LEGO Marvel Studios CMF Series 2 / Collectable Minifigures 71039 Review Part 1

In 2021, the first Marvel Studios CMF series was released by LEGO. It was a huge hit and some LEGO stores put limits on how many could be purchased at a time. Fast forward to 2023 and LEGO released the second series of Marvel Studios Collectable Minifigures. In those two short years, Disney had pumped out a lot of Marvel superhero content for their streaming service. This offered a huge new pool of characters for LEGO to pick from.

The Packaging

LEGO had recently switched their CMF packaging from bags to boxes. A big part of collecting the CMF series was people feeling the bags to figure out what characters came inside. This became part of the experience for people trying to hunt down the characters they wanted. It also eliminated the very expensive process of getting duplicates in an attempt to assemble an entire set. At this time people were trying a lot of different methods to figure out what was inside the new box packaging. Weighing was a popular method but soon proved ineffective since even the amount of glue used to seal the box could throw off the precise measurement needed to find the slight difference between the character’s weight. This led to a lot of frustration with the series and the LEGO Group as a whole. Thankfully, fans have now created an app that scans the QR code on the box and reveals the character inside.

Dynamic Stand

When the CMF series was introduced in 2010, a black 3X4 tile with 4 center studs was used for the stand. While this has remained standard, a few series have been given slight updates. We have seen complete color changes to the plastic or a special design printed to match the series. In 2020, LEGO created a dynamic stand for their DC Super Heroes series. The standard black 3X4 tile was still used, but a black 1X2 jumper plate and a translucent clear 1L bar with angled hollow stud were attached on top. This allowed for minifigures to be posed as if they were jumping into action or flying in the air. We got that same build in this series. It’s a great way to display a theme revolving around action based characters.

Agatha Harkness 71039-1

Agatha Harkness first appeared in the 1969 issue of Fantastic Four #94. This powerful witch was one of the original witches from the Salem Witch Trials. She would later train Wanda Maximoff in the art of magic. She was the main antagonist in the 2021 Disney+ series WandaVision. Agatha was thought to be just a nosy neighbor, but turned out to be a centuries old witch who wants to steal Wanda’s powers. The show's success led to her own Spin-off series, Agatha All Along. This show, which aired in 2024, would follow Agatha after she breaks free of Wanda’s spell 3 years later. Agatha, now powerless, travels the Witches’ Road with a mysterious teen to regain her powers. The minifigure is based on the costume she wears after revealing her true identity to Wanda.

Agatha was the only character in the series to use a triangular lower body skirt piece. The printing put onto the dark blue piece did an amazing job creating the thick material of the dress Agatha wears. Wavy dark purple and black lines with light bluish grey highlights on the side create her cloak. The center uses the dark blue plastic with thick black lines for the dress. Here dark purple is used for the highlight lines. I don’t expect side printing on these pieces, but I have to mention how it would be nice for LEGO to start adding it to these large plastic dress pieces.

The torso piece keeps that same thick fabric feel and adds a lot more dimension. The same technique was used to create the dark purple cloak on the side, but we can see the dress wrapping sideways around her toros. The wrapping continues onto the back. The purple section is not on the back because a cloth cape will be used instead. I am really impressed with the way LEGO created the light bluish grey webbed collar around her neck. They did a wonderful job capturing the pattern from the film’s costume. Of course they had to include her gold brooch with the white center. While it was too small to include the three figures in it, the significance of this jewelry is important to the character and to viewers of Wanda Vision. Since this was the only costume piece to appear in all her different outfits no matter the occasion or reality the world was in.

At first, I was a bit surprised that LEGO used the single top hole cape made from a Spongy Stretchable fabric for this minifigure. Since Agatha’s cloak was large and hung over the front of her shoulders, I assumed LEGO would use the wider cape. However, I realized later that the hair piece would have ruined the look and possibly have damaged a different style cape. The printing on the torso is used to compliment the cape and make her oversized cloak. This piece was introduced the previous year and has only been used in 6 sets so far. This is the only time it has come in a dark purple color.

The dual printed head did a great job capturing the personality of the character. The black angled eyebrows are a great match to her onscreen appearance. Once you have been revealed to be the villain of the story, dark tan eye shadow is a must. I like the face containing the slightly open smile that reveals her white teeth and slightly curves to her right. It hints at her evil intentions, without going full maniacal. I like this face, but LOVE the other expression on this headpiece. It doesn’t match evil Agness, but it does give us the wink actress Kathryn Hahn used in the 3rd episode. That wink that lets us all in on a little secret of the show and became an instant meme for the real world we live in. Right eye closed, mouth wide open, fully exposing her tongue and teeth. Yup, LEGO nailed this expression.

The dark brown, long tousled hair with a center part is our first common piece. This headgear has been around since 2015 and dark brown is used the most often. Agatha might not be setting any new hairstyle trends, but this piece looks amazing no matter how many times I see it. I love how this piece gives minifigures thick wavy hair all over. It has such a natural look to it.

