Dipping back into my bag of hi-res photos that I took at New York Toy Fair 2018 last month, today I’m taking a look at the first-ever Hasbro Marvel Legends Venom series of 6” figures! While Hasbro didn’t show the entire series at Toy Fair, they did unveil three new figures to complement the previously-revealed Venom and Carnage: Spider-Ham, Scream and a Poison! And hey—what’s this about a Monster Venom Build-A-Figure…?

Hasbro really took me by surprise at Toy Fair by showing off a whole lot more new figures than I was expecting them to. With the Venom movie not due until October, I figured we wouldn’t hear much about the Marvel Legends Venom series until summer and San Diego Comic-Con 2018.

We had already seen official photos of the repainted Carnage and Venom figures prior to Toy Fair, but we got the first look at their alternate “unmasked” Cletus Kassidy and Eddie Brock heads at the show.

The Eddie Brock head looks a little too big on the Venom body right now for my taste, but I LOVE the psychotic serial killer grin on the updated Marvel Legends Carnage figure.

I hope Hasbro double-packs both of these figures in the case assortment, because they are going to be in massive demand.

Perhaps the craziest Hasbro reveal of all at the show was Marvel Legends Spider-Ham figure, which includes a Pork Grind symbiote head that can be attached to the Venom body (no, really).

I’ve heard a lot of hate for this Spider-Ham Legends figure because of the apparent lack of articulation, but I love how smooth and cartoon-like he looks. This was in my Top 10 Marvel Legends Revealed at New York Toy Fair 2018 List, and I stand by it.

Marvel Legends Scream will be the second of the five Life Foundation Symbiotes to get a Hasbro 6” figure this year. I like that we’re getting a female symbiote figure, and the colors and deco for the Scream action figure look awesome. I think this figure may end up being a surprise hit at retail.

With all things symbiote consistently selling well for Hasbro, can it be long before we get Agony, Phage and Riot to finish the quintet?

Finally, we’ve got a character that’s only been around for about a year: a Marvel Legends Poison.

For those not keeping up with the comics, Poisons are predators that prey upon symbiotes and bond permanently with their hosts, consuming their memories and essences (that’s some scary shit right there).

I really dig the white and black color scheme for this figure, even though a ML Poison wasn’t even in my top 1000 most-wanted Marvel Legends figures. With its slick appearance, I think this will sell just fine, however.

Now, Hasbro didn’t directly say what the Build-A-Figure for this series was going to be, but they did do the next best thing: they showed off the packaging, which clearly has “Monster Venom” printed onto the top corner.

Venom has had a lot of monstrous looks over the years, so it’s totally up for speculation whether this is a multi-headed Venom The Madness figure, a movie figure, or something else entirely. Regardless, I’m pretty sure whatever the Monster Venom Build-A-Figure actually ends up being will be very cool.

The Hasbro Venom Legends series should be available for order sometime in late summer or early fall 2018, and is expected to be a mass-release set of figures available at all major retailers and online stores. I’ll post official photo and release info here and to our social media pages once that information is available.

Now that we’ve seen the majority of the Venom Marvel Legends series, what do you think of the lineup, Marvel collectors? Who do you hope fills the last slot(s), and what sort of design for the Monster Venom BAF would most appeal to you?