ViperKingdom has listed two separate auctions on eBay for components of the upcoming Target Exclusive 6″ Black Series Imperial Shadow Squadron set. One auction features the Shadow Stormtrooper Commander and the other includes the Shadow Scout Trooper with Speeder Bike.
The Walgreens Exclusive 20″ Darth Maul figure from Jakks Pacific has shown at retail. Thanks to twitter follower @Tyious for the report
@yak_face found this at walgreens pic.twitter.com/B976SOv3L6
— Eric Sitarz (@Tyious) September 8, 2014
Our friend Kevin Gawthorpe from VinylmationWorld was in attendance at the weekend’s Imagination Gala at DisneyWorld and has revealed several new Vinylmation and Vinylmation Jr. Star Wars figures for 2014 and 2015. Click on through for some of the details.
This week’s episode of The Realm Recap focuses heavily on the Black Series 6″ line as the first wave of the new “black and blue” line look has been hitting Walgreens stores hard (except mine of course). We also look at an amazing 6″ scale AT-ST work-in-progress that must be seen to be believed. We also discuss the merits of the new Rebels “Mystery” set that was revealed this week and the new products hitting the Disney Store and much more. Click on through to check out the latest episode and feel free to subscribe to our channel and leave suggestions on what you’d like to see covered on the show.
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Hasbro has made available high-res images of the upcoming ToysRUs Exclusive Mission Series: The Ghost / Reveal the Rebels set. As of yet, no release schedule has been announced. Click the unwatermarked images above for another look.
Next week on Thursday, September 11, pre-orders will open for Sideshow’s Sixth Scale Scout Trooper and Speeder Bike.
UPDATE: 9/11/14: pre-order for these items have been pushed back one week to September 18, 2014.
New 6″ Black Series Next Week, New GI JOE, Marvel, Walking Dead & Warehouse Clearance Ending Soon @dorksidetoys. Click on through for the full list.
Rancho Obi-Wan has updated their website with a preview of some of the items that will be available at auction later this month for their annual Rancho Ob-Wan Gala. There are truly some gorgeous pieces available. Tickets are still available to attend or to donate as any absentee bidder.
Last week at FanExpo Canada, Hasbro officially took the wraps off of the mystery ToysRUs exclusive Star Wars Rebels Reveal the Rebels: Jedi Reveal Mission Series set that was revealed via ToysRUs.ca. The set includes Kanan, Ezra and a secret holographic Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Thanks to the crew at AllSpark.com for photographic evidence and thanks to twitter follower Andrew W. for the heads up!
UPDATE: YodasNews has revealed loose images of the figures included in this set including the Holographic Obi-Wan
Brock reviews the new Star Wars novel A New Dawn, Marjorie and Arnie review Black Series Wave 4, plus reports from Wizard World Chicago and Gen Con!
Last Spring it was announced that the Star Wars canon was taking a new direction. To pave way for the upcoming Episode VII as well as the Rebels TV series the previous Star Wars “Expanded Universe” was reclassified as Star Wars Legends, wiping the slate clean for a new era of Star Wars stories. That begins today with the release of A New Dawn, the Star Wars Rebels tie-in novel by John Jackson Miller. In this episode of Star Wars Action News, Brock joins us with a review of this first novel in a new age of Star Wars fiction.
Also on this week’s show, Marjorie and Arnie review Hasbro’s 4th wave of Black Series 3.75-inch figures. From Dagobah Luke to Yoda to Toryn Farr, watch the video to see hands-on reviews of these collector-oriented figures!
With reports from Wizard World Chicago and GenCon, eating fresh with Rebels, and much more, it’s all in this episode of Star Wars Action News!