It’s not a Marvel superhero show if you don’t have a colored light fight at the end, so Agatha has two translucent purple power blasts to let her hurl magic at her opponents. These wave rounded energy with bar handle pieces add great playability to minifigures. Since its introduction in 2017, they have come in a lot of different colors. This is the first and as of now only time this piece has come in a translucent purple plastic.

While power blasts are always fun, it was The Darkhold spellbook that got me excited. Thanks to the Harry Potter theme, we have seen lots of spell books created with the 2 stud book binding attached to a printed book cover piece to form the outside of these spell books. Then a printed 1X2 tile piece to represent the pages. It is the uniqueness of the printing that makes them so special. Here we have the Darkhold that Agatha used to augment her powers for hundreds of years and then allow her to enter the Westview Anomaly without being noticed. This book of black magic goes by many names and has a deep history in the Marvel Universe. The gold circles and lines put all over the cover do a great job replicating the book we see in the different films the book appears in. While these symbols are no longer gold from years of people using the dark magic inside, I could image it once being richly decorated. The 1X2 tan tile piece has the book turned to the page showing us the Witch of Chaos. Agatha revealed that an entire chapter was dedicated to Wanda Maximoff and here we can see that chapter being displayed. LEGO did an amazing job recreating the Witch of Chaos in minifigure form, floating in the air with the magic energy glowing behind her. I love that LEGO also included the stains on this parchment that is centuries old.

Moon Knight 71039-2

Moon Knight first appeared in the 1975 issue of Werewolf by Night #32. He was originally a character with moon related symbols and silver weapons to be the perfect antagonist for the stories Werewolf Hero. Moon Knight would be given his own story a few months later in Marvel Spotlight issues #22-23. From this, a new hero was born. This minifigure is based on the Disney+ version that had our hero played by Oscar Isaac. In this rendition Steve Grant is a likable mild-mannered gift-shop employee who has dissociative identity disorder. One of his personalities is mercenary Marc Spector, who is a servant to the Egyptian moon god, Khonshu. These two personalities must now figure out how to navigate their identities while fighting off enemies who have their own agendas and grudges.

The leg piece shows just how attentive to detail LEGO was in creating this minifigure. Light bluish grey was used for the boots, with dark bluish grey lines to give the boots more texture. While the boots might be darker than they should be, it offers a nice color contrast for a plastic toy. The gold crescent moon on the side at the same height as the knee pads is that detail I mentioned earlier. This small splash of color is minor, yet adds so much to the overall appearance. LEGO even included the symbols written on the front of the legs. Near the top of the legs,. The sash is hanging down the front.

The light bluish grey lines used for the strips of fabric wrapping around his body is even more prevalent on the torso piece. I love that the angles of this wrapping match the on screen appearance. The thin gold belt with a circle buckle was an easy feature to include, but bits of gold armor being exposed through the separating fabric is a touch of brilliance. Of course the gold crescent moon tied to his chest is a must. Every self respecting superhero needs their symbol prominently displayed on the front of their costume. The back of the torso is completely covered by the cape but still has all the intricate details of the wrapping and belt. Thicker black lines were used to create the outline of his shoulder blades. I love that the arms not only have the gold crescent moon at the elbows but the wrapping around the forearms was made to look thicker as if they are the vambraces found on a suit of armor.

The 3.9 cm standard cloth cape made from a spongy stretchable fabric is the only non original piece used to create the minifigure. The cape itself is found in many Star Wars, Super Hero and Harry Potter themed sets. White has been used for Shazam, Director Krennic and Jedi Vader. It might not be original, but it looks great and I love the feel of the fabric.

When I first opened this minifigure, I was surprised to get a dual sided head piece. I had expected to just see the Moon Knight mask. Not only because it was on all the promotional pictures, but because the mask itself covers the entire face and hides any sort of facial expression the character might be feeling. The thinner mummy-like wrapping around the mouth and jaw is amazingly well printed and they blend well into the wider stips that go around the head. Black lines were used to help distinguish where the wrapping opens up to reveal his glowing white eyes. Actually the printing for the eyes is just a plain white and they don’t actually glow like they do in the show. The other side that I did not expect was Marc Spector’s face with the white eyes. The Nougat coloring lets us know this is Marc’s human skin, but the white eyes show us that he is transforming into Moon Knight. The stubbled beard pattern is a great character detail for our more rugged mercenary personality. I love getting this second face, but it didn’t work well with the minifigure. The only time Marc’s face is shown, the mask and hood are fully off and we have his full face and hair exposed. The mask then wraps around his head completely to put him in his costume. For me, I’ll be using a Poe Dameron minifigure head and hair piece when the mask is off. Thank goodness Oscar Isaac is in so many LEGO sets.

For Moon Knight’s hood, LEGO created a brand new headgear wrap. The mold itself is made to look like thick bandages that come to a point over the forehead. The sides then bend out and back in, as if it is attached to the rest of the clothing. The shape perfectly replicates the hood worn by Moon Knight and would be recognizable even if they didn’t put the light bluish grey crescent moon in the center. To simulate the thicker material used for the hood, flat areas of different sizes and shapes were used all around the plastic. Small folds were then put near the front to replicate cloth being tucked together.

