I hadn’t seen that! I didn’t want any other news videos because I like to make sure my take is my own and not influenced by other channels, but I’ll check it out. That’s an awesome detail!
I just got into this Black Series collecting like last month so the archive figures are much appreciated! Very excited for that Grievous figure! He looks awesome!
Pretty awesome news! I'm mostly excited about General Grevious, and the Archives line. I'm amazed that it took this long for Hasbro to finally produce a Grevious figure. It's about damn time. Honestly, we need more prequel-era figures. Even if those are not some the best Star Wars movies, they had characters that would make amazing action figures. I couldn't be more thrilled about the Archives line as well. I don't have ANY of those figures that they are re-releasing. Not one. And the fact that are receiving tweaks to improve them? Even better. I feel like the Archives line is going to be Hasbro's way of redoing the older figures using the face-printing and applying better paint jobs. I fully expect to see figures like Bespin Luke, Jedi Luke, Slave Leia, Boushh Leia, Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious, ROTS Obi-Wan, ANH Han, and maybe even Darth Maul get the same treatment eventually. I am officially not buying any helmetless human characters that were done pre-2018, when Hasbro started using the photo-real tech. I will wait for them to get re-released in the Archives line. Now I am actually kinda glad that I got into collecting this series late. I get better versions without feeling like I have to buy them again and essentially pay double for an upgrade.
I'm in the same boat although i did just buy the 2016 exclusive kylo ren with the banner because it was on sale and there was one left. He will probably get an update but if he does i will either just keep this one with his helmet on or buy the new version. Not buying any other helmet-less one's though, that was a one off impulse purchase and I'll most likely never take his mask off.
Trooper Han, Rocket trooper and Anakin is my wish list out of the bunch. Oh and Mike, you're my favourite collector on youtube, just be yourself, don't change and keep up the great work!
Hey Mike, it’s William. We’ve chatted before, via the UA-cam comments like this, about my frustration finding the Gamorrean Guard. We’ll my frustration has finally ended with my perseverance! Tonight, 10/16/18, I walked into my local Target fully expecting to be let down YET AGAIN. There, in the “toy” isle, were 9! (Count em’ 9)! case fresh Solo MOLOCHs! I got down on the floor, pulled them all out to check the back, where no one thinks to look. There in the very back of all the Moloch’s was 1 lone Gamorrean Guard 😎! They get a whole case of Moloch’s and yet only 1 Guard! Just wanted to let you know I found my 2018 Holy Grail of the Black Series! Yippie!
I find this UA-cam channel and I have to say that it's amazing to find finally something like this. Nice video and AWESOME UA-cam channel, congratulations Mike😃😃😃
I know this is an older video buy im just coming back after giving up the black series. Its been difficult collecting these where i am in canada and buying online fetches high prices. However even though im still behind and just getting the solo wave ive gotten back into it. So thanks mike for making these great videos which helped renew my interest!
Those archive figures look great! I think people being salty because old figures are being rereleased, and are afraid of devaluing of the original figures has me 🤦♂️. Obviously, they haven’t been Collecting for long enough to understand that their will always be value in a original over a rerelease. Rereleases are never the same. I personally won’t get the archive figures due to me already having the originals but it’s a great chance for people who don’t have them, to get them. I’m all for fair play. All Collectors should have chance to get the figures they want. Also, Collecting should be fun, not a chore. I feel like people who collect for a investment do it as a chore and can never truly appreciate the figures. They only see dollar signs. Great vid! 👍
Mike you're my favorite toy show I watch you always make a bad day better n you present in a way like no other keep up the awesome work. If I wasn't such a lazy ass I'd make videos because of you but ya I'm just not that motivated lol
Ayyy great video, just found your channel man. I think I've seen we're getting a Revan archive figure too. Not sure if they've updated anything in his sculpt. Good luck getting those troopers man, especially that GameStop exclusive
I am new to collecting so the archive line is like a dream come true for me. I am excited for all the new stuff always but the thing i am most pumped about is those little action stands. I noticed them in all the reveal videos i watched and thought to myself why can't we get those.. so if it is real that is great news. Good stuff as alway Mike
Man you should totally do more news videos. I loved this! I am totally stoked for the the clone wars obi, i really hope they continue with that and give us a bunch more from clone wars. I want a savage opress, the night sisters, Cad Bane, plus all of the different jedi that appear in that. and think about the different clone troopers they could do. Alot of opportunity there if they so choose.
I don’t want to do too many because I don’t want to become a news source. I’m afraid if I focus on that I won’t have time to do my normal videos unboxings and reviews that I like doing. But I’ll definitely do them as they happen! I may do one for transformers and/or marvel legends since I collect those.
I saw! I might make a video on Vintage collection, but i feel like it will be disingenuous because I don’t collect that scale. I have no interest in those figures and most of the ones they showed off at NYCC are re-releases of older figures.
I worry about the materials that Hasbro will choose to make Grievous out of. If it's the same overly bendy plastic that we get for most figures, then I expect Grievous to be a warped mess, that can't support its own weight, within just a few weeks. The rereleases of Boba Fett and Bossk are the only definite purchases for me out of everything announced. Everything else is either a pass or something that I will need to see in person before I decide if I want it or not.
Honestly that was one of my first thoughts, but I wanted to make this video more positive. I’m hoping Hasbro learns from their mistakes with IG-88. That figure is an absolute mess.
I'm looking forward to the Archive line. Bossk was one that I have in the packaging but never found one to open. I also never got my hands on an IG-88...boxed or loose. To note, I don't keep mine in packaging for value but just because I like the look of the figures in the packaging so as a carded collector this line looks great and as I mentioned, I'm glad to have the chance to get a couple for adding to my opened collection. That Clone Wars Kenobi looks beautiful. I can't wait to get my hands on that one.
I'm with you on everything you said... well almost everything. I too keep all my boxes even though I open nearly every figure I purchase. But, I love the Collector friendly boxes. I love having the ability to re-package them as on card figures, it just gives you another display option. But, putting them on card really does suck. Unless they put them on a Collector friendly card where you don't have to damage the package in order to get to the figure.
Yeah I get it. I was just hoping to use it as an excuse to not collect the boxes anymore, but who am I kidding? I saved my 40th anniversary cards.... it wouldn’t help if they did.
