Sideshow Collectibles is now taking pre-orders for the Premium Format Darth Talon figure! Click here to pre-order the Sideshow Exclusive version or click here to take advantage of the FLEXpay option.
Sideshow Collectibles is also now taking pre-orders for the 1:1 Scale Gamorrean Guard Bust! Click here to pre-order your replica piggy head or click here to take advantage of the FLEXpay option.
Toys R Us will have a few Star Wars items on sale this weekend. From 3pm-11pm tonight and 8am-1pm tomorrow, the Clone Wars AT-TE will once again be just $49.99, 50% off regular retail price. In addition, the LEGO Magnaguard Starfighter and LEGO V-19 Torrent sets will be 33% off their regular retail prices.
My good pal Scott at JediDefender has written a great new feature on Hasbro's upcoming Legacy Collection Willrow Hood action figure. Click on over to check out the rave review from the man who worked so tirelessly to get us all our own Ice Cream Maker Guy!
Clone Wars Battle Packs:
Holocron Heist
Jedi Showdown
Legacy Collection Battle Packs:
Birth of Darth Vader
Tatooine Desert Ambush
CW43 Thi-Sen
CW44 Clone Commander Stone
CW45 Darth Sidious
CW46 Commander TX-20 (Tactical Droid)
StarWars.com has news of a free Star Wars mini-comic that will be available at select comic book shops this Halloween. Planet of the Dead from Dark Horse Comics tells the story of Han Solo and Chewbacca as they stumble upon on a planet full of... ghosts?
Arriving at your local comic shop this week is Star Wars: Legacy #41 from Dark Horse Comics. Can't wait to read it? Well then check out Dark Horse's website for a preview to tide you over!
If you've been unable to track down the CostCo exclusive version of the Galactic Heroes Millennium Falcon, I have good news. The set is now available at CostCo.com for $32.99 (unfortunately, that's $5 more than the in-store price) plus the shipping. Not the best deal, but it is an option.
Closeout retailer Tuesday Morning is offering the Attakus Metal Collection figurines for $29.99, a savings of 70% off the original retail price. These full-color metal statues stand around 4" tall and were limited to 2500 pieces.
Would you like to see a new loose image of the upcoming Clone Wars Mail-Away Nahdar Vebb figure that will be available to order later this year? Then click on over to JediDefender to check out the one-time apprentice to Kit Fisto in all his fishy glory.
Star Wars Action News has posted their latest podcast episode entitled Smell Like Death, Talk Like Troopers. In this episode, the SWAN team sits down with author Joe Schreiber to discuss the latest Star Wars novel, Deathtroopers. In addition, you'll find a bit of discussion on the new Hasbro Star Wars Comic Packs, Star Wars: In Concert, and more.
Medicom also announced a new Movie Be@rbrick 2-Pack based on the Disney/Pixar film, Up. Click on the thumbnail to check out the set, which is scheduled to ship in March 2010.
LucasArts has updated the Star Wars: The Old Republic website with a new holorecord on The Battle of Bothawui. In the video, Master Gnost-Dural recounts the courage and sacrifice of Jedi and Republic forces at Bothawui.
LucasArts has also posted another new update to The Threat of Peace, the Star Wars: The Old Republic on-line comic. Click on over to check out Issue #9 of Act II, New Galactic Order.
As part of the Hasbro Q&A sessions, GalacticHunter.com has posted a nifty pre-production sketch of the Wooof figure planned for a yet-to-be announced Return of the Jedi wave in 2010. It's always nice to see Hasbro finally modernize yet another of the remaining Kenner vintage figures.
StarWars.com has posted a summary of the contents of the 4-disc DVD or 3-disc Blu-Ray Star Wars: The Clone Wars Complete Season One box sets. Follow the link for all the details on the box sets, which hit stores on November 3rd.
On October 2nd, we sent our eighteenth batch of questions to Hasbro to once again take part in their Star Wars Question and Answer sessions. Today, we've got the answers to those three questions!1. The VOTC Han Solo is a pretty great figure, but one thing still sort of bugs me - his magical floating holster (same goes for the "vintage" Endor Han figure). Any chance we'll see Han updated so his holster is tethered to his thigh like VTSC Bespin Luke and a few other figures have? It would be a cool update to the existing Hans as well as a feature we'd love to see on that 2010 SA Bespin Han you've got cooking!
** Thanks for the suggestion - it's something we'll consider the next time we release an EpIV Han. As for the 2010 Bespin Han, things have changed a bit and he's now coming in 2011 (a different Han will be coming in 2010).
