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Pics of Marvel Universe Gigantic Battles Wave 1 – CoolToyReview.com

Cool Toy Review just published a great interview with Scott George, Dave Vonner, and Josh Lamb, members of the Hasbro Marvel team, talking about their 3 3/4-inch offerings, Marvel Universe, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Secret Wars.

Lots of interesting tidbits.  Among them:

  • They are considering rebooting the numbering of the line, like how comics have different volumes and restart at issue #1.  This hasn’t been decided.
  • We may see new artists doing packaging art.  Frank Cho has done about 35 drawings (should take us through the end of this year), Joe Quesada did the Comic-Con exclusives, and Bob Layton did the Secret Wars Comic 2-packs.
  • Nick Fury (the exclusive currently offered with a subscription to a Marvel Digital Comics subscription) will no longer be #025 in the Marvel Universe line.  Electro will be swapped in, so that MOC collectors can have consistent packaging.
  • Secret Wars will be out in four waves with three 2-packs each.  They’ll go through spring 2010.

Finally, they put up some pictures of the first wave of Marvel Universe Gigantic Battles (Captain America / Skrull Giant Man, Iron Man / Goliath), due out this fall.  There will be a blue and red variant Goliath.  Click through to the interview for the full-sized pics.

If you’ve been following our teaser reports over the past few days, then you might have been able to fit the pieces of the puzzle together and figure out exactly which character we’re announcing for the first time right here on Cool Toy Review.

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Check out the packaging photos of the upcoming Wal-Mart exclusive Gigantic Battles sets of Captain America Vs. Skrull Giant Man and the Iron Man with Goliath, but also for the first time mentioned anywhere…it’s the red & blue costumed variation of Goliath, who will also come with the “pointy mask” Iron Man figure.

Each set will also come with a special reprint comic book, showing the inspiration for the characters in the set.

via COOL TOY REVIEW: Your Source For Action Figure Images & News Hasbro: Marvel Universe Exclusive Interview.

Hasbro Update on Marvel Legends 6-Inch “Fan’s Choice” News

Yesterday we posted an update from a member of TheFwoosh.com, who attended a Marvel action figure panel with Jesse Falcon (VP of Licensing at Marvel) at Wizard World Philadelphia.  The update described what representatives from Hasbro and Marvel presented about their future plans for Marvel Legends.  Today, I heard from the Hasbro Marvel brand team with some more details and clarification of what’s to come.  Here’s the brass tacks:

Hasbro will launch a “Fan’s Choice Pick 3” poll for Marvel Legends at San Diego Comic-Con:

  • They will be displaying between 16 to 18 never-produced figures at their booth in San Diego Comic-Con.  These will be mostly new figures, but some fans may have seen a couple of them before.
  • These figures will be options for the “Fan’s Choice Pick 3” poll.  The poll will kick off on the first day of Comic-Con, and the top 3 vote getters will make it into the next wave of two packs.  The next wave of two packs is slotted for 2010, with the exact timing still to be determined.
  • The Hasbro Marvel team will choose 3 other figures from the same 16 to 18 figures on display.  They will be paired up with the Fan’s Choice winners in that wave.
  • So, to summarize, the next wave of two packs will feature six characters – 3 chosen by fans, and 3 chosen by the Hasbro Marvel team.

One point of clarification – our report yesterday indicated that there would be no more retailer exclusive waves for Marvel Legends.  This was something that struck me as odd, since big box retailers wouldn’t normally have their 2010 plans until after Fall Toy Fair in October.  And, it turns out to be inaccurate:

Actually, when asked about exclusives (someone mentioned that they had a hard time finding some of them and that they would prefer that exclusives didn’t continue), Jesse underscored the fact that exclusives were an important part of the business and would certainly continue.

Expect updates as we hear more – official pics are coming soon.  I am still psyched to hear Marvel Legends plans, with the line currently on hiatus.

This year’s remaining Marvel Legends two packs, featuring Nick Fury, Hand Ninja, classic Iron Man, etc., are expected to retail shelves by mid to late August via Toys R Us and Diamond Comics.

Marvel Legends Teaser Pics of Warpath, Madrox the Multiple Man, and Lady Bullseye – TheFwoosh.com

Update: El Diablo V2 provided some more context for the panel and images:

They had a panel titled “Hasbro Toys: Marvel” or something along those lines. Jesse and two Hasbro people were there, one from marketing and the other was a sculptor I think, not sure. They showed three presentations and then held a Q&A. The first presentation was really interesting…it showed the process of making an ML, including some cool shots of the stages of Galactus. He went through it really fast and I barely could get a picture. The second slide-show was on Toybiz and what we missed out on. That one hurt a bit…

The last one was just Jesse opening up three .jpgs of the Mls and talking about each one. People cheered for the first two, and everyone was underwhelmed by Lady Bullseye.

