[Frank Richards]

Force Friday seems like it's going to be a bust, since none of the participating retailers are going to have any exclusives available, like they had back in '05 for the midnight release of the Ep. III figures.
I'll still probably check out a Wal-Mart or two, because I typically do my figure hunting between 11pm-2am anyways. Might as well check out what's available, since the event has already been on my calendar for months anyways

However, as far as Star Wars figures "going nuts", my prediction is that, due to the potential presence of large quantities of Star Wars figures in stores again, those pesky 6" Black figures that have been such a hassle to track down will now be available in abundance.

Anybody remember when Hasbro relaunched Marvel Legends back in 2012, and after the first initial waves, they became increasingly tougher to find ?
The Deadpool, Hit Monkey, and Rocket Raccoon waves were practically impossible to find in my area.
Jump ahead to 2014, when Hasbro started marketing Legends as movie tie-in merchandise, and now, Legends are effortlessly easy to track down in stores. Even the so-called "hard-to-find" figures, like Black Widow, Carnage, and Rocket Raccoon were eventually plentiful.

I'm hoping that the Black series is about to enter an era analogous to the current "Infinite Series" era of Marvel Legends, where, due to the excitement surrounding Ep. VII, stores will actually begin ordering the Black series in far greater quantities, much like they began doing with Legends nearly two years ago.

This is mostly wishful thinking on my part, but I'd love to see the Black series actually receive widespread and consistent distribution.