Next week, Walmart kicks off their Walmart Collector Con and on July 22, they are teasing new Black Series exclusives will be going live at 7am PT.
UPDATE: The banner on the site isn’t specific to the Black Series so it may be the Vintage Collection or both.
It appears that Koska Reeves’s packaging may indicate that the Mortar/Artillery Trooper from The Mandalorian is coming to the Black Series line soon. If you deconstruct the packaging, the inner tab shows a pauldron and elbow from stormtrooper. It is unknown if this figure is main line or an exclusive.
Thanks to Photonic Figures for the heads up.
Hasbro has official announced the three exclusives slated for release at Hasbro Pulse Con later this fall.
The Black Series Power of the Force Cantina Showdown pays tribute to the 50th Anniversary of Lucasfilm by recreating the Power of the Force Cinema Scene style packaging for Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ponda Baba (with swappable flipper hands) and Dr. Evazan. Instead of the simple cardboard backdrop, it includes components of the cantina itself which as able to connect to other section for expandability. Price $104.99
The Black Series Trapper Wolf (X-wing Pilot) from The Mandalorian inmortalizes Dave Filoni’s character in plastic form in a slipcase packaging style similar to the exclusiveThe Armorer and Cad Bane releases. Sadly, no signature cowboy hat is included. Price: $29.99
The Vintage Collection Emperor’s Throne Room gives us the long-awaited TVC Emperor Palpatine as well has his iconic throne with window, all packed in a Vintage Kenner-style box. Price: $31.99
No specific date has been set for preorder or release but it’s a good bet that Pulse Premium Members will get first crack at these when the time comes. Click the links above for additional images and details.
Thanks to an Instagram post from professiorbtoyshop, it appears that there is a Black Series Cantina Set of sorts which may be one of the SDCC/Hasbro Pulse Exclusives which we reported on back in May.
This set features an(other) Obi-Wan Kenobi with photoreal likeness as well as two new figures Ponda Baba and Dr. Evazan and a portion of the cantina’s bar and dispensery. This potential set is in keeping with how Hasbro has released figures in the past like last year’s Heroes of Endor Set since we know (unofficially) that both “Walrusman” and “Roofoo” are coming in the standard Black Series line later this year.
According to a few Amazon AU listings, it looks like we can expect the release of a few of the announced “pipeline” Black Series figures on or around November 1, 2021. Figures include Boba Fett (Tython), Migs Mayfeld (Morak) and the Stormtrooper (Jedha Patrol).
I received some information yesterday from a few different sources corroborating some of the existing code names we have for Black Series with some rumored figures we’ve shared as well. Click on through for the details and when we may expect them.
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Collectors have been anxiously awaiting some sort of update on the official release/preorder of the Walgreens Exclusive 6″ Black Series 212th Battalion Clone Trooper announced last week. So here’s a “non-update” update: as of today, Walgreens still doesn’t have this in their system – neither online nor in-store.
If we use the last Walgreens exclusive as a guide, the 6″ Phase I Clone Trooper Lieutenant never went up for preorder either. It was leaked on August 18, 2020, officially announced on August 21, and then went online for purchase (not preorder) a month later on September 18. I wouldn’t be surprised if something similar happened for the new 212th Clone Trooper.
The next wave of 6″ Black Series has started to hit retail. Reddit user JediMindTricks75 reports finding them at Walmart in Kenosha, WI today.
Our friends at TheFwoosh alert us to 3 new store exclusive Black Series going up for preorder tomorrow at 1pm EDT. Figures include:
Crosshair (Imperial) from The Bad Batch – Walmart
Captain Rex from The Bad Batch – Walmart
212th Battalion Clone Trooper from The Clone Wars – Walgreens
Revealed today via our friends at From 4LOM to Zuckuss, Hasbro Pulse and ShopDisney will offering starting tomorrow, preorders for 3 new Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Commemorative 6″ Figures replicating the POTF2 line from 1995. Figures include Greedo “Spoon”, Han Solo “Fork” and Luke Skywalker. Preorders open at 1pm EDT.