The third cosmic themed
Marvel Legends figure for 2021 which is
Quasar has gone up for pre-order for those who live in
Canada. There the figure is being sold as a
EBGames exclusive. The product code is
758485 and the release date is listed as
August 1, 2021. That release date is a bit later than originally expected. When
Hasbro first announced the figure they said it would be out in late Spring.
For those in the
United States, this figure will be sold as a
Walgreens exclusive. At this time most of us in the
US are still waiting for the release of the second
Cosmic Themed exclusive figure in the line for 2021 which is the classic
Richard Rider NOVA figure. That one already saw release in
Canada at
EBgames earlier this month. At this time there has been no indication of
NOVA or
Quasar being listed on the
Walgreens website. The first
Cosmic themed figure which was
The Fallen Silver Surfer started hitting physical
Walgreens stores before it was ever listed on their website, and then it was only on their briefly. That one also saw release at
EBgames in
Canada weeks before it started showing up in the
US.
The
Quasar Marvel Legends figure from
Hasbro will feature a pair of flame effects and alternate hands.
UPDATE: Chris lets us know the figure is also available for pre-order on
Amazon for those in
Mexico.
UPDATE 2: The pre-order on
EBGames is now showing out of stock. You may still be able to go into a physical store and pre-order it there.
On 11/19/2021 at 12:05 PM, McHogan said:"....Still is, his more recent suits are over-engineered and hard to look at...."
You said it best. I'm really glad they chose this one instead.
I liked his suit from the first issue of his solo book but the suit represented in this Legend had become my favorite. Still is, his more recent suits are over-engineered and hard to look at.
As a character, Quasar was ok.. kinda always felt like Green Lantern lite. He had been portrayed as a rookie in his initial Avengers run which was fun but by the time he appeared in Operation Galactic Storm he was leading a contingent of Avengers to the Kree home world. Time flies in comics. Kinda. If the story needs it to.
I remember thinking about 91 how boring and generic Quasar looked. Just another blonde haired blue-eyed pretty boy. Ironically, 30 years later he stands out on the shelf as something you hardly see anymore.
On 11/18/2021 at 11:00 AM, MonsterChris said:Maybe they'll reissue Captain Marvel with a Paul Newman head sculpt.
Ha. Actually Mar-Vell had a very distinctive (Jim Starlin) hair style; Toybiz got it right, even the 4" Marvel Universe version was good. But this last one looks like a dude who has two different toupees slapped on his head. Also, the colors were way to drab and muted, and they didnt bother to give him his segmented boots...but they did do it for the walgreens Moon Knight.
On 11/18/2021 at 1:53 PM, Atlantis said:His headsculpt does indeed have a resemblance to 70s Robert Redford. How I wish they had tried harder with the head for Captain Marvel. That one came out sloppy and disheveled; the Toybiz version was better and more accurate.
Maybe they'll reissue Captain Marvel with a Paul Newman head sculpt.
I like that they went with bold, vibrant colors for this figure instead of the muted red. Really digging the attention to detail on the quantum bands. They cheaped out (again) on the boots though and the special effects. Painting on boots like this just looks cheap, rushed, amateurish.
Actually, no, I won't say that 'cause thus far the amateur work shows far more care and craftmanship in this area.
His headsculpt does indeed have a resemblance to 70s Robert Redford. How I wish they had tried harder with the head for Captain Marvel. That one came out sloppy and disheveled; the Toybiz version was better and more accurate.
Although I have spent countless hours, and too much gas to mention, searching my metro area Walgreens since this past summer for both Quasar and Nova, I will remain cautiously optimistic about getting my hands on Quasar before the year ends.
Hope people can get Robert Redford and his Fire Fists
Yesterday I couldn't find anything on Walgreens under "Marvel Legends", today I could. But I noticed they're listing as "Legends Collection Marvel's Nova". Odd.
No Quasar yet.
JayC -
2021-11-18 @ 1:53 pm
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