Also for today’s Mando Monday, Target announced that they’ll be offering/re-issuing the former convention/HasbroToyShop/Amazon exclusive 6″ Black Series Echo Base Set featuring the unique, hood down, brown coat Han Solo and Princess Leia Organa. The set retails for $49.99 which is surprising considering that is the original price it sold for back in 2018.
Sponsor News: NEw Preorders available at Entertainment Earth
Sponsor Entertainment Earth is also taking preorders for new Black Series figure as well as Series 3 of the Star Wars Bounty Collection.
Sponsor News: New Black Series Preorders at DorksideToys
Sponsor DorksideToys is now taking preorders for the new 6″ Black Series Bo-Katan Kryse from The Mandalorian as well as the new wave of Black Series Archive figures.
2021 6″ Black Series Archive Wave 2
Here is also a look at the rumored 2021 6″ Black Series Archive Wave 2 featuring a slew of army builders: Tusken Raider, Imperial Hovertank Pilot, Imperial Death Trooper and the Shoretrooper. Watch for preorders to launch today at 4pm ET.
6″ Black Series Bo-Katan Loose Images
Here is the first look at the rumored 6″ Black Series Bo-Katan Kryse figure (10) from The Mandalorian going up for preorder at 4pm ET today.
Yakfinities Deadline Approaching
The current Yakfinities Customizing Challenge runs through Dec 31, so we’ve got just over two weeks remaining for final submissions.
The theme is the Imperial Remnant… meaning any sort of Imperial you want to make a custom that you feel fits into the post-ROTJ timeline is fair game.
Whether it be an official character, or your own fan-fiction Imperial troops, head on over and submit your work in our forums after the jump!
Is this Heaven? No, it’s Minnesota
In a small town off the interstate in southern Minnesota you may see a sight rarely seen at many metropolitan stores. Peg after peg of new TVC figures waiting to be liberated from their cardboard and plastic prison. I envision taking a roadtrip tonight.
PS: Hey Walmart, fix your distribution.
Image courtesy of the MNToyPosse FB Group
Gentle Giant Announces PGM Exclusive Holiday 2020 JUmber Kenner Boba Fett (ProtoType)
The holiday tradition is back! Our newest Premier Guild-exclusive holiday collectible is the all-white Boba Fett Prototype Jumbo Action Figure! This web exclusive includes a working rocket-launcher mechanism on his back and a cloth replica of the beach towel cape featured in the 1978 screen test of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™. He comes packaged on a retro-style card in resealable collector packaging.
Pre-sales open to the Premier Guild starting Friday, December 11th at 9am PST/12pm EST.
Disney Investors Day 2020 – Lucasfilm/Star WaRs Announcements
The Walt Disney Company released their Investors Day 2020 announcements for current and future media releases for both theatrical and direct-to-consumer (D2C) content.
Highlights relating to Lucasfilm/Star Wars include:
-10+ Star Wars Disney= originals coming in the coming years
– Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic series announced
– Star Wars: Ahsoka series announced – set during The Mandalorian
– Star Wars: Andor production has begun
– Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi – 10 years after ROTS – Hayden Christensen returns as Vader
– Star Wars: Lando limited series announced
– Star Wars: The Acolyte series – set at the end of the High Republic
– Star Wars: The Bad Batch series -set at the end of The Clone Wars
– Star Wars: Rogue Squadron film – by Patty Jenkins
– Untitled Star Wars film by Taika Waititi
For the rundown and descriptions of each, check out StarWars.com.
Mando Monday Rumor Report: 6″ Black Series ARchive Death Trooper
This Week! in Star Wars has posted a tease for next week’s Mando Monday reveal. The design appears to be the abdomen armor for the 6″ Black Series Death Trooper from Rogue One and The Mandalorian. This supports our previous rumor of the Death Trooper returning to the line in the Archive Collection for 2021.