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(Images Source) Marvel's slate of television series heading into phase 6 of the MCU isn't as vast as the future seemed the last time I discussed upcoming shows, but that can be attributed to an effort on Marvel's part to focus on quality over quantity, plus I'm sure they're holding back on announcing too many things that would be coming out after the Avengers climax to the Multiverse saga. We've gotten A LOT of Marvel heroes and series that further build out the world and characters of the MCU, blowing it up moreso than Marvel fans ever expected to see this universe flourish I'm sure. Moon Knight, She Hulk, Ms Marvel, Ironheart, not to mention lesser known characters like Echo and Agatha, along with Secret Invasion, the return of Daredevil in Born Again, and the very fun Spiderman: Freshman Year. Even with all this there's still lots to come from the tv side of things for Marvel in Phase 6, and here I'll count down my excitement for each.  On Pause: ...

  (Image Source) X-Men 97' blew my socks off in the best way, showing that Marvel really knows what they're doing with the characters now that they have them back from Fox. The show was such a fan continuation of the original Animated Series, and that classic theme was exhilarating to hear each time it played! Marvel Legends has not been slacking either with two whole waves of figures produced to represent the show, with figures from both waves selling like hot cakes! The Legends team have confirmed there will not be a third wave this year, but are looking to make more figures eventually, and these upcoming five are my most wanted from the series!  5. Bastion (Images Source) The main antagonist of the show could have been seen as a spoiler so I am not entirely surprised we have not gotten Bastion in the line yet. We've gotten other villains like Goblin Queen so there is no shyness when it comes to producing villains from the excellent series, and I think either form of Bast...

(Image 1 Source)   (Image 2 Source) So far this year Marvel has given us the third film in two trilogies, both with varying degrees of success. Ant-Man 3 fell a bit flat, though Guardians of the Galaxy 3 is one of my favorite movies to come out this year! In terms of the Marvel Legends figure representations the Guardians have been the ones to really win out so far between the two with an entire wave and a deluxe figure to their name, while Ant-Man and the Wasp only got part of a Build-A-Figure wave. Both films don't have too many more figures needed to round out the primary casts and characters, and so this'll be my breakdown of my top wanted action figures from Hasbro for these two 2023 films.  5. Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne (Image Source) Throughout the years there have been a couple different designs for these two that could be pulled from, and their adventurous outfits in this movie are now another option to bring one of the MCU's first canonical superhero couples to a...

(Image Source) Marvel's phase 4 is behind us, a phase that took things a little slower following the events of the Infinity Saga but still gave us a lot of epic stories and introduced a whole slew of new heroes and villains to the Marvel universe! The stage is set for phase 5, and with lots of exciting projects on the horizon (and projects I'm not as excited about) here is my ranking of how excited I am for each Marvel MCU phase 5 project! 12. Echo (Image Source) I thought that the character of Echo/Maya in Hawkeye was fine, she wasn't my favorite character in the series, nor was she an MCU character that I was particular hurting to have a solo series for. I am looking forward to seeing more of Kingpin and Daredevil, and I'm sure the show has the potential to be very good. But compared to a lot of other projects I'm just not as excited for this one.  11. Agatha: Coven of Chaos (Image Source) Just like Echo, this is a series I did not think needed to be made. Agatha ...

(Image Source) Marvel's 2022 slate has wrapped up and overall another decisive year for Marvel with a lot of projects fans weren't as happy with, while others were great crowd pleasers! Phase 4 has come to a close, with phase 5 hopefully bringing in some tighter story telling and more satisfying projects overall. The Marvel Legends line has continued to run strong though, and while just about all of the projects on this list have had great representation in the toyline so far there are still plenty of new characters and designs from the MCU shelf of my display that I'm waiting to have fulfilled! Moon Knight: Arthur Harrow (Image Source) I could easily see this character being the next release in the Disney+ waves of figures from the Moon Knight tv show, which overall did leave a good taste in fans' mouths! We've to this point gotten Mr. Knight, Moon Knight, and Khonshu which are all fantastic figures, so it would only make sense to round out the display with Arthur ...

(Image Source) The final film of Marvel's 2022 slate and phase 4 slate overall has come out, and they definitely saved one of their best for last. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was an emotional journey honoring Chadwick Boseman and I think the film's exploration of grief and how we deal with it was fantastic. All of the characters were standout, and Shuri herself has no doubt been elevated ten times as a character fit to wear the Black Panther mantle! Hasbro's Marvel Legend lines gave us a solid offering of designs from the movie, checking off major characters like Namor, Ironheart, and Shuri herself in her Black Panther suit, but there's still a few more possibilities to round out the figure display for the movie... 5. Valentina Fontaine (Image Source) This character has been building up to something ever since she first appeared in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and I was glad to see Julia Louis-Dreyfus get to use more of her charisma for a larger role in this mo...