Monthly Archives: February 2022

What a piece of junk! You’re braver than we thought if you plopped down $50 for this thing. OK, so these are exaggerations. But TVC collectors should start demanding that Hasbro raise the bar for the line, instead of lowering their expectations. Let’s take a look at the Nevarro Cantina from The Vintage Collection. (more….)

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We are almost finished with our Visual Guide for The Razor Crest, and we want to add your fun and creative photos to our extended gallery, much like we did with The Khetanna. If you want to submit photos for the gallery, send them to [email protected]. Just include in the email how you want to be credited. Photos can include unboxing, arrival photos, display scenes, etc. We are looking forward to enjoying (and sharing) how everyone is enjoying this vehicle. 

Grogu!! What have you done!!??

The Black Series [Phase IV] Doctor Evazan (ANH03) figure is a bit better than Ponda Baba, but still not where it should be with all things said. And this figure’s head sculpt isn’t accurate either. (more….)

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Hasbro gave the shaft to all who purchased The Black Series [Phase IV] Ponda Baba (ANH02) figure. But the head sculpt is pretty nice, at least. (more….)

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The majority of The Black Series wave 6 is now available to pre-order on GameStop.com. Click below for direct links.

It looks like visiting Toy Fair during blizzards might be a thing of the past. The Toy Book is reporting that starting next year, we will get “a reimagined Toy Fair New York at the Javits Center in fall 2023”. Click through for the full report.

The Target exclusive The Black Series [Phase IV] The Mandalorian & Grogu (Arvala-7) set features notable new tooling, but will the laughable MSRP and mediocre paint operations give you pause purchasing it? (more….)

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Our friends at Jedi News have posted details about the new Droid Factory exclusive SK-620, available in 3 sizes and exclusive to Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. Click through for their full report.

The Galactic Starcruiser officially opens its gates for visitors on March 1st. But in the week before that Disney invited various news outlets, YouTubers and other influencers to a stay at the Star Wars hotel, so the shill access quality media can post their (glowing?) reviews in time. One of those outlets invited was local Floridian news site Click Orlando and they posted videos and images from the Starcruiser ahead of the Disney Embargo which ends this Friday. Of course Disney had the videos / article taken down within a few hours, but you know the saying, once something is out on the internet, it’s here to stay and you can’t put the genie back in the bottle. So you can find one of the videos leaked by Click Orlando on Reddit now. Click through for more!

UPDATE: video tour of the Starcruiser cabin and restroom added!

The leaked video shows you Gaia performing her song

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The next two cards from the weekly Topps Star Wars Living Set are now out. Featuring the iconic blue starfield and the impressive artwork of Kris Penix, check out the Rancor (#285) and Krrsantan (#286). Each Tuesday, two new cards will be released and be only available for one week. Click here to view the entire Star Wars Living archive, including individual print runs.

We dare you to read our review on The Vintage Collection The Razor Crest HasLab vehicle. (more….)

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Available to pre-order RIGHT NOW! Amazon exclusive Retro Collection IG-88 and Dengar 2-pack just dropped. Click here to pre-order!

Hello fellow runners! I hope you had a productive week for your collections! I recently received my sets of the Bad Batch 4-pack. It’s a cool set, but certainly not worth $67. I want to see what you received this week though! Please click here to share your new collectibles!

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Check out the latest diorama statue from Sideshow Collectibles, featuring the Ahsoka Tano vs Darth Maul duel from The Clone Wars. Click through for the full preview.

Here’s a compiled gallery of poster art released before and throughout the first season of The Book of Boba Fett. Get the full gallery after the jump!

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Amazon has the Nevarro Cantina Playset in stock and is currently shipping. Thanks to JTA reader Robert for the alert!

Hasbro used 95% of a previously existing figure to make The Black Series [Phase IV] Migs Mayfeld (Morak) figure. But how do the new parts look with the old ones? (more….)

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There have been rumors floating around for a while, but now Variety has made it official with an exclusive scoop: John Williams (who just turned 90 last week) returns to Star Wars once more. He recorded the Kenobi theme for the upcoming Disney+ series last week. It is not known yet if the theme is an all new original work or if it’s based on a previous composition. It’s also unknown at this point who will score the individual episodes for the Kenobi series. But with securing John Williams for Kenobi Disney certainly landed a coup, since the composer rarely works for tv / streaming. His last work for tv is from 1985. Quite a few fans may be happy that Williams’ last work for Star Wars will definitely not be The Rise of Skywalker now. Kenobi will debut on Disney+ on May 25th. 45 years to the day after the release of A New Hope.