The pearl gold crescent blade weapon was an original piece when this set was released, but would be used immediately the following year in 2 other sets. Cole’s Titan Dragon Mech would even get it in the same color. As one of Moon Knight’s most recognizable weapons, I’m glad they made this piece for the minifigure. The bar in the center lets the minifigure easily hold the weapon and the blades on the side do an excellent job creating the crescent moon shape. The MCU made these weapons gold, but as a comic book collector I would love to see them come in a white or silver color some time in the future. He also comes with a printed pearl gold 1X1 round tile. The printing creates the Scarab of Ammit. Reddish brown lines create the shape of the beetle and gold was used to color it in. Dark tan is used for the egyptian symbols found on the body. The blue spots were added to the head. This ancient Egyptian artifact that points to Ammit’s Tomb was a major part of the show’s plot and a great way for LEGO to work the prop into the set.

Mr. Knight 71039-3

Moon Knight might have made his first appearance in the 1975 issue of Werewolf by Night #32, but his personality as Mr. Knight did not appear until the 2014 issue of Moon Knight #1. In the comics, Mr. Knight is a more personable character. He actually shows sympathy for the victims and will work well with others, but still ruthless when dealing with evil. In the Disney+ version, Mr. Knight is the suit summoned when the softer Steven Grant uses the suit and Moon Knight is for the harder mercenary Marc Spector personality. With only one season, there is a lot more to explore with both the Egyptian mythology and multiple personalities of Oscar Isaac’s character. As of now, it appears that Mr. Knight is less powerful than his Moon Knight incarnation and has a much more pleasant personality.

LEGO has had no problem with using mono color leg pieces for their collectable minifigures. As a CMF collector, this has always disappointed me. While they could have easily done this with Mr. Knight’s all white suit, LEGO took the time to give us a few simple lines and created an original piece. The hip piece has curved black lines for the ends of his suit jacket and straight light bluish gray lines to create creases in the pants.

The torso piece would be the most intricately designed piece to create the minifigure. Mr. Knight’s suit is all white, but clearly well tailored. LEGO used this opportunity to show us what they can do with their printing abilities. The vest and adjacent seams of the jacket are outlined in black to clearly separate the two different articles of clothing. Light bluish grey lines were then used for the details in the rest of the suit. Seeing the buttons on the vest, jacket pockets and lapel are always nice, it’s the tie and handkerchief that I love. I have always found a handkerchief to be a fun suit accessory. The tie knot is LEGO showing off. This is not a generic Windsor knot, but a more complex and modern Eldredge knot. The back of the torso is not as complex, but manages to give us a nice collar, seam line and wrinkles to make sure our headgearless minifigure doesn’t have a solid white piece for his exposed back.

LEGO made sure to take advantage of the few details on the mask to give collectors a great original piece. The stitching going along the crescent moon, down the nose and then around the side of the mouth to the jaw not only copies the mask from the show, but helps create the face on a smooth round plastic piece. The shading around the eyes gives the eyes more definition and alludes to the shadows created by his glowing white eyes. The crescent moon is just printed, and not raised like his actual mask, but that is to be expected. The back of the head could have been left white but LEGO included a small slit in back where the mask closes together.

It only took 3 pieces to build Mr. Knight, but he was given 3 accessories with a total of 5 pieces. He was given two flat silver 3L bars for his truncheons. The 3L bars used for these short stick weapons are extremely common. However, at this time, the flat silver color is only available here and with the Relay Runner from the 2012 Team GB series. This series was only available in Europe to celebrate the Olympics.

While weapons are an obvious choice for accessories, the fish tank was a more creative inclusion. The tank was assembled using 3 pieces. The 1X2 tan plate is a nice way to create base and the substrate of the aquarium. The gravel on the bottom. A black ingot bar was used for the lid. I like how the bumps on top look like the sections that open to feed the fish. The best part in this build is the printed 1X2 translucent clear brick used for the glass. The printing has Steven’s one fin goldfish and the tank’s decorations. I love that the sea grass is made to look like a LEGO seaweed piece. Including the pyramid was important for its foreshadowing in the story. However, it’s his goldfish Gus that was the stroke of genius by LEGO. The very first episode of the series was titled “The Goldfish Problem” and has led to a lot of speculation on the significance of the goldfish to the story. I think it's a Nemo reference, but nobody ever accused me of being intellectually deep. Since this fish only has one fin, we know it is from the beginning of the story before Steven returns to London after waking up in an unknown, small European town. Upon his return home, he finds Gus has regrown a second fin and he has lost three days of time.

Werewolf By Night 71039-4

Thanks to the relaxing of the Comic Code Authority rules in 1971, Marvel was able to create a werewolf comic book and still meet Comic Code Authority standards. Jack Russell, a man stuck with his families’ werewolf curse made his comic book debut in the 1972 issue of Marvel Spotlight #2. After a successful test run, he was given his own title a few months later. Fast forward to the year 2022 and Disney would make a live action TV special with the character for their streaming service. This version of Werewolf by Night was filmed to look like the classic black and white horror films. Fans and critics loved this MCU show that broke away from the traditional MCU format. The following year it would be released again in color, so LEGO knew how to color this minifigure. Or maybe they just used the comics.

