Our friends at JediDefender have posted a great image showcasing Hallmark’s Keepsake Ornament selection for 2015. Head on over to check out Zeb (Star Wars Rebels), C-3PO & R2-D2 (Star Wars Rebels), Luke Skywalker and Yoda (Dagobah Training), Y-wing Fighter, and Admiral Ackbar
Our friends at JediDefender have posted several galleries for their coverage of SDCC. Head on over for fresh images of the booths for Hasbro, Jakks, Sideshow, Gentle Giant, Hallmark and more
Our friends at JediDefender alert us to this article from Mental Floss on how Hasbro created the 6″ Jabba the Hutt for the Black Series.
While new figures in MedicomToy’s Kubrick line seem to be a thing of distant memory, that doesn’t mean the releases have ended. JediDefender has alerted us to word of an exclusive carded Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight Outfit) given out at the 2014 Medicom Toy Exhibition Preview Party. The figure itself looks to be a reissue of the DX series Jedi Luke minus the bone accessory. Click the image above for a closer look.
Our friends at JediDefender have alerted us to the fact that wave 3 of the Mission Series figures have started to hit retail. This example was found at Target in North Carolina. This wave include Obi-Wan with General Grievous and Bespin Luke with Darth Vader. If 5 POA is your thing, now’s the time…
Entertainment Earth is offering up to 30% off select LEGO sets plus, free shipping on orders over $79.00. Hurry, this deal only lasts for 24 hours. Thanks to our friends at JediDefender for the heads up.
Our friends at JediDefender are reporting the finding of wave 3 of the Saga Legends figures at Walmart in Canada. As a reminder, this wave includes 5 POA versions of Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight), Snowtrooper, Darth Maul (Episode I) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Clone Wars Armor)
One of my local collector friends from JediDefender ran into this Star Wars themed beer last night at a local liquor store: Dark Fatha American Emperial Stout from Bent Brewstillery from right here in Minnesota. I guess I know where I’m going tonight.
Our friends at JediDefender posted news today that Star Wars Tech Decks (from Spin Master) have started showing up at Target hot off the announcement from Santa Cruz. For the uninitiated, Tech Decks are mini skateboards (about 3.5″-4″ depending on board style) that reproduce current or vintage skateboard designs. Seeing as that I grew up a “skater”, these will definitely be on my radar to acquire. The question is, can I still land a pop shove-it to 5-0 grind? Click on through for the image gallery courtesy of Flyguy.
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Living in Minnesota, home to retailer Target, our stores are often used as a test market for product roll outs as well as pricing – meaning that a particular item at one store may cost higher or lower depending on the area of “the Metro” (Minneapolis/St. Paul and its suburbs). Our friend Jeff at JediDefender has posted an interesting observation in his area regarding “spring price exploring” for Saga Legends, Mission Series, The Black Series products.
Could this be just a regional experiment or can the rest of the country expect an average 10% bump in Star Wars action figure pricing as well? Like most things, only time will tell.