Marvel Superheroes 2023 - Rumors & Discussion

[NXS7]

A thought has just occurred to me, what about those accessory pack sets? They usually release in April, not sure when we would hear about them if they are still happening.

Usually they only have one exclusive figure, so Ant Man is off the table, but could maybe be Guardians? Or NWH with either the missing Lizard figure or Green Goblin with his mask. I'm clutching at straws here, but just let me dream, brickbuilt Ant Man has really taken its toll on me 

[benderisgreat]

5 minutes ago, PARed717 said:

We can get a “baby Rocket” mold but no Cosmo. It’s like the designers go out of their way to make these sets as bad as possible. Remember the days when almost every set had a new character?!

Actually baby Rocket mold is pre existing piece from Friends line. So we got no new molds for either Lyla or Cosmo.

[CodFather1]

1 minute ago, hvader said:

Also sorry I’m gonna be annoying here for just a sec again.

Notice how on the box in this wave, we don’t get Cosmo or Kraglin or Gamora, who are the main characters of the movie, because we aren’t getting them in the sets??

So… Cassie??

I know I’m being annoying but I need to tell myself that buildable Ant-Man is not the only Quantumania set…

Also, no minifigure versions of the box characters on the other side.

[PARed717]

1 minute ago, hvader said:

We’re back to the horrible trend of missing a lot of characters, especially the main villains.

Great work Lego

Honestly, this is the worst it’s ever been.

- The Lizard being the ONLY main character excluded from the NWH set (and the only character without a prior minifigure ).

- The High Evolutionary being the main villains of his film (and a niche character from the comics we’re likely to never get in a future set). Ditto with Cosmo. 

- Kang being the main villain of his film (and reportedly all of Phase V). 
 

Hell, even Cassie Lang is a new character and not the same 10-15 repeats we get year after year. But hey, let’s give the “kids” a 500th Doc Ock! 

 

[Buckethead]

2 minutes ago, hvader said:

I know I’m being annoying but I need to tell myself that buildable Ant-Man is not the only Quantumania set…

I feel your pain. 

[Surge]

Just now, CodFather1 said:

Also, no minifigure versions of the box characters on the other side.

well the guardians sets also have no minifig renders, so maybe they are done with those

[Darth Shadowthrone]

 Imagine if the Marvels set is the best MCU 2023 we get this year 

That one would have to come with a good figure selection, right? 

[hvader]

2 minutes ago, Quicksilver838 said:

A thought has just occurred to me, what about those accessory pack sets? They usually release in April, not sure when we would hear about them if they are still happening.

Usually they only have one exclusive figure, so Ant Man is off the table, but could maybe be Guardians? Or NWH with either the missing Lizard figure or Green Goblin with his mask. I'm clutching at straws here, but just let me dream, brickbuilt Ant Man has really taken its toll on me 

Accessory pack, MCU villains

Kang, High Evolutionary, and then knowing Lego they’ll throw in 2 Outriders, and MODOK build

BAM

[GoldenNinja3000]

This is definitely a new low for LEGO Marvel. How could Gamora be skipped?? I'm mad about no High Evolutionary as well but at least LEGO has an established pattern of skipping MCU villains. But Gamora is a huge character here, we know she rejoins the Guardians and wears that same suit based on the trailers, and her face print and hair piece were just in production for the CMF series. What a joke. 

The builds look pretty good overall. The Bowie is an awesome design but yeah, doesn't look like there's room for all the minifigures. It's nice to see it comes with a stand, though - a ship like this definitely needs one. That's an awesome feature that LEGO introduced for the Marvel line, I just wish they could get their act together with the minifigs. The $10 set is pretty perfect, I would've liked long legs for Groot but he seems to be relatively human-sized in the trailers so I'm not too bothered by it. He could've done with a new head mold but we know how LEGO is. Rocket's ship looks fine, just would've been more interesting with the High Evolutionary and Lylla as well. 

