ToysRUs has updated today and it now shows one of two Battle of Geonosis: Jedi Knights Packs. It is currently unavailable (it was for a brief instant, has I had them in my cart) but you can sign up for notification when they replenish their stock online. Hopefully, the second set will be available too to take advantage of the $10 off discount for order of $5o or more.
Highbridge Audio, in collaboration with Topps Trading Card Company, is releasing a new Collector’s Edition of the Star Wars: A New Hope Radio Drama. Click on through for the details and to find out how you can get a set for FREE! Continue reading Giveaway: Star Wars A New Hope Radio Drama Collector’s Edition
The entire Toy Hutt crew will be packing up their sabers & heading to New York City this long weekend for NY Comic Con (no booth, just fans). So all Toy Hutt storefronts including eBay & Amazon will be on vacation mode Wednesday & Thursday. Storefronts will open back up Friday morning & all orders received will ship out 1st thing flying Tuesday.” Hope to see some Toy Hutt fans in New York City so “Stay Calm & Comic Con!” – Bob & the crew @ www.ToyHutt.com
Collider has alerted us to an exclusive Villain Noir “Bounty Hunter” giclee by Marko Manev that will be available this weekend at NYCC (Bottleneck Gallery booth #2167). It is limited to just 125 pieces but if you can’t attend, there will be some made available on the Bottleneck Gallery website on Saturday at 1pm ET.
Hot on the heels of the glorious The Making of Return of the Jedi from J.W. Rinzler comes Star Wars Art: Concept – a must have publication for any art aficionado. This book contains some of the earliest works created for Star Wars leading right up to the present with concept art for 1313. You can pre-order it now from Amazon for only $24.00 (reg. $40.00) or pick it up whereever fine books are sold on October 15.
Ten Inch Walking Dead, Retro 60’s Batman, Black Series Wave 2 In Stock, All In Our @DorksideToys Newsletter. Click on through for the details.
Our friends at Jedi Temple Archives are reporting that the upcoming Kmart Exclusive (Scanning Crew and Ewok Catapult) Sets have been added to their website and should soon be available for order. Head on over to check out the details.
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume with our last entry for wave 2 in the The Black Series 3-3/4″ line. Today, we take a look at Luminara Unduli (#11).
PROS: Surprisingly, this figure is only a slight improvement over previous versions. The articulation is ample and the sculpt and deco are very nice making for decent display piece.,
CONS: On the whole, I find it a terrible “toy”. The headdress limits poseability of the arms so when you raise them, it forces the headdress to lift off of the head. The soft goods cloak is prone to additional fraying and shedding of fibers. The soft goods are too long making free standing the figure a chore at times.
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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Yakface reader Ruben A. (AaylaSecurasMan in our forums) sends in word and proof that the Battle of Geonosis multipacks* have started to hit stores. He found his sets in Arizona.October is shaping up to be a spendy month.
Nice score Ruben!
*Of note, these are listed as Gunship Hero Packs in the Toys”R”Us system
Hasbro’s disaster line from 2012 continues to show up at discount stores like TJ Maxx and Marshalls – as just today, I saw more of this stuff that wasn’t there just a couple days ago.
One has to wonder just how much of this stuff Hasbro produced… and it’s hard to not feel that Hasbro’s poor decisions with this line are the prime reason for the change in Hasbro’s business model to switch to cheaper, 5POA figures rather than their official reasoning of “changes in kids’ play habits.”