Black Widow

Black Widow

If you have Marvel fans at home, get ready to add some new action figures to the toy box!

Marvel StudiosBlack Widow arrives in theaters on May 1, and a new wave of Hasbro‘s Toy of the Year (TOTY) Award-nominated Marvel Legends line of super-articulated, premium, 6-inch action figures will arrive along with it. The Black Widow wave follows the usual release pattern for the Legends line, pairing characters from the film with an assortment of comic book-inspired figures.

Using Hasbro’s Photo Real facial technology, Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) and Red Guardian (David Harbour) feature detailed likenesses of the actors who portray the characters on the big screen, joining Taskmaster to round out the lineup from the film.

Marvel Legends Black Widow

Comic-inspired characters in the wave include the Winter Soldier, Crossbones, and Spymaster. Crimson Dynamo is the Build-A-Figure for the new wave, fueling the “collect ’em all” mentality as pieces come packed with the pieces necessary to complete the bonus figure.

Preorders for the Black Widow wave now being accepted via Hasbro Pulse and select retailers.

About the author

James Zahn

James Zahn

James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.

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