According to some new Retro Collection code names I have found, there may be a third Retro Collection wave for this year. We know officially that there is the Return of the Jedi wave and we also know of a second wave rumored to be from the Ahsoka series. The source material for this new group of 7 code names is currently unknown but one may guess they could be from The Mandalorian season 3.
Today marks 10 years since the launch of the Black Series by Hasbro. It started out as a classification for both 3.75″ and 6″ collector targeted products, but with the return of the Vintage Collection a few years later, Black Series became the defacto designation for 6″ scale figures, vehicles, and premium role play helmets and lightsabers.
One wonders if Hasbro will do anything official to commemorate this milestone.
Hasbro has announced their next Star Wars Fanstream for new Vintage Collection and Black Series announcements/reveals will be held on February 1 at 11am ET. Word on the holonet is there will be a lot of complaining and pitting the scales against each other.
LEGO has announced 3 new buildable Star Wars helmets today featuring Captain Rex, Commander Cody and Princess Leia (Boushh). They are available for preorder now with a March 1st release date.
It has been a while since finding a new wave of Black Series (or anything SW) at retail, but this morning I found a fresh case of Wave 34 at Target. As you are undoubtedly aware, this wave marks the last of the window packaging before the mainline switch to PFP.
Sponsor Entertainment Earth has listed on their Drop Zone page a teaser for an upcoming preorder in February. The language “enlist” and “batch” seems to suggest something The Bad Batch related and will likely be the Vintage Collection Hunter from the already solicited TVC Wave 15 with Cassian Andor (Aldhani Mission) and Cal Kestis (Jedi Survivor). No word on if there will be anything else dropping that day but we will update when/if we learn more. Thanks to bac for the heads up.
Update: I’m reminded of the fact that there was a Black Series Omega from Season 2 pipelined back in October for MCM Comic Con, so she could be possible preorder as well.
The journeys of the Mandalorian through the Star Wars galaxy continue. Once a lone bounty hunter, Din Djarin has reunited with Grogu. Meanwhile, the New Republic struggles to lead the galaxy away from its dark history. The Mandalorian will cross paths with old allies and make new enemies as he and Grogu continue their journey together.
Season 3 launches March 1, 2023.
Hasbro held their first Fanstream this week on YouTube dedicated to the new Indiana Jones lines where they revealed/confirmed several products we can expect to see in 2023.
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Tomorrow at 1pm ET, Target will open preorders for the exclusive 6″ Adventure Series Indiana Jones (Club Obi-Wan) ($24.99) that was officially revealed today on their Fanstream.
We have also come across information for 3 new Target exclusive Black Series figures with code names “Warm”, “Cold, and “Icy”. It is currently unknown who they are or when they’ll be released but given their climate theme, they should all be related from the same source material, and if I had to speculate, they are from The Mandalorian. Each are priced at $27.99.
We’ve added these to the updated 2023 Master List for future reference.