LEGO Marvel CMF COMPARISON: Series 1 vs Series 2 (Which is Better?) 

Which series do YOU like better? 👀

Moon knight and white vision are so similar we used to use white vision as a moon knight custom 😅

The thing I didn't like about series 1 was the amount of Captain America themed figures

I agree with most of them but the Bucky in my opinion was better. You can use his head and hair for so many customs it’s crazy! But I am getting nostalgia from the old figs!

I'm not letting you forget that you thought the Anna minifig was better than Ernesto from your Disney CMF comparison

I think in terms of the quality of the figures the series are on par with one another but I think that series 1 has a slightly superior selection of characters

Series 2 mini figs have so much detail omg

Series 1 had a better distribution of shows, but the main problem was we already had a ton of variants of most of the characters. If we had gotten a character exclusive to their shows like Mobius, Karli and Renslayer series 1 would have been a bit more diverse. When series 2 was announced, I assumed we would get Hawkeye, Moonknight, Ms Marvel, She Hulk and maybe Werewolf By Night and Secret Invasion. The 12 figure limit definitely demonstrates the limitations. Wondering if the missed shows will get something one day

I honestly think both series are on equal footing when it comes to quality and character choice. I just think that series 2 is slightly handicapped by having a lot of the shows not be released yet. Also its funny that tchalla and storm were paired up since in the comics they get married lol

Pros of CMF 1: - More consistency between the on-air series and the figure election. - Be the first CMF series of Marvel to be made after 9 years on the market. - More unique accessories for the characters (Throg and Sam's wings for example). - Specially made for MCU fans. Cons of CMF 1: - No new characters, almost everyone are a new version of already existing faces. - Not so astonishing or brilliant designs in some characters (Monica, Loki, Sylvie, T'Challa Star-Lord and Bucky). Pros of CMF 2: - Almost every character are new, debuting 7 new faces for our collections. - The return of the X-Men. - The two weakest characters of the roaster (Echo and Goliath) are so detail in comparison with the other characters from the last wave (adding Gamora, who look better than the previous named from series one). - Made for both comic book and MCU fans. Cons of CMF 2: - Inconsistency between the characters and the on-air series. - Probably the fact that some characters hadn't been spotted or irrelevant, not many would care about them. Con for both: - Lacking of villains.

The new series' figures are slightly obscure but flashy and bright compared to the previous one

How is there not Daredevil???

An elimination bracket would be an excellent tie breaker and a pretty entertaining video, IMO.

FYI the head you had for T’Challa is actually not from the cmf but from the mech set. Just something I noticed

Echo was better in my opinion.. the unique leg and great printing overall

The 11th figures being Tchalla and Storm is definitely a reference to their marriage in the comics 💯

Spiderman and Goliath are both what if characters too just to add to your conspiracy 😂

The new one>>>

I want all 3 xmen figs

Man, i don't know what it is your just so happy and wholesome like, its unreal how happy you are.

Seeing both series side by side is so beautiful

The face for Star Lord T'challa is actually not the official face, it's actually a custom printed face not the official lego made face.

I think series 2 is better mostly cause they are new and have new cool parts and minfigures. But that’s my opinion

13:55 Me realizing that if you have the entirety of Marvel mini figure series, one you get 4 Captain America shields

Great comparison video Johnathan, I prefer series 2 to series 1. The results were 7-5 to series 2! My favourite CMF from the first series is Falcon, the second series it’s Moon Knight.

I do love that you can make beast stand upside down with the clear pieces

I think series 2 is the superior series. Generally the characters are more detailed than the first series, and while the first series may have some more iconic characters, it didn’t have a character like Monica. She felt like a waste of a slot because her outfit was very plain looking and a better representation of her was going to be in a future set, whereas Characters like Mobius and John Walker were completely passed up. Echo may not be desirable because of the character’s lack of impact, but her detail and leg mold is actually stellar.

I always thought that the sinestro hair looked better for a Hugh Jackman wolverine than the original joker hair as it looks a bit goofy, but I’m not sure if it’s better for a comic style wolverine

The charm that's missing from series 2 is that it comes in boxes!

