Marvel Superheroes 2024 - Rumors & Discussion

[BoyLego]

41 minutes ago, brickbride said:

Uh, no. It's called having different tastes. Snobbery is telling people that your taste is better than theirs, which is what you are doing, not what I'm doing.  I'm not saying that you liking animated movies is wrong in some way, I'm saying I don't care for them as much as I care for non-animated movies. I also have only a limited amount of spare time and a large stack of stuff I do want to watch that I've been putting off due to lack of time. You going "But they're great movies! Every professional critic says they're great movies! If you don't want to watch them you must be a snob!" is exactly what I meant when I said that this theme doesn't have as much of a target group as others, and that you can't magically increase the target group by shoving it down people's throats.

I’m not trying to convince you a Spiderverse cmf is a good idea (not 100% convinced myself). I just think it’s a shame someone who (presumably) likes superheroes is missing out on a really interesting and incredibly well told superhero story simply because it’s in the format of an animated movie.

[brickbride]

25 minutes ago, BoyLego said:

I’m not trying to convince you a Spiderverse cmf is a good idea (not 100% convinced myself). I just think it’s a shame someone who (presumably) likes superheroes is missing out on a really interesting and incredibly well told superhero story simply because it’s in the format of an animated movie.

It's of course fine if you feel that way. And maybe I'll watch it someday when I have the time (after I've reached the end of my stack). But different people like different things a different amount, and there are simply things I like more than animated movies. On the other hand, I think that "Agatha All Along" was great, a close second to "Loki". I liked "The Marvels". I even thought "Madame Webb" was fairly decent within its limitations and had more interesting female characters, even/especially supporting ones, than most Marvel movies. (Though the ending was terrible and needed more precise foreshadowing and some of the plot holes were at least Marvel-sized.) More people should give that movie a chance if you ask me! But I don't get offended when strangers on a forum don't like those things or don't even plan on watching them, and I definitely wouldn't call them snobs for having different tastes. (Though I know that was Agent Kallus, not you.)

Edited November 15, 2024 by brickbride

[Swordy]

Fascinating to see the explosive, wide range of reactions from this forum.

Again, I’m down for a Spider-Verse CMF, but I do wish we could get so many other Marvel characters included as well. Mobius and God of Stories Loki will be hard losses for me should they never see the light of day. Maybe doing it this year wasn’t the right choice. Nevertheless, I’m thrilled that a series of beloved movies of mine are finally getting LEGO’s notice after seven (seven, wow) whole years.

I personally am into Marvel for the wide range of heroes and villains, even regardless of how familiar I am with them. My hope for a Spider-Verse CMF is to maximize the amount of characters we have from the Spider-Verse trilogy. Obviously Miles and Gwen will be included, but hopefully the former will be his ItSV look, green jacket or otherwise, while the latter I hope will be in her casual outfit, a look which has at least gained a Funko Pop.

On a personal note, I know several of my immediate family would be thrilled to get Hobbie Brown or Pavitr as LEGO Minifigures. I can’t say I’m unhappy about that.

Edited November 15, 2024 by Swordy

[BoyLego]

It’s all good, I’m not offended and I’m certainly not trying to cause offence. I think the point I’m just trying to make is that animation isn’t a genre, and someone saying they don’t like animation sort of implies that all animation is more or less the same. I don’t like all animated things just like I don’t like all live action things (anlthough I also thought Agatha was great). A lot of animation is aimed at kids and I can get not being into that, but lots of it isn’t and there is some really beautiful storytelling out there in the world of animation.

[RobbieHxC]

The Spider-Verse CMF rumour sounds interesting and surprising!  To be honest, we have already got comic versions of most of the Spider-Man characters from these films, for example Miles, Gwen, Noir, Ham, Scarlet, 2099 - all of which are nearly identical to their film versions.  That really only leaves India, Drew, Penny, Punk as new Spider-Man characters.  Further, we're getting a set next year with the Spot and Captain Davis.  Unless the CMF also features lots of new villains, for example Prowler or Kingpin, I would be dissapointed that it is taking up a whole CMF (a great way to introduce new characters in high-detail) rather than just another set or two to round up the last remaining Spider-Verse characters.

[Lion King]

Sorry but Spidey CMF doesn’t sound exciting to me. 

[kevkipo]

Man this is such a no-brainer. All these colourful expressive characters to choose from, based on these amazing movies. I'm so excited for this, it's sad that we have to wait almost a full year for it!
To the people who consider this a loss, I understand you might want a series 3 of live-action Marvel movies, but consider that you've already had 12 years of sets and 2 minifigure series, it's nice to let us fans of Spider-verse have this! :)

[thebricksbear]

On one hand, yea it'll be cool to get a lot of characters we don't get in sets (2099, Jessica Drew, Ham, Noir, etc...) but whoever said the figs are at the risk of being boring is 100% correct IMO. Are they just a bunch of printed minifigs? A hood piece here or there? What other accessories could they have? Hopefully not a bunch of printed tiles like the Muppet CMF.

