Yes. Black Widow should probably be on the list. Hasbro made it a Target exclusive with terrible distribution though and I'm not paying aftermarket prices for a Hasbro product. They never even had a spot for them at my local store.

@AlanDavidDoane

7 ай бұрын

I consider it the best ML of 2023, and insanely, it was a pegwarmer where I live. I bought five for displays and kitbashes (the body makes an excellent Tactical Baroness from GI Joe) and easily could have had many more at retail from the ones I kept seeing on pegs. I only ever saw Spiral once in person, for $50 at a comic and toy show. For being a Hasbro figure, she is spectacular and I can definitely see her being #1. I may still pick one up if I see it again somewhere.

@suhtangwong

7 ай бұрын

I've been waiting for a BW review all year but Anthony said he will only review it if he snags one and not paying the scalper price. I've only seen it 2x in the wild and all were sold out the next week 🤦🏼 never seen a spiral in the wild, only at comic stores and for $30+

@zanose219

7 ай бұрын

I was just about to post about the Black Widow figure. I understand your point of view on how difficult is was for some people to get. i seen her in store 2 times and 1st time i had to ask for her because she was in the back. I hope they do a re-release for her as it's a very strong release.

@MrRandygtgod

7 ай бұрын

If I ever see one for retail I’ll grab it for you.

@cyberneticghost47

7 ай бұрын

​@@AlanDavidDoanesame

Darn, can't believe Darwin isn't number 1.

@tusharg8452

7 ай бұрын

He's evolved beyond the list.

@Fuzzy_Barbarian

7 ай бұрын

That's because Anthony trusts that real AnthonysCustoms fans know that he'll always be number 1, regardless of year. Doesn't need to be said, it's an unspoken love.

@BaranKRool

7 ай бұрын

Well, he's MY number 1.

@VerdeletVIII

7 ай бұрын

He’s always number one in our hearts

@jonathandelgado3755

7 ай бұрын

I mean, when you made 1 Darwillion dollars at retail, it’s pretty obvious to everyone who’s number 1. No need to say it.👍🏻

Ultimate Cap was my favorite this year, not because he was the best but because I had the most fun with him. And after a paint job and slight articulation tweaks he is awesome. On a side note, this might have been the worst year for BaFs other than 2012 with the Rocket Raccoon and Puck releases.

Wow, I can’t believe you found ten figures for this list! Thanks for everything you do, Anthony! You save me a ton of money and I appreciate your content greatly. All the best to you and your family in 2024!

@EricCKeys

6 ай бұрын

Watch other top 10s, some great figures put out last year.

Good list from a tough year! Thanks for featuring the (almost paintless) diamonds in the rough

Impressed you could come up with 10. Mine was 4.

@tusharg8452

7 ай бұрын

Which ones?

@suhtangwong

7 ай бұрын

Obviously you don't collect ML. What do you collect? Mafex is overrated and pricey.

What I like about this video is that it's short and to the point. Everyone else makes a top ten that's about 30 minutes long.

Regarding what you said at the end of the video, it'd be cool to see you do a TOP 5 GI JOE figures of 2023; most of those GI JOEs are not only really good but you don't even have to like the franchise itself to want them. I think some of them would make cool custom ninjas while other ones look like generic yet badass spec-ops.

Great list! Yes Spiral! I'm not even too familiar with the character but I still picked her up since her design is neat and all the articulation in the arms is so cool. I totally wanna animate her one day even though moving all those arms will be very challenging

@ShinGoji1987Official

7 ай бұрын

@@Anonymous2.2 She's a unique figure, more arms, more work on the sculpt engineering etc. What would've been your number one?

That Astonishing Cyclops was one of my faves too, for sure. I feel like thats the way Hasbro should approach reuse. Just enough added sculpt and paint to make it feel new. He only needed an unmasked head and a blast effect and he would've been perfect.

Awesome list! I know you didn’t review the Target exclusive black widow, but that was a solid one imo 👊

@BoogSReviews

7 ай бұрын

I just got that one last week and she’s an incredible figure. I never saw one in any stores and it was sold out online by the time I thought to order it, so I ended up trading for her.

@benjaminrivera2876

6 ай бұрын

@@BoogSReviews I found her a coupe of weeks ago at my neighborhood Target, I lucked out!

honestly looking back this year legends didn't really have anything that stood out too much (I was very excited for movie goblin, its nice but too expensive) also because ross is going crazy I want to get them for 5.99 rather than 24.99. I do think the quality of headsculpts is really improving incredibly but honestly the predictable feeling in hand (paint, texture and plastic) have really been burning me out on these. Probobaly the most memorable one this year for me other than goblin is the new tombstone I got in hong kong, excited to see you review that!

yeah!!! a separate list for Marvel Legends, thanks Anthony!