Once more with feeling – John Williams returns to Star Wars

The new Nielsen Streaming Charts are out and The Book of Boba Fett maintains its solid 5th place. But what about viewership numbers? It’s not all roses and sunshine here. Click through for more details!

Slave 1 was put to good use in episode 4

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We have a lot to say about The Vintage Collection Special 4 Action Figures [Clone Captain Rex/Clone Captain Ballast/Clone Captain Grey/Elite Squad Trooper] Amazon exclusive. A LOT. It almost comes with a figure that was canceled in 2013, but with a few changes. (more….)

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The next two cards from the weekly Topps Star Wars Living Set are now out. Featuring the iconic blue starfield and the impressive artwork of Kris Penix, check out The Twins (#283) and Mayor Mok Shaiz (#284). Each Tuesday, two new cards will be released and be only available for one week. Click here to view the entire Star Wars Living archive, including individual print runs.

The Black Series [Phase IV] Fennec Shand 6-inch figure makes one less action figure to complete for your ER Season 6 cast. Oh, and Ming-Na Wen is supposedly in some Disney Star Wars show too. But how is the action figure? (more….)

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The Amazon exclusive Cad Bane (Bracca) is available to pre-order on Amazon. Click here for the pre-order page.

It looks like order delivery updates are going out for the Amazon exclusive TVC The Bad Batch 4-Packs, arriving a few weeks earlier than their original estimated delivery date. 

The Black Series [Phase IV] Bib Fortuna 6-inch figure is nice, but it isn’t perfect. And it uses parts from an older figure. Learn more by reading the review. (more….)

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Your go to Star Wars fansite io9/Gizmodo (look up sarcasm in the dictionary 😉 ) has an exclusive reveal today: a brand new Black Series Cad Bane figure! The figure is sourced from The Bad Batch, NOT the Book of Boba Fett. This Cad Bane seems to have some new parts, including a new head, torso and arms, but is otherwise based on the previous Clone Wars release of the character.

Release is scheduled for winter 2022. Price tag is an astounding $28. That is without Cad’s droid Todo. The only accessories are Cad Bane’s two blasters. Pre-orders become available tomorrow, February 16th, at 1 pm EST.

Head over to Gizmodo for their write up and a few more photos!

Bad Batch version of Cad Bane is coming. Source: io9/Gizmodo

I love spoilers and rumors. Which is probably no surprise to anyone who knows me. Of course there are people who avoid them at all costs, which is perfectly fine, but I always felt that spoilers/rumors actually enhance the experience, it always helps me adjust my own expectations. I either look very much forward to seeing something after reading about a spoiler/rumor or I know that I should probably temper any expectations and brace for impact.

With that out of the way let’s talk about some assorted Star Wars rumors today, specifically, rumors about a few upcoming Star Wars Disney+ series, including Kenobi, which will be released on May 25th. So if you want to learn some rumors/spoilers (which of course, may not be entirely accurate, such is the nature of rumor reports) click through. Everyone else should absolutely stay away from this article!

Spoiler territory!

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Pre-orders are now open for the Target exclusive The Vintage Collection Axe Woves, Koska Reeves, and Migs Mayfeld Figures. Direct links below!

• Axe Woves
• Koska Reeves
• Migs Mayfeld

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If you are interested in this pile of bantha poodoo, then by all means pre-order The Black Series Black Chewbacca Krrsantan. Pre-order links below…

• Entertainment Earth
• GameStop
• Hasbro Pulse

The all-new cinematic trailer from The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith is now live. Click through to watch Disorder.

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Hello Toy Runners! I know for sure a lot of you had a great week for collecting because those Razorcrest Haslabs are being delivered all over the country! Please hop on in and share some pictures of how you plan to display this beast of a ship! Click here to check out my current display.

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Concept art fans can now pick up the latest Art of book with today’s release of The Art of The Mandalorian (Season Two). Click here to pick this up on Amazon.

Looks like we have three more additions to The Vintage Collection! Inspired by season two of The Mandalorian, here’s Axe Woves, Koska Reeves, and Migs Mayfeld, and they look fantastic! These will be up for pre-order tomorrow at 1 PM Eastern (Exclusive to Target… UGH!)

We’ve compiled a complete collection of concept art from The Book of Boba Fett chapter credits. Click through to browse through our 90+ image gallery. 