[hvader]

Just now, Darth Shadowthrone said:

 Imagine if the Marvels set is the best MCU 2023 we get this year 

That one would have to come with a good figure selection, right? 

HA

That one will prob include the 3 heroes and Nick Fury

and that’s it. No Zawe Ashton villain, nothing else

[Darth Shadowthrone]

1 minute ago, hvader said:

HA

That one will prob include the 3 heroes and Nick Fury

and that’s it. No Zawe Ashton villain, nothing else

Imagine if it was a £90 Captain marvel helmet aha 

[hvader]

Just now, Darth Shadowthrone said:

Imagine if it was a £90 Captain marvel helmet aha 

I’ll do you one better

$90 life-sized buildable Photon Blast accessory

[GoldenNinja3000]

1 minute ago, Darth Shadowthrone said:

 Imagine if the Marvels set is the best MCU 2023 we get this year 

That one would have to come with a good figure selection, right? 

The Marvels set just needs to have good Carol, Monica, and Kamala minifigures to be a success in that department IMO. Nick Fury and the main villain would be nice too. But then again, I expected us to get Scott, Hope, and Cassie minifigs for Quantumania and look how that turned out...

Maybe The Marvels set is going to be a giant buildable Kamala figure to represent her embiggening abilities? And it'll cost $90 because LEGO throws in a side build and 5 minifigures.

[CodFather1]

2 minutes ago, Surge said:

well the guardians sets also have no minifig renders, so maybe they are done with those

That's what I meant. I'm following up on the discussion about a potential Quantumania set and how a lack of Figure renders on the back doesn't mean that we won't get them as figures.

[hvader]

If Lego continues skipping characters, this would mean

No Leader, no Red Hulk, no probably many team members of Thunderbolts… etc

Wow

[CodFather1]

1 minute ago, hvader said:

I’ll do you one better

$90 life-sized buildable Photon Blast accessory

$90 Dollar Goose the Cat.

[PARed717]

21 minutes ago, CodFather1 said:

So, you created an account on this website to tell us all that if Lego doesn't do what you want, you're going to leave this hobby and by extension this site. Why even bother creating this account? Surely you could have just posted on some other social media? Like I get that this situation isn't great and should be rectified but a rage post should not be your first interaction with a new community.

Why do you give endless praise to mediocre designs and decreasing quality from designers?! Is LEGO paying you to defend everything they do with cult-like zeal?! 

I’ve purchased nearly every Marvel set since LEGO acquired the license in 2012 so don’t come at me with that “new account” nonsense. I have as much a right to be angry as you do to lose your mind over receiving a subpar product. Don’t @ me. 
 

Edit: And I’ve been lurking here for almost a decade. I just don’t feel the need to login and post my excitement for a 15th Hulkbuster or defend a lack of leg printing on the same figures we get every. single. year. 

Edited February 15, 2023 by PARed717

[NXS7]

2 minutes ago, PARed717 said:

Hell, even Cassie Lang is a new character and not the same 10-15 repeats we get year after year. But hey, let’s give the “kids” a 500th Doc Ock! 

I agree with what you're saying, but in the case of NWH Doc Ock, the Alfred Molina Doc Ock, I'll allow one more

 

1 minute ago, Darth Shadowthrone said:

 Imagine if the Marvels set is the best MCU 2023 we get this year 

That one would have to come with a good figure selection, right? 

I would once again like to raise some hell, and suggest that this set is brickbuilt Carol, Kamala and Monica

But if it actually does come with figures, for a $90 set it'll have the 3 Marvels, Nick Fury (repeat of last 4 years) and an important non villainous side character

[THELEGOBATMAN]

Thsi wave is definitely baffling, because the sets themselves look extremely good, but the omissions are absolutely ridiculous.

