Hasbro Pulse Con gave collectors the first look at the carded Black Series figures commemmorating the 40th Anniversary of Return of the Jedi. Wave 1 consists of 4 repacks (Endor Han, Endor Leia, Skiff Guard Lando, and Biker Scout) and a new Wicket. All 5 are available for preorder now at Hasbro Pulse and through our sponsors/affiliates:
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Doing some early morning reconnaissance today, I found information for 4 figures for Black Series Wave 35 from the Andor series: Cassian Andor, Bix Caleen, Luthen Rael and Senator Mon Mothma. Look for an official announcement on these later today at Hasbro Pulse Con.
Collectors are reporting receiving various shipping updates for most of the upcoming Walmart exclusive Vintage Collection figures including R2-D2 (Sensorscope), Heldor Spinoza, Stormtrooper, Imperial Gunner and Idsam Edian.
Most of them are currently out of stock or available through 3rd party sellers, except for Idsam Edian which is currently available at MSRP.
Target is finally processing and shipping preorders for the long-awaited Black Series Boba Fett (Droids) figure. If you recall, this figure went up for preorder on Sept. 24, 2021 and it is now just hitting stores in the U.S.
Sponsor Entertainment Earth is now taking preorders for the Daimyo Boba Fett Meisho Movie Realization Figure inspired by his look from The Book of Boba Fett. Price is set at $124.99 and expected to release in April 2023.
Gizmodo has posted a new article today detail Friday’s launch of Hasbro’s new Selfie Series of customized 6″ figures. The main takeaway from the article is that despite being initially promoted with a $60 MSRP per figure, the price has jumped significantly (33%) to $80, pushing many curious collectors from “maybe” into the “definitely not” category. No explanation has been given as to the increase but maybe that willl be covered at this weekend’s Hasbro Pulse Con.
Sideshow Collectibles is now taking preorders for the Hot Toys 1:6 scale Cobb Vanth figure from The Mandalorian. Price: $300.
You may recall last year we had a look at what was set to be a continuation of the 2020 Holiday Edition Black Series figures, but distribution/production being what it was in 2021, only a handful of unofficiallly announced figures made their way to collectors.
Hasbro today officially annnounced 6 Holiday Edition figures (one of them being new) for 2022. Each has an MSRP of $27.99 and with be available for preorder through various retailers. Retail partners and preorder dates listed below:
First Order Stormtrooper – Amazon 10/25
Scout Trooper – Walmart 11/1
Wookiee – GameStop 11/1
New Clone Trooper (Phase II) – Hasbro Pulse 11/1
Protocol Droid – Fan Channel 11/1
Mandalorian Warrior – Target 11/16
Instagram follower Blue Harvest Collector sends word over the weekend that the Target exclusive Vintage Collection Axe Woves from The Mandalorian has also been found in stores.
We received several reports on collectors finding the Deluxe Black Series Dark Trooper at both Target and Walmart stores across the U.S.