How should Funko approach the Star Wars minis?

[sylin]

Should they start with a specific set (such as based on A New Hope) or a mix (ex: Luke Skywalker, Jyn Erso, Ezra Bridger, Yoda, Qui-Gon Jin, etc)?

[Geescube]

Hmm. Good question.

They could do it by film. Which weve seen.

Or they could even do a light vs dark set.

Either is fine with me, BUT i think id prefer light vs dark over film sets if I had a say.

[Sarcasticguy]

I would prefer it by film first, THEN do things like Rebels, Imperials, Jedi, Sith, Etc.

[popmad2016]

Probably a mix from all of the cinematic Star Wars movie characters 1-7 and Rogue One...would prefer that they kept the Clone Wars, Rebels and expanded (non-cinematic) Star Wars spin-offs and related characters for their own minis series (of which I'll pass on)...

I'd be fine with Heroes and Villians themed sets, if selected characters are sourced from the 8 movies..

[MadLove]

I think I'd prefer by film so I could easily skip characters from #1-3

[HaloHawk87]

This is a very good question, one I had been asking myself. I think they will try to cover as much ground as they can in as short amount of time as they can by releasing mixed sets, but I hope they don't. I would prefer sets that are for each specific movie. The best place to start might be ANH, or maybe TFA, but I'd definitely want to see an Ep. 8 set released soon after the release of the movie.

[The Minifigure Vinyl]

I think that having separate sets for each movie would be best, Star Wars DEFINITELY has enough characters and variants to fill up the sets! But if it is the movie waves method, I'm not sure how I'd be able to afford and complete 9+ mystery mini sets!

[gogman]

One per movie would definitely be the best way.

However they're going to want to make them very broad appeal to get as many people involved as possible from the start, so I think we'll see mixed sets covering all the movies.

I wouldn't be surprised if with a licence this big if they don't have far more exclusives than usual per set, maybe half a case per retailer rather than the usual three.

I can't wait for the toy fair reveals as I don't usually by star wars figures (although I love star wars), but mystery minis might just lure me in.

[DefNotBlitz]

Star Wars Pets will be the first set.

[Squird]

From the left. Everyone will be looking right.

[JohnnyPOP]

I'm excited about these, and I honestly don't care how they set them up but I hope they don't have some kind of weird base to them? And if they do, I hope it's not huge and clunky like the Pop! one.

[ldfm]

It'd make the most sense to do by movie/show (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Rogue One, etc.). But that seems like a lot of display boxes... so I'll take a guess and say they should do by "era".

1-3, 4-6, 7-8, and then something for Rogue One/Rebels/Clone Wars, basically everything canon that's not part of the Skywalker Storyline.

You'd only have four "lines", could do multiple series, and I don't think it'd "flood" the market all at once.

Edit: (And please find some loophole to make these non-bobbles... and in line with some of the more "mature(?)" or "normal" looking minis)

[Jason1224]

It's a really tough call but I think I'd go with mixed. I'm not sure any whole prequel sets would sell very well but I don't want them to get skipped completely so they're best bet may be to mix prequel minis in here and there. I'm also a huge Yoda collector and don't want to have to wait till they get to empire to have my first Yoda mini!

[CaseyJones14]

If they really want to milk it then they should go movie by movie. I'm just hoping they do an entire Stormtrooper line with multiple colors

[MadLove]

I'm mostly curious as to what style they'll go with. Will they require a spring like Marvel? Will they be cutesy style like Harry Potter/Disney Villains/DC Pets or along the lines of Horror/Sci-Fi/Walking Dead or a whole new style?

[mikechickenhead]

by specific movie...

[MiniDeadpool]

The most logical thing would be to do a wave for at least every movie. That would give them 8 waves for the minis right off the bat.

[TheBoilerman]

I can't fathom them releasing by movie and spending several years getting them out there. Mixed sets is where it's at.