Haha... Yeah, I saved those versions as well. When it comes to that type of bubble packaging I take a razor blade to the area right where the bubble meet the board. Then I'll do a precise cut, cutting just enough in order to free the figure. That keeps the bubble intact. Then just a little bit of tape and you can pretty much re-seal it. From a distance you can't even tell they've been opened. So Collector friendly packaging would really save me from myself and my OCD.
This new archive line and photo real technology is probably the best thing to happen to black series and one of the best things to happen to star wars lines in general. Looking at hoth leia and the old jabbas palace leia it's like night and day. It looks like it's from some specialised asian replica company it's that good. I've recently been looking at the pre orders for anakin and yoda at my local comic store and they look absolutely fantastic with this new tech. I'm currently holding off on older figures like qui gon because they will most likely all inevitably get redesigned and look 100x better. I just started getting into collecting black series so for now i will get either helmeted characters or characters that have been made with this tech. I'll wait for older faces to be updated in the archive line. The future looks bright for black series.
Mike, just to let you know, I finally found my General Veers Walgreens exclusive last night, at a Walgreens in a little town in Virginia (Louisa). So excited to have found him.
I got the archive rereleases and they all look amazing. I never had the original ig88 but I know it has trouble standing but the archive one is actually pretty easy to get to stand up if you want an option on it.
I think you got all the 6” stuff, but I do know they showed off a Klaatu and a Yak face in the 3.75”, along with a Han in trooper armor and a Clone trooper in that scale. Great work on the video!
Yeah I thought about inclusive the vintage line stuff in, but I don’t collect them so it was hard to be interested enough in tracking all the info down.
At the panel they said Grievous would be $30 and the 4 arms could be switched out for 2. The stands will come with any figure that features them in the picture.
I can't cite it but I remember hearing that upon asking if the Black Series was going into the Clone Wars show in 2019 that they were. What I'm really hoping for is for them to full dive into the Clone Wars. Figures I'd expect to see are an Ashoka, Ventress, and B1. The ones I'd really like to see but am not sure we will are Fives, Echo, Magna Guard, and a B2. Fives and Echo have been on my wishlist for Black Series for years. I really hope we get to see them in the line next year.
I am most excited for that Grievous figure, the paint is on point and that cloth cape makes me just mmm in satisfaction. Combine him with the clone armor Kenobi and you have a pretty sweet little scene for a display.
A 6-inch figure of young Kamino Boba Fett would be an awesome addition to the Black Series. His accessories could include a poncho, and Jango Fett's helmet. Also, we need a young Anakin Skywalker and Qui-Gon Jinn.
Interestng stuff Mike, for me the General G is the main want, I probably wont pick up most of these but I do like the look of the Scout Trooper. Great round up and thoughts.
Oh I have SOME. I’m in regular contact with friends outside the US and help some out with the Target exclusives. But I agree, in general I don’t like exclusives. They make finding figures waaaaay to annoying.
It’s not. While they are in the game, they look different. There’s also not a Battlefront or Battlefront 2 logo on the box like there was with the Inferno Squad Agent or the Shocktrooper. This design is specifically from Rebels.
I didnt start collecting until the 40th anniversary figures came out. I missed out on a lot of these that came out in 2013/2014. I would love to have them... But I’m not paying $100 for an action figure from eBay that was $20 retail. I was just going to be without them until they announced the archive collection. People like me are very happy that we don’t have to give in to scalpers to get some of these figures
Saw the thumbnail with the Rocket Trooper, awesome. Just watching Heroes of Mandalore where this rocket trooper appeared, he debuted in the Geonosis arc in season 3. Using the 2003 Clone Wars for drawing reference , Cool Obi Wan, needs his mullet head sculpt too.
Yeah, I really like the Mandalorian take on feudalism. Love the clans and house colours, hope they make everyone of them. The Mandalorian show should be amazing
General grievous is my favorite out of everything they announced this year so far! I cannot wait for this figure. Also hasbro announce that they are announcing more figures at three other conventions at the end of this month. I will tag you in the post on Instagram.
I would like to see Hasbro make the Stormtrooper figure fully available again with the Sandtrooper head sculpt and even include a pistol and commander pauldron as well.
That Han and Leia 2 pack is amazing. The D. Voss, meh. It looks ok and the two blades look wicked. I suppose the OCD completion will want it. Now for Grievous.....YES YES YES. Its finally coming. Good luck finding it, but its coming. I have been critical of a few things, Hasbro's distribution, scalpers hoarding everything worthwhile, but it seems like this year is looking good as far as new sculpts. I'm still irritated that there are some figures that have been or are being released 2-3 times. The last with the "new" face tech. That's all well and good, but that's $60+ on one character. It's just frustrating that short production runs or crappy distribution caused so many to go on eBay and spend big bucks for figures that are now being re-released. I hope Hasbro has learned a few things and this changes. The scalping won't but hopefully the horrible distribution will. But I will say these figures look awesome.
I feel yeah. Getting re-releases with updated sculpts ads up. I’ve spent $40 on that whit gown ANH Princess Leia now, and if they re-release her again with even better face printing I’ll probably end up buying her again. That’s $60 on one figure which sucks. I completely agree!
@@MikeKaess Yeah that's my biggest gripe. As far as some people not "into" certain figures....Don't buy them...lol. Thanks for the response and as always keep up the good work. At the end of the day there are still a boatload of figures I'd love to see made. Have you thought about doing a top ten wish list? Here's a few I'd love to see.....1) Chancellor Palpatine ROTSith before he becomes Sideous. They could give him 2 head sculpts..now that would rock. 2)Shaak-Ti love her look. 3) Kit Fisto...another Jedi who looks bad a$$. 4) Padme from AOTC Stadium battle damage. 5) Count Dooku(Should have been #1 sorry) 6) Zeb(Rebels) 7) Asajj Ventress 8)Mace Windu 9) Darth Plagieus 10)toss up...Darth Talon or ugh I can't remember his name ah Pre Visla with the Dark Saber and full Mandalorian Armor. That's a quick 10. I didn't think I'd get all 10 right away. But there are a lot of figures I'd like to see I guess..lol. What do you think. Oh and a couple of crime lords would be cool....Pykes maybe? Just an idea like I said.
