Marvel Superheroes 2025 - Rumors & Discussion

[CloneCommando99]

On 7/20/2025 at 5:34 PM, psqidexslizer said:

Endgame Final Battle Book Nook!

Avengers #200 book nook

 

Venomised Wolverine low-key sounds awesome. 

[psqidexslizer]

5 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

If it's a big enough role I think it's possible. I don't think lego goes out of their way, but I'd be a bit surprised if they managed to leave out the iron man/nick fury/doctor strange of the next spider-man in Punisher. Whatever else is going on in the MCU, they know spidey brings in money, and I'm sure it'll get multiple sets.

They skipped High Evolutionary and Gamora in the GotG 3 wave. In the one Aquaman movie set, they skipped Ocean Master. There was no Doomsday in the BvS wave. Lego has zero problems skipping characters, even when there’s no apparent reason why they would.

[BrickBob Studpants]

2 hours ago, psqidexslizer said:

They skipped High Evolutionary and Gamora in the GotG 3 wave. In the one Aquaman movie set, they skipped Ocean Master. There was no Doomsday in the BvS wave. Lego has zero problems skipping characters, even when there’s no apparent reason why they would.

In some of these particular cases, arguments can be made as to why they were omitted  

• Doomsday was likely meant to be a surprise initially (since having him in the story pretty much gave away that Soup croaks), which then got spoiled by the marketing. Since there were no further spoilery sets beyond an accessory pack, he didn’t get made.
• Ocean Master was likely omitted because the set already featured Black Manta as the villain.
• The High Evolutionary is a bit of a strange case. You could argue he was too vile of a character, torturing and mutilating animals, but other characters that have done equally heinous things did get minifigs  
• Gamora being omitted made little sense, agreed. They easily could have featured her in the Bowie. Maybe there was no budget left for the prints she required

If Doomsday will be a big enough hit, they could milk it for years afterwards, like they’re still doing with Endgame. Even 6 years later, we’re still getting new variants like the upcoming War Machine / Iron Patriot 2.0 (while admittedly still missing other characters and variants, looking at you, Kraglin and Ronin)

[JeanGreyForever]

21 hours ago, thebricksbear said:

Where can I read the designer talking about that? I remember the AMA but don't recall anything about maturity rating affecting the minifigure selection

It's in the Mark Stafford AMA. When asked about including Punisher, he had this to say. "There are always challenges including more adult characters. We work closely with Marvel to stay appropriate to both our brands."

He also mentioned that Blade, in contrast to Daredevil and Punisher, was not a character they had discussions about fighting to include. That his movies came out so long ago that he's not grouped as one of the "mature, rated-R" characters like the other two are. Which I guess means Blade is the most likely to pop up in another set, if there are no restrictions on him.

 

19 hours ago, psqidexslizer said:

And since he always seems to enter into these discussion, I wouldn’t be surprised if Lego had a giant no-Deadpool poster hanging in their office, because he’s not showing up again anytime soon given his reputation.

For X-Men '97, apparently Marvel had a strict rule that Deadpool could not appear. I have no idea if that's because they didn't want his mature brand to taint a family friendly show, or if there were other reasons to keep him out, but that's a possibility. It's also why I said it was ludicrous that some people were expecting Deadpool to be included in the X-Mansion set when Marvel won't even let him appear or be mentioned in the show the set is based on.

I'm very curious if this means Lego would exclude him when they make sets for Doomsday or Secret Wars or whatever movie Deadpool's set to appear in next.

[Mandalorianknight]

17 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Avengers #200 book nook

I don't like Carol much but this is just too much, I wouldn't wish this set on anyone.

14 hours ago, psqidexslizer said:

They skipped High Evolutionary and Gamora in the GotG 3 wave. In the one Aquaman movie set, they skipped Ocean Master. There was no Doomsday in the BvS wave. Lego has zero problems skipping characters, even when there’s no apparent reason why they would.

@BrickBob Studpants did a pretty good job explaining this, but I'll add that it's three movies in a decade, not a very common occurance. We'll have to see when the marketing kicks in, but it seems like punisher's going to be a pretty major role, and he clearly isn't going to be kept as a spoiler character. I think there's a pretty solid chance.

