Marvel Legends Blue Marvel review – BAF Controller wave

Blue Marvel marked a positive departure from Marvel Comics. Adam Brashear wasn’t filling for another hero or taking the mantle of another character. He was an original creation that quickly developed a solid fan following. His backstory is also interesting as it established him as one of the earliest heroes in the Marvel Universe who had to step away from the spotlight after the reveal he was a black man.

Back in the mix with the contemporary heroes, Blue Marvel has been a solid character who seems destined to make his MCU debut anytime now. Clearly, I’ve been a big Blue Marvel fan and he was among the top of the figures I wanted in this Build-A-Figure Controller wave. Let’s see if this figure marvels me.

Packaging: I wish Hasbro mixed up the colors as it feels like consecutive waves have used the red accents with the black foundation.

David Nakayama handling the artwork for Marvel Legends packaging only enhances the presentation.

His bio is solid although it’d be better if there were some mention of the Avengers and the Ultimates.

Likeness:  Blue Marvel has a few outfits to choose from, but Hasbro opted for his more common, modern attire. This is a case where the modern attire is the most prominent costume. And it’s by far the most MCU-friendly of his costumes.

Hasbro did a fantastic job on the head sculpt. Adam the same kind of stern, focused look of fellow inventor Reed Richards.

His vest is positioned just a smidge shorter than it should be — ideally it would be lower than his belly button. It has nice detail work with lining, seams and the white panels are actually sculpted. Adam’s boots are fine as well. Hasbro knocked out his belt with M logo nicely.

Paint:  White is a color that doesn’t tend to play well with others unless a company does several applications to prevent bleed through. Hasbro did pretty well with the white paint apps though there’s some weakness at the uniform’s M tip on his chest.

Everywhere else is a nice consistency with minor to very little bleed through.

Hasbro seemed to get the right shade of blue for his vest and uniform and the right shade of silver for the belt buckle.

Not to say the paintjob is perfect. The interior portion of his sleeve should have the same shade of blue as the main portion of the outfit instead of black like the figure.

Even more odd was Hasbro opted not to give Adam his grey temples. That’s a signature part of his look to show he’s not a rookie hero and it’s a really weird omission.

Scale: Blue Marvel should be about the same height as Black Panther and Captain Marvel while looking up to Luke Cage and looking down at Spider-Man.

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Articulation: Blue Marvel looks to use the Spider-Man UK body, which is a good choice for him. I didn’t have any problem hitting any flying or fighting poses.

Blue Marvel has:

• neck
• ball-jointed shoulders
• bicep
• elbow (double-jointed)
• wrist
• wrist hinge
• torso
• waist
• hip
• thigh
• knee (double-jointed)
• ankle

Accessories:  Blue Marvel comes with a swappable set of clutching hands and the energy fireballs previously seen with the Human Torch figures.

Additionally, he comes with the left leg for the Build-A-Figure Controller.

Worth it?  I didn’t use the Amazon coupon for Blue Marvel, but was still able to get him cheaper than $22.99 thanks to a Target sale. I consider it a win whenever I can get Marvel Legends figures for lower than $20.

Rating: 9.7 out of 10

Blue Marvel is a pretty great figure despite a few weird paint choices. He’s one of my favorite Marvel Legends of 2022.

Where to get it?  Check your local Targets. Mine has plenty of Blue Marvel from single case pack outs allowing for the chance to get the best paint job. Of course, you can also get Blue Marvel from Amazon or Entertainment Earth.