Disney Store has now opened new orders for new products to commemorate Life Day. The checkout queue may be activated to reduce site traffic congestion.

Loth-Cat Plush
Life Day Chewbacca Talking Figure
Clone Commander Jesse Helmet
501st Legion Trooper Electronic Figure
Baylan Skoll Legacy Lightsaber Set
The Stranger Limited Edition Lightsaber Set
Black Series Anakin Skywalker & Captain Rex 2pk
Micro Galaxy Squadron X-wing & TIE Advanced Battle Pack
Starspeeder 1000 Playset
Black Series The Stranger Helmet

New Droidfactory Astromech R2-H25 holiday droid has been found at Disney Hollywood Studios Droid Depot. Thanks to Chris H. for the alert.

The official trailer for The Mandalorian & Grogu has been released. Coming May 2026.

Hasbro has announced today a multi-year extension of their partnership with Disney/Lucasfilm for their Star Wars product license.

Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

2027 marks the 50th(!) Anniversary of Star Wars and to commemorate that milestone, Celebration returns to the U.S. and will be held in Los Angeles April 1-4. I haven’t been in several years so I might make the trip for this special occasion.

We’ve added a new banner to the site for Amazon’s “Gift the Galaxy”. Look for new products/exclusives from Amazon (and other retailers) to be announced in the coming days/weeks for this campaign.

Disney and Lucasfilm have debuted another trailer for Ahsoka, coming August 23 to Disney+. Hopefully the story lives up to the visuals because they are amazing.

Lucasfilm has announced 3 new film projects at Star Wars Celebration:

-James Mangold will direct a film covering the first Jedi to wield the force set 25,000 years before the films.

– Dave Filoni willl direct a film set in the Mando-verse which links the current D+ series together

– Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will direct a film featuring Rey rebuilding the Jedi Order 15 years after The Rise of Skywalker and defending it against those who wish to tear it down

The past 24 hours have been rife with discussion on the advancing progress of Hasbro’s commitment to removing plastic from their packaging by the end of 2022. Yesterday’s Marvel Legends Livestream gave collectors their first official look at the redesigned packaging for several products that incorporate the windowless form factor. Star Wars Black Series collectors can expect something very similar to be implemented this year as well. Last year, we exclusively shared Hasbro-proposed designs for the Black Series and now sights are set on what will happen to the beloved Vintage Collection, Retro Collection and even the 6″ Kenner-style carded Black Series figures.

How do you keep the essence of a 44-year-old design without sending adult collectors (the true target audience) into fetal positions resulting in rage-quitting a line they’ve spent hundreds/thousands of dollars supporting through good times and in bad? I feel that for individual TVC figures, the classic Kenner card back and bubble combination is the signature feature of the line and part of the entire package in which many collectors showcase in their collections/displays. It is a look that other companies have emulated over the years for Star Wars and non-Star Wars products alike and provides perceptible continuity in the modern era of collecting.

We’ve already seen Hasbro wading into the plastic-free pool for the Vintage Collection with the deluxe/world-building packs and the army building 4 pks., but that brings us to the individual carded figures themselves. You can be sure that Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars will not be seen as the sole holdout for Hasbro’s green initiative. Sadly, collectors should prepare themselves for the fact that the signature element of the Vintage Collection will undoubtedly be no more.

Will we see a mass exodus from Star Wars collecting over these changes or do more collectors see the packaging as (to borrow a phrase from Robo over at TheFwoosh) “the pretty garbage my toys come in”?

UPDATE: Hasbro currently has windowed (includes a cutout to see a portion of the figure) and windowless (solid, blind boxed) packaging for many of their lines including Fornite, Marvel Legends, Transformers, Power Rangers and more to come. Star Wars Vintage Collection, Retro Collection and Black Series will certainly be no different. But whatever the packaging style, there will be no plastic sheet or bubble in most cases.

Leave a comment below with your thoughts on the change.

In a press release today, Hasbro has announced a renewal of their agreement with Lucasfilm to produce merchandise for Star Wars and that Hasbro will be producing new Indiana Jones merchandise for 2023.

Hmmm… 6″ Adventure Series anyone??