Black Series Holiday Edition Figure Preorders Now Open

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Today, preorders offically open at approximately 1pm ET for the remaining Black Series (Holiday Edition) figures from various retailers.

Scout Trooper – Walmart – NOW LIVE
Mandalorian Warrior – Target (Previously 11/16)
Wookiee – GameStop – NOW LIVE
Phase II Clone Trooper
– Hasbro Pulse – NOW LIVE

The Amazon and fan channel version are currently available for preorder at their respective outlets.

First Order Stormtrooper – Amazon*
Protocol Droid – Fan Channel*

Update: it appears Target may be holding true to its original preorder date. Stay tuned for any updates it that changes

TBS Rumor Report: Vel Sartha To Close Out Wave 36?

The one remaining figure (code name “Emmett”) for Black Series Wave 36 looks to be Vel Sartha (Aldhani Mission) from Andor. With that, here is what the full wave breakdown* looks like:

“Fernan Village” 11 Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jabiim) x1 
“Filer” – 12 Fourth Sister Inquisitor x1
“Fairfield” – 13 Tala (Imperial Officer) x2
“Eden” – 20 Darth Malak x2
“East Hope” – 21 Bastila Shan x1
“Emmet” – ?? Vel Sartha x1

*Subject to change

MCM Comic Con Reveals

Hasbro brought the big guns to MCM Comic Con with a slew of new reveals and announcements for Black Series and Vintage Collection collectors. Huge thanks to Bossk’s Bounty and JediNews for the onsite coverage.

Vintage Collection: – Preorder all Nov. 1 (excluding Pipeline)
ROTJ Specialty Wave (Wooof, Yak Face, Nikto, Kithaba)
ROTJ Speeder Bike with Scout Trooper
Deluxe Paz Vizsla
Moff Jerjerrod – Pipeline
Cad Bane (The Book of Boba Fett)- Pipeline
Nien Numb – Pipeline

Black Series: Preorder all Nov. 1 (excluding Pipeline)
Darth Malak
Bastila Shan
Scar Trooper Mic (Task Force 99)
Doctor Aphra
Mara Jade
Ahsoka Tano (TCW Season 3) – Pipeline
MagnaGuard – Pipeline
Clone Trooper (Phase II) – Pipeline
Omega (The Bad Batch Season 2) – Pipeline

Look Hasbro’s the full recap today at 11am ET on YouTube.

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The Problem with PFP: Pinless-Free Photography

Look Ma, no pins!

At the risk of sounding like a whiner/complainer to some readers, I thought I’d bring attention to another issue with Plastic-Free Packaging (PFP): the apparent retouching of images to “fluff up” the asethetic of products insofar as to change the appearance of how the product is constructed.

The reveal yesterday of the Din Djarin (Morak) figure shone a light on this as the packaging clearly shows pinless construction of the knee joints, but as we know from the Migs Mayfeld (Morak) body on which this is based, the figure features fully visible holes/pins on the inner and outer sides of each knee joint.

Yes, we’ve all seen product disclaimers stating “product shown in fantasy situations”, “product does not fly” or “some poses may require additional support” but do we as consumers really need to be concerned if the picture matches the product in final form in terms of sculpt?

Maybe PFP should stand for “Pinless-Free Photography” in this case if truth in advertising is to be upheld.

Thanks to IG follower kandosii_ for the heads up.

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