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The Black Series is adding Black Krrsantan to the line via their comic-style packaging. This is not The Book of Boba Fett version, but as he appears in the comics. Look for this to go up for pre-order for $27.99 through Fan Channel outlets tomorrow.

Kicking off tomorrow at 11 AM Eastern is the next cinematic trailer in The Old Republic series. Tune in tomorrow for Legacy of the Sith’s Disorder trailer. We need more cinematic trailers from The Old Republic in our lives!

The Black Series Archive line adds the popular Darth Revan figure to its lineup. (more….)

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The next two cards from the weekly Topps Star Wars Living Set are now out. Featuring the iconic blue starfield and the impressive artwork of Kris Penix, check out Boba Fett (#281) and Garsa Fwip (#282). Each Tuesday, two new cards will be released and be only available for one week. Click here to view the entire Star Wars Living archive, including individual print runs.

It appears as if Hasbro FINALLY loves Princess Leia! Check out The Black Series Archive Princess Leia Organa Photo Real-updated action figure, and you’ll be a believer too! (more….)

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Well, after all of the drama from the Gaming Greats Nightbrother Warrior pre-orders being canceled, it’s available again to pre-order, with an estimated ship date of February 24. If you still need this (or need to order it again), get him while he’s hot!

It’s the weekly Nielsen streaming charts update for The Book of Boba Fett! As mentioned previously, the Nielsen streaming charts have a delay of about 4 weeks, so the most recent charts include episodes 1- 3, even though the season finale aired last Wednesday. So how does the series fare after three episodes? There are good and bad news this week. Click through for both!

Apparently people were not too keen on Star Wars Power Rangers

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The Black Series Archive line has been hit or miss lately. Obi-Wan Kenobi feels like it’s somewhere in between.. (more….)

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Considering the price of The Black Series figures these days, this is not a bad deal for a fairly new figure… Koska Reeves is currently available on Amazon for $16.99. Thanks to Chad for the alert!

The Tested Youtube channel by Adam Savage (ex-Mythbuster) got its hands on a Razor Crest and a 30 minute video was posted earlier today in which the Razor Crest gets unboxed and put together by co-host Norm. The Tested guys are huge Star Wars fans, Adam Savage, as you may know, worked for ILM and also on the prequel movies back in the day and he has several videos on his channel about Star Wars, either making impressive prop replicas from scratch or reviewing (high end) collectibles like a $1000 Rancor or a Lego Millennium Falcon. So if you want to know what to expect from your own Razor Crest in all detail or if you want to feel wistful about not buying one from HasLab: click through to watch the full video!

Something to make your Friday a little more pleasant

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The Black Series Archive line has been “hit or miss” lately, but the 501st Legion Clone Trooper, on paper, feels like a good release. (more….)

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Pre-orders are live for yesterday’s The Vintage Collection and The Black Series announcements, as well as the previously announced TVC and TBS figures. Click below for product pages (We’ll add links as we find them)!

UPDATE: TVC links for 501st and Yoda from Amazon added. 
UPDATE 2: GameStop links added.

The Vintage Collection

• Clone Trooper (501st Legion) (Entertainment Earth • Amazon • GameStop)
• Yoda (The Empire Strikes Back) (Entertainment Earth • Amazon • GameStop)
• Jabba’s Palace Throne Room (Pulse Exclusive)

The Black Series

• Omega (Kamino) (Entertainment Earth • Amazon • GameStop)
• Ahsoka Tano (Entertainment Earth • Amazon • GameStop)
• Death Watch Mandalorian (Entertainment Earth • Amazon • GameStop)
• The Client (Entertainment Earth • Amazon • GameStop)
• Echo (Entertainment Earth • Amazon • GameStop)
• Nightbrother Archer (Gaming Greats) (GameStop Exclusive)

The Black Series Wave 7 Case (via Entertainment Earth)

The Black Series Archive

• Lando Calrissian (Skiff Guard) (Entertainment Earth • Amazon • GameStop)
• Dengar (Entertainment Earth • Amazon • GameStop)
• Emperor Palpatine (Entertainment Earth • Amazon • GameStop)
• C-3PO (Entertainment Earth • Amazon • GameStop)

The Black Series Archive Wave 4 Case (via Entertainment Earth)
The Black Series Archive Wave 4 SET (via Entertainment Earth)

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Pre-orders are now open for both the regular version and the deluxe version of The Book of Boba Fett Hot Toys Boba Fett Quarter Scale figure. Click below for the pre-order pages.