Since the film was shot in black and white and supposed to be seen in black and white, the “colorization” of the film didn’t work well. The werewolf’s pants look more blue than green. Which is why I am glad that LEGO used dark green for his ripped pants. This matched the comic books that created the character. Rather than getting a belt, we can see that these pants have an adjustable waist. Reddish brown was used on the lower part of the piece for his furry legs. The addition of dark brown fur patterns help give texture to the hair. On the front of the feet, we can see dark brown also being used for his claws. I find it interesting that LEGO decided to use three large claws on each foot, instead of 5 smaller ones. It’s times like this that I would love to interview the LEGO design team.

Just like when Bruce Banner Hulks out and loses his shirt but keeps his pants, Jack Russell’s pants stay on but his shirt gets shredded. It must be a comic code authority thing. Are you listening Donald? While the comic book gave our werewolf hero a single color fur coat, the makeup artist for the show created different thickness and color for the fur covering different areas of his body. To show off his amazing abs, the stomach area is mostly a dark tan color. The rest of his body is covered in that thick reddish brown fur. We can see a few patches of dark tan on the back of the torso. The torso is made from reddish brown plastic, but the arms and hands use a dark tan plastic. I love the way the reddish brown is printed onto the arms and then comes up to points at the shoulders. It’s a great way to blend the fur on the body. Of course we see the dark brown fur pattern all over the front, side and back of the torso.

I was a bit surprised that LEGO did not include the white tattoos on the characters face. While I am always happy to get more comic book accurate minifigures, this is a Marvel Studios series and based on the MCU characters. Those white markings definitely set the character apart from the comic. To me, the whole head didn’t feel like it was trying to recreate the character, but simply used it as a guide. The reddish brown head piece uses dark tan printing for the face. The details on the face include the big bushy eyebrows and two large lower fangs sticking up over his upper lip, but lacks the personality. The scowl side is rather neutral, but could match his onscreen appearance. The lopsided smile with a red tongue looks like a generic minifigure expression. If they wanted to capture the character I think a snarl or roar would have been more appropriate.

LEGO used a mid-length tousled reddish brown hair piece to create his messy werewolf appearance. It is nice when a vicious animal has wild looking hair, instead of being well groomed. LEGO always does an amazing job sculpting the strand of hair on these pieces. I appreciate that LEGO made the back long enough to completely cover the second facial expression. Oftentimes you can still see a bit of the face peeking out from behind these pieces. The dark tan pointed ears on the side look great. These are definitely wolf ears and don’t belong to an elf or other pointy ear species.

The minifigure comes with one accessory, or two if you count the extra piece. A round 1X1 flat silver tile was printed to look like the Bloodstone Gem. Dark red was used to create the stone, while black lines and shadowing helped give it shape and texture. This original piece makes every part of this set unique. It is this accessory that connects the minifigure with the MCU. The story revolves around hunters attempting to recover the Bloodstone from a monster in a contest to see who will be the new leader of their organization.

She-Hulk 71039-5

She-Hulk first appeared in the 1979 issue of The Savage She-Hulk #1. She would be the last superhero Stan Lee created for Marvel Comics until he returned in 1992 to make Ravage 2099. In the comic, someone attempted to assassinate lawyer Jennifer Walters. Her cousin, Bruce Banner, gave her an emergency blood transfusion with his own blood. The procedure saved her life, but infected her with his blood. This resulted in her becoming a milder version of his alter ego, Hulk. This minifigure would be based on the 2022 Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. In this version, she was accidentally infected by Bruce’s blood when they were in a car accident involving a Sakaaran spaceship. The results were the same as the comic. The 8 part series followed Jennifer Walters, a lawyer specializing in trials involving superhuman defendants. Just like the comic, her character breaks the 4th wall. She was doing this well before Deadpool was around.

With a large variety of clothes to choose from, LEGO went with her super suit. I’m impressed with how LEGO designed her white sneakers. The lines on front separating the soul from the upper section is standard, but the white and black design on the side lets us know these are athletic footwear and not boots. To replicate the intricate design of her black, white and purple biker shorts, only a small section of the leg has her lime green skin exposed. While it makes the shorts look longer than they should be, I think it’s worth it to get those amazing shorts. LEGO didn’t use simple lines to represent the costume, they took the time to put the detail in the curves, angles and outlines all over the leg piece.

The torso piece lets us see the details in her superhero outfit even more clearly. This is true for the front, side and back. Every angle of this costume was covered. She-Hulk might not be as disproportionately large as her cousin but she still has exaggerated features. This shape was created by the curving of the dark purple section of the suit and gray shadowing. LEGO paid close attention to the shape of the white, black and purple sections of the costume as they recreated it for the minifigure. The sleeves didn’t just use a straight dark purple line over the white sleeve, they put the bump in the center. Lines were added inside the colors to give more texture to this extremely stretchable fabric. LEGO even put the seam in back where it opens up, so Jennifer can put the clothes on. Of course, lime was used for the skin showing on her neck and lower arms.

