In this episode Mike went to Secret Galaxy Expo in New Hamsphire! We also go over reveals and news from New York Comic Con, as well as the unfortunate layoffs by Hasbro and how that may affect our favorite line of space wizard toys. Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new IG @blackseriescantina! https://www.instagram.com/blackseriescantina/ I…

The first 22 minutes of this podcast is our time on the podcasting stage. If you want to skip it, skip about 22 minutes. But we don't recommend it. Here is our continued coverage of our adventures at ICCCon Nashville! We had a great time that some of us remember. But there's also new leaks, and TONS of new pick ups. Don't forget to give Zach a foll…

It's our third Birthday so we opened the show up to all of you plus a few special guests! Watch as Mike almost has a strike trying to keep the show on track while everyone shows off their STAPs. We also go over all the W's and L's of Pulsecon! Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new IG @blackseriescantina! https://www.instagram.com/blackserie…

Mike's Power is out, so he recorded his audio with his phone. But in this episode we go over potential re-runs Hasbro should do, and Mike talks Star Wars Outlaws! Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new IG @blackseriescantina! https://www.instagram.com/blackseriescantina/ If you want to join future podcasts and listen as we record live and in…

The Acolyte is canceled?!? Black Series is canceled?!? Is Star Wars done? We spend a good chunk of this episode discussing the future of the line, and how surprisingly bright it is. Come on, we can't be that negative. It's not fun! Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new IG @blackseriescantina! https://www.instagram.com/blackseriescantina/ If…

Not much news this week, so instead we celebrate our 77th episode by going over the figures we'd most like to see from the 1977 movie Star Wars A New Hope. Maybe you've heard of it. Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new IG @blackseriescantina! https://www.instagram.com/blackseriescantina/ If you want to join future podcasts and listen as we…

This week we're joined by Sebastian of Corellian Collectibles from IG and YT to discuss one of the best Black Series reveal panels we've had in a while! We also finish up our ongoing discussion of The Acolyte at the very end! There's a lot to unpack here in this espisode that was recorded live on our YouTube channel if you want to go see it! https:…

This week we've got a little news, some reveals, and we discuss the aftermath of last episode's Figure Draft. We also discuss The Acolyte and completely forget that this is our last episode before San Diego Comic Con! Whoops! Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new IG @blackseriescantina! https://www.instagram.com/blackseriescantina/ If you w…

Wilbon is back for our annual Black Series Draft picks! Our 2nd annual event where Zach and Mike go head to head to try to build the best collection they can with what Wilbon provides! Also new stuff to talk about and maybe The Acolyte?!? Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new IG @blackseriescantina! https://www.instagram.com/blackseriescant…

This episode we're having one of our most popular guests back to talk about the latest Haslab reveal for the TVC line. That's right, Jake, or better known as From 4-LOM to Zuckuss, will be joining us as our resident Happy Meal scale collector to talk about all things Cantina. I mean, c'mon. It's the Cantina. We have to talk about it! Don't forget t…

This week we have renowned geek, Star Wars collector, and 3D printing enthusiast Chris Pirillo to talk about the highs and lows of collecting in 2024 and his view on the current state of Star Wars collecting. We also go over the latest news, rumors, and reveals! There's even a special guest appearance from a certain evil Sith. Don't forget to give …

This week Zach and I are gonna go over the latest news, reveals, and rumors. But mostly, we're going to celebrate the Prequels Beat that Hasbro is doing in 2024, and discuss what we'd love to see in the future of the line. Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new IG @blackseriescantina! https://www.instagram.com/blackseriescantina/ If you want…

This is a recording of our livestream from our YouTube channel. We went live for EVERYONE to celebrate May the 4th. We covered recent news, but also the reveals from the recent May the 3rd livestream! We even had special guests! Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new IG @blackseriescantina! https://www.instagram.com/blackseriescantina/ If yo…

Hasbro has released their best looking figure to date, and its not who you would expect. Or maybe it is from the title. Either way, this week we're going over the latest Black Series Target Exclusives, and the best looking figures in the line. Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new IG @blackseriescantina! https://www.instagram.com/blackserie…

This week we're bringing Lukenessmonster back to our show to talk about his recent March Madness Black Series tournament he ran on his YouTube channel! We also discuss the latest news, reveals, and even talk about some recent Hasbro Q&A. Check out Lukenessmonster's channel! https://www.youtube.com/@Lukenessmonster Don't forget to give Zach a follow…

We put off a week because Mike got sick. But it worked out because we made just in time for the Imperial March livestream! So this episode we're joined by friend of the show Ken Plume to discuss all the latest Hasbro, and see if we can figure out this Master of Evil pack that makes no sense. Check out Ken Plume's Youtube Channel! https://www.youtub…

We've actually got some news to talk about today! We're going to talk about some juicy news that Yakface dropped on some podcast recently, Bad Batch season 3, and some new reveals for Walmart's upcoming Collector Con event. But also, it's our 66th episode. Of course we had to make an order 66 reference. Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new…

