Marvel Legends Iron Fist and Luke Cage is Accurate
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 เม.ย. 2024
- When the Marvel Legends Iron Fist and Luke Cage two-pack got revealed, some collectors thought Hasbro mistakenly paired to clashing era versions of the characters.
Quick video explaining why the ML team's focus on team completion was the right call.
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It looks like that writers strike was a great thing for the marvel legends team it forced them to do more comic based figures that 2 pack is a first day pre-order for me another great video Jeffrey
Thanks James! I thought we might get a little window for some comic focused figures thanks to the gap with MCU product and the ML team is taking full advantage of it.
Maybe they might do a comic version of Jessica jones in her leather jacket. Like with modern Luke Cage in his yellow t shirt.
SUPER expensive now, but we do have a Netflix version that works just fine for me: amzn.to/3W5jwyX
That would be nice.
As a 2000s Marvel fan I see this as a win
It's a pretty big win too!
We are in 100% agreement about this being the best legends year in history
It really is nearly there, right?
I'm just happy to get a ironfist. Always wanted one of him and on this figure I can overlook somethings you pointed out. At the end of the day we got him!
His NA look is definitely close enough to not be an issue for folks who can overlook the slight changes.
I think a cool segment that I have yet to see on a toy channel would be to have toy customizers, compete to see if they can create a better action figure product than the major toy companies. Just a thought. Keep up the good work Brotha!
Thank you! If you know of any customizers who'd be game for something like that send them my way. That could be fun!
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I like this two pack.
Also just want to say I always enjoy your videos and your community. Your genuine appreciation comes through and that's so much better than negativity.
Thank you so much. That does mean a lot as I hope to just keep this channel nice and fun for folks :-)
Yeah I want the mid 200s era Avengers, but I want a slightly different Luke Cage. I'd like to see him with the black tank and maybe a head with the beanie or shades. Still, I'm happy this period of comics is getting some love this year with that Iron-Man.
Absolutely. I'm definitely not opposed to various lengthy runs (1.5 years at least) getting represented in Marvel Legends regardless of the time period. Cage still has a few more looks that could make for fun figures. The Marvel Knights look with the leather jacket and red shirt is another so hopefully we'll see the black beater look as well down the road.
Well, I have 4 Luke Cage now, I was going to Kitbash one into Mack from Agents of SHIELD. I only recently, about 2 weeks ago got the 4th as Walmart had a sale and I was able to get Luke Cage and Claire Temple 2-pack. So, I will throw my extra Luke Cage into an Exiles Team.
That Walmart sale was VERY good!
It should of been classic cage with iron fist in this release but hasbro really dropped the ball with that last luke cage release so I'm glad we getting the modern cage
The only gripe I have is I kinda wish that they did the black and yellow track suit that Iron Fist had in his 2017 run!
Great video. This all makes sense. Also question, what Dr. Strange figure would be great for comic look?
Thank you! The best option is the Wal-Mart Doc Strange: amzn.to/3Wm2ahj
@@LylesFigureFiles awesome. That is the top one I was seeing. Thank you. Much respect.
Waiting till 1pm next Tuesday for this, also hope Skaar goes up soon!! Heard retro carnage will be next week too
Me too! Curious why the delay for Warbird and Skaar's release dates though.
I was hoping to see Luke Cage have his bracers on his wrists. But those brass knuckles are pretty sick.
That would have been a welcome extra accessory!
I’m so happy we’re getting so many marvelous figures this year. Nice video Jeff!🫡
Thank you 80s! So many good figures coming our way!
I think they should have included this modern Luke Cage in the Midnight Sons wave and the classic Luke in this two-pack. That's what people wanted. They could have done a modern Iron Fist look in a later wave, so we have that option.
The good news is people can skip this set and just wait for the classic Iron Fist they actually want still.
Nice update video, I guess we can't rag on Hasbro for being inaccurate. I didn't even notice the V/U thing at first, but when it was mentioned it did stick out, and I do love the classic versions. Dilemma! I think I'm just gonna wait and see if this two pack goes on sale. I don't want to pay full price for versions I am not completely into; just have that gamble they will do a full classic Iron Fist sometime (not guaranteed?!). I have a similar issue with the SHIELD 3 pack...I love the Nick Fury, I think the Duggan would be a great bonus (would buy as a 2 pack), but Sharon Carter is a figure that looks great but isn't my era and I am not bothered about. Budget is a thing! Again, I'll wait for a clearance sale (and of course risk missing out if the set sells out and never gets discounted). If they are doing three-packs, put some kind of discount on to make it more worthwhile, or they are just forcing people to get figures they wouldn't otherwise.