HAPPY NEW YEAR BUD!!!

Sweet video! Ill be taking a break from legends and mainly focusing on jada toys street fighter and megaman. Those figures are just too good to pass on.

I agree, spiral is definitely a stand out #1 ML.

I'm impressed the Final Fantasy Spiderman, the Target Exclusive, didn't make it on the list, is it because hes just a recolor? (The spider on the back is blue)

That spiral is awesome, the figure that brought me back into action figures

This list just makes me realize how few legends I purchased this year.

@suhtangwong

7 ай бұрын

Good! More for us 😎

Love the fact that you managed a way to find ten ML in a very poor year. I thought it was going to be Black Widow ten times😂😂😂. Love your videos. Keep it up.

It'll probably never happen, but it'd be nice to see you review some of Hasbro's other lines like GI Joe (which you mention) and Transformers. I think it's safe to say that's where most of their budget goes.

@AnthonysCustoms

7 ай бұрын

i have reviewed some of their joe figures

@megageek1

7 ай бұрын

@@AnthonysCustoms fair enough. No interest in TF eh?

@AnthonysCustoms

7 ай бұрын

i have everything theye released thats beast wars related and lot of other ones. just none that i feel like reviewing lately.

@megageek1

7 ай бұрын

@@AnthonysCustoms understood. Makes sense. Appreciate the replies and love your content.

Good list Anthony, I only have the lizard which I do like, as I usually only buy spiderman related marvel legends. 2024 should be an interesting year as to where Hasbro decides to go with their toy lines.

Hoping to see if I can get an elektra daredevil in the new year. Seen somebody dremmel in the hips for better leg ROM and she would look fantastic repainted

Got Spiral nib for 5.99. Don’t regret it.

@suhtangwong

7 ай бұрын

Where at?! 😱

Good list man

Agreed that MLs were not impressive overall this year, and I took my time even picking up Spiral. And I'd been on the fence about Iron Man despite really wanting a new Mk1 version. I only relented after seeing reviews, and once I had him in-hand, it felt so right.

I own 2 figures on your list. Spiral and Cyclops. There are 2 figures from the list I would like to get. Blade and that Monet chick. You did a great list with what you had to use. 😅

Thank you!

Great top ten. I'm surprised Lady Bullseye didn't make it though.

Spiral Is one of my favorite marvel figures here too

Considering we own the figure, in hand, the Black Widow figure is our #1 pick for the year. It is such a shame, though, that Hasbro made the narrow-minded decision to make it a Target exclusive; it only complicated things for collectors. Nevertheless, we 100% agree with your Top 10 List, Anthony!

@arthurchen6464

7 ай бұрын

Oh yeah I forgot BW existed! It's a fine figure.

Darwin was his #1. He was featured in so many episodes after his debut. I hope he comes back in the new year.

It was really hard for me to come up with a top ten Marvel Legends list this year. Only a couple stand out to me and that's Black Widow and Blob. (I can't remember if I got Spiral this year or last.....)

Hasbro was bad enough this year that I stopped paying full price for anything. There were maybe 15 decent ones out of 130 or whatever they put out this year. I really liked the MCU Khonshu and Moon Knight designs and figures and I'm still casually in the market for a Blob, but that's about it.

The last Target exclusive Black Widow should have definitely been on this list. One of the very few Marvel Legends releases that was actually worth the retail price.

@suhtangwong

7 ай бұрын

He never got one as it was not released in his area. Same for many others 😢

It's surprising Spiral was not a deluxe figure. Im glad.

My list is quite a bit different. I didn't get a ton of Legends this year, but I'd absolutely put The Destroyer, VHS Doc Ock, Black Widow, and Extremis Iron Man on mine

Firm but fair as always. 1st year I didn’t get any Legends figures. Could be because I think I have everything I want. But nothing peaked my interest. Could be the closed boxes. Can’t see it for real on the pegs so I don’t want to take a chance. Maybe this will change now that they changed back. Just my 2 cents

The exclusive black widow was really good too

I haven’t bought a Marvel Legends since Hasbro started making them with noticeably cheap plastic. I grew up with the Toybiz era. Every single figure felt premium and came with a comic. That was the best. But I want that Iron Man mk 1 and I’ll give him a stellar wash and love him forever

I totally agree with your number 1 pick, also the only figure on the list I have, so bias 😂

Great video, Idk why but for this year I personally didn't get the feeling of enthusiasm while watching this list, like you said all figures seem fine,..."for marvel legends"...

