Black Series 6" Archive Re-Releases

[tmanthegreat]

I didn’t order this wave from Hasbro Pulse and instead went with Entertainment Earth.  I received my order a couple weeks ago.

[GrandMoffNick]

Anyone see this next wave up for pre order today? I still don't have an opened Thrawn (only the exclusive boxed one)

[Nicklab]

I managed to decipher the "50" in the upper corner of the packaging.  2021 will mark 50 years since the formation of Lucasfilm as a company.

The character selections for the upcoming wave are decent.  We knew that Commander Cody was going to get reissued.  And now we can get a cleaner Hoth Luke Skywalker and Han Solo with the brown coat.  But I'm blanking on the 4th figure in the wave.

[GrandMoffNick]

Anyone see this next wave up for pre order today? I still don't have an opened Thrawn (only the exclusive boxed one)

Thrawn

[Nicklab]

The re-release of Thrawn seems much more loaded in light of what Ahsoka said in Chapter 13 of The Mandalorian.  Could Thrawn finally be coming to live action?

Jayson also seems to be rumoring as many as 3 waves of Black Series Archive figures for 2021.  Wave 1 already got announced.  And I thought I saw a cryptic message that people shouldn't be paying inflated secondary market prices for the Tusken Raider after the season 2 premiere of The Mandalorian.  It makes me wonder if one of the figures in the Archive line will be a Tusken.

[GrandMoffNick]

I see Dorkside has the next Archive wave up for pre order. If anyone notices Thrawn on Amazon please let me know.

[Jeff]

Going up for Pre-Order this afternoon - 2021 Archive Wave 2.  Looks like most of these are from The Mandalorian or the 5th Anniversay of Rogue One (or both).

[Nicklab]

It's a very solid lineup.  I'm very glad to see the standard version of the Shoretrooper here because that figure was difficult to come by when it was a Walmart exclusive.  And I'm definitely glad to see the Tusken Raider return.  That figure seemed to come and go very quickly.  And with the prevalence of the Tuskens in The Mandalorian I'm glad to see this figure back in circulation.

This wave seems remarkable because we're getting two figures that had previously been retail exclusives.  It seems like that had been more of an obstacle in the past.  But seeing how we're 5 years past the release of Rogue One, maybe we're outside of the contractual window.  That, and Toys R Us as it was, no longer exists.

[McMetal]

Great selections...all army builders!

[P-Siddy]

So, did the previous Archive (Hoth Han/Luke, etc) wave not make it to Pulse or is it just fan channel?

[Jeff]

Still can't find the Thrawn wave on Amazon, but here are the pre-orders for new wave

Shoretrooper - https://amzn.to/3a9oKl0

Death Trooper - https://amzn.to/3mrCOcp

Tank Driver - https://amzn.to/3oScedM

Tusken Raider - https://amzn.to/3oQDxVV

[P-Siddy]

Still can't find the Thrawn wave on Amazon, but here are the pre-orders for new wave

That is weird... but not unprecedented, right?

[Jeff]

That is weird... but not unprecedented, right?

I'm sure they will go up eventually - probably no rush since they weren't tied to a Mando Monday PR push/reveal. 

[Jeff]

Next Black Series Archive Wave was pipeline revealed at today's live-stream:
- Emperor Palpatine
- Skiff Guard Lando
- ANH C-3PO
- Dengar

We will probably see more info on these at Pulse Con in October.

[Nicklab]

Most of these are decent choices.  That Palpatine figure originally came out in 2015.  And Dengar has become a really HTF figure on the secondary market.  Not so sure about Lando.  And with this ANH version of C-3PO, how much will it really get updated?

The photo real deco is one of the big selling points in whether I buy these or not.  I think I might just wait on all of these though - they're not a high priority with tomorrow's pre-order bonanza.