Marvel Toy Thread

Daith

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Frankly I’m pissed about the release of the unmasked heads for the Spider-Men. Only positive is we get the classic suit looking Tom Holland. But selling the three pack last year and then getting this revealed weeks after we got it! It burns a bit. And it’s almost as bad as McFarlanes DC crap.

But loving the Goblin and Ock figures. I’m going to have more versions of Ock than I ever thought I would. Give me a 90’s era white suit Ock, or a Spider-Verse Octavia! I’ll have a sinister six of just Otto’s.

Nothing of the Avengers wave was grabbing me. If anything it made me question where Justice has been during the Krakoan era. Both him and Firestar were mutants right?
 

electricidad

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Me Usually: I love that Build-A-Figure but don't want most of the figures needed to build it.

Me after Pulsecon: Damn I want so many figures in that wave but god I wish they built something cooler than "The Void."


-ZacWilliam, but Justice, Namorita, and Crystar are must own and Vision is a strong maybe.
Finally Namorita!
 

electricidad

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Frankly I’m pissed about the release of the unmasked heads for the Spider-Men. Only positive is we get the classic suit looking Tom Holland. But selling the three pack last year and then getting this revealed weeks after we got it! It burns a bit. And it’s almost as bad as McFarlanes DC crap.

But loving the Goblin and Ock figures. I’m going to have more versions of Ock than I ever thought I would. Give me a 90’s era white suit Ock, or a Spider-Verse Octavia! I’ll have a sinister six of just Otto’s.

Nothing of the Avengers wave was grabbing me. If anything it made me question where Justice has been during the Krakoan era. Both him and Firestar were mutants right?
Until I hear otherwise, I’m just assuming Vance and Robbie are traveling from town to town, helping the people of the world but not making a big deal of it.

It’s a good way to avoid Marvel’s writers deciding the “hot crossover” needs a death to appear important. And for reasons passing understanding, they choose a member of the New Warriors as that cheap narrative sacrifice.
 

ZacWilliam1

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Unfortunately as a Mutant there's only a couple of options for Vance right now. Either 1) He was mind controlled by Xavier and jumped through a portal into exile with 98% of the Mutant population. 2) He was somehow able to resist this (not impossible, but hard) and he is on Earth still and being actively hunted by Orchis and the Stark Sentinels. 3) He's on an unrelated off world mission.

-ZacWilliam, I'd happily read #3. Y'know someone should have brought him into the modern Guardians of the Galaxy circle at some point given how important he is to the future version.
 

Steevy Maximus

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Toy Fair is this weekend! Nothing new for collectors (that’s what Pulsecon was for), but Steve Evans, of Hasbro, has posted a preview of the 2024 Avengers Epic Heroes line. Notable is the return of blister packs (!), return to a general “Avengers” theming, and expansion to multiple deluxe figure assortments. I’m hoping he’ll drop a preview for next spring’s X-Men update as well. He might be “spreading them out” over the Toy Fair week.
“Real life” image shots from the show floor:

Notable things to me: they’ve added Steve Rogers Cap and Thanos to the line up. Thanos adding a much needed counterpoint to Hulk in the “slightly deluxe” figure assortment. It looks to me that Iron Man (at least one of them) is sporting a new mold. We’re getting a deluxe item assortment, featuring the addition of Steve Rogers. Among the “cast” on the packaging is Captain Marvel, but no figure at the moment. I’m not worried given how female heavy the X-Men assortment ended up being.
Lots of reused figures, but that was a given in this kind of line.

About the only major complaint I have is how heavy the line up is the same as this year. I’m not expecting deep cuts or anything, but Disney made up Mechasaurs material for Scarlett Witch, Shuri, Black Widow and Captain Marvel, but Hasbro seems to be overly conservative, IMO. But at least the basic figure assortment is more than 2 figures. Drop in a Vision, War Machine, Captain Marvel, and Hawkeye into the mix and I think the mix of characters get FAR more interesting.
 

Steevy Maximus

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Wave 2 of X-Men 97 Legends got leaked (?). Featuring Magneto (M costume), Cyclops, Jean Grey, Nightcrawler, Goblin Queen and X-Cutioner (!). Presumably, that means these characters will have roles in the new animated series...whenever Disney gets around to airing the damn thing.
Preorders this spring
 

electricidad

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Ah. Finally. Justice and Namorita.

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Because of her hair, her head doesn’t do the “hero in flight” thing that Nova can.
I like this version, and I think they nailed it.
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Justice is strong, too. The perfect version of this character.
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If Marvel ever decides to make another run at a New Warriors book, this is the cast.
Ah. What a good year for figures.
 

