Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

[THELEGOBATMAN]

56 minutes ago, Legocentrico said:

This is not true

What do you mean "this is not true"? 

There is a leaked image of the Hall of Armor set with the new Iron Patriot minifigure—and it does not have leg printing.

Edited November 30, 2024 by THELEGOBATMAN

[Lego Nostalgia]

We live in a society where a shitty theme like Dreamzzz gets new moulds and prints and a figure from 2016 gets arm printing while the 2025 one doesn't

At this stage let Lego increase their prices, a 20$ set will cost 70$ soon enough, give it time, let them go bankrupt,I can save money then

2022 will be known as the year Lego became greedy and stopped caring

[Legocentrico]

36 minuti fa, THELEGOBATMAN ha detto:

Cosa intendi per "questo non è vero"?

C'è un'immagine trapelata del set Hall of Armor con la nuova minifigure Iron Patriot e non ha la stampa delle gambe.

The image is preliminary, the quality is terrible and the position of the minifigure does not allow this type of statement. In the first images of the X-Mansion Bishop was in a very similar situation, and we saw how it ended

[THELEGOBATMAN]

5 minutes ago, Legocentrico said:

The image is preliminary, the quality is terrible and the position of the minifigure does not allow this type of statement. In the first images of the X-Mansion Bishop was in a very similar situation, and we saw how it ended

Oh, you're actually right. Somehow my brain remembered the picture much clearer, with no leg printing.

Yeah, we can actually see some lighter blue leg-printing there. I don't think LEGO ever skips this for an Iron Man-related character.

[Legocentrico]

7 minutes ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

Yeah, we can actually see some lighter blue leg-printing there. I don't think LEGO ever skips this for an Iron Man-related character.

Let's hope it never happens :-D

[Swordy]

19 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

It seems like a huge oversight to base Bucky’s design on the Winter Soldier film (especially as he has new prints), maybe there’s finally a CA: TWS set planned for the summer and they just couldn’t bother / didn’t have budget to make two variants of him?

They’re literally the same design in both films. Even the arm is just as worn in Winter Solider as in Civil War. There’s no difference whatsoever.

(Edit: Upon referencing both films, I’m surprised to realize that I was wrong. Oh, and that Bucky is wearing a jacket in Civil War, while in TWS he wears some leather uniform with multiple straps on it. The latter is definitely depicted on the minifig, though the reused leg printing could’ve been omitted in my opinion.)

The new minifig is just an objectively poor design. There’s no contrast, making the whole design look flat. Making the whole suit minimalist and black makes it uninteresting and unappealing.

Looking at the figure from 2016, the greys on the abdomen region, while a touch bright, provide even contrast to brighten the design. If those DBGs had been dark pearl grey, it would’ve been a closer match to the film.

The black hair really does throw off the figure, though. Such an easy fix, and such a horrible outcome when done wrong.

 

Another downgrade for the count: Spidey doesn’t have printed detailing on the legs, just dual-molding.

Edited December 1, 2024 by Swordy
Shockingly, a person on the internet was wrong.

[mrcngrck]

1 hour ago, Swordy said:

The new minifig is just an objectively poor design. There’s no contrast, making the whole design look flat. Making the whole suit minimalist and black makes it uninteresting and unappealing.

exactly and black hair makes it even worse. I don't care that much about accuracy tbh, this is just a poor design.

[RobbieHxC]

Anti-Venom set is an instant purchase for me - always happy getting new characters in cheap sets!

[Mandalorianknight]

6 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

It seems like a huge oversight to base Bucky’s design on the Winter Soldier film (especially as he has new prints), maybe there’s finally a CA: TWS set planned for the summer and they just couldn’t bother / didn’t have budget to make two variants of him?

I feel like that'd make not giving the guy who's most iconic feature is his special arm arm printing even dumber.

5 hours ago, benderisgreat said:

Kinda weird to say but mechs are the only sets in this wave that actually are worth buying and have good minifigs. Honestly Marvel theme is cutting way too many corners this year, it’s just sad to see this theme become so  neglected by Lego.

You should see the DC line. Same situation except there's only 3 sets including the mech and 4+.

5 hours ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

What do you mean "this is not true"? 

I mean he has leg printing.

[hikouki]

Really hoping we get some more comic book based characters/ versions.

[LemonFlavouredBleach]

15 hours ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

At least they should've used this! It already would've been so much better.

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=37823&idColor=86#T=S&C=103&O={"color":103,"iconly":0}

 

Nah that hair is too karen-like, in my opinion the best option that’s an already existing piece is the Movie Lloyd/Harry Potter hairpiece 

[AndrewCole14]

Bucky in the Civil War set is in the Winter Soldier outfit instead of his Civil War one, coupling this with the First Avenger Cap minifigure makes me think a Winter Soldier Infinity Saga set is coming. 

[THELEGOBATMAN]

3 hours ago, LemonFlavouredBleach said:

Nah that hair is too karen-like, in my opinion the best option that’s an already existing piece is the Movie Lloyd/Harry Potter hairpiece 

Actually, fair, that also would've worked well enough.