It's time! After over 2 years and 64 episodes, we finally have one of the largest pillars of the community joining us to talk about The Black Series! Join us for a very special chat with YakFace! We'll chat about the Rancor, general news, and definitely an exclusive Yakface leak or two. We also added some bonus content recorded later in the week af…

We just had a Star Wars livestream last week and you know we have to talk about it! And we're being joined by Nate and Justin from OOTB! We also spend time going over the current state of the fandom. So grab a slice of pizza, some Mt Dew, plug in a controller, and let's play! Check out the OOTB Channel! https://www.youtube.com/@OutOfTheBasement Don…

This week we're joined by Robo from Robo Don't Know! Formerly of The Fwoosh! We're gonna talk about the state of collecting in general, what got us here, and what we can do to make the future better! Check out Robo's channel! https://www.youtube.com/@UCZF67bPHCHtvzWH76MQul0Q Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new IG @blackseriescantina! http…

Let's ring in the new year by taking a look at upcoming Black Series figures and what's been Pipelines. We also go over our top 10 Wishlist for figures we'd like to see in the year, and which figures from early in the line we'd like to see get redone. Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new IG @blackseriescantina! https://www.instagram.com/bl…

In our final episode of the year, we look back at our favorite and least favorite figures of 2023. We discuss new reveals and the terrible business practices of Hasbro’s CEO, The Grinch. Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new IG @blackseriescantina! https://www.instagram.com/blackseriescantina/ If you want to join future podcasts and listen …

This week we have Amir from Toy Snowman AKA THE Toy Snowman talking to us about selling toys in Canada and what selling on Black Friday is like. Check out Toy Snowman! https://toysnowman.com/account/register?ReferralCode=B282A886O7bgic Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new IG @blackseriescantina! https://www.instagram.com/blackseriescantina…

This week we have Fredrick from FredriXFigures talking about customizing black series, but also just his journey into toys and what how he got into showbiz! Fredrick is an avid toy customizer and also works in costumes on The Mandalorian and Ahsoka! Check out his IG @FredriXFigures Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new IG @blackseriescantin…

Two weeks ago we decide that there wasn't much news left to cover for the year. Just the 1027 Hasbro Premium member stream. Boy were we wrong! Buckle up because we have a lot of reveals to get into, and a lot rants to get out. Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new IG @blackseriescantina! https://www.instagram.com/blackseriescantina/ If you …

This week we're joined by Jon Bryson of Layered Creations. We talk about 3D Printing, collecting multiple lines, and of course his incredible Rancor that you absolutely have to see to believe. Check out his Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/layercreations/ Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new IG @blackseriescantina! https://www.instagra…

Please forgive MIke's bad audio. Mike's microphone wasn't plugged in, so his audio is from a backup mic. That being said, let's get into the end of the Black Series! Our VIP Patreon member Clone Command suggested a topic for us. What are our top 10 figures we want in the line if they were the last 10 figures the line would get? It was a great topic…

In this rare back to back episode of Black Series Cantina, we talk about Hasbro Pulsecon 2023. We'll discus the Black Series reveals (or lack of), who had the best showing, and so much more! We also discuss the latest episode of Ahsoka with full spoilers, so please be caught up if you are about it! There will be warnings. Don't forget to give Zach …

This episode is a little late because of Computer issues. It's our 2nd birthday celebration! We have a lot of new fine additions, and we go over our thoughts on Ahsoka. And just like last year we bring on some of our favorite Patreon supporters to help celebrate our podcast and the Black Series line in general! Come join us! Don't forget to give Za…

Joining us this week we have Matt AKA "Big Nerdy" from Nerdzoic.com talking about the retail side of collecting. Also about his Hasbro faux pas! We also discuss the latest Ahsoka reveals and our thoughts on Ahsoka with spoilers to episode 3 at the end. But there's a warning before hand. Check out www.nerdzoic.com for your toy needs! He's definitely…

This week we have the long awaited return of Landspeeder Luke, the prince of 3D Printing! If you've seen cool dioramas for Black Series or Hexagonal stands, odds are you have Landspeeder Luke to thank for that design! We catch up with him and how much has changed since he was last on, and completely ignore the time he was on at the beginning of thi…

We have a monster of an episode with you this week because we're joined by Jake of From 4-LOM to Zuckuss fame. Jake has been a fixture in the toy and Star Wars collecting community for a decade. We talk about the changes in toy collecting over the years, the Haslab Ghost, and much much more! Don't forget to give Zach a follow on his new IG @blackse…

It's SDCC time and it's our 50th episode! So we opened up our recording to everyone and did a livestream party. Join us on this audio journey as we re-introduce ourselves, and then go over the latest reveals for the Black Series at San Diego Comic Con 2023! You don't wanna miss it. Or maybe you do! You do you! If you want to watch the video version…

