Another Comic Book Based Guardians Of The Galaxy Member Coming To The Marvel Legends Line In 2023 - Who Will It Be?

On 2/15/2023 at 1:41 PM, watanabefan said:

(* I know Starhawk, Charlie 27 and Martinex had a cameo appearance in the second movie but I suspect it'll be someone more prominent.)

Totally missed that Charlie 27 was in GOTG 2. I had to google that. Played by Ving no less.

I'd be thrilled if it's Nebular but it's probably going to be another original member.

I was talking with my friend about this, and I realized, could this be finally finally a comic Nebula? now that is actually what is top of my want list out of these potential figures, Comic Classic Nebula, we never ever got one in all of the 20+ years of Legends in 6'' (sure we got a 3.75 in a SDCC Box Set, that don't count), I think it's most due.

For me, only Mantis's comic version will A: keep Hasbro's trend going and B: gives me a long wanted Avenger checked off.

I'll take any of the above mentioned in their classic suit but Mantis is top choice in this case

As far as building out the team though, since I have the MCU team complete, is the classic 70s version.

On 2/15/2023 at 7:52 AM, Jormungand said:

If its the original team, my vote is for Starhawk or Martinex.

Yes. Just to add, before anyone says Martinex is too unique and doesn't have re-use potential, look at Maverick, Psycho-Man, Kree Sentry, for example. Fairly unique figures and they're not A listers. And the team did a beautiful, fantastic job with these.

Of course, its not a given that the new figure would be part of the original group. So there's that.

On 2/15/2023 at 2:02 PM, super-chillin said:

"...maybe if they got rid of the shards on that buck, it wouldnt be too shabby. but yes i agree - it wouldnt be surprising if they flat out used either of those Iceman figures for Martinex but good gosh id hope not..."

Martinex needs an all new sculpt. Sure, given their past moves, if hasbo did him they'd cut corners and use a mold already out there. But NECA was able to do it with Garax, who has the same faceted form as Martinex is supposed to have so its not some impossible design. As consumers, we really need to do better to hold hasbo to higher standards of accuracy; their attitude seems to be "good enough" and we've no one but ourselves to blame if we keep buying shoddy products.

If they keep this tempo we gonna get full OG team by 2055.

On 2/15/2023 at 10:41 PM, monron999 said:

I don't think the Juggy Wave Iceman had shards coming out of his arms. I think you're thinking of the AoA Iceman from the Colossus Wave. And I'm not saying it would be ideal. I'm just making predictions from Hasbro's history of practice. I'd love for them to actually do another sculpt for Martinex and then use that mold for an updated Iceman, but from a company that consistently uses the Sunfire mold for characters 6'4" and over, such as Yondu, I don't think them using the skinny Iceman mold for a character like Martinex is unlikely.

The Juggy wave did have shards on forearms and calves, but the AOA wave version could work too!

On 2/15/2023 at 4:41 PM, monron999 said:

I don't think the Juggy Wave Iceman had shards coming out of his arms. I think you're thinking of the AoA Iceman from the Colossus Wave. And I'm not saying it would be ideal. I'm just making predictions from Hasbro's history of practice. I'd love for them to actually do another sculpt for Martinex and then use that mold for an updated Iceman, but from a company that consistently uses the Sunfire mold for characters 6'4" and over, such as Yondu, I don't think them using the skinny Iceman mold for a character like Martinex is unlikely.

oh yea i was thinking they were the same all around, but the jug wave figure does have a bit around his wrists though. i didnt realize aoa Iceman had a much better looking torso too. maybe if they got rid of the shards on that buck, i guess that wouldnt be too shabby. but yes i agree - it wouldnt be surprising if they flat out used either of those Iceman figures for Martinez but good gosh id hope not.

On 2/15/2023 at 2:53 PM, super-chillin said:

Charlie would go great on the Thanos/Controller body, i imagine. but why Martinex on that Jug Iceman body? classic version wasnt scronny like that, not to mention he didnt have shards sticking out on his arms and legs.

I don't think the Juggy Wave Iceman had shards coming out of his arms. I think you're thinking of the AoA Iceman from the Colossus Wave. And I'm not saying it would be ideal. I'm just making predictions from Hasbro's history of practice. I'd love for them to actually do another sculpt for Martinex and then use that mold for an updated Iceman, but from a company that consistently uses the Sunfire mold for characters 6'4" and over, such as Yondu, I don't think them using the skinny Iceman mold for a character like Martinex is unlikely.