It's a cool idea and I'm happy for yall that have been begging for these. Personally I would've liked these to take the place of some of the Spidey cars and mechs and stuff we get every spring.

[kevkipo]

47 minutes ago, thebricksbear said:

On one hand, yea it'll be cool to get a lot of characters we don't get in sets (2099, Jessica Drew, Ham, Noir, etc...) but whoever said the figs are at the risk of being boring is 100% correct IMO. Are they just a bunch of printed minifigs? A hood piece here or there? What other accessories could they have? Hopefully not a bunch of printed tiles like the Muppet CMF.

It's a cool idea and I'm happy for yall that have been begging for these. Personally I would've liked these to take the place of some of the Spidey cars and mechs and stuff we get every spring.

I don't think that would be the case... Miles could have his hooded / jacket version. Spider-Punk has a mohawk and a guitar, Pavitr has a headband / hairpiece and a diabolo, Jessica Drew has an afro, Miguel could have arm attachments for his blades, Spider-Noir has a hat and trenchcoat, Spider-Ham probably has a fully molded headpiece, Peni would be a completely different figure altogether. These figures are distinct enough to each be exciting in their own right, just look at the Marvel legends figures.

[Mandalorianknight]

15 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I don‘t see how a comic-based Spiderverse series would be preferable.

A lot of us would like some of the variants that weren't in the movies, such as Superior Spider-Man, 60's spider man (who I guess they could TECHNICALLY put in a movie cmf but I doubt they will), Spider-UK, Cosmic spider-man, etc. And like you say, it'd still be able to include the ATSV characters too as Miles, Hobie, Gwen, etc are all in those comics.

Look- I'm very excited for the CMF even if it is film based, but I totally get why people want Otto or Kaine or what have you.

12 hours ago, brickbride said:

outdated misogynistic fantasies like Slave Leia

I'm so tired of this. She strangled the slug monster who put her in that and then blew up his ship and most of his acquaintances.

[JohnTPT17]

1 hour ago, thebricksbear said:

What other accessories could they have?

• Printed comic books (which are often used to introduce the characters)
• Spider-Ham's hammer (make a new convex hammer head mold instead of a brick built one)
• Hobie's guitar
• Doc Ock's arms/computer
• A Bagel
• Spider-Cat/Mayday Parker could be accessories
• Jessica's motorcycle
• Spray cans/music equipment/claws for Prowler
• A molded "Goober" (thumb drive)
• A bag with Mile's first Spider-man costume
• Mile's sketchbook.
• Various holograms (especially for 2099)
• Gwen's drum kit
• Spider-Man India's... Yo-yo thing? Can't remember.
• Include parts for Penny's mech in all off the figures

Those are just off the top of my head - and some of those, admittedly, would just be "tiles" - but I still think that there's a lot of options. For all we know, it could even have some things that lean into the third movie.

[psqidexslizer]

2 hours ago, JohnTPT17 said:

• Printed comic books (which are often used to introduce the characters)
• Spider-Ham's hammer (make a new convex hammer head mold instead of a brick built one)
• Hobie's guitar
• Doc Ock's arms/computer
• A Bagel
• Spider-Cat/Mayday Parker could be accessories
• Jessica's motorcycle
• Spray cans/music equipment/claws for Prowler
• A molded "Goober" (thumb drive)
• A bag with Mile's first Spider-man costume
• Mile's sketchbook.
• Various holograms (especially for 2099)
• Gwen's drum kit
• Spider-Man India's... Yo-yo thing? Can't remember.
• Include parts for Penny's mech in all off the figures

Those are just off the top of my head - and some of those, admittedly, would just be "tiles" - but I still think that there's a lot of options. For all we know, it could even have some things that lean into the third movie.

Have we ever gotten anything as large as a motorcycle in any of these CMFs?

[JohnTPT17]

52 minutes ago, psqidexslizer said:

Have we ever gotten anything as large as a motorcycle in any of these CMFs?

Series 19 Mountain Biker had a bike. Not quite the same as the movie, but it's still in the realm of reason.

[Classic_Spaceman]

On 11/13/2024 at 4:12 PM, Rwbricks said:

Poor Gwen. If only Sauron wanted to cure cancer. 

On 11/13/2024 at 9:36 PM, poisonbricks said:

I believe this is actually what it is. Iirc Reptil gave them the ability to turn into dinosaurs for this season 

What are the chances that we actually get a Sauron Minifig? While he does need a new head mould (and ideally recoloured faun legs), the new CMF pterodactyl wing-arms would be perfect for him! 
 

