From the outset of its reveal yesterday, fans were quick to point out that the Carnor Jax figure shown was actually Kir Kanos. Hasbro has made an official change to the product page for this figure stating the following:
Please be aware that this character was mislabeled Carnor Jax on packaging when it is in fact Kir Kanos. We apologize for the oversight and want to assure you that we are constantly refining our processes to provide our fans with the high quality, accurate figures they expect from us.
The Mission Fleet line continues expand as I found info for these two new sets via the Walmart app. It appears that Death Watch will get some sort of representation in the 2.5″ scale as will a Battle Droid. As far as I can tell, these are part of the gear assortment which retails for about $8 each. No word yet on an official announcement or availability.
Hasbro is asking participants their preference for an upcoming potential designchange for Black Series packaging which removes the plastic window. You can see the variations in the images above. As you may recall, back in August 2019, Hasbro stated their goal of removing plastic elements from all of their new packaging by 2022.
Confirming previous rumors, Hasbro has revealed the four new Black Series figures based on fan favories from classic Star Wars stories. Preorders will launch tomorrow at various online retailers. Head to StarWars.com for additional detail.
March is a big month for sports and it looks like Hasbro will continue to play their game – pitting their champs against one another for collectors’ attention (and money). To recap, March started out with a home run with the launch of preorders for the new 6″ Black Series Wrecker figure and on Monday of this week, we saw them kick a field goal with the preorders for the reworked TVC Endor Leia, Paploo, and AT-ST Driver. It was a relatively easy score — keeping the season ticket holders happy — despite the continued use of that dilapidated Walmart stadium. Nextweek soon I hear we’ll get a pre(order)-game for four new (previously rumored) 6″ Black Series “LFL50” figures: “BASKETBALL”, “FOOTBALL“, “SOCCER” and “BASEBALL” ahead of more new products at the Fan FestHome Opener on April 9.
Kaia Boutique in Quebec, Canada has posted the first in-hand look at the upcoming assortment of Retro Collection figures for The Mandalorian. We also get an idea of what the upcoming TVC cardbacks for IG-11 and Kuiil will look like since Retro Collection and Vintage Collection share reference images.
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