[Vinyl4Blood]

Since i don't want to have 8+ more display boxes, I too would prefer it be by storyline / era


Series 1: Clone Wars Animated Series
Series 2: Rebels Animated Series
Series 3: Episodes 1-3 (Small Qty series released at SDCC containing Qui Gon, Mace, Obi, Young Anakin and a couple others)
Series 4: (Galactic Civil War Part 1) Rogue 1 & Episode 4
Series 5: (Galactic Civil War Part 2) Episodes 5 & 6
Series 6: Episodes 7 - 8 (Resistance Conflict)

Series 1 could start now, and by the time SW Episode 8 is released, Series 6 would hit shelves.

[MiniDeadpool]

Either way, even if they don't do it per movie, thats still at least 5-6 waves I can see them making, and thats just scratching the surface.

[popmad2016]

I think I'd prefer by film so I could easily skip characters from #1-3

Well that makes sense...must admitt 2 and 3 I would avoid like the plague...and even if they did it as a mixed lot I'll definitely get rid off any characters from these two movies straight up...

[synergy56]

I wouldn't be surprised if with a licence this big if they don't have far more exclusives than usual per set, maybe half a case per retailer rather than the usual three.

Why would you even put that idea out there into the universe?! Are you trying to kill me?! Oh man, the thought of huge exclusive sets is horrifying. I usually have a hard enough time finding the 3 exclusives from different stores and if they are rares...nope....not gonna think about it.

[MiniDeadpool]

I wouldn't be surprised if with a licence this big if they don't have far more exclusives than usual per set, maybe half a case per retailer rather than the usual three.

Why would you even put that idea out there into the universe?! Are you trying to kill me?! Oh man, the thought of huge exclusive sets is horrifying. I usually have a hard enough time finding the 3 exclusives from different stores and if they are rares...nope....not gonna think about it.

The thought of the mystery mini sets in which the rare is 1/72 or something like that just gave me a heart attack.... yeah these kinds of rare I probably would not stand chance.

[HowardTheDuck]

In my head they were categorized by character types. Jedi, Sith, Aliens, Droids, Bounty Hunters...

[synergy56]

I'm just hoping they do an entire Stormtrooper line with multiple colors

Stormtroopers are the new Batman

[Valde]

I hope we get a kid Anikin in helmet and a Podracer vehicle like Daryls motorcycle.

[hailmary25]

I do not see them doing it by movie unless they do multiple sets a year. I thing TFA and Episode VIII are the big deal right now for 2017. So I can see funko waiting until then to relase these or they do a 4,5,6 set early in the year and 7 and 8 later.

Either way I see it more of mixed sets even maybe like 4,5,6 1,2,3 because there will be enough store exclusives. They all will want their own. HT,GS,B&N, Walmart, Walgreens it is going to be nuts.

[gogman]

I wouldn't be surprised if with a licence this big if they don't have far more exclusives than usual per set, maybe half a case per retailer rather than the usual three.

Why would you even put that idea out there into the universe?! Are you trying to kill me?! Oh man, the thought of huge exclusive sets is horrifying. I usually have a hard enough time finding the 3 exclusives from different stores and if they are rares...nope....not gonna think about it.

Trust me as a U.K. based collector it scares me as well as eBay is the only way to get US store exclusive minis usually!

I just think they'll want to get as many out as quickly as possible and stores will be falling over themselves as they know they're guaranteed big sellers.

[MiniDeadpool]

Yeah the store exclusive minis are going to be crazy, I feel. GameStop, Hot Topic...probably at least 3 exclusives for each wave too.

[a99kitten]

I wold prefer by film so that I can fill each one of my little display cases at a time

[hailmary25]

Flippers paradise

[MiniDeadpool]

Flippers paradise

Yeah I can see what you mean, some of the rare variants like the 1/72 mystery minis from other sets can fetch fair prices on eBay. i can see people flipping them if each wave is not 1/12 each.

