We’ve been doing a bit more digging over the weekend in order to try to shore up the breakdown for first wave of 6″ Black Series figures set to launch in April for Solo: A Star Wars Story. Like previous launches, the wave will feature figures from different film sources, not just Solo. Based on an image I’ve seen and what’s been deciphered from the code names, the wave breakdown should be as follows. 2x Han Solo
2x Imperial Range Trooper
1x Captain Lando Calrissian
1x Grand Moff Tarkin
1x Death Squad Commander (40th Anniv. repack)
1x Jawa (40th Anniv. repack)
Update 2/23/18: Death Squad Commander will now be designated “Death Star Trooper” and have Photo Real face printing.
Retailers are wasting no time starting their post-Christmas/end of year clearances. I braved my local Target this morning (Plymouth, MN) and snapped a few pics and grabbed a few items as well. At this particular store, you can find the Black Series Centerpiece Vader and Luke for $14.98 (reg. 49.99), Black Series Rogue One 3 pk for $17.98 (reg. $59.99), Target Exclusive Era of the Force Action Figure 8pk. for $19.98 (reg. 39.99) and Poe Dameron’s Ski Speeder for $19.98 (reg. $39.99). Head to your local store to find deals like these and more, and of course, your selection may vary.
With The Last Jedi in the rear view mirror for many, we can continue our focus to products for Solo: A Star Wars. As a refresher, we revealed through several articles (below in reverse chronological order going back to October) new products from Hasbro and Mattel.
Stay tuned for a more accurate breakdown of the first wave (wave 16?) of 6″ Black Series figures that will include characters from Solo: A Star Wars Storyvery soon.
Also, a friendly tip: 99% of the products with UPCs that we have shared over the months, can be found directly on Amazon.com and Walmart.com with a little app-fu and the barcode scanner built into their respective apps. You’re welcome :).
The newest case assortment of 6″ Black Series figures including DJ (Canto Bight), Rey (Island Journey), Captain Rex (new face tech) and the repacks of Captain Phasma, First Order Stormtrooper (TFA), Lando Calrissian and the Royal Guard have started to hit eBay. Look for preorders for these figures to open in a little over a week’s time.
For your review, here are high-res images of the upcoming #57 DJ (Canto Bight) and #58 Rey (Island Journey) 6″ Black Series figures. Click on through for boxed and loose images.
Today we have some new Forces of Destiny listings to share via Brickseek (and confirmed via Amazon). One of them confirms our report of a new rumored vehicle plus figure joining this line in 2018, others are 2 new adventures dolls and the addition of a new assortment of Creatures and Droids which will interest fans of Ewoks, Porgs (and baby porgs), and a green Jedi Master. Click on through for the details and a few images.
That pesky Brickseek has yielded another Hasbro Forces of Destiny item, this time, a new Padmé Amidala Mission Set (separate from the upcoming Naboo Pilot Adventure Figure). This release includes 2 separate outfits that it can wear. The UPC, Walmart SKU and Amazon code have been posted below and added to the Master List which we have now also coded with •Released and •Coming 2018 designations. Enjoy!
Scott from Tulsa once again comes through with a report via Twitter of finding the Force Link Rose, BB-8, BB-9E Set at Walmart in Bixby, OK. This set ships along side the Baze and Chirrut Force Link set as well.
Retailers need to have a good sell-through this holiday season, and from what I am starting to witness the week before Christmas, Hasbro’s line appears to be moving better right now than it was at this time in 2015/2016.
How about in your area? Are things moving, or does it look like a retail disaster? Share your thoughts and store reports after the jump!
