Marvelous News has posted press pics of the first wave of of Marvel Universe due in 2010. With this series, Hasbro is shifting the Marvel Universe theme from Nick Fury and SHIELD to Normal Osborne and HAMMER, following the Dark Reign story line currently underway in Marvel Comics. The numbering scheme will begin at #1 again, as this will be the “2nd edition” of Marvel Universe.
Getting a Jim Lee Jean Grey and Sunfire in Marvel Universe is sure to raise the hackles of Legends collectors who have been clamoring for those characters in 6-inches – to me, this demonstrates the commitment of the Hasbro Marvel team to make Universe the best it can be. The Logan in the X-Men training outfits was not shown in the main showcase display at San Diego Comic-Con, but we did manage to find him in the large Marvel Universe diorama. At the show, Hasbro said that the figure was just a prototype and hadn’t been slotted into a wave yet.
I’m not a big fan of Hasbro’s heavily manipulated press shots. For a better look, check out the pictures from our San Diego Comic-Con coverage.
2010 Wave 1 Marvel Universe Figure Images
Spider-Man (House of M)
Jean Grey (Jim Lee)
Logan (X-Men Training Outfit)
Sunfire
Vision
Warpath (X-Force)
We first showed you these a few weeks ago at the San Diego Comic Con, and now we bring you some new images of Hasbro’s first wave of Marvel Universe figures for 2010. Shown are the following figures:
Before I get into the review, I wanted to share with you that I discovered today that I have too many toys just sitting around. Many of you know that I don’t have a lot of shelf space. I had thought I rectified this by putting up new shelving unit cubes recently, in place of the two big plastic containers that I affectionately called “Staging Area One.” The problem is that everything in Staging Area One (and on top of it) had to go somewhere. So for now, they’re in little canvas “drawers” that fit into the cubes. It’s still completely disorganized.
The worst part is that I can’t start setting up figures on my shelves, because my wife wants to replace the carpet – meaning everything, including the shelving units I just assembled and stacked, will have to come out. My reason for telling this story? I wanted you to know why I couldn’t find the original Super Skrull for comparison, and why Ronan the Accuser is without his Universal Weapon.
Marvel Legends 2-Packs - Ninjas vs. Super Spies - Hand Ninja and Nick Fury
This is the second of three reviews I’ll be doing for the second wave of Hasbro’s Marvel Legends 2-packs. I reviewed the SHIELD Leaders 2-Pack with Maria Hill and Iron Man yesterday, and thought that Maria Hill is a continuation of the good female figures that started with Shanna the She-Devil and Elektra, and that Iron Man is arguably the best one we’ve gotten in the 6-inch scale.
Today, I’ll be reviewing Ninjas vs. Super Spies, which pits a red Hand Ninja against former head of SHIELD, Nick Fury. I received a set of 2-packs as part of the Marvel Universe Covers Contest, and while I couldn’t open that set, I did take some packaged pictures. Here they are again, to refresh your memory.
Marvel Legends 2-Pack - SHIELD Leaders - Maria Hill and Iron Man
It was a little over a year ago, at San Diego Comic-Con, and I had been floored by the Hasbro Marvel team. Let’s face it, since Hasbro took over the Marvel license, they had some hits and some misses (some would argue more of the latter), and had just started hitting their stride. They had just released a Build-a-Figure Fin Fang Foom (wow!) and the their newest 2-packs were reminiscent of the Marvel Legends of old.
And then, the void. The retail channel was bogged down in older Legends products, and new product kept getting pushed back.
But the day has come, Marvel Legends fans! The newest wave of Marvel Legends 2-packs are hitting retail shelves, and I’ll be reviewing them over the next couple of days. First up, the SHIELD Leaders 2-pack, featuring the former top cheese at SHIELD, Maria Hill, and the guy who replaced her in the top spot, Iron Man.
I have had a set of these in my grubby hands for a few weeks, but those were due to go out to the winner of the Marvel Universe Covers Contest, so I first took some shots of the packaged figures. To whet your appetites, here they are.
It’s time for us to announce the winners of the Marvel Universe Covers Contest, brought to you by the Hasbro Marvel team and the guys who run ActionFigurePics.com and TheFwoosh.com. We had a very tough time picking just three winners, because all the covers entered this year were really great. So we’ll be adding three more prize winners for honorable mentions – but don’t get your hopes up guys, because your prizes will be coming from AFP’s Free Stuff stash.
Without further ado, here are your winners!
First Prize: Calbretto - Irredeemable Ant-Man #1
Calbretto blew us away with his composition of Robert Kirkman’s first issue of The Irredeemable Ant-Man. Ant-Man is known for his exaggerations, so while we can’t find 23 villains in the cover, we really enjoyed seeing so many Marvel baddies from Hasbro, Toy Biz, and Diamond Select being crushed by Calbretto’s custom Eric O’Grady Ant-Man.
