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Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Reply #825 on: January 15, 2024, 04:39 PM »
Do we know if he is replacing someone or stepping in as the new lead over the existing team?
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Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Reply #826 on: January 15, 2024, 06:21 PM »
It’s my understanding that some people from the Star Wars team were let go from Hasbro on account of the layoffs.  Whether or not Evans is stepping in to a new role or replacing someone?  I think only the people at Hasbro are privy to that information.
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Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Reply #827 on: January 16, 2024, 11:50 AM »
I guess I should add that I believe that Steve is heading both Star Wars and Marvel (still).

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Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Reply #828 on: January 17, 2024, 10:10 AM »
I guess I should add that I believe that Steve is heading both Star Wars and Marvel (still).

I think he’s going to be the design & development lead for both brands.  I don’t know if that equates to being the brand manager, but it’s definitely a senior role.
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Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Reply #829 on: January 17, 2024, 10:25 AM »
I hope Emily wasn't let go...she's like the one person who seems to "get" TVC over there.
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Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Reply #830 on: January 17, 2024, 10:57 AM »
I guess I should add that I believe that Steve is heading both Star Wars and Marvel (still).

I think he’s going to be the design & development lead for both brands.  I don’t know if that equates to being the brand manager, but it’s definitely a senior role.

Thank you.  I guess I should have said "I believe that Steve is working on both Star Wars and Marvel" not heading.

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Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Reply #831 on: January 17, 2024, 11:25 AM »
I hope Emily wasn't let go...she's like the one person who seems to "get" TVC over there.

I saw her respond to the news on IG. She congratulated Steve and said that she was looking forward to working with him.  So I think that’s a positive sign. 
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Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Reply #832 on: January 17, 2024, 01:23 PM »
I hope Emily wasn't let go...she's like the one person who seems to "get" TVC over there.

I saw her respond to the news on IG. She congratulated Steve and said that she was looking forward to working with him.  So I think that’s a positive sign.

That is definitely good news there.

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Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Reply #833 on: January 22, 2024, 10:06 AM »
I hope Emily wasn't let go...she's like the one person who seems to "get" TVC over there.

I saw her respond to the news on IG. She congratulated Steve and said that she was looking forward to working with him.  So I think that’s a positive sign.

That is definitely good news there.

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Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Reply #834 on: January 24, 2024, 04:23 PM »
I don't know about the future, but the present is weak.  I know there's a few pipelined figures and a pair of prequel retro waves, but in terms of preorders, my full list is:

Low Effort Repacks / Repaints / Kit-Bashes
Epic Heroes Ahsoka
Epic Heroes Luke
Epic Heroes Vader
Epic Heroes Grogu
Epic Heroes Stormtrooper
Epic Heroes Mando
Epic Heroes Paz Vizla
Epic Heroes Sabine
TVC Axe Woves Privateer
TVC Grogu
TVC Mines of Mandalore Mando - Low Effort Repaint / Kit Bash
TVC Cassian Andor - Low Effort Repaint / Photoreal
TVC Finn - Low Effort Repaint / Photoreal
TVC X-Wing Pilot Luke - Low effort Re-release

High-Quality Re-do's and Clever use of Old Parts:
TVC Phase I Clone Trooper - More Clones, at least it looks good...
TVC Jabba's Throne - Existing Stuff, but done well
TVC Count Dooku - Re-Do of an Existing Character
TVC Mandalorian Fleet Commander - Low Effort Kit Bash, but at least it's a new character
TVC Bracca Mission Captain Rex - Low Effort re-do, using the new body
TVC Deluxe Jango Fett
TVC Mural Colors Sabine / Chopper
TVC Clone 4-Pack

Actual New Stuff
TVC Professor Huyang
TVC Ghost / Hera, Kanan, Zeb, Ezra

There are so many interesting characters that have never been made before and Hasbro seems to have nearly no interest in any of it.  The reveals yesterday left me salty about this stuff.
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Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Reply #835 on: January 24, 2024, 05:25 PM »
In more Hasbro Star Wars brand team news?  Patrick has moved over to Nerf and is no longer with the Star Wars team. 
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Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Reply #836 on: January 25, 2024, 06:47 PM »
In more Hasbro Star Wars brand team news?  Patrick has moved over to Nerf and is no longer with the Star Wars team.

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Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Reply #837 on: January 26, 2024, 07:53 PM »
In more Hasbro Star Wars brand team news?  Patrick has moved over to Nerf and is no longer with the Star Wars team.

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Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Reply #838 on: February 16, 2024, 11:51 AM »
Not sure on the best place to put this so this seems as good as any -

https://mrstevie18.wixsite.com/my-site

Steve Evans updated his website with some nifty TVC photo-checklists.  Looks like the Ghost pack-in figures will get the special HASxxx numbering, while Sabine/Chopper will get standard VC#s. 

VC307 Count Dooku
VC308 Finn (Starkiller Base)
VC309 Phase I Clone Trooper

VC317 Captain Rex

VC202 Ahsoka (Siege of Mandalore)
VC322 R7-A7
VC323 CH-33P (Cheep)
VC324 RG-G1 (G-G)

VC66A Salacious Crumb
VC325 8D8

VC332 Sabine Wren
VC333 Chopper (C1-10P)

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Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« Reply #839 on: February 16, 2024, 11:56 AM »
Those checklists are super cool.  Nice!

Seems odd that it's on Steve's site and not on Hasbro's somewhere.