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If you still need him, Walmart’s exclusive The Black Series Vice Admiral Rampart is currently in stock.

Hot Toys is also offering a Deluxe Version of The Book of Boba Fett Quarter Scale Boba Fett (QS23). Click through to check out this version, which includes an added environmental base.

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Hot of the release of the finale of The Book of Boba Fett, Hot Toys reveals their latest Quarter Scale figure: Boba Fett (QS22). Click through for details and gallery images.

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But they could have prevented it. A few additions would have made this a surefire hit, and collectors might not have balked at its price. But wow. That Jabba’s Palace Throne Room playset environment is something else, isn’t it? That said, you know from the comments that its price is staggering, and collectors are saying “no way.” Collectors are being forced into a “direct to market” scenario as it’s a Hasbro Pulse exclusive. And there were so many ample opportunities they could have incorporated to make this The Vintage Collection centerpiece shine above anything else released previously. Well, maybe save for The Khetanna. With just about 15 minutes of talking about this item with my good friend John McCartney, we came up with many ideas to guarantee this release some incredibly enormous success (and enthusiasm). (more….)

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Earlier this week, on Monday, Hasbro presented its numbers for the fourth quarter of 2021 and the full year. To make things short: Hasbro presented some pretty strong numbers, the company is doing extremely well.

Overall revenue was up by an impressive 17% to 6.42 billion USD for the full year. And upcoming new CEO Chris Cocks even talked about Star Wars in the earnings call following the presentation! And here Hasbro finally reveals what its profit margins for things like Star Wars are (spoiler: they are terrible). The statements in the earnings call explain everything that has been going on with the Star Wars toylines in recent years, and it’s nothing you will probably like to hear. So even if numbers usually bore you, you should read this, because it will tell you why things are what they are and why it’s not going to change. Click through for more details!

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It’s fantastic that Hasbro is FINALLY re-releasing their RAREST The Vintage Collection action figure. If you’re not aware, the Clone Trooper (501st Legion) (VC60) figure was the RAREST figure from the original TVC lineup. (more….)

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Disney + has officially announced the release date (May 25th) for the highly anticipated Obi-Wan Kenobi and released the first teaser poster. Click through for the full press release!

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Today’s livestream had very little to offer for Black Series collectors. Hasbro “revealed” yet more repacks for the Archive line and another Gaming Greats repaint. While it’s certainly nice to make old figures available again for new fans, the fans who have been collecting the line for several years would like to get some new figures as well. The most exciting thing was the pipeline reveal. Figures we will get in mid to late 2023…. And the figures are Aayla Secura, Darth Maul from Clone Wars season 7 and Saw Gerrera from Rogue One. Click through to see the Archive reveals.

Coming in 18 months from now

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Here’s a summary breakdown of what was revealed in today’s livestream for The Vintage Collection. It wasn’t much, but a large-sized playset was certainly a surprise. Look for pre-orders to go live on Thursday, February 10 at 1 PM Eastern.

The Vintage Collection reveals:

• Clone Trooper (501st Legian) (The Clone Wars)
• Jabba’s Palace Throne Room (The Book of Boba Fett)
  • Includes Carded Bib Fortuna (As seen in The Book of Boba Fett)

The Vintage Collection pipeline reveals:

• Anakin Skywalker (Attack of the Clones)
• Mandalorian Commando (The Clone Wars)

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Hasbro’s first Star Wars livestream of the year starts shortly (11 AM Eastern). We’ll host the livestream right here on this page once it starts. Feel free to head to the comments to let us know what you are hoping for! Afterward, we’ll distill all the announcements in our usual The Vintage Collection and The Black Series articles. 

Update: The livestream video is now active. Click through to watch and discuss!

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Season finale for The Book of Boba Fett! What could be next after the previous two episodes and Luke Skywalker training Grogu? It turns out the finale was pretty spectacular, but for entirely different reasons than for the previous two episodes. This time it’s all about the action and of that we get quite a bit, and then some more. And more. And then some more. Just for the fun of it. So click here or on the banner to read my spoiler review of “In The Name Of Honor” and let’s discuss the season (or series) finale of The Book of Boba Fett!

The Gaffi stick put to good use

Are you ready for the finale of The Book of Boba Fett? The official site has released a series of poster art by various artists leading up to the finale. Click below to check them out! No spoilers in the comments (save those for the review). 