Regarding the Spider-Verse CMF rumour, while there is absolutely a lot of potential for Minifigs, I am somewhat skeptical that LEGO would make a CMF series based entirely on a single piece of media (a movie and its sequel) - I can see us getting Spider-Verse Minifigs (or their comic counterparts) in a generic Marvel CMF, but I am holding off on any reaction or judgement until we get more info! 
 

[BrickBob Studpants]

58 minutes ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

[…] I am somewhat skeptical that LEGO would make a CMF series based entirely on a single piece of media (a movie and its sequel)

The LEGO Batman Movie had two CMF series dedicated to it, so a total of 40 minifigs  Sure, you can say it’s not fair to compare a LEGO movie to other films, but it‘s still a single piece of media.

[Agent Kallus]

18 hours ago, brickbride said:

Visually, yes. I'm trying to think of what I'd want from a CMF series whose theme I don't much care about. A minifig consisting of legs, torso, head, not hair or headgear just seems lazy. (Yes I know that's not all of them but it's some of them at least.) Especially for a CMF series.

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Uh, no. It's called having different tastes. Snobbery is telling people that your taste is better than theirs, which is what you are doing, not what I'm doing. I'm not saying that you liking animated movies is wrong in some way! I'm saying I personally don't care for them as much as I care for non-animated movies. I also have only a limited amount of spare time and a large stack of stuff I do want to watch that I've been putting off due to lack of time. You going "But they're great movies! Every professional critic says they're great movies! If you don't want to watch them you must be a snob!" is exactly what I meant when I said that this theme doesn't have as much of a target group as others, and that you can't magically increase the target group by shoving it down people's throats.

Honestly, it depends on the characters' visual appeal. The X-Men ones were very popular. And Agatha, for example - many people might not have known who she was but they saw a cool dress and hair and a fun facial expression, plus witches are interesting in general. Regular CMF series often have pretty random characters (like a potter or a knitter or an olympic medalist) but they're visually appealing with cool accessories. And the D&D characters, again, were popular with people who just liked fantasy in general. So if LEGO could find visually appealing Disney+ characters like, say, God Loki or Wiccan (with the crown) I don't think it would be a problem.

Okay snob might of been a little harsh, l admit. Hopefully you can see how your original post gave the impression that you see animation as lesser, which would Fe by definition snobbery. But se-lä-vē, I'm a snob myself where Lego is concerned, I know that my distaste of other building block brands is based on my own snobbery rather than any just or fair metric.

Nonetheless with the discussion of the snobbishness dropped I still think you're showing a degree of ignorance as to how popular these will likely be. The Spider-verse films were runaway successes and I'm sure every masked fig with come with an  alternative un masked head and hair just like the What If Spider-Man or the humanoid headed player character figs from the D&D series.

 

18 hours ago, brickbride said:

But different people like different things a different amount, and there are simply things I like more than animated movies. On the other hand, I think that "Agatha All Along" was great, a close second to "Loki". I liked "The Marvels". I definitely wouldn't call them snobs for having different tastes. 

And that's okay. We can have different tastes though ... We're not so different you and I, I would put Agatha and Loki in the upper echelons of the marvel TV and I think the Marvels was great. 

I wasn't calling you a snob for having different taste, but because I had perceived (admittedly perhaps unfairly) a prejudice against animation. Which is all too common.

18 hours ago, brickbride said:

(Though I know that was Agent Kallus, not you.)

That's @Agent Kallus to you!  But I'll admit my got reaction may have been an unfair judgement.

2 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

The LEGO Batman Movie had two CMF series dedicated to it, so a total of 40 minifigs  Sure, you can say it’s not fair to compare a LEGO movie to other films, but it‘s still a single piece of media.

Well look at how many sets a single season of Ninjago gets it ere looking at Lego media! Or how many sets each individual star wars movie has.

[Agent Kallus]

3 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

 

Regarding the Spider-Verse CMF rumour, while there is absolutely a lot of potential for Minifigs, I am somewhat skeptical that LEGO would make a CMF series based entirely on a single piece of media (a movie and its sequel) - I can see us getting Spider-Verse Minifigs (or their comic counterparts) in a generic Marvel CMF, but I am holding off on any reaction or judgement until we get more info! 
 

I don't really see why not. I mean as you say there is a huge potential for figs there, varied and interesting.

 

[BrickBob Studpants]

49 minutes ago, Agent Kallus said:

We're not so different you and I, I would put Agatha and Loki in the upper echelons of the marvel TV and I think the Marvels was great. 

Totally agree! Loki and Agatha were by far the best Marvel shows to me and I had a blast with The Marvels  I really didn‘t expect Agatha to be this good and wish we could get minifigs for some of the other characters, but I doubt a third CMF series would‘ve provided that anyway.

