Marvel Entertainment
- For other uses, see Marvel (disambiguation).
Marvel Entertainment is an American entertainment company founded in June 1998 and based in New York City. The company has been a wholly owned subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company since 2009. It is mainly known for consumer products, licensing, and comic books by Marvel Comics, as well as its forays into films and television series, including those within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) created by the Marvel Studios.
On March 29, 2023, Marvel Entertainment's operations were folded into Disney's larger business units.
Magic: The Gathering
In October 2023, it was announced that Marvel Entertainment and Hasbro would develop several collectible products for the Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond series.[1][2] The first tentpole set is expected to be released in 2025, and there will be multiple additional products and sets for years to come.[3][4] There will be products for four or five years.[5]
In April 2025, it was announced that the Marvel sets will not be released on MTG Arena or Magic Online. Instead, the digital platforms wil feature Through the Omenpaths Universes Within equivalents.[6] The cards will be mechanically identical to their Universes Beyond tabletop counterparts but with unique creative treatments, different art, and different names.
Magic crossover products
These cross-over products are based on the Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe where the stories in most American comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Comics take place.[7]
- Secret Lair Drop Series: Marvel Superdrop (2024).
- New York Comic-Con convention promo Counterspell, featuring Doctor Strange (2024).[8]
- Secret Lair Drop Series: Marvel's Deadpool (2025).[9]
- Marvel's Spider-Man, a standard-legal tentpole set (2025).
- The Source Material Cards bonus sheet.
- Spider-Man Eternal cards (2025).
- Secret Lair Drop Series: Marvel's Spider-Man Superdrop (2025).[10]
- 2026 standard-legal tentpole set.[11]
Marvel crossover products
Marvel Legends
In 2025, Magic the Gathering became part of the Marvel Gamerverse line, featuring crossovers between comic books and video games. Marvel Legends is an action figure line based on the characters of Marvel Comics, Started in 2002 by Toy Biz, tand produced by Hasbro since 2012. This line is in the 6 inch scale and will be released on October 1, 2025 for $39.99 apiece. Each of the Marvel Legends Magic: The Gathering figures comes with a foil version of the card it’s based on.[12][13]
| Marvel Legends Figure | Description | Promo # | Promo card | Card notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent Anti-Venom | Fully articulated with poseable head, arms, and legs. It comes with 14 accessories, including alternate unmasked head, 2 thwip hands, 2 wall-crawling hands, web line, and web shield[14] | 001 | Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer | Promo version of the card from Marvel's Spider-Man |
| Battle-Damaged Spider-Man | Includes an alternate unmasked head and hands that can be shown wall-crawling, activating web shooters, holding a web shield, or hanging from a web line. | 002 | Spectacular Spider-Man | Promo version of the card from Marvel's Spider-Man |
| Man-Wolf | J. Jonah Jameson’s son Colonel John Jameson, aka Man-Wolf, is armed with a bow and arrows and the sword Stargod. | 003 | Colonel John Jameson // Man-Wolf | Double-faced card. Skinned version of Huntmaster of the Fells // Ravager of the Fells Not in the Marvel's Spider-Man set.[15] |
| Mary Jane Watson (Iron Spider) | Mary Jane Watson dons the Iron Spider suit made by Tony Stark in a figure with articulated legs, faces with or without a mask, and web-shooting hands. | 004 | Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade | Promo version of the card from Marvel's Spider-Man |
A Chinese leak has hinted that the series will also include Doom 2099, Invisible Woman, Black Panther and Captain America.[16]
Gallery
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Iron Spider action figure
External links
References
- ↑ Collaboration Announcement (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (October 23, 2023).
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (October 23, 2023). "The Magic: The Gathering - Marvel Collaboration Begins". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Hasbro and Marvel Team Up to Bring Popular Marvel Characters and Stories to Magic: The Gathering in Multi-Year, Multi-Set Deal. Businesswire.com (October 23, 2023).
- ↑ Chase Carter (October 23, 2023). "Marvel’s pop culture domination spreads to Magic: the Gathering in 2025". Dicebreaker.com.
- ↑ Nick Miller (October 24, 2024). "Hasbro CEO Teases Third Universes Beyond Product Announcement In 2025 Following Final Fantasy And Marvel". StarCityGames.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (April 21, 2025). "Through the Omenpaths and Digital Universes Beyond Updates". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 1, 2025). "Magic: The Gathering® - Marvel's Spider-Man: Magic Meets Marvel". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Brian David-Marshall (October 18, 2024). "Panel attendees will get one of two special variant comics and a foil Dr. Strange Counterspell.". Bluesky.
- ↑ Barry White (March 8, 2025). "Confirmed: Marvel Secret Lair Coming to WPN Stores, Will Contain Mechanically Unique Cards". Magicuntapped.com.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen, Mark Rosewater, Sarah Wassell (August 29, 2025). "A Not-So-Friendly-Neighborhood Debut | Magic: The Gathering | Marvel's Spider-Man (Video)". Magic: The Gathering. YouTube.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 7, 2025). "Is any set of 2026 (code name is fine) that you are specially excited about?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (July 25, 2025). "Marvel Legends Teams up with Magic: The Gathering® - Marvel's Spider-Man". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Samantha Nelson (July 25, 2025). "New Spider-Man action figures will come with Magic: The Gathering cards". Polygon.com.
- ↑ PoseidonLives (July 23, 2025). "Agent Anti-Venom MTG / Legends collab.". Reddit.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 25, 2025). "Just saw Colonel John Jameson and I got excited for a new werewolf until I noticed it was yet another reskin". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ SpicyPsyDuck (June 18, 2025). "Another batch of Marvel Legends preorders are leaked in China.". Twitter.