Who would have thought that an original Spawn character would ever win a fan poll contest to become a 6-inch Marvel Legends figure from Hasbro? Well that's exactly what has happened as Marvel has officially announced that Angela the Asgardian Warrior has won and will become an action figure.
"The votes are in and the fans have spoken! After a close poll, one hero stands above the rest as the new Hasbro Marvel Legends figure. That hero is Angela, the awesome Asgardian warrior! Angela took home 28% of the votes, just edging out Darkhawk, who walked away with 26%."
The other two characters who were in the poll were Symbiote Spider-Man and Mysterio.
In case you weren't familiar with her creator story, Angela was created by Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlance for the Spawn comic book in 1993 but a legal battle for her rights ensued. Gaiman won her rights and then sold them to Marvel. In 2013, Angela was re-introduced into the Marvel comic universe.
Her most succinct Marvel backstory is quoted from wiki:
"During the Original Sin storyline, it is revealed that she is Aldrif, the daughter of Odin and Frigga, making her sister to Thor and Loki. She was 'killed' as an infant during Asgard's war with the Angels of the Tenth Realm, called 'Heaven.' This crime resulted in Odin severing the Tenth Realm from the other nine as punishment for their attack. Thor learns of his sister's existence when he is exposed to the secrets of Uatu, the Watcher's eye, by the Orb. He returns to Asgard to confront his mother about his sister's existence, and subsequently travels to the Tenth Realm with Loki to learn more about his sister."
Look for the new Angela figure sometime in 2016, at the earliest.