34 minutes ago, Agent Kallus said:

I mean as you say there is a huge potential for figs there, varied and interesting.

Word. If TLBM can get two 20-figure CMF series, one 12-figure series dedicated to the two Spiderverse movies isn‘t a stretch at all  Can‘t wait for the list!

Edited November 16, 2024 by BrickBob Studpants

[Lego Nostalgia]

I might be the only one here who doesn't care about The Marvels and Agatha , it doesn't feel like Marvel, I don't know why Disney greenlights these stupid projects, they should just focus on the popular/cool heroes

No wonder their movies are flopping

[Borex]

What is wrong with printed tiles? I love printed tiles! Keep’em coming! 

Of course they could give them printed tiles as attribute, but there will be other things as well. Not as much as a regular cmf of course. 
For instance i think Miles Morales will have the bubble coat jacket and something new yorky to hold. I can see them giving two heads like they did for d’n’d as well to have an unmasked version. 
 

anyway for those of you that don’t buy offbrand figs, there is already a plethora of spider(wo)men out there and if you cherrypick the best looking outfits, you’ll get a very cool selection for this cmf. 
 

Personally i already have a great Tombstone made for myself (thnks to Voldemort), so i hope for comicbased villains already captured by the spidersociety. Especially the wild ones like the Grizzly, Kangaroo, Walrus, Frog-Man, Videoman, Mooseterio, Lady Beetle, Gog, Bigman, Clam for instance. 

[Lego Nostalgia]

Thunderbolts without the team from the comics, Iron Heart, WonderMan and What IF S3 that has some of the worst stories ever (WTF IS THAT MECH EPISODE)

Captain America 4,Daredevil and Fantastic 4 are the only projects in 2025 for marvel I'm interested in

[SEmrys]

1 hour ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

I might be the only one here who doesn't care about The Marvels and Agatha , it doesn't feel like Marvel, I don't know why Disney greenlights these stupid projects, they should just focus on the popular/cool heroes

No wonder their movies are flopping

I mean, you've kind of answered your own question there, with Agatha anyway. People seem to have responded well to it (the two posters prior to you, and the one they're quoting both said it was one of the best TV shows Marvel Studios has put out) and it's carrying on a story from one of their other popular shows. 

The Marvels is a sequel to the character Marvel was trying to push as their premiere female hero. 

They make some odd choices, sure. And not all of it is great. But if they don't take some risks or make some outside the box choices sometimes then we wouldn't have had things like Guardians of the Galaxy (or, arguably, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Ant-Man and so on).

As for Thunderbolts, I was disappointed by the roster initially but that looks like it could be one of the better things they put out next year. And the Avengers didn't start off with their classic roster either so who knows. 

[THELEGOBATMAN]

2 hours ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

I might be the only one here who doesn't care about The Marvels and Agatha , it doesn't feel like Marvel, I don't know why Disney greenlights these stupid projects, they should just focus on the popular/cool heroes

No wonder their movies are flopping

Ah yes, Captain Marvel and Ms. Marvel, notoriously unpopular Marvel characters. 

[BrickBob Studpants]

2 hours ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

[…] Agatha , it doesn't feel like Marvel […]

That‘s one of the reasons people liked it so much; it‘s different from most other Marvel projects, yet still fits in well. They introduced some major new characters, had a really good well-thought out mystery going, didn‘t fall into the trap of turning Agatha into a hero (or even an anti-hero), and DAMN that 7th episode was excellent! The tarot scene alone made sure the series would end up in my top three Marvel shows  At first, I was rolling my eyes at the idea of an Agatha show as well, but it really is worth watching! 

And focussing only on the „popular“ characters is not the best strategy. They have to try out new things, or else it gets stale. And you need to give other characters the chance to become popular in the first place! Iron Man was a B or C-lister before the first movie and the GotG were more like D-listers even. The MCU wouldn‘t exist if they only focussed on the then popular characters!

Edited November 16, 2024 by BrickBob Studpants

[poisonbricks]

I think the biggest disappointment for me with the Spider-Verse CMF isnt even that it's specifically Spider-Verse, even if I don't care about those movies - it's more that it feels like it's basically a death sentence for any new D+ characters in LEGO

Wonder Man, Ironheart, Eyes of Wakanda, Marvel Zombies, Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man, What If..? Season 3 all feel like we can pretty confidently say they won't get full set representation. Spider-Verse already will have had a normal retail set on shelves by the time the CMF comes out. And most likely, there'll be multiple repeats of characters from that set (and maybe other sets throughout the year, if there are any) - we've traded the ONLY chance for some characters to get a bunch of Spider-Man figs that probably would've found their way into sets anyway considering Sony is clearly working with LEGO now