Great video. So happy for the re-releases. 👍 People who collect carded figures are kidding themselves. I sold a #1 Black Series Luke figure for three times it's cost, but once you've paid fees on eBay and had all the hassle of postage; it's just not worth it. Unless you have a time machine and can travel back to the 1980's, there's no point; all it means is that people like me can't own this stuff because it's all in someone's attic.
I'm glad to see someone else that collects just because of the love of the toys and doesn't care that much about value. I do keep the 3.75 inch in package but the 6 inch comes out of the package and on my shelf. Hopefully this time I get a yoda that's not big bucks and I love that they are putting out general grievous. As for other characters I wouldn't mind seeing some more wookies other then Chewie or even another version of Chewie. Heck how about a Han and Chewie Hoth 2 pack .
Great video man, everything on your video is stuff I'd want especially the stands. Please Hasbro proper stands for the 6` series.As for what I would like to see is a full set of the Jedi Council from the prequels plus more characters from the KOTOR games.
The Obi Wan was a great reveal, BUT... he should have had his 2008 Clone Wars armor instead of the Tartakosvky version. I am so happy I will be able to get some of those hard-to-find figures now, although I have gotten a few of them, since I got into the line in '15.
I DID think it was a bit weird to go with the non-canon version of Clone Wars Obi Wan, but I have a feeling they did that to make the figure cheaper to produce. They have the body done, they just need to make a cape and new head and BOOM. Although the same could be said with some slight tweaking of the Episode 3 Obi-Wan. Add some shoulder and wrist armor and that one would be done.
Which is understandable, from their point of view, cloaked in "we want to celebrate the old cartoon" :-) and I believe he's not an exclusive either, due to the points you mention. Seems like all the exclusives are an excuse to put out new molds. Maybe they should name them Excusives instead haha
I love that they’re releasing the biker scout on his own. Mine and most I’ve seen of the original releases are severely bow-legged from the way they are packaged. Sign me up as a fan of the archive collection. I only need Bossk from those because of his terrible online only distribution
They all look great. Might as well start direct depositing money to Hasbro now. Wish they would release a ROTJ Luke & Leia with ponchos on a speeder bike. Would also like to see a Count Dooku & any prequel Jedi.
I hope someday Hasbro release Klaatu, Weequay, Squid Head and Nikto figures. I'm very exited for the release of Lando Calrissian in Skiff Guard it looks like Billy Dee Williams
Great video bro. My favorite are the troopers just like you. I am a army builder. I would like to see more aliens from the cantina maybe a Moftek & Kabe
My favorites and one’s I’m most excited about are all of them also! But seriously, I love Dr Aphra! I want Aphra and 0-0-0, and BT-1! I’m trying to order them in the set they come in in the Vintage Series Collection when it was sold as a SDCC 2018 Exclusive. But it’s SO expensive in the aftermarket! And it’s just a 3-3/4 size on top of that! Sellers on eBay try so hard to hose people, I hate it.
Star Wars the Black Series senior design director Steve Evans said that General Grievous will NOT be any kind of exclusive. Grievous is Hasbro's first $30.00 figure in the mainline. The Rocket trooper is also from the new Battlefront 2. Aphra and her killer droids are going to be main line releases. Biker Scout trooper is an Archive release. One of the rumors I heard was that the stands are only going to come with the exclusive figures (ie Slick hair Luke, Rocket Trooper, Clone Wars Obi Wan Kenobi). If Aphra was going to come with a stand they would've pictured it with her. The figure(s) I'm looking forward to most is probably General Grievous, Rocket trooper, and the Archive stuff.
Hooooooly crap that grievous looks amazing. I am getting my hands on that grievous one way or another. Same with the episode 3 Anakin. Really glad they’re rereleasing some of the older figures as I started collecting when the force awakens figures started coming out and I didn’t have a chance to get most of the figures in the first two series.
blister packs suck, the boxes are great especially if you like to take them out then there's still at least a better re-sale value. i don't think these will affect the older figs' value (maybe loose figs slightly) for us in-box collectors. for us in-box collectors the trick will be to get one with that stupid corner getting bent. just a terrible design. buying these things with the intent of someday reselling them at a profit is a bad idea, especially with hasbro at the wheel. case in point, baze and chirrut who would normally sell as a pair for $60 on feebay (which there's no real profit there) were recently seen at $5 Below for five bucks each and were snatched up. krennics were released there, too, and even those tend to be eventually picked up, i think, but probably more for the cape (i personally think thrawn with krennic's cape looks really good). so, unless you're a scalper striking while the iron is hot, i wouldn't count on these things appreciating except nominally, if at all. learn from us POTF2 collectors.... as for the figs, wow, they really suck! luke ~ with wet hair! wheeee! a couple of basically repaints with some different doodads to distract us from the fact that hasbro is basically re-using 90% of the same tooling. want the GG and the obi-wan, though, those are awesome, and the mimban han is excellent!
collectors will sell these guys loose or with the box for a buck or two more. not that you ever would, but if you ever did it's nice to know that ostensibly you'd get a wee bit more with the boxes (not that these will ever really appreciate in value, lol). no one will likely ever care about the blister card, nor will that likely add a penny to the re-sell value, imo, especially since there's an active box/blister card community for customs and repros.
Clone Lieutenant Padme Amidala Jar Jar Binks Captain Typho Senator Organa Captain Tarpals Boss Lyonie Naboo soldiers Gungan soldiers Count Dooku Darth Sidious Grievous's magma guards Magma droids Spider droids Super battle droids Droidekas
It looks like Aphra reuses Jaina's body, which is fantastic. Creepio looks so good, too. Now we need newborn Luke to fulfill the prophesy. I was planning on making a Genndy Wars Obi-Wan as a custom anyway, so this just saves me finding a head cast. I'll probably do an Inquisitor Trooper from Charles Soule's Vader series instead.
I went to the Comic Con Paris last week to buy the Han Solo with Leia Hoth Set and I love it ! Such an iconic scène and very well done figures both of them ! I really hope for you that you will be able to buy Hoth Han alone very soon. And I saw the new exclusive Padme figure (see my avatar) she looks amazing !