I just hope Daredevil is included in the next one. He's in She-Hulk and Echo as well as in Spider-Man No Way Home (although, out of costume), but he's not included in the cmf series. I'd also like Kingpin since he appears in Hawkeye and in Echo too.

The first series just has more recognizable characters than the newest one

They look good together!

We deserved mobius we NEED him and give us B1-15 too could make some custom time keepers with her parts god it would be so cool

I wish I could’ve gotten series 1 there’s so many of my favorite characters there that I still want to this day

Does series 2 feel a little more random then the other series

beast should have won but i like series 1 more

Isn’t that original hairpiece they used for Wolvie no longer in production? I think the one they used for him is fine

You should do a saber tooth custom with the ware wolf by night head and hair

Both are pretty neat sets but series 2 is definitely my favourite

I believe the reason they used that hair for Wolverine is because the vampire hair was discontinued. cant confirm though

I think a huge part of what makes series one look better at a glance is the detail and color variety. There are 3 almost entirely white figures in series 2 and a fourth that's primarily white. Beast, Agatha, and Werewolf by Night are all amazing figures, but each of them has one primary color that dominates its design. Almost every figure in series 1 has 2-3 very noticeable colors, and details that you don't need to look closely to see. Series 1 also includes characters from 4 shows whereas 2 has characters from 7 (8 if you consider that Echo's design is almost certainly based on her own show). The variety makes it feel a little less cohesive, even though the overall quality is more or less the same.

I think you’ve got the wrong head on T’Chala Star Lord cause I remember bro having a raised eyebrow, while that face looks more like the face from the black panther mech

9:28 and these two figures both have two different legs

It’s funny how star lord tachalla and storm are in the same spot because in the comics storm rescues tachalla when he is a boy and eventually marries him

I finally got series 2.. so now I can do my rounds of reviews. Beast is by far my favorite one out of these

Why call it Red wing it's not red on it?

My fav figures from series 1&2 1:Zombie Cap 2:Wolverine

Something weird I noticed seeing the Sylvie and Kate Bishop ones next to each other was that each of their facial expressions was more suited to the opposite character.

ah yes, my favorite bug, the goliath.

Series one should get a bonus point for coming in bags rather than boxes

We should've gotten Final swing spider man instead of some random blue thing

Isnt that the wrong t’challa head? I think that the head you used is from the mech that released last year but I might be wrong either way great vid 😆😄

I like series 2 better than series 1, but I'm still sad I missed out on that zombie cap and zombie survivor spider man

The tchalla head you used is from the mech not the cmf idk how i noticed that

What's also ironic is that I like 7 figures from Series 1 and whatchya know, 7 figures from series 2

If you would have told me ten years ago as a lego marvel obsessed kid that one day we would get two lego marvel cmfs based on tv shows with wolverine and a zombie captain America, my mind would be blown

So I gotta admit in 2021 i was very new to collecting lego I didn't know there was a CMF series so it annoys me but i never got any of the original CMF ones but i've started collecting series 2

I agree with most but the hair printing and leg mould means imo echo is better

Beast win

I just want to point out, it takes two extra sylables to say "double u" than just say "win".

WEREWOLF BY NIGHT ONLY APEARED IN BLACK AND WHITE

I still really want to complete series one, ive learned and will definetly get a full box of series 2

I still use the Peter head on my Spider-Man figs

We need a hawkeye ronin version

Gonna be honest, I saw all sorts of rumors for a marvel phase 4 minifigure series several years ago, but I never realized until a few days ago that this first series actually released. I thought the marvel series that we got recently was the first one and the one all the rumors were talking about several years ago

Kind of irrelevant but on your customs maybe you u could use ant man's helmet for firefly if you haven't already

Series 1 has a much better selection of really awesome characters. Almost all of them are must haves. Even though Werewolf by night is mcu it feels so removed from everything else and I don't believe anyone was asking for an Echo show. The X Men figs are great but don't really feel like they belong here. Maybe Goliath will seem cooler after we see season 2 but for now he's not terribly exciting. Also I feel like Hawkeyes hair could have been better. The must haves for me are She Hulk, Moon Knight, Kate and Wolverine.

