LEGO Marvel’s Fantastic Four debut needs the X-Men treatment
76316 Fantastic Four vs. Galactus Construction Figure finally adds the team to LEGO Marvel after decades, similar to another team’s recent return.
Whether you love the new minifigures or not, the Fantastic Four are finally about to make their LEGO debut with the launch of 76316 Fantastic Four vs. Galactus Construction Figure next month, thanks in part to the upcoming The Fantastic Four: First Steps movie.
It’s an undoubtedly exciting release for LEGO Marvel, at least for the fact that the major Marvel team is finally being added to the film after decades of waiting for either a comic or movie-inspired version. With the team’s teased future, it seems unlikely that this will be their only outing. Note that this article will be discussing spoilers for the post-credits scene of Thunderbolts*.
Thanks to that post-credits scene at the end of Thunderbolts* (or The New Avengers as it has been renamed), we know that the Fantastic Four are certain to return in Avengers: Doomsday, following the events of their movie this July. While absolutely nothing has been confirmed, and the following is only speculation based on past and recent releases, at least one LEGO set seems likely for the major Marvel Cinematic Universe movie.
The initial casting announcement for Doomsday has also confirmed that X-Men will be back alongside the Avengers, the New Avengers, the Fantastic Four and more heroes. The X-Men are no strangers to LEGO Marvel, though, and have been back in the theme for a while based on X-Men ’97.
The X-Men returned to LEGO Marvel after a five-year absence in 2022, but more comprehensively returned in recent years. 2022 saw the focus being only on Wolverine, while 2023 expanded that with the second series of Marvel Collectible Minifigures and three more X-Men minifigures.
In 2024, the X-Men truly returned to LEGO Marvel with more minifigures of the team than ever before, and a modular building to boot across two sizable sets.
Looking at the X-Men’s return in recent LEGO Marvel history, starting with a singular set before flourishing with much more, it might forecast a potential future for LEGO Fantastic Four. The difference between the two is that the Fantastic Four has fewer core characters to cover, and almost all of them are included in 76316 Fantastic Four vs. Galactus Construction Figure.
The 2025 set still opens the door for comic-inspired Fantastic Four minifigures and other guest heroes who have joined the Fantastic Four over the years, including Spider-Man and She-Hulk. The way LEGO Marvel has treated the X-Men recently proves there’s room for much more, though.
The fan demand for a modular LEGO Baxter Building as part of the ever-growing Marvel range has been consistent, leading up to the official debut of the team in LEGO Marvel. The custom design devised by ZeRadman demonstrates what a comic-inspired modular building can look like, and an official version would even be able to eschew the Galactus figure.
Whether or not this is a possibility following 76316 Fantastic Four vs. Galactus Construction Figure is unknown, but at least the door for more LEGO Fantastic Four is now open. Anything beyond 76316 Fantastic Four vs. Galactus Construction Figure is only speculation, though the recent return of LEGO X-Men proves there’s genuine potential for more LEGO Fantastic Four sets.
This is only speculation, and we’ll have to at least start with the new 76316 Fantastic Four vs. Galactus Construction Figure. It launches on June 1, 2025, for £54.99 in the UK, $59.99 in the US, and €59.99 in Europe.
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