I have the clone wars Kenobi in the smaller version it's the one from the 2D clone wars cartoon. Basically the same except he comes with an awesome phase 1 clone trooper helmet
I'll get the Luke because I have to have them all. Yes I have a problem. But I agree, I would have preferred another character release. I just hope Hasbro doesn't get too lazy. I mean what would be next? A re-release of the original Han figure, and calling it the Han shot 2nd version? Hell, I'd most likely buy that one too.
I completely agree with the comment below,fuck the complaints about the Archives re-released figures,its a great idea.I missed out on the first release of Boba Fett & now its way too expensive..this way I can get one to open & display!
I want that Aphra. I already repainted a redarmed C3P0 for a custom 000. And I am using a Bandai Model kit R5 for a custom BT1. That Anakin has a great headsculpt but I already have a cast of it and I JUST got my Figuarts EP 3 Anakin in the mail today so no need for that. That Yoda SUCKS! Way too big and I have the 1/12 bandai model statue that I prefer. The IG88 will prob be the last Bounty Hunter I need to fill out the classic line up.
"6 inches is vastly superior." Haha Ok...The Obi Wan looks great. The Grievous looks great. The stands would be amazing!!!! There are so many poses that you can't achieve without a stand. But I need these archive figures. That Anakin one was scalped a ton and the Yoda one was meh. I'm waiting for my Bossk one...
I agree with Kaess; toys r for displaying, not keeping in a box that r meant to be ripped open. But if I ever “have” to sell, I’ll have to have them boxed. Tho, when I get a great job with a home of my own one day, I’m ripping open all 180 black series boxes . N throw them away!
I can't believe I am having to devote an entire shelf to Solo. I wish we could have done that with Rogue One. That being said, I really hope we get a couple more aliens and a young Han and an older Q'ira
Grevious is a must have!
For sure!
Where can I buy grievious?
Count Falconer buy the Bandai model kit instead. It’s much better and has way more detail
Count Falconer I got so excited when I saw the thumbnail
*"It'll be a fine addition to our collections!"*
I am happy that the archived figures are returning. I missed all of them.
Gentugo same here. Scalpers and EvilBay prices are EVIL.
I completely agree!
Are all of the old figures going to be back? I would love to have more clones of the VC.
It think it was Robo from Fwoosh who pointed out that Grievous has pockets for his light sabers in his cape. That’s pretty cool.
I hadn’t seen that! I didn’t want any other news videos because I like to make sure my take is my own and not influenced by other channels, but I’ll check it out. That’s an awesome detail!
Come on man...... Hasbro!!! Give us Cad Banes, Hondo Tanaka, Aurrrah Sing, Savage Oppress, Assagg Ventress....
Luckily, we’re getting. A Hondo! He’s part of a Galaxy’s Edge exclusive pack and looks pretty good.
I just got into this Black Series collecting like last month so the archive figures are much appreciated! Very excited for that Grievous figure! He looks awesome!
Yeah! I think the Archive collection is a great idea for collectors like you!
Pretty awesome news! I'm mostly excited about General Grevious, and the Archives line. I'm amazed that it took this long for Hasbro to finally produce a Grevious figure. It's about damn time. Honestly, we need more prequel-era figures. Even if those are not some the best Star Wars movies, they had characters that would make amazing action figures. I couldn't be more thrilled about the Archives line as well. I don't have ANY of those figures that they are re-releasing. Not one. And the fact that are receiving tweaks to improve them? Even better. I feel like the Archives line is going to be Hasbro's way of redoing the older figures using the face-printing and applying better paint jobs. I fully expect to see figures like Bespin Luke, Jedi Luke, Slave Leia, Boushh Leia, Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious, ROTS Obi-Wan, ANH Han, and maybe even Darth Maul get the same treatment eventually. I am officially not buying any helmetless human characters that were done pre-2018, when Hasbro started using the photo-real tech. I will wait for them to get re-released in the Archives line. Now I am actually kinda glad that I got into collecting this series late. I get better versions without feeling like I have to buy them again and essentially pay double for an upgrade.
There are a ton of human characters from pause 1 and 2 that need to be re-released in the Archive line for sure!
I'm in the same boat although i did just buy the 2016 exclusive kylo ren with the banner because it was on sale and there was one left. He will probably get an update but if he does i will either just keep this one with his helmet on or buy the new version. Not buying any other helmet-less one's though, that was a one off impulse purchase and I'll most likely never take his mask off.
Trooper Han, Rocket trooper and Anakin is my wish list out of the bunch.
Oh and Mike, you're my favourite collector on youtube, just be yourself, don't change and keep up the great work!
Aww thanks so much! And those are definitely on my wish list too!
Hey Mike, it’s William. We’ve chatted before, via the UA-cam comments like this, about my frustration finding the Gamorrean Guard. We’ll my frustration has finally ended with my perseverance! Tonight, 10/16/18, I walked into my local Target fully expecting to be let down YET AGAIN. There, in the “toy” isle, were 9! (Count em’ 9)! case fresh Solo MOLOCHs! I got down on the floor, pulled them all out to check the back, where no one thinks to look. There in the very back of all the Moloch’s was 1 lone Gamorrean Guard 😎! They get a whole case of Moloch’s and yet only 1 Guard! Just wanted to let you know I found my 2018 Holy Grail of the Black Series! Yippie!
I’m so glad you got one! What a great ending to that story!
I find this UA-cam channel and I have to say that it's amazing to find finally something like this.
Nice video and AWESOME UA-cam channel, congratulations Mike😃😃😃
Thank you so much!
Every time I watch your videos I laugh I’ve been super busy lately but seriously awesome job man 👌🏼
glad i could bring some laughter!
So awesome we're getting Aphra. And what a pleasant surprise the Clone Armored Obi-Wan is. Here's hoping they include that extra posing hand for Obi!
He definitely needs that hand!
The Rocket Troopers were in a Rebel's Episode when the ghost was down a shaft on Genosis with Saw Guerrera. This was Season 3, episode 12.
Thanks!
I know this is an older video buy im just coming back after giving up the black series. Its been difficult collecting these where i am in canada and buying online fetches high prices. However even though im still behind and just getting the solo wave ive gotten back into it. So thanks mike for making these great videos which helped renew my interest!
That is exactly why I do videos like this! I love helping fellow collectors out!