I only dont like the hawkeye because i got four in a row after one purchase

CMF 2 has better character selection in my opinion. I’m a bit biased because I wasn’t a big fan of What-If?, and majority of the CMF 1 minifigures came from that show.

It's funny, you talk about the "Zombie Cap vs Echo" comparison as a clear win for Zombie Cap and not feeling a connection to Echo, I feel the exact opposite - I thought Echo was cool in Hawkeye and the zombie What If was the weakest of the series, so while I think the Zombie Cap minifig has a lot of cool details, I would have judged this matchup the other direction. Not to mention, as others have brought up, there's already 3 other characters who are very closely related to Captain America and come complete with shield, did we really need the one zombie in the minifig pack to be Cap as well?

Something that makes me so annoyed is that almost every box has a hawkeye where i live

They're about the same for me. The X-Men make series 2 better overall. Fave from each would be TVA Loki and Moonknight

Series 2 is better

Series one has too many Captain America’s

1. Wanda 2. Moon Knight 3. Mr Knight 4. Bucky 5. Sam Wilson 6. Hawkeye 7. Kate Bishop 8. Spider man 9. Zombie cap 10. Beast 11. Tchalla star Lord 12. Wolverine

Agreed with every choice but one. Not a chance captain Carter beats this Beast minifigure. I wouldn’t even call it remotely close. But this is all subjective. Nice video - was a lot of fun!

On the tchala star lord you put the head from the black panter mech on there

I was excited for series 1 because I just wanted marvel figs but series 2 has figures I have really wanted. I already paid 30 dollars for moon Knight and Mr Knight. I also love the x men and werewolf by night

Series 2

Series 2 wins for me because of the classic X-men figs and moon knight

I’m a series 2 fan

Just realized how similar they are, S1 got us the most detailed spiderman, while S2 got us most detailed wolverine. S1 got us black star lord, s2 got us black ant man. I personally prefer S2 just coz im missing a hawkeye and i loved both hawkeye and Kate, and the other characters just fill out my collection more. Anyone else notice how wolverines leg printing shifted to the right has has yellow expose on his inner thigh?

The first series is better in my opinion

tchala had the mech head by the way and can you update the thor and avenger shhow cases with the new head and hair from series 2 please

From sierise 1 I like to challah star lord and from series 2 I like wolverine👍

Guys, how do you avoid clip pieces from cracking cuz that's what happened to my Sam Wilson minifig

Loki is my favourite

To be honest I prefer the first series over the second one cause one they looked more realistic and detailed 2 they were a bit more colorful 3 great accessories as well and 4 they are more memorable and 5 the packs made it easier to find the ones i wanted The only downside was that they had 4 Captain America shields series 2 is good but the only ones i did like were moon knight, Mr knight, Wolverine, beast and storm every one else were mid at best

I think tchalla Star lord has the wrong head. That’s the head from the mech

Spider man and moonkight

Star lord had the wrong head

Both

Series 2 we had almost opposite results though

Series 1 was all together better but a couple figures from series 2 were better than a few from series 1

Series 1

how is the werewolf better than bucky? there's about a million other figures that look like that especially in the collectible series, bucky is way more of an iconic character and like you even mentioned he is useful in many customs.

Honestly the only reason I think series 1 wins for me because the characters are more iconic. Series 1 has Wanda, Captain America, Bucky, Loki, A spiderman figure and a really good T'challa. Meanwhile series 2 only has hawkeye and wolverine (you could count Moonknight/Kate, but they aren't as big names compared to the series 1 characters)

I’m annoyed that they mixed in the x men with mcu characters, they should have just picked 3 more mcu characters

Then again echo and zombie cap have nothing to do with each other...... Unless shes a main character in the new marvel zombie show coming out huh makes you wonder doesnt it

Series 2. No contest. Way better minifigs characters