One of the things that instantly caught my attention at the New York Toy Fair 2014 (I can’t believe it was already two weeks ago) was a brand-new KidRobot Marvel Labbits Series 2 assortment! KidRobot can sometimes go several years between releasing series of the some of the licenses that they hold, so I wasn’t really anticipating seeing anymore Marvel Labbits until late 2014. The joke’s on me, though–not only did Kid Robot have an entire new series of Marvel Labbits figures (plus two limited-edition larger Labbits) to show at the event, but all of the 2014 Marvel Labbits figures are due to be released in stores this coming week!

Not everybody is into collectible vinyl figures, so Marvel collector fandom was a little bit divided over last year’s KidRobot Marvel Labbit Series 1 figures. But while not everyone “got” the Marvel Labbits Series, plenty of people bought the series–resulting in a quick turnaround for a second series rife with weird, unique takes on some of our favorite Marvel characters!

While Series 1 was mainly composed of beloved (or should I say reviled?) Marvel villains, Marvel Labbit Series 2 is chock full of some of Marvel’s most popular superheroes!

My favorite figures from the Marvel Kid Robot Labbits Series 2 set are easily and without a doubt the pair of alien symbiotes: Marvel Labbit Carnage and Anti-Venom! Carnage is the only pure villain in this series, and his always-striking colors look great in Labbits form. Anti-Venom is more a psychotic hero than a villain, and while I didn’t always love the Anti-Venom character, it’s hard to argue with how cool the Labbit Anti-Venom looks!

Rounding out the series, we’ve got Marvel Labbit Hulk, Spider-Man, The Thing, Captain America, Silver Surfer, Iron Man, Cyclops and Wolverine. It’s a real bummer that Wolverine has claws sticking out of his mouth again instead of a cigar, but I imagine Marvel wasn’t anxious to approve a cigar sticking out of a vinyl rabbit Wolverine figure’s mouth.

The blind box case ratios are pretty good for this series, with 1/20 (one of each) of Labbit Silver Surfer and Anti-Venom in each case of 20, 3 of each (3/20) of Labbit Spider-Man and Iron Man in each case of 20, and 2/20 (2 of each) of every other figure (including Carnage–::PHEW::) per case.

In addition to all of those new Labbit Marvel mini figures, two of the most popular Marvel Labbits Series 1 figures are back in 7″ form this month: Labbit Deadpool and Labbit Ghost Rider! These are two of my favorites from Series 1, and I expect both to sell very well. I don’t know that I’m down for spending $50 each on either of them, but I’m really thinking about the 7″ Deadool Labbit!

All of Marvel Labbits Series 2 is now available for pre-order and is shipping out in early March 2014. I’m not totally in love with the KidRobot Marvel Labbit Series 2, but I will definitely go out of my way as necessary to pick up the Labbit Thing, Carnage, Anti-Venom and Cyclops figures. What about you, fellow Marvel collectors? Are of these not-so-sweet little 2.5″ Kid Robot Marvel Labbits bound for your collection?