She-Hulk came with a dual sided lime head piece. Both of the expressions embrace the more lighthearted aspect of her character. The big toothy smile shows us a woman embracing her new powers with confidence. To create the dimple formed by her smile, LEGO uses a dark green line. Since the comics gave her green lips, I assume the television show had her wearing lipstick. Here we can see a medium nougat for her lips. The second expression still has a grin, but this time the mouth is shut. This confident smile belongs to a woman who knows she is about to win a physical fight or oral argument. Since both smiles slightly curve to her left, we get the same dimple just farther from the lips. The eyebrows have changed the most with her new emotion. They now stretch longer over her feminine eyes and her right eyebrow is slightly raised. While both expressions are wonderful, I feel we needed an angry face for our hulk character. Even if she isn’t savage.

The dark green, mid-length, wavy female hair piece is a perfect fit for She-Hulk. I love how the strands of hair move down the head, over the shoulders and down the back. The way the hair then curls up at the bottom makes it appear life-like. This piece was first used in 2016 for the Gal Gadot Wonder Woman minifigure. The exact same hair piece, in this exact same color would be used the following year for LEGO’s first She-Hulk minifigure found in the Hulk vs Red Hulk set number 76078. While it is a popular superhero hairstyle, this cut would soon branch out across themes and be used on a total of 32 minifigures by the time this review was written. That makes this the only non original piece used for this minifigure.

She-Hulk might have a long history in Marvel comics, but her accessories for this minifigure clearly place her in the Disney+ television series. As an attorney for superhuman clients, Jennifer’s first case for Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway is to represent Emil Blonsky or Abomination for his parole hearing. The tan 2X3 tile piece was printed to look like Emil Blonsky’s case file. The detail put into this file folder is awesome. A dark tan line along the side shows us the thicker binding. Blonsky’s name might be printed on the file, but we can see a paperclipped picture of the large Abomination holding up a small placard card for his mugshot. If there is any doubt who put this file together, the law firm's initials GLK/H are printed in large letters at the bottom. The second accessory is a sand blue 1X2 tile piece printed to look like a cell phone. The phone has the typical features like speaker, camera, mic printed on the ends. The screen display shows us she has full bars, good wife access and a well charged phone. We can also see that her key witness, Wong, is trying to contact her. While the shirt and hairstyle are a good match to Wong, I LOVE the raised eyebrow. You can see actor Benedict Wong making this facial expression. Now the only question is, will she accept the call or hang up?

Hawkeye 71039-6

Clint Barton made his comic book debut in the 1964 issue of Tales of Suspense #57. Clint lost his parents at a young age and lived in an orphanage with his brother, until they ran away and joined the Carson Carnival of Traveling Wonders. This was where he trained to become a master archer. He would use these skills to be the star at different carnival attractions under the name Hawkeye. While his first attempt at being a superhero backfired and caused him to flee from the police, he ran into the Soviet Spy, Black Widow. Falling completely in love, he was seduced into following her criminal actions. It didn’t take long for him to renounce his criminal career and become a “straight-shooter”. In the MCU, Clint is one of S.H.I.E.L.D's best special agents. He would recruit Black Widow into S.H.I.E.L.D., where they would form a strong friendship. This particular minifigure is based on the 2021 Hawkeye miniseries. That story has Clint drawn back into fighting the Tracksuit Mafia after Kate Bishop donned his old Ronin identity.

Kate spends a lot of time in the show mentioning how Hawkeye needs a better costume. With that in mind, we shouldn’t be surprised that LEGO gave the minifigure an all black leg piece. It’s simple, just like Hawkeye’s fashion sense.

LEGO did a great job recreating Hawkeye’s shirt from the show, especially considering the limited amount of colors they had to work with. The medium lavender chevron pattern on the chest matches the arms. LEGO outlines the black near the top with silver to help distinguish the shoulder section from the arm. The rest of his shirt is black, so LEGO used light bluish grey lines to help give texture to the clothes. These lines are on the front and back. The strap to the quiver highlights the detail LEGO put into this printing. We can see the strap going under the front of the shirt fabric and then wrapping around the back. The back uses dark grey to create the section of the strap that the quiver attaches to. To separate the black belt from the fabric of the shirt, thicker silver lines are used instead of light bluish grey. He was given a black left hand for the glove he wears to pull his bowstring back and the right was left bare using a light nougat color.

The minifigure quiver with 2 arrows has been around since 1984. This piece is a staple for archer minifigures. As of now, 5 of Hawkeye’s minifigures come equipped with this piece.