Blade must have the same arms as my 788 Range Viper 🤔😏 not really, but same issue. Good stuff 👍

Spiral would be higher on my list if she wasn’t so difficult to stand up. They should’ve made the legs heavier or something to counterweight the 6 arms and swords.

"I don't think Hasbro has made a figure that couldn't be better" - Anthony's Customs, 2023. "Where Fans Comes First" should be updated with your quote. Your list was thought provoking and extremely poignant alluding to both the positives and negatives on each product. Exclusively collecting Marvel comic-based action figures, I agree with you that 2023 was just not their year.

It’s a good list. I would throw in Corsair as honorable mention. I see you haven’t reviewed the Deadpool and Hydra Bob 2-Pack. I know you’re a Deadpool guy, I remember the cool customs you used to make in the Toy Biz series 6 Deadpool days. You never got around to getting it?

@AnthonysCustoms

7 ай бұрын

If i can't easily get hasbro product for msrp, i rarely go out of my way to track them down

@rubix187

7 ай бұрын

@@AnthonysCustoms Yeah I understand, I’m the same way. Plus they’ll probably just rerelease the figure in retail individually like how they did it with the pulse exclusive Spider-Man 3-Pack

For some reason I thought this was the worst ML list but noticed that the #10 to #8 were all solid releases. Then when we got to Blade, I knew I read the thumbnail & title wrong haha

Saw this video and thought “hold up. There are more than 3 Marvel Legends figures Anthony actually liked this year?” Still good to hear he likes the good ones Hasbro put out. And yeah that Black Widow was a little hard to get even for those who preordered her.

@AnthonysCustoms

7 ай бұрын

this isnt a list of figures i like

this is the best top 10 list so far for ML, as I own 70% of the figures..👍😅.. I particularly appreciate the 5 pack figures, I didn't intend to buy them til they were sold @ $80 on amazon, not that they're not worth the purchase, but figures are ridiculously expensive now.

Can't wait for u to do a top q0 worst

It should be *my top 10*

Spiral is no.1 no doubt. I l also really like space knight venom and apocalpyse and rhino ( no sure if they are from 2023 )

@luvfreedom1470

7 ай бұрын

Rhino and retro Apocalypse are from 2022

@suhtangwong

7 ай бұрын

Space venom is like from 2016 lol

@asgads

7 ай бұрын

yeah, the baf. the new one is new. kinda🤣@@suhtangwong

@asgads

7 ай бұрын

thanks, so they dont count@@luvfreedom1470

@ComradeBobcat39

7 ай бұрын

​​@@suhtangwongthey rereleased it this year and it looks like a good figure key word "looks"

So sad...2023 Black Widow wasn't on this list😢

I read below the thing with Widow. That is completely understandable. It happens to me too with my target. But my brother sent me one as a gift. My list is a little different from yours cause the money was tight and I do classified too. So I was not able to get that X-men villain pack......((YET)) The Stryfe looks decent. But there is reasons I didn't get that box set. Lizard I missed it cause Walmart is a douche. and like you I was NOT going to pay double to get it. Spiral had first place the moment I got her.

Can you do a top 10 2023 Joe list

My favorite this year is Black Widow, Power Princess & new Scarlet Spider, but i agree Spiral win by a neck is deserve the #1 spot from black widow.

@suhtangwong

7 ай бұрын

Power princess is next year... Unless you're super lucky 😢

Xforce Spiral is on the way 😊

There were 10 Hasbro figures to put on a list? 😂 I want to get that Black Widow figure, but I hadn't found her yet.

I don't even think I picked up 10 marvel legends figures this year lmao

A lot of people think black widow is the best figure of the year but if she is it shows just how bad this toy line has become.

How did ball hips make no.9? I know he is robotic but even the pic on the box is not like that.

Do you plan on reviewing the Mondo 90s X-Men line ?

@AnthonysCustoms

6 ай бұрын

I don't think i want to go down that rabbit hole with 12 inch figures. We'll see if they'll send review samples

@Man_of_Horror1

6 ай бұрын

@@AnthonysCustoms do you have any quick thoughts on them ?

@AnthonysCustoms

6 ай бұрын

they look pretty good in general. can't say the articulation looks promising,

@Man_of_Horror1

6 ай бұрын

@@AnthonysCustoms I thought the same, the paint and all that looks incredible same with the BTAS ones but yeah the articulation does look basic. Tho I guess that is the same for all that scale

Given your reticence in response to Hasbro’s products with this line overall, I’m surprised you found ten figures deemed worthy enough to take slots on your list.