Hasbro Pulse has begun shipping the Razor Crest. All 30K+ units (which probably exceeds the number of TVC collectors at this point) will be flooding the market within the next week. It will be interesting to see how it impacts or affects The Vintage Collection. Let us know when yours arrives! Special thanks to JTA reader Jerard P. for the report.

Hasbro Pulse has eliminated their FREE shipping policy if you spent a certain amount of money. You must now be a Hasbro Pulse Premium member in order to reap the benefits of FREE shipping. This could be bad for their bottom line. We have multiple confirmed reports. Special thanks to JTA readers Greg R. and Anthony K. for the most recent confirmation reports.

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Pre-Orders are now open for the Walmart exclusive The Black Series Boba Fett (Tython) Jedi Ruins figure. Click here for a direct link.

Update: Sold out. It did last almost 3 hours, which is not bad for an exclusive release pre-order window (although I’d prefer 24 hours minimum for pre-order windows). 

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Click below for pre-order pages for the latest The Black Series and The Vintage Collection Bonus Bounty reveals. We will add additional links as we find them.

• The Vintage Collection Din Djarin (Morak) (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
• The Black Series Dark Trooper (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)

Click here for the Hasbro Pulse pre-orders

Clicking the images below will take you to the Entertainment Earth pre-order pages. Entertainment Earth also launched pre-orders for several other licensees. Click here to see everything launched today.

The Star Wars social media outlets released a new character compilation poster to promote the finale of The Book of Boba Fett, titled The Storm Is About To Break. Click below to check it out.

Hiya, folks, I was out with all 19 covids last week. Thankfully my family’s symptoms were minor and we are all feeling better now. During my time quarantining at home, I got a bunch of new figures! Please click here to share your new toys from the last couple weeks.

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Just a friendly reminder: The Black Series Boba Fett (Tython) Jedi Ruins Pre-Order is scheduled to launch at 1 PM Eastern today right here on Walmart.com. There’s no guarantee that it will launch right at 1 PM. Here’s the pre-order page to keep an eye on. It’s not live yet, so it won’t register as a product page until it is live. 

Update: The page is now live, but pre-orders are not yet open.

Also revealed tonight: The Black Series Dark Trooper. This will go up for pre-order tomorrow (Tuesday) at 1 PM Eastern at the usual online retailers.

This week’s Bonus Bounties reveals another The Mandalorian addition to The Vintage Collection: Din Djarin (Morak). Look for this to go up for pre-order tomorrow (Tuesday) at 1 PM Eastern at major retailers.

Check out the character poster for Cad Bane, from his live-action debut in The Book of Boba Fett chapter six. 

Here’s another Walmart exclusive The Black Series [Phase IV] Visual Guide update, this time featuring Crosshair (Imperial) (TBB09). Get the full Visual Guide by clicking below, and get our full review right here.

This figure is still available to order on Walmart.com.

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Our next The Black Series [Phase IV] Visual Guides update features the Walmart exclusive Imperial Clone Shock Trooper (TBB07), as seen in The Bad Batch. Click below for complete details in our Visual Guide, and click here to check out our full review.

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The next two cards from the weekly Topps Star Wars Living Set are now out. Featuring the iconic blue starfield and the impressive artwork of Kris Penix, check out Constable Zuvio (#279) and Weeteef Cyu-Bee (#280). Each Tuesday, two new cards will be released and be only available for one week. Click here to view the entire Star Wars Living archive, including individual print runs.

Are you ready to check out the first Star Wars humanoid astromech droid action figure? You can by checking out the R6-D3/MA-13/R1/N0-AH Droid Factory four-pack based on The Mandalorian. (more….)

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Is anyone else sick and tired of not seeing any The Vintage Collection (or The Black Series) merchandise at his or her local brick and mortar? Yet the worst crap Hasbro could make still makes its way to shelves without a hitch? Click through to check out the latest nightmare Hasbro is trying to sell to “kids and gift-buying parents.” LOL, Hasbro, It’s not 2010 anymore. Oh, and they’re still trying to pimp Rey as a viable Star Wars character that everyone wants to see reflected in the action figure line. LOL again.

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Up next for our The Black Series [Phase IV] Visual Guides is the photo-real version of Jyn Erso (RO01). Click below to get the full Visual Guide for this figure. You can also head over to our review database for the full review.

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The latest The Book of Boba Fett have you suddenly wanting Cad Bane in your collection? Entertainment Earth has his reissue available for pre-order right now. Or, perhaps we will see a The Book of Boba Fett version announced next week. Either way, here’s the pre-order page on Entertainment Earth.

