Yesterday we learned the
Devourer of Worlds was coming to
Marvel Legends in the form of a new 32" tall action figure as Hasbro's latest crowdsourcing
Haslab campaign was officially launched. In less than 24 hours that campaign has gotten almost half of the needed minimum
14k backers for Galactus to be 100% green lite. As I type this the campaign currently has 6,052 backers and people have until August 30th to make up their minds if they want to add this $399.99 action figure to their collection.
Besides
Galactus himself,
Hasbro said yesterday that if the campaign surpasses the minimum 14k backers before August 30th, a handful of unlockable tiered add-ons will also be included with the figure. The first will be revealed once the backer counter breaks 14k. During the
actual presentation by
Hasbro for this figure, the Marvel brand team didn't give us a lot of details about what those unlockable items will be.
Jesse Falcon teased the final one was his favorite and
Dwight Stall made some indication at least one of the unlockables might be something to army build.
However later in the day
Hasbro's Dan Yun let us know via social media that at least the first
unlockable item for Galactus will be a 6" action figure.
He went on to say in a response to someone on Twitter that it was a "
6-inch figure that will fit on one of Galactus’ hand"
The most likely assumption here is that
Hasbro will include at least one of
Galactus' Heralds. For those not familiar,
heralds are powerful beings who work for
Galactus. They get sent out ahead to find suitable planets for
Galactus to eat. The first herald introduced to readers and most recognizable is the
Silver Surfer which
Hasbro has already given us
Marvel Legends versions of multiple times in the past couple years. I suppose if Hasbro wanted to get creative they could give us a
Norrin Radd figure, Silver Surfer before he actually becomes Silver Surfer.
Of course
Silver Surfer is not the only herald
Galactus has had over the years, in fact the list is quit long. Other Heralds include characters such as
Firelord, Air-Walker, Fallen One, Terrax the Tamer, Frankie Raye (Nove), Morg and the list goes on and on.
Hasbro actually gave us a
Terrax figure early on in the line, but he could definitely use an update.
So will one of these characters be
Hasbro's first add-on for the
Galactus Haslab project? Or perhaps
each unlockable tier will feature one of his Heralds? We don't know. I suspect at least one of the heralds will be included with this project and for me personally I am hoping for
Firelord, but we will just have to wait and see.
I suspect with the way it's going Hasbro will reach it's 14k backers sometime over the weekend, so hopefully we will find out what that 6" figure is
Dan Yun is mentioning real soon. Which herald would you like to see included if any? Let us know in the
COMMENTS SECTION below.
My Sentinal is currently displayed on a bookcase in my living room with his Orchis brethren along with the soon to be Uncanny and plain X Men lineups. (Pretty exciting that I have all the new members of those teams other than one) And he looks amazing btw.
Galactus and his Heralds are looming over my Vinyl cabinets in my living room looking even more amazing. Destroyer looks really cool between Terrax and Morg.
Never regretted getting either for even a second.
I messed around with Galactus for a day before I put him back in the box. Just had nowhere to put him at the time. But I should finally have a place set up this year ha.
As for the Sentinel, I may have had mine out for 20 minutes before I also put him back in the box. Ended up giving that one to of my siblings who missed out on it. As cool as he is, I just kept thinking man, I wish this was a good ol classic Sentinel. Wouldve backed a few if that were the case.
On 3/18/2024 at 6:35 PM, RobertD said:I still haven't even opened mine. Or my Sentinels for that matter. I'm the worst collector ever.
I still haven't even opened mine. Or my Sentinels for that matter. I'm the worst collector ever.
I was really considering buying this but it already sold out! I was just getting into the Marvel Legends line when Galactus was happening and I couldn't justify spending this much at the time but I always regret not snagging this one.
Only a 50% mark up? That's actually not so bad, considering what earlier HasLabs were going for.
Uh, not that I bought two just to flip one, no sir, not me...
AndyL -
2024-03-18 @ 1:37 pm
What? See this is the kind of thing I think hurts Haslab projects. Not that there's any weight to it but this could give some people the standpoint of deciding to hold off on backing a project because they assume it will be available at a later time. Are these actual figures ordered by BBTS that were part of the backers or are these backers that backed out after the project funded? Pun not intended but appropriate I guess. I think this kind of thing could have hurt the Giant Man Haslab though I think the unlockables really did the actual damage after the initial funding TBH.
Look forward to seeing pics of Galactus displayed with Nova, Silver Surfer, Morg, the Fallen, Terrax, Herald Thor, Fire Lord, and Cosmic Ghost Rider. Wonder if we will get more Heralds in 2023.
I cant wait to see him show up on my doorstep!!! I have a display case all ready for him. Now that he is paid for and the Hiss tank is paid for I fail to have any excitement for the Ghost Rider. I think they need to focus on team sets rather than vehicles with Marvel Legends. Stick to vehicles with the GI Joe line. The Marvel Haslab team has their work cut out for them in my opinion because there isnt really and huge figures left that would be an instant seller. I think sets like the Masters of evil, sinister six, marauders and even morlocks would be a better idea than a ghost rider car. They also need to keep the sets in the 200.00 range to be really successful. Instead of fast profits they should look at longevity for this department.
JayC -
2022-10-14 @ 4:21 pm
Dan Who? Reviews takes a look at the new Marvel Legends Haslab Galactus figure from Hasbro.
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