While I can’t go into specifics yet, it looks like there will be a few more exclusives revealed soon for the Black Series and TVC lines. Of the 5 I’ve confirmed, they are all reissues/repaints – *one of which has been long requested – and there are possibly 2 more that may fit in well with a certain anniversary line of product out right now*. That all being said, it will be interesting to see how they are distributed considering the closure of large venues right now.
More details as we can provide them.
UPDATE: *Han in Carbonite and **this was 4-LOM and Zuckuss
Tomorrow at 12PM ET, Hasbro Pulse will be livestreaming new product reveals and preorder info for new Black Series and Vintage Collection products. If you’ve been following our rumor reports over the past couple months, there won’t be too many surprises, if any.
Thanks to a direct report from baacara on Instagram, there is confirmation that wave 2 of the 6″ Black Series 40th Anniversary assortment of figures from The Empire Strikes Back has now started to hit Target. This wave consists of Lando Calrissian , Luke Skywalker (Snowspeeder Gear), Dagobah R2-D2, Hoth Rebel Soldier, and Imperial TIE Fighter Pilot. These were all found in Vista, CA.
May 1 at 12pm ET, Hasbro will have their first ever Fan First Friday livestream event on Hasbro Pulse Facebook. They will be sharing news about your favorite SW figure lines. Plus, there might be a couple preorders as well.
Instagram follower camaroguy85 sends word that he has received a preorder notification that his order for the Retro Collection figures has been bumped from May 4 to May 20. Check your inboxes for similar notifications.
Update: People are also receiving updates with a May 29 delivery date.
Target stores have started implementing new 40th Anniversary endcap mixed with various items from Hasbro, LEGO, and Funko. Items include 6″ Black Series, POP!s, lunchboxes, drinkware, apparel, pins and more!
Target’s erroneous register block of wave 1 of the 6″ Black Series 40th Anniversary Collection has been corrected internally and is now set for an April 27 street date. As of yesterday, they were still being denied for sale with a street date of August 1. A local collector (AgentWaWa) attempted to purchase them this morning and was notified of the updated street date. Hang in there if you’ve seen these at retail and have been unable to purchase them, release is imminent.
On a related note, Target preorders are also starting to process.
Armed with a dozen codes, I swung by my local Target and scanned a few using the convenient price scanners in the aisle. I got a hit on the bar code for the rumored Deluxe (D4) 6″ Black Series Dagobah Luke with Yoda set.
We’ve known for some time that the Dagobah Luke in this set is the one that will be in the third wave of 6″ 40th Anniversary Collection Black Series figures but a little bogwing told me that the Yoda in this set is different than prior releases.
No official word (or otherwise) on the release date for this set but the price in the U.S. is listed at $44.99. The DPCI has been added to our expanding Master UPC/DPCI/SKU List for quick reference.
A follow up report from @staleconversations on Instagram lets us know that the PhotoReal/Repaint wave of Vintage Collection has turned up at Target in Virginia. Sadly, he suggests that C-3PO may be the best of the bunch due to questionable application of deco on the human figures. Click on through to check out additional images of this wave.
Thank you Hasbro for not printing “Kay-Tuesso” in the name pill.
Hasbro has released a card mock up today for K-2SO from the Vintage Collection as part of their new Fan First Friday promotion. Each Friday, they will be revealing details, fun facts and videos about products (not limited to Star Wars), artists and even new preorders when applicable. They also officially acknowledged the TVC Wolffe and Power Droid card mock ups revealed recently. Click the image above for a closer look.
