Galactus Just Got Leaked—and Marvel's PR Machine Is Screaming
Marvel's marketing team had a plan. Tease Galactus. Tease him some more. Then maybe let him speak in a trailer two weeks before Fantastic Four: First Steps drops.
But no.
A bite-sized plastic bobblehead just hijacked the hype cycle.
Thanks to a leaked Funko Pop, fans now have a front-row seat to Galactus' full MCU drip—horned helmet, burgundy armor, robotic six-pack and all. The images, originally dropped online by MCU Film News, are the most detailed look yet at Marvel's next cosmic nightmare. And here's the kicker: it's gloriously, unapologetically comic-accurate.
Why a Toy Just Changed the Game
The Funko figurine is small. The implications? Massive.
Marvel had been slow-cooking Galactus' reveal like he's a secret sauce, with only flashes of him towering over New York in Eternals and the First Steps teaser. And suddenly, BOOM. The whole look drops—not via Entertainment Weekly, not via a trailer, but in the box art of a $12 toy.
That's not just a leak. That's a PR sabotage with cute eyes and a bobblehead.
To be fair, the costume slaps. Gone is the weird “space fart” version of Galactus from Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. This one looks like Jack Kirby came back from the dead and started directing wardrobe. Saturated colors. Cosmic tyranny. Purple accents that scream “I eat planets but make it fashion.”
The Hidden History in Those Horns
This isn't just fan service—it's legacy. The design feels ripped from the pages of 1970s Marvel comics, where Jack Kirby's Galactus looked less like a villain and more like a space pope dipped in chrome. That futurist flair is all over First Steps, which already promises an alt-1960s setting that's more Jetsons than JFK.
Marvel's new strategy? Stop sanding down the weird. Lean into it.
Think Mysterio's fishtank helmet. Think MODOK's floating face of doom. The MCU's Phase 5 is turning into a retrofuturist fever dream—and this Galactus is its crown jewel.
As one Redditor put it: “It's like if Daft Punk joined a doomsday cult.”
Now You Choose: Genius or Overhype?
Is this leak a stroke of anti-marketing genius—or did a toy company just blow Marvel's biggest villain reveal since Thanos' chair-spinning days?
Would you rather see Galactus teased for two more months, or are you good with the toy version now living rent-free in your head?