I love the original dual printed head piece. One side gives us the cocky grin of a man who has no problem standing up to the most powerful supervillains with nothing more than a bow and arrow. The lowered right eyebrow is daring his opponent to make the first move. The chiseled jawline only makes him more intimidating. As great as the crooked smile is, it’s the beat up face that makes me excited for this piece. We rarely get superheroes who are injured in LEGO form. Here we finally get a hero who is scratched up and needs a bandaid. The furrowed brow and stern expression shows us that Hawkeye is not afraid to get up close and personal when it comes to combat.

The short spiked hair swept up in the front was a brand new piece when this minifigure came out. It works great for Hawkeye, but it was created for lots of minifigures in 2023 and is listed as a mini doll hair piece. While Jeremy Renner got a lot of grief for his Endgame haircut, he usually sports a cool hairdo. Of course, I’m bald so take that comment as you will. I love the way this hair piece not only has the front hair sticking up, but the back of the hair is standing up in the opposite direction. The smooth sides help replicate the short hair to finish the hairstyle. It’s a great match for Hawkeye’s haircut in the television show. It is still a relatively new piece, but in the two years since this minifigure came out, he is still the only character who gets this piece in a dark tan color.

For his accessories, Hawkeye has a bow and a small owl creature piece. LEGO created a new bow for Hawkeye to use in all the sets he came in this year. The recurve bow, with wide flat limbs and an arrow drawn has a more modern look than the longbow Hawekye was given in the past. I had not seen the show when this series came out, so I was confused by the owl accessory. I have since learned, this is Rocky the owl who lived in the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree during the final episode. This Northern Saw-whet Owl was based on a real owl that was found in the Rockefeller Christmas tree in 2020. Of course that one didn’t aid Clint and Kate by carrying off a shrunken trunk with the Tracksuit Mafia trapped inside. The small owl creature piece was a brand new mold created for this CMF series. While the owl has made several appearances since this first introduction, the reddish brown plastic, with bright light orange eyes, black beak, dark tan chest feathers and white highlights remains unique to this set. Of course, being the creature piece fan that I am, this is an awesome piece. I love that we keep getting new shapes and colors for the owls found in the LEGO animal kingdom.

Kate Bishop 71039-7

Kate Bishop first appeared in the 2005 issue of Young Avengers #1. Kate was born into a rich family and raised by her father, after her mother died. Continuing her tragic story, as a teenager, she was assaulted in Central Park. This led her to intensely train in combat and self-defence. These skills would be used later to fight crime and become the next Hawkeye. In the comic, the mentor relationship she formed with Clint Barton did not occur until after she had already taken on his old alias. In the MCU Hawkeye storyline, Kate was still rich but she lost her father during the Battle of New York and her mother raised her. Here, she idolized Hawkeye and was inspired to master archery because of him. She would train with him before calling herself Hawkeye.

LEGO did a great job with the leg piece. I love that the left and right sides are different from each other. Oftentimes LEGO will simply mirror the designs on the leg piece, but here each side is unique. Her right leg has two dark purple straps going around the thigh. While the show’s costume had black straps, the purple works better visually on a flat plastic piece. These straps are holding a utility pouch on the side of her leg. LEGO did a great job recreating the pouch from the show. Her left leg lacks straps but has the case holding her arrowheads that hang from the belt. She currently has two specialty tips attached and room for one more. Even the grey lines running across the pants to give texture to the material have a different pattern for each side.

The dark purple torso does an amazing job capturing Kate’s costume from the Disney+ show. Since a LEGO quiver is attached with a neck bracket, the straps of her quiver were printed onto the torso. I love that the details to this modern strap were printed to show where the material joins together on the front and back. You can even see exactly where the quiver will be attached on the back. The belt around her waist is just as detailed and includes the circle buckle and straps. The shirt has a lavender chevron pattern on the chest and lots of black lines to help give texture to this layered costume. The subtle detail that I love on the shirt is the mesh pattern on the sides of the front and back. This thin black section filled with small dots gives us a sense of fabric being worn and not ink on a piece of plastic. LEGO gave her two different colored arms. Her right arm that pulls back on the string is made from a magenta plastic. The left arm uses a dark pink plastic and includes some great printing. Here we can see her black shoulder pad and forearm guard. Anybody who has done archery knows the importance of protecting yourself from the recoil of a bowstring. This arm also includes her lavender shoulder pads.

The minifigure arrow quiver with 2 arrows has been around since 1984. While black is not the most common color, it is still easily found in a lot of sets. It’s the same piece used for Clint Barton’s CMF minifigure.

I love the dual sided head piece. One side has the long eyelashes and thin eyebrows we have come to expect for our female superheroes. Her slight smile with a dimple on the right shows us the confidence of our archer. The nougat lips add to her feminine appearance. It’s the other side that makes me love this piece. Just like Hawkeye, she was given battle damaged face printing . Here, that smirk has turned into a no nonsense scowl. The eyes have repositioned into a furrowed brow. With a bandaid over her right eye and scratches along her cheek and chin, it is clear that our warrior doesn’t only use her bow to fight enemies at long distance. This is someone who can throw a punch and get into the thick of battle.

