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Bursting the Bubble of Star Wars Collectibles and Collectors

“You can’t stop change any more than you can stop the suns from setting.”

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.

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A Little Something Extra for Your 6″ Heavy Infantry Mandalorian

Note: if you have any spare Marvel Legends Iron Man hand reactor pulse blasts* laying about, they fit perfectly in the Heavy Infantry Mandalorian’s jet pack. (They also fit in his flamethrower barrel on his gauntlet but fix more loosely.) It’s a shame the figure didn’t come with them in the first place, but here is the next best thing if you are a multi-line collector like myself.

*These are from the recent Marvel Legends Invincible Iron Man which I purchased from DorksideToys.

The Realm Recap: Episode #117 – Return of the Yak

Jayson and Flyguy are back after 6 months to discuss our thoughts on 2018, what’s to come in 2019 and the latest news in collecting. We touch on our purchases for the past few months and dive into some of the rumors revealed lately. All this and more on the triumphant return of the Realm Recap!

UPDATE: MP3 audio file now available for download