@AnthonysCustoms

7 ай бұрын

even if all the figures were terrible, you can still make a list of the best ones. doesnt mean theyre good globally

Great vid, Will you do a top 10 McFarlane figures of 2023??

@AnthonysCustoms

7 ай бұрын

not likely

@ComradeBobcat39

7 ай бұрын

Yeah you kinda have to have good figures to have a top ten list other than nightfall batman and b&r poison ivy

I think this was a good year for Legends for the most part. It was still mixed, but there was a decent amount of good stuff, as opposed to last year when there really wasn't. For me, Black Widow definitely tops the list, she's basically everything she needs to be, other than the ab crunch feeling a bit outdated. Spiral and Elektra Daredevil were good too, so maybe this year will be seen as a turning point for female Marvel Legends figures.

@suhtangwong

7 ай бұрын

It outdated new feature for BW? How else would you implement the abs? It followed retro spidey a crunch and that came out recently for ML line.

@Fuzzy_Barbarian

7 ай бұрын

​@suhtangwong use a ball joint at the waist. It allows for leaning and swivel while breaking up the torso less.

@suhtangwong

6 ай бұрын

@@Fuzzy_Barbarian like gi Joe's? There's weren't the best example, maybe like jadas sf or mafex?

Will you be doing one of these for McFarlane figures?

@AnthonysCustoms

7 ай бұрын

no

Better than most MacFarlane's DC multiverse line

Well this list just goes to re-enforce that I've all but given up on ML. In the past I would have easily had 8 or more figures on the list. This year it's 2...😅

@suhtangwong

7 ай бұрын

Which 2?

@highcountrychronicles

7 ай бұрын

@@suhtangwong Strife and Spiral.

If these are the top 10 figures this year, man Marvel Legends really goes downhill.

Interesting that for a lot of these you had to use the words "Good enough" or "Well enough", just shows how much Hasbro dropped the ball.

Don't have Monet, don't have Pretty Boy, was going to get Cyclops, I have Blade and First Appearance Iron Man, I kind of want Darektra, I have Ultimate Cap, I want the Lizard but even more McFarlanized, I want Strife, and I have Spiral

Found this year to be a top tier year for Hasbro releases. I think collectors are spoiled at this point with high expectations.

@AnthonysCustoms

6 ай бұрын

Did you start collecting this year? It was a terrible year.

@EricCKeys

6 ай бұрын

Disagree completely and no, ive got 200+ Marvel Legends figures. Long time collector and active member of the community. I think you're a bit biased with your hate towards Hasbro and Marvel Legends by this point. Shartimus just put out his top 10 and as he said "a lot of great comic character this year". ​@AnthonysCustoms

@AnthonysCustoms

6 ай бұрын

Great character selection doesn't mean great figures. There were a few standouts but this year definitely had more bad figures than any year i can think of. When you're talking about quality figures, this year was a huge let down...and that's not even considering the higher prices than any other year.

Black widow, final swing Spiderman,the blob and no way home green goblin should have been on this list in my personal opinion

Did not mention the black widow But it may have been on a different list I don’t remember

@AnthonysCustoms

7 ай бұрын

See the pinned comment

@chewymew

7 ай бұрын

That's what the pinned comment is about

Monet St. Croix has disproportionally large calves, they’re way bigger than her quads/upper legs.

@AnthonysCustoms

7 ай бұрын

theyre armored

Do a review on threezero Iron mannnnnnn !!!!!

Selecting the Top 10 Best Marvel Legends in the year 2023 was an arduous feat, no doubt, but you pulled it off well, Mister Anthony. 👍👏🤘

Lizard didn't release on 2022? And Spiral too?

@AnthonysCustoms

6 ай бұрын

they released at the end of 2022 and many places didnt get them until 2023

@6inchreview

6 ай бұрын

@@AnthonysCustoms I was confused as I saw the release date as 2022 in some places and 2023 in others, good to know 👌🏽

@AnthonysCustoms

6 ай бұрын

happy to clear it up

Yes! GI Joe line craps on ML generally

New Strife made it what about new Doc Oct with silk? Stryfe pinless with new hand doc oct pinless with new wired tentacles.

@AnthonysCustoms

7 ай бұрын

Another one i was never able to find

👍

I stuck to what I said on one of your videos last year and haven't spent any money on Hasbro this year, it's just not worth the almost 30 bucks for ther stuff anymore.

can't believe he didn't include black widow 😮

@AnthonysCustoms

7 ай бұрын

... Read the pinned comment

Yeehaw

The top marvel legends this year were jada street fighter figures 😂

The only one i have from this list is the number one figure. I think out of the nearly 1,100 that got fired, the marvel legends team should have also been let go.

