This morning, photos started pouring in from the Hasbro display at the 2017 MCM London Comic-Con, where the 6” Black Panther Legends movie figures made their debut. I figured we’d be seeing official photos from Hasbro of the reveals before too long, and the big H did not disappoint: hi-res images of Killmonger, Nakia, Black Panther and the Okoye Build-A-Figure are now available!

I was a little bit taken aback by the largely negative feedback regarding the 6” Marvel Legends Black Panther movie figures that were revealed this morning, but I’m hoping that people will be a bit more enthusiastic about the wave now that official photos of the series have been sent out by Hasbro. Let’s have a look and see what we think of the figures now that we can get a better look…

The figure of T’Challa himself looks pretty similar to the 2016 Civil War Legends version, but with two major improvements: a butterfly swivel for the shoulders that will greatly improve flexibility and a far better unmasked Black Panther Chadwick Boseman Head.

We’re also getting alternate fists this time instead of just the slashing hands we got previously, which will be nice for changing up displays.

Last year’s Black Panther action figure never warmed pegs or became easy to find, and I’ve got no complaints about an improved one hitting stores in a few months. Nice work.

The one villain figure from the movie is Marvel Legends Killmonger in his “Golden Jaguar” costume. He comes with two killer bladed weapons and I think the gold accents on the costume look really terrific. It’s a shame there’s no unmasked head, though.

This feels a bit weird being in the same wave as the largely similar new Black Panther, but this is the costume Erik Killmonger wears in the movie and this wave is our one chance of getting it in ML form. I’m okay with this release, though I know many collectors are not so thrilled.

Rounding out the series are the two Marvel Legends Dora Milaje figures: the single-packed Nakia and the Okoye Build-A-Figure. I’ve already heard lots of complaints about these characters getting released, particularly another “normal-sized” Build-A-Figure like the Okoye BAF.

I genuinely believe that the Dora Milaje will be the breakout fan-favorite characters from the Black Panther movie, and that Hasbro is planning for that instance with this pair of 6” figures.

Despite the chilly reception for Okoye and Nakia, I think fans and collectors will ultimately end up being very glad that Hasbro gave us these two bodyguards for King T’Challa while they had the chance. Skeptics may want to withhold judgment until they see these two in action in the movie and see just how awesome they are.

The Black Panther Marvel Legends wave should be up for order online in the next couple months, and will reportedly have a hard street date in early 2018. I’ll post an update on the availability for this series as soon as it’s confirmed when pre-orders for the series will open up, and also send out alerts via social media once orders are actually open.

Initial reactions I’ve heard to these figures were a bit cold, so let me ask: now that you’ve seen the hi-res photos, are you warming up to this series? How do you think the Black Panther movie series is going to fare at retail?

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