Warren Worthington III as Angel is almost unquestionably the least popular of the original 5 X-Men, and thus Angel has only appeared a couple times in Hasbro’s Marvel Legends form over nearly two decades. The fan-favorite Horseman of Apocalypse, Archangel, is another matter—and now his second figure in just two years is ready to fly in: the X-Men 97 Legends Archangel figure is now up for order! Will this techno-organic-winged terror be joining your collection?
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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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At SDCC this time last year, fans were demanding more X-Men 97 Marvel Legends figures, but the Hasbro Marvel team let them know they’d have to wait. One year later, the wait is over! Just revealed at SDCC 2025 yesterday, the Marvel Legends X-Men ‘97 Wave 3 figures are now up for order today, including Cable, White Queen Emma Frost, Morph, Jubilee and more! Which of these figures were worth waiting to add to *your* collection, X-Men fans?
Individual Figure Pre-Order Links:
White Queen Emma Frost ► Entertainment Earth ► Amazon
Morph ► Entertainment Earth ► Amazon
Logan► Entertainment Earth ► Amazon
Sunspot ► Entertainment Earth ► Amazon
Cable ► Entertainment Earth ► Amazon
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New York Comic Con is not the mecca for toy reveals that it once was, but we haven’t reached a day where collectibles companies are just ignoring it either. And so, while Hasbro didn’t exactly bring out the big guns for their Marvel Legends showing at NYCC 2024, they did bring a solitary BIG gun. Many collectors have been lamenting missing out on the Haslab Sentinel since its 2021 campaign, but now they’ll get another chance at a fresh version of the mutant-hunting machines: the X-Men 97 Marvel Legends Sentinel is now up for order! Will you assemble any of these raucous robots on your shelves?
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X-Men ‘97 is a smash hit, and Hasbro’s excellent tie-in toy line is enjoying massive success as well. As such, I’m continuing along with my series of 6” Marvel legends X-Men 97 figures with a key member of the team. We’ve had several previous Hasbro action figures of her in 90s Jim Lee costume, but is the new X-Men 97 Legends Jean Grey figure the definitive version of the character?
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Way back in my 2017 review, I thought the X-Men Legends Cyclops figure in the Warlock Series was acceptable, despite its flaws, because we were in the middle of a Jim Lee Cyclops famine. In 2024, not so much. We’ve seen numerous representations of Cyke in this costume in the interim, but as far as Hasbro 6” figures go, the newly-released X-Men 97 Marvel Legends Cyclops easily takes the crown as the best Jim Lee Cyclops figure ever made…
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In a world where we have Hasbro X-Men Legends figures of Pretty Boy, Vertigo and Skullbuster, it’s really quite astonishing that one the greatest female X-villains of all time has never had a toy… until now. After fans’ hopes were dashed by the failed Ghost Rider Haslab, Cyclops’ first wife is finally here: the X-Men 97 Wave 2 Marvel Legends Goblin Queen Madelyne Pryor figure is now starting to arrive!
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When you’re bringing a toy of a relativrly unknown character to retail stores, said toy needs to be really cool to earn buys and avoid rotting off the shelves (or worse, ending up at Ollie’s). Hasbro delivered such a figure with Crystar earlier this year, and (spoilers for the rest of this review) they do so again with this terrific X-Men 97 Marvel Legends X-Cutioner figure that’s shipping out this month as part of wave 2 of the line. Here’s my review…
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UPDATE (2/1/24): The wait for X-Men 97 is over–at last for the second wave of 6″ action figures! Marvel Legends X-Men ’97 Wave 2 is now up for order, including Nightcrawler, Jean Grey, Cyclops and more! Which figures from this series will you be snapping up?
Individual PO Links:
Cyclops ► Entertainment Earth ► Amazon
Nightcrawler ► Entertainment Earth ► Amazon
Jean Grey ► Entertainment Earth ► Amazon
Goblin Queen Madelyne Pryor ► Entertainment Earth ► Amazon
X-Cutioner ► Entertainment Earth ► Amazon
Magneto ► Entertainment Earth ► Amazon
LEGO Marvel sets have certainly fallen a tad in popularity and sales at mass retail over the last few years, with fewer major widely-distributed sets arriving in the biannual drops and more expensive sets (like last year’s $500 Avengers Tower) being released solely as more limited exclusives. But that doesn’t mean The LEGO Group (TLG) is throwing in the towel! In fact, the January 2024 LEGO Marvel sets that have just been released include 3 major sets including a brick-built Rocket Raccoon, X-Men Blackbird Jet and Spider-Man No Way Home Sandman Final Battle!
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As we march toward the new year and the impending arrival of 2024 Marvel Legends figures, I want to backtrack and finish my in-progress reviews of a couple of this year’s waves. And first up, we’ve got the penultimate figure review in the Hasbro 6” X-Men ‘97 Marvel Legends Series: Storm! Ororo has received a multitude of new action figures in recent years—will this one add anything fresh to your collection?
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When Hasbro released their first 6” Marvel Legends Rogue figure in her 90s Jim Lee costume back in 2017, it was a pretty big deal and a hole-filler for many X-Men collectors. Flash-forward 6+ years, and we’ve had multiple X-Men Legends Rogue figures since. Even so, X-Men ‘97 is on the horizon, and that means that every old X-Man is new again for some incoming fans—and Hasbro is ready to service those fans with new and/or upgraded figures! Does the now-available X-Men 97 Rogue Legends figure bring enough to the table to warrant a purchase? Here’s my review…
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To the astonishment of many (including me), the HasLab Giant-Man rocketed past finding in its final day and even unlocked the Zombie Head Stretch goal, as the campaign numbers nearly doubled in the last 48 hours. But now that Marvel Legends collectors have a two foot tall figure to look forward to receiving in the future, let’s jump back to the present and review a new figure of a character -from- the future! The X-Men 97 Marvel Legends Bishop figure is now available—is this version of the X-Men’s time-traveling powerhouse worth picking up?
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It may be rather hard to believe given the iconic nature and massive popularity of the character, but Hasbro has never individually released a non-exclusive standard 616 Magneto Marvel Legends 6” figure… until now! Fans have waited through black costume, white costume and Age of Apocalypse iterations of the Master of Magnetism, but finally the most recognizable mainstream version of Erik Lehnsherr is ready to storm retail stores: the X-Men 97 Marvel Legends Magneto figure is now available! Is Hasbro delivering a definitive action figure of Magnus? Here’s my review…
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