Marvel Superheroes 2025 - Rumors & Discussion

[Swordy]

I feel too apathetic about the Endgame Final Battle to even discuss it. All I say is that my brain cannot compute at what price LEGO should value it, and that Iron Spider now having dual molded legs with no printing after having printed legs with no dual-molding feels like a complete slap in the face.

 

Captain Marvel was unlikable for a majority of her time in Endgame, such that I don’t care if I ever see her origin movie. At least Ant-Man had some heart and quirky charm in Civil War and Endgame, but even so I still don’t care to watch any of his movies.

When I saw the trailer for The Marvels, with Intergalactic and Kamala’s acceptedly-pitched screaming blaring in my ears, I thought to myself, “Nobody liked how uptight and serious Carol was, so now they’re bringing in some levity to help it stand on its own.” At the very least, Marvel Studios decided to make a fun, enjoyable time of a flick, instead of “pushing cultural norms” with a female take on Man of Steel. The only reason general audiences who aren’t watching most D+ shows would skip the second, more fun-looking film had to have been because of the first.

[PRbrickbuilder]

Weirdly enough, the smaller Endgame set also has Ironman, so on top of all you'll get a repeat if you buy both sets which are meant to connect...

 

Ant-man mech is actually nice, but I would prefer it as a separated set. I think the better sets are the ones still to be revealed: FF v Galactus, two Spidey buildings and Iron Patriot Mark 2.

 

[Mandalorianknight]

12 hours ago, JeanGreyForever said:

Cap's classic comic look has always had wings both sides of his mask. That's not a problem in modern iterations of the character, like the MCU, but his classic look can't be replicated without the wings. His previous classic minifigure really doesn't look classic at all just because of those missing wings. It just looks like his MCU version in a brighter blue. Thor would need a molded helmet and long hair piece. His previous "classic" minifigure just used the same hair his movie minifig used to use. Exactly what I would expect Lego to do even today, to not make the effort. Quicksilver would need his iconic hairstyle. Ant-Man with his classic helmet. 

Then I agree, that an Avengers Mansion is prime material in the future but I wouldn't expect it until a few years. Not with Avengers Tower and maybe the X-Mansion still around, and not until we've built up a healthy number of comic book minifigs. But I've long advocated for the fact that Avengers Mansion would be a likely choice for future D2C sets.

I don't remember the rankings of the Disney+ shows in terms of most watched to least watched, although I've posted them here before. But Secret Invasion was one of the least watched shows and got a lot of negative media attention for being a show that nobody watched or cared about to even know was coming out. But even then, Ms. Marvel was the least watched Disney+ MCU show, scoring even less views than Secret Invasion.

I'll give you Thor but I don't see an issue printing the wings on the existing Captain America head. I guess Ant-Man would need one too, you're right about that.

I agree it won't be as soon as this november or something but unless we have a fairly large gap without modulars I'm just not sure what else it would be. I think they'll want to wait to gauge the Fantastic Four's success before a Baxter Building Modular- and any sort of figure buildup would need to be put into the works before the movie releases. Any overlap with the tower the Mansion would have would be significantly worse with a compound set. And they just took Oscorp off the table. The only other thing I could think of is an assembly square style collection of smaller buildings (Nelson and Murdock, The Midnight Mission, Heroes for Hire, etc) 

4 hours ago, Swordy said:

I feel too apathetic about the Endgame Final Battle to even discuss it. All I say is that my brain cannot compute at what price LEGO should value it, and that Iron Spider now having dual molded legs with no printing after having printed legs with no dual-molding feels like a complete slap in the face

It's really unfortunate. I still can't understand how a group of designers that needs every other set to be a vehicle for a hero who doesn't need one looks at a scene that has like 50 vehicles and goes "no, grey slab"

1 hour ago, PRbrickbuilder said:

Weirdly enough, the smaller Endgame set also has Ironman, so on top of all you'll get a repeat if you buy both sets which are meant to connect...

 

Ant-man mech is actually nice, but I would prefer it as a separated set. I think the better sets are the ones still to be revealed: FF v Galactus, two Spidey buildings and Iron Patriot Mark 2.

