Recent shipping data shows that the Walmart exclusive 6″ Adventure Series Walter Donovan figure has started to arrive in the U.S.. Preorders are scheduled to open for this figure as part of the Walmart Collector Con in March.
It appears that GameStop has bumped the price of the mainline figures (PFP wave and later) and the ROTJ40 figures to $26.99 each. With prices of exclusives already at $28.99, we’ll be offered basic figure repaints for $30+ before the year is over — if they can move the glut of peg warming Gaming Greats that is.
Sponsor Entertainment Earth is now taking preorder the 3 remaining figures for the 6″ Indiana Jones Adventure Series wave 1:
TVC Wave 13 is in stock at sponsor Entertainment Earth – use code YAKFACE at checkout for 10% off and FREE shipping.
While Hasbro has cutback on the number of new preorders, you can still get some of the new figures shown this week by preordering the existing TVC Wave 15 at sponsor Entertainment Earth.
TVC Wave 15 breakdown:
2x Cassian Andor – Aldhani Mission (Andor)
2x Hunter (The Bad Batch)
1x Clone Trooper – Phase II Armor (Andor)
1x Admiral Piett (Return of the Jedi)
1x Starkiller – Vader’s Apprentice – (The Force Unleashed)
1x Cal Kestis (Jedi Survivor) – carry forward/repack from wave 13
Hasbro has issued a statement regarding future preorders and product releases. I think this is a good thing until release dates, distribution and fulfillment of existing preorders (in the past there have sometimes been near 100 outstanding preorders) can be sorted out.
Hasbro held their first Star Wars fanstream for 2023 and announced several Vintage Collection, Black Series and Retro Collection items as well as Pipeline Reveals. Click on through for the galleries. (No preorders will be offered this week for any of the items).
Continue reading Hasbro Star Wars Fanstream Reveals
Recent shipping data shows cases of TVC reissues are starting to arrive in California. Figures include Kithaba, Nikto and Wooof. No sign yet of Saelt Marae (Yak Face).
According to some new Retro Collection code names I have found, there may be a third Retro Collection wave for this year. We know officially that there is the Return of the Jedi wave and we also know of a second wave rumored to be from the Ahsoka series. The source material for this new group of 7 code names is currently unknown but one may guess they could be from The Mandalorian season 3.
Today marks 10 years since the launch of the Black Series by Hasbro. It started out as a classification for both 3.75″ and 6″ collector targeted products, but with the return of the Vintage Collection a few years later, Black Series became the defacto designation for 6″ scale figures, vehicles, and premium role play helmets and lightsabers.
One wonders if Hasbro will do anything official to commemorate this milestone.