2. A quick question on the 2009 line-up from one of our readers - "At SDCC, you guys said we'd be getting a repack General Grievous in the line (BD24, I believe). Well, the e-tailers have posted case assortments through the 2010 EU wave and there doesn't seem to be a Grievous anywhere to be found. Was he dropped? Bumped? Renumbered?" Jim
** He was indeed dropped, leaving a hole in our figuring number system. This was in response to needing to shift a bunch of assortments around - we just couldn't fit him in. As such, there will be no BD24 issued.
3. A few of us are still a little fuzzy on the new Imperial Scanning Trooper. Just to confirm, there will be two releases - Head #1 with Scanner Accessory #1 and Head #2 with Scanner Accessory #2, right? Any chance we could get pics of the two different head sculpts with their respective accessory?
** That is correct. The second one will be coming out in the last wave of basic figures - EU wave. Right now, we do not have any pictures to share.
StarWars.com has posted a feature on Star Wars: Trench Run, the new game for your iPhone or iPod Touch from Infrared5 and THQ Wireless Inc. Star Wars: Trench Run will be available soon for $4.99 at the iTunes store.
Random House has announced that due to a printing problem, there will be a delay in the release of Star Wars: The Complete Vader. No news yet on a new release date.
Coming soon to a Walmart near you is the new Legacy Collection Dewback with Imperial Sandtrooper. This new beast of burden will set you back around $30 and is due to hit stores anyday now. Click on the thumbnail for a closer look at the set I was able to obtain a bit early courtesy of Hasbro and Hunter PR.
Wizards of the Coast has posted their sixth preview of the upcoming Galaxy at War expansion set. This preview looks at the Aqualish Technician and Treadwell Droid minis. Head on over for the details on these new minis heading your way later this month!
It looks Toys R Us will soon be offering $20 discounts on a pair of large Star Wars vehicles - the TRU exclusive "Crumb Bomber" Gunship and the Clone Turbo Tank. Check out our pals at Yakface.com for all the details.
Arriving at your local comic shop this week is Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #46 from Dark Horse Comics. Can't wait to read it? Well then check out Dark Horse's website for a preview to tide you over!
Star Wars Action News has posted their latest podcast episode entitled Hasbro Fan's Choice Figure Finalists. In this episode, the SWAN team discusses the results of the latest round of Fan Choice polling and checks out a review of the new Art of the Clone Wars book.
Looking for a way to add some fun to that Star Wars party you're planning? How about creating some Personalized Darth Vader Photo Plates from Hallmark. The 9-inch paper plates run $10.00 for a package of ten plates.
A heads-up for all our Midwestern readers - Mills Fleet Farm stores open their annual Toyland section today! The 2009 Toyland Catalog shows the Legacy Collection and Clone Wars basic figures priced at $6.89 each.
Every so often, an idea comes along that makes you realize not everything works well with Star Wars. Case in point - Star Wars Zombie Week at the Official Star Wars Website. Disagree? Then click on over to StarWars.com to check out Star Wars, Zombie-style.
The gang at TheJawa.com have asked us to pass along that DarthWormie will be taking part in a 2009 Walk Now for Autism event in honor of his son Jefferson. Click here if you'd like more information on the walk or if you'd like to make a donation to the cause.
Sideshow Collectibles is now taking pre-orders for the 12" Sandtrooper Squad Leader figure! Click here to pre-order your Squad Leader or click here to take advantage of the FLEXpay option.
The Clone Wars online comic is back for Season Two of the hit animated series. In Part 3 of The Clone Wars: Act on Instinct, the battle on Devaron reaches the point of no return!
ToyFare and Hasbro have revealed the top 30 vote-getters that make up Phase Two of the 2009 Star Wars Fan's Choice Poll! Click here to check out the list and cast your vote!
Entertainment Earth is once again offering Action Figure Stands that are compatible with most 3.75" Hasbro figure lines. The stands come in either Gray or Clear versions and the first batch is due in February 2010. Thanks to all who wrote in with the tip.
At the Diamond Retailer Summit yesterday, Dark Horse Comics revealed that their popular Knights of the Old Republic comic series will end with issue #50. There are no details yet on what, if anything, will take KotOR's place in Dark Horse's Star Wars line.
The Official Star Wars Website has updated with a look at the cover art for Allies, the fifth book in the Fate of the Jedi series from Del Rey Books. Allies was written by Christie Golden and is due out in June 2010.
Legacy Collection Wave 9.5 (aka 2009 Wave 4, Revision 1) is now arriving at Target stores across the US. Wave 9.5 includes the eight Return of the Jedi figures from Wave 9, three Clone repacks (Saleucami, SCUBA, and ARC), and most importantly, the apron-less Ugnaught variant. Click on the thumbnail to check out the Ugnaught I found at my local Target.