 

At least the spider-man set needed to repeat a character because, I mean, it's spider-man. There is no reason to repeat a character in two complementary sets based on the scene in the MCU with the most named characters unless you can't be bothered to shell out on two more prints.

[hikouki]

How many more Endgame Final Battle sets are we going to get? The minifigs are all beginning to look the same.

I wish Lego would throw in some odd comic-based versions of some characters.

[Kaijumeister]

9 hours ago, Swordy said:

I feel too apathetic about the Endgame Final Battle to even discuss it. All I say is that my brain cannot compute at what price LEGO should value it, and that Iron Spider now having dual molded legs with no printing after having printed legs with no dual-molding feels like a complete slap in the face.

I can’t imagine what the backlash would be like if any other licensed theme was this poorly handled, especially Star Wars. It gets frustrating hearing the ‘oh our budgets are so low!’ excuse when these sets are so absurdly overpriced and the cost is passed on to the consumer anyway.

It actually beggars belief that for some reason, they thought redoing the Mk85 was of paramount importance despite the existing design being more than good enough, yet creating a Mk42 for the Armoury set was out of the question 

7 hours ago, PRbrickbuilder said:

Ant-man mech is actually nice, but I would prefer it as a separated set. I think the better sets are the ones still to be revealed: FF v Galactus, two Spidey buildings and Iron Patriot Mark 2.

Don’t forget the Iron Man 2 Hammer Drone set! Such an awesome scene from the film and one that’s hopefully difficult to screw up given it’s a small set. I’m still quite excited for these sets too and can’t wait to see them, but at the same time my faith in how this theme is being handled is at an all-time low. I reeeeeeally hope a new Spider-Man variant is on the way.

3 hours ago, hikouki said:

How many more Endgame Final Battle sets are we going to get? The minifigs are all beginning to look the same.

I wish Lego would throw in some odd comic-based versions of some characters.

When it comes to this theme, new prints for characters are treated with the same degree of penny pinching as full on new moulds 

I miss when this theme had a more judicious approach towards new moulds, especially when they’re needed to represent a character’s design more completely. Star-Lord’s helmet was last seen in 2017 which is crazy, they didn’t bother to a mould for live action Green Goblin’s helmet, the list goes on and on. The number of new moulds we get these days is close to non-existent.

It’s kind of funny to think how much more budget 4+ sets get for this sort of thing.

[Mandalorianknight]

2 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

I can’t imagine what the backlash would be like if any other licensed theme was this poorly handled

I reeeeeeally hope a new Spider-Man variant is on the way.

DC's big win of the past few years is that we finally got Superman back in a set instead of just batman and jokers. Superman. Imagine if marvel got to such a sorry state that everyone cheered over seeing Iron Man show up in a set.

Same. We've had this one for nearly as long as the Ultimate version. After the Worldwide suit was only used for a couple years I was hopeful we'd start swapping the design every now and then, but we're in year 5 of the current design.

[JeanGreyForever]

10 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I'll give you Thor but I don't see an issue printing the wings on the existing Captain America head. I guess Ant-Man would need one too, you're right about that.

I agree it won't be as soon as this november or something but unless we have a fairly large gap without modulars I'm just not sure what else it would be. I think they'll want to wait to gauge the Fantastic Four's success before a Baxter Building Modular- and any sort of figure buildup would need to be put into the works before the movie releases. Any overlap with the tower the Mansion would have would be significantly worse with a compound set. And they just took Oscorp off the table. The only other thing I could think of is an assembly square style collection of smaller buildings (Nelson and Murdock, The Midnight Mission, Heroes for Hire, etc) 

I've seen custom molds for Captain America's cowl with the wings sticking out and it stands out as instantly recognizable, in a way that I don't think would be the case if the wings were just printed on. I also don't trust Lego to put the effort in giving any of these characters dual molded arms or legs if they need them. They pretty much never do that with Cap in the MCU sets. And when it comes to the comic costumes, pretty much all the Avengers would require dual molded legs, whether Captain America, Thor, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Quicksilver, Wasp, Carol as Ms. Marvel, Spider-Woman, etc. Vision would probably just get his hips printed yellow on the front like they did with Cyclops in the X-Mansion set.

