We covered the Hasbro Marvel Legends Avengers 6-inch figures in our last post, but we all know that Hasbro’s bread and butter is in the 3.75-inch scale that they’ve dominated for decades with Star Wars, G.I. JOE, and more recently, Marvel Universe. So it’s no surprise that with two summer tentpole releases with the Avengers and the Amazing Spider-Man coming out in 2012, that Hasbro would have accompanying 3.75-inch lines.
Hasbro is going to continue to have 6-inch figures for their Marvel brands, and as we suspected, some of them will be retailer exclusives for the current Marvel movies, much like Walmart and Kmart had exclusive 6-inchers for the Iron Man movies.
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Coming out of Toy Fair, Hasbro’s PR team was kind enough to set up a brief interview with the Hasbro Marvel brand team. We took the opportunity to touch on a range of subjects, including the upcoming movie figures, Marvel Universe, and what’s in store for us with the Marvel Legends re-launch. Thanks to Scott George, David Vonner, and Dwight Stall for participating.
1) Coming out of Toy Fair, it looks like it will be another fantastic year for Marvel in the 3.75-inch scale. With so much focus on the Thor and Captain America (pictured below) movie lines, how will that affect how much product we see on shelves from the Marvel Universe line?
The Marvel Universe line continues to perform incredibly well at retail so there should be minimal impact to the number of pegs when we add these new blockbuster properties to the mix. If anything, you should find more MU product in the Fall – just as soon as the new team packs hit shelves in August.
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Canonball is back, with a guest review of the new Iron Man Legends 6-inch Titanium Man. Be sure to check out his report on the Emerald City Comicon on TheShortBox.com, as well as his ongoing blog, Canonball’s Run.
The fabled 6” Titanium Man is finally making its way to store shelves and it’s been a long time coming. We first got a peak at the figure at SDCC in 2009, and then we were teased a bit more as test shots and prototypes found their way to ebay, and it makes me happy to say that the long wait to add this guy to our displays is finally over, as he’s currently popping up at various retail stores across the country. Naturally, he’s a tough one to find since he’s the only truly “new” figure in the wave and is the one everyone is after as a result, but once in hand, I have to say he was worth the wait.
I’m up late, and if you’re wondering why, it’s because I couldn’t wait to share the news of finding the Iron Man Legends Titanium Man available on ToysRUs.com. Earlier this week, Buzzy had left one on the shelves at his local TRU because of the price – and I’ve gotta admit I was a little bitter. I only had one chance this week to stop by my local TRU, only to find a remnant – a single War Machine, previously a Wal-Mart exclusive.
So, tonight, before heading to bed, I decided to check the old standby. And here it is:
I checked remaining stock – there’s only a couple dozen left, minus one. So don’t miss your chance to get this long-awaited figure.
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