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In all the excitement about the “Stranger” helmet from The Acolyte yesterday it was overlooked that IGN actually revealed Hasbro’s 2024 SDCC exclusive The Black Series set as well!
It is Darth Maul with his speeder bike! Which is the first Black Series vehicle in a long, long time, albeit a very compact and small one. The set will be $59.99. You can get it at SDCC, but you must reserve a time slot online (with a valid badge/ticket of course), then you show up at the Hasbro booth at the alotted slot to buy the set. After SDCC a limited quantity of sets will also be sold on Pulse. I would suppose etailers outside the US will as usual also get a limited number of sets.
Maul has soft goods robes, so he can actually ride the speeder, in addition to his iconic lightsaber he also comes with a probe droid (with stand) and his binoculars. So the only new thing here really is the speeder.
What is your opinion? Is this a good set? I think the speeder is a welcome addition to the line. To make it an SDCC exclusive is… typical. However, SH Figuarts released the speeder years ago as a web exclusive. Unfortunately the speeder was also a limited release and you need to hunt it down on the aftermarket and prices will be pretty high (and it comes without figure, but SHF have a soft goods Darth Maul as well). But anyone not attending SDCC and having no luck with Pulse and has to resort to the aftermarket should see if aftermarket prices for the Black Series set on ebay won’t make the SHF speeder a viable alternative (and it does look better). The SHF speeder goes for about $230 on ebay. First sellers already offer the Black Series SDCC set for $220.
Will you try to get the TBS SDCC exclusive?
SDCC exclusive
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Let’s make this quick. Hasbro revealed various new things today!
The Black Series:
- Osha (accessories are her little droid companion and a backpack)
- Shin Hati with a new hat, no with cloth cape, a Target exclusive figure
The Vintage Collection:
- Osha with her droid and backpack and some other stuff
Retro:
- Sol, Jecki, Yord, Osha, Mae, Aniseya 6-pack!
Preorders should open tomorrow at 1 pm!
Click through for some photos!
TVC Osha Aniseya
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Hasbro’s May the 4th (on May 3rd…) livestream was mostly a nothingburger, unfortunately, especially with the HasLab announcement being delayed until further notice. The Black Series mostly gets kitbashes, refreshes or rereleases.
- Darth Sidious (Revenge of the Sith)
- Qui-Gon / Obi-Wan / Darth Maul 3-pack
- Yoda and Commander Gree 2-pack
- Super Battle Droid
- Captain Enoch and Nighttrooper 2-pack (Walmart Exclusive in the US and Canada)
The figures will be released in fall 2024, the Enoch/Nighttrooper 2-pack will go up for pre-order tomorow, May 4th at 10 am ET on Walmart. All other sets will go up for pre-order at 1pm ET, as usual you can find everything on Pulse.
There was also a pipeline reveal and my reaction was “WTF?”. Click through for the details!
Multipacks are apparently very popular at Hasbro
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Well, that was a very pleasant surprise and probably the best Hasbro Star Wars livestream in literal ages! Not just when it comes to the number of reveals, but also the presentation felt much more alive this time, less scripted, less teleprompter reading and actually, just like five people having fun with the reveals… Anyway, much to my own surprise Hasbro revealed a ton of The Acolyte figures, which will all be released in Fall 2024!
- Jedi Master Sol
- Padawan Jecki Lon
- Jedi Knight Yord Fandar
- Jedi Master Indara
- Mae (Assassin)
ALL figures come with their robes and each has a unique lightsaber! Only Mae comes with various knives/daggers instead, but she too has her purple cloak. All the figures are mainline items in the US and Fan Channel / Amazon / Pulse items in Europe and everything revealed today will be available for pre-order on March 21st at 1 pm ET!
On top of that a new Darth Maul holocomm figure was revealed as well and there will also be a new Moff Gideon roleplay helmet
There are also quite a few exciting pipeline reveals! Stay tuned for the update coming very soon with all the photos and some discussion!
Click through for all the photos and a discussion!
So much new stuff!
Tags: Imperial March Campaign, livestream, The Acolyte (Disney+ Series), The Black Series
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Star Wars gets a new promo campaign! This time it’s “Imperial March” (they seem to love puns) and as the name suggests this campaign is all about the villains! The official Star Wars site has all the details and they will also post highlights from the newly revealed items each week. The Black Series will get a Jedi Fallen Order 3-pack with the Second Sister, an Inquisitor version of Cal Kestis (based on a vision) and once more a Purge Trooper, but with some changed paint deco, so you get two straight repacks/repaints and one new figure. For the Vintage Collection reveals check the specific TVC article!
