Marvel Legends - What We Know After #NYTF 2019

[JayC]

After every major convention event where tons of info gets thrown at you over the course of multiple days we always try to do a recap to make sure the best we can you're all caught up with information. So now that the 2019 New York Toy Fair has come to an end, lets go over what we know for Hasbro's Marvel Legends line.

We already know the first waves of 2019 which includes the second Black Panther movie assortment as well as the Captain Marvel Kree Sentry Build-A-Figure and Spider-Man Kingpin Build-A-Figures are on shelves now. The 6" Hydra Supreme & Arnim Zola Figure 2-Pack has also already hit shelves.
 

The Walgreens exclusive Mystique and Target exclusive Captain Marvel in Starforce outfit figures have already been released overseas and should soon be out here in the US followed by the Walmart Captain Marvel Binary Form figure. The Rider Series Professor X and Deadpool with Scooter have also hit in Canada and again should start seeing release here in the US any day now.

The next wave due out likely will be the first wave of Marvel Legends themed Avengers figures which will be a mix of comic book based and Avengers: Endgame figures. This wave should be out towards the end of March. We know the comic book based figures for this wave will include Citizen V, Living Laser, Hercules, Nighthawk and Avengers: Infinity War Ebony Maw.
 

 

 

 

 

As for the Endgame movie figures, there a number of RUMORS floating around such as Captain America, Ronin and a armored Thanos for the Build-A-Figure. Hasbro is embargoed from talking about Endgame so we will likely see the figures leak out onto shelves before we actually get any kind of confirmation from Hasbro on these.

Following the Avengers wave should be a couple of Target Exclusive 2-Packs which are slated with April 21, 2019 release dates. The Kraven Last Hunt 2-pack we first saw back during the New York Comic Con with repainted Kraven The Hunter and Symbiote Spider-Man figures as well as the recently announced Spider-Man: Homecoming 2-Pack with MJ and Spider-Man with sports blazer.
 

 

 

Both these sets went up for pre-order on the Target website but are currently listed as sold out.

After that expect to see the first wave of X-Men figures for 2019 hit shelves. These are due out in May (though we will likely see them out earlier) and will include Skullbuster, Jim Lee Style Jubilee, Blink, Forge, Weapon X, Jim Lee style Beast and Gambit. The Build-A-Figure for this wave will be Caliban. This wave went up for pre-order this past weekend at places like Megalopolis.Toys.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While we don't know for sure, we suspect the next things we will see hit shelves will be the first X-Force wave of 2019 and second Spider-Man wave. We know the X-Force wave will include Guardian, Boom Boom with gum (gum not shown), Cannonball with blast effect, Nightcrawler with non-bendy-wire tail and Mr. Sinister. There should be two more figure announced for this wave and we suspect the Build-A-Figure will be Mr. Sinister. One of the final figures for this wave which strangely was not mentioned this weekend might be the Wendigo we saw last year at the Canadian Fan Expo, though that seems like a Build-A-Figure candidate as well.

Honestly I totally forgot about Wendigo during the Hasbro Toy Fair event or I would have asked them about it there. Also I know some are annoyed about Cannonball not having actual legs. I saw nothing indicating alternate legs would be included with the figure, but I also did not actually confirm with Hasbro he would not include them. Lets hope Hasbro does add legs with the figure along with the blast effect piece.
 

 

 

 

 

 

For the second wave of Spider-Man based figures we know for sure that this wave will include two figures from the new Spider-Man: Far From Home movie with Spider-Man in his updated regular suit and Stealth Suit Spider-Man. For comic figures we will see Classic Julia Carpenter Spider-Woman, Doppelganger Spider-Man, Hydro-Man with removable puddle feet and alternate water arms and Scorpion with 13" bendy wire tail and new sculpt. There is likely 2 more figures for this wave yet to be revealed. My guess is at least one will be a movie figure of Mysterio, but we will have to see. If any of the figures that have already been revealed for the wave are the Build-A-Figure, the likely candidate would be Hydro-Man.
 