Those archive figures look great! I think people being salty because old figures are being rereleased, and are afraid of devaluing of the original figures has me 🤦♂️. Obviously, they haven’t been Collecting for long enough to understand that their will always be value in a original over a rerelease. Rereleases are never the same. I personally won’t get the archive figures due to me already having the originals but it’s a great chance for people who don’t have them, to get them. I’m all for fair play. All Collectors should have chance to get the figures they want. Also, Collecting should be fun, not a chore. I feel like people who collect for a investment do it as a chore and can never truly appreciate the figures. They only see dollar signs. Great vid! 👍
I completely agree with this statement! 100%
CADE BANE...... Aura Sing...... the Commando trooper of Corrisant
All needed figures! Especially Sing!
Mike you're my favorite toy show I watch you always make a bad day better n you present in a way like no other keep up the awesome work. If I wasn't such a lazy ass I'd make videos because of you but ya I'm just not that motivated lol
Aww thanks so much! That made my day!
Well done Mike. Well done. Some great stuff coming out.
Thanks!
Ayyy great video, just found your channel man. I think I've seen we're getting a Revan archive figure too. Not sure if they've updated anything in his sculpt. Good luck getting those troopers man, especially that GameStop exclusive
Thanks! We definitely need Stevan in the Archive line for sure!
I am new to collecting so the archive line is like a dream come true for me. I am excited for all the new stuff always but the thing i am most pumped about is those little action stands. I noticed them in all the reveal videos i watched and thought to myself why can't we get those.. so if it is real that is great news. Good stuff as alway Mike
I’m glad the Archive line is coming out for collectors like you!
Man you should totally do more news videos. I loved this! I am totally stoked for the the clone wars obi, i really hope they continue with that and give us a bunch more from clone wars. I want a savage opress, the night sisters, Cad Bane, plus all of the different jedi that appear in that. and think about the different clone troopers they could do. Alot of opportunity there if they so choose.
I don’t want to do too many because I don’t want to become a news source. I’m afraid if I focus on that I won’t have time to do my normal videos unboxings and reviews that I like doing. But I’ll definitely do them as they happen! I may do one for transformers and/or marvel legends since I collect those.
Also, there is a Luke Skywalker on Crait announced in the Vintage collection !
I saw! I might make a video on Vintage collection, but i feel like it will be disingenuous because I don’t collect that scale. I have no interest in those figures and most of the ones they showed off at NYCC are re-releases of older figures.
my bad I didnt realize it was a 3.75inch, I really hope they make a 6inch tho !
I worry about the materials that Hasbro will choose to make Grievous out of. If it's the same overly bendy plastic that we get for most figures, then I expect Grievous to be a warped mess, that can't support its own weight, within just a few weeks.
The rereleases of Boba Fett and Bossk are the only definite purchases for me out of everything announced. Everything else is either a pass or something that I will need to see in person before I decide if I want it or not.
Honestly that was one of my first thoughts, but I wanted to make this video more positive. I’m hoping Hasbro learns from their mistakes with IG-88. That figure is an absolute mess.
Nathan Rosario get the Bandai grevious model kit. It’s an excellent crisp figure and the detail is amazing
I'm looking forward to the Archive line. Bossk was one that I have in the packaging but never found one to open. I also never got my hands on an IG-88...boxed or loose. To note, I don't keep mine in packaging for value but just because I like the look of the figures in the packaging so as a carded collector this line looks great and as I mentioned, I'm glad to have the chance to get a couple for adding to my opened collection. That Clone Wars Kenobi looks beautiful. I can't wait to get my hands on that one.
I have a huge respect for your collection! It always amazes me when you review a figure in box and out.
I'm with you on everything you said... well almost everything. I too keep all my boxes even though I open nearly every figure I purchase. But, I love the Collector friendly boxes. I love having the ability to re-package them as on card figures, it just gives you another display option. But, putting them on card really does suck. Unless they put them on a Collector friendly card where you don't have to damage the package in order to get to the figure.
Yeah I get it. I was just hoping to use it as an excuse to not collect the boxes anymore, but who am I kidding? I saved my 40th anniversary cards.... it wouldn’t help if they did.
Haha... Yeah, I saved those versions as well. When it comes to that type of bubble packaging I take a razor blade to the area right where the bubble meet the board. Then I'll do a precise cut, cutting just enough in order to free the figure. That keeps the bubble intact. Then just a little bit of tape and you can pretty much re-seal it. From a distance you can't even tell they've been opened. So Collector friendly packaging would really save me from myself and my OCD.
So excited for the archive figures!
me too!
Excited for Grevious, Clone Wars Obi Wan and the Bounty Hunters!!!
Me too!
Master Plo Koon
Master Kit Fisto
Master Shaak Ti
Master Ki-Adi-Mundi
Master Aayla Secura
Master Eeth Koth
Master Luminara Unduli
Master Adi Gallia
Master Saesee Tinn and Barris Offee
Still yes!
This new archive line and photo real technology is probably the best thing to happen to black series and one of the best things to happen to star wars lines in general. Looking at hoth leia and the old jabbas palace leia it's like night and day. It looks like it's from some specialised asian replica company it's that good. I've recently been looking at the pre orders for anakin and yoda at my local comic store and they look absolutely fantastic with this new tech. I'm currently holding off on older figures like qui gon because they will most likely all inevitably get redesigned and look 100x better. I just started getting into collecting black series so for now i will get either helmeted characters or characters that have been made with this tech. I'll wait for older faces to be updated in the archive line.
The future looks bright for black series.
I completely agree!
Mike, just to let you know, I finally found my General Veers Walgreens exclusive last night, at a Walgreens in a little town in Virginia (Louisa). So excited to have found him.
awesome! Glad you found one!
I got the archive rereleases and they all look amazing. I never had the original ig88 but I know it has trouble standing but the archive one is actually pretty easy to get to stand up if you want an option on it.
That’s great news!
I think you got all the 6” stuff, but I do know they showed off a Klaatu and a Yak face in the 3.75”, along with a Han in trooper armor and a Clone trooper in that scale. Great work on the video!
Yeah I thought about inclusive the vintage line stuff in, but I don’t collect them so it was hard to be interested enough in tracking all the info down.
Agree 100% on new packaging for the black series. stop at 100. Archive looks great!
Yeah! We’re over due for a phase 4.
Love the review, haven't seen any of the figures announced from NYCC
Best new quote.....
