I was unreasonably excited to learn that the Star Wars video game franchise I grew up with, the Dark Forces trilogy, would finally be getting new action figures. If you’ve talked to me for any length of time, you know I’m a huge fan of the games, specifically Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight. I’m such a fan that my Discord’s general channel is named after the protagonist, after all.

But a figure of the most reluctant Jedi in all of Star Wars, morose mercenary with a heart of gold Kyle Katarn, is long overdue. The last iteration of the character in plastic form was a 2009 The Legacy Collection release. With the latest Black Series figure, we not only get a long overdue updated Kyle Katarn, but the first iteration of the figure in the 6” scale.

“There’s got to be a better way to make a living.”

I acknowledge I am an old man and, statistically, you may not know much about Kyle Katarn, so here’s a quick rundown on why he matters to Star Wars.

1995’s Star Wars: Dark Forces is honestly little more than another Doom clone, but the catch is that it’s got all the LucasArts attention to detail. The game has incredible (for the time) cutscenes and stellar voice acting, but the real success is in how it uses the Star Wars IP. Not content with just establishing the game’s protagonist as yet another hero in the galaxy, the game’s opening level canonizes Kyle at the time as the mercenary who stole the Death Star plans.

Throughout the remainder of the trilogy, Kyle shuts down the Dark Trooper program, battles a Dark Jedi, and even hangs out with Lando Calrissian and Luke Skywalker. The latter led to Kyle taking on an expanded role in Star Wars novels and a fourth game, Jedi Academy. Throughout the expanded media, Kyle becomes the Battlemaster of Luke’s reformed Jedi Temple, showing up as a pivotal figure throughout a number of EU titles.

Of course, Kyle’s pretty much wiped from existence these days. The feat of stealing the Death Star plans now belongs to Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor in Rogue One, and we don’t really know what’s going to happen with Luke’s new Temple between the events of The Mandalorian and The Force Awakens, beyond it being destroyed.

Kyle himself is also largely supplanted by Cal Kestis of the Star Wars: Jedi franchise, who seems to be filling the same role as the de facto video game hero. Dark Forces itself isn’t entirely forgotten by publishers — Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy have received updated ports, while Dark Forces received a remaster in 2020 — but the most important title in the series, Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight, is a little hard to get working these days. Here’s hoping for a port or, even better, a remaster soon.

“What a pleasant surprise!”

You’re really just here to read about the action figure, though, so let’s get down to it.

Kyle Katarn is #29 in the Gaming Greats sub-series, and the first with the Dark Forces line. That should be obvious, as I don’t believe the Dark Forces series has received much love in action figure form, period. Power of the Force had figures based on Kyle and a Dark Trooper, while The Legacy Collection had an updated Kyle, but that’s it.

(Hasbro, we sorely need a Jan Ors now.)

As for this figure, he’s about what you’ve come to expect from The Black Series. Kyle stands at 6” tall, which makes him a little shorter than the Obi-Wan Kenobi wave Vader and a little taller than the The Mandalorian wave Luke Skywalker. (He’s about the same size as the Jedi: Survivor Cal Kestis figure, if you’re keeping score.)

Articulation is nothing really unusual. Single elbows and knees, hinged wrists for pointing blasters and lightsabers, and a single hip ball with no chest articulation. Like the rest of The Black Series, he’s not meant to be a hyper posable figure that you put in a bunch of crazy lightsaber dueling positions, but a detailed representation of a character.

Boy, they nailed that, too. The face print here is a good match for how Kyle is depicted as the games go on, though it doesn’t appear to be based too much on retired actor Jason Court, who portrayed him in live-action cutscenes. Despite being billed as a Dark Forces figure, this is a mixed design based on Kyle’s Dark Forces II and Jedi Knight II looks. Notably, though, is the specific lightsaber included, which would be the larger hilt Kyle had from Jedi Knight II throughout his time in the EU.

Accessory-wise, the figure is a little on the thin side. There’s the aforementioned hilt, a single blade, a swooping blade, and a Bryar pistol, which appears to be reused from earlier Cassian Andor figures. Just one more thing Andor took from Kyle, I guess.

They’re fine. I don’t particularly think the swooping blade effect works as well as you’d like, and it makes the hilt heavy in a way that the figure struggles to hold it. Kyle really only has one hand that’s good for holding a hand; the other is a half-open pointing finger that can be finagled into gripping the hilt two-handed, but not well.

(I think the other hand is meant to hold the Bryar pistol with the finger off the trigger, but because of how the holster is angled, it wouldn’t make a ton for him to hold it left-handed? Maybe I’m over-thinking how this action figure holds its guns.)