The long wavy female hair with ponytail was first introduced in 2019 for the Build-a-Minifigure stations at LEGO stores. It would not be used in a building set until 2022. The piece typically comes in a bright light yellow color. This is the first and as of now, only time it has come in black. This hair piece is great for our long haired archer who keeps her hair up and out of her eyes as she takes aim with her bow. While not an exact match, it does a great job capturing her style from the show. The long wavy bangs are out of her face, but not neatly pulled back after an intense action sequence. I love how LEGO does ponytails. You can see the hair being pulled together as it goes into the hairband and then weaving together as it comes out the other side.

Kate Bishop has a lot of separate accessories. LEGO created a new mold for their 2023 LEGO sets with our Marvel archers. To give a more modern look than the standard LEGO bow, builders now get a recurve bow, with wide flat limbs and an arrow drawn. Hawkeye was equipped with a black bow in this CMF series and all the building sets he appears in. Kate uses a reddish brown plastic to better match her bow in the show. While this color is unique right now, I am sure it will be used again in the future.

The original 2X2 white tile printed to look like a pizza box might not be television show accurate but adds some great LEGO humor and is a nice connection to Lucky the Pizza Dog who loves eating pizza. A slice of pizza hitting a bullseye like an arrow is a whimsical box for our show revolving around archer superheroes. Hit the Spot might not be the restaurant name, but uses that fun LEGO word play. The red checkered pattern is a common decoration found on generic pizza boxes. I think this piece shows us both the creativity and humor of the LEGO design team.

The labrador / golden retriever piece was introduced back in 2021, but this is the first time the creature piece has come in a medium nougat color. To make sure we know his is Lucky the Pizza Dog and not some random canine, a reddish brown line was put over his left eye to show us he was blind. His right eye and nose use the standard animal printing. I love this animal piece…I know, I know, I love all the creature pieces. However, Lucky was introduced in the 2012 issue of Hawkeye #1. In the comics he was adopted by Clint, but in the show it was Kate who took him in. Either way, this loyal companion was a fun character in the comics and an important role in the Disney+ series.

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Dr. William Foster made his comic book debut in the 1966 issue of Avengers #32. As a biochemist he was hired to work in Tony Stark’s Plans and Research Division. He became an assistant to Dr. Pym and later helped the doctor when he was stuck at 10 ft tall as Giant-Man. Foster acquired the formula to Pym Particles and started his own superhero career as a giant sized crime fighter. He took on several aliases and would be the 4th Goliath in the Marvel Comic Universe. In the MCU, Bill worked with Hank Pym to create an advanced suit that allows someone to grow to an extremely large size through the use of Pym Particles. He was a member of S.H.I.E.L.D. and used the code name Goliath.

The black hips and white legs give us a sample of the printing used to create this technologically advanced suit that uses Pym Particles to allow the wearer to grow to a superhuman size. The thin hip piece has two of the metallic blue lights we will be seeing all over the rest of the costume. The use of dark blue, silver, white and black do a wonderful job recreating the design we saw in the What If…? Animated series. The grey hose along his left leg is a nice touch to show us this is a mechanical suit and not a spandex superhero costume.

The white torso shows us just how closely LEGO studied the source material to create this minifigure. The front, back and sides look amazing and are almost a perfect replication of the cartoon. The lines on the dark blue in the center help create the illusion of a thicker material covering his body. The silver trim highlights the mechanical nature of the suit. The metallic light blue dots show us the power surging through his costume. Even the black belt made sure to include the utilities strapped all the way around his waist. I was particularly impressed with the three dimensional look of the device on his back. Unlike the legs that had slightly different printing for each side, the arms were exactly the same. To see that level of detail in such a small area always blows my mind.

I love the original dual sided headpiece. The dark brown lines to create his chiseled cheeks and expressive eyebrows fit the high quality standard we expect from LEGO printing. However, it’s the black goatee that grabbed my attention. The shape is a perfect match to the cartoon. They even included the small space above his lip. However, It’s those 4 grey lines along the bottom that have my imagination going wild. The cartoon gave him a solid black beard, which makes me believe these streaks of grey are a reference to Laurence Fishburne who played an older Dr. Bill Foster in the live action Ant-Man and the wasp. For his emotional expressions, we got a confident grin and an open mouth scowl.

The headgear helmet with ear antennas is not an original mold, but the printing makes the piece unique to this set. The helmet first came out in 2019 and is the same one used for Ant-Man, along with many others. It’s fascinating how printing can transform a piece of plastic into looking like something completely different. LEGO did an amazing job using the dark blue to match the helmet Goliath wears in the What If…? Disney+ series. Instead of having a translucent blue plastic for the visor, LEGO printed it in metallic light blue. The shades of blue and the gray on the mouthpiece look fantastic on the flat silver plastic. The groves and bumps in the mold itself makes sure this looks like a mechanical helmet and not a plastic toy.

Bricklink lists the hair under accessories instead of being part of the minifigure. Since the character is wearing his advanced suit, it makes sense to have the helmet for the minifigure and the hair piece as a nice bonus for builders. The coiled hair with straight sides was introduced in 2021 for the Star-Lord minifigure in the first Marvel Studios CMF series. It has since been used on 16 minifigures and as of now is only available in black. The bumps all over the top and smooth sides look great for characters with curly hair that is cut short.

