Tim Effler brought toys to life on his drawing board at Kenner, during the 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s. Go back to the drawing board with Tim in his new book, as he recounts his contributions to some of the most successful toy lines ever created. From Star Wars to the Six Million Dollar Man, DC Super Powers, MASK, SilverHawks, Ghostbusters, Jurassic Park, and everything in between! Filled with never-before-seen illustrations, prototypes, models and abandoned concepts, this is the history of Kenner toys like it’s never been documented before!

Preorder now at bluemilk.shop/

Revenge of the Sith Deluxe novelization (Hardcover) by Matthew Stover available for preorder at Target and Amazon ($60.00).

The new special edition novelization comes with over 150 annotations from author Matthew Stover, an acetate jacket with foil stamping, a paper over-board book case, gilded and stained edges, illustrated full-color end papers, and a red satin ribbon market.

Details at Collider.com

StarWars.com has posted a selection of promotions available for next week’s May the 4th/Star Wars Day celebration.

“Star Wars: The High Republic, which has previously been referred to as “Project Luminous”, will be set in an era when the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order are at their zenith, about 200 years before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. This period on the Star Wars timeline will not overlap any of the filmed features or series currently planned for production, giving creators and partners a vast amount of room to tell Star Wars stories with new adventures and original characters.”

Head on over to StarWars.com for the full details.

The Realm Recap returns this week and we’re in full “con mode” as more and more exclusives have been announced. Hasbro as lifted the veil on theirs with the reveal of three 6″ Black Series items not to mention the return of the Fan’s Choice poll! Hasbro has also shown off some new products that we can expect to see in aisles this fall.  Funko and Sideshow/Hot Toys have even more announcements this week with new POP!s hitting stores and preorders going online. Finally, Flyguy and I run down the latest book announcements including Chuck Wendig’s  Aftermath: Life Debt which has clear ties to The Force Awakens. All of this and much more on Episode 101 of The Realm Recap.

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We’re sure you’ve seen or at least heard of the recent controversy surrounding some racy images published by GQ Magazine involving a couple Star Wars characters. We won’t be publishing the images or the links here due to the varied ages of our readership, but Lucasfilm has issued the following statement.

It’s not surprising that GQ would want to capitalize on the cultural cachet of Star Wars, but Lucasfilm and Disney did not authorize, participate in or condone the inappropriate use of our characters in this manner.

The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with a special addition focusing on the #ForceFridayCountdown Promotional Calendar sent out by Hasbro and Hunter PR to various collector/news sites. This calendar counts down the days until Force Friday, September 4, 2015, when official merchandise for Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits store shelves. Each page features a factoid relating to the date or product shown. Click on through to check out the calendar in its entirety and reflect on almost 40 years of Star Wars merchandise from Kenner and Hasbro.

Again, we’d like to thank Hasbro/Hunter PR for this great piece.

StarWars.com today has posted an exclusive cover art reveal of the upcoming novel Star Wars: Dark Disciple by Christie Golden featuring striking artwork by Matt Taylor. Click on over for the full look. Dark Disciple is scheduled for release July 7, 2015

Yet another cover variant has been announced for Marvel’s Star Wars #1 which will be exclusive to NY Toy Fair:

To celebrate the return of Star Wars comic books to Marvel Comics, Hasbro Toys and Diamond Comic Distributors have created a unique Star Wars #1 – Hasbro PREVIEWS Exclusive Variant, Toy Fair Edition, a special variant that will be limited to just 10,000 copies!

For the full details head to PREVIEWSworld.com