There’s also just the fact that the included weapons are so low. You spend most of the games collecting weapons to use, after all. Couldn’t you include a stormtrooper rifle or a couple of thermal detonators to represent that?

To top it all off, my personal hell, the lightsaber peg, returns. Every Jedi character in this line has some form of peg and hole to mount a lightsaber on their waist, and they all suck. In Kyle’s case, there’s no clip on the hilt, so there’s instead a small protrusion that goes into a hole in his belt. It’s so small it may as well not be there, and while the soft, flexible rubber of the belt makes for some great poses, it means the hilt is going to fly off every time you move him around.

“I’d be a content old man!”

I feel like it’s a little hard for me to be objective about this one. Obviously, the appeal to me is this character I’ve loved since my childhood, which wasn’t available in a meaningful collectible for a long, long time. In that regard, I think it’s a great figure! It looks exactly like what I’ve been wanting, and while the accessories are thin, it does include everything it needs. (But seriously, Hasbro, Jan? And those Dark Jedi from Dark Forces II? It just seems like an easy slam dunk.)

On the other hand, I remain at odds with The Black Series. I’ve always found the figures to be technically excellent, but there’s something about the line that just misses the mark for me, and I’ve never been able to put my finger on it. It’s not helped by skyrocketing prices. I bought this at full price because I wanted to support new Dark Forces content, but I’ve seriously slowed down my buying of new figures.

The point stands: this is an excellent figure of a character most fans may not know about. If it appeals to you, you should get it! For me, it’s a grail figure I’ve wanted for years. For others, it may just be a piece that fits in perfectly with the rest of The Black Series. But I also think this is far from a must-have in a line that already has a lot of dudes with lightsabers.

Hasbro Star Wars: The Black Series Gaming Greats - Kyle Katarn is available now.

Details about Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse remain scarce, but the game features seemingly a brand-new Belmont, and the trailer also highlights an older Trevor Belmont. There’s also a slew of traditional Castlevania badies, including our first look at the game’s new iteration of Death.

Belmont’s Curse will mark the first female Castlevania protag since Shanoa back on the DS and, if she’s a Belmont as the trailer implies, the first female Belmont since Legends 3 on the Game Boy.

The game is being released as part of a 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Castlevania franchise. In a post published after the event, Konami acknowledged Belmont’s Curse as “the beginning of numerous new products around Castlevania.”

No clue what that will entail, but plenty of hopeful ideas. Could we finally get Symphony of the Night ported to Switch and/or PC? A re-release for Castlevania 64? Or maybe something new altogether?

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is out sometime later this year. I will stop screaming at some point.

That may be technically true about today’s new announcement, but I can’t deny it’s a hell of a figure, and I really hope it’s a sign of the direction The Black Series is going in 2026. Hasbro announced an absolutely stunning Lord Starkiller figure coming to the line’s “Gaming Greats” sub-line, and it’s honestly so cool that I had to write about it, even if only briefly.

I didn’t finish Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (should I play that on stream? Let me know.), but I played enough to know I don’t hate Starkiller. The Hasbro figure really makes the Lord Starkiller design shine, though. The included lightsabers, the minimalist paint deco, and that badass cloak really give this figure a ton of juice I wasn’t expecting.

There’s just something about it that really clicks with me. Maybe it’s scratching my inner 14-year-old edgelord. Maybe I’m still just a massive sucker for a cool-looking Sith design. Or maybe it’s time to admit that I appreciate The Black Series more than I let on.

It’s also nice to see Hasbro is starting to play with wired capes more. I believe they’ve used them on a couple of more premium Darth Vader releases, but after the stellar capes McFarlane Toys put on its DC Multiverse line this past year, it would be criminal if other lines didn’t also start doing this.

(I would say I hope this means they’ll start doing cloth, wired capes for Marvel Legends, but I really don’t want to rebuy new figures just for capes…sigh.)

I haven’t technically bought a new Black Series figure in a while (I did pick up discounted figures of The Client and Dagan Gera at Ross just last night, though). I did enthusiastically pre-order Kyle Katarn, a character whom I have been begging for a new figure of for years now. Will I be getting Lord Starkiller, too? I probably won’t pre-order or outright order him, but if I see him on a peg somewhere, I might have to pick one up.

Will you be picking up Lord Starkiller? Let me know in the comments, or come talk toys and other nonsense with me in the Discord.

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In a world on the verge of a magic civil war, the immortal mercenary Kaim Argonar faces the life that was stolen from him and must battle a wicked sorcerer for the fate of the planet.

