We’re still getting VHS styled boxes with TV show inspired artwork, only now they’re apparently coming in two-packs. That aside, Hasbro’s approach to Spider-Man could be described as the same, but different. It’s Spider-Man once again, who is the same, but different, as the last black-costumed Spider-Man we saw. I’m a sucker for that cartoon though so I was committed to filling out the roster, as imperfect as it was, and not having the likes of Gambit, Rogue, or Magneto leaves my shelf feeling incomplete.
I personally don’t get it and I will be a little ticked off if they don’t come back to X-Men to finish off the team, at least, even though that product line was rather poor. Why not come back around with another 8 in 2023, 30 years after the show really took off since only 3 episodes premiered in ’92, and then come back with Spider-Man in 2024 to, you know, coincide with that show’s 30th anniversary? It seemed like it was setup perfectly for just that, but apparently Hasbro and the Legends team got impatient or they feel like they need to space the X-Men releases out more or that line is dead and they’re not ready to admit it. The 8 figures Hasbro did release hit on some members of the team and some notable villains, but more remain.
What is not is why now? The X-Men wave has almost sold out on Hasbro’s website and it’s expected the remaining figures will eventually get there (Cyclops was just added to shopDisney in April) which suggests that a second wave is certainly in order. The Marvel Legends VHS series for X-Men must have been received well for the company to do the same with Spider-Man. You guys still into the VHS inspired packaging? I think I still am, but this would have been way cooler if it was actually two boxes and a slipcover instead of just one, big, box.
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