 

 

 

 

 

We could also conceivably see the second Avengers themed wave hit around this time as well which will likely be during that summer time frame. This wave we know will include the Black Panther Movie Shuri as well as comic book based figures of Loki, Beta-Ray Bill, Union Jack and Serpent Society member Rock Python. It's unknown if this will be a six figure wave plus Build-A-Figure or 7 figure wave plus Build-A-Figure. If we go by last year's Avengers figures as an indicator then it would be a six figure wave which would mean the two figures left to reveal, one of which being the Build-A-Figure, that I am guessing will be Endgame based.

 

 

 

 

For the Marvel Legends Rider Series look for World War II Ultimates Captain America with motorcycle.
 

 

For fans of the Premium Role Play line, look for a new Ant-Man helmet which will feature 2 LED light modes and will have an adjustable fit option.
 

There is also another Deadpool Nerf blaster coming to Gamestop which will be done in grey X-Force colors.
 

Besides the normal Marvel Legends waves, their will be several sub-lines released this year. Continuing in the tradition of last year's Toy Biz tribute wave to the classic 5" figures, they will now do a tribute wave for the classic Toy Biz 5" X-Men figures as well. This wave will include 6 figures, 4 of which were revealed this past weekend. Those where Cyclops in blue and white X-Factor outfit and optic blast effect, Patch (Wolverine), Silver Samurai and Dazzler in 90's blue outfit.
 

 

 

 

These will come in special cardbacks re-creating the packaging from the old Toy Biz line.
 

There will also be an extension for last year's MCU 10th Anniversary line. Same thing minus the 10th Anniversary logo since it would now be the 11th Anniversary. This will feature Captain America: The First Avenger Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter which will see release as a Amazon exclusive. Avengers: Infinity War Loki and Corvus Glaive which will be released as a Walmart exclusive.
 

 

 

 

Then for General release we will see Avengers: Infinity War Iron Man Mark 50 with floating cannons, shield and arm cannons, along Iron Spider-Man with mechanical arms. For Thor Ragnarok look for 2-Packs of an updated Hela with Scourge and Grandmaster with Korg. Finally for Ant-Man and the Wasp look for a 2-pack featuring The Ghost and Louis (Michael Pena) with shrunk down Pym building.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The final sub-line for the year will be celebrating 80 years of Marvel comics and feature 2-Packs of 1st Appearance Wolverine with Hulk and Juggernaut with Jim Lee style Colossus. Juggernaut will come with an alternate beat up face headsculpt and cracked helmet. Single packs for this lines will include Alex Ross versions of Iron Man, Thor and Captain America with sculpted chainmail. Cap will be released as a Walmart exclusive. These will come in special packaging featuring comic book artwork on it.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If that all wasn't enough, a few additional store exclusives have been announced which includes an Amazon exclusive Brotherhood of Evil Mutants 3-pack featuring Magneto, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. This is currently available for pre-order with a release date of 7/1/19 listed.
 

 

 

For Walgreens we will see the Infamous Iron Man (Dr. Doom) and Emma Frost in black outfit released later this year.
 

 

So that's it for now. We still have no word on what this years San Diego Comic Con exclusive will be or if Hasbro will do anything for Haslab. There is also a number of additional reveals that will come during SDCC and other conventions towards the end of the year. Is you wallet ready and what are you looking most forward to? Let us know in the COMMENTS SECTION. Check out our complete GALLERY of images for all the products Hasbro had out on display during Toy Fair below.

[JayC]

Hopefully I didn't miss anything. LOL, seems like these lists get longer and longer to put together each year.

[KabutoRyder]

That WWII Cap is everything.

Watch that Juggernaut two pack come out by the time i FINALLY get the waist to finish my BAF.

[tarot]

@JayC There is no way Hydro man is the BAF as it is using the MCU Luke Cage build.

[KiloinNorcal]

I know Hasbro doesn't like to use the Moonstone buck very much anymore because it's deemed "too sexy", but what's up with Emma's non-existent chest???

[Ironspider428]

Any word on an updated IW Cap and Cull Obsidian? Or a War Machine MK 4? Or IW Hulkbuster? They’re so close to completing the IW lineup, we really just need those 4. Also Ragnarok/IW Heimdall and Hulk.

