REVIEW: Black Widow Marvel Legends Crimson Dynamo Build-A-Figure

Posted on by July 4, 2020
Marvel Legends 2020 Black Widow Series Build-A-Figure Crimson Dynamo vs. Iron Spider Man

While it was a virtual certainty that we’d see a Marvel Legends Black Widow movie series in 2020, I don’t think many folks would have placed money on the Build-A-Figure of the series being Gennady Gavrilov, the 8th Crimson Dynamo who debuted in the 2003 “Crimson Dynamo” limited series! The rationale for the Marvel Legends Crimson Dynamo BAF being included in the Black Widow wave was obviously “Russian”, which is a little bit of a tenuous connection. But does that make this a bad figure? Not at all…

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Sideshow Exclusive Taskmaster Premium Format Figure Statue Pre-Order!

Posted on by June 27, 2020
Close-Up of Skull Head Portrait Taskmaster Sideshow Collectibles Statue

We are almost at the halfway point of 2020, and up until now, Sideshow Collectibles has only launched pre-orders on a single 1/4 Marvel Premium Format Figure statue this entire year (a new version of Deadpool). But that changed this week, when a long-teased character was finally solicited. And this isn’t a redo either—it’s an all-new character for Sideshow (and a villain at that!): the Sideshow Exclusive Taskmaster Premium Format Figure went up for sale this week! Is this classic comics-based baddie worth buying for big bucks…?

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Disney Store Exclusive Marvel Select Taskmaster Figure Photos & Order Info!

Posted on by June 27, 2020
Marvel Select Taskmaster Figure Packaged

Like many lines of Marvel collectibles, it’s been a slow start to 2020 for the long-running Marvel Select range of 7″ action figures. The only new figure shown in the first months of the year was a Black Widow movie Taskmaster Select in the spring. But in a surprise move this week, the second new release of the year was also revealed–and it’s also Taskmaster (this time, comic book-styled)! The Disney Store Exclusive Marvel Select Taskmaster is now up for order–but he’s carrying the highest price-point ever in the line! Let’s take a look…

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Iron Studios X-Men Jean Grey Emma Frost & Bishop Statues Photos & Order Info!

Posted on by June 21, 2020
Iron Studios X-Men Statues Jean Grey Emma Frost Bishop BDS

Last week I discussed half of Iron Studios’ latest round of 1:10 scale X-Men Battle Diorama Series statues by looking at a quartet of new pieces including Sabretooth, Pyro, Colossus and Omega Red. But IS has gone all-in on the X-Men, and there’s still another trifecta of heavy-hitter headliners to preview: the Iron Studios Jean Grey, Emma Frost and Bishop BDS statues are all up for order now! Does IS continue their hot streak with more definitive versions of iconic X-Men team members…?

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X-Men Age of Apocalypse Marvel Legends SUGAR MAN Build-A-Figure Review

Posted on by June 20, 2020
Marvel Legends Sugar Man Build-A-Figure Review

If you had asked me a year ago what X-Men characters I never in my life thought would be made as super-articulated Hasbro Marvel Legends, Sugar Man would have definitely been on that list. But that was before Hasbro announced an entire series of Age of Apocalypse figures, defying fans’ expectations by not making the Build-A-Figure Holocaust or Apocalypse or Sabretooth, but instead… the Sugar Man! And so, the Sugar Man BAF has now cometh for those who bought the whole wave! Is this monstrous menace worth assembling…?

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Marvel Animated Doctor Doom & Premier Collection Old Man Logan Statues! DST

Posted on by June 20, 2020
Marvel Animated Doctor Doom Statue and Marvel Premier Collection Old Man Logan

It’s a weird time to be a DC Direct collector, as DC Direct decided to cut ties with Diamond Distributors this week. Luckily, all is peachy as usual in the world of Diamond Select Toys Marvel collectibles—and in fact, DST even closed out this week with the announcement of two all-new statue solicitations! Skottie Young and Wolverine fans will all be happy: Marvel Animated Doctor Doom and Marvel Premier Collection Old Man Logan statues are now up for order!

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Marvel Select Thanos & Planet Hulk Figure Reissues Up for Order!

Posted on by June 20, 2020
Marvel Select Planet Hulk and Modern Thanos Infinity Figure Rereleases

Earlier this weekend, I discussed the two brand new items in the latest round of Marvel Diamond Select Toys solicitations—but that pairing isn’t all that DST has up their sleeves! While we haven’t seen an actual new Marvel Select figure announced since movie Taskmaster at the start of the year (a new one is expected to be revealed next week, though), Diamond has two mass re-releases of previously hard-to-get exclusive figures: Marvel Select Planet Hulk & Modern Thanos figures are now up for order!

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Iron Studios Colossus Sabretooth Pyro & Omega Red Statues Up for Order!

