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:
Preorders for the new figures announced today (excluding Pipeline) will go live through various sponsors and affiliates on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 1pm ET. The Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Admiral Ackbar (Kenner Deco) will beavailable exclusively on Hasbro Pulse on Nov. 2 at 1pm.
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.
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.
There has been a mystery code name “El Paso” that has been haunting our master list for Black Series wave 35 for a while, and based on some searching today, I believe that figure to be Cal Kestis from the Jedi: Survivor, the sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order. Look for the reveal and preorder soon.
Heads up holiday Black Series collectors, it looks like the exclusive Clone Trooper (Holiday Edition) figure has started to hit Disney store locations at Star Wars Trading Post and The Emporium in Disneyland. This shared exclusive will be available for preorder on Hasbro Pulse and ShopDisney on Nov. 1.
Thanks to DisTracker and Endor Express on Twitter & Instagram for the alert.