[Dodge76]

1 hour ago, tarot said:

@JayC There is no way Hydro man is the BAF as it is using the MCU Luke Cage build.

Yeah, if it was then it would be a solid pass for me lol. Same for Mr Sinister. I would like a new Mr Sinister but not to the point that I have to shell out extra $$$ to get him.

[Dodge76]

1 hour ago, KiloinNorcal said:

I know Hasbro doesn't like to use the Moonstone buck very much anymore because it's deemed "too sexy", but what's up with Emma's non-existent chest???

This is a soild pass for me as well.

[Dodge76]

I am most looking forward to Hulk, Colossus, Nightcrawler, and Dazzler. That Hulk looks epic.

[RyanDaly]

2 hours ago, JayC said:

We could also conceivably see the second Avengers themed wave hit around this time as well which will likely be during that summer time frame. This wave we know will include the Black Panther Movie Shuri as well as comic book based figures of Loki, Beta-Ray Bill, Union Jack and Serpent Society member Rock Python. It's unknown if this will be a six figure wave plus Build-A-Figure or 7 figure wave plus Build-A-Figure. If we go by last year's Avengers figures as an indicator then it would be a six figure wave which would mean the only figure left to reveal is the Build-A-Figure, that I am guessing will be Endgame based.

Terrific recap! 

However, if Avengers wave 2 is a six-figure wave, we still have one more mystery figure besides the build-a-figure character.

1. Shuri
2. Loki
3. Beta-Ray Bill
4. Union Jack
5. Rock Python
6. ?
7. ? (BAF)

I, too, would assume the mystery figure is from Avengers Endgame, and thus Hasbro couldn't reveal it yet.

[JayC]

48 minutes ago, RyanDaly said:

Terrific recap! 

However, if Avengers wave 2 is a six-figure wave, we still have one more mystery figure besides the build-a-figure character.

1. Shuri
2. Loki
3. Beta-Ray Bill
4. Union Jack
5. Rock Python
6. ?
7. ? (BAF)

I, too, would assume the mystery figure is from Avengers Endgame, and thus Hasbro couldn't reveal it yet.

Doh, your right. Stupid math

[RyanDaly]

Avengers Endgame is going to be a huge movie, and yet, based on the available slots of "unannounced" figures in the two Avengers waves, it looks like Hasbro only has plans for three (maybe four) regular boxed Endgame figures, and potentially two more build-a-figures. Two waves: eight comic book characters, two movies characters from movies that came out last year, and three (or four) new movie characters. That seems disproportionately small given the likelihood that Endgame is another $1.5 billion dollar movie.

So... does anybody think we won't get a third Avengers wave before the end of 2019?

[Ostevns]

Fantastic job!  I’m bookmarking this recap as a reference for later in the year just to see how manny I get in the end!! 

[tarot]

10 minutes ago, RyanDaly said:

Avengers Endgame is going to be a huge movie, and yet, based on the available slots of "unannounced" figures in the two Avengers waves, it looks like Hasbro only has plans for three (maybe four) regular boxed Endgame figures, and potentially two more build-a-figures. Two waves: eight comic book characters, two movies characters from movies that came out last year, and three (or four) new movie characters. That seems disproportionately small given the likelihood that Endgame is another $1.5 billion dollar movie.

So... does anybody think we won't get a third Avengers wave before the end of 2019?

we probably will get a third wave but the reason the Endgame waves are so comic heavy is probably due to the backlash Hasbro recieved for focusing so much on the MCU and re-releasing the same characters the whole time. 

[galahad33]

2 hours ago, tarot said:

we probably will get a third wave but the reason the Endgame waves are so comic heavy is probably due to the backlash Hasbro recieved for focusing so much on the MCU and re-releasing the same characters the whole time. 

I wonder if, as Endgame is the last of the RDJr / Chris Evans movies  (probably), the line will also expand beyond the normal number of characters per wave, or do anything else to notate the end of an era; between last year's MCU10 figures and the Marvel 80's this year, they're not shying away from marking history, which I like to see.

