Gentle Giant has announced their first SDCC exclusive. Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Return of the Jedi, their be offering a Jumbo Kenner Boba Fett on ROTJ card back.
The Boba Fett Jumbo Figure will be available exclusively at our booth (booth #3513) at San Diego Comic Con July 18th-22nd. However, we have set aside a limited quantity of them for current members of our 2018 Premier Guild Collectors club. Even if you are not able to attend Comic Con 2018 you can still join the Premier Guild and order one (while available) and we will ship it to you after the convention*. The Boba Fett ROTJ Jumbo will be available to pre-order for 2018 Premier Guild members at 12noon pst on June 4th through June 6th. You can go to https://www.gentlegiantltd.com/premier-guild/ to find out more information or to sign up for the Premier Guild.
Yakface and Flyguy don’t have a shower scene this week, but we are back with full frontal news to talk Solo: A Star Wars Story and the latest in Star Wars collecting from Hasbro, Hot Toys, and more.
Hot Toys is doubling down on the Han figures as they have just announced their 1:6 scale Han Solo (Mudtrooper) figure from Solo: A Star Wars Story. Head on over to HotToys.hk to check it out plus, catch a glimpse of a couple other Mimban troopers as well.
If you have any Target stores in your area, you may want to swing by and see if your local establishment is receiving some new aisle displays that contain more TVC figures, and even the somewhat elusive Wampa w/ Luke Skywalker. Good luck and happy hunting!
Ever since the Vintage Collection hit retail back in March, collectors have been itching for the follow-up wave that includes figures from Solo: A Star Wars Story. We are now on the cusp of June, Solo has hit theaters, but where’s wave 2? Watch for an announcement soon in that regard and this wave looks a lot better than we initially thought in terms of those peg warming carry-forwards from wave 1.
Big Bad Toy Store has updated with announcements of new arrivals and featured preorders. Head on over to check out the latest including the 6″ Black Series Enfys Nest’s Swoop Bike from Hasbro, the new Sixth Scale Han Solo from Hot Toys, and the new Chewbacca and Han Solo mini busts from Gentle Giant and more!
For those looking to bolster their reference library, Amazon currently has the new Solo: A Star Wars Story Official Guide on sale for $12.59 (reg. $21.99). A savings of over 40%.
Over the holiday weekend, a member of a local MN toy group (MN Toy Posse on Facebook) found the new Black Series Darth Vader Helmet marked down to $75 at Walmart. If you are checking in your area for similar sales use UPC 630509607358 via Brickseek
