X-Men '97 Marvel Legends Bishop Video Review And Images

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MCUcollector24 takes a look at the new X-Men '97 Marvel Legends Bishop from Hasbro.  This figure is available for pre-order from our sponsors Big Bad Toy Store and Entertainment Earth.

Check out images for this set below in our GALLERY and be sure to share your own thoughts about it in the COMMENTS SECTION.

 

[SUPREME007]

Man this does look good, The proportions and sculpting look much better than the comic bishop, but damn it looks like a new mold and Hasbro cant add a diaphragm cut or something. Man, so many figures would be better if it just added that 1 feature. That is not even crazy to ask for because quite literally every company has had it in place for years. Even Hasbro's other lines have some type of additional abdomen articulation!

[Lord_Scareglow]

While this figure does look good for what it is, these new X-Men figures are very Cartoon stylized, and the more you see them the less they seem to be able to pass as comic versions, this Bishop would be something I can see a ton of people liking since the last Bishop was pretty hard to find and now I'm sure is, but this does look really cartoony, good figure though, but not my cup of tea, seeing the comic version and this one side by side, I'm still really happy with that Sauron wave offering and I'm glad I got it when it came out.

[Emnems80]

On 9/27/2023 at 8:35 AM, Lord_Scareglow said:

While this figure does look good for what it is, these new X-Men figures are very Cartoon stylized, and the more you see them the less they seem to be able to pass as comic versions, this Bishop would be something I can see a ton of people liking since the last Bishop was pretty hard to find and now I'm sure is, but this does look really cartoony, good figure though, but not my cup of tea, seeing the comic version and this one side by side, I'm still really happy with that Sauron wave offering and I'm glad I got it when it came out.

Do you feel it's the sculpt or more the paint that makes them look cartoony? If it's just the paint that can be tweaked for a new comic version. If it's the sculpt Hasbro probably won't care and still reuse it for a new comic version 😂

[Lord_Scareglow]

On 9/27/2023 at 12:45 PM, Emnems80 said:

Do you feel it's the sculpt or more the paint that makes them look cartoony? If it's just the paint that can be tweaked for a new comic version. If it's the sculpt Hasbro probably won't care and still reuse it for a new comic version 😂

it's more the sculpt actually, but the paint on particularly some of the other figs in this wave are giving off the cartoony vibe, overall it's just these figures look to specific, and are depictions clearly of something cartoon stylized, like for instance rogue being in clearly cartoon colours, and storm having a mohawk in that suit, these are too specific depictions, like this Bishop def has a non comic face and the short hair is throwing me off, not like I care personally because I already have all of these characters in comic form, but for anyone who was hoping to plug these into a comic collection, happy for those folks who are into these figs, they just ain't what I'd be wanting.

[Satam]

I've always liked Bishop as a character, and this is the first Legends figure of him I've liked since the Toy Biz bald variant, which doesn't really hold up these days. I would prefer a relaxed hand over that fist though.

[Emnems80]

On 9/27/2023 at 11:05 AM, Lord_Scareglow said:

it's more the sculpt actually, but the paint on particularly some of the other figs in this wave are giving off the cartoony vibe, overall it's just these figures look to specific, and are depictions clearly of something cartoon stylized, like for instance rogue being in clearly cartoon colours, and storm having a mohawk in that suit, these are too specific depictions, like this Bishop def has a non comic face and the short hair is throwing me off, not like I care personally because I already have all of these characters in comic form, but for anyone who was hoping to plug these into a comic collection, happy for those folks who are into these figs, they just ain't what I'd be wanting.

I agree the head sculpts are definitely cartoon specific. I am curious how the old comic Bishop head would look on that new body. I didn't watch the review, was the head swap done?

[Lord_Scareglow]

On 9/28/2023 at 12:45 PM, Emnems80 said:

I agree the head sculpts are definitely cartoon specific. I am curious how the old comic Bishop head would look on that new body. I didn't watch the review, was the head swap done?

Yeah he does it, it works out fairly well, he says the skintones don't match exactly, also the comic head leans forward a bit, that seems to be the issues, but doesn't look all that bad, the cartoon head on the comic body is a bit small, so there is that as well.

[AndyL]

This is by far the superior figure. Everything from the body model to the head sculpt is an improvement. The colors are a little cartoony but I can get past that. At least until they come out with an updated Bald Bishop. I wonder how hard it would be to switch out all the belts and harnesses.

[Emnems80]

On 9/28/2023 at 9:48 AM, Lord_Scareglow said:

Yeah he does it, it works out fairly well, he says the skintones don't match exactly, also the comic head leans forward a bit, that seems to be the issues, but doesn't look all that bad, the cartoon head on the comic body is a bit small, so there is that as well.

So I wonder if Hasbro will resculpt a new comic head and rerelease it on this new body. If they do hopefully the paint apps are more in line with the original release and not with this '97 one.

[Lord_Scareglow]

On 9/30/2023 at 12:22 PM, Emnems80 said:

So I wonder if Hasbro will resculpt a new comic head and rerelease it on this new body. If they do hopefully the paint apps are more in line with the original release and not with this '97 one.

I kinda doubt that, usually these very specific to a animated movie/show offerings, don't get much re-use, but who knows, as we know Hasbro would love to get the most mileage out of a tool, so that could go down, but as we have seen in the past seems less likely.

[watanabefan]

They do attempt MCU reuse in the comic line where it fits tho, usually with Iron Man and War Machine armors. IIRC they also used parts from Doctor Strange and Baron Mordo on the Hand ninjas. So while I'm not sure if it will, but stranger things have happened.