Good Monday morning to all you working stiff.  I’m currently on vacation, so if you are reading this, it means I successfully configured the twenty seven elements to get this to post automatically.  We end our string of Throwback Reviews (temporarily), to review a contemporary item.  Please check out the SDCC ‘14 exclusive Jabba the Hutt’s Throne.

And the post above gives us a two-fer.  The only difference with this gallery is the packaging.

From 2009 through 2010, Hasbro did Rogue One justice releasing definitive versions of the pilot, gunner and the uniquely decorated Snowspeeder itself.  Even though the other two thirds of that grouping are currently unavailable, Hasbro has decided to re-release the gunner in the Black Series. Check out our gallery and review of Dak Ralter.

Our review train keep rolling with today’s review of the Black Series re-release of 2011’s Bastila Shan figure.

Timeliness of reporting is overrated.  So this Sunday morning we bring your our review of last year’s San Diego Comic Con Exclusive Boba Fett and Han Solo in Carbonite block.  Unfortunately, this set isn’t as “skippable” as I once thought and the reason is in the second preview pic below.

Like superstitious hotels, the Black Series has decided to skip #13 so we conclude Phase I of the 6” line with figure #14, the Phase I Clone Trooper (note:  in reality #13 was skipped due to a delay in the Chewbacca figure).  Check out what may be our only Clone Trooper in the 6” line for a while.

Despite the fact that the community seams to have universally declared its fatigue for Episode III Anakin Skywalker figures, Hasbro dipped into that well for the final wave of Phase I of the Black Series 6” line.  But as we’ve repeatedly seen, the supreme articulation of the 6” line makes the dueling Jedi figures pretty fun.  Check it out.

Our friends at Jedi Temple Archives have reviewed production samples or the upcoming 3.75” Black Series wave 5 (scheduled for September in the US).  If you haven’t done so already, I urge you to take a look.

Today we make our first Black Series 6” Deluxe review.  It’s the highly anticipated Speeder Bike with Biker Scout.  Unfortunately the recent quality issues are not contained to the 3.75” line.  Click through for our finding.

It took most of my morning, three Targets and one very nice associate, but my Sunday mission of tracking down the 6” deluxe figures was a success.  Only one Target in my area received these and they only had one case.

Our friends at Yakface are reporting that the 18 figure “re-launch” case for the Black Series 3.75” line has been cancelled. This marks the second time that solicitations for an atypical cases size were taken and then soon cancelled.  The 8 figure 6” line assortment received a similar fate.

I know I’m stating the obvious here, but a look at Black Series pre-orders shows that the line is absolutely ground to a halt.

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This comes due to a timely heads up from our friends at Jedi Temple Archives.  The Walgreens exclusive prototype Boba Fett is up for pre-order on walgreens.com.  These probably won’t last long.

A new e-tailer called Beyond Mortality Toys is offering pre-orders for the fall Black Series figures for below MSRP.  Ree Yees, Starsher and the big 18 for $8.92.  6” Boba Fett for $16.99.  Wow.

Thank you to Darth Chuck MC for the heads up on this.

Update:    We just received the following from Martin, the owner of Beyond Morality Toys:  “I’ve been striving to make our prices the best on the web, and right now through the end of the month there’s 15% off store wide and free shipping to the US and Canada!”

By now you’ve seen the list of the initial 18 figures that will appear for the launch of the Black Series refresh packaging either here or at our friends Jedi Temple Archives.  The figure roster has been met with some consternation by some, but we here at Bantha Skull think it’s a pretty smart play by Big H.  Hit the read more link for our quick analysis.

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