The family and I headed to watch the new Marvel Cinematic addition, Captain America; Brave New World. on its 2nd day of release. This is certainly not a film review as we are in the business of talking toys - but I can say that we all enjoyed it.
Having watched the film in full it is fair to say that Hasbro has done pretty well in getting us the new Sam Wilson Captain America and Joaquín Torres as Falcon into the Marvel Legends series ahead of the movie release with little discrepancies to the two suits we see on screen.
Unfortunately, their Red Hulk falls short of what we do finally see on the screen when President Ross finally succumbs to the anger within. The Hasbro Red Hulk is more of a generic release that could fit with the movie as much as it could with the comic books. The head sculpts are the main issue lacking any likeness to Harrison Ford - while the trousers are presented as the 'stretchy' pants worn by Hulk - and not the ripped and shredded trousers that Ross is wearing during his Red Hulk scenes.
There is precedent for revisiting characters from the MCU to bring us more accurate versions, Hasbro has certainly done this with Cull Obsidian as well as tweaking the original Infinity War 'Nomad' Captain America. Whether Red Hulk will see the same treatment is yet to be seen?
I always watch new movie offerings from Marvel to see if there are other characters and figures who we might want to see in the Marvel Legends series. While the recent offering of Deadpool & Wolverine had a very large roster that could make it to 6-inch format - Brave New World is more compact in terms of key characters.
For me it would be a shame if Samuel Sterns (The Leader, albeit not named that way) doesn't get a release. As the main villain of the piece, he should be a safe bet for any future Brave New World figures - although we did think the same of The High Evolutionary from GOTG3.
Sidewinder, as played by Giancarlo Esposito, would be a very toyetic release considering his military garb, extensive armory, and sunglasses. Less so would be the latest addition to the Black Widow program within the MCU and Ruth Bat-Seraph - most likely in her mission gear we see late on in the piece once she teams up with Cap and Falcon.
And that then leaves President Thadeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross as a standard release in his Presidential garb - either in the suit from the White House scenes, or his Presidential Jacket while he was commanding the Navy operation at Celestial Island. A single release of Ross also provides an opportunity for Hasbro to throw in a Red Hulk head as an accessory - presenting a part fix to the Deluxe Red Hulk if we are not to get a retooled figure.
Let us know what figures you would like to see added to the collection for Captain America: Brave New World. And keep track of all the Marvel Legends releases at our Marvel Legends Collector Database
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About Me : As a child of the '70s and '80s I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force), and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licenses - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who, and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK-focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...
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