Word is that Hasbro will be officially announcing/launching several new preorders tomorrow for the Black Series line and, if my count is accurate, it could be more than a dozen products. Hasbro Pulse did mention a few weeks ago via a comment on Instagram that the wave with The Mandalorian in Beskar Armor would be available for order on May 28. One could assume that the entire wave will be available (and then some).
The question is, will there be any major surprises? I can think of one and it’s long overdue.
In case you missed our social media posts on Instagram and Twitter, the first shipments of 6″ Black Series Snowspeeder with Dak and the 40th Anniversary 4-LOM/Zuckuss set are arriving in Canada warehouses.
Poking around with the Walmart app in the wee hours of the morning, I managed to uncover 4 new Black Series listings: one from The Rise of Skywalker and three from The Mandalorian. No official word on who they are yet (but I have some ideas). I’ve added these 4 figures to the expanding UPC/DPCI/SKU Master List.
Preorders for the GameStop Exclusive (US) 6″ Black Series Stormtrooper Commander Gaming Greats figure from The Force Unleashed are now starting to process and charges are being seen on customer’s bank statements. Keep an eye on your order(s) for notifications.
Hunting through some overseas shipping info shows that the 6″ Black Series Han Solo in Carbonite figure is currently on the way to the U.S.. Judging by the destination, this shipment looks to be headed toward the East Coast for the orders placed through Hasbro Pulse.
If you were holding out hope for the long rumored TBS Rebels reissues panning out – here’s the proof (including Zeb) as shown by the GameStop system. Also shown TVC Hondo & Fives – thanks to toyshiz and gthec0ollect0r the pics.
Update: GameStop has changed the names of the figures to generic listing using “SW BL #” to correlate with the previously posted list. I have posted above a guide to which figure is which and included the GameStop sku in case you plan on visiting your store and placing a preorder (where applicable).
Update 2: Zeb has now been updated in GameStop’s system to read as “SW BL 1”
Amazon has sent out delay notifications to those who preordered the 6″ Black Series Carbonized Darth Vader and the 6″ Black Series 40th Anniversary Han Solo in Carbonite figures. The new anticipated release date is December 2020. No word yet if orders of these figure from Hasbro Pulse will suffer the same delay.
Hasbro’s Star Wars Brand Team held a Google Hangout with groups of several fan sites to answer questions regarding their various lines. Below you will find links the questions and answers that some of the sites submitted.
The long rumored third wave of figures in the 6″ Black Series TESB 40th Anniversary assortment have now popped up in the Walmart app. As you may recall, this wave consists of the Snowtrooper, Luke Skywalker (Dagobah), Chewbacca, Boba Fett and Darth Vader. The listing of these figures suggest that preorders will open in the near future. (These are not Walmart exclusives and pages are not yet active).