I do need to say this…not ONCE did they mention/plug Marvel Universe. This was strictly 6″ ML talk. It was great. Jesse hung around a bit afterwards and I spoke with him for a minute. He must have been remotely un-creeped out because he walked out with me and shook my hand a few times. I told him I was from the Fwoosh and I thanked him for all of the information, and apologized about the onslaught of negativity directed at him. He was a stand-up guy and seemed to be having fun during the event.

via The Fwoosh • View topic – New Legends sneak peeks to be shown at Wizardworld Philly!

Marvel Legends is back, according to a Fwoosher who attended Wizard World Philly today! Fwoosher El Diablo V2 spoke with Jesse Falcon, who ran the Marvel Legends line when it was at Toy Biz and handles aspects of the licensing relationship Marvel now has with Hasbro.  Prior to New York Comic-Con earlier this year, Jesse said ‘I wanted to come on the Fwoosh and let you guys know that next weekend your [sic] going to see something I think is amazingly cool that will be happening with the 6″ Marvel Legends line,’ only to have to recant due to some miscommunication between Hasbro and Marvel.  I’m really psyched to see this finally come to fruition – maybe Jesse can start posting at the Fwoosh again. 😀

Please note: the turnarounds for Absorbing Man and Darkhawk, and the prototype of the Avengers Quinjet are from the Toy Biz days.  These were toys that were never released, not a teaser for upcoming toys from the Hasbro Marvel team.  These were previously shown as part of Action Figure Insider’s “Behind the Plastic” panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2008.

Re: New Legends sneak peeks to be shown at Wizardworld Philly!

by El Diablo V2 on Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:14 am

Marvel legends Teaser - Lady Bullseye, Warpath, and Madrox the Multiple Man (credit: El Diablo V2)
Marvel legends Teaser - Lady Bullseye, Warpath, and Madrox the Multiple Man (credit: El Diablo V2)

Allright guys, here’s my report.

  • They will be showing 16-18 prototypes at SDCC for release in 2010.
  • The 3 two-packs will be hitting in late August at the latest, still distributed by Diamond and TRU.
  • They hinted at a new Deadpool being revealed SDCC, as well as an Inhuman to accompany Blackbolt.
  • No BAFs are coming out next year.
  • They will be doing a fan poll for new ML, the top 3 will be split across 3 new two-packs, with Hasbro choosing the partners. These will most likely come out this time next year.
  • NO RETAIL EXCLUSIVES NEXT YEAR!!!
  • They’re still working out packaging, as in singles/two-packs for the other assortments. It seemed to me they’re leaning towards two-packs for now still.
  • They also had a segment on Toybiz stuff that never made it, and I have a few pics from that as well.

via The Fwoosh • View topic – New Legends sneak peeks to be shown at Wizardworld Philly!

Announcing the Marvel Universe Comic Covers Contest

ActionFigurePics.com and TheFwoosh.com present the Marvel Universe Comic Covers contest.

Thanks to our friends on the Hasbro Marvel team, ActionFigurePics.com and TheFwoosh.com are proud to present you with a chance to win one of three fantastic prize packs from Hasbro’s upcoming Fall line-up of Marvel products.

WHO: The Marvel Universe Comic Covers contest is open to readers of ActionFigurePics.com and TheFwoosh.com at least 18 years of age as of June 14, 2009. Your entry in the contest constitutes your agreement to allow your cover recreations and your name or nickname to be published on ActionFigurePics.com, TheFwoosh.com and other websites.

WHAT: We are looking for striking recreations of classic covers from the Marvel library of comic book titles, using action figures from the Marvel lines (Marvel Universe, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Marvel Legends, Marvel Mighty Muggs, Super Hero Squad) from Hasbro and Toy Biz. You may also include action figures that have been customized to portray Marvel characters. For example, here are the winning entries from last year’s contest:

WHEN: Deadline for submitting entries is July 17, 2009 at 11:59PM PT, via e-mail to covercontest@thefwoosh.com. Include the comic title and issue number of the cover you are recreating, and your name, nickname, and username on TheFwoosh.com (if you have one), with your entry.

WHY: Hasbro is providing three prize packs of Marvel products, as described below. This will be your chance to get these products before they hit the shelves this fall. A selection of nominated and winning entries may appear on ActionFigurePics.com, TheFwoosh.com, and other websites.

Prizes:

  • Grand Prize : All three Hasbro / Marvel Comic Con Exclusives (70th Anniversary Invaders 4 pack, single carded grey scale Captain America, Wolverine Mighty Mugg) plus the new wave of Marvel Legends 2 packs (3)
  • 2nd Prize : All three SDCC exclusives plus one new wave of Marvel Universe (5 single carded figs)
  • 3rd prize : One wave of Secret Wars Comic 2 packs (3) plus one SDCC Wolverine Mighty Mugg

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