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Hasbro Pulse Reveal Thoughts & Fan Expo NOLA Haul

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 Hasbro Pulse had their 1st livestream this year, and there was good news for both the Vintage Collection and Sixer Scum (lighten up, Sixers), aka Black Series! One Black Series reveal in particular caught my interest. This past weekend I made it down to Fan Expo NOLA, and while I didn't exactly get a lot of stuff when it came to figures, I did make some great comic book finds, plus a bootleg Blu Ray set that Disney should have already released. So today's post will cover all of the reveals, and all the hauls!  BLACK SERIES REVEALS  Watto, Taun We and a Geonosian Warrior are coming to the Sixer line in a fan channel wave. Yes, all that is good. But I'm not interested in that. What I am interested in is below:  Images from Yakface. Lord Starkiller, from the alternate ending of The Force Unleashed. And this is the version I've wanted in the 3.75 inch scale forever. I've been tempted to spend the $200 customs of this figure go for on eBay. But he comes with 6 lightsabe...

2026 SWTVC March Madness

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 It's that time of year as the SWTVC March Madness is in effect! Voting is open now, and the link to vote is here:  https://linktr.ee/swtvc From there you can click on the March Madness tab and select the 25 figured you want. The only rule is they have to be all newly tooled figuues. This isn't a normal way to start the year off on my blog; but with it being earlier to get the list in, and taking New Year's weekend off, let's go! I'll go from 25 (lowest preference) to 1st (highest preference).  25. Throne Room Rey (Episode 8). I can't stand the movie, but wouldn't object to Rey being done from this scene. I mean, she's the most popular character Lucasfilm (from a movie perspective if you believe Lucasfilm rumors) has and is appearing in a new movie, right? Right?!  24. Supreme Leader Kylo Ren (Episode 9). He needs the rebuilt helmet, unhelmeted head, lightsabers (lit and unlit) and he can also double as Ben Solo.  23. Wrecker (Bad Batch). Since we only h...