But my point was, ther are hairpieces that are much more similiar to Gwen's actual hairstyle in the movie—and yet for some reason they decided to go with a generic ponytail. 

[NXS7]

5 hours ago, LemonFlavouredBleach said:

Nah that hair is too karen-like, in my opinion the best option that’s an already existing piece is the Movie Lloyd/Harry Potter hairpiece 

That's the hairpiece I've used for my purist unmasked Spider Gwen. It's available in yellow too

 

4 hours ago, AndrewCole14 said:

Bucky in the Civil War set is in the Winter Soldier outfit instead of his Civil War one, coupling this with the First Avenger Cap minifigure makes me think a Winter Soldier Infinity Saga set is coming. 

He'd need another new head if that's the case, there's not a single shot of Winter Soldier smiling in that film outside of flashbacks/war footage. It's surprising to me he actually got a new face and didn't recycle Poe Dameron's

I might be in the minority here, but I'm fine with his outfit being inaccurate since he wears a plain black jacket. His previous CW figure was based on concert art that gave him a more exciting costume

Should the figure be reused in a CA:TWS set, there would be serious redemption points for the lack of arm printing if a new head featured his mask on both sides with the goggles on one

I'm also really glad I still have the original Civil War sets/figures, so I have a spare printed Winter Soldier arm to add to this figure

[calebcold3]

21 hours ago, lego_guyon02 said:

The HD Spider-Verse setpictures are new but don't really show anything that we hadn't already seen in past leaks, that's why I didn't bring it up. But even though I do like it and plan to get it when it's discounted (because the base price is pretty insane) it still isn't perfect either and has some problems 

1 out of every 10 figures being good isn't exactly something to cheer for. I don't know about you but I sadly haven't figured out an infinite money glitch yet so as long as I need to pay for these very expensive products with my own hard earned cash I don't exactly feel like making excuses for a large corporation cheaping out on things. Especially when most of my issues with these figures stem from LEGO actively downgrading reused figures (Widow's arms, Spidey's legs, Wanda's skirt) and making mistakes that could easily have been prevented if the designer knew how to use Google (Bucky being based on the wrong movie and having the wrong haircolor). 

That's defiantly fair. when there's 1 good set, I try to hang on to that positive even if the rest of the sets don't wow me. Sorry if I came across as a bit too "WHY DON'T YOU LIKE THIS SET ME AND MOST PEOPLE LIKE?", I just was trying to be more "Hey, not all of it's bad" if that makes sense. I'm more of a half full glass guy but I'm glad to hear you at least like 76311. And yeah, it's not perfect but IMO it's still a good set and the best of a mid bunch.

 

17 hours ago, benderisgreat said:

Kinda weird to say but mechs are the only sets in this wave that actually are worth buying and have good minifigs. Honestly Marvel theme is cutting way too many corners this year, it’s just sad to see this theme become so  neglected by Lego.

Plus the ATSV set, but I know that price is a hard pill to swallow. Luckily I've been saving discount points on Insiders for this specific set. And hey, at least the theme isn't DC level yet (low bar but still, I try to be a bit positive) 

[Lego Nostalgia]

The Winter Solider Polybag remains the best to this day

[BrickBob Studpants]

On 11/30/2024 at 12:28 AM, THELEGOBATMAN said:

I didn't know we were getting Mortal Kombat sets! That's awesome. ()

Good one  I should‘ve realised MK is also an abbreviation for Mortal Kombat, Mario Kart, and likely other franchises  I meant Monkie Kid ^^

3 hours ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

The Winter Solider Polybag remains the best to this day

I think the arm prints got better with later versions, but I agree overall it‘s still the best version!

[Kaijumeister]

On 11/30/2024 at 5:05 PM, Mandalorianknight said:

I feel like that'd make not giving the guy whose most iconic feature is his special arm printing even dumber.

This is Lego Superheroes after all, shortcuts and penny pinching are the name of the game more than any other theme.

Plus with WWII Cap coming in the logo set, I can definitely see a set based on the final fight from Winter Soldier reusing these figures.

One of these days, just one of these days, if we can get the main trio of Cap, Iron Man, and Thor with dual moulding / arm printing etc. I’d be so happy. Cap especially.

I feel like Falcon’s wings in the Civil War set are the best brick-built iteration of them so far, glad to hear Lego continue to refine it given how blocky previous versions have been.

Edited December 1, 2024 by Kaijumeister

[Swordy]

21 minutes ago, Kaijumeister said:

This is Lego Superheroes after all, shortcuts and penny pinching are the name of the game more than any other theme.

Plus with WWII Cap coming in the logo set, I can definitely see a set based on the final fight from Winter Soldier reusing these figures.

I’m expecting a UCS Helicarrier with reused WW2 Cap, reused Nick Fury, reused Black Widow, reused Winter Soldier with a new face print but no arm print, and maybe a new Falcon, with Maria Hill on a sticker.

 

I really wanted a Stealth Suit Cap in the first TWS set. Still rooting for Red Skull’s car from TFA.

Edited December 1, 2024 by Swordy

[Dr.Cogg]

It's funny to me that both Falcon Cap and Carter Cap got dual molded legs before Original Cap.