I think Oscorp getting a regular set is a good sign that if it sells well, Lego would make a D2C version. Avengers Tower, the Daily Bugle, and the Sanctum Sanctorum all had multiple playline sets before getting D2C versions. And that's also why I've been saying from day one that we wouldn't get a D2C Baxter Building this year. Lego will want to wait and see if the film is successful and if there's any demand. Not to mention, such a huge tower would basically feature only a handful of minifigs if released today, unlike how many Avengers Tower and the Daily Bugle featured.

[Kaijumeister]

6 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

DC's big win of the past few years is that we finally got Superman back in a set instead of just batman and jokers. Superman. Imagine if marvel got to such a sorry state that everyone cheered over seeing Iron Man show up in a set.

Same. We've had this one for nearly as long as the Ultimate version. After the Worldwide suit was only used for a couple years I was hopeful we'd start swapping the design every now and then, but we're in year 5 of the current design.

Yeah for DC it really hit me when that value pack released some time back with the Keaton Batwing, Batmobile, and polybag - and the minifigures were  Batman, the Joker, Batman, the Joker, and Batman 

Yeah a new variant is sorely needed. I keep hankering for the Insomniac suit given that it’s visually distinct enough from the variations on the standard red / blue suit we’ve been getting since 2012.

2 hours ago, JeanGreyForever said:

I think Oscorp getting a regular set is a good sign that if it sells well, Lego would make a D2C version. Avengers Tower, the Daily Bugle, and the Sanctum Sanctorum all had multiple playline sets before getting D2C versions.

Great point. Plus those non-D2C location builds also showed that you don’t necessarily need a huge piece count to make a fun playset. 2013’s Bugle didn’t even break the 500 piece mark yet it included a decent facade of the building along with Doom’s jet. 2018’s Sanctum Sanctorum build was great, the Avengers Tower from 2015 and 2020 were also pretty good, and so on.

I’m still hankering for a truly phenomenal playset though. In my opinion the 2016 Bridge Battle still represents the pinnacle of what a good non-D2C playset should be. 

[Mandalorianknight]

10 hours ago, JeanGreyForever said:

I've seen custom molds for Captain America's cowl with the wings sticking out and it stands out as instantly recognizable, in a way that I don't think would be the case if the wings were just printed on. I also don't trust Lego to put the effort in giving any of these characters dual molded arms or legs if they need them. They pretty much never do that with Cap in the MCU sets. And when it comes to the comic costumes, pretty much all the Avengers would require dual molded legs, whether Captain America, Thor, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Quicksilver, Wasp, Carol as Ms. Marvel, Spider-Woman, etc. Vision would probably just get his hips printed yellow on the front like they did with Cyclops in the X-Mansion set.

I think Oscorp getting a regular set is a good sign that if it sells well, Lego would make a D2C version. Avengers Tower, the Daily Bugle, and the Sanctum Sanctorum all had multiple playline sets before getting D2C versions. And that's also why I've been saying from day one that we wouldn't get a D2C Baxter Building this year. Lego will want to wait and see if the film is successful and if there's any demand. Not to mention, such a huge tower would basically feature only a handful of minifigs if released today, unlike how many Avengers Tower and the Daily Bugle featured.

Sure, but I really don't think it's necessary. We've had them printed on before. As for the rest, I don't know why that'd mean anything for the comic variants specifically. Marvel characters never get all the dual molding or printing they need I don't see why that matters specifically for the comic based versions.

Maybe eventually (Though we've only ever had one Bugle and have technically had an oscorp before), but having a $130 oscorp on shelves this summer kind of deconfirms oscorp for 2025 and likely 2026. As for the figure count, between the 6 new characters/characters with new prints the bugle had and the 9 part-re-used civilians, not to mention the characters that would already be repeated (Invariably Spider-Man, Venom, and Green Goblin) and characters they could pull from existing sets, I think we could have had a solid setup. Using the same new print budget as the bugle, we could have something like:

6 New: Kaine, Scarlet Spider, Moon Knight, Electro, Lizard, Norman (goblinized face on one side of his head)

9 Re-used from civilian parts: Wilson Fisk, Harry Osborn, Liz Allen, Flash Thompson, Ned Leeds, 2x Oscorp Scientist (Miles and Otto or something I dunno), 2x Oscorp Security

9 Re-used from other sets: Anti-Venom, Hobgoblin, Spot, Morbius, Julia Carpenter, Spider-Man, Venom, Mary Jane Watson, Green Goblin

That's a total of only one figure less than the bugle with the same number of new prints.

