Target will be offering reissue of select Black Series figures today as part of their Summer Geek Out campaign.
Select Target Exclusive Black Series Reissues Available Today at Target.com
Update: New Exclusives Launching Next Week at Walmart.com
Next week, Walmart kicks off their Walmart Collector Con and on July 22, they are teasing new Black Series exclusives will be going live at 7am PT.
UPDATE: The banner on the site isn’t specific to the Black Series so it may be the Vintage Collection or both.
6″ TBS Koska Reeves Packaging Hints at upcoming Mortar Trooper?
It appears that Koska Reeves’s packaging may indicate that the Mortar/Artillery Trooper from The Mandalorian is coming to the Black Series line soon. If you deconstruct the packaging, the inner tab shows a pauldron and elbow from stormtrooper. It is unknown if this figure is main line or an exclusive.
Thanks to Photonic Figures for the heads up.
New TVC Wave Hitting Target on East Coast
We’ve read and have been receiving reports of the newest wave of Vintage Collection figures (Ahsoka, ARC Trooper Echo, Offworld Jawa) has started hitting Target including stores in Maryland, North Carolina and Florida. Let us know if you find them as well.
Thanks to Joseph G. for the image (and for picking these up for me).
Yakfinities #81
A new Customizing Challenge has kicked off in the forums, and the theme is Coruscant Underworld. There are endless possibilities with this theme, head on over to the forums to submit your entry after the jump!
Hasbro Reveals Hasbro Pulse Con Exclusives
Hasbro has official announced the three exclusives slated for release at Hasbro Pulse Con later this fall.
The Black Series Power of the Force Cantina Showdown pays tribute to the 50th Anniversary of Lucasfilm by recreating the Power of the Force Cinema Scene style packaging for Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ponda Baba (with swappable flipper hands) and Dr. Evazan. Instead of the simple cardboard backdrop, it includes components of the cantina itself which as able to connect to other section for expandability. Price $104.99
The Black Series Trapper Wolf (X-wing Pilot) from The Mandalorian inmortalizes Dave Filoni’s character in plastic form in a slipcase packaging style similar to the exclusiveThe Armorer and Cad Bane releases. Sadly, no signature cowboy hat is included. Price: $29.99
The Vintage Collection Emperor’s Throne Room gives us the long-awaited TVC Emperor Palpatine as well has his iconic throne with window, all packed in a Vintage Kenner-style box. Price: $31.99
No specific date has been set for preorder or release but it’s a good bet that Pulse Premium Members will get first crack at these when the time comes. Click the links above for additional images and details.
Rumor Report: SDCC/Hasbro Pulse Exclusive TVC Emperor Palpatine with Throne
It appears that the next potential exclusive for SDCC/Hasbro Pulse is Vintage Collection related and features the long-awaited Emperor Palpatine with Throne. If this is true, it may explain the why the rumored figure has been held back from being revealed with its other case mates for it to debut in this set.
Thanks again to professorbtoyshop on Instagram for the image.
Rumor Report: Possible SDCC/Hasbro Pulse Exclusive Black Series Cantina Set Leaked?
Thanks to an Instagram post from professiorbtoyshop, it appears that there is a Black Series Cantina Set of sorts which may be one of the SDCC/Hasbro Pulse Exclusives which we reported on back in May.
This set features an(other) Obi-Wan Kenobi with photoreal likeness as well as two new figures Ponda Baba and Dr. Evazan and a portion of the cantina’s bar and dispensery. This potential set is in keeping with how Hasbro has released figures in the past like last year’s Heroes of Endor Set since we know (unofficially) that both “Walrusman” and “Roofoo” are coming in the standard Black Series line later this year.
Retro Collection Boba Fett (Prototype Edition) Hitting Toys R Us Canada
Instagram follower punkcomictoycollector send word of finding the Retro Collection Boba Fett (Prototype Edition) at their Toys R Us store in Mississauga, Ontario Canada.
U.S. collectors will have to wait until Target’s July 25th street date is lifted to acquire theirs.
Rumor Report: TVC “Periwinkle” Listing Found at Target
Another figure code name has been uncovered at Target, this time for the Vintage Collection. Star Wars VIN “Periwinkle” is listed as $13.99 and at this time there is no indictation whether or not it is an exclusive.