The latest and greatest wave of TVC is starting to pop up at some Target stores in the US, and Entertainment Earth has begun shipping pre-orders. Be on the lookout, and good luck!
If you’ve been able to acquire any of these figures already, share your thoughts!
It’s Star Wars Day! What should we expect in terms of reveals and preorders? Look no further than last year as your rough guideline as to the types and quantities of products announced/revealed and available for preorder the following day on May 5th. For preorders, by my count, we should see about 12 mainline and fan channel items split evenly between the Vintage Collection and Black Series lines. There may be a couple retailer exclusives as well that may or may not throw off that balance.
Next week’s May 4th Fan First Wednesday Livestream kicks off at 10am ET.
Dan Who Review’s latest interview (10:20) with the Marvel team confirms more official details of Hasbro’s move to plastic-free packaging for the Marvel lines (and by extension Star Wars).
After 7 months, it appears that the Target Exclusive Droids Boba Fett and R2-D2 are enroute to stores. Although only a case of each for this particular store, the expected delivery date is shown to be around May 11.
“You can’t stop change any more than you can stop the suns from setting.”
The past 24 hours have been rife with discussion on the advancing progress of Hasbro’s commitment to removing plastic from their packaging by the end of 2022. Yesterday’s Marvel Legends Livestream gave collectors their first official look at the redesigned packaging for several products that incorporate the windowless form factor. Star Wars Black Series collectors can expect something very similar to be implemented this year as well. Last year, we exclusively shared Hasbro-proposed designs for the Black Series and now sights are set on what will happen to the beloved Vintage Collection, Retro Collection and even the 6″ Kenner-style carded Black Series figures.
I think I speak for a large portion (all?) of the collecting community when I make a direct plea to Hasbro and by extension, to Lucasfilm Licensing, to put a merciful end to the piecemeal preorder process of figures from the same wave/case assortment. This request applies to Vintage Collection and Black Series preorders alike.
Here is a list of outstanding preorders (U.S. only) accumulated so far for Vintage Collection, Retro Collection and Black Series items. If you’ve preordered (at least one of) everything, the list is substantial in length and price*.
Recent shipping data shows the arrival of several TVC products on the U.S.: Fan Channel exclusive Lambent Seeker ARC Trooper (Battlefront II), Lando Calrissian (Battlefront II), Walmart exclusive Deluxe Ahsoka Tano & Grogu, Deluxe Boba Fett (The Book of Boba Fett), and the Hasbro Pulse exclusive Shoretrooper 4pk.
Our friend Tim over at Bossk’s Bounty has posted some great in-hand shots of new Vintage Collection exclusives over on his YouTube channel. Head on over to check them out.