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Just over a year after its pre-order date (September 24, 2021), the Target exclusive The Black Series Droids Boba Fett is finally shipping. Shipping notices have started going out this week. There have also been reports showing up on social media of this showing up in stores. So, if you missed the pre-order it’s time to start checking brick and mortar!

Today’s Visual Guide update from the commemorative The Power of the Force 2 [Red] figures is Han Solo. Click below to access the Visual Guide page. You can also check out our full review right here.

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Our next series of Visual Guide updates focus on the commemorative Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary The Power of the Force 2 [Red] figures. First up is Greedo. Click below to check out the full Visual Guide, and click here to check out our full review.

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After two disappointing releases, The Black Series Clone Wars Mace Windu is a delight. Find out why you’ll want this one. (more….)

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Holy cow. Hasbro is giving The Black Series collectors the shaft. So much for the line with higher profit margins. As much as we hoped to adore the ARC Trooper Captain, we quickly learned how lazy Hasbro was once again with a new character added to the 6-inch line. (more….)

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The Walmart exclusive Clone Wars General Grievous isn’t a great action figure. We wanted to enjoy it more than we did, but Hasbro took too many shortcuts. (more….)

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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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The new Princess Leia Organa (Yavin 4) is a gorgeous figure in terrible packaging. Learn more. (more….)

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Let’s take a short break from our The Vintage Collection wave 31 updates to bring you the Droids See-Threepio (C-3PO) Visual Guide. Click below for the full guide page! You can also check out our full review right here.

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The Target exclusive Droids See-Threepio (C-3PO) figure is beautiful. And it’s a long-awaited addition to “The Vintage Collection,” although, there is no evidence that this figure is actually part of The Vintage Collection (more….)

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We have the final Visual Guide update from The Vintage Collection Walmart exclusive 50th anniversary wave 2. Click below to check out the Tusken Raider (VC199), and be sure to also check out our full review.

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Up next for our The Vintage Collection Visual Guide updates is the second wave of the Walmart exclusive Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary figures. First up is the Death Star Droid. (VC197). Click below to check out the full Visual Guide. You can also read our full review on this figure right here.

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Hasbro’s eBay store has quite a few markdowns, including The Vintage Collection’s Poe Dameron’s X-Wing for $84.99, and the POTF2-themed Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Han Solo available for $20.94. All with free shipping. 

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Hasbro’s eBay store has the POTF2-themed Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Han Solo available for $22.52 plus free shipping. Click here to grab one!

Hasbro Pulse has dropped the pre-order for the Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Princess Leia Organa (Yavin-4), featured on the commemorative The Power of the Force [Green] Card Back. Click here for the pre-order page!

We’ve added a Visual Guide index page for the Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Collection, featuring all of the updates from the various Hasbro lines collected in one place. You can still find all of these figures in their respective Visual Guide collections, but we thought it would be handy to have a complete listing for those looking to see the entire collection at-a-glance. Click through for the complete listing!

The Photo Real update on The Black Series 50th Anniversary Han Solo is a nice update, but does the upgrade make the figure worthy of your repurchase of it? (more….)

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Hasbro placed the worst figure from the original The Black Series 6-inch line on the worst Star Wars action figure card art. It’s literally a lose-lose situation with the Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Greedo figure. Why Hasbro? Why? (more….)

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If you haven’t ordered these just yet, ShopDisney.com has listed the Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary POTF [Red] figures, and $2 cheaper than Hasbro Pulse. Thanks to JTA reader Scot for the alert!

Hasbro, there are some collectors who like the Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary The Power Of The Force “2” packaging. That’s fine. But if you must release figures in it, can you please get it right? Princess Leia (Ceremonial Outfit) (not “Yavin IV”) came in the final unique packaging of the Kenner/Hasbro The Power Of The Force “2” line, in “starburst” FlashBack and CommTech packaging, not the original red/green card backs. This version of Leia was also part of  “The Princess Leia Collection” but that was different packaging too. Are you familiar with the different original modern toy line looks? Do you perform the appropriate research? It’s probably too late to fix, but you should, at the very least, know the error of your ways.

Our friends at Fanthatracks have a first look at one of today’s upcoming announcements: Princess Leia Organa (Yavin 4) on a Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary commemorative The Power of the Force green card back. Head over to Fanthatracks for more images. 

The second wave of The Vintage Collection Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary 3.75-inch figures are arriving from Walmart, and we’re getting many reports that they’ve continued to ship them one per box or envelope. And the envelopes are sometimes padded, and others times not. How do they afford all of these shipping costs? (Mine arrived one per box and envelope too, and the ones in the envelope were in better condition than those shipped in a box! Special thanks to JTA readers Ken P. and Matt R. for the images!

I know I see more positive reports than negative one when it comes to Hasbro Pulse. Still, JTA reader Jason A.’s recent delivery of The Black Series [Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary] POTF2 (one of their worst exclusives ever) arrived shoved into an ill-fitted box by their shipping department. This has been the norm for me. I’ve literally had better encounters with Walmart’s shipping than Hasbro Pulse. Oh well.

We are looking at SE7EN new 3.75-inch The Vintage Collection action figures! The Vintage Collection Death Star Droid epitomizes “bittersweetness.” It’s so nice to see this figure in vintage Kenner packaging, but it’s a lousy action figure based on a Kenner figure instead of the on-screen character. (more….)

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We are looking at SE7EN new 3.75-inch The Vintage Collection action figures! It only took 15 YEARS and MULTIPLE re-releases for Hasbro to update the 2006 VTSC Sand People action figure. And Hasbro’s press images of the updated release had collectors worried as it left a lot to be desired. We’re happy to report, however, that The Vintage Collection Tusken Raider is a pleasant surprise with a new portrait and new arms with enhanced articulation. And while imperfect, it takes the lead by quite a bit! We’re certain you’re going to like this one a lot! (more….)

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