Ep. 9: A Retrospective Look at Marvel Legends' Inaugural Year -- 2002!

As we end 2021, let's take a look back at the Marvel Legends we got this year! In the previous two episodes, I discussed the Stilt Man wave, Tri-Sentinel wave, Mr. Hyde wave, Xemnu wave, and the Ursa Major wave. In this episode, let's talk about the Disney+ wave, the Infinity Saga program, and the Age of Apocalypse Colossus wave!  - - - - - - - -  Follow me on IG: http://instagram.com/articulatrix YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0tXKDvTVGaV0EKGQ9gQj0w Some of my ML history research: https://padlet.com/ramnyt/MLhistory --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oralhistoryofml/message

As we end 2021, let's take a look back at the Marvel Legends we got this year! Last episode we discussed the first three waves: the Stilt-Man wave, the House of X wave, and the Shang-Chi wave. In this episode, we talk about the Villains wave and the Ursa Major wave! (I misspoke in the beginning and mentioned talking about the Disney+ wave, but I'll save that for the next episode.) - - - - - - - - Follow me on IG: http://instagram.com/articulatrix YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0tXKDvTVGaV0EKGQ9gQj0w Some of my ML history research: https://padlet.com/ramnyt/MLhistory --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oralhistoryofml/message

As we are nearing the end of 2021, let's take a look back at the Marvel Legends we got this year, starting with the first three waves: the Stilt-Man wave, the House of X wave, and the Shang-Chi wave! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oralhistoryofml/message

There were six Phase 1 films: Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, and The Avengers. You would think Hasbro would have capitalized on the popularity of the Marvel films by putting tons of product out there. Well, they did. Just not 6" scale Marvel Legends. It wasn't until ten years later in the Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years program that we finally got Phase 1 Marvel Legends. So what was Hasbro doing at the time before that? Let's talk about it.  - - - - - - - - Follow me on IG: http://instagram.com/articulatrix My action figure collection: https://www.snupps.com/ramnyt Some of my ML history research: https://padlet.com/ramnyt/MLhistory --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oralhistoryofml/message

This is part two of my deep dive into the second year of Marvel Legends. Today we're going to talk about the X-Men Legends Box Set, the Urban Legends Box Set, and ML Series 5! Yes, in this episode you'll actually hear me defending the infamous ToyBiz Rogue. Again, my apologies about the sound quality of this episode, as I had some microphone settings issues that I didn't notice till after recording... Ramny - - - - - - - - Follow me on IG: http://instagram.com/articulatrix My action figure collection: https://www.snupps.com/ramnyt Some of my ML history research: https://padlet.com/ramnyt/MLhistory --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oralhistoryofml/message

The Marvel Legends line was released by ToyBiz with a bang, forever changing the quality and standards of action figure lines in 2002. Let's take a look at what figures came out the following year. Not just that, let's add a bit of context to what collecting was like back then. This is part 1 of a two-part series on my deep dive into Marvel Legends in 2003. My apologies about the sound quality of this episode, as I had some microphone settings issues that I didn't notice till after recording... Ramny - - - - - - - - Follow me on IG: http://instagram.com/articulatrix My action figure collection: https://www.snupps.com/ramnyt Some of my ML history research: https://padlet.com/ramnyt/MLhistory --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oralhistoryofml/message

There's the word "history" in the name of the podcast, yet surprisingly I haven't done much history-telling on this platform. Today I'm here to change that. Let's go back and take a look at the figures we got in 2002, the inaugural year of the Marvel Legends line! Three waves came out in 2002. Let's talk about the toys and what it was like for toy collectors back then! Ramny Follow me on IG: http://instagram.com/articulatrix My action figure collection: https://www.snupps.com/ramnyt --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oralhistoryofml/message

The very first Marvel Legends Fan First Friday event of 2021 was this past Friday, so let's talk about all of them newly announced figures! Which ones are you looking forward to the most? Ramny - - - - - Follow me on IG: http://instagram.com/articulatrix My action figure collection: https://www.snupps.com/ramnyt --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oralhistoryofml/message

I just can't seem to keep a consistent time limit for these podcast episodes. Here's the longest one yet: Part 2 of my 2020 Marvel Legends Awards! Awards include: Hardest Figure to Acquire The "I Didn't Know I Wanted This" Award The Best Reuse of an Old Sculpt Best Accessory Unpopular Figures I Dig Popular Figures I Don't Dig The "Huh?" Award Best Head Sculpt Worst Head Sculpt Most Underappreciated The "Not the One We Wanted" Award The "Stop It Now, Hasbro" Award 2020 Innovations What are your picks for these awards? Let me know! Big shoutout to Dwight from South Carolina for the voice message! Ramny - - - - - Follow me on IG: http://instagram.com/articulatrix My action figure collection: https://www.snupps.com/ramnyt --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oralhistoryofml/message

Just when I thought I was done with talking about the Marvel Legends that came out in 2020... Here's an awards show episode thing! Awards include: My Most Anticipated of the Year Biggest Hope, Biggest Disappointment Worst Figure of the Year Best New Character in the ML Line Best Update of a Previously Released Figure There's a second part, so definitely stay tuned. Also, shoutout to Marcus from Ohio for the voice message! Ramny - - - - - Follow me on IG: http://instagram.com/articulatrix My action figure collection: https://www.snupps.com/ramnyt --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oralhistoryofml/message