San Diego Comic-Con International is over and all that remains are the credit card balances. Over the convention Star Wars was in full effect, with Friday still being considered Star Wars Day with several panels from Hasbro, Del Rey, Dark Horse, Gentle Giant, Sideshow Collectibles, and more, and Star Wars Action News is here to recap the biggest reveals over this past weekend.
In addition to the news from the panels, on this week’s podcast you can hear exclusive interviews with Hasbro’s Star Wars Brand Team, eFX Collectibles, Kotobukiya, Hallmark, and Gentle Giant to talk about their upcoming releases and Celebration 6 exclusive plans.
And don’t forget, while the world’s largest Sci-Fi con is behind us, the world’s largest Star Wars convention is still to come at Star Wars Celebration VI! Listen in for news about the Yakface/Star Wars Action News party at C6, and get your tickets today at SWActionNews.com
Brian’s Toys has released their latest newsletter and in it, they announce that pre-orders for Jocasta Nu will now be charged at time of shipping after initially charging at the time of pre-order. If you were on the fence before, maybe this will help you in your collecting decision. Head to Brian’s Toys to pre-order yours today.
The first official chapter in The Enloe Trials photonovel series is here, and sets the stage for an all new series of adventures in the OT era – check it out in our forums!
In February we brought you the first look at the Yoda line look Lucas Licensing has planned for merchandise in 2013 to coincide with the Attack of the Clones in 3D marketing. On friday, SDCC hosted a Star Wars Collectibles panel and within the presentation you can see confirmation of this theme throughout first few pages of the slideshow. To learn what was discussed at the panel, check out JediInsider.com
We’ve updated our link to the sites providing coverage of SDCC to include additional sites as well as separate links (where applicable) to interviews/QnAs conducted with Hasbro. Check them out at here. If you would like your site included in this list, feel free to contact me at the via the “Contact Us” on the right column.
IGN.com has posted an awesome new clip from the upcoming fifth season of the Clone Wars. It’s very Mandalorian heavy and features Obi-Wan in Mando armor as well! Check it out here. Better update those Clone Wars action figures wishlists!
For those who just can’t wait to start checking their Target for the Darth Maul Returns Battle Pack, here is the DPCI to arm yourself with which should help for when these start shipping. 087-06-1175
Here is a quick gallery of this year’s Limited Edition Momaw Nadon Ornament from Hallmark available today. As you can see, the detailing on this is superb and is scaled in such a way that it would look great in a Hasbro Cantina diorama if you were so inclined.
Hasbro has made available individual product images from yesterday’s SDCC presentation. You can check them all out here or by clicking through into our show coverage section
