Review: Marvel Legends The Invisible Woman, Sue Storm, from The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Mephitsu
- Jul 5
- 5 min read
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Our reviews of The Fantastic Four: First Steps Marvel Legends wave is written ahead of the movie release. It contains no spoilers other than the imagery used on the packaging and figures, all of which has been seen in the trailers.
The first MCU Fantastic Four figures landed on the 1st of July 2025 to collectors worldwide, a six figure wave that incorporated the full Fantastic Four team as well as a ‘flame on’ version of Johnny Storm and the new Silver Surfer. The packaging mirrored the dimensions and layout of the current Legends packaging, but completely redesigned everything else. The look of the Fantastic Four figure boxes moves away from the usual sleek black to an off white base colour, with deep blue logos and nameplates, and even a blue colour to the ‘Legends’ wording of the Marvel Legends logo. This is very much intended to give the figures the same feel as the movie, as though coming from an alternative timeline with a 50s and 60s vibe. This even extends to the use of the old Hasbro logo bottom right.
The artwork on the box side is retained, but shaped in an offcentre blue frame. These are realistic illustrations against deep orange coloured backdrops. The full image is placed on the box reverse, where we find the character posed against a bold orange circle. Unusually, there is no background text or synopsis for the movie itself. The figure is set against a blue card back which incorporates the four circular designs that are applied to our four main characters - designs that are also used on the box itself around the character name plates, apart from on the Silver Surfer.
Sue Storm is presented in her Fantastic Four blue suit, similar in its styling to that of her brother Johnny Storm and Mister Fantastic. It is made up of various panels, including some that are ridged and quilted. Hands, wrists, and boots are white rather than blue, with black trim used. A similar white trim is included at the suit's collar, and again at the belt piece,e the latter also trimmed in black. The costume is finalised with the central Fantastic Four logo applied as a decal or printed onto a central circular plate.
The headsculpt does not immediately scream of actor Vanessa Kirby, and while it is difficult to quantity why that is, considering Hasbro has been so impressive in recent years with facial sculpts and likeness. There is definitely a roundness in the face that is not reflective of Vanessa Kirby’s actual jawline. And sculpting her with an open mouth is also potentially throwing off the look, although I appreciate that in most of the shots we’ve seen of her, this is often the expression she is carrying.
The hairpiece is sculped to flow over the face from a side parting to the right, exposing her left ear. Again, scenes we have access to show the parting set to the other side, which may also be throwing the likeness. The hair is cast in a single blonde colour with no washes or highlights to vary it; it is perhaps too blonde and needs a paler finish, considering Sue Storm’s look in The Fantastic Four.
The powers of The Invisible Woman are usually replicated as either a translucent figure or parts, or via effect pieces to create the shielding effects that Sue Storm has access to. This MCU debut release has gone down this shielding route with the figure having access to a selection of hands, including a fully outstretched right hand that incorporates a central socket that then connects to a clear plastic shield piece complete with impacting bullets or its outer surface.
The security of this piece is much better than recent comic book iterations of this powered effect, thanks to Hasbro choosing a physical peg & socket over a shaped section. There is perhaps a lack of some rainbow/shimmering effects at the side of the bubble piece, something the special effects are using to illustrate the power on screen.
Looking at the hand options themselves, you can choose to use the outstretched hand without the powered piece, or alternatively, use the clenched right fist. Sadly, there is no corresponding left clenched fist, leaving you the choice between a gripping hand and an open, relaxed hand - there does not immediately appear to be any reason for this decision, and the lack of uniformity where we usually see matched pairs is a slight disappointment. As with the other characters, Sue is wearing the silver Fantastic Four wrist device on her left wrist, which is removable once the hand is clipped out of the wrist socket.
The Invisible Woman has a total of 19 points of pin-less articulation, with a full range of motion throughout with the exception of the neck joint, where the hairpiece presents some restriction to movement by the way it sits down over the shoulders. The joints all combine to achieve most positions you’d want for the figure, including engaging and projecting that shield straight out to the side or angled upward. The lower legs are robust enough to balance the figure and the effect piece.
The Sue Storm Invisible Woman release presents as a good representation of what we see on screen, but not quite nailing the likeness we have seen on her brother Johnny Storm or indeed the Mister Fantastic release. I think Vanessa Kirby’s Sue Storm will perhaps take some time for Hasbro to perfect in terms of a likeness similar to what we’ve seen in the past with Chris Evans, who took several figure releasess until his Captain America headsculpt was perfected
The Invisible Woman is engineered and articulated so that the figure works well with her various included accessories and hand gestures. We have, however, been shortchanged on full matching pairs of hands, which may frustrate some fans when she is on display with nothing to hold in the single left gripping hand, and no pair of clenched fists to illustrate her preparing for a fight. Definitely a team figure rather than being individually stand out, and she does look great posed with the rest of the Fantastic Four.
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