"He will kill you dead"
They all look good! I’m pretty excited
I just discovered you! You are RAD! Dope shirt! Too bad we can’t see the whole shirt!
Hah, sorry, I never stop consider showing off the T-shirt.
Thank god for the prequel figs. Finally!
Agreed!
At the panel they said Grievous would be $30 and the 4 arms could be switched out for 2.
The stands will come with any figure that features them in the picture.
sounds awesome!
I can't cite it but I remember hearing that upon asking if the Black Series was going into the Clone Wars show in 2019 that they were. What I'm really hoping for is for them to full dive into the Clone Wars. Figures I'd expect to see are an Ashoka, Ventress, and B1. The ones I'd really like to see but am not sure we will are Fives, Echo, Magna Guard, and a B2. Fives and Echo have been on my wishlist for Black Series for years. I really hope we get to see them in the line next year.
I can’t wait for more clones. Anything prequels related!
Great video Mike, ya know I would love a twin pod cloud car pilot or rebel commando 2 of my favorite figures as a kid
I’d love those too!
Those are pretty awesome. General Grevious looks badass. I'd like to see an imperial patrol trooper to add to the trooper lineup.
Imperial Patrol Trooper is coming out in the next wave!
I am most excited for that Grievous figure, the paint is on point and that cloth cape makes me just mmm in satisfaction. Combine him with the clone armor Kenobi and you have a pretty sweet little scene for a display.
Yeah I’m very excited for both! I’m glad they’re doing more cloth goods
A 6-inch figure of young Kamino Boba Fett would be an awesome addition to the Black Series. His accessories could include a poncho, and Jango Fett's helmet. Also, we need a young Anakin Skywalker and Qui-Gon Jinn.
we need all of those except i think you mean Obi-Wan! We got Qui-Gon already
I hate some of the Disney star wars movies, but as a fan of the non Disney era I approve this figures.
I just like Star Wars!
Great buddy👍 does not change the fact The Last Jedi destroyed the love we have for Star Wars. I do like Solo I agree with you on that.
@@MikeKaess anyways That Obi One is so freaking awesome! To top it off it's the Obi One from the Original Clone Wars Animated micro series. 👍
Dr Afra!! Yes I like her 👍
I don’t know what you mean by “we”. TLJ is my 2nd favorite Star Wars movie.
Interestng stuff Mike, for me the General G is the main want, I probably wont pick up most of these but I do like the look of the Scout Trooper. Great round up and thoughts.
I love that Scout Trooper! He’s one of my favorite designs.
Im glad to find someone else who feels like the Solo movie was good and fun as well!
I just don’t get the hate! The movie was fine! It’s not the best Star Wars movie, but it was an enjoyable time!
A lot of great figures! Hoping we get sandtroopers again soon. I love my boba fett and will definitely be getting another one
Tons of great figures!
You have no idea how much of a nightmare exclusives are if you don’t live in the US. Exclusives are massive pain in the ain.
Oh I have SOME. I’m in regular contact with friends outside the US and help some out with the Target exclusives. But I agree, in general I don’t like exclusives. They make finding figures waaaaay to annoying.
Im happy that Anakin is coming back because he is my favorite character
I’m glad he’s coming back too because he was impossible to find the first time around.
4:40 I think the rocket trooper is from Star Wars battlefront, which is why its a GameStop exclusive, just like the inferno squad agent.
It’s not. While they are in the game, they look different. There’s also not a Battlefront or Battlefront 2 logo on the box like there was with the Inferno Squad Agent or the Shocktrooper.
This design is specifically from Rebels.
Really? Huh. I don’t remember them in rebels. Cool!
I didnt start collecting until the 40th anniversary figures came out. I missed out on a lot of these that came out in 2013/2014. I would love to have them... But I’m not paying $100 for an action figure from eBay that was $20 retail. I was just going to be without them until they announced the archive collection. People like me are very happy that we don’t have to give in to scalpers to get some of these figures
Yes! The Archive figures are perfect for people just like you! I love it!
Saw the thumbnail with the Rocket Trooper, awesome. Just watching Heroes of Mandalore where this rocket trooper appeared, he debuted in the Geonosis arc in season 3. Using the 2003 Clone Wars for drawing reference , Cool Obi Wan, needs his mullet head sculpt too.
Yeah! I went back and rewatched it! Super good episode!
Yeah, I really like the Mandalorian take on feudalism. Love the clans and house colours, hope they make everyone of them. The Mandalorian show should be amazing
General grievous is my favorite out of everything they announced this year so far! I cannot wait for this figure. Also hasbro announce that they are announcing more figures at three other conventions at the end of this month. I will tag you in the post on Instagram.
I saw it! Thanks! I’ll be sure to follow those!
FINALLY ...THEYVE FINALLY COME OUT WITH A BLACK SERIES GENERAL GREVIOUS!!! OH & im all over 000 & BT1!!!
Yeah! What a great time to be a collector!
Nice job! I love that Grievous!
I can’t wait for it!
I would like to see Hasbro make the Stormtrooper figure fully available again with the Sandtrooper head sculpt and even include a pistol and commander pauldron as well.
That would be really cool!
That Han and Leia 2 pack is amazing. The D. Voss, meh. It looks ok and the two blades look wicked. I suppose the OCD completion will want it. Now for Grievous.....YES YES YES. Its finally coming. Good luck finding it, but its coming. I have been critical of a few things, Hasbro's distribution, scalpers hoarding everything worthwhile, but it seems like this year is looking good as far as new sculpts. I'm still irritated that there are some figures that have been or are being released 2-3 times. The last with the "new" face tech. That's all well and good, but that's $60+ on one character. It's just frustrating that short production runs or crappy distribution caused so many to go on eBay and spend big bucks for figures that are now being re-released. I hope Hasbro has learned a few things and this changes. The scalping won't but hopefully the horrible distribution will.
But I will say these figures look awesome.
I feel yeah. Getting re-releases with updated sculpts ads up. I’ve spent $40 on that whit gown ANH Princess Leia now, and if they re-release her again with even better face printing I’ll probably end up buying her again. That’s $60 on one figure which sucks. I completely agree!
