“I'm the best there is at what I do, and what I do best isn't very nice. I'm the Wolverine.”
In advance of the release of Deadpool & Wolverine in 2024, Hasbro released a new set of Marvel Legends figures called the Deadpool Legacy Collection. The first two figures to be released were Deadpool and Wolverine, repacked figures from the original Fox X-Men 20th Anniversary releases from 2020. While the Deadpool release was practically identical to the original 2-Pack release with some adjusted guns/holsters, the Wolverine release combined elements from the two 20th Anniversary Logan releases.
The Legacy figures come in a rectangular box, the new format for Legends as well as all Hasbro Collector lines, with a black backdrop and red backing card. Wolverine still carries the Deadpool logo and the rear of the box features a large image of the Deadpool logo and Deadpool with no direct reference to the X-Men movies as an origin for this release.
Wolverine is wearing the white vested outfit most associated with the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie from 2009, the movie that first introduced Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson. The figure features a white cast torso for the vest, with the skin tone painted in - while the arms are cast in a skin tone - which does mean a small discrepancy in colour between the parts, more noticeable under bright lighting. The trousers are blue with a darker wash to replicate denim and with a painted belt complete with Logan’s gold belt buckle.
The head sculpts are not taken directly from the 2009 movie, and are the sculpts from the original 2000 X-Men movie. You get two, with the neutral version the better likeness to Hugh Jackman, while the screaming angry head is of course more reflective of Logan. There is facial printing in place to enhance the sculpt with a particularly good job done in the eyes and on the open mouth of the shouting Logan. The hair pieces are plugged into the head so the line between the two is crisp, while the sideburns are painted.
vs the 2020 X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2020) release
To add some variation in this re-release of Logan from the X-Men movies Hasbro has veered away from a direct re-release of the original figure and on this 2024 release has swapped out both heads for the X-Men (2020) heads originally seen on the general Logan release wearing his leather jacket. This decision provides us with a Wolverine that is not necessarily screen-accurate to the Origins movie (and the Deadpool 2 time travel cameo), and more of a generalized X-Men Wolverine/Logan.
vs the 2020 X-Men (2020) release and with the 2020 Logan Exclusive Head sculpt
Heads can be swapped across all three versions of this younger Wolverine, and you can also use the head (and claws) from the older Wolverine from Logan for a further look. There are minimal other variations between the 2020 and 2024 release although the vest features a more noticeable yellow hue, while the jeans are slightly lighter.
Wolverine comes with his dog tag, a cast silver piece that is removable. You also get two pairs of hands, one a clenched pair of fists and the other a pair of Adamantium claws. The clawed hands on our figure arrived with the claws very loose and they fell out a bit too easily for our liking. This aside, the colour is suitable being cast in a silver plastic, and the shape is straight and true with no obvious warping. We do not get the bone claws seen on the original 2020 release which does still allow the original version to hold its value and desireability.
Logan has 21 points of articulation with visible pinned knees on the legs, but with pin free articulation on the upper torso. It is the top half that is most expressive with the extensive arm and torso joints combining with the clawed hands in particular for many of Wolverine’s iconic poses. With no costume as such the joints are more in your face than usual with a slightly odd cut at the shoulder either side of the vest straps. The legs will also aid in your more dynamic displays with the ability to get into wider stances, running poses, and to kneel down.
With this 2024 re-release of Wolverine, Hasbro has put a popular X-Men figure back into circulation some 4-years after its first release but with sufficient adjustments to make it look and feel renewed. While the X-Men (2020) head sculpts are not quite accurate in terms of screen time, the figure is perhaps the Wolverine look we most associate with the character and avoids the comic book styling the Origins movie went in with Hugh Jackman’s hair. The lack of the bone claws is a disappointment, but the fact parts from all four Logan/Wolverine figures can be interchanged now allows us as collectors scope in assembling the variations we wish to have on our displays.
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