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Originally Posted by lordbest

I see a lot of love for the Toy Biz ML line, but as someone who has been collecting the Hasbro figures only for the 18 months or so I really don't understand the appeal?
Looking back at pictures and even video reviews of toy Biz Marvel Legends most of them seem to be badly proportioned, crudely sculpted and quite ugly, aside from the BAFs which are annoyingly incredible. No offense intended to any Toy Biz fans, but what is it about them that you like over the Hasbro offerings?
Different tastes and all that, not trying to demand people justify why they like them, I'm just curious about what it is about them that make them so popular still.

I actually think that the Hasbro legends are all-in-all better than the ToyBiz ones were but then again there is a notable difference in time between the two. I feel like when ToyBiz's legends line came out they were pretty new and different for being articulated and more detailed than the other toys being made for these characters so there was that "first actual collector line" appeal. Plus like every figure had a cool and well done base which was always nice, good accessories, and a reprint of a comic with them in it. ToyBiz also put in a lot of variety with their spectrum of characters, sure Hasbro does some crazy obscure characters but they're usually the obscure characters who can still tie to the Avengers or Spider-Man while some of ToyBiz's were just an out-there character all unto their own. Of course the sculpts don't all hold up so well to today's sculpts but some were also just bad to begin with like any of ToyBiz's female figures (so freaking glad that Hasbro makes female characters that actually look like humans). It definitely had its appeal and now has some nostalgia to boot but I think Hasbro is the improved version of what they started.