Like previous merchandise launches (The Force Awakens, Rogue One, The Last Jedi), multiple waves of 6″ Black Series may make it into the hands of collectors via retail (brick and mortar and online) for the launch of Solo: A Star Wars Story products in April. Wave 16 has already started showing up in advance of the street date and Wave 17 may be hot on its heels.
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Rumor Report: More Force Link 2.0 Basic Figure Names
After doing some research in preparation for the release of our checklist for the Solo: A Star Wars Story merchandise launch next month. I’ve been able to find a bit more info for figures coming beyond wave 1 which we teased back in February.
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6″ Black Series Sales at Target Next Week
As they get closer to the launch of Solo: A Star Wars Story products in a couple week, Target will be placing the 6″ Black Series assortment on sale for $9.99 each and it will run until the end of the month.
Thanks to TargetGod for the heads-up.
Smuggler’s Bounty – Solo: A Star Wars Story
For those still interested in Funko Smuggler’s Bounty boxes, they have revealed their next theme box being released in May – Solo: A Star Wars Story. Place your order today as these are limited in quantities and as you may recall, Funko is not longer auto-renewing orders for their boxes.
Look at the Size of That Thing!
Hasbro has revealed an approximation of the box dimensions for the HasLab Sail Barge box*. As you can see, this thing will be huge! With 19 days left, there is still time to reach the 5000 threshold for production.
*Mark Boudreaux not included.
End of an Era? Toys”R”Us Likely To Close All US Stores
According to the Wall Street Journal, Toys”R”Us told employees that it most likely will be closing all of its stores in the U.S..
New Solo Posters from Brazil
New posters for Solo: A Star Wars Story have been released for the Brazilian market. Click the image above to check them out.
PSWCS BB-8 Charity Medallion
Hit the jack pot o’ gold at the end of the rainbow this St. Patrick’s Day and pick up your BB-8 charity medallion to support wounded veterans. Buy yours today to make sure your luck doesn’t run out! Click on through for details.
“Red Cup” Funko POP! UPC/SKUS/DPCI Added
Today I was able to track down several UPCs for upcoming POP! figures for Solo: A Star Wars Story. via Brickseek. No names are each are listed for these “Red Cup” coded items, only numerical designations, but they will be deciphered in short time. Click on through to the bottom of our Master List to check them out including the exclusive release info for Target and Walmart.
6″ Black Series Kylo Ren (Throne Room) Hitting Retail Finally?
It looks like the long wait for the Walmart Exclusive 6″ Black Series Kylo Ren (Throne Room) may be about to end. Revised store planograms now show a shelf placement for this elusive set. It would makes sense that a bulk of these were held back for the home video release of The Last Jedi. We’ll will surely let you know if these start turning up. Until then, you can track the nationwide supply via Brickseek with SKU 287877571.