Black Series Halloween Edition 2026 packaging

The Star Wars Black Series "Halloween Edition" figures began in 2022, when Hasbro was still using plastic-free packaging. 2023 had no releases, and by the time 2024 came around, plastic windows were back, but the graphic design remained mostly the same. This year, however, there's been a fairly drastic change.

We still get the purple backdrop with black icons on it, and still get the orange stripe near the bottom. But instead of a straightforward, head-on image of the character on the side, we get cool drawings of them, making it easy to tell even with a glance at the pegs who's in the box. All three of them share space on the top flap, as well.

For a larger look at the art, the back of the box has that same portrait, but larger and with more of it visible, including a little bit of detail in the backgrounds.

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OAFEnet Email Update for Thursday, October 29

The OAFEnet Email Update: make it so.

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Transformers Scourge addendum

How many Transformers has Scourge killed? Someone's already done the math for us:

The toy isn't even close to having enough.

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The Amazing Digital Circus: All-Stars Abstracted Kaufmo review

Mini-Figure Mini-Reviews

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The Aging of a New Dawn

In Dawn Moreno's first appearance, in GI Joe #226 (March 2016), she specifically says she's 15. Since she's trying to appear more grown up, she wouldn't be cheating that number down at all.

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OAFEnet Email Update for Thursday, October 22

Was it a mistake to set the OAFEnet Email Update's password to "4"?

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Bad man: Arkhan Origins

What has been said about the background of Arkhan the Cruel, and what can we piece together from that?

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TFCon Orlando is for losers

Kind of sad this is the second time this week we have to tell you to avoid some Transformer-related group.

This useless piece of garbage was posted, proudly, on the TFCon Facebook page:

The world's crappiest A.i. flyer, showing cheap, ugly art of a giant Grimlock, with no arms, stomping all over a pile of indeterminate shapes that are either supposed to be rubble frombuildings or maybe generic Transformers? In the sky, things that almost look like airplanes shoot at him.

There's no excuse for any business to use A.i. for any reason, let alone one catering to a fandom with a thriving and talented art scene. Meaning this is another convention not worth attending.

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Wolverinepool: Origins

Is Poolverine a Wolverine, or is he a Deadpool? Let's find out!

Clear skin, arm hair... definitely a Wolverine.

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Toshiro Mifune Kickstarter

A fully licensed and approved 6" scale version of the most samurai actor to ever act as a samurai!

Created by Jason Langston, who's worked for McFarlane Toys, this Kickstarter features multiple versions of the famed actor, with different portraits and robes. There are army-builder enemies for him to fight, and some really cool stretch goals, like the ultimate black & white edition.

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