8 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

Yeah for DC it really hit me when that value pack released some time back with the Keaton Batwing, Batmobile, and polybag - and the minifigures were  Batman, the Joker, Batman, the Joker, and Batman 

Yeah a new variant is sorely needed. I keep hankering for the Insomniac suit given that it’s visually distinct enough from the variations on the standard red / blue suit we’ve been getting since 2012.

Yup. For all the issues about marvel, DC is a hollow shell of it's former self.

I think it's annoying that they gave the most recent mech the Insomniac logo but the figure's still the same. I do think Insomniac or Rivals would both be good new options.

Edited March 5 by Mandalorianknight

[Lego Nostalgia]

Since the Marvel busts will now come with figures, does that mean we could get a Deadpool one sometime with a Deadpool figure ? that's the best option

Well the busts are different to the helmets I think

[Agent Kallus]

I've not played Marvel rivals but it's given Gwenpool's sidekick(?) Jeff the land shark a lot of exposure, maybe they'll make a buildable Jeff next year or sometime?

[JeanGreyForever]

4 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Sure, but I really don't think it's necessary. We've had them printed on before. As for the rest, I don't know why that'd mean anything for the comic variants specifically. Marvel characters never get all the dual molding or printing they need I don't see why that matters specifically for the comic based versions.

Maybe eventually (Though we've only ever had one Bugle and have technically had an oscorp before), but having a $130 oscorp on shelves this summer kind of deconfirms oscorp for 2025 and likely 2026. As for the figure count, between the 6 new characters/characters with new prints the bugle had and the 9 part-re-used civilians, not to mention the characters that would already be repeated (Invariably Spider-Man, Venom, and Green Goblin) and characters they could pull from existing sets, I think we could have had a solid setup. Using the same new print budget as the bugle, we could have something like:

6 New: Kaine, Scarlet Spider, Moon Knight, Electro, Lizard, Norman (goblinized face on one side of his head)

9 Re-used from civilian parts: Wilson Fisk, Harry Osborn, Liz Allen, Flash Thompson, Ned Leeds, 2x Oscorp Scientist (Miles and Otto or something I dunno), 2x Oscorp Security

9 Re-used from other sets: Anti-Venom, Hobgoblin, Spot, Morbius, Julia Carpenter, Spider-Man, Venom, Mary Jane Watson, Green Goblin

That's a total of only one figure less than the bugle with the same number of new prints.

I feel the comic book versions of the characters have such specific and iconic looks that to remove some of those details and moldings will make them look really cheaply made, even moreso than the MCU versions. Cyclops from both of the recent X-Men sets is a good example. I think he has some of the worst Marvel minifigs with the way they either don't bother to include his leg details or only do so with subpar printing on the front. I'd almost rather not have comic minifigs of Avengers characters than such shoddily made ones.

What was the previous Oscorp set? 

That's a good minifigure lineup. I'd like to see an Agent Venom minifigure to go with Flash and also maybe some of Kingpin's assassins like Elektra and Bullseye, since it's unlikely we'll get any Daredevil characters outside of D2C Spider-Man sets. I'm sure they'd shoehorn in Miles and Spider-Gwen even though neither really belong. I can see Deadpool potentially being included since he was one of the characters Lego wanted to include in the Daily Bugle set but couldn't because of the Fox issue. And they also wanted to include Jessica Drew as Spider-Woman so I'd hope we could finally get a non-comic con exclusive figure for her.

[Mandalorianknight]

3 hours ago, Agent Kallus said:

I've not played Marvel rivals but it's given Gwenpool's sidekick(?) Jeff the land shark a lot of exposure, maybe they'll make a buildable Jeff next year or sometime?

I would be surprised if a Jeff was not currently being fast-tracked intro production. They did Baby Groot twice in a super small timespan so they clearly anticipate demand for cutesy buildable. Now that Jeff has wider recognition I'm sure they're sprinting to get that done.