For Goliaths’ accessory, he was given a nanofigure of Ant-Man. I always love getting these trophy figures, even when they are a solid color. To get this figure printed like Ant-Man is fantastic. The red and silver colors put onto the black plastic do an amazing job recreating the characters costume on such a small piece of plastic. The piece itself is not unique. It is currently available in 3 sets and was first introduced in the 2021 Avengers: Endgame Final Battle set. Since I do not own any of these other sets, this piece was the main reason I wanted the Goliath minifigure from this series. (It was the only thing Builder Cheetah wanted from this series. I’m glad it came as an extra piece, so we both could have one for our collections. With the nanofigure, minifigure and larger buildable model, LEGO fans have the ability to recreate scenes with Scott Lang using any of his abilities.

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Echo made her first appearance in the 1999 issue of Daredevil #9. Writer David Mack made her character deaf as a way to mirror Daredevil. While Daredevil understands the world through sound, Echo relies on sight. She has photographic reflexes, which allows her to perfectly copy other’s movements. This has led her to become an expert martial artist, olympic-level athlete, skilled acrobat and superior weapon’s expert. As the adopted daughter of Kingpin, Maya Lopez started out as a villain, but became a hero. She would make her MCU debut in the 2021 Hawkeye series. The character drew enough interest to give her a self-titled spin-off series in 2024. This minifigure would be based on her final costume in the series where she fully embraces her ancestral powers.

With Echo losing her old prosthetic leg in a train accident during the 2nd episode and then having her grandfather, Skully, crafting a superior leg that also affirmed her place as a Choctaw warrior, I am glad LEGO decided to create a new leg piece for this important character trait. The black leg piece has a flat silver section for the prosthetic leg. I am always a fan of these unique molded leg pieces whether they be a peg leg, hooves or whatever fits the minifigure. While a round hole in the back is standard for minifigures to be connected to a LEGO stud, the rectangular opening on the side is not. That opening and the indentation on the front make this leg amazing. The dark brown, dark red and gold printing all over the leg piece gives us a taste of the detail that will be seen on the torso. The precision they put in the straps and buckles is amazing.

Minifigures have been getting more and more detailed every year, but the amount of colors and designs on this torso piece blows everything else away. The torso is mostly dark red to create the thick leather of this warrior’s outfit. The dark red, sand blue and gold slat armor hanging down her front has strings on the side holding it together. The gold trim isn’t a solid color, but instead has the black dashes and decorative shapes on the end. The dark brown belt has a gold pattern that goes all the way to her circle buckle. A simpler detail but no less impressive is the sun with its golden beams shining across the costume. The back of the costume is less armored but not less detailed. Those dashed line sunbeams are continuing their journey across the back. The belt keeps the gold pattern and has the S like symbol we have seen on different sections of her outfit. Even the gold collar at the top kept its amazing detail. The arm offers a smaller printing area but that didn’t stop LEGO from cramming in as much detail as they could. We can see her medium tan arms coming out of her short sleeve costume. To protect her in battle, she has her ornate shoulder pads and arm guards. I love that LEGO put the straps used to tie these gauntlets onto the forearms. The dark red hands show us she has her gloves on.

The dual printed, medium tan head is the only part of the minifigure I do not like. This has nothing to do with LEGO, but Disney. As a comic book fan, I want the handprint on her face to show me this is Echo and not some other generic hero. That being said, LEGO did a great job with capturing her long eyebrows and letting them add to her emotional state. One side has the closed lips showing the hint of a smile. It’s not the black line or nougat lips, but the small dimple on the side that shows us that smile about the be formed. The other side has the bared teeth of a warrior ready to use every weapon at her disposal to completely destroy her enemies.

From the front, the black minifigure hair piece looks fine. However when you look at the long thick braid in the back, you can appreciate how great this headgear piece is. The hair is beautifully braided together and has the ends free at the bottom. As someone who had to learn to braid my daughter's hair when she was young, I appreciate that detail. Granted this hair is a lot neater at the end than I was ever able to achieve. The braid is then secured with the dark red and bright light blue fabric wrapped around it. The amount of detail on this thin, curved section of plastic shows not only the artistry of the LEGO design team but the sophistication of their printing machines.

Echo has the worst accessory in this series and I would go as far as to say one of the worst in the history of the CMF series. Two extremely common reddish brown 1X1 round plates with open studs were attached to one side of a common tan 2L bar with a stop ring to create what I think is some kind of club. I watched a montage of all her fight scenes and despite using A LOT of different weapons, none matched this piece. I then went to other reviewers to see if they had any ideas. All of them had to guess as well. A few people on Reddit called it a poop stick. I liked that one. If you do know what this piece is supposed to be, please leave your answer in the comments.

To Be Continued....

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Collectable Minifigures 71039 Review Part 2 will review X-Men Beast, Storm and Wolverine.