@@MikeKaess Yeah that's my biggest gripe. As far as some people not "into" certain figures....Don't buy them...lol. Thanks for the response and as always keep up the good work. At the end of the day there are still a boatload of figures I'd love to see made. Have you thought about doing a top ten wish list? Here's a few I'd love to see.....1) Chancellor Palpatine ROTSith before he becomes Sideous. They could give him 2 head sculpts..now that would rock. 2)Shaak-Ti love her look. 3) Kit Fisto...another Jedi who looks bad a$$. 4) Padme from AOTC Stadium battle damage. 5) Count Dooku(Should have been #1 sorry) 6) Zeb(Rebels) 7) Asajj Ventress 8)Mace Windu 9) Darth Plagieus 10)toss up...Darth Talon or ugh I can't remember his name ah Pre Visla with the Dark Saber and full Mandalorian Armor. That's a quick 10. I didn't think I'd get all 10 right away. But there are a lot of figures I'd like to see I guess..lol. What do you think. Oh and a couple of crime lords would be cool....Pykes maybe? Just an idea like I said.
Grievous ! Amazing !!!
Yeah I am super excited for him
HASBRO FINALLY IS MAKING ACCURATE FACIAL DETAILS THAT DONT LOOK SLOPPLY APLIED BUT ARE PRINTED
It’s a black series miracle!
Great video. So happy for the re-releases. 👍
People who collect carded figures are kidding themselves. I sold a #1 Black Series Luke figure for three times it's cost, but once you've paid fees on eBay and had all the hassle of postage; it's just not worth it. Unless you have a time machine and can travel back to the 1980's, there's no point; all it means is that people like me can't own this stuff because it's all in someone's attic.
Exactly! Collectors should be able to get the figs they want without sacrificing their entire bank account.
👍
I'm glad to see someone else that collects just because of the love of the toys and doesn't care that much about value. I do keep the 3.75 inch in package but the 6 inch comes out of the package and on my shelf. Hopefully this time I get a yoda that's not big bucks and I love that they are putting out general grievous. As for other characters I wouldn't mind seeing some more wookies other then Chewie or even another version of Chewie. Heck how about a Han and Chewie Hoth 2 pack .
I would love to have a Hoth themed Chewie! Good call
Great video man, everything on your video is stuff I'd want especially the stands. Please Hasbro proper stands for the 6` series.As for what I would like to see is a full set of the Jedi Council from the prequels plus more characters from the KOTOR games.
Thanks! And yes, we need proper stands for sure!
Looking forward to these figures thx for the info..... Yes give us the Obi hand ✌️100% agree
Obi needs that hand!
The Obi Wan was a great reveal, BUT... he should have had his 2008 Clone Wars armor instead of the Tartakosvky version. I am so happy I will be able to get some of those hard-to-find figures now, although I have gotten a few of them, since I got into the line in '15.
I DID think it was a bit weird to go with the non-canon version of Clone Wars Obi Wan, but I have a feeling they did that to make the figure cheaper to produce. They have the body done, they just need to make a cape and new head and BOOM. Although the same could be said with some slight tweaking of the Episode 3 Obi-Wan. Add some shoulder and wrist armor and that one would be done.
Which is understandable, from their point of view, cloaked in "we want to celebrate the old cartoon" :-) and I believe he's not an exclusive either, due to the points you mention. Seems like all the exclusives are an excuse to put out new molds. Maybe they should name them Excusives instead haha
Obi Wan is an exclusive to Walgreens in the US
Oh, my bad :)
Djkold no prob! :) just making sure the info is straight! But you had a good observation other than that.
And.....Yes Grevious arms lock together so you can display him in 2 arm or 4 arm poses....
Yeah I’m super excited for that
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who wanted to make that Grievous joke
It’s a necessary joke!
@@MikeKaess I agree
@@MikeKaess I just didn't expect anyone to be brave enough to actually say it
I love that they’re releasing the biker scout on his own. Mine and most I’ve seen of the original releases are severely bow-legged from the way they are packaged. Sign me up as a fan of the archive collection. I only need Bossk from those because of his terrible online only distribution
Me too! I can’t wait to have one on the bike and one next to it with the rifle! It’ll look great!
Really lol I’ve passed on so many bossk figures at my local stores
I’m soooo hyped for doctor aphra. Big fan of her from the comics.
Me too!
" the two of them together make a cute pair " Mike says while talking about killer droids
They’re cute killer droids!
When will they be available?
Where do you recommend to order them?
No idea!
Love it! I-want those archive bounty hunters!
I’m glad they’re re-releasing them!
They all look great. Might as well start direct depositing money to Hasbro now. Wish they would release a ROTJ Luke & Leia with ponchos on a speeder bike. Would also like to see a Count Dooku & any prequel Jedi.
I wish they had some kind of permanent deposit program.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that struggles to get rid of boxes despite cracking all packs and having no plans to ever sell figures. lol
The struggle is real!
The rocket trooper is a must have for me! since i like the troopers more
Oh for sure!
If you ever come to Winnipeg Manitoba I’ll take you to some killer toy acquisitions centres
Sounds awesome!
I hope someday Hasbro release Klaatu, Weequay, Squid Head and Nikto figures.
I'm very exited for the release of Lando Calrissian in Skiff Guard it looks like Billy Dee Williams
oh those three would be great!
*"That grievous will be a fine addition to my grievous collection!"*
Yeees!
OMG YOU REPLIED
Great video bro. My favorite are the troopers just like you. I am a army builder. I would like to see more aliens from the cantina maybe a Moftek & Kabe
thats funny, i'm making my 2019 wish list, and Muftak is definitely on the shortlist for the 10.
The rocket trooper is in battlefront 2
Yep! But this design is specifically from the Geonosis episode of Rebels.
My favorites and one’s I’m most excited about are all of them also! But seriously, I love Dr Aphra! I want Aphra and 0-0-0, and BT-1! I’m trying to order them in the set they come in in the Vintage Series Collection when it was sold as a SDCC 2018 Exclusive. But it’s SO expensive in the aftermarket! And it’s just a 3-3/4 size on top of that! Sellers on eBay try so hard to hose people, I hate it.
Yeah they were a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one!
I’m really excited for that general grevious
Me too!
