StarWars.com chat with Funko’s senior designer Reis O’Brien about Jyn and Death Trooper, coming in the next Smuggler’s Bounty subscription box on November 16th.
They look good next to your computer monitor. They look good on your bookshelf, guarding your Star Wars library. They look good in your collectibles display case. They’re simultaneously funny and cool and retro and modern. I can only be talking, of course, about Funko Pop! figures — the big-head, short-body, super-cute vinyl toy series that has become a favorite of geek culture. And Star Wars Pop!s are particularly popular among the galactic faithful (including those at Lucasfilm — take a walk around the offices, and there’s essentially a 100% chance that you’ll spot one every five feet), spanning the entire saga and faithfully capturing character and appearance. That’s why StarWars.com is thrilled to reveal two exclusive figures — Jyn Erso (in mountain gear) and Death Trooper — coming in the next Smuggler’s Bounty subscription box, which is Rogue One-themed and ships November 16. Marking this reveal, and in advance of the Rogue One Pop!s hitting stores on September 30, StarWars.com e-mailed with Funko’s senior product designer Reis O’Brien to talk about why the Pop! design is so effective, the creation of the Smuggler’s Bounty Rogue One figures, and evolving the look of the line.
