Our friends over at Popcritica.com alert us to this article at Deadspin with rumors of a possible merger between Hasbro and DreamWorks Animation. Since Disney distributes DreamWorks films, could this lead to a future Hasbro acquisition by “The Mouse” as well? Read on for the full story.
ToysRUs has listed on their site, most of the new Star Wars Rebels and Saga Legends figures with FREE SHIPPING on orders of $49 or more.
Thanks to Justin LaSalata on twitter for the heads up.
Tamashii Nations has announced several more figures for their S.H. Figuarts line. Figures include Scout Trooper and Speeder Bike, Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight), Darth Maul, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn and more. Check out their (translated) announcement and thanks to JediDefender for the heads up.
Overall, it looks the Black Friday deals are kind of light when it comes to Star Wars merchandise this year, there is one that has a least some decent savings. Walmart will be offering a 20″ Jakks Pacific 2 pack that includes Ezra and Stormtrooper. The promotion kicks off on Thursday at 6pm, while supplies last.
Update: Walmart now has this set on their website (currently not available).
The Empire needs loyal officers to maintain peace and order through the galaxy! A pre-requisite for this task is the proper uniform — and for that, you may look no further than our Premier Line Imperial Officer Offerings!
Available in Officer Olive or Staff Black, the Premier Line Imperial Officer Uniform Package comes with the distinctive officer cap, jacket, and Jodphur-style pant, all being made from specially-dyed military-grade cavalry twill wool, replicated from the same fabrics used for the original uniforms.
In the first of a two-part story arc, someone from Ezra’s past needs help to escape Imperial forces on Lothal in “Empire Day,” an all new episode of Star Wars Rebels!
After the crew of the Ghost wreaks havoc on the Imperials’ Empire Day celebration – an annual event commemorating the founding of the Empire – they discover an old friend of Ezra’s parents who has escaped with secrets vital to the Empire. Pursued by Agent Kallus and the Inquisitor, the rebels attempt to smuggle the refugee off-world – but not before learning he has information regarding the fate of Ezra’s parents.
Click on through to check out preview images and videos from the episode, which is now available to watch on WatchDisneyXD.
“Strange Magic,” a new animated film from Lucasfilm Ltd., will be released by Touchstone Pictures on January 23, 2015. “Strange Magic” is a madcap fairy tale musical inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Popular songs from the past six decades help tell the tale of a colorful cast of goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their hilarious misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion. Lucasfilm Animation Singapore and Industrial Light & Magic, which created the CGI animation for 2011’s Academy Award®-winning film “Rango,” bring to life the fanciful forest turned upside down with world-class animation and visual effects.
Our show returns this week as Flyguy and I discuss the latest in Star Wars news and collecting. Finally, Star Wars Rebels figures are starting to hit stores from coast to coast. Plus, Black Series 3-3/4” Wave 6 is being found quite regularly at Target and Toys”R”Us. New images for the SH Figuarts line of 6” figures have hit the web and they do look impressive… most impressive. The biggest news this past week was the reveal of the title of Star Wars Episode VII. If anything, it further “awakened” our curiosity as to what we can expect next year. All this and much more on Episode 39 of The Realm Recap!
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Despite opinions to the contrary, the Black Series Darth Vader (#26) suffered from a horrible neck design that essentially rendered the figure to “look, don’t touch” status. We are very happy to share that Hasbro has indeed addressed the known issue (by their admission) and the Black Series #03 Vader now features an updated sculpt with longer neck peg.
Thanks to Dan from StarWarsCollector.com for bringing this to our attention.
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume with the next entry in the Star Wars Rebels 3-3/4″ line. Next, we take a look at C1-10P aka “Chopper” (SL06) from the Saga Legends line.
PROS: Great Ralph McQuarrie-esque design, solid sculpt and decent deco – looks fantastic with the other Star Wars Rebels figures. Fits in the Phantom’s cargo area which looks to have been sculpted with him in mind. Surprisingly, he even fits in the Phantom’s cockpit with minimal effort.
CONS: Sure to be a popular figure, Chopper may prove to be a difficult find at first at one per case. Doesn’t have the arm attachments for the head (which I think is part of his signature look), nor the middle leg or rocket booster — probably to double-dip for a future retool. A few minor paint issues but nothing too detrimental overall.
Head to the toyguide for the full image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure is worth adding to your collection.
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