“I don't have to win. We both just have to lose!”
As has become standard for most Marvel Cinematic movies outside the main Avengers volumes, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was given a partial wave of figures to mark its release, with a trio of Quanumania Marvel Legends sharing the case with four other comic book figures that were Ant-Man related. The wave was also given a Quantumania Build-a-Figure of Cassie Lang, bringing the movie’s entire complement of figures at release to four. Unusually the Quantumania figures arrived much later than the movie thanks to a change of scheduling swapping around Quantumania and The Marvels in the release schedule. So while we all saw the movie in February of 2024 it was mid-summer until the figures arrived on shelves.
The Quantumania figures landed during the ‘plastic free’ packaging stage for Marvel Legends so the box has no window, and the figure is simply illustrated in posed images on the front and reverse. The build-a-figure checklist moves to the side spine, replacing one of the illustrated panels. The box design features the bold Quantumania logo and a trim of red and gold against the black box base replicating the suits worn by both Scott and Hope in the movie. There is also a large blue Quantum Realm inspired backdrop to the front artwork that also contains a secondary zoomed-in image of the character. Ant-Man is the only figure in the wave to come without a Cassie Lang build-a-figure part.
Ant-Man is an entirely new figure, recreating the updated suit he uses throughout the events of Quantumania. The suit itself is much more complicated than the prior suits, but this is translated well to the figure with black base textured panels with red and silver detailing across the body. Scott Lang has ironically shrunk slightly with this new release, standing shorter than previous Ant-Man figures and yet still taller than Kang from the same wave - a wave that has a few consistency issues with heights and proportions.
We get two head options for Scott starting with the helmet which uses a similar design and colour scheme as the suit, although with more of a gunmetal base colour. It is on the small size when you consider a human head has to fit in there and is smaller than that of Wasps in height, although it is wider. The helmet features a translucent red visor, through which Scott’s eyes are visible and while this detail is pretty great at 1/12 scale, it does cause an issue if you want an unmasked Scott to hold his helmet (even though they didn’t work that way in the film).
The unmasked head is a slightly improved Paul Rudd likeness, but still not perfect. Facial printing is used on the features and to give a bit of stubble around his chin. The main issue with the head is the size, as it looks immediately far too big for the body and the unmasked head is actually larger than the helmet version which makes no sense.
Not only is Scott devoid of any BAF parts, but he also lacks any substantial accessories despite there being a number of options from the film. We do get an alternative pair of hands allowing you to choose from a pair of clenched fists, an open-palm left hand, and a right hand sculpted into a pointing motion. Articulation is good with 18 points of articulation across a body without any restrictions, allowing every joint a full range of motion. Ant-Man is fun to pose and stands perfectly well in several positions.
The new Quantumania Ant-Man is an average release in a wave that lacks any standout figures. Ant-Man is certainly better than Kang in execution but not quite as good as the Wasp who is better proportioned overall, gets a much better likeness in the unmasked head, and who features additional accessories with her winged backpack. Ant-Man’s heads are the key issue with the helmet too small, and the unmasked head too big - leaving either look unnatural on display (there is a bit of a fix if you read to the end for our figure hack). The suit itself, and articulation are solid enough and the figure is enhanced when posed with the complementing figures of Hope and Cassie from the same wave.
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I am pleased to discover that the older Ant-Man heads as released for the Antman & The Wasp and the Endgame Quantum Suits is a perfect fit to the neck joint on this new Ant-Man body. The older head, while not accurate to the movie, is better in terms of sizing and proportions and does give you an option for display if the sizing issue bothers you.
If you have had any thoughts about using the unmasked head to create a Gary Grooberson figure from Ghostbusters; Frozen Empire then I am sad to report the proportions here are even worse and the head looks unnatural on the Hasbro Ghostbusters bodies.
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