Hasbro is releasing more Marvel Legends series than ever before this year, with sets themed around Avengers Infinity War, Spider-Man, Black Panther, Deadpool and more. But even with all those other brands represented, “the big one” generating the most enthusiasm, excitement and hype is the 2018 X-Men Legends series. Hasbro spread out the reveals of the eight figures that make up the series from July 2017 through February 2018, but at long last, the time to actually secure our figures is upon us: the Marvel Legends X-Men Apocalypse Series is now up for order!

The once-a-year X-Men Marvel Legends series has become a bit of an annual event for Hasbro 6″ collectors, with pre-orders opening up and collectors quickly wiping out the allocated stock for online retailers in a frenzy.

This year’s wave looks like it’s going to be no exception to the rule, as we get six characters making encore ML appearances, and one making his 6″ figure debut!

The one character in the Apocalypse series who’s never gotten the six inch figure treatment before is, of course, Jamie Madrox the Multiple Man. Fans have been asking for a Marvel Legends Multiple Man figure for many years, and Hasbro has finally heard the cries and complied!

Of course, while many collectors were hoping that Madrox might be double-packed at two-per-case, that’s just not to be. There’s only room for one double-packed figure in this eight figure case, and there was zero chance it was going to be anyone other than Tiger Stripe Wolverine. This is perhaps the single most iconic design of any X-Men character, so Hasbro would have been loco to pack this Logan at one-per-case. Good call (albeit frustrating for us Multiple Man fanboys).

While some collectors may be thinking that the Shi’ar Gladiator is a “rookie” figure as well, that’s actually not true–he was released as part of the SDCC Thanos Imperative box set a few years back. I’m not a big fan of major characters being convention exclusives, so it’s nice to see Kallark getting a second chance at life–this time, in a mass retail environment. Even so, I would be stunned if Gladiator isn’t the shelfwarmer in this wave (if there turns out to be one at all).

The last two figures in the Marvel Legends 2018 X-Men series ended up being the Jim Lee Sabertooth and Marvel NOW! Magneto that debuted at New York Toy Fair 2018 in February. Personally, I would have preferred the white Magneto costume, but I dig the unmasked Erik Lensherr head, magnetic energy effects and energized hands that Magnus comes with.

The X-Men Legends Apocalypse Series case ratios are as follows:

• (2) Tiger Stripe Wolverine with Apocalypse Tubes
• (1) Mohawk Storm with Apocalypse Torso
• (1) Psylocke with Apocalypse Leg
• (1) Marvel Now Magneto (Black Costume) with Apocalypse Right Arm
• (1) Sabertooth (Jim Lee) with Apocalypse Left Arm
• (1) Gladiator with Apocalypse Head
• (1) Jamie Madrox Multiple Man with Apocalypse Leg
• Build-A-Figure: Apocalypse

The X-Men Marvel Legends Apocalypse series is now up for order, and is scheduled to be released in late summer 2018. Regardless of the “estimated arrival dates” you may see, all major online retailers like BBTS and EE should receive their allotments of the figures within a few days of each other (if not the same day), so order from whichever store is your favorite.

The time is officially here, X-Men fans! Are you in for the whole series and building your own Apocalypse BAF, picking up only your favorites, or passing on this year’s X-Men Legends installment altogether? And looking to the future, what X-characters are you hoping to see arrive in the 2019 series?

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