I am definately buying Nefaria, Blacklash, She-Hulk, Ghost Rider and Warbird. Awesome reveals. Probably Wolverine as well, he looks great. Oh, and the Zola/Zemo pack. That's about £200 already :0
I can't wait for Count Nefaria, Warbird, etc. So many good figures coming!
@@LylesFigureFiles Count Nefaria is a real cross-team villain too ...Iron Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, the Thunderbolts. Suitable for many display themes.
Iron Fist looks ALMOST perfect. My only gripe is that they didn't taper his open shirt and they used that chinty flame effect for the fist, but I have some ideas to customize his fist so a solid release. But I'm not happy that they stuck him in a 2 pack with a modern version of Luke Cage I don't want and don't need, so I gotta go sell that one on ebay. I'm starting to not like 2-packs. But this adds a much needed classic character, so I'm happy! Hoping we get some Iron Fist villains now!
I'm also happy we get two nicely done expressive faces for Iron Fist, unlike what we saw with Luke Cage.
I agree i dont like 2pks when i only want one figure . They never did get the paywall issue as much as they say they did .
They're both modern versions.
This figure is technically based on Danny Rands last appearance in the Iron Fist suit. This figure is based almost entirely off of Iron Fist:Heart of the Dragon from 2021. Well, at least the cover art anyway. I'd actually prefer if it was the design from the interior cover art. Check that series out if y'all haven't it's pretty solid!
So for me, this two pack works perfectly fine. I would have liked the 70s Luke with blue pants and v chest Iron Fist but hey, to me this is great. I mainly have grown up with the modern looks of these characters and I think this captures their modern looks very well. Trust me, this will be a major hit. Classic or not, people will love this cause we really did need a better version of both of these.
I know us older collectors just want our wish list catered too, but we do have to recognize they're fans of all different eras that should get some figure love too.
It's actually crazy how good of a year this will be for Legends.
We're only in April and I've already ordered (or received) so many "must-haves." It's only April and I've already ordered more Legends this year than the last 2 years combined; maybe even 3 years. They seem dedicated to either giving us the perfect versions of certain characters (like Luke Cage, Ghost Rider, Sabretooth) or finally giving us characters we desperately need (Wolfsbane or Angel), and more times than not they are giving us unique tooling for these.
(A lifelong Marvel fan) I've gone from painfully caring less about Legends and essentially abandoning the line for the last 3 years, to now Legends being my favorite line to collect again! This is what we've been begging them to do because we knew it was possible, and hopefully it pays off for them so that they can keep doing more of this and keep improving further. I'm perfectly happy to pay the full price for Legends that are properly done, than to catch mediocre ones on a discount.
That's a HUGE difference. There were figures I was kinda so-so on due to the execution and was happy to get them on clearance. With these figures, they're adding the articulation and accessories to justify the full price.
I am low-key hype for that two-pack because of this look of Luke Cage ( the first look I was introduced to). Followed by the 2016 Power Man and Ironfist run I read which was a good read. That all being said... I may pick this 2 pack up. I know this year I was going to walk away from ML except my favorite characters I wanted. Didn't think this would be the time that a majority of them would actually come out.
It's wild how strong these last few waves have been with just absolute banger after another!
Loving this back and forth in hasbro with marvel and gi joe. They're both knocking it out of the park
Yes! Only works out better for us 😊
Thanks for your efforts on this video Jeffrey - they are appreciated. If a Marvel action figure collector wants to follow ML they must be cognizant that a lot of compromises have to be made to accept their product. This 2-pack is a compromise. Should the classic IF fan want this figure, they will need to compromise 3 things; 1) the design is not classic 2) it comes with an unwanted character and 3) the MSRP for the 2-pack will be double the cost for a single figure. If these compromises are acceptable then the collector has found some value in owning it. I've discovered that some compromises are not worth their price.
Thanks Jay! Just a matter of what folks are willing to pay for it -- as usual :-)
@@LylesFigureFiles yep. Couldn't agree with you more m'friend. I've recently upgraded Magento to a Mafex variant. The price increase was definitely worth the value of the fig 1) it's the pinnacle Magneto and 2) I won't ever have to buy another.