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This week: Spider-Man in space, Captain America post 9/11, and an absolute Flash!

A Spider can actually be pretty good

The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #10-14

Written by Joe Kelly, Jason Loo, Lee Gatlin, & Saladin Ahmed

Art by Michael Dowling, Jason Loo, Lee Gatlin, Pepe Larraz, Pere Pérez, Todd Nauck, John Romita Jr., Ed McGuinness, Erick Arciniega, Marte Gracia, Cliff Rathburn, Marcio Menyz, Mark Farmer, Joe Caramagna, Wade Von Grawbadger

Covers by John Romita Jr, Pepe Larraz, Ed McGuinness, Patrick Gleason, Scott Hanna, Marcio Menyz, Marte Gracia

Published by Marvel Comics

Rated 3.5 out of 5

I know, I know. I’m supposed to be a hater because it’s a modern Spider-Man book. That’s the trend as of late, isn’t it? No matter the team, no matter the story, Spidey books just seem to have a bad rap. I can’t necessarily blame them. Previous runs have been a real mixed bag, with way more bad than good, and this current run of The Amazing Spider-Man — which kicked off with Spidey facing a poisoned soda supply, a criminal plot by the Hobgoblin, and a mild retcon that Peter was a briefly leather-jacket-wearing punk as a kid — looked like more of the same.

But it’s Joe Kelly-penned, and if I’ve learned anything over the years with Kelly’s work, it’s to trust the process. The latest development sees Spidey’s life uprooted in spectacular fashion as Peter finds himself inexplicably yeeted to the other side of the galaxy with no means home, no apparent means of contacting help, and stranded on the other side of a massive intergalactic conflict. Meanwhile, with no explanation for his sudden absence, Norman Osborn takes over as Spider-Man, while Ben Reilly is all too eager to take over Peter’s life.

We’re still in the very early days of the story, but I am genuinely enjoying it. I love the weird sci-fi aspect of Peter out of his element, but freed from the shackles of having to balance his duel identities. The tension with Norman, Ben, and the various other Spider-folk back on Earth is less exciting, but seems to be a much slower burn, so we’ll just have to wait and see what happens. I’m sure this is all a slow-burn building towards the inevitable Amazing Spider-Man #1000, but for once, we should maybe just take a breather and enjoy the ride.

They made a useless Captain America, I guess

Captain America (2025) #1-4

Written by Chip Zdarsky

Art by Valerio Schiti, Frank Martin, Joe Caramagna

Covers by Ben Harvey

Published by Marvel Comics

Rated 4 out of 5

Fresh off a run on Batman that was better than it gets credit for and a Daredevil run that will make everything look slightly worse by comparison, we get Chip Zdarsky’s run with Captain America, and it’s poised to be another landmark, revolutionary run.

That’s because Zdarsky is starting off with a major retcon, establishing Captain America as having come out of the ice shortly after 9/11 rather than in the 1960s. With this comes the reveal of a second Captain America built with the modern age in mind. The two find themselves on a mission together weeks after Cap’s return, headed to Latveria to defuse a hostage situation spearheaded by Doctor Doom.

We’re only a few issues into this run, but I’ll be frank: it kicks so much ass. I’m really enjoying the exploration of Captain America’s struggle with a post-9/11 world that is so very foreign and so very familiar to everything he knows. I also find it hilarious that the new modern Cap, David Colton, has all the gear and training, but still seems to be largely useless.

It should be no surprise that Zdarsky has struck right at the core of what makes Cap who he is, and dropped him in a scenario where embracing that part of himself is the only thing that will save the day. It’s been a fun revamp, and I’m really excited to see where this story goes next.

Flash fact: the Absolute line is kind of bonkers

Absolute Flash (2025) #4-8

Written by Jeff Lemire

Art by A.L. Kaplan, Nick Robles, Travis Moore, Chris Sotomayor, Adriano Lucas, Tom Napolitano

Covers by Nick Robles

Published by DC Comics

Rated 3 out of 5

I think at some point I’ll be overdue for a whole check-in of DC Comics‘s Absolute line, but for now I wanted to take a little gander at Absolute Flash. I was naturally pretty stoked to be getting not just an Absolute iteration of The Flash, but also one that was Wally West.

The new take on Wally is a pretty great modernization of the old Kid Flash iteration of the character, presenting him as incredibly young and sheltered, and his powers as something he just does not have the ability to reckon with. Beyond that, though, Absolute Flash is a bit of a trip, like other titles in the line. Unlike others, there’s a lot of tongue-in-cheek nods here to the original Flash continuity.

