Significantly different from the previous two designs (I’m not including the Endgame Black Widow because the white suit wasn’t unique to her), the printing is exquisite and captures every detail of the stealthy suit from the neck down to the knees. We do, however, get the same head piece from the Infinity War era, which isn’t surprising given that the character wouldn’t have changed too much physically in that timeframe.īlack Widow’s new suit, seen in both the trailers, and the promotional material (including the set box), is superbly recreated in this new minifigure. If we begin with a close look at this new version of Romanoff, it’s important to point out that the timeline for the movie is between Civil War and Infinity War, hence the longer red hair on the figure as opposed to the lighter colouring we see in the latter Avengers movie. All of these minifigures are, at the time of writing, exclusives to this set, which will raise the interest for collectors, that’s for sure. Along with the titular character in a brand new variant design, we also get Yelena Belova, who comic book fans will know as the second Black Widow, and Taskmaster the villain of the MCU story who, again, has a long history with the Avengers in the comics. The set features three minifigures, all of which are named characters from the movie and have their origins rooted in the Marvel comics. Whatever the reasons, here we are with a LEGO set entirely dedicated to one of the most overlooked and under-used characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Black Widow, and at a fairly modest price. Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 (3 sets), there’s definitely a pattern in what LEGO and Marvel produce based on expectations for success.Īlso, from what the trailers have shown us, Black Widow seems more tonally similar to the likes of The Winter Soldier than the universally family friendly Spider-Man movies, so marketing to younger audiences is going to be more difficult for a toy company to pull off. What I mean by this is, if you look at the solo outings from Marvel movies in recent years, Captain Marvel (1 set), Ant-Man (1 set), Ant-Man and the Wasp (1 set), Spider-Man: Far from Home (3 sets). Released just before the pandemic put many of us in lockdown, Black Widow’s Helicopter Chase follows a pattern that LEGO seems to be following with Marvel’s less popular/well unknown characters being the one and only movie tie-in. Luckily, while Marvel fans can’t get that cinema fix of new content, LEGO has you covered for new action. ![]() Minifigures: Black Widow, Yelena Belova, Taskmaster I think the majority of us can agree that there are far more important things going on around the world and given how long the master assassin has been waiting to helm her own solo outing, what’s another six to twelve months in the grand scheme of things. With the entertainment world on hold for the foreseeable, cinemas across the world shutting their doors, and Hollywood pushing all of their guaranteed money makers’ release dates back, it’s no surprise that despite being only days away from the original release date, we won’t be seeing the Black Widow movie any time soon.
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