Happy 27th anniversary to my wife Darlene! Here’s her practical review (part 2) from The Life Day Cookbook! It’s cooking like this and a love of Star Wars that’s helped keep us happily married all these years 💝! Click through for her review…

The Book of Boba Fett entered the Nielsen streaming charts last week (there is always a ca. four week delay) with the pilot episode in 8th place, so with just one episode, which is quite an achievement since Nielsen counts accumulated viewing time for all episodes of a series. In the new Nielsen charts Boba rises from 8th to 5th place with 563 million minutes viewed. Cobra Kai remains in first place, The Witcher in second. Which means that The Book of Boba Fett with just two episodes already performs better on Disney+ than Marvel’s Hawkeye with six. Hawkeye managed 539 million minutes with the season finale and has now disappeared from the charts. Star Wars is still immensely popular and can easily outclass any Marvel show on Disney+ (The Mandalorian rules here). Food for thought maybe.
It seems that while some people – me included – were very critical of The Book of Boba Fett and found it somewhat lackluster (a verdict that was almost certainly completely reversed with the last two episodes) general audiences just enjoy the ride and make The Book of Boba Fett a success. I wonder where the ratings will go with episodes 5 and 6. But we’ll have to wait another three weeks to find out. I would not be surprised if the ratings skyrocket with episodes 5 and especially 6. Let’s see where this will end up. And it’s also a reminder to us all that audiences just want to have a good time and don’t overanalyze things like we sometimes tend to do.

Time to celebrate with good music

It’s time to start adding some The Black Series [Phase IV] Visual Guides. Up first is the Gaming Greats Imperial Rocket Trooper (GG01). Click below to check out the full Visual Guide. You can also read about this figure in our review database.

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Mark your calendars for February 9th at 11 AM Eastern for Hasbro’s Fan First Wednesday livestream.

There are too many versions of all The Mandalorian characters in the Hasbro Star Wars line. Greef Karga from The Black Series Credit Collection line is no exception.. (more….)

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Today’s episode of… certainly not “The Book of Boba Fett” (Boba is in the episode for a minute or so with maybe one line of dialogue, sorry, spoilers)… made me angry, sad, wistful, happy and feel elated all at the same time. It was a reminder of what could have been, what maybe still can be, it’s a love letter, it’s for the fans, for the fans who WANT to love Star Wars but maybe found it difficult in the past. It’s so many things, it’s not a “The Book of Boba Fett episode” really, no, it’s something much grander. I will not spoil it here, but trust me, this will be all over social media, YouTube, everywhere. Watch the episode NOW! Leave work, go home, sit down and enjoy the best Star Wars ever made… ok, since 2003 at least. Maybe 1983. Read my spoilerific review of the most terrific Disney+ Star Wars episode ever by clicking here or on the banner below! And then let’s all share the joy and elation in the comments!

The least spoilery screenshot possible

Hasbro is Kuiil-ing the line with too many Kuiil action figures! That said, The Black Series “Credit Collection” Kuiil Amazon exclusive figure is another excellent release in this sub-line. (more….)

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JTA French reader Stephane just had his Nevarro Cantina playsets delivered! It shouldn’t be too much longer until they hit the USA!

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It looks like we will have to wait a bit longer to pre-order the Walmart exclusive The Black Series Deluxe Boba Fett (Tython) Jedi Ruins. 

Following the reveal of the STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES 6-INCH BOBA FETT (TYTHON) JEDI RUINS Figure, there has been an update regarding the figure’s preorder availability. The figure’s preorder is currently on hold and will be rescheduled. We understand receiving up to date and accurate preorder information is of the utmost importance to the dedicated community of Star Wars collectors and so we wanted to provide our fans with transparency on this preorder in real time.

Please stay tuned to Hasbro Pulse socials for further news and announcements.

Thanks to Rebelscum for the updated information.

UPDATE: It looks like the pre-order date has been moved to February 8 at 1 PM Eastern.  In the meantime, here’s the product link to keep an eye on!

We’ve received several reports, and many have posted on social media, that GameStop is canceling pre-orders for the Gaming Greats The Black Series Nightbrother Warrior. And, they are doing this without any notifications. Without the widespread reports, most would not even realize theirs was canceled. JTA reader Darth Matt writes in with his frustration after finding out his was also canceled. Click through for his report, and let us know in the comments if yours was canceled (or if it is still on order). 

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