(And if it's all they do it'd be the second time that a very popular video game in a disney IP was launched and lego responded with a buildable version of the cutesy mascot but no playsets. But given rivals is massively popular in the mainstream, not just well received, and that lego's done video game marvel designs for games that ended up being a LOT less popular, I wouldn't be shocked if 2026 or 2027 brought some rivals minifigure designs to the comic based sets, or our first version of characters elevated by rivals like Jeff, Luna Snow, Squirrel Girl, etc.)

3 hours ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

Since the Marvel busts will now come with figures, does that mean we could get a Deadpool one sometime with a Deadpool figure ? that's the best option

I admire your persistence. I dunno. I can't remember if the busts are 18+ or not. If they aren't, no way. If they are, I suppose given the bugle's designer statement it can't be ruled out that a comic version could be made, though currently it seems like the figures are probably re-uses and these busts are just more low-budget 18+ line stuffers, so in a deeply sad twist deadpool could be ruled out not by his maturity but by lego refusing to open their wallet a bit.

22 minutes ago, JeanGreyForever said:

I feel the comic book versions of the characters have such specific and iconic looks that to remove some of those details and moldings will make them look really cheaply made, even moreso than the MCU versions. Cyclops from both of the recent X-Men sets is a good example. I think he has some of the worst Marvel minifigs with the way they either don't bother to include his leg details or only do so with subpar printing on the front. I'd almost rather not have comic minifigs of Avengers characters than such shoddily made ones.

What was the previous Oscorp set? 

That's a good minifigure lineup. I'd like to see an Agent Venom minifigure to go with Flash and also maybe some of Kingpin's assassins like Elektra and Bullseye, since it's unlikely we'll get any Daredevil characters outside of D2C Spider-Man sets. I'm sure they'd shoehorn in Miles and Spider-Gwen even though neither really belong. I can see Deadpool potentially being included since he was one of the characters Lego wanted to include in the Daily Bugle set but couldn't because of the Fox issue. And they also wanted to include Jessica Drew as Spider-Woman so I'd hope we could finally get a non-comic con exclusive figure for her.

That's fair, although at the same time I think the MCU designs tend to be a lot more detailed and as such stuff like missing leg printing stands out more. A lot of classic comic versions wouldn't need leg printing, just dual molding for boots, and it's not like a lack of dual molded boots is new for marvel.

"Origins" back from when it was just spider-man.

Those would be good choices too- I was trying not to just make all the exclusive figs daredevil characters. But I think Bullseye and Electra would be good choices. I almost wonder if they'll save deadpool for a riskier D2C like a collection of more obscure locations (Midnight Mission, Nelson and Murdock, Heroes for Hire, etc) or Genosha just because I think he has the most set-selling power out of any possible lego marvel minifigure they could make right now.

(Very minor spoilers for the first scene in born again are typed in white below, if you highlight the line you can read them, I couldn't figure out how to do the spoiler tags post update or @Agent Kallus's upside down text thing)

Start And after that first scene in Born Again we aren't seeing Bullseye in anything less than an 18+ set, if that, ever. Him clearly not being a match for suited up DD and getting the bricks kicked out of him, yet still using any second of daredevil being off him or any distance from him gained to murder another civilian was the most chilling thing I've ever seen in superhero media. End

[Lego Nostalgia]

1 minute ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I would be surprised if a Jeff was not currently being fast-tracked intro production. They did Baby Groot twice in a super small timespan so they clearly anticipate demand for cutesy buildable. Now that Jeff has wider recognition I'm sure they're sprinting to get that done.

(And if it's all they do it'd be the second time that a very popular video game in a disney IP was launched and lego responded with a buildable version of the cutesy mascot but no playsets. But given rivals is massively popular in the mainstream, not just well received, and that lego's done video game marvel designs for games that ended up being a LOT less popular, I wouldn't be shocked if 2026 or 2027 brought some rivals minifigure designs to the comic based sets, or our first version of characters elevated by rivals like Jeff, Luna Snow, Squirrel Girl, etc.)