[Lego Nostalgia]

3 hours ago, Dr.Cogg said:

It's funny to me that both Falcon Cap and Carter Cap got dual molded legs before Original Cap.

There was a leaked figure of Endgame Cap with black boots but I don't know if it was fake, by Legoheg on reddit, he was the guy that posted Thrawn and Ezra, he had a picture of Ant-Man too from the set in May

[calebcold3]

Iron Man and Black Panther vs Red Hulk Set Image is out. 

It looks ok but I'm not getting it. Overall, this wave is really being carried by the ATSV set and the Iron Man mech. 

Also, Which set do you all think I should save towards? The X-Mansion or the upcoming Civil War Battle set? 

I know that seems like a no brainer, but I never got the OG 2016 Civil War Battle (even though I had the other 3 CW sets from 2016)

[cosmic]

On 11/30/2024 at 6:38 AM, Lego Nostalgia said:

We live in a society where a shitty theme like Dreamzzz gets new moulds and prints and a figure from 2016 gets arm printing while the 2025 one doesn't

At this stage let Lego increase their prices, a 20$ set will cost 70$ soon enough, give it time, let them go bankrupt,I can save money then

2022 will be known as the year Lego became greedy and stopped caring

i've seen lots of posts defending the company but at a certain point what more can you say? TLG has been overpricing for some time now and the quality is not always there. Especially with the figures.

I will say though, I love the new Venom car. Despite being kind of tired of Venom and feeling like we get too many of him, I really like this set. His car feels so sleek and is very in line with the recent cars we've been getting for various characters. Spiderman, Venom, and Miles Morales have all gotten really nice and sleek cars in recent waves. I find the choice to add Julia Carpenter so satisfying as well. We've gotten wayy too many Spider Gwens in recent years so this feels fresh and new. 

As for the new Spidey mech, i gotta be honest its probably the best mech Peter Parker has gotten. Plus anti Venom is a really cool new figure to get. I'm actually kind of loving this upcoming wave. For the most part that is.

But yeah I got a good cackle hearing that the Thing will be a mini figure and the set would be based off of the MCU. I do have hope we may get the comic based Fantastic Four eventually, I mean heck they got around to giving us 90's variants for the X-Men, so they seem to be open to covering uncharted territory, just at their own pace. Still, it's a little annoying knowing it could have been this year. Still, having X-Men, Avengers, and Fantastic Four sets on shelves at the same time would be monumental for the company. I believe the UCS Milano should still be on shelves so make that four Marvel teams receiving content simultaneously through Lego. so cool.

Can't wait to hear about the Summer Wave.

[mrcngrck]

I like these obscure cars as well as the new IM one. They remind my of Marvel/SW Hot Wheels cars which I like and built few.

[Legofan04]

On 11/29/2024 at 3:49 PM, poisonbricks said:

I'm a little worried that LEGO Marvel's waves are settling into 'generic mech, generic car, construction figure, legacy MCU film battle set'. It's not BAD, but we've had so much better in the past.

Want to actually commit about this point as it's defiantly true but I think this pattern isn't entirely Lego's fault. I think lego focuses on these types of builds not only because they sale to the kids ( although that might not be as true with some of the sets now) but more importantly because there isn't much else to base the sets on. A major problem within the past couple of years or so is the decrease in media - both in relation to superheroes and in general- for the 6-8 crowd which is one of the key lego demographics. Looking back to when the superhero themes started, and throughout the 2010s) there was so much content. Dc had Lego Batman 2 coming out and released multiple  directly to dvd lego movies. On Marvel's side there were multiple cartoons including two for the avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ultimate Spiderman, and even one for Hulk which  helped to create a consumer base for these sets (regardless of whether the sets were based on the show or the films) among that demographic.

When these shows started to come to end, there weren't many replacements, a trend likely exacerbated by the pandemic. Since then there has been hardly any content for this age group. For Dc the only show is My Adventures with Superman. For Marvel it's the Spidey and His Amazing Friends that the 4+ sets are based off. Both What if and Xmen '97 are targeted to older audiences having a rating of 14+ in the US which alienates many in the 6-8 range.  With many being a tad young for the films and hardly any reading comics, there isn't as much of a market for them. It seems that Lego is trying to recapture this market by using the trends of what's popular in other themes and trends in media. The former leads to the generic sets while the later is probably what's driven Lego's venom craze.

And the Mcu isn't really helping matters. With a prime market cut off from them Lego has to rely on older fans for the mcu sets. The older fans aren't being satisfied by this group of sets because marvel isn't giving Lego as much promotional material especially for it's villains so the primary villains aren't getting included. This is unfortunate of course as they offer something different from the heroes whose costumes don't often have many changes between movies and don't give the kids someone for their heroes to fight. Furthermore the older fans aren't  enjoying the more recent MCU movies, something Lego has undoubtedly picked up on leading the company in the direction of trying to milk the infinity saga. These film battle sets then further alienate kids as they don't have interest in displaying their toys. 

Nobody wins and probably won't until Disney changes up their tactics for attracting and targeting an audience. All this to say is that there is more going on than whats others have labled as Lego being lazy.