[DaredevilFan]

Starting to see more and more posts about the  Fantastic four Minfigs leg’s cracking. Might be good to check them out and remove the stretchy legs and flames 

[Lego Nostalgia]

On 7/22/2025 at 10:18 PM, JeanGreyForever said:

It's in the Mark Stafford AMA. When asked about including Punisher, he had this to say. "There are always challenges including more adult characters. We work closely with Marvel to stay appropriate to both our brands."

He also mentioned that Blade, in contrast to Daredevil and Punisher, was not a character they had discussions about fighting to include. That his movies came out so long ago that he's not grouped as one of the "mature, rated-R" characters like the other two are. Which I guess means Blade is the most likely to pop up in another set, if there are no restrictions on him.

 

For X-Men '97, apparently Marvel had a strict rule that Deadpool could not appear. I have no idea if that's because they didn't want his mature brand to taint a family friendly show, or if there were other reasons to keep him out, but that's a possibility. It's also why I said it was ludicrous that some people were expecting Deadpool to be included in the X-Mansion set when Marvel won't even let him appear or be mentioned in the show the set is based on.

I'm very curious if this means Lego would exclude him when they make sets for Doomsday or Secret Wars or whatever movie Deadpool's set to appear in next.

Once he's in Doomsday or Secret Wars they'll make him 100%

They probably had plans with Deadpool or didn't want him to be in x-men 97 so close to the movie coming out

Deadpool has a big future in the MCU along with Wolverine according the Feige, he's even on the Disney+ Marvel Banner, If Lego makes Punisher in Spider-Man 4 then Deadpool will be made too, PG-13 Appearances are a given 100%, can't believe you guys doubt that

[AndrewCole14]

If there was ever a Marvel movie tailored towards making LEGO sets it would be Fantastic Four: First Steps so much set potential. 

[hvader]

The new Lego Fantastic Four animation includes a HERBIE that's just a few random pieces thrown together — so why didn't ya make him Lego?

[Kaijumeister]

14 hours ago, hvader said:

The new Lego Fantastic Four animation includes a HERBIE that's just a few random pieces thrown together — so why didn't ya make him Lego?

The video also has Johnny in his Human Torch form 

At this point, whether this is because of timing the set before these moulds were available or because it’s the usual penny pinching forced by the Superheroes budget, it’s nonetheless amusing that:

- Reed didn’t get his stretchy arms despite Luffy reintroducing that torso mould in the August One Piece sets.

- Johnny isn’t in his Human Torch form despite the removable flaming headpiece introduced within this very theme, also in August. A trans-clear alternate head with that headpiece would have been more than sufficient, even if they still used the same torso and legs.

And like you say, a small H.E.R.B.I.E build wouldn’t have broken the bank surely. Plus the lack of a Silver Surfer is also a shame (the Ben Kenobi hairpiece from the Obi-Wan show in grey / silver would have worked IMO).

Regardless of the quality of Doomsday and Brand New Day next year, I hope the Superheroes team is given a little more budget to actually make good versions of  their characters. It’s a bummer when this theme constantly reuses minifigures or puts minimal effort into them to begin with, doubtless for budgetary reasons.

Edited July 25 by Kaijumeister

[SEmrys]

15 hours ago, AndrewCole14 said:

If there was ever a Marvel movie tailored towards making LEGO sets it would be Fantastic Four: First Steps so much set potential. 

Saw the film last night. Enjoyed it! And there is really so much you could turn into a set. 

It's also made me more conflicted about the set we do have. Because I want it. But I also don't want to spend £50 on a set where the figures are what they are, and there's no Silver Surfer. 

[BoyLego]

Really loved the movie, felt like it came straight out of the comics. Might even be my favourite comic-book movie.

I really hope we can get better minifigs for these characters in the future. Also praying the costumes don’t get the MCU treatment in doomsday as they are perfect right now.