After 10 years of the Black Series, Hasbro has finally revealed Starkiller from The Force Unleashed game series. But before we get to that, we have some Fine Additions and some other news to get through first! Also, we discuss the loss of Zach's instagram page. Follow his new one @blackseriescantina! https://www.instagram.com/blackseriescantina/ If…

In a stunning turn of events, we actually have some new figure announcements and preorders to talk about! But before we get into it, we spend over an hour talking to Gregory Titus. He was responsible for almost all the artwork for the line for almost 10 years of its run. We talk about what that was like, what figures he drew for but never got made,…

We have a bit of a different episode here. Patreon Member #1 Wilbon is joining us for the full episode because he put together our first annual Figure Draft! Wilbon chose over 100 figures that Mike and Zach will take turns drafting into their collection. Some of them are great. Some of them are mid. And some of them are stinkers. This is elementary…

We had to scrounge together an episode out of spare parts of scraps because there is not much happening in the world of Black Series. Zach regales us with some tales from ICCC in Nashville with the Out of the Basement boys. And then we try to come up with some figures Hasbro could make out of mostly reused parts. Because why not? If you want to joi…

On this episode we have freelance toy sculptor Sarah Lynn Reynolds on to answer our most pressing questions about sculpting toys. Whether you collect Black Series, GI Joe, or Power Rangers, odds are good you have something she's sculpted on your shelves. Check her work out on IG @sarah_lynn_reynolds We also go over our thoughts on Star Wars Visions…

Forgive the clickbait title, it makes sense in context of the episode. This week we go over Hasbro's May 3rd reveals and well as the end of MandoMania. We talk preorders, budgets, and we even cancel some preorders live. We also talk Jedi Survivor, but we keep it very spoiler free. Also, as a bit of extra content, I added about 30 minutes of our int…

This week we're joined by Lukenessmonster of YouTube fame to discuss recent Black Series Reveals, the end of Mandalorian Season 3, and what figures we want to see from the line. We also try to solve a mystery of the accidentally revealed figure. If you want to check out Lukenessmonster's channel, the link is here! Give him a sub! Get him to 10k! ht…

We're late this week so that we could cover Hasbro's Star Wars Celebration Panel that happened Saturday 4/8. But we also got a few new very surprising bits of news to talk about as well! Not only is Plastic Free Packaging going away, but we have quite a few announcements to discuss between two weeks of Mando Mania, Star Wars Celebration, and then a…

This week we take a look at the new reveals from the last 2 Mando Mania days. We also look to the future for the upcoming Star Wars Celebration reveals set for London. And we also discuss out thoughts on the latest Bad Batch and Mandalorian episodes. Mike's mic was a little too hot in this episode. We'll correct this for next time. Promise. If you …

There is no Mantry. Welcome to our 40th episode! It's a week late because Zach had some trouble with Tornados, but we made up for it by having a bit longer of an episode! We talk Mando season 3! Bad Batch season 2! And the latest Black Series new, rumors, and hot takes! Come join us! If you want to join future podcasts and listen as we record live …

This week we invited Dan Larson to return and gloat about the spoils of war with his Skystriker Haslab win. We also chat about his return to toy reviewing on his own YouTube channel, and then also the current state of the toy collecting community in general. If you want to join future podcasts and listen as we record live and interact with us as it…

Of course we talk about the 2/1 Star Wars Black Series Fan Stream. We're legally obligated to! We give our thoughts on the good, the bad, and the ugly. We also talk about the fact that GI Joe woke up and chose violence on the same day. We also take a look back at the 10th anniversary of the announcement of the Black Series, and the most recent thou…

In the 2nd episode of 2023 we go over cutting back on buying toys, the prices of toys in the coming year, and what figures we have to look forward to. We also talk Bad Batch and what we have to look forward to in Mandalorian season 3! If you want to join future podcasts and listen as we record live and interact with us as it's recording, consider j…

In the first episode of 2023, Mike and Zach are joined by Nate and Justin from Out of the Basement. We also have Landspeeder Luke join us for a little but to form the Shill Squad. We go over our highs and lows from 2022, as well as our hopes and dreams for 2023. If you want to join future podcasts and listen as we record live and interact with us a…

n this episode we celebrate the Christmas season and the end of a year by discussing our tops and bottoms of the year. We also invited all of our Patreon members to watch live and chat with us while we record! It was a party! If you want to join future podcasts and listen as we record live and interact with us as it's recording, consider joining us…

In this episode we have on Jim Semonik from Distortion Productions. We chat about how collecting has evolved since the early 00s until now. We also, of course, go over the lates Black Series new, some twitter drama, and the untimely death of DorksideToys. Check out Jim's record label! https://www.distortionprod.com/ Check out our Merch! https://bla…

In this episode we tackle the struggle being a completionist for the line with a seemingly ever increasing price tag. We also talk Andor as a series and if it changed our thoughts on the figures. Check out our Merch! https://black-series-cantina-podcast.creator-spring.com If you want to join future podcast and listen as we record live and interact …