Star Wars Gets Awesome 40th Anniversary Funkos

Four newStar WarsFunko model are being released , to mark the fortieth day of remembrance of George Lucas ' seminal blank opera . The film that fans later arrive to know asStar Wars Episode IV : A New Hopepremiered – with the simple form of address of justStar Wars – on December 27 , 1977 . The movie quickly became synonymous with merchandise . In fact , requirement forStar Warstoys became so massive that Lucasfilm resorted to selling empty toy boxes , with the pledge of filling them subsequently .

Four decades later , Star Warsfans are screw up for choice when it come toStar Warsmerchandise . A new Hasbro range ofPorg figureswas announce most recently , to tie - in with this December ’s release ofStar Wars : The Last Jedi . Funko has also unveil its ownrange of productsinspired by the upcoming movie .

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Although the proclamation of a new mountain chain ofStar WarsFunko Pops scarce comes as a big surprise any longer , even the most skeptical fan will appear at these new one and quickly be impressed . The four sets , unveiled by Walmart ( viaStarWarsNews ) , recreate iconic moments from the originalStar Warsusing two figures apiece and plentiful detail :

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The four especial day of remembrance Funko Pops are : R2 - D2 and C-3PO arriving on Tatooine with their escape pod ; Han Solo facing off with Greedo in the Mos Eisley Cantina ; Obi - Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader take their final affaire d’honneur , on the Death Star ; and Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia , trapped in the Death Star ’s glass compactor . The particularization is impressive across the plug-in , from the cups on the cantina table to the Dianoga fauna betwixt the Skywalker sibling .

These four iconic tableau , recreated in Funko form , will be available exclusively through Walmart . They will be free in store and online , at some point in other November 2017 . Each one has a retail price of $ 24.82 . For many rooter , that ’s a small monetary value to pay off for a cunning recreation of an iconic scene from the film that begin it all .

Sadly , though , noStar Warsfan could keep up with the ostensibly never - ending onrush of new material body inspired by that beloved extragalactic nebula far , far away . This year alone has seen special exclusiveStar WarsFunko Pop run secrete to co-occur withSan Diego Comic Con , New York Comic Con , andStar Wars Celebration . Only the most hardened collectors manage to nab them all , with these particular day of remembrance item being the latest tricky target for devotee to seek out . If you are going to try and get one of these , expert luck , and may the Force be with you .