Revealed at SDCC!

Posted on by July 19, 2013
Marvel Legends Jubilee Build-A-Figure from SDCC 2013

Although San Diego Comic Con 2013 Preview Night won’t begin for a few hours yet, news is already starting to emerge from the convention halls! If you’re like me, you were probably expecting that Hasbro would hang onto the secret of their next series of Marvel Legends until their panel later in the show, but nope! Front and center, on display behind glass for Preview Night of SDCC 2013, it’s this fall’s upcoming 2013 Marvel Legends Series 3 (Wave 6) series, featuring Agent Venom, Jubilee and more!

UPDATE: Jubilee has now been confirmed as the Build-A-Figure of Marvel Legends Wave 6!

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Marvel Legends Thunderbolts Punisher Variant Revealed?

Posted on by June 19, 2013
Marvel Legends Thunderbolts Punisher Variant Figure 2013

After the unexpected announcement of the SDCC 2013 Thunderbolts Marvel Legends box set exclusives, I sort of doubted I’d be hearing anything else about Marvel’s Thunderbolts any time soon. Turns out I was mistaken, though, as the very next Hasbro 6″ Marvel Legends 2013 figure to be revealed appears to be another Thunderbolts figure–but from a different iteration of the Thunderbolts entirely. To the surprise of absolutely everyone, it’s… a Marvel Legends Thunderbolts Punisher Variant…?!

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Wolverine Marvel Legends Exclusive to Online Stores & Comic Shops?

Posted on by June 15, 2013
Wolverine Legends Marvel Legends Rogue and Emma Frost Action Figures

Some startling news for Hasbro 6″ Marvel Legends collectors was discovered in the Toys section of the new July 2013 Previews Magazine (Issue 298). In what I believe is a first for Hasbro’s Marvel brand, the Wolverine Legends Marvel Legends series is apparently going to be a Previews exclusive.

That might sound scary at first. But don’t panic. That’s not necessarily a bad thing…

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Marvel Legends SDCC 2013 Exclusives Thunderbolts Box Set Revealed!

Posted on by June 5, 2013
Hasbro SDCC 2013 Exclusives Marvel Legends Thunderbolts 6 Figures In Box

The Marvel collecting world has been speculating endlessly for months now on what the always anticipated San Diego Comic Con 2013 exclusive Marvel Legends figure (or figures) would be. Well, all speculation can officially cease, as Hasbro has announced the five figure set that will be sold in San Diego next month–it’s the Marvel Legends SDCC 2013 exclusive Thunderbolts figures set of Luke Cage, Ghost, Moonstone, Crossbones, and Satanna!

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Iron Man 3 Marvel Legends Gold Age of Ultron Figure Variant!

Posted on by May 28, 2013
Gold Ultron Marvel Legends Iron Man 3 Figure From Age of Ultron

In 2013, we get so few Marvel Legends 6″ action figures from Hasbro, even the smallest variant released ends up feeling like a big deal. Case in point? The newest Iron Man 3 Marvel Legends figure to have leaked photos show up online: a gold Ultron variant of the silver Ultron from Iron Man Legends Series 2! People were really excited for the standard new Ultron figure in that series, so everybody is super excited about this new gold version of Ultron as well… right?

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2013 Marvel Legends Series 2 Case Assortment Revealed & Order Info

Posted on by May 9, 2013
2013 Marvel Legends Classic Hawkeye Action Figure

Ever since Hasbro Marvel Legends Series 5 was announced at Toy Fair (2013 Marvel Legends Series 2), I’ve been intrigued about how Hasbro was going to determine the case-pack. Counting variants, there are 9 different figures in the series, so it was entirely possible we’d get Marvel Legends cases with up to 8 different new figures in them. Today, all that guessing came to an end, as retailers were officially allowed to reveal the Marvel Legends 2013 Wave 2 case ratios. And, well.. the case assortment is pretty terrible…

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