ATTENTION HASBRO:  Funko Has Thrown Down The Episode VI Gauntlet

I don't collect Funko product. It's not that I have anything against it, but I have to manage my collecting. I'm an obsessive collector. Moderation does not enter into the discussion when I'm collecting something. I'm usually either all in or all out. Occasional dabbling is allowed. I'm a dabbler.

Having said all of that, I was stopped dead in my tracks as I passed the hipster collecting section at Walmart. Not only did I spot a wave of Return of the Jedi Pops, one of them is among my most wanted TVC figures: Ewok Village Leia!

But wait, there's more!

Flipping the box over reveals that Emperor Palpatine is part of this wave, which is perhaps the single most needed TVC figure at this point. In fact a proper Episode VI Emperor and Ewok Village Leia are my two most wanted figures in TVC. Period.

At this point I feel like I need to goad Hasbro into making these figures. If this were one of those rapping battles you often see, Funko has thoroughly dismissed Hasbro while dropping the microphone. This is my reaction:

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