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The Hasbro Pulse blog has written a great article on the history of The Black Series 6″ lines packaging. As you know, we’re up to the fourth phase of this long-running line. Check out the article HERE, and then come back to comment!

Now, more than ever, it’s time to put complacency in your past and help keep The Vintage Collection a thriving and active Star Wars action figure line that will meet the needs of all who collect it. Please sign the petition at change.org to get Hasbro to make more NEW 3​.​75″ Star Wars The Vintage Collection figures per product year. Click HERE to sign. Also, let Hasbro know you’re not satisfied by contacting Hasbro Pulse Instagram HERE. Hasbro Pulse Facebook HERE. Hasbro Twitter HERE. Online Consumer Care HERE. Use #FightForTVC everywhere you reach out.

The new The Black Series [Phase IV] packaging has leaked on social media. Images originated from Star Action Figures. Check it out! Special thanks to Geeker Things for the alert!

UPDATE: Better images Added! Including a photo of Zeb out of the box! Also, the new Black Series boxes have a nice new feature.

Click through for the update!

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JTA is in the #FightForTVC. Ignore the noise here and elsewhere. It’s important more than ever to now sign the petition, contact Hasbro, Walmart, TARGET, and other online retail and let them know you want to see more TVC. Let the campaign CONTINUE! #FightForTVC. JTA led the campaign for the relaunch of TVC, and it was successful as it came to fruition in 2017. We also organized a successful campaign for Jabba’s Sail Barge (“Bring On The Barge”) years ago. If we all successfully worked together to do that, we certainly can do it again to get the figures we want! Hasbro Pulse Instagram: HERE. Hasbro Pulse Facebook HERE. Hasbro Twitter: HERE. Online Consumer Care HERE. Use #FightForTVC everywhere you reach out. Sign the petition HERE.

Now, more than ever, it’s time to put complacency in your past and help keep The Vintage Collection a thriving and active Star Wars action figure line that will meet the needs of all who collect it. Please sign the petition at change.org to get Hasbro to make more NEW 3​.​75″ Star Wars The Vintage Collection figures per product year. Click HERE to sign.

UPDATE: As a community we have already reached 1500 signatures (as of 4:30 EST), but we need more! Keep going everyone!

Some of those who pre-ordered the Retro Collection The Empire Strikes Back figures at Walmart online are getting shipping notices as we speak, although a few of the shipping details explain the package is delayed. Who knows what’s happening at this point, but let us know how your orders go

As we exclusively reported several weeks ago, those who pre-ordered the Retro Collection The Empire Strikes Back figures at Walmart online will indeed receive delayed shipments. Originally believed to ship with a new release date of May 20th (instead of May 4th), some are now receiving notices pushing out the shipping dates to June 19th. (And it may be later for others too.)

UPDATE: Some are receiving cancellation notices too!

A couple of days ago, online retailer Dorkside Toys dropped a bombshell of news in Rebelscum’s forums. There has been much debate over whether Hasbro is giving The Vintage Collection the attention it needs and deserves (spoiler: they’re not) and Dorkside Toys relays information that surprises and counters the echo chamber you hear elsewhere. Click through for more.

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The Black Series 6″ Fan Vote candidates are revealed. Some of the selections are bizarre! Check it out on Hasbro Pulse!

This isn’t a rumor. This isn’t news. But man oh man, Hasbro seems ever unwavering in their stance that things WILL NOT improve as far as The Vintage Collection is concerned (from collectors’ perspectives). For me, it is disconcerting. (more….)

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Not Star Wars related, but we know many of our viewers also love G.I. Joe, so on a slow news day it’s worth sharing the latest releases from Hasbro’s Fan First Friday. 6″ Snake Eyes was the big reveal today. Check out all of the pre-orders over at Entertainment Earth!

I don’t know about you, but I can’t take it anymore. Since 2013, Hasbro showed 3.75″ super-articulated collectors a stellar version of a Phase I Captain Rex. Then Attack Of The Clones 3D didn’t happen. Then Legacy Collection “2” was canceled, and Hasbro threw out this baby with the bathwater. For years, JTA and other fansites have asked, begged, and screamed at Hasbro about why they haven’t released this incredible action figure yet. Well, now it’s time. If Hasbro doesn’t release this figure NOW, they are a terrible company. The Clone Wars just ended, and we still don’t have this figure or an announcement of it. NOW IS THE TIME! Remember that ridiculous hashtag in 2015 (#wheresrey)? Let’s get is going again with one letter changed. The Vintage Collection collectors demand to know #wheresrex?

Get ready to pre-order wave 3 of The Black Series The Empire Strikes Back 40th-Anniversary line which includes Boba Fett, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Snowtrooper, and Luke Skywalker (Dagobah)! Live links coming soon (or so we’ve been told)!

You can pre-order the three AMAZON exclusives at Hasbro Pulse RIGHT NOW! The limit is ONE OF EACH ITEM per order.

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GameStop.com has listed their upcoming exclusive The Black Series Jedi: Fallen Order Purge Stormtrooper. It’s not yet available to pre-order, but click here for the product page.

Hasbro Pulse is gearing up for their next Fans’ Choice poll. This time, fans will be voting for which figure to bring back in The Black Series Archive collection. Click here for details.

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Here is the link for The Black Series 6″ The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary Darth Vader (Carbonized) figure! We’ll post an update when the links go live!

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Here is the link for The Black Series 6″ The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary 4-LOM/Zuckuss figure set! We’ll post an update when the links go live!

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Here is the link for The Black Series 6″ The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary Han Solo (Carbonite) figure! We’ll post an update when the links go live!

The card art for The Vintage Collection Luke Skywalker (Stormtrooper) figure has been revealed. Nice touch, Hasbro! If it can’t be POTF, this is the next best thing!

Hasbro is inviting fans to their first ever Fan First Friday livestream on their Hasbro Pulse Facebook page! The stream will begin on May 1st, 12 pm EST (that is 18:00 CET for people in Central Europe and 17:00 for people in the UK). Not only will Hasbro talk about our “favorite Star Wars figure lines”, there may also be a few pre-orders available on that day! So mark the date in your calendar and don’t forget to join the livestream on May 1st! What do you think may be revealed? SDCC exclusives that will no longer be available at SDCC?

There is a new TARGET reset next week! We have some details to share! (more….)

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Those of you who ordered the Retro Collection online through Walmart’s website will have to wait “an unknown amount of time” before you see your orders fulfilled. JTA has learned that stock has been delayed because of the pandemic, and it will take some time before Walmart online can fill them. Please note, Retro Collection figures arriving in filled displays at some Walmart stores are part of a separate inventory and not part of the online stock units. It’s suggested to leave your orders in their current pre-ordered status as the expectation remains that they will eventually be filled and shipped out to collectors. Currently, there is no impact on The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary 6″ figures. And the effect on new The Vintage Collection figures remains unknown. We will continue to follow this developing story, and provide updates as they become available. In the meantime, check out the complete wave of The Empire Strikes Back figures RIGHT HERE.

Hasbro Pulse has revealed The Vintage Collection K-2SO card front, and it’s gorgeous. Hopefully, the figure will ultimately look just as good. Check it out! Special thanks to JTA reader Todd C. for the alert!

Dorkside Toys also released an image of the carded Power Droid. They kept it faithful to the vintage Kenner release. Check the image out by clicking the thumbnail below for a larger one. Special thanks to JTA reader Ruari W. for the alert!