For Me in no order: Knights Daredevil Across the Spider-Verse Spider-Gwen X-Men 97 Wolverine Bucky Barnes Captain America Incredible Hulk Joe Fixit Sky-Cycle Hawkeye No Way Home final swing Spider-Man No Way Home Green Goblin Target exclusive Black Widow Uncanny X-Men Spiral

I only have spiral and electra on your list the rest i had no interest in.I agree there are few legends that deserve praise from them this year and really for the ones mentioned they did the minimum of what is considered a good action figure these days .Compared to marvel select they are still lacking in every way so its hard for me to praise anything they do even if its better than norm. The pretty boy was a suprise since he looks nothing like the box art especially the midsection and to me looks like a horrible kitbash . I also think black widow was a better female pick than monet .Im considering stryfe for a purchase but im not buying the whole pack for him and the older figure will suffice since he is not really neccesary in my collection .Retro ghost rider was a decent offering and so was the destroyer and i could add comic drax to round out my list of the best marvel legends but i cant think of 10 .

Idk what happened this year with legends

@Spongemonkey26

7 ай бұрын

The ML team stopped caring several years ago.

@tusharg8452

7 ай бұрын

Would you say it was better or worse than 2022?

@Spongemonkey26

7 ай бұрын

@@tusharg8452 if we're being honest the last time ML was solid throughout the year was what, 2016 or 2017? It's really really gone down hill since then. Not sure if the licensing costs went up or if the team got complacent with their earlier success, but effort has definitely changed.

@suhtangwong

7 ай бұрын

The economy is a big problem too, if you check, all prices have been sky rocketing and almost every figure from every line are going down with accessories. Except joe's.

I bought Blade because of this Channel.

@AnthonysCustoms

7 ай бұрын

do you enjoy the figure?

@steffenrey

7 ай бұрын

@@AnthonysCustoms bloody yes. Plus, i put the green Joytoy Jacket in him. Fits great.

@AnthonysCustoms

7 ай бұрын

nice

My favorite is probably the recent Tom Holland Spidey and that's about it. And that's not even a top 10 overall figure lol

Did you not get Blob?

@AnthonysCustoms

6 ай бұрын

Yeah. Never seen a more overrated figure. It doesn't even look like the character lol. Everyone saying it's so good... Why?

@benjaminwiseman6567

6 ай бұрын

@@AnthonysCustoms Blob has had a lot of different looks over the years. He first appeared in X-Men #3. The figure is a good representation of a composite of his different looks. He's got new sculpting, exactly the right size, and has just enough detail. I don't see how he could have been better short of having a rubber belly.

@AnthonysCustoms

6 ай бұрын

He shouldve looked like the he does in 99% of the comics where he has exaggerated size and shape. This figure actually just looks like a normal human fat guy.

@benjaminwiseman6567

6 ай бұрын

@@AnthonysCustoms there's a lot of variance in how he's drawn. This one has a more exaggerated belly than his appearances in the early 60s, but not as exaggerated as the 90s onward. I think it's a happy medium. Yes, he looks like the average obese American, which says more about us than it does about him.

Number one is wrong. Darein is and will forever be the pinnacle of figures

why their heads are so big?

@AnthonysCustoms

7 ай бұрын

hasbro is bad at toys

Thanks for making this, I'm hoping for a top ten worse Marvel Legends

@AnthonysCustoms

7 ай бұрын

You bet

Weak-ass year for sure. Question: Is this windowless packaging madness over for good? Or does it only seem like it because they're just releasing more retros

@PowerChordEPS

7 ай бұрын

Hasbro did a 180 on windowless boxes across the board. Joes and Star Wars got their original packaging along with Legends

@AnthonysCustoms

7 ай бұрын

its because it has nothing to do with the environment and everything to do with profits.

@tusharg8452

7 ай бұрын

@@PowerChordEPS That's good news

@tusharg8452

7 ай бұрын

​@@AnthonysCustoms You're absolutely right. Even these retro carded figures come with minimal accessories, no BAF parts, and are still priced the same. I hate it. WTF was Elektra as Daredevil doing on a retro card? What even is retro, if she's considered one?

Ah, the cream of the crap...Crop! Cream of the crop!

Was there really 10 that were good? Lol

@AnthonysCustoms

7 ай бұрын

no. good enough

All around terrible time to be a hasbro collector and they definitely dropped the ball since last year furthermore I’m not sure if the 35 dollar price range is the way to go I agree less figures would be better but if jada toys can make amazing figures at that price then so can hasbro

wait, today's wednesday tho

@AnthonysCustoms

7 ай бұрын

indeed