Whether it’s Captain Cold asking Wally if he’s ready to go rogue or the reveals of Absolute version of Eobard Thawne and Jay Garrick discovering the speed force, it’s sometimes a little much. For a line that has been so desperately focused on distancing itself from anything resembling its prime universe counterparts, Absolute Flash seems to be toeing just around the edge of it, and it can take me out of the issues sometimes. Still, I think this book is more comparable to Absolute Superman with its slow-burn and more grounded arc. As it is right now, I’m enjoying it, but I don’t think I’m really going to love it until the bigger picture is more apparent.

What comics have you been reading that you’re enjoying? What should I be checking out for future installments of Trade Waiting? Let us know in the comments below, or join us in the Discord to discuss comics!

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Several hundred years after Jin Sakai freed the Tsushima Coast and became the legendary Ghost, the vengeful Atsu rises from the ash of great tragedy to cut a bloody swath of revenge throughout the island of Yotei.

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Look, here’s the deal: reviewing single issues of comics is hard. Sometimes nothing happens. Sometimes everything happens. Sometimes a single issue sucks, but as part of a bigger whole, it’s a modern classic.

The purpose of this column is to review several issues at once and determine how the book is doing as a whole. Sometimes it’ll be whole storylines, and sometimes it’ll just be multiple issues, but these will all be short, to the point, and relatively spoiler-free. This won’t replace single-issue reviews as I’ve done in the past, but it does open the door for me to look at a greater variety of comics, since these will just be shorter reviews in a smaller space as opposed to deeper dives.

Hal the (Emotional) Vampire Slayer

Green Lantern (2023) #25-27; Green Lantern Corps (2025) #7-9

Written by Jeremy Adams, Morgan Hampton

Art by V. Ken Marion, Xermánico, Fernando Pasarin, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Oclair Albert, Arif Prianto, Daniel Henriques, Dariano Di Benedetto, Lee Loughridge, Arif Prianto, Matt Herms, & Dave Sharpe

Covers by Xermánico, V. Ken Marion, Pasquale Ferrara, Fernando Pasarin, Oclair Albert, & Arif Prianto

Published by DC Comics

As the Green Lantern Corps race to reignite the power batteries of the various Corps, the emotional vampires led by Starbreaker threaten war.

I’ve been checked out on Green Lantern for a while because, well, I honestly find Hal Jordan kind of boring. I pop back in every few issues to see what’s going on, which is how I wound up reading The Starbreaker Supremacy, a cross-title epic that sees the Green Lantern Corps, still in the midst of rebuilding itself, facing the threat of The Starbreaker Corps, a race of emotional vampires seeking the power of the entities that fuel the Power Batteries. The problem is that The Starbreaker Supremacy feels like it was chopped in half. A plot element regarding every Corps’ emotions being neutralized is solved in an issue. Kyle Rayner is both front-and-center and hopelessly lost in the background while at least two major deaths come almost out of nowhere.

If you’re a fan of Green Lantern space epics, you’ll probably dig this one, but new readers will definitely be overwhelmed, especially considering the plot has ties to New 52-era stories.

By this creative team combined…

Captain Planet and the Planeteers (2025) #1-6

Written by David Pepose

Art by Eman Casallos, Jeff Eckleberry, Jorge Sutil

Covers by Chad Hardlin & Chuck Michael Obach

Published by Dynamite

When the protector of the Earth is kidnapped, five young people must band together to save the planet with the aid of its protector, Captain Planet.

I was skeptical about the notion of a Captain Planet reboot. Hell, I think I still am, even after reading this. Don’t take that as me hating on this; I enjoyed it for what it is: a big swing at a modern reboot of the premier edutainment cartoon of my childhood. There are a lot of great things here that update the story not just for a modern age, but for a modern audience. But still, it is an update of a cartoon designed to teach kids about the dangers of pollution. There’s a stiffness here that is inherent in the source material, and I don’t really know that you can get around that.

That being said, I’m optimistic about the future. The origin is out of the way, which means now the way is cleared to dive into the characters and learn more about them and what makes them tick. If you were a fan of the show, this has a lot for you, but even if you’re not, I wouldn’t sleep on this one. There’s potential for this to be a book we’re all talking about down the road.

You’ll believe a boy can leap in a general direction

Action Comics (2016) #1087-1091

Written by Mark Waid

Art by Skylar Patridge, Ivan Plascencia, Matt Herms, & Steve Wands

Covers by Ryan Sook

Published by DC Comics

In a series of flashback tales, readers see how Superboy found his footing during his early days.