Daith

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Latest Fanstream showed off the beginning of The Marvel 85th Anniversary Legends line. We saw a new Astonishing X-Men Wolverine, Carol Danvers Ms Marvel/Warbird, Superior Spider-Man with his red mechanical legs, Skarr Son of Hulk, a Luke Cage and Iron Fist 2 Pack, and Danny Kerch Ghost Rider with his bike.
 

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Steevy Maximus

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Like i posted in the Star Wars thread, Entertainment Earth finally updated some upcoming product pages with pictures.
For Marvel fans, the Spider-Man Battle in a Box page was updated...and they aren't even in a box!

Two packs, Classic SM with Green Goblin, Miles with Vulture. Both villains are new designs, and both appear to have full articulation (unlike the Web Splasher Doctor Octopus), though I'd have preferred them scrap that web glider to give Goblin a pumpkin bomb accessory of some sort. Miles comes with a 4" scale skate board!
 

Daith

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A few more things revealed in the panel today.
A retro Avengers carded Green suit Quicksilver
A Crystal and Lockjaw set
A comic Doctor Strange and Wong Two pack that includes a green ghost dog?
A two pack with Punisher and Bushwacker.
The Venompool BAF is getting a single release with an updated deco
A lineup of three Deadpool and Wolverine figures the first two being the title characters and the third being civilian Logan with an extra head.
And a larger deluxe Deadpool movie Colossus
A new troop builder figure of the Outrider creatures from the Infinity War movie. The multi armed cannon fodder in the battle of Wakanda.
and confirmation of a new release of Dragon Man.

So the Deadpool movie figures and the Arcade Sentinels go up on Pulse tomorrow at 2pm Pacific, 5 Eastern. Everything else is spread out as exclusives to other stores later.

Here's the Youtube version of the panel.
 

ZacWilliam1

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Crystal and Lockjaw are great to go with Dane and Sersi.

I would probably normally pass on Dr Strange and Wong but Bats (Strange's ghost dog) is awesome.

-ZacWilliam, and Rom is necessary. Hope I have luck grabbing Death's Head
 

Steevy Maximus

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So…last day of the con, Hasbro had up a new display for their Arcade Sentinels and in the case…was a new Wolverine. My suspicion is a new, unannounced, Arcade version. The colors vibe with the Arcade game more than either his comic or animated appearances (which skewed browner than the notably more orange base color).
 

Steevy Maximus

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Interesting news on DragonMan:
Instead of a Haslab, Hasbro is doing a "made to pre-order" model, with no tiers, but no stated minimum number. But they also don't plan to rerun any figures made this way.

This really isn't that different from the Classified Regal Cobra Commander. A partner revealed the first Classified Cobra Commander in a lighter blue and gold deco (think the Blackout game's deco), while Hasbro revealed it in a more muted blue with black and silver. Hasbro ended up offering a "made to order" option for the "Regal" deco, and hasn't made any more since.
 

Steevy Maximus

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*tap, tap, tap*. Yeah, I’m going to ramble about 2025’s kid-focused junk for all 2 of your that might actually be interested, besides me.

General summation:

Hasbro has renamed their “Epic Heroes” segment into “Epic World of Action”. Maybe an attempt to make it obvious the figures are small for more characters/play value?Regardless, a lot of the incoming retail products are still sporting the “Epic Heroes” moniker. This could be an issue for online searching since both names are cropping up on upcoming listings.

Marvel has 3 films on deck this year: Captain America Brave New World, Fantastic Four First Steps, and Thunderbolts*. There have been no leaks, nor do I expect Thunderbolts to receive a kids product line. The new Spider-Man animated series is slated to premiere in January, but no products have leaked and it would not surprise me if there were either no directly associated toys or they didn’t appear until next fall.

The Evergreen Avengers and Spider-Man are both engaging in Venom theming called “Venomversus” (day late in terms of coinciding with this fall’s Venom movie).

Any summer/fall initiatives will be revealed at Toy Fair in March, what I have is what is hitting for the spring season. I’ve heard nothing in regards to new single pack characters, though packaging revisions are always probable. My focus is on the Epic Series of figures, most lines will have the usual Titan and roleplay items.

Captain America BNW: Products have started to hit online and specialty retailers. Notable roleplay items include the return of Hulk hands!

Red Hulk- Plus Sized figure ($9.99 “hulk/thanos” assortment). Pretty sure this is just a repainted Evergreen Hulk figure with a new accessory.

Captain America, Bucky Flight Control- Both figures are based on the same gimmick of a handle control system to flap wings. Both figures are sporting “helmeted“ heads, though I suspect the ball joint will be universal. $14.99, these appear to be the ONLY way to get these characters in this format. I’ve seen nothing in regards to a basic figure assortment.