[ShockWaveZ55]

So many ways to go with this. I can see eps1-3 as a set, eps 4-6, eps 7-8, clone/rebels/Rogue One set. Now I know a lot of people don't care for eps 1-3 but there's so much good character wise I'd like to see. Qui gon, young Obi, young anni, clone wars Padme, queen amidala, Jango Fett, Mace Windu, Yoda, clone troopers, battle droids, count dooku, palpatine/Sidious,variant Anakin with red eyes, and yes even Jar Jar just because. How can we forget R2 and 3PO. An easy 12-15 minis with out even trying. The original trilogy would be easy to make. Just way too many possibilities. I don't like mini bobble-heads but the recent x-men ones weren't so bad. Still very excited!

[The Minifigure Vinyl]

So many ways to go with this. I can see eps1-3 as a set, eps 4-6, eps 7-8, clone/rebels/Rogue One set. Now I know a lot of people don't care for eps 1-3 but there's so much good character wise I'd like to see. Qui gon, young Obi, young anni, clone wars Padme, queen amidala, Jango Fett, Mace Windu, Yoda, clone troopers, battle droids, count dooku, palpatine/Sidious,variant Anakin with red eyes, and yes even Jar Jar just because. How can we forget R2 and 3PO. An easy 12-15 minis with out even trying. The original trilogy would be easy to make. Just way too many possibilities. I don't like mini bobble-heads but the recent x-men ones weren't so bad. Still very excited!

If we are getting Obi Wan and Anakin minis for the prequel set I'd prefer the ROTS versions in the common set and their young versions as exclusives.

[HowardTheDuck]

The idea of a set for each trilogy makes more sense to ne now that I think about it. Although as mentioned there's not much love for the prequels I'd be pretty into a set that included...

Anakin
Obi-Wan
Qui-Gon
Darth Maul
Padme
Jar-Jar
Darth Maul
Count Dooku
Jango Fett
General Grievous
Mace Windu
Kit Fisto
Plo Koon
Yoda

...just off the top.

[ShockWaveZ55]

The idea of a set for each trilogy makes more sense to ne now that I think about it. Although as mentioned there's not much love for the prequels I'd be pretty into a set that included...

Anakin
Obi-Wan
Qui-Gon
Darth Maul
Padme
Jar-Jar
Darth Maul
Count Dooku
Jango Fett
General Grievous
Mace Windu
Kit Fisto
Plo Koon
Yoda

...just off the top.

How could I forget Darth Maul and Grievous! Say what you will about the prequel story but there's some of the best individual characters in those prequels.

[The Minifigure Vinyl]

Even though there would be a total uproar, I'd love for these to be styled like the Princess/Harry Potter/DC Heroes and Pets/Villains lines. They don't need pets or anything, I just think they would look soooooo cute! They will most likely be styled like the Marvel minis, though.

[TheBoilerman]

The idea of a set for each trilogy makes more sense to ne now that I think about it. Although as mentioned there's not much love for the prequels I'd be pretty into a set that included...

Anakin
Obi-Wan
Qui-Gon
Darth Maul
Padme
Jar-Jar
Darth Maul
Count Dooku
Jango Fett
General Grievous
Mace Windu
Kit Fisto
Plo Koon
Yoda

...just off the top.

Great set! Now add Shaak Ti, Luminara Unduli and a Darth Maul that bobbles at the waist.

[Munky]

How many people would buy the 1-3 set?
I wouldn't, other than hunting for a Darth Maul.
I think a lot of the appeal of these is going to be largely related to the style they choose for them as well.
We know they can do some great detailed figures, but to me, some of the range can be a bit too 'cute'.
If they mix all the movies and say launch two sets at once (dark side /rebels) I would be reluctantly 'forced' to buy the series 1-3 figures to complete the set.
I'm sure Funko have figured this as the love for episodes 1-3 just isn't as strong and this range will probably eclipse all previous MM sales due to the large Star Wars fan base and appeal to MM collectors!

[HawaiianLion]

They should start with an ANH 40th Anniversary set.

And I think we already know what the Minis are going to look like... the new Wobblers are basically giant Mystery Minis.