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The Boba Fett (Throne Room) figure is beautiful, but it’s also a scam. Hasbro wants you to believe it’s a “DELUXE” figure! (Psst! It’s not!) You just have to pay a “DELUXE” price for it is all. (more….)

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Pre-orders are now open for the last of the Obi-Wan Wednesdays reveals. This week was all about The Black Series. Click below for pre-order links.

• Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jabiim) (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
• Teeka (Jawa) (Target Exclusive)

There is a new addition to The Black Series [Phase IV] Gaming Greats sub-line: Nightbrother Archer. Will this one join your other figures? (more….)

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The final Obi-Wan Wednesdays reveal two more The Black Series figures:

• Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jabiim)
• Teeka (Jawa)

Both figures will be available to pre-order on Thursday, June 30 at 1 PM Eastern. Obi-Wan Kenobi will be a general release, and Teeka will be a Target exclusive.

We have just a couple of pre-orders today from this week’s Obi-Wan Wednesday reveals. Click below for each pre-order page.

The Vintage Collection

• Obi-Wan Kenobi Action Figure Set (Amazon Exclusive)

The Black Series

• NED-B (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)

Check out the latest Hasbro Obi-Wan Wednesdays reveals, due to go up for pre-order tomorrow at 1 PM Eastern. Stop by the main site for all of today’s official reveals.

The Black Series adds the deluxe NED-B to the lineup, and our friends over at Banthaskull.com have helped reveal the next The Vintage Collection multipack from Obi-Wan Kenobi featuring Ben Kenobi (Tibidon Station), Teeka, and Purge Trooper (Phase II Armor). The TVC multipack will be an Amazon exclusive. 

Entertainment Earth just landed a bunch of new The Vintage Collection and The Black Series for pre-order, including some previous Walmart and Target exclusives. Visit their Star Wars section to check out the complete listing.

Obi-Wan Wednesdays also dropped The Black Series Tala (Imperial Officer). Look for her to go up for pre-order tomorrow at 1 PM Eastern.

More Obi-Wan Wednesdays reveals include two new The Black Series figures: 1-JAC and Purge Trooper (Phase II Armor). Both figures will be Walmart exclusives, available to pre-order tomorrow at 1 PM Eastern. Click here for the official release.

It’s the Twilight Zone for Hasbro distribution anymore. The Black Series Scout Trooper (Holiday Edition) has finally been found in a Fishkill, NY Walmart. It’s only 6 months late. Thanks to LJ Wood for the report!

The Black Series Gaming Greats RC-1207 (Sev) is available to pre-order again. Thanks to JTA reader Brett for the alert!

Amazon has the six-inch The Black Series Boba Fett (Throne Room) available to order, with a ship date of July 10 for those that still need it. Thanks to JTA reader Jon for the alert!

Walgreens has the TBS Clone Trooper (212th Battalion) in stock and ready to ship. Thanks to JTA reader Brett for the alert!

Pre-orders are open for both the Target exclusive Ben Kenobi (Tibidon Station) and general release Darth Vader. Click below for pre-order pages:

• Darth Vader (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
• Ben Kenobi (Tibidon Station) (Target Exclusive)

Today’s Obi-Wan Wednesdays reveals include The Black Series Darth Vader and Ben Kenobi (Tibidon Station). Click here for the full list of reveals. Look for pre-orders to go live tomorrow at 1 PM Eastern. Ben Kenobi will be a Target exclusive.

There are a lot of pre-orders, so you are going to be busy! Here’s hoping our list of links will help! Click below for product pages (We’ll add links as we find them)!

Note: Entertainment Earth is still offering free shipping on all of today’s pre-orders of $39+ using the code SUNFREE22!

UPDATE #1: The Jon Favreau (Pre Vizsla) Celebration exclusive is now available

UPDATE #2: Gaming Greats Riot Scout Trooper Added

The Vintage Collection

• Dark Trooper (Entertainment Earth  • Amazon)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi (Wandering Jedi) (Entertainment Earth  • Amazon)
• R2-SHW (Antoc Merrick’s Droid) (Entertainment Earth)
• Jedi Survivor 3-Pack (Entertainment Earth)
• Rebel Soldier (Echo Base) Troop Builder (Pulse Exclusive)

The Black Series

• Aayla Secura (Entertainment Earth  • Amazon)
• Darth Maul (Mandalore) (Entertainment Earth  • Amazon)
• Fifth Brother (Entertainment Earth  • Amazon)
• Fourth Sister (Entertainment Earth  • Amazon)
• Grand Inquisitor (Entertainment Earth  • Amazon)
• Magistrate Greef Karga (Entertainment Earth  • Amazon)
• Riot Scout Trooper (GameStop exclusive)
• Obi-Wan & Darth Vader Concept Art Set (ShopDisney Exclusive)

The Black Series Archive

• Han Solo (Entertainment Earth  • Amazon)
• Princess Leia Organa (Boushh) (Entertainment Earth  • Amazon)
• Grand Moff Tarkin (Entertainment Earth  • Amazon)
• Chewbacca (Entertainment Earth  • Amazon)

Retro Collection

• Luke Skywalker (Snowspeeder) Prototype Edition (Target exclusive)

The Black Series Roleplay

• Artillery Trooper Helmet (Entertainment Earth)
• L0-LA59 (Lola) Interactive Electronic Droid (Entertainment Earth)
• L0-LA59 (Lola) Animatronic Edition Droid (Entertainment Earth)

Full Case Assortments & Sets (via Entertainment Earth)

• The Black Series Wave 11 Case of 8
• The Black Series Archive Wave 5 Case
• The Black Series Archive Wave 5 Set of 4

Figures like The Client are boring in The Black Series [Phase IV] line. (more….)

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IGN revealed the first Star Wars Celebration Hasbro exclusive: The Black Series Jon Favreau (Paz Vizsla). Attendees can (you guessed it) pre-order this exclusive with a special one-time code obtained at Celebration. Afterward, there will be limited quantities for general pre-order. Due Fall 2022 and priced at $39.99. Click through for the full story.

In Greek, “omega” means “the end.” But we’re just beginning Research Droids Reviews Season 14 with Omega (Kamino) from The Black Series [Phase IV] line. Is this what Disney Star Wars has come to now? (more….)

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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.

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The Black Series Echo is now listed at $17.70 at Walmart.com. Thanks to JTA reader Jon for the alert!

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The Black Series Boba Fett (Throne Room) has been hitting brick and mortar stores this week and is also showing up to order on Walmart.com. As of this post, it is in stock but has been going in and out frequently. If it’s listed as unavailable, keep checking back!

Here is a decent action figure. The Black Series [Phase IV] Umbra Operative ARC Trooper(GG09) figure is rather bright and cautiously colorful. (more….)

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Reports are beginning to pour in that collectors are finding The Black Series [Phase IV] Antoc Merrick 6-inch figure at their local Walgreens instead of Target. Special thanks to JTA readers Chad R. and Glenn W. for the images and reports.

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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.