Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: SM-33 (Epic World of Action). The only figure of this character so far, it's in the kid line and has telescoping forearms. That's a new featre! A droids go it's distinctive, very large, and hopefully something you'll find in a store near you at some point. Read on!

This week in Star Wars Q&A - American Maid? No wait, American made. Both questions have to do with the "bargaining" phase of moving the production of collector action figures to America, which won't be happening this year. Or next year. Probably ever.

Also, we're out of questions for next week. Send in new questions.

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From the look of reports, online inventory, and lack of order processing, Target's exclusive Star Wars Retro Collection Star Wars: A New Hope Figure Multipack with the Sandtrooper and Dr. Evazan did not make it out on the release date today. Other Hasbro The Black Series exclusives like the Andor Range Trooper and the reissue Rogue One Jedha Stormtrooper are reportedly in stock around the country, so happy hunting on those two today.

Where does that leave the retro set?  Updated 4/28.

While it doesn't say so in the headline, Hasbro has a new press release confirming the renewal of Star Wars (and Marvel) licenses. Agreement Grants Hasbro Continued Global Toy & Board Game Merchandising Rights for the Iconic Brands.

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Jawa (Mos Eisley, The Vintage Collection). It's a nice Jawa, but it's made from parts dating back up to 10 years. Some parts come from a 3 3/4-inch 2-pack of Jawas from The Black Series, but mostly he shares elements with the Offworld Jawa and Teeka. This new one comes with a playset! It's still a nice Jawa, but you might have a very similar figure or three in your clan already. Read on!

Just in case your news feeds weren't beating you to death with it - in which case, good for you for avoiding the algorhythm - Andor kicked off its second season tonight with three episodes.  We'll be getting three new episodes weekly until all twelve are up.

No spoilers: I just watched the first one and had a great time.   You can almost hear the writers cackling in the background, almost as loudly as the toy collectors will be complaining about the lack of toys (not collectibles, toys) for this one.   There's a vehicle you'll see and go "Oh man, I want a Retro/Vintage/Black Series/Micro Galaxy Squadron of that!"  There are fun and in some cases goofy characters that, sadly, will most likely not become plastic in this era of adult collectibles.   Now that I've finished dinner I'm going to go check out the second one.

Also don't forget Light & Magic season 2 is up as well - there are three episodes. 

Ad: Andor returns tonight, so it seems like a good time to get the Star Wars The Black Series Death Trooper Helmet Prop Replica out there! With electronic lights and sounds, this full-head helmet looks amazing.

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Dark Trooper (Epic World of Action). I haven't seen it in a store myself yet, but if you do? You should get one. It's big, it's sturdy, it's cheap, and the paint on the figure is very good. I am not crazy about both the blaster and blast effect being clear red, but it's still pretty excellent. Read on!

Deadline reports ‘Star Wars’ Series In Works From Carlton Cuse & Nick Cuse. What do we know about it so far? ...pretty much just that. Carlton Cuse worked on Lost and Nick Cuse worked on that very entertaining Watchmen show.

The other small screen efforts known/believed to be coming are Ahsoka season 2 (presumably 2026 or 2027), Andor season 2 (tomorrow), and Darth Maul Shadow Lord (2026.) 

This week in Star Wars Q&A - Articulation? It's improving in the kid line, but the kid line probably won't have more collector characters. Bags! Should we explore Kenner/Hasbro baggie packaging again?

Also don't forget Andor Season 2 starts Tuesday, and in theory Target will have that Retro Collection 6-pack on its way to you by this time next week (if not in-hand.)  Hey, at least it's a good present.  Who knows about the future?

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In addition to some new toys, Lucasfilm actually had some new shows to announce.

Light & Magic Season 2 is on Disney+ right now.  Three episodes were added, letting you watch ILM's days in the digital era.  Season 1 focused on the early days.

Andor Season 2 streams April 22, 2025.  That's Tuesday!

Season 3 of Young Jedi Adventures is coming this Fall.  There are no more Hasbro products planned for this show.

Star Wars Visions - Season 3 is due October 29, 2025.

Darth Maul: Shadow Lord is the next big cartoon.   It's due in 2026 and will follow Maul after The Clone Wars but before his rematch with Kenobi on Rebels.

The Mandalorian and Grogu movie hits theaters May 26, 2026.

Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi is a new anime series based on the Star Wars: Visions episode.  It should be out at some point in 2026.

Ahsoka Season 2 is in the works now, and has no release date given.  2026 or 2027 seems likely.

Star Wars Celebration is in Los Angeles for the first time since 2007 and will take place in 2027. (The article has an error and says it was last in LA in 2006.)

Star Wars: Starfighter is a new movie starring Ryan Gosling and directed by Shawn Levy.  It takes place five years after The Rise of Skywalker and is expected in theaters May 28, 2027.

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Hasbro is dripping out a lot of reveals with Celebration Japan!  At a panel, they revealed The Vintage Collection Crosshair as well as a smattering of characters from The Black Series.   Dash Rendar, Nightsister Merrin, a Cal Kestis/Turgle/Skoova Stev set, and others should be up for pre-order in just a few hours.

Also exciting is a Gizmodo piece with 3 new reveals.  A new Bantha for The Vintage Collection will be going to Pulse/Disney, and it has a mouth that opens with visible teeth!  That's new! 

A de-armored Cobb Vanth for The Vintage Collection image is also making the rounds, as well as a Rocket Trooper - another Stormtrooper variant from Jedi Survivor.   You'll also see Moff Gideon (Dark Trooper Armor).

The Shawn Levy movie has been revealed and it's Star Wars: Starfighter. It takes place five years after the final sequel movie The Rise of Skywalker. There's not much else to go on yet, so presumably we're in some sort of post-First Order/One Order remnant situation. Or pirates?

It starts production this fall.

If there are any legacy characters in it, I have not yet seen the announcement.

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Hasbro do that Grogu (The Book of Boba Fett, The Retro Collection) that they do so well!

This is a pretty clever idea for a product. It's a reissue of the obscure Kenner Dagoah training backpack, with a reissue of "The Child" and a frog from 2021. Since the wave never hit mass market retailers it can be tough to say if it sold well or not, but I rarely saw them on closeout shelves and odds are a lot of fans might want it just for the backpack. I think it's worth getting, but I generally like all of these a fair amount. Also I believe this is my last unreviewed Retro figure until the red dot ships their exclusive set around the end of the month. Read on!