Star Wars the Black Series senior design director Steve Evans said that General Grievous will NOT be any kind of exclusive. Grievous is Hasbro's first $30.00 figure in the mainline. The Rocket trooper is also from the new Battlefront 2. Aphra and her killer droids are going to be main line releases. Biker Scout trooper is an Archive release. One of the rumors I heard was that the stands are only going to come with the exclusive figures (ie Slick hair Luke, Rocket Trooper, Clone Wars Obi Wan Kenobi). If Aphra was going to come with a stand they would've pictured it with her. The figure(s) I'm looking forward to most is probably General Grievous, Rocket trooper, and the Archive stuff.
Yep! I heard all of that too!
Hooooooly crap that grievous looks amazing. I am getting my hands on that grievous one way or another. Same with the episode 3 Anakin. Really glad they’re rereleasing some of the older figures as I started collecting when the force awakens figures started coming out and I didn’t have a chance to get most of the figures in the first two series.
Yeah there are just so many good figures coming it! It’s going to be an expensive year!
blister packs suck, the boxes are great especially if you like to take them out then there's still at least a better re-sale value. i don't think these will affect the older figs' value (maybe loose figs slightly) for us in-box collectors. for us in-box collectors the trick will be to get one with that stupid corner getting bent. just a terrible design.
buying these things with the intent of someday reselling them at a profit is a bad idea, especially with hasbro at the wheel. case in point, baze and chirrut who would normally sell as a pair for $60 on feebay (which there's no real profit there) were recently seen at $5 Below for five bucks each and were snatched up. krennics were released there, too, and even those tend to be eventually picked up, i think, but probably more for the cape (i personally think thrawn with krennic's cape looks really good). so, unless you're a scalper striking while the iron is hot, i wouldn't count on these things appreciating except nominally, if at all. learn from us POTF2 collectors....
as for the figs, wow, they really suck! luke ~ with wet hair! wheeee! a couple of basically repaints with some different doodads to distract us from the fact that hasbro is basically re-using 90% of the same tooling. want the GG and the obi-wan, though, those are awesome, and the mimban han is excellent!
I agree, boxes are better! I’m just looking for a reason to stop saving boxes. But I would probably still save the blister cards.
collectors will sell these guys loose or with the box for a buck or two more. not that you ever would, but if you ever did it's nice to know that ostensibly you'd get a wee bit more with the boxes (not that these will ever really appreciate in value, lol). no one will likely ever care about the blister card, nor will that likely add a penny to the re-sell value, imo, especially since there's an active box/blister card community for customs and repros.
Hey Mike wsup great great vid. Oman so many figs can't wait need them all. C u in da next vid ✌
Sup! Thanks for watching!
Clone Lieutenant
Padme Amidala
Jar Jar Binks
Captain Typho
Senator Organa
Captain Tarpals
Boss Lyonie
Naboo soldiers
Gungan soldiers
Count Dooku
Darth Sidious
Grievous's magma guards
Magma droids
Spider droids
Super battle droids
Droidekas
I’d love all of those
It looks like Aphra reuses Jaina's body, which is fantastic. Creepio looks so good, too. Now we need newborn Luke to fulfill the prophesy. I was planning on making a Genndy Wars Obi-Wan as a custom anyway, so this just saves me finding a head cast. I'll probably do an Inquisitor Trooper from Charles Soule's Vader series instead.
The Jaina Mold is perfect for Ahsoka, Ventress, Aayla, & 7th Sister.
I went to the Comic Con Paris last week to buy the Han Solo with Leia Hoth Set and I love it ! Such an iconic scène and very well done figures both of them ! I really hope for you that you will be able to buy Hoth Han alone very soon. And I saw the new exclusive Padme figure (see my avatar) she looks amazing !
Jelly! They’re releaseing the box set online in a few days, I’m going to try to get one.
I have the clone wars Kenobi in the smaller version it's the one from the 2D clone wars cartoon. Basically the same except he comes with an awesome phase 1 clone trooper helmet
That’s cool!
There was also Black Series Solo figs Val, L3-37 and Rio Durant
Yeah but I covered those when they got announced at SDCC. They weren’t really new.
I'll get the Luke because I have to have them all. Yes I have a problem. But I agree, I would have preferred another character release. I just hope Hasbro doesn't get too lazy. I mean what would be next? A re-release of the original Han figure, and calling it the Han shot 2nd version? Hell, I'd most likely buy that one too.
You and me both l!
I'm most excited for General Grievous, and the Archive of Anakin and Yoda, and thats it.
Those are good figures to be excited about!
I completely agree with the comment below,fuck the complaints about the Archives re-released figures,its a great idea.I missed out on the first release of Boba Fett & now its way too expensive..this way I can get one to open & display!
Preach!
Droideka is now on top of my wish list now that there's a Grievous coming.
it's definitely on the list, especially with the new XL line being a thing.
I want that Aphra. I already repainted a redarmed C3P0 for a custom 000. And I am using a Bandai Model kit R5 for a custom BT1. That Anakin has a great headsculpt but I already have a cast of it and I JUST got my Figuarts EP 3 Anakin in the mail today so no need for that. That Yoda SUCKS! Way too big and I have the 1/12 bandai model statue that I prefer. The IG88 will prob be the last Bounty Hunter I need to fill out the classic line up.
Mike, are you getting all of the NYCC announcements?
Just the 6” black series line.
"6 inches is vastly superior." Haha
Ok...The Obi Wan looks great. The Grievous looks great. The stands would be amazing!!!! There are so many poses that you can't achieve without a stand. But I need these archive figures. That Anakin one was scalped a ton and the Yoda one was meh. I'm waiting for my Bossk one...
Yeah! The stands will make posing them on my shelf and for pictures so much more fun!
Will any of these come in 3.75in
maybe! but all the ones i talked about were 6". Don't really pay attention to the 3.75".
I agree with Kaess; toys r for displaying, not keeping in a box that r meant to be ripped open.
But if I ever “have” to sell, I’ll have to have them boxed.
Tho, when I get a great job with a home of my own one day, I’m ripping open all 180 black series boxes . N throw them away!
It’ll be fun when that day happens!
Totally getting Grievous....maybe...gonna wait
I definitely am!
You are a DORK! keep up the good work!
Yup!
I can't believe I am having to devote an entire shelf to Solo. I wish we could have done that with Rogue One. That being said, I really hope we get a couple more aliens and a young Han and an older Q'ira
I know right?! The Solo figures have been so great, though!