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Hasbro Pulse has released a Star Wars Fan Checklist PDF complete with all The Black Series and The Vintage Collection upcoming figures, numbers, and release dates, revealing almost all the VC numbers through 254. Click here to download.

Check out the latest Vanity Fair article featuring a look at Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, and Ahsoka. Obi-Wan Kenobi premiers in just over a week!

Target is sending out updated shipping notices for the Droids R2-D2 and Boba Fett figures. They are now due to ship on May 26th. They also updated the product pages with May 26th as the release date. I don’t know if I’m more excited to finally receive these figures or to have that Target hold on my Credit Card for the past 8 months finally gone. 

You can still pre-order these from the site if you have not yet found them at brick and mortar stores. Click below for the pre-order pages.

Update: Boba Fett is now going in and out of stock for pre-orders

ShopDisney has the TVC Republic Trooper (The Old Republic) and Droid Factory R2-W50 and BB-Proud figures available to order. Click below for the product pages!

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 Barada (#307) and Darth Maul (#308). 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 looks like we are getting a weekly product launch similar to Mando Mondays with the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series. The first launch kicks off on May 25th. Click here for complete details on the official site, and check the official Obi-Wan Wednesdays site each week starting on the 25th for new product announcements.

Each Wednesday, fans can head to ObiWanWednesdays.com at 10 a.m. PDT / 1 p.m. EDT for the latest drop of new products, with select offerings available for pre-order on Thursdays at 10 a.m. PDT / 1 p.m. EDT.

Walmart.com still has many of their exclusives (and a few others) marked down from their original sale price. Here are a few notable markdowns:

• TBS Imperial Clone Shock Trooper ($19.86)
• TBS Clone Captain Rex ($22.48)
• TBS Crosshair (Imperial) ($19.86)
• TBS Vice Admiral Rampart ($19.86)
• TBS Echo (The Bad Batch) ($18.73)
• TVC Luke Skywalker (Endor) ($9.70)
• TVC Death Star Droid ($9.74)
• TVC Battle Droid ($10.10)
• TVC Paploo ($9.70)
• TVC The Mandalorian & Grogu (Maldo Kreis) ($19.87)

Update: It looks like the sale is over. Everything has reverted back to the original price.

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 Peppi Bow (#305) and Caluan Ematt (#306). 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.

Another late reveal happened last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live when Ewan McGregor showed off his new The Black Series Obi-Wan Kenobi (Wandering Jedi) “doll”. Click through to watch the full segment!

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Seagate has released their latest Star Wars branded drives. Click through for the full press release…

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away … the data storage company, Seagate, decided to celebrate the momentous day of May 4^th by releasing three Special Edition External Drives inspired by the Stars Wars Galaxy.

Star Wars enthusiasts around the world rejoiced that their gaming set-ups would now have a ‘forceful’ upgrade. Each drive represents a legendary character: the cool demeanor of legendary bounty hunter, Boba Fett, the joyful look of Grogu, and the honorable and unwavering purpose of The Mandalorian. Not only do these drives look great but they also perform, giving Tenebrae’s powers a run for their money:

• With 2TB of capacity, the FireCuda External Hard Drives (HDD) work with PC, Mac, PlayStation, and Xbox.
• Designed with USB 3.2 Gen 1 connection for universal compatibility and quick transfer speeds, and USB bus-powered.
• Equipped with customizable RGB LED lighting¹ and each design features a default custom character light out-of-the-box

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If you haven’t stopped by our affiliate site Happy Beeps in a while, the team over there has been adding all kinds of fun stuff for the curious collector, or really any fan of the galaxy far, far away.  Their massive database of Star Wars merchandise and publishing now has more than 20,000 entries, from early media kits for A New Hope developed in 1976, all the way up to the May the Fourth action figures, premium statues, and plush toys announced just this morning!  The best part is that Happy Beeps makes it fun to explore whatever piques your interest, by character, by film or tv show, or licensee—and once you start clicking, you just might not be able to stop!

Happy Beeps also lets you create a free account to track your own collection, your wish list, and even keep track of all your pre-orders so you know what’s coming to your mailbox and when.  Check out some images below, and when you visit the site, tell ’em Jedi Temple Archives sent you!

Last (but not least) Hot Toys is adding C-3PO’s counterpart R2-D2 (MMS651) as seen in Attack of the Clones. Get the full details and gallery after the jump!

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You need battle droids to fight clones! Hot Toys also reveals the Battle Droid (Geonosis) (MMS649) Sixth Scale figure from Attack of the Clones. Click through for all the details!

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Hot Toys continues their Attack of the Clones announcements with the Clone Pilot (MMS648) sixth scale figure. Click through for gallery images and details!

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Up next for today’s Hot Toys sixth scale reveals is the Attack of the Clones Clone Trooper (MMS647). Click through for complete details and gallery images!

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Hot Toys kicks off their May the 4th reveals celebrating 20 years of Attack of the Clones! Up first is C-3PO (MMS644). Click through to check out the full details and photo gallery of this sixth scale figure.

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Happy Star Wars Day from your friends at Jedi Temple Archives! There’s going to be plenty of news and product deals today, including a Hasbro live stream and lots of Attack of the Clones reveals from Hot Toys. Stay with us and scroll down to catch all the fun!

Amazon.com currently has The Black Series Koska Reeves for $15.91. Thanks to JTA reader Mike for the alert!

Hot Toys teased the addition of more Attack of the Clones figures to celebrate the films 20th Anniversary. 

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones™ and Hot Toys is delighted to be bringing a lineup of amazing collectibles from this landmark film to Star Wars fans!

Stay tuned!

Our final commemorative The Power of the Force 2 [Red] Visual Guide update features Luke Skywalker. Click below for the full Visual Guide, and be sure to also stop by our review database to check out the full review.

Want to see your action figure photography represented in this Visual Guide? Click here for details and send us your submissions!

Regal Robot has shared with us a tease of their new upcoming collection: The Archive Collection. Click here for the preview page. 

It wonderfully ties together what we’ve been building in terms of crafting really unique replicas with the highest level of authenticity. As the name implies, this is a collection of pieces that all relate to our hands-on access to the original props or molds used in our favorite films, and our use of everything from traditional work to high-resolution digital scanning to bring incredible new lineage pieces into people’s homes. 

Looks like The Bad Batch 4-Pack has dropped a bit in price to $58.95. Click here if you still need this set!

Hasbro’s next Fan First livestream will be this coming Wednesday, May the 4th. Tune in at 10 AM Eastern for the event.

May the 4th be with you, #StarWars fans! Celebrate this special day with Jing, Chris, Emily, and Eric as they take to the stream on the Hasbro Pulse YouTube channel at 10:00am ET. There will be many exciting new reveals and pre-orders – you won’t want to miss it!!

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.

Want to see your action figure photography represented in this Visual Guide? Click here for details and send us your submissions!

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.

Want to see your action figure photography represented in this Visual Guide? Click here for details and send us your submissions!