[BrickBob Studpants]

A second set with the Fantasticar, HERBIE, and Silver Surfer would be, well, fantastic! (SaY tHaT aGaIn )

I doubt it’s gonna happen since follow-up sets are a rare commodity these days and they will save the characters for Doomsday sets ^^

The movie itself was great! Awesome to see the First Family finally being done justice 

[psqidexslizer]

On 7/22/2025 at 7:20 AM, BrickBob Studpants said:

In some of these particular cases, arguments can be made as to why they were omitted  

• Doomsday was likely meant to be a surprise initially (since having him in the story pretty much gave away that Soup croaks), which then got spoiled by the marketing. Since there were no further spoilery sets beyond an accessory pack, he didn’t get made.
• Ocean Master was likely omitted because the set already featured Black Manta as the villain.
• The High Evolutionary is a bit of a strange case. You could argue he was too vile of a character, torturing and mutilating animals, but other characters that have done equally heinous things did get minifigs  
• Gamora being omitted made little sense, agreed. They easily could have featured her in the Bowie. Maybe there was no budget left for the prints she required

If Doomsday will be a big enough hit, they could milk it for years afterwards, like they’re still doing with Endgame. Even 6 years later, we’re still getting new variants like the upcoming War Machine / Iron Patriot 2.0 (while admittedly still missing other characters and variants, looking at you, Kraglin and Ronin)

Sure, in the case of Doomsday, it may have been spoiler related (personally, I think Lego just didn’t want to spend the money to make a new bigfig mold). And prioritizing Black Manta over Ocean Master, who was the main villain, is still an odd choice IMO. But Gamora and the High Evolutionary seem to have just been skipped for budget reasons.

And, of course, those aren’t the only four examples of Lego skipping main characters. You’ve got Zemo in Civil War. Ego in GotG vol 2. Wong in the first Dr Strange set. You’ve got Scarlet Witch in Infinity War (also Drax and Mantis, but I wouldn’t consider them as playing as essential a role as Wanda did). Silver Surfer in the Fantastic Four. Etc. Which leads into my main point…

21 hours ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

Once he's in Doomsday or Secret Wars they'll make him 100%

They probably had plans with Deadpool or didn't want him to be in x-men 97 so close to the movie coming out

Deadpool has a big future in the MCU along with Wolverine according the Feige, he's even on the Disney+ Marvel Banner, If Lego makes Punisher in Spider-Man 4 then Deadpool will be made too, PG-13 Appearances are a given 100%, can't believe you guys doubt that

Lego has shown they’re completely willing to skip over major characters for budgetary reasons, lack of room, or even completely unknown reasons. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to think they’d skip over two dark and violent characters who they’re already carefully when putting in a set or just outright avoid altogether, just because now they’re in a PG-13 project. I really doubt Lego wants to deal with the backlash (they’ve canned sets in the past for much less).

 

Edited July 25 by psqidexslizer

[thebricksbear]

FF:FS was great. I'd love to see another set, maybe Giganto or something. We have 1.5 years until Doomsday after all.

[Rwbricks]

In regards to Reed and Johnny’s powers, my theory/hope is that we got the regular variants in this set and then we’ll get the powered-up versions in the Doomsday sets. 

[CF Mitch]

On 7/25/2025 at 11:41 AM, Kaijumeister said:

- Reed didn’t get his stretchy arms despite Luffy reintroducing that torso mould in the August One Piece sets.

- Johnny isn’t in his Human Torch form despite the removable flaming headpiece introduced within this very theme, also in August. A trans-clear alternate head with that headpiece would have been more than sufficient, even if they still used the same torso and legs.

Are you referring to the flaming pumpkins in 76317 Peter Parker's Apartment, where the flames can be separated from the head? At least, I heard that was gonna be possible from now on...
The stretchy arms lacking on Reed is really my biggest gripe for the set. I absolutely don't get it...

21 hours ago, Rwbricks said:

In regards to Reed and Johnny’s powers, my theory/hope is that we got the regular variants in this set and then we’ll get the powered-up versions in the Doomsday sets. 

Or a surprise set later this year. I really think the movie and the characters deserve a better LEGO representation.

Regards,
Mitch

[calebcold3]

I saw F4: First Steps last night and I liked it! It was a good movie and felt something akin to Doctor Strange 1 or Captain Marvel 1. Nothing Groundbreaking, but a solid introduction to these characters in the MCU.

