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Hasbro has had very limited success keeping their future Marvel Legends 2023 plans under wraps, so by the time they got to their Hasbro Pulse livestream this week, pretty much everything they talked about was something fans knew about to some degree or other. But knowing is one thing, and being able to see products officially and buy them is another: the 2023 X-Men Marvel Legends 3-Packs and deluxe Marvel Legends Blob figure are now up for order!
Uncanny X-Men #275 from 1991 isn’t exactly the most legendary and beloved issue ever of the comic book series, but the cover of that comic with that time’s current X-Men roster lined up in the recognizable yellow and blue team suits has become rather iconic.
And so, as part of next year’s X-Men 60th Anniversary collection of Marvel Legends action figures, Hasbro is commemorating that memorable cover by giving us the whole matching costumes X-Men lineup from it for the first time ever in toy form!
The yellow and blue Wolverine will be getting a solo release and has been up for order for a while, since there were 7 core X-Men members in Uncanny X-Men #275 but Hasbro is only releasing two 3-packs. That seems reasonable since this Wolverine version was first done by Toybiz in the very, very early 90s, and thus it will fit in swimmingly in the X-Men Legends Retro Series of vintage-styled throwback packaging.
The first 3-pack contains Marvel Legends Storm, Forge and Jubilee in the classic yellow and blue costumes. This basically is the most recognizable and common look for Forge, so Hasbro has already done a six inch figure of him in this costume (albeit not with these yellow boots)—the Storm and Jubilee have never been done in toy form before, though (to my memory).
Jubilee is my favorite 90s X-Man, so I’m rather chuffed to see a new never-before-done version of her in this set (along with an essential bubble gum blowing alternate head).
The second 3-pack contains the much-requested Banshee redo, as well as Psylocke and Gambit. I think the star power is a bit greater in this set, although I expect both to sell equally well. Few fans will want to complete just half the team, in my opinion.
Though this Marvel Legends Banshee figure won’t be in his more popular yellow and green color scheme, he will at least come with a screaming head (unlike Sean’s poor daughter, Siryn). I’m sure we’ll get the yellow/green Banshee as well before too long, but for marketing purposes doing this iteration first was the correct choice.
The one thing missing from the cover is a caped, crazy helmet-wearing Warlord Charles Xavier figure. I’d be down for a gold-helmeted figure like the one on the cover, but a story-accurate silver helmet Chuck might be too bland for me, personally.
But that’s not all! The also-leaked Marvel Legends Blob deluxe figure was also officially announced this week and has joined the pre-orders!
With an improved aesthetic to the hips and modern pin-less knees and elbows, I think this new ML Blob figure may be a popular pickup even for those who own the original Build-A-Figure. Now, if only we can get a Destiny figure to really complete this villainous mutant team!
These X-Men Marvel Legends 2023 figures are all up for pre-order now and scheduled to arrive in the spring. As a hardcore X-Men nut, all of these are absolute must-haves for me. What about you, Marvel collectors? Are any of these bound for your shelves next year?