Posted on by June 14, 2020
Iron Studios X-Men Series Sabretooth Colossus Omega Red Pyro Statues

After an agonizingly slow several months for Marvel collectors, things are starting to heat up again for collectors with several Marvel Legends series starting to arrive and many new pre-orders rolling in. And Iron Studios in particular is on the assault with their 1:10 Battle Diorama Series—Iron Studios X-Men Colossus, Sabretooth, Pyro and Omega Red statues are all up for order now! How are these space-saving, wallet-saving statues looking? Let’s have a peek…

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REVIEW: Marvel Legends X-Man Nate Grey Figure X-Men Age of Apocalypse

Posted on by June 8, 2020
Marvel Legends X-Man Age of Apocalypse Figure Review

Of all the characters to come out of the X-Men Age of Apocalypse storyline, the strongest case can arguably be made for X-Man (Nate Grey) being the most impactful character to survive that universe and cross into the 616. So it feels fully appropriate that the alternate universe Cable make an appearance in this first wave of Marvel Legends Age of Apocalypse X-Men figures! Although he’s pre-sold out through Amazon and BBTS, EE still has Marvel Legends X-Man 6″ figure pre-orders available! Is he worth snagging?

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SDCC 2020 Exclusives: Zombie Deadpool Bust & Negative Suit Spider-Man Gallery!

Posted on by June 6, 2020
SDCC 2020 Exclusives Negative Suit Spider-Man Gallery and Zombie Deadpool Bust

San Diego Comic-Con May have been cancelled quite a while ago now, but that doesn’t mean that companies planning SDCC 2020 Exclusives have suddenly thrown all their hard work preparing special products for the show out the window! Instead, we’re seeing quite a few companies move this year’s convention exclusives to an online distribution method—including Diamond Select Toys. And their first Marvel SDCC 2020 Exclusives are now up for order: Marvel Gallery Negative Suit Spider-Man and a Zombie Deadpool Bust!

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Marvel Legends Deadpool & X-Force Strong Guy Series Up for Order & Photos!

Posted on by June 1, 2020
Marvel Legends Strong Guy Series Figures Packaged

It was only a week and a half ago that Hasbro dropped a double-digit number of new pre-orders on us with the Spider-Man Retro Series and more, but already they’re prepped and ready to roll with a fresh round of solicits: the 2020 Marvel Legends Deadpool & X-Force Strong Guy Series is now up for order! We’ve been seeing dribbles of this wave revealed since Sunspot and Warpath at NYCC 2019, but finally the whole assortment has been revealed, including Shiklah and… Pirate Deadpool?!

Direct Links to Individual Figures:
Sunspot ►
Warpath ►
Maverick ►
Black Tom Cassidy ►
X-Men Deadpool ►
Shiklah ►
Pirate Deadpool ►

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Marvel Select Hulkbuster Iron Man & Mighty Thor Figure Reisssues Up for PO!

Posted on by May 24, 2020
Marvel Select Hulkbuster Iron Man and Mighty Thor Figure Reissues

2020 has been a slow year thus far for Marvel Select figures, with only a singular figure (Black Widow movie Taskmaster) revealed during the first 5 months of the year. And while Diamond Select Toys hasn’t announced or rolled out any more all-new figures just yet, they do have something of a treat for newer collectors to help fill the void: reissues of the previously-exclusive Marvel Select Hulkbuster Iron Man and Mighty Thor figures are now up for order! And on an unrelated note–there’s an all-new Marvel Gallery Spider-Man PVC as well…

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Marvel Legends Apocalypse (AOA) & War Machine Deluxe Figures Up for Order!

Posted on by May 22, 2020
Marvel Legends AOA Apocalypse and War Machine Boxed Figures

Hasbro is bringing the big guns today, as not only is the whole Retro Marvel Legends Spider-Man series going up for sale today, but also two deluxe boxed figures first shown at New York Toy Fair 2020 are now being officially solicited: the Marvel Legends Age of Apocalypse Apocalypse and War Machine figures are now up for order! With the aftermarket prices on the X-Men Legends Apocalypse figure through the roof right now, this new version of the big ‘A’ is gonna be hot!

Here’s the direct links to each:

AOA Apocalypse ►

War Machine ►

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Marvel Legends Spider-Man Retro Series Up for Order! Electro! Green Goblin!

Posted on by May 22, 2020
2020 Marvel Legends Spider-Man Vintage Series Figure Packaged Hasbro

A previously quiet week for Marvel collectors comes to an end with a cacophony of news today, as Hasbro has dropped more Marvel Legends pre-orders on us today than in the last 3 months combined! And the highlight of these new items solicited today for Spider-Man fans won’t surprise anyone: the Marvel Legends Spider-Man Retro Series figures are now up for order! And while we saw half the wave at NY Toy Fair, the other half revealed today is absolutely loaded with Electro, Green Goblin and even Armored Daredevil!

Here’s direct links to the set and singles of every figure:

Spider-Man Retro Wave Set ►

Electro ►

Green Goblin ►

Armored Daredevil ►

Gwen Stacy ►

Peter Parker ►

Spider-Man ►

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Marvel Legends Dark Beast X-Men Age of Apocalypse 2020 Figure Review

Posted on by May 17, 2020
Marvel Legends Age of Apocalypse Beast Review vs Blue Beast

As an impressionable 13 year-old when X-Men “Age of Apocalypse” hit in 1995, the appearance of a sinister, morality-blind alternate universe Hank McCoy blew my mind. And when that evil Beast crossed over to continue his mad science in the main Marvel Universe? Jaw dropped in disbelief! There’s zero question that Dark Beast is among the longest-lasting and most significant characters from the AOA—and an obvious choice for Hasbro’s first wave from the series. X-Men Marvel Legends Dark Beast is shipping this month from online retailers—is this a sadistic Hank McCoy worth dropping your dollars on?

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