The smallest set has a surprisingly good build for a 10€ set, I miss those kind of sets. Rocket's ship is really well built, and actually feels fresh. The Bowie looks awesome, and looks like nothing we ever got from LEGO. The minifigures themselves are good too, they even have leg printing. 

But the minifigure selection is quite possibly the worst I've ever seen from LEGO Marvel. Cosmo should've been included in the smallest set. High Evolutionary and Lylla should've been included in the Baby Rocket set — they are literally connected to Rocket's origin, what a ridiculous decision not to include them. Gamora should've been included in the Bowie. Come on LEGO, she's one of the most important Guardians!

[hvader]

To all of us who complained about Lego Marvel in 2021 and 2022

At least the fig selections were good and we even got repeats of the main villains

We were spoiled, and we didnt even realize it

Edited February 15, 2023 by hvader

[CodFather1]

Just now, PARed717 said:

Why do you give endless praise to mediocre designs and decreasing quality from designers?! Is LEGO paying you to defend everything they do with cult-like zeal?! 

I’ve purchased nearly every Marvel set since LEGO acquired the license in 2010 so don’t come at me with you “new account” nonsense. I have as much a right to be angry as you do to lose your mind over receiving a subpar product. Don’t @ me. 

I... I.. literally said I thought Lego had made a bad decision by doing this. You very clearly did not read my comment at all. I never said that you didn't have a right to complain, literally everyone here is. The difference that you're literally only here to complain, not have a constructive conversation, and that isn't a good way to start a relationship with a community

[PARed717]

4 minutes ago, Quicksilver838 said:

I agree with what you're saying, but in the case of NWH Doc Ock, the Alfred Molina Doc Ock, I'll allow one more

 

I would once again like to raise some hell, and suggest that this set is brickbuilt Carol, Kamala and Monica

But if it actually does come with figures, for a $90 set it'll have the 3 Marvels, Nick Fury (repeat of last 4 years) and an important non villainous side character

Oh, I’m not saying don’t include him. But how can they exclude the ONLY unmade character (and a main villain of the film) in favor of ANOTHER Doctor Strange, Ned, and MJ. 

[empiresperish]

3 minutes ago, CodFather1 said:

So, you created an account on this website to tell us all that if Lego doesn't do what you want, you're going to leave this hobby and by extension this site. Why even bother creating this account? Surely you could have just posted on some other social media? Like I get that this situation isn't great and should be rectified but a rage post should not be your first interaction with a new community.

That's some weird tone and community gatekeeping. If they get mad enough to post it means they feel strongly about it enough to share their opinions. Better than sloughing through 500 pages of the same people making the same content-anemic posts tbh. 

The builds of the two ship sets look really good to me but the actual superheroes and main draw to the sets are severely lacking to a ridiculous degree. I do feel for the designers, as they must have a really dire budget for these regardless of the rising price and probably are forced with some hard decisions on who to include if they're even given materials for all the new characters. A handful of prints (some of which are pointless face variants) throughout three sets is just not enough. 

It's also possible Marvel merchandising is pushing toys of just the protagonists like usual, but for building sets that contain plot elements and specific scenarios from the movie they should have an exception here. I understand the team takes priority but then maybe include the whole team... allot more necessary print budget! I see no point in getting these myself as I have all the guardians, more than one new character would have pushed me over the edge for the nice model of the Bowie. 

Please lego gods let the NWH be real to rescue 2023.

[THELEGOBATMAN]

I agree that this year is an absolute new low for LEGO Marvel. Since 2012, we got a lot of terrible builds and lacklustre minifigures. But they never disappointed us so much in minifigure selections.

It's frustrating, because they are producing things like a 3000+ piece Captain America shield, and yet they won't even give us some of the main characters from the final Guardians of the Galaxy movie, any characters from the newest Ant-Man movie, or even all villains from the biggest Spider-Man movie ever (and yet they gave us another Doctor Strange and MJ).

[hvader]

Tbh Funko doesnt have high evolutionary either

Maybe nobody wants to make him…