[TamaAK87]

I hope Hasbro paints the ankles of Magneto Purple and not leave them red like what they showed at ToyFair. Like Boog Nice said on his yt channel podcast Magneto looks like he’s got crocs slip on shoes. I’m still gonna pick it up. But if they don’t I feel like I’m gonna have to go buy some purple paint to match and paint myself.

[Air-Walker]

This is one of the best, if not the best bunch of ML offerings I've ever seen, man! Classic versions of Thor, Iron Man, Captain America with his scale mail, Guardian, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Hulk, Scarlet Witch, Magneto, Quicksilver, Mystique???  My heavens, Hasbro you have made this 70's baby very very happy indeed!

[JayC]

12 hours ago, RyanDaly said:

Avengers Endgame is going to be a huge movie, and yet, based on the available slots of "unannounced" figures in the two Avengers waves, it looks like Hasbro only has plans for three (maybe four) regular boxed Endgame figures, and potentially two more build-a-figures. Two waves: eight comic book characters, two movies characters from movies that came out last year, and three (or four) new movie characters. That seems disproportionately small given the likelihood that Endgame is another $1.5 billion dollar movie.

So... does anybody think we won't get a third Avengers wave before the end of 2019?

Well think about it, other than those weird Avengers suits we've seen which honestly for me personally am not to interested in buying in figure form, there probably isn't much new material for them to work with. Yes its a major movie but its also a direct continuation of the last one which means everyone is still wearing the same outfits for the most part.

[americamgl]

18 hours ago, Dodge76 said:

This is a soild pass for me as well.

Same here. Buck is not what I wanted and costume is not my preferred.

[chax]

while that new Dr Doom would have lots of custom figure possibilities, those details would cost some $$ anyway, e.g cloth, head etc. So I'd rather put my money and wait for what Mezco has to offer or even hasbro. If hasbro can update Magneto, pretty sure they could do the same for Doom. I'm fine with my Epic Heroes right now, it's not too bad and I can sell it higher than what I paid for when the time comes a new improved Doom figure comes up.

[Venenor]

Thanks for this wrap-up JayC, looks like just about everything was is covered. It'll definitely help keep track of everything coming up

[welocme2dethlok]

Quite an interesting ToyFair this year is everything Hasbro REvealed set for Fall 2019? Legends wise like that second xmen wave?

[BludChylde]

On the subject of Cannonball and his legs, almost every time I saw someone ask on Instagram, I'd always see a response saying that it was confirmed there was no legs. Reading this makes me wonder who actually got the "confirmation".

Psyched about Korg, but my soon to be ex-wife made a valid point. He should have been in a 2 pack with Miek.

With all the reveals, I'm very happy with the ML showing. I just hope they either modify one of the Cyclops heads or it's easy to remove the flaring off the sides of the eyes as I tend to use more neutral poses for the sake of shelf space. They look cool, but I'd like a head that doesn't look like he's about to fire the blast and I like that they included a blast effect as well.

[Magnetotron]

I am in for the following, at minimum:

Family Matters 3 Pack (top want since the teases at SDCC last year)

Avengers wave w/ any Thanos Armored BAF

Beast, Jubilee and Weapon X out of the already revealed X-Men wave.

Loki and Corvus Glaive 2 pack.

Ebony Maw (if not in Wave above)

Ragnarok 2-pack w/ Skurge and Hela

Chain Mail Cap

Mystique and Emma exclusives (though I concur w/ the lack of endowments on Emma being a significant detraction and piece of revisionist history)

Probably the IW Iron Man

Possibly:

Night Crawler, Cap and Peggy WWII-Pack, and Ghost & Luis 2-Pack.

Thats not too much, right? I may soon join BludChylde with a "soon to be ex wife".  Thanks Hasbro, for killin it...and my wallet!

[Captainjack]

Marvel Legends - What We Know After #NYTF 2019:
We know they really like us.!! 
I love so many figures being offered. 
I've always been an Avengers fan... 
and here comes: Thor, Captain America, IronMan, The Hulk, Quicksilver, the Scarlet Witch... Oh, man...!!