A classic HEROES FOR HIRE Luke Cage Power Man in his original digs with a classic Iron Fist is what I was wanting. Not going to lie, the t-shirt and jeans Luke Cage just does nothing for me. He doesn't have the visual appeal and mystique of the classic badass Marvel character, IMO. The minor tweak to Iron Fist's costume is an annoyance, but it's a minor thing that I can live with. It's a pointless tweak that makes me roll my eyes, but hey, whatever. lol I want the Iron Fist, but I don't want the modern looking Luke. I'd be more okay with this if that classic Luke we got actually had waist articulation, etc, but no. Hasbro couldn't give fans of the classic comics even that. I bet the modern one is super-articulated though. Get off my lawn, Legends team! Get off my lawn!!
Agreed
Can’t believe I never thought of this until now, but a Misty Knight Colleen Wing two pack would be an awesome complement to this. Fingers crossed. Has there ever been a figure of the both of them before? And I’m talking comic version not Netflix.
Yep. They've done a Misty, but she absolutely needs an updated figure: lylesmoviefiles.com/2016/10/08/marvel-legends-misty-knight-figure-review/
@@LylesFigureFiles Thanks! Other than those terrible arms and the need for pinless knees, she’s not a bad looking figure. So, yeah, definitely needs an update. This time with the cybernetic arm showing. And we have to have a Colleen figure. The Daughters of the Dragon need to finally be given their due.
Honestly, modern Luke Cage appeals to my taste buds in many ways! This will be a day 1 preorder for me 😮💨
Definite day 1 pre-order for me too!
I wonder…did they ever have a new Yellowjacket rumor out there? I really want that.
Yep, he is supposedly on these leaked lists too.
@@LylesFigureFiles dude that news…Count Nefaria was my cake, but a new Yellowjacket would be my frosting.
I’m still getting the 2-pack even if it’s not classic.
I think for a lot of folks it’ll be good enough too
Nothing will beat the Mezco iron Fist...for now. now if mezco wold do a proper Luke Cage!
Have they done an Cage at all?
It's obvious that Marvel is trying to keep fans from getting figures based on the silver age. They constantly push this new age look that started in the middle of the 2000s. I wouldn't care if they made the newer costume as a store exclusive and gave the rest of us a classic version.
It's a balance. They are doing some Silver Age figures -- see Baron Zemo and Arnim Zola, Ka-Zar, Ikaris, just like 90s looks and modern age. I skew more Silver/Bronze Age looks myself but it's not realistic to think they're going to do every figure specifically from the era I want.
They have to reach every demographic. Marvel has evolved a lot and a lot of people know different looks. Hasbro is trying to do something of everything, ya know? Not everyone collects the same looks.
Welcome back knightfall batman. Back to the old camera?
Just for the quick videos ;-)
I jumped on this as well. I need a Daredevil figure though. A comic one. I like the new double pack one but dont want the hydroman. Even though that is anime based, could still work. Older versions simply are too expensive.
I feel like eBay is going to be flooded -- pun intended -- with that Hydro Man.
I hope that we get a comic book accurate version of Jessica Jones in her street gear. :)
That would be cool although the Netflix version does work just fine for me.
the only power man and iron fist i read was the original ones so danny will go with my marvel knights power man lol
I thought the presentation was great. My least excitement was for Hulk’s son but his figure looks cool too!
Yeah, I wasn't thrilled about Skaar, but that's more for the character and way less for how they pulled him off.
Thank you for clearing things up, but now I wonder, why did they give us Power Man? Thats like peanut butter and no jelly, ham, no burger, bevis and no butthead lol.
Sure thing! I'm sure we'll see a classic Iron Fist at some point.
@@LylesFigureFiles I'm not interested in the other Avengers, just the main group, I'll probably just paint this Fist with the V.
Honestly I don’t care if it’s completely accurate or not, people need to appreciate the fact that at least we’re getting a classic Ironfist!! You give people what they want and they’ll still complain regardless, they’ll never be satisfied..
Collectors being satisfied? Ha. We'll have to settle for 99.8 percent happy.
THAT is the Luke Cage I want. I don’t need some figure of a look the character hasn’t worn since the damned EIGHTIES! I gleefully skipped that 70s throwback,Blaxploitation,figure. He literally fits with NO ONE but Iron Fist with the modern one can go with Fist,the Thunderbolts
,The New and Mighty Avengers( Cage,Blade,Superior Spider-Man,Blue Marvel,Photon,She Hulk)
I like the option of getting both of them in a relatively short amount of time. I wonder if they'll add in some removable gauntlets to get that Thunderbolts look?
