QUICKSILVER

MARVEL LEGENDS (HASBRO)

“Along with his twin sister, the Scarlet Witch, the ‘speedster’ Quicksilver joined the Avengers after leaving Magneto’s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants”

Oh man, more Marvel Legends?  Whaaaaaaaaaaat?  Who could have foreseen such a shocking twist of events?  Okay, so it’s not really a shock.  Well, maybe a minor surprise?  I did run out of new Legends for a moment there at the end of last year.  There are always more on the horizon, but specifically at this moment, I’m back-tracking the slightest bit to grab more of a filler piece.  So, let’s look at Quicksilver, who is of a greener variety than his usual state of being.

THE FIGURE ITSELF

Quicksilver is a stand-alone Marvel Legends release.  He was a retro carded figure, released exclusively through Walmart at the tail end of last year.  This is our second comic Quicksilver Legend in the modern era of Legends, following up on the blue version from the three pack back in 2019.  He’s seen this time around in his original green costume, which last got the Legends treatment as a variant to Hasbro’s original Quicksilver from back in 2007.  The figure stands 6 1/4 inches tall and he has 34 points of articulation.  The construction on this figure is very similar to the last Quicksilver, but with a generally updated flair.  He’s got the upgraded version of the 2099 body, with the pinless elbows and knees, as well as a new head.  At least, I think it’s a new head.  The hair is certainly new, and has regained Pietro’s signature wispy bits at the front.  It also feels a bit less bulbous in comparison to the rest of the body, which is what leads me to think it’s a whole new head.  I certainly like it a lot more than the previous set-up.  The color work on Quicksilver is generally pretty bright and clean.  It’s not a straight palette swap from the blue; the white’s more of an outright white, and they’ve given him the lower collar that was more common to his earlier appearances.  If you want to get finicky, his boots and gloves were more often than not a lighter green with this costume, not white, but that’s really more of a by the artist thing.  Quicksilver gets two pairs of hands, one in fists, the other in open gesture.  The open gesture instead of flat’s an odd choice, and not one I love, but it’s not the end of he world.

THE ME HALF OF THE EQUATION

This figure honestly flew under the radar for me until it was already out and people were getting them in-hand.  That was certainly a weird experience, but that’s how it is when you’ve got a lot going on, which is certainly where I am these days.  After hearing about him, I didn’t really go looking, because I’m even less up for the hunt than I used to be.  Thankfully, one landed in front of me without much fuss or trouble, and now I have him.  He’s not a perfect figure, but he’s certainly a much better figure than the blue one, so that works for me.  I wouldn’t mind an updated blue version, though, and I’ll never say no to the Perez costume, either.

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