Remember that amazing, but brief, period in 2023 when Nightcrawler donned a Spider-Man costume and had a hot and steamy fling with Silver Sable as the Uncanny Spider-Man? I do—and more importantly, so does Hasbro—who’s immortalizing the run in glorious plastic form! Marvel Legends Uncanny Spider-Man is shipping out now: is this unique Spidey/Nightcrawler mashup worth your dollars in 2026? Here’s my review…
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While every release in the Marvel Legends Maximum line of figures so far has had its naysayers, I think Maximum Deadpool received the chilliest reception at reveal. With so many Deadpool Legends already in circulation, could the Deadpool Maximum really offer enough to warrant the 50 bucks it costs? Hasbro doesn’t exactly reinvent the wheel here, but they convinced me to buy it anyway with Doop, and I’m glad I did. Here’s my review…
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Jubilee has traditionally been among the last of the Jim Lee/X-Men 92 core characters to get representation in most collectibles lines ever, so I’m very glad to get a new 6” figure of her in Hasbro’s X-Men 97 lineup just one year into the line (and even before Beast). Even so, this is not the look for Jubes I would have expected at all! Marvel Legends X-Men 97 Jubilee is now shipping—should she be shipping into your collection? Here’s my review…
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Morph was one of my childhood favorite X-Men by virtue of the fact that he died in the first episode of X-Men 92 and then had a compelling character arc afterwards. Toybiz made a 5” Morph figure in 1994, but the animated version of the character has been Legends-less for over 3 decades… until now! X-Men 97 Marvel Legends Morph figure orders are now starting to arrive—should he join your X-Men Animated shelf? Here’s my review…
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Superman by James Gunn has proven itself to be the bonafide blockbuster hit that DC was looking for to relaunch their movie universe, and now the onus is on Fantastic Four First Steps to try to get Marvel Cinematic Universe fans hyped up for the future of the MCU. The Marvel Legends Fantastic Four movie figures are starting to ship out now, so I figured this would be a good time to give them some spotlight with a review of the heaviest hitter in the wave: The Thing. Should this Ben Grimm clobber his way into your collection?
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It may be hard for younger comic book fans to imagine, but ROM SpaceKnight was all the rage in the 80s, even crossing over numerous times to interact with the X-Men and Avengers. And now he can officially cross over on collectors’ action figure shelves! Defying the odds, Hasbro’s Marvel Legends ROM figure is now available! Is this unexpected addition to the line a great one? Here’s my review…
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I complained mightily about the lack of a Sonic Screaming head with the X-Men Legends Siryn figure a couple years back, so I might have lost my shit if Hasbro delivered Theresa’s daddy here with the same omission. Thankfully, I can put away my torch and pitchfork and come down off my soapbox, as Hasbro has given collectors the best action figure ever of Banshee with this new release in the “Mini Comics Series”. Spoilers. Here’s my review…
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X-Men fans aren’t exactly starving for a new Scott Summers Marvel Legends action figure—Hasbro has made sure Cyclops fans have been eating good these last few years. And after releasing Cyclops in his familiar blue and white X-Factor costume in 2019, Hasbro is back at it again with the blue and yellow Cyclops right off the cover of the first-ever X-Factor #1! Is this X-Men Legends 2025 figure worth picking up even if you’re not building the “Nemesis” Build-A-Figure? Here’s my review…
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Any way you slice it, the Build-A-Figure of the 2025 X-Men Marvel Legends wave is definitely a weird one. Hasbro is calling this 616 character [Genocide] “Nemesis”, even though they already assigned that name previously to another totally different Apocalypse-related character [Age of Apocalypse Holocaust] that just so happens to look like 616’s Genocide. This is further confusing by two AOA characters being in this series (including one who crossed into the 616). Got all that? Okay, here’s my review of the new Marvel Legends Nemesis/Genocide BAF…
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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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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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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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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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Quicksilver truly must be the fastest mutant in the Marvel Universe, as Walmart put their new exclusive Marvel Legends Green Quicksilver action figure up for order Thursday, he arrived in most collectors’ hands on Friday (including mine), and now my review of Pietro is speeding in as well! It’s the first new 6” green Quicksilver figure from Hasbro in 18 years. Should you race to add this green Quicksilver Legends figure to your display?
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If you put Bloodstorm on your 2024 Marvel Legends Bingo board, you deserve to give yourself a monstrous pat on the back right now. Vampire Storm is a character I’m quite fond of, but never thought I’d see the day she’d be on my shelf in plastic form. But against the odds Marvel Legends Bloodstorm is real and now shipping out; here’s my review of whether you should own Hasbro’s blood-sucking Ororo Monroe…
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