The answers strike back... As many may have noticed, Hasbro has been one week behind on the Q&A. Hasbro states "We do plan to catch up on the Q&A, but we have our hands full preparing for Comic-Con next week... We will not be accepting questions this week or next week, but hope you will join us at our Comic-Con panel discussion during which we will make exciting announcements and have a live Q&A. The panel discussion will be held on July 21 at 11:30 a.m. in Room 4."
That aside, Hasbro's Star Wars brand team DID answer our last bout of questions. So without further ado:
Q: Figure Carry Cases. The reintroduction of Darth Vader and C-3PO was nostalgic and very cool. Plans for bringing these two back and/or new ones in the shape of other characters?
A: We have no plans right now.
Q: For years I have waited in hopes of seeing a true vintage line of figures representing characters from Episodes I, II, and III! I know most vintage star wars collectors would go nuts for true vintage scuplts of key characters from the three prequel movies. With the scuplting style of the 80's the vintage line would be the figures to collect. The three movies could be broken down into six figure assortments. (ED: List omitted- overly extensive.)
A: We have no plans to go back to the true vintage Kenner style of sculpt. We have looked at this several times, and the belief is that while this would be appealing to some, the greater collecting audience wants figures that continue to offer modern sculpting and articulation aesthetics. Any figures done in this style would not be as popular as figures done in the modern style.
Q: Exclusive 6+plus figure sets (NOT the 3-pk Evoultion sets), like the Bounty Hunter one offered by Diamond, allowed many late in the game to obtain all the great characters in one purchase. Any chances of more, like a 6-pack of Clone Troopers (with Commander Cody- I can't find him!!!!)
A: More Cody's are on the way and should be hitting retail soon. As for your question on 6+ packs…stay tuned! We'll be making some announcements later next week at Comic-Con.
That's all for this Friday, be sure to get those new questions in HERE... for after Comic-Con;)
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