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Check Out the Insane Detail in These Best Geek Collectibles

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Banpresto My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission - Katsuki Bakugo Ichibansho 9.84-in Statue
Banpresto Katsuki Bakugo Ichibansho 9.84-inch statuette
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Gundam Universe RX-78-2 Gundam Action Figure
Gundam Universe RX-78-2 Gundam Action Figure
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Hasbro Star Wars The Black Series, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Nightbrother Archer 6-inch Action Figure
Hasbro Star Wars The Black Series, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Nightbrother Archer 6-inch Action Figure
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Hasbro Star Wars: The Black Series, The Mandalorian Boba Fett (Re-Armored) Electronic Helmet
Hasbro Star Wars: The Black Series, The Mandalorian Boba Fett (Re-Armored) Electronic Helmet
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Magic: The Gathering - Dungeons and Dragons Forgotten Realms Commander Deck (Assortment)
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Swinging, swooping, and spell-casting into 2022 are a whole new crop of super collectibles from GameStop.

Straight from the screen into your hands, these figures and collectables all offer amazing detail and stunning craftsmanship. Whether it’s the Star Wars universe or a more magical tilt to your love of iconic items, these collectibles will launch you into whole new worlds.

So, get your swords and blasters ready: Here are the best showpieces that GameStop has on offer right now.

Banpresto My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission Katsuki Bakugo Ichibansho statuette.
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Banpresto Katsuki Bakugo Ichibansho 9.84-inch statuette

In the 2021 anime film My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission, Japan’s greatest heroes must work together to track down the mastermind behind a deadly chemical attack. This mini-statue of manga superhero Katsuki Bakugo is meticulously sculpted to look just like the *My Hero *character, sporting his typical imposing pose.

Banpresto My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission - Katsuki Bakugo Ichibansho 9.84-in Statue
Banpresto Katsuki Bakugo Ichibansho 9.84-inch statuette
Gundam Universe RX-78-2 Gundam Action Figure.
Bandai/GameStop

Gundam Universe RX-78-2 Gundam Action Figure

Tamashii Nations brings you this new action figure from the Gundam Universe. This division of Bandai presents an incredible, 30-point articulated Gundam mecha, complete with a shield, beam rifle, optional pair of hands, and a wicked beam saber blade.

This giant mech looks excellent on any office desk, at home or at work — a fitting display for over four decades of these Japanese cultural icons.

Gundam Universe RX-78-2 Gundam Action Figure
Gundam Universe RX-78-2 Gundam Action Figure
Hasbro Star Wars The Black Series, Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order Nightbrother Archer GameStop Exclusive Figure.
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Hasbro Star Wars The Black Series, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Nightbrother Archer 6-inch Action Figure

This GameStop exclusive doesn’t arrive until the end of the summer, but you need to mark your calendars to remember this release.

Emerging from Hasbro’s Black Series of figurines, depicting Star Wars characters since 2013, the Sith Lord Nightbrother Archer comes from the Star War Jedi: Fallen Order video game. And what a depiction of the evil Force lords. Nightbrother features the typical Sith horns. Instead of a cape, this archer keeps his scarred and tattooed arms free for notching his arrow on a red-reeded, silver bow.

Hasbro Star Wars The Black Series, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Nightbrother Archer 6-inch Action Figure
Hasbro Star Wars The Black Series, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Nightbrother Archer 6-inch Action Figure
Hasbro Star Wars — The Black Series The Mandalorian Boba Fett (Re-Armored) Premium Electronic Helmet.
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Hasbro Star Wars: The Black Series, The Mandalorian Boba Fett (Re-Armored) Electronic Helmet

Speaking of Star Wars, how about this Beskar-armored Boba Fett helmet? Get your own piece of the last warrior clans of Mandalore as ​​inspired by the streaming series Book of Boba Fett on Disney+.

This role-play item with comes with premium decoration and realistic, life-worn details like chipped paint and a moveable antenna. Boba’s electronic helmet also features a flip-down rangefinder with flashing LED lights and an illuminated heads-up display that you can get a real-life view of what it was like to look through the famous bounty hunter’s mask.

Hasbro Star Wars: The Black Series, The Mandalorian Boba Fett (Re-Armored) Electronic Helmet
Hasbro Star Wars: The Black Series, The Mandalorian Boba Fett (Re-Armored) Electronic Helmet
Four Magic The Gathering — Dungeons and Dragons Forgotten Realms Commander Deck Assortment.
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Magic: The Gathering — Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms Commander Deck

Beloved Dungeons & Dragons heroes and monsters have ventured into the world of Magic for the ultimate crossover.

Four different Commander decks feature all the new cards in addition to returning reprints. Decks include Aura of Courage, Draconic Rage, Dungeons of Death, and Planar Portal. Take spells and adventure with you on the go with this Commander Deck. (Cards are legal for play in the Commander, Vintage, and Legacy formats, but not legal for play in the Standard, Pioneer, or Modern formats.)

Magic: The Gathering - Dungeons and Dragons Forgotten Realms Commander Deck (Assortment)
Magic: The Gathering — Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms Commander Deck

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Matthew Denis
Matthew Denis
Former Digital Trends Contributor

Matt Denis is an on-the-go remote multimedia reporter, exploring arts, culture, and the existential in the Pacific Northwest and Latin America. Matt spent four years in Eugene, earning his journalism chops at the University of Oregon and in the Eugene Weekly’s alt pages before elevating the city’s creative scene with CAFE 541, an innovative new features section in The Register-Guard newspaper. Food, fiction, physical activity, and fine music take up his off time.

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