DC seems to have finally struck gold with the Silver Age throwback fans have been clamoring for since the days of Darwyn Cooke’s The New Frontier. A lot of that has to do with Waid, who shines here as he always does, but seemed particularly reinvigorated with his work on this book, Batman/Superman: World’s Finest and Batman and Robin: Year One. Seriously, the storytelling here is on par with his best work, and he remains a must-read for me month in and month out.

Action Comics under his lead is no different, breaking away from the current sprawling narrative for a series of flashback tales about Superman‘s earliest days as Superboy, showing how he’s dealing with his earliest struggles — including learning who and who not to trust. This story also features a pretty spectacular Captain Comet role, someone who I haven’t seen in who knows how long. If you’re looking for a lighthearted Smallville-set run to satisfy that sweet tooth or want to introduce someone to some vintage Superboy antics, this one’s a no-brainer.

They’ll retcon anything these days

Spider-Man & Wolverine (2025) #1-6

Written by Marc Guggenheim

Art by Kaare Andrews, Gerardo Sandoval, Victor Nava, Brian Reber, Travis Lanham

Covers by Kaare Andrews

Published by Marvel Comics

A new villain traps Spider-Man and Wolverine, where a shocking truth about their past promises to rip apart their already tenuous friendship.

When I say I was absolutely blown away by this latest inane retcon of Spider-Man‘s backstory, it’s not an understatement. Spider-Man & Wolverine has all the trappings of a throwback ’90s mini-series: a tangential reason for the heroes to get together, a wild retcon to temporarily upend the heroes, and a new one-off villain to never see again. The problem, though, is that the book is ongoing (Spidey and Wolverine now headline multiple team-up titles; couldn’t we just bring back Marvel Team-Up?), while the retcon — Wolverine was on the plane that Peter’s parents died on — is inexplicably canon?

It’s a rough read, and everything about this title feels like a ’90s throwback, which just isn’t enough for me these days. Issue #6, the first removed from the title’s initial story arc, runs a little smoother as the duo deal with Vermin and a wayward Morlock. We’ll have to keep an eye on this one and see how it progresses, but right now, I just have a hard time recommending it.

Did you read anything in recent weeks you think is worth checking out? Let us know in the comments or come chat with us in Discord.

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Several hundred years after Jin Sakai freed the Tsushima Coast and became the legendary Ghost, the vengeful Atsu rises from the ash of great tragedy to cut a bloody swath of revenge throughout the island of Yotei.

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Let’s Play Final Fantasy VI

Let’s Play Final Fantasy VIII Parasite Eve:

Let’s Play Parasite Eve

Let’s Play AVOWED

Several hundred years after Jin Sakai freed the Tsushima Coast and became the legendary Ghost, the vengeful Atsu rises from the ash of great tragedy to cut a bloody swath of revenge throughout the island of Yotei.

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LOST ODYSSEY Full Playthrough

CLAIR OBSCUR: EXPEDITION 33 Full Playthrough

Let’s Play Final Fantasy VI

Let’s Play Final Fantasy VIII Parasite Eve:

Let’s Play Parasite Eve

Let’s Play AVOWED

Several hundred years after Jin Sakai freed the Tsushima Coast and became the legendary Ghost, the vengeful Atsu rises from the ash of great tragedy to cut a bloody swath of revenge throughout the island of Yotei.

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Co-streamed on Twitch and YouTube.

Want more RPG goodness from this channel? Here are some more full RPG Let’s Plays we’ve done! Lost Odyssey:

LOST ODYSSEY Full Playthrough

CLAIR OBSCUR: EXPEDITION 33 Full Playthrough

Let’s Play Final Fantasy VI

Let’s Play Final Fantasy VIII Parasite Eve:

Let’s Play Parasite Eve

Let’s Play AVOWED

Several hundred years after Jin Sakai freed the Tsushima Coast and became the legendary Ghost, the vengeful Atsu rises from the ash of great tragedy to cut a bloody swath of revenge throughout the island of Yotei.

Join the community Discord.

Co-streamed on Twitch and YouTube.

Want more RPG goodness from this channel? Here are some more full RPG Let’s Plays we’ve done! Lost Odyssey:

LOST ODYSSEY Full Playthrough

CLAIR OBSCUR: EXPEDITION 33 Full Playthrough

Let’s Play Final Fantasy VI

Let’s Play Final Fantasy VIII Parasite Eve:

Let’s Play Parasite Eve

Let’s Play AVOWED