Preorders have opened on online for the 6″ Black Series Wave 4 assortment. It includes General Hux, First Order Snowtrooper, Ello Asty, as well as repacks of the First Order TIE Pilot, Rey with BB-8 and Kylo Ren.
Twitter follower Mephitsu Archives alerts us to a new assortment of 6″ Black Series figures posted on AmiAmi that includes a First Order Flametrooper. Also included in this case are Jango Fett, Captain Phasma, Finn (2)? and Chewbacca (2)?
The next wave of 3.75″ Black Series figures has been released at Toys”R”Us in Singapore. Instagram* follower cknewsstand tagged us in this image of his store find of Rey, Poe Dameron and Finn. Look for these to be added to our toyguide soon and watch for these at Walmart in the next couple weeks.
Last night, Jimmy Kimmel had a special “Force Awakens” themed show featuring the stars of the film and director J.J. Abrams. Check out the custom 6″ Black Series version of Abrams as Han Solo and Jimmy as Princess Leia which incidentally provides a pretty clear look the upcoming 6″ figure – the body and soft goods anyway.
Thanks to HunterPR’s Justin Aclin for the heads-up.
Dan Emmons from StarWarsCollector.com has posted word of a packaging variant for the Walmart Exclusive 3.75″ Black Series Darth Vader figure. He notes that the position of the lightsaber has changed and black hang tags have been implemented as well. Head on over to check it out.
In the US, this item is exclusive to Kmart, but in Mexico, collectors will be able to score the 6″ Black Series Kylo Ren (Starkiller Base) figure at Walmart.
You might have missed this on our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Periscope social media channels last night, but I was putting the finishing touches on the toyguide update for the Walgreens Exclusive 6″ Darth Vader (Emperor’s Wrath) and snapped the above photograph. This is not a Photoshop trick or filter, this is the actual figure “lighting up”. Find out how it was achieved by watching the video on our YouTube channel.