Evergreen Avengers: As stated, the Avengers will be joining Spider-Man in fighting (or joining?) a symbiote invasion. No new basic or Plus figures have been seen/reported, but package refreshes always likely. New Products have just been the deluxe and small vehicle categories. Interestingly, there IS some pseudo-cross selling returning to figure packaging, with other figures appearing on the back of others. It’s not much, but more than has been done recently. An overriding element is translucent plastics on the heroes, maybe to emulate a “glow” effect?

Deluxe Figures, $12.99-

Loki- Our yearly new character, Loki is “venomized”, but it is all paint work. The underlying sculpt is a traditional Loki figure which will probably be repainted later on. Interesting staff weapon, but being a “pre paint” with the same old Venom spider is just a bit bland. I very much appreciate that Loki is depicted fighting Thor on the back. A nice touch that shows someone is at least trying to keep things interesting.

Iron Man (anti-Venom Armor)- The red and clear blue with the purple highlights is a nice remix of colors. The jet pack isn’t quite clicking with me, nor is the shield sporting Venom detailing. Despite the complimentary details (props for matching power cores), the jet pack feels like something that should have gone with Sam Wilson or a flavor of Falcon. Iron Man was always the “big cannon” type to me.

Black Panther (Anti Venom)- Again, dig the use of translucent plastic. But the whole figure has a “been there, done that” vibe. The big claw and spear aren’t terribly far off from what other Black Panther toys have utilized, and the colors are well tread ground for the character. It just feels a bit like a “check box” release, compared to the other two entries which at least felt like there was an attempt to spice things up within means.

Captain America Shield Shot Cycle, $19.99- Replacing the Black Panther ATV Quad, this release does not sport the Venomversus branding, despite carrying much of the same themology (Pending packaging variation?). The figure here is a bit disappointing by lacking contrast. The blue translucent plastic really doesn’t stand out against the dominantly blue deco of the base figure. Where as Iron Man had a solid contrast with his red, Cap really could have used a different base color. The cycle is fine, the gimmicks look fine. But as with the included figure, the use of translucent blue with a dominantly blue base color makes it all look a bit “samey”. I wonder if it wouldn’t have been more compelling on both to use red as the translucent element?

Evergreen Spider-Man- Since Venom is a big Spider-foe, there’s a LOT of it in this category. Again despite a new cartoon, Hasbro seems to be working behind. I’m a bit disappointed that we still haven’t see a compelling increase in side characters and villains. We managed to get Vulture and Green Goblin via two packs, but the line is still lacking in Spider-friends and foes. I’m surprised that Spider-Gwen or a variation on Spider-Girl/Woman hasn’t cropped in. Also disappointed that Hasbro hasn’t tried to “piggy back” the increased exposure the impending film has brought to Kraven, Chameleon, and Rhino. Well, maybe not Chameleon, but the other two are classic villains that just so happen to be featured in a major film. ANYWAY…

No new basics revealed, not expecting any until fall, if that.

Deluxe, $12.99. Another trio, replacing the current water themed figures with “symbiote armor(?)”.

Venom- Despite appearances, he DOES look to be different tooling that the Green Symbiote figure. The torso and back/wings are new. He looks to have a metallic blue coat, which is a new change from just another black Venom figure.

Spider-Man- Not enough of an expert to tell if there is any tooling change besides the decision to exclude a webshooter hand. Dig the darker blue, though. The armor is really interesting, if nothing more than seemingly offering some “story element” to the proceedings. The tendrils are a nice accessory, but the “talking head” is a REALLY fascinating decision. Before the film, the comics never had that element to the character (that I know of), so to see Hasbro incorporate that into the toyline is really interesting to me.

Miles Morales- Poor Miles got a pretty “traditional” deluxe offering. Wearing armor that looks more like he’s being possessed by the green symbiote (Hey, I dig that little bit of “toy continuity”) with four “pokers”. No packaging images to tell if Hasbro did anything interesting with the base figure’s deco, but it will probably be whatever floats your boat.

Venomsaurus Rex, $30-35. A repaint and remold of the Spidersaurus Rex. You can use its flexible tongue to wrap around bad guys. Nifty.

And that’s the current slate of Epic World of Action products I know of. If anything else slips out, I’ll make an update, but I like that Hasbro is seemingly putting some damn effort into this segment. I’ll still argue we’re short on characters, but at least adding the unified theming is keeping things interesting…especially as DC/Spin Masters looks to be doing their own “kid initiative” with Metal Force.
 
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LBD "Nytetrayn"

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Hey, hope you don't mind, but I wanted to read the post, but I went in and broke it up a little to make it a little easier to digest, if you will. Hope you don't mind, and if you do, I can fix it. It's just past 3:30 here, and a lot of it kind of ran together visually, making it harder for my strangely-tired (long story) self to follow.

Didn't alter any text, though. Just wanted to more easily read what you were saying.
 


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