Price was not mentioned, pre-orders open on March 14th, 1 pm ET or 17:00 GMT, the set is an Amazon US exclusive! Release date is summer 2024, so in about four or five months from now! Go to the official Star Wars site for the other reveals, among them a Jazwares Micro Squadron N-1 Starfighter!
Will you get the Black Series Fallen Order 3-pack?
Amazon exclusive Black Series Fallen Order 3-pack
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Today’s Hasbro Star Wars livestream did not have all that many reveals, three new figures were announced:
- Phase 1 Clone Trooper using the all new clone body (spring 2024, fan channel)
- Droideka (summer 2024, fan channel)
- Thrawn from the Ahsoka series (spring 2025, fan channel)
All figures are available for pre-order on January 24th, 1 pm ET!
Click through for photos and the pipeline reveals!
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The Black Series Credit Collection sub-line has quite a few markdowns on Amazon, some as low as $7.39. Head over to Amazon to browse the selection if you need any of these at a much better price.
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I would like to talk about something today that has bothered me for quite some time: the apparent lack of any perceived value you get for your money when you buy a Star Wars action figure at full price. You pay too much and get too little and then the little you get is also quite often wrong in certain ways. Is Hasbro cutting too many corners? Click through to read more!
Spot the Hasbro product in this photo
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Earlier today Hasbro revealed a couple of new things for both the Black Series and Vintage Collection at the MCM London Comic Con!
The Black Series:
- Padme Amidala (The Phantom Menace)
- Anakin Skywalker (The Phantom Menace)
- Carson Teva roleplay helmet
The Vintage Collection
- Finn (The Force Awakens) as VC308
- Phase I Clone Trooper as VC309
- Count Dooku as VC307
TVC collectors need to be brave now
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Here are all the newly revealed Black Series figures from the Hasbro PulseCon livestream!
- Baylan Skoll
- Shin Hati
These are the only new figures revealed! Just two. But at least good ones.
Outside the US Hasbro will release a wave of archive figures for more casual fans, so these will not be sold in the US:
- X-Wing Luke
- Darth Vader
- Bo-Katan
- Stormtrooper
There will be two new premium roleplay items!
- Ezra’s/Sabine’s lightsaber
- Captain Rex’s helmet
And there were also some pipeline reveals!
- Darth Vader (A New Hope)
- The Mandalorian
- Phase I Clone Trooper
- Mandalorian Night Owl
The pipeline reveals are targeted at more casual collectors!
The new items will be available in spring 2024, pre-orders go live today at 4 pm ET for Pulse Premium members and 5 pm ET for the plebs!
The Ahsoka MVPs are coming to the Black Series!
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Here are all the new reveals for the Black Series from today’s Hasbro livestream! And as expected it’s all about the brand new Ahsoka series!
- Chopper (repack)
- Huyang
- Ezra Bridger
- Morgan Elsbeth
- HK-87 (repaint)
- Marrock
- Sabine Wren roleplay helmet
The figures will all be available in fall 2023, pre-order starts tomorrow, August 30th, at 1pm ET. The Sabine helmet can also be pre-ordered tomorrow, but will only be released in fall of 2024!
Two pipeline figures were revealed as well, so coming to the Black Series at a later date will be:
- Momaw Nadon aka Hammerhead
- R5-D4 and three Pit Droids
Marrock is coming to the Black Series
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The Black Series has its 10th anniversary in 2023, so the perfect opportunity to look at aftermarket ebay prices and to see which Black Series figures are the most valuable right now. In the past decade a couple hundred figures have been released in the line. Which ones are the winners and losers? While I think that modern mass produced action figures are not meant to be high value collectibles that will buy you a small island in the Caribbean once you retire, certain figures are of course sought after and will rise in value. So click through to find out which Black Series figures might at least buy you a nice meal at a fancy restaurant, but sadly, no island in the Caribbean, for that you’d need quite a few vinyl cape Jawas.
She may not look like much, but she’s valuable
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My Black Series Imperial Light Cruiser Luke Skywalker figure arrived a few weeks ago… and as I looked at the figure and examined it I was wondering how it can be that in 2023 we get a Luke Skywalker figure from Hasbro that looks even worse than previous efforts. This prompted me to look at all the past versions and to see if any of them are any good. So today I want you to join me for a retrospective of all the Black Series Luke Skywalker figures. And I will rate all of them. A “Luke” will be a figure that actually looks like Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker. A “Luuke” could be a brother or cousin. A “Luuuuuke” however would just be some random dude. And yes, it’s supposed to be fun! So click through for a little show of horrors!
Let me introduce you to Luuuuke
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Eagle eyed fans have already spotted it… the newly revealed Black Series figures of Hera Syndulla and Sabine, as well as Padawan Ahsoka, who is based on her Clone Wars look, have no thigh swivels. Is Hasbro trying to reduce costs by removing articulation, and thus number of parts and assembly costs? Click through for more!