I hope the rumor that we're getting another set from this movie is true. I could see it being one of the January 2026 sets and it being the Fantasticar. 

[brickbride]

9 hours ago, calebcold3 said:

I hope the rumor that we're getting another set from this movie is true. I could see it being one of the January 2026 sets and it being the Fantasticar. 

Then a lot of people are going to be pissed who bought the Galactus set with its sub-par figs because they figured it would be the only one we'd get.

[BrickBob Studpants]

5 minutes ago, brickbride said:

Then a lot of people are going to be pissed who bought the Galactus set with its sub-par figs because they figured it would be the only one we'd get.

We‘ve known for a while that the F4 will heavily factor into Doomsday though, so they’re bound to reappear in sets anyway  I doubt the costumes will be all that different

[Mandalorianknight]

15 hours ago, calebcold3 said:

I saw F4: First Steps last night and I liked it! It was a good movie and felt something akin to Doctor Strange 1 or Captain Marvel 1. Nothing Groundbreaking, but a solid introduction to these characters in the MCU.

This is how I feel. I'd say better than captain marvel and maybe the first Doctor Strange. It's on the high end of post-endgame projects, but would've been middle-of-the-road during the MCU's peak. It's good, but not good enough to save Doomsday. It's no Thunderbolts.

I thought Johnny, Sue, and Ben were all great, and I was skeptical on all of them. Sue felt off to me before watching, a bit too serious, but it makes a lot of sense in the movie why she would be. There was that article saying Johnny would be "modernized" or whatever but no he's the same as ever, just a bit muted, again, due to the context of what's going on in the movie. His arc in the movie also makes the choice to use a different surfer than Norrin justified to me, the story wouldn't have worked the same way with him. (And more cynically, I'm not optimistic about the MCU as a whole so Norrin can be saved for whatever the next iteration of marvel movies is). Julia Garner's surfer was solid. Ben was solid, the voice being normal didn't end up bothering me. Pedro just doesn't work as Reed, they play lip service to him being calculating and not great with emotions but it never actually manifests, he's constantly showing emotional intelligence. During the movie I realized that I want Micheal C Hall to play him, assuming he wouldn't have the same issue dying his hair as Pedro had shaving his mustache. People were hyping up Galactus as well and while he looks cool there's no depth, which isn't needed but he's nothing special.

All that to say the set's figures still don't work at all. Johnny's actually technically accurate to one moment in the movie, so it's not quite as bad, but he still spends most of most action scenes fully flamed on. Thing needed more bulk, Sue is just a collection of re-used parts, and Reed... is fine, I guess, but stretchy arms would have been nice. Also, I think the blue is too light on the figures? 

[psqidexslizer]

Exabricks just shared a picture of Nightcrawler on his instagram. Looks to be from a Legoized version of Giant Sized X-Men 1, but could be a hint at the character coming next year.

[JeanGreyForever]

5 hours ago, psqidexslizer said:

Exabricks just shared a picture of Nightcrawler on his instagram. Looks to be from a Legoized version of Giant Sized X-Men 1, but could be a hint at the character coming next year.

If it is a hint, hopefully that means he's coming in a comic set rather than a Doomsday set so we can get his classic version.

[BrickBob Studpants]

4 hours ago, JeanGreyForever said:

If it is a hint, hopefully that means he's coming in a comic set rather than a Doomsday set so we can get his classic version.

Why not both?  

If it’s a hint, I guess he’s featured in a set based on ‘97 or the comics. The Doomsday sets most likely won’t get released before October, so there’s no way leakers already know about the set names, let alone the contents!

We still have 5 unknown 1HY sets, so maybe he’s in one of them ^^

[Buckethead]

2 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Why not both?  

If it’s a hint, I guess he’s featured in a set based on ‘97 or the comics. The Doomsday sets most likely won’t get released before October, so there’s no way leakers already know about the set names, let alone the contents!

We still have 5 unknown 1HY sets, so maybe he’s in one of them ^^

Tbf, Marvel only just recently delayed Avengers: Doomsday, so it’s possible for us to learn descriptions for the sets, even though we wouldn’t get them until much later. Similar to how we got a description for the Captain America: Brave New World set roughly a year before the set released.