Skywalker was the first Star Wars theatrical release that didn’t have its own action-figure line. A few characters were available at various sizes and price points, but the usual lineup of 10 or 20 characters and playsets were nowhere to be found. It was a strangely anticlimactic end to one of the most successful, longest-running merchandising campaigns of all time.
A year later, plans for a massive slate of Star Wars storytelling is years away, and even the much-hyped Obi-Wan Kenobi limited series won’t start shooting until March at the earliest.
has been keeping interest in the franchise active and that extends to Star Wars products, which, if anything, seem more ubiquitous than they did in the run-up to