No thigh swivel anymore
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Here are the all the revealed new Black Series figures Hasbro showed off at their SDCC panel today!
- Holiday Edition Jawa with monkey
- Holiday Edition Ewok – Pulse/Shop Disney
- Holiday Edition Mandalorian Scout – Amazon
- Holiday Edition Purge Trooper – Fan Channel
- Holiday Edition KX Security Droid – Walmart
- Holiday Edition Snowman Trooper – Target
- Hera Syndulla (Ahsoka)
- Sabine Wren (Ahsoka)
- Ahsoka Tano (Ahsoka)
- Ahsoka Tano’s lightsabers (roleplay item)
- R2-D2 (all new sculpt and he comes in the traditional box with plastic window like all other new figures)
There were also three pipeline reveals!
- Fallen Order 3-pack with Cal Kestis, Purge Trooper and Second Sister – Amazon
- Droideka
- B2 Super Battle Droid and Geonosis C-3PO 2-pack – Hasbro Pulse
Most items are available in fall 2023. Pre-orders start tomorrow, July 22nd, at 5 pm ET! The Holiday figures will magically appear on shelves, there is no pre-order for them!
Ahsoka figures will be up for pre-order on August 10th at 1 PM Eastern.
Photos will be added later!
So what do you think of the Black Series reveals? Not too many really new things were shown, with Hera and Sabine being the highlights, in my opinion.
UPDATE: Photos added!
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shopDisney has the Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Force Spirits Set in Stock. Get free shipping on orders over $75. Click here for the product page.
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Entertainment Earth has opened pre-orders for the Black Series Endor Rebel trooper!
You can pre-order the figure here!
Price is a ridiculous $33.99!
Will you pre-order the trooper? Or wait for the eventual regular release in the standard Black Series box? Will you wait for eventual discounts? Or skip the figure altogether? Let us know in the comments!
Now available for pre-order!
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The Black Series had a couple of reveals today, some are great, but not all are exciting though. Click through for all the details!
One of the exciting reveals today
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Since the Hasbro Panel that streamed on YouTube is a recording, all the reveals have already been posted on their Facebook page! So what can The Vintage Collection and The Black Series collectors look forward to? A new The Vintage Collection HasLab for 2023 was also announced (without any further details though). Click through for all the details!
Coming to TVC
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Well, to the surprise of probably no one Hasbro will backpedal from one of their most controversial decisions in the recent past: the plastic free packaging that had figures inside of windowless cardboard boxes will be no more beginning in late 2023! Beginning in late 2023 and going into 2024 various action figure collector lines, like G.I. Joe, Marvel Legends, Power Rangers and of course The Black Series will return to plastic blisters and plastic windows. However, the plastic will be made from either bio PET or recycled plastic! Click through for the official statement!
No more pfp packaging for Star Wars going forward
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Amazon currently has The Black Series Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Boba Fett on sale for $16.79. Click here for the product page.
Update: This deal is no longer available
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JTA sponsor Crazy Collecting has just received a restock of some recent The Black Series waves. Take some time to check out their latest stock, and first-time buyers can enjoy 10% off their entire order.
We got some characters like Obi-Wan, Darth Vader, Omega, Fennec Shand, Ahsoka, and the list goes on! We also have another fantastic opportunity for any amazing collector who is looking to Army Build with Figrin D’an! We still have the Discount code available for any first-time buyers through us that will allow anyone to save 10% off their entire order using the code STAYINGPOSITIVE in all caps.
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ShopDisney has several The Black Series items marked down, including the Smuggler’s Run Set for $24.98. Click below for some of the deals.
- Smuggler’s Run Set ($24.98)
- New Republic Security Droid ($16.98)
- Greef Karga ($16.98)
- Saw Gerrera ($19.98)
- Greef Karga (Credit Collection) ($19.98)
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Not all that much was revealed for The Black Series in today’s livestream!
- Revenge of the Jedi Darth Vader Star Wars Celebration Exclusive
- Rebel Commando
- Clone Commander Jesse
- Ki Adi Mundi
- Scout Trooper Roleplay Helmet
There were also three pipeline reveals! Click through for the details!
This year’s Celebration exclusive
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2022 lies behind us, the perfect opportunity to look back and to see how many Black Series sets we had in 2022 and under what categories they fell. How many new figures did we get? How many kitbashes were among them? How many exclusives are there? I also look back all the way back to 2013 to show you how the line has changed throughout the years! So click through for all the details about the Black Series in 2022!
One of the best Black Series figures in 2022
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