Funko has revealed the next theme for their Smuggler’s Bounty subscription box: the 40th Anniversary of A New Hope! Their site is currently under construction but look for orders to open up for this box soon if you aren’t already a subscriber.
UPDATE: the new site is now live
Rumors are swirling in POP! collector circles that Funko will be introducing limited edition “chase” figures into their retail line of Star Wars POP! figures. It sounds like it will be packed in a 1:6 case ratio starting on Sept. 1 (Force Friday II: Electric Boogaloo) and will be a character from The Last Jedi.
Funko has just announced their exclusives for Emerald City Comic-Con (ECCC) and among them is the exclusive Muftak POP! figure!
An Instagram post from user @serlent shows that the Walmart Exclusive Funko POP! 3 packs have started hitting retail. They were both found in Spring, TX.
In more Funko POP! news, FYE will have another exclusive figure later this year – the 442nd Siege Battalion Clone Trooper from Revenge of the Sith. Thanks to @maythefunkoBWY on Twitter for the heads up.
DorksideToys has launched preorders for the Funko POP! Max Rebo figure. This is the first of the Specialty Series line of exclusives.
Star Wars POP! collectors can now fill that glaring hole in their stack(s) of bobbleheads as Walgreens will be offering an exclusive Shadow Guard (#71) from The Force Unleashed. Look for this Expanded Universe figure online and in stores soon.
Hot Topic will be offering an exclusive, limited edition golden metallic BB-8 POP! figure next week in stores (Black Friday) and online (Nov. 22). This Collector’s Edition release include an acrylic dome display and faux bronze base. Price is set at $20 for those days, then rolls up to $32.00
Funko has updated their Smuggler’s Bounty site with fresh new graphics to kick off their push for their Empire Strikes Back themed box for January. Check it out.
Funko has revealed via Twitter the next theme for their Smuggler’s Bounty subscription box and announced that the exclusive POP! will be a Hoth Han Solo and Tauntaun Deluxe Set.