Hasbro has announced today that in 2022, Walmart will be receiving a series of exclusive Vintage Collection figures comprising of previous releases repainted as a Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary tribute to the original Clone Wars 2-D Animated Series. For more details check out StarWars.com
REtro Fett Hitting Target – Register Locked until 7/25
Reports are coming in of collectors finding the Target Exclusive Retro Collection Boba Fett in stores. They are register locked until July 25 be prepared to be denied a sale at checkout.
Images via ScaryJBlige and Scott G.
TVC Emperor’s Throne Room Packaging Reveal
Thanks to a video from ToysTV, here you can see the packaging reveal for the upcoming TVC Emperor’s Throne Room set available this fall exclusive from Hasbro Pulse. You can see a preview above via our Twitter post and the full video here.
Hasbro QNA Slips Reveal of the Black Series HASLAB?
Hasbro conducted a QNA with select fan sites today and at about the 2:07 mark, you can hear Patrick – while discussing the Haslab availability in foriegn markets – possibly slip the name of the upcoming project.
Thanks to From 4-LOM to Zuckuss for the link.
Select Target Exclusive Black Series Reissues Available Today at Target.com
Target will be offering reissue of select Black Series figures today as part of their Summer Geek Out campaign.
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.