Tomorrow at 12PM ET, Hasbro Pulse will be livestreaming new product reveals and preorder info for new Black Series and Vintage Collection products. If you’ve been following our rumor reports over the past couple months, there won’t be too many surprises, if any.
StarWars.com has posted a selection of promotions available for next week’s May the 4th/Star Wars Day celebration.
New POP!s from The Mandalorian were revealed today by Funko and of course, they go heavy on “The Child”. These are available now for preorder at many online stores including sponsor Entertainment Earth
A new Yakfinities Customizing Challenge has kicked off and runs through June 30! The theme is Rebel Militia. We would be honored if you would join us in yet another customizing event in our forums after the jump!
Thanks to a direct report from baacara on Instagram, there is confirmation that wave 2 of the 6″ Black Series 40th Anniversary assortment of figures from The Empire Strikes Back has now started to hit Target. This wave consists of Lando Calrissian , Luke Skywalker (Snowspeeder Gear), Dagobah R2-D2, Hoth Rebel Soldier, and Imperial TIE Fighter Pilot. These were all found in Vista, CA.
May 1 at 12pm ET, Hasbro will have their first ever Fan First Friday livestream event on Hasbro Pulse Facebook. They will be sharing news about your favorite SW figure lines. Plus, there might be a couple preorders as well.
Instagram follower camaroguy85 sends word that he has received a preorder notification that his order for the Retro Collection figures has been bumped from May 4 to May 20. Check your inboxes for similar notifications.
Update: People are also receiving updates with a May 29 delivery date.
Target stores have started implementing new 40th Anniversary endcap mixed with various items from Hasbro, LEGO, and Funko. Items include 6″ Black Series, POP!s, lunchboxes, drinkware, apparel, pins and more!
Our friends at Rebelscum have posted an exclusive revealed of a Deluxe Sabine Wren Mini Bust from Gentle Giant/Diamond Select. If feature swappable components for several different display options including the Darksaber! Head on over to check it out.
Target’s erroneous register block of wave 1 of the 6″ Black Series 40th Anniversary Collection has been corrected internally and is now set for an April 27 street date. As of yesterday, they were still being denied for sale with a street date of August 1. A local collector (AgentWaWa) attempted to purchase them this morning and was notified of the updated street date. Hang in there if you’ve seen these at retail and have been unable to purchase them, release is imminent.
On a related note, Target preorders are also starting to process.