I admire your persistence. I dunno. I can't remember if the busts are 18+ or not. If they aren't, no way. If they are, I suppose given the bugle's designer statement it can't be ruled out that a comic version could be made, though currently it seems like the figures are probably re-uses and these busts are just more low-budget 18+ line stuffers, so in a deeply sad twist deadpool could be ruled out not by his maturity but by lego refusing to open their wallet a bit.

That's fair, although at the same time I think the MCU designs tend to be a lot more detailed and as such stuff like missing leg printing stands out more. A lot of classic comic versions wouldn't need leg printing, just dual molding for boots, and it's not like a lack of dual molded boots is new for marvel.

"Origins" back from when it was just spider-man.

Those would be good choices too- I was trying not to just make all the exclusive figs daredevil characters. But I think Bullseye and Electra would be good choices. I almost wonder if they'll save deadpool for a riskier D2C like a collection of more obscure locations (Midnight Mission, Nelson and Murdock, Heroes for Hire, etc) or Genosha just because I think he has the most set-selling power out of any possible lego marvel minifigure they could make right now.

(Very minor spoilers for the first scene in born again are typed in white below, if you highlight the line you can read them, I couldn't figure out how to do the spoiler tags post update or @Agent Kallus's upside down text thing)

Start And after that first scene in Born Again we aren't seeing Bullseye in anything less than an 18+ set, if that, ever. Him clearly not being a match for suited up DD and getting the bricks kicked out of him, yet still using any second of daredevil being off him or any distance from him gained to murder another civilian was the most chilling thing I've ever seen in superhero media. End

I think they're 18+

Tbf it's not the worst a villain has done, Joker basically does that stuff all the time

Great start to the show, love it, waited so long for Daredevil and Punisher back in the MCU, can't wait to see Frank whenever, pity we'll never get the MCU versions in Lego unless they show up in Spider-man 4 or 5 and Avengers

I really wish we got a Marvel Modular this year, is it still possible ? wasn't there a rumored Marvel D2C ? 

[JohnTPT17]

19 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I would be surprised if a Jeff was not currently being fast-tracked intro production. They did Baby Groot twice in a super small timespan so they clearly anticipate demand for cutesy buildable. Now that Jeff has wider recognition I'm sure they're sprinting to get that done.

(And if it's all they do it'd be the second time that a very popular video game in a disney IP was launched and lego responded with a buildable version of the cutesy mascot but no playsets. But given rivals is massively popular in the mainstream, not just well received, and that lego's done video game marvel designs for games that ended up being a LOT less popular, I wouldn't be shocked if 2026 or 2027 brought some rivals minifigure designs to the comic based sets, or our first version of characters elevated by rivals like Jeff, Luna Snow, Squirrel Girl, etc.)

I don't know if Jeff is in quite the place to be the next Baby Yoda, but I'm sure he could at least fit into a slot like the $20 Simba or $55 Stitch/Toothless.

The other nice thing that Rivals can do is also get a few more Marvel gals added to the mix - Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Spider-Gwen, and Scarlet Witch have done most of the lifting for awhile. Luna Snow, Squirrel Girl, Magik, and more can help to expand that roster. I wouldn't be shocked if designers are at least talking about them as possibilities - what we really need to pray for is that the test subject kids are okay with an ice-powered pop star instead of more mechs and oversized stud shooters.

[Mandalorianknight]

8 hours ago, JohnTPT17 said:

I don't know if Jeff is in quite the place to be the next Baby Yoda, but I'm sure he could at least fit into a slot like the $20 Simba or $55 Stitch/Toothless.

The other nice thing that Rivals can do is also get a few more Marvel gals added to the mix - Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Spider-Gwen, and Scarlet Witch have done most of the lifting for awhile. Luna Snow, Squirrel Girl, Magik, and more can help to expand that roster. I wouldn't be shocked if designers are at least talking about them as possibilities - what we really need to pray for is that the test subject kids are okay with an ice-powered pop star instead of more mechs and oversized stud shooters.

Yeah, I was actually going to mention the turnaround on lego baby yoda because since we know lego didn't get advance notice we can see EXACTLY how long it took to get a set with him on shelves, but as he isn't comparable to Baby Yoda, I assume they didn't exactly rush to get a lego Jeff out when they saw he was like fairly popular online. 

