In a challenging toy market, Hasbro is getting aggressive and taking the news to the streets like ever before. Here’s a round up of reveals, exclusives and exciting news, all from convention floors, in just ONE WEEK.
This hasn’t been an easy year for the toy industry, especially in the action figure category. Reports of sales missing the mark have flown around, and the closure of Toys R Us exacerbated difficulties getting product to consumers. However, in the face of adversity, the action figure team at Hasbro has remained steadfast, unconquerable in the confidence of some truly excellent work they have done over the past year. And, in a wave of recent conventions, the team has been more active than ever talking with collectors, providing insight and detail into upcoming waves, and providing some much needed hype around some amazing figure reveals. Below, you’ll find some highlights from just a week of Hasbro reveals. Clearly, action figures are going nowhere, and judging from the recent energy coming from Hasbro—for collectors, the future is very, very bright.
Paris Comic Con
Star Wars
Star Wars: The Vintage Collection Chewbacca Figure
(HASBRO/Available: Spring 2019)
Star Wars: The Black Series 6-inch Padme Amidala Figure
(HASBRO/Available: Spring 2019)
Marvel Legends
Marvel Legends Series 6-inch Genis-Vell Figure (Captain Marvel wave)
(HASBRO/Available: Spring 2019)
Marvel Legends Series 6-inch Loki Figure (Avengers wave)
(HASBRO/Available: Spring 2019)
Marvel Legends Series 6-inch Grey Gargoyle Figure (Captain Marvel wave)
(HASBRO/Available: Spring 2019)
London Comic Co
Star Wars
Star Wars: The Black Series 6-inch Battle Droid Figure
(HASBRO/Available: Spring 2019)
Star Wars: The Vintage Collection R2D2 Figure
(HASBRO/Available: Summer 2019)
Marvel Legends
Marvel Legends Series 6-inch Beast Figure (X-Men wave)
(HASBRO/Available: Spring 2019)
Marvel Legends Series 6-inch Citizen V Figure (Avengers wave)
(HASBRO/Available: Spring 2019)
Marvel Legends Series 6-inch Union Jack Figure (Avengers wave)
(HASBRO/Available: Spring 2019)
Lucca Comics & Games 2018
Star Wars
Star Wars: The Vintage Collection Poe Dameron Figure
(HASBRO/Available: Fall 2019)
Star Wars: The Black Series 6-inch Mace Windu Figure
(HASBRO/Available: Spring 2019)
Marvel Legends
Marvel Legends Series 6-inch Six Arm Spider-Man Figure (Spider-Man wave)
(HASBRO/Available: Spring 2019)
Marvel Legends Series 6-inch Puma Figure (Spider-Man wave)
(HASBRO/Available: Spring 2019)
Addendum: ShopDisney Availability!
https://www.shopdisney.com/captain-phasma-action-figure-star-wars-black-series-by-hasbro-1491008
https://www.shopdisney.com/stormtrooper-action-figure-star-wars-black-series-by-hasbro-1491006
https://www.shopdisney.com/zuckuss-action-figure-star-wars-black-series-by-hasbro-1490876
Joseph Tavano is the owner and editor in chief of RetroZap. Born just months before Luke found out who his father was, he has been fortunate to have had Star Wars in his life as long as he can remember. Growing up just outside of Boston, Massachusetts, he can remember substituting sticks for lightsabers and BMX bikes for speeders. He loves comics, retro games, vintage sci-fi paperbacks, and maps. Though an accomplished drummer, he doesn’t crave adventure (as much) any more, and prefers his old haunts north of Boston, Massachusetts, where he resides with his family. Buy him a glass of whiskey and he’ll return it in kind.