What do you mean he fits with NO-ONE else? Like Misty Knight and Colleen Wing are chopped liver?🧐. Apart from that, Power Man and Iron Fist ran for a long time and even though the rogues gallery hasn't been mined in any depth, someone might want to set up a display based on it...with the more well known villains or customs.
Iron Fist's outfit isn't wrong, its just that the classic collar ended in a "V" shape, his entire abdomen wasn't exposed like that. Its disappointing they went with that but its not technically "wrong". The good thing is that there could be a 70s 2 pack coming, hopefully with Luke's disco shirt and an ab crunch and not exposing the arm pits.
You sound like you watched the video 😅
I think Iron Fist still looks ok despite the V in his top.
Yeah, I think this will work fine for collectors who don't care about that slight change. It's really more of a deal where what Hasbro released here isn't wrong based on the misconception that this was a classic IFist lumped in with a modern Cage.
So many 2 packs...
Looks like they found a formula that works for them?
Since its a classic iron fist i would want a classic luke cage power man like the old 2pk i dont really like the new luke cage who just looks like a street guy and not a hero . I'll wait it out for the hype to die down once everybody got it and buy iron fist on secondary market just like im doing sabretooth . Patience is a virtue and so is timing . I also wish that they had used this buck of luke cage for the powerman fig who is undersized .
Iron fist looks great, I would rather have classic Powerman in a two pack.
They can still release that classic version of both of them later on.
This is true.
I hope the folks that don’t like the two pack don’t buy it. The Ghost Rider is all I’m getting. I think by the end of the year it will be more hate and complaints about Hasbro and marvel legends than praise. That’s usually the case. As much hate as the fans give I’m always shocked that marvel legends is still in business.
I guess if they don't like it, they won't buy it. That should make it easier for me to grab it, which is way more of what I'm concerned about ;-)
I hate being THAT guy but i have to point out that lately Marvel Legends has been knocking it out of the park with their black characters. Tombstone, Luke Cage, Blade, and Retro Prowler have all been hits. It isnt a racial thing for me but i did feel for collectors that for a while black characters were getting overlooked or not given much detail. Here's hoping now i get more Spiderman characters like Robbie Robertson and Slyde to add
They have! I'd love to see them take another crack at Night Thrasher potentially in his version 2 armor and I'd love to see Robbie!
The 2-pack makes sense economically. Why? Because now not only the fans of 70s comic-crap but also the fans of actually good comics will buy this set.
So not a Bronze Age fan...?
@@LylesFigureFiles Just a fan of Comics that weren't written for kids.
👍🏽
Thanks man!
When they revealed this two-pack, I immediately noticed the stupid rectangular neck cut on Iron Fist. Being a more classic fan of Marvel, obviously he's supposed to have a V neck top. I looked up pictures of Iron Fist and saw that this specific design was used as recently as a 2021 run. What absolutely sucks is this design is close enough to the design people actually wanted that they won't release another with the proper design anytime soon. I absolutely hate Hasbro for this.
I think Star Wars collectors would disagree with you on the likelihood that Hasbro won't release a figure with a slight change.
Yeah booooooy, looking forward to the hero for hire and the skarr action figures
Thank you! I'm happy to hear from someone who's excited about the Skaar figure!
Yeah, dropped the ball big time with the 2-pack. If they're going to do 2-packs, then they shouldn't mix modern characters with classic figures or comic figures with MCU figures. Make the 2 packs logical. But logic is a foreign concept to Hasbro.
They're based on their New Avengers looks, not the Power Man & Iron Fist costumes.
@@LylesFigureFiles I thought that was classic Iron Fist. Same costume except for the tapering issue.
@@LylesFigureFiles The problem is that the classic Iron Fist and this one (in the 2-pack) are virtually indistinguishable and most collectors do consider this a classic Iron Fist mixed with a modern Luke Cage, regardless of the intent of Hasbro. If this Iron Fist had been released in a 2-pack with the earlier classic Luke Cage, everyone would have understood this was the classic team.
Great catch and explanation. If we are going to call out Hasbro for mistakes, we have to give them credit and check ourselves when we get it wrong and they get it right.
Thanks Casey. I know we'd been kinda conditioned to expect the worse from Hasbro, but they have been making noticeable strides the last two years to deliver more of what we've been asking for.
Agreed! I appreciate your content Lyle.
That's not comic accurate for Luke Cage. They just released his classic look. The reboot version is not exciting. He just looks like a dude in street clothes. At least give me some body builder muscle tone.
What do you mean? He's had the yellow shirt in several comics.