After a short break, Star Wars Action News is back with Arnie and Marjorie looking at the state of collecting. They discuss why Star Wars sales are down, why Barge sales were up, and what’s coming with SDCC and SWCC! Hear this show to catch up, and then join them TUESDAY July 17th for a SDCC pre-game show!
Last year there was word that there were small creature accessory sets (Ewoks and Porgs) coming to the Forces of Destiny line. Due to the overall performance of the line, many thought that these wouldn’t see the light of day. Surprisingly, Hasbro has announced via CNET that the Porgs will be available as part of an exclusive set – packed with Chewbacca of course – and heading to SDCC. ($49.99)
Update: Press Release and images added
Continue reading Update: SDCC Exclusive Forces of Destiny Chewbacca and Porgs
Super7 has just revealed a new SDCC Exclusive figure from their ReAction Figure line that mashes-up the Alien franchise with Star Wars with the Alien Hammerhead Tribute Xenomorph Action Figure. It comes with a tribute Alien coin and a vintage-like card back. Price $15 and available at Booth #4945
Rebelscum has posted the exclusive reveal of Gentle Giant’s SDCC Exclusive Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight) Mini Bust. Limited to 1000 pieces, it will be available at SDCC, and also to PG members starting today. Head on over to Rebelscum for details.
Debuting in the summer of 2008, Star Wars: The Clone Wars was Lucasfilm’s first-ever CG animated television series which gave fans the opportunity to further explore the characters and storylines introduced in the movie saga.
Created and Executive Produced by George Lucas with Supervising Director Dave Filoni at the helm, the critically-acclaimed series featured epic space battles and dynamic lightsaber duels, but also explored some of the personal triumphs and challenges of the Jedi Knights.
Through cinematic stories with groundbreaking visuals and sound design, The Clone Wars provided a broad expansion of the Star Wars universe over the course of 6 seasons.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Emmy Award-winning series, Executive Producer Dave Filoni and special guests will share a look back on the stories that enriched the Star Wars universe and introduced several fan-favorite characters like Ahsoka Tano and Captain Rex to a galaxy far, far away….
San Diego Comic-Con, Thursday, July 19th
11:45am – 12:45pm, Room 6BCF
Funko has also announced two exclusive POP!s for SDCC: Cad Bane from The Clone Wars and the Imperial Patrol Trooper from Solo: A Star Wars Story. Click on through to check out additional images.
Continuing their tradition of convention exclusives, Hallmark has announced a few more additions for this year including a new Boba Fett Itty Bitty figure complete with Vintage inspired blister card. You can check out this exclusive and more at SDCCBlog.org.
Continuing their tradition of Ralph McQuarrie themed mini busts for SDCC, Gentle Giant has announced the Yoda McQuarrie Concept Mini Bust.
Designed, modeled and prototyped using top of the line 3D technology, the 1:6th scale Yoda (Concept Series) mini bust is hand cast, hand-painted and hand-numbered with a limited edition Certificate of Authenticity. The bust is a limited edition of only 750 pieces.
It is available to order now for PGM Members.
Remember the days post-SDCC where collectors would spend their free time refreshing HasbroToyShop’s website in order to try to score their exclusives? Hasbro has updated their site today narrowing that period down considerably by announcing that exclusives will go on