I've been crying out into the void for a Luna Snow minifigure for a bit now, but Squirrel girl and Magik would also be great choices. (I would have brought up Magik more before as she might be my favorite of that part of the cast as she's like if you gave Dr. Strange portals but only to hell to a russian chic with a gargantuan sword- but I figure Luna's the most likely since she's one of the game mascots so to speak.) I do think it's fairly likely too since they can just put her in a set that also contains mechs and oversized stud shooters.

[cosmic]

On 3/3/2025 at 8:15 PM, JeanGreyForever said:

This is the other reason I see an Avengers Mansion being very unlikely anytime soon. Avengers Tower could recycle about 20 or so existing minifigures, but there's basically nobody ready to be used in an Avengers Mansion set. All the comic book versions of the classic team would require new molds like you said. At best, we'd get something like the X-Mansion with maybe 10 very bare-basic minifigures with no dual molding, leg printing, and probably not even any inventive new molds. I can see Scarlet Witch getting her MCU tiara headpiece recolored rather than a more comic accurate mold. Thor probably wouldn't even get his helmet but just the standard long hair.

Yeah as much as I would love a Mansion, I think it needs some time. Also, I wonder if the fact that we have both the Avengers Tower and X-Mansion available on the market may impact the likelihood of this set being made. The Avengers Tower serves the same purpose as the Mansion as being the base of the Avengers. And then, the X-Mansion is also a teams headquarter, but with a similar aesthetic to the Avengers Mansion. I mean for crying out loud its another mansion. so I think its clashes thematically and aesthetically with two prominent sets on shelves right now, so I truly don't see the Avengers Mansion being produced until after one or both of those sets retire. 

A set with no new moulds, lack of leg printing and molding sounds like the standard Marvel set lol. But yes I agree that would be so disappointing and kind of disrespectful to the original designs that kick started this entire genre. I agree that Lego probably would reuse the MCU Tiara, and just use standard hair for Wanda and Thor respectively. I see them doing that, and I see myself being very disappointed as well, lmao.

[Swordy]

On 3/5/2025 at 6:00 PM, Lego Nostalgia said:

I think they're 18+

I’d expect 12+ at the most. Including a minifig makes them sound similar to the Dinosaur fossils from LEGO Jurassic Park, which are not 18+. At any rate, I expect Gwenpool long before the next Deadpool. (TLG just loves the 3% they get to make off figures they already made their money back on.)

On 3/4/2025 at 8:15 PM, Kaijumeister said:

It actually beggars belief that for some reason, they thought redoing the Mk85 was of paramount importance despite the existing design being more than good enough, yet creating a Mk42 for the Armoury set was out of the question 

It just hit me like a sack of Infinity Stones. (Stones, Gems, whichever you prefer.)

This is all about exclusive variants.

Mk. 42 was already devalued by the BP, so they can include him in another set without affecting market value. Mk. 6’s value may take a hit, but an insignificant one in the grand scheme. It remains to be seen with Iron Patriot.

The updated Mk. 85 will hold water to any and all completionists. (Don’t believe me? Just ask reddish-brown Qui-Gon.) Wanda with the cloth skirt will only increase in value. The movie-accurate Cap and Strange from ‘21 will be valued ever so slightly higher.

I could go on, but I’m already running in conspiracy theory territory.

Why not Mk. 42? That would be (seemingly) starting from scratch. Why not instead add some bright red definition to an existing design instead? Saves time, saves money, and makes a few more cents down the way.

[brickbride]

On 3/6/2025 at 12:18 AM, JeanGreyForever said:

What was the previous Oscorp set?

On 3/6/2025 at 12:59 AM, Mandalorianknight said:

"Origins" back from when it was just spider-man.

4851, came out in 2003.

Edited March 7 by brickbride

[Legocentrico]

mark 85 was already 6 years old, if you consider that it is the definitive mcu version it is understandable that it received the update

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Just heard the Milano set has had it's retirement date brought forward to this year. If anyone hasn't picked it up yet

[Lego Nostalgia]

12 hours ago, squiz18 said:

Just heard the Milano set has had it's retirement date brought forward to this year. If anyone hasn't picked it up yet

Really, when, got to get it

[squiz18]

7 hours ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

Really, when, got to get it

Officially December but I suppose it could go out of stock beforehand. I've seen some pretty good discounts on it in the UK so will aim to pick it up soon 

https://www.brickfanatics.com/two-lego-star-wars-marvel-sets-retiring-2025/

[JeanGreyForever]

On 3/5/2025 at 5:59 PM, Mandalorianknight said:

 

That's fair, although at the same time I think the MCU designs tend to be a lot more detailed and as such stuff like missing leg printing stands out more. A lot of classic comic versions wouldn't need leg printing, just dual molding for boots, and it's not like a lack of dual molded boots is new for marvel.

"Origins" back from when it was just spider-man.

Those would be good choices too- I was trying not to just make all the exclusive figs daredevil characters. But I think Bullseye and Electra would be good choices. I almost wonder if they'll save deadpool for a riskier D2C like a collection of more obscure locations (Midnight Mission, Nelson and Murdock, Heroes for Hire, etc) or Genosha just because I think he has the most set-selling power out of any possible lego marvel minifigure they could make right now.

(Very minor spoilers for the first scene in born again are typed in white below, if you highlight the line you can read them, I couldn't figure out how to do the spoiler tags post update or @Agent Kallus's upside down text thing)

Start And after that first scene in Born Again we aren't seeing Bullseye in anything less than an 18+ set, if that, ever. Him clearly not being a match for suited up DD and getting the bricks kicked out of him, yet still using any second of daredevil being off him or any distance from him gained to murder another civilian was the most chilling thing I've ever seen in superhero media. End

That's why I don't think they'll be able to do justice to the comic book versions of the characters. Especially based on their previous classic minifigures for Captain America and Thor. The MCU versions are simplified enough.

Thanks for confirming about the Origins set. That would count as an Oscorp set.

There's always been a lot of overlap between Spider-Man and Daredevil, especially in the Ultimate Universe, so I feel this would be the only way to get characters like Kingpin, Elektra, and Bullseye. Since Lego doesn't seem comfortable including Daredevil, Blade, Punisher, or characters like them unless they're essentially snuck into large sets like the Daily Bugle where they can get lost within the large minifigure roster. I'm assuming this could apply to Deadpool as well now. If he's not coming in any X-Men D2C set, then I think Spider-Man would be his only other option. Do you really think Lego would ever make a set on Genosha? Not only is it rather obscure by pop culture standards, but it's also the setting of a genocide. I don't see Lego wanting to make any set that replicates the Sentinels slaughtering mutants on such a large scale.

[Mandalorianknight]

On 3/7/2025 at 2:34 AM, Swordy said:

I’d expect 12+ at the most. Including a minifig makes them sound similar to the Dinosaur fossils from LEGO Jurassic Park, which are not 18+. At any rate, I expect Gwenpool long before the next Deadpool. (TLG just loves the 3% they get to make off figures they already made their money back on.)

Allegedly they are 18+, though I still don't think we get a deadpool one anytime soon.

That said I think he shows up in the next spider-man D2C, if they wanted to put him in the bugle and were only stopped by the fox stuff. Gwenpool got pushed for a bit but she kind of fell out of the limelight recently, and with Jeff showing up without her in rivals+ living with Kate in the Jeff comic, she's lost the baby yoda to her mando. I think her best chance was a SDCC fig in the mid 2010s. 

On 3/7/2025 at 3:19 AM, brickbride said:

4851, came out in 2003.

Yeah, that's the one.

 

Built the AoU diorama, it's crazy to me how that subline swings between 10/10 sets (NWH Final Battle, AoU diorama) and extremely disappointing sets (Civil War, both the male and female Endgame dioramas). The AoU set is excellent, it's impressive how well they recreated the iconic opening shot. 8 minifigs and a bigfig is also awesome value for $100 when it comes alongside a pretty solid build. The jeep, tower, and bunker help fill out the set and prevent the endgame issue of it just being generic terrain. 

Also completely surreal to build Czech Hedgehogs in a lego set. Not even shape facsimiles, actual vehicle deterring czech hedgehogs.