Category Archives: Collecting News

You think your toy runs are frustrating…

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Just yesterday, I came across a rare sight – a TVC Darth Malgus at my local Target.  After posting this recent find in our forums, Yakface reader Darth Bobo shared a Malgus find as well… but not exactly what he was hoping for.  Head on over to the forums for a closer look.

Personal Note – In this instance, the swapper put in a pretty decent B.A.D. figure in the Sith Lord’s stead (perhaps out of some sort of sense of guilt?), but figure swapping isn’t acceptable, regardless of what figure is replaced in the packaging.

Update: Black Series Limited Availability?

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Fans have already been skeptical about the upcoming Black Series due to the uninspired assortment of figures we’ve seen so far.

And now, our friends at Jedi Temple Archives are reporting some potentially disturbing news with the future of the Black Series.   Nothing is confirmed yet, but it appears that retail-wise, Hasbro may only be distributing these figures to North America.  Click here to read what they have uncovered.  We are keeping our fingers crossed for our overseas friends that this is not the case.

EDIT: Enhance your calm everyone. Preview (Diamand Comic) will only be selling these to their existing accounts that reside US/Canada. Any other accounts will have to find other means of order fullfillment for these lines. – Jayson

Hasbro Reveals SDCC Exclusive Angry Birds 12 Pack

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io9.com is announcing that Hasbro will be offering Star Wars Angry Birds 12-pc. Special “Action Figures” Set

The original 12 STAR WARS action figures are re-imagined for San Diego Comic-Con with a twist based on the mega-hit mobile game ANGRY BIRDS STAR WARSfrom Rovio Entertainment! LUKE SKYWALKER, PRINCESS LEIA, HAN SOLO, OBI-WAN KENOBI, CHEWBACCA, R2-D2, C-3PO, DARTH VADER, STORMTROOPER, SAND PEOPLE, IMPERIAL NAVY COMMANDER and a JAWA are all re-imagined as heroic birds or evil pigs in this set, with each figure in a unique vintage-style blister card featuring ANGRY BIRDS homage to the classic Kenner artwork! The individual blister cards are all packaged together in a collectible package!

Head to io9.com for a closer look.

Editorial: Has this shark been jumped yet???