Fans of X-Men ’97 hoping for a Wave 3 of new figures from the Marvel Legends will have to wait a little bit longer.
The Marvel LegendsX-Men ’97releases have already proven to be a hit with fans. 12 figures hit stores a little early thanks to a late-game delay on the series but have been eagerly snapped up by collectors, with many loving the line’s animated stylings.
“I love X-Men 97!” Yun saidon his Twitter/X account. “Our team LOVES X-Men. Setting expectations tho, we aren’t going to have a ‘wave 3’ this year.”
There’s naturally a sense of disappointment from fans in the comments whose favorite characters are missing. The first two waves contained a slew of fan favorites, with Wave 1 includingWolverine, Rogue, Gambit, Storm, Bishop, and Magneto in his original costume.Wave 2featured Cyclops, Jean Grey, Goblin Queen, X-Cutioner, Nightcrawler, and Magneto in his second costume.
That still leaves a lot of big names on the table. As fans pointed out, Bishop, Jubilee, Sunspot, The Beast, and Bastion are notably missing and haven’t received a current Legends release in some time. This means not only is there no way to round out a completed team as seen on the show, but it’s also a difficult, if not impossible, task to acquire the older figures.
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While inventory is becoming scarce, several figures from the previous two X-Men ’97 waves are still available on Amazon or, if you’re lucky, may be warming the pegs at your local Walmart.
Christopher Baggett was a TV & Movies Writer on Dexerto’s US team and a comics expert, across DC Comics and Marvel. He also has bylines at ComicsBeat, Comic Book Resources, and The HomeWorld.
