Entertainment Earth has sent out preorder proceessing and shipping notifications for the first wave of Black Series ROTJ40 figures, the ROTJ40 Retro Collection figures, and the Black Series Mara Jade and Dr. Aphra comic figures. Hasbro Pulse is also starting process preorders for the exclusive TVC Figrin D’an and The Modal Nodes set.
If you need to get your finances in order, now’s the time.
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.
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
Sponsor Entertainment Earth has launched preorders today for several new POP! figures from Return of the Jedi including an exclusive Holographic Luke Skywalker
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.
LEGO has announced 3 new buildable Star Wars helmets today featuring Captain Rex, Commander Cody and Princess Leia (Boushh). They are available for preorder now with a March 1st release date.
California retailer ToyHideout has posted in-hand images of the recently announced Vintage Collection Endor Bunker, Deluxe Paz Vizsla and the Black Series Scorch Gaming Greats figure. Hopefully we won’t have to wait 4-5 months for these to be filled through preorders.
Hasbro has announced the previously leaked/rumored ROTJ40 TBS Gamorrean Guard. Preorder tomorrow at Target.
Update: Preorder now open.
Amazon has started processing preorders for the ROTJ40 Deluxe Boba Fett and is sending out notifications that some will begin shipping next week. Just in time for Christmas!