Reminder: Marvel Legends The Void BAF Wave Going Up For Pre-Order Tomorrow (10/3)

[JayC]

Just a reminder, the new Marvel Legends The Void BAF Wave will go up for pre-order tomorrow on October 3 at places like our sponsors BigBadToyStore.com and Entertainment Earth. Look for them to be available at 1pm ET.

This wave will all be comic-based figures including the following characters. Power Princess, Justice, Vision, Crystar, Savage Namor, Namorita and Classic Black Panther. The Build-Of-Figure for this wave is the character The Void.

[since83]

I'm torn. I want everyone, so I'm inclined to just order the set and have a BP in package. But I feel like all but Vision and BP are gonna be clearance figures. Maybe I should just wait. See if they go on sale.

[tarot]

The only ones I'm indifferent to is the Namor and Black Panther. They look nice but not a most. The rest however as an instant buy. One major upgrade and 4 (5 if you count the Void) brand new characters. 

[Biggbubb]

CRYSTAR!!!!!!

[Lord_Scareglow]

This is a must get wave for me, really want Crystar, Power Princess, Justice, Namorita and Void, so I'll get Namor and Vision to build the BAF, but don't really care about them, happy with my Vintage Vision and my X-menesque Suit Walgreens Namor (yes sue me always liked this better then his classic nude look), but since I want that BAF I'll buy Namor and Vision, might just feel like replacing Vision if I really like it better in hand, but likely will sell those two, won't get BP since he has no BAF part, despite being a really beautiful BP, from one of my favorite times in his comics. So maybe buy that if it goes on sale, but I already feel like I have too many comic BPs

[frozentenderloin]

I'm definitely going to be ordering the Vision and Crystar. Namorita is a strong maybe.

[Jormungand]

Four new characters... okay, Vance Astrovik can be debated...and a definitive Vision, plus Priest era BP? I'm all in.

[Reno]

I'll likely sell off Namor, but will be keeping everybody else. This is a very good wave in my opinion. Namorita is my favorite with Crystar and Power Princess not that far behind. Who knows, maybe I'll mess around with a head swap on that Namor and end up liking it after all. It would help if it was pinless.

My X-Men '97 wave is expected to arrive tomorrow. I also got the "pre-order processing soon" email from BBTS for the Marvel Knights / Mindless One wave. I ordered all of both waves. I also received the Detroit Steel and the Nighthawk/Blur 2-packs last week and picked up several Skycycles while they were 50% off at Target. (Hopefully I can get something for the extra Hawkeyes on ebay).

It's a great time to be a Marvel Legends collector!

[Atlantis]

On 10/2/2023 at 10:00 AM, Biggbubb said:

CRYSTAR!!!!!!

Talk about out of left field....never saw that coming. So obscure I dont even think of it as a Marvel character. A few years ago, this would get my hopes up that Red Wolf or Equinox, maybe even some Golden Age could be soon appearing. Now I just chalk it up to the team's fugue state. I wonder if it could be a base bod for Martinex, though.

[leokearon]

The Black Panther and Justice are the must gets for me

[CajunPirate]

I want a Madelyne Pryor figure for a Dark X-Men team.

[Reno]

On 10/3/2023 at 7:04 AM, CajunPirate said:

I want a Madelyne Pryor figure for a Dark X-Men team.

Yes, she's been one of my most wanted figures also - but after the failed Engine of Vengeance HasLab it is highly unlikely that Hasbro will ever make a comic version of this character. Our best hope is that someone like MAFEX, Mezco or Diamond (Marvel Select) will make her. I don't see Hasbro ever making comic versions of those characters - at least not any time soon.

Of those 4 characters we'll likely eventually see Mephisto and Robbie Reyes in the MCU, so they could get movie/tv figures. Madelyne and Hellstorm are less likely but I have heard that Madelyne is going to be in the X-Men '97 animated show, so who knows - that might be an opportunity (but I doubt a figure gets made by Hasbro).

Fortunately it's pretty easy to kitbash or make a custom of her from existing figures/parts.

[AndyL]

I don't know anything about that Crystar character but he looks so much like a cheesy 80's toy it almost makes me want him more. What really makes me sad is how well done he seems to be but we still haven't got a really good Iceman yet. I'll get this figure for the BAF of course but he'll most likely just get stored away.

[since83]

Crystar is literally a cheesy 80s toy! Good call there!

[leokearon]

Though I don't know or really care about the character, not having Crystar on some retro packaging seems like a missed opportunity 

[JayC]

The new Marvel Legends The Void BAF Wave is now available for pre-order at places like our sponsors BigBadToyStore.com and Entertainment Earth.

This wave will all be comic-based figures including the following characters. Power Princess, Justice, Vision, Crystar, Savage Namor, Namorita and Classic Black Panther. The Build-Of-Figure for this wave is the character The Void.

[tarot]

I really like the new box designs for the back.

[Reno]

On 10/3/2023 at 10:55 AM, leokearon said:

Though I don't know or really care about the character, not having Crystar on some retro packaging seems like a missed opportunity 

Very true! I'd say that's a perfect opportunity for re-release later... which we totally know that they'll do if there's interest, especially since this wave isn't seeing release at brick and mortar retail.

[Atlantis]

Its odd that even though this is supposed to be the classic Vision, they chose to use a different outfit on the box art. 

I wonder if the Black Panther's cape is removable.

[since83]

EE wasn't offering them by the case. I asked why and they said manufacturer wasn't offering them that way. Thought that was a weird. Anyone know anything about this? I heard elsewhere that they won't be in retail stores. I wonder if there is a connection.

[Thwippersnapper]

I’m looking forward to Vision entering my home and kicking Ultron’s hiney.  
As for the rest, I just have no interest in them whether it’s the character or the design. The caped torso they gave Justice looks really cool though.

[SpiderS]

Vision looks great but more I look at his painted on boots more cheap and out of place it looks compared to very well sculpted Vulcan body, I really wish Hasbro would sculpt boots with the tip, (which they did for Crystar in more complicated manner), but if they sculpted more simpliifed classic arrow tip boots it would give Legends parts library huge reuse potential since every second comic book charatcer has this type of boots and would spare us ugly cut lines.

[Thwippersnapper]

@SpiderS Yeah I agree. It’ll be even worse if that bit of paint doesn’t match up to the yellow beneath the cuts. Like I mentioned once before, human shins don’t move like that so if they aren’t going to give these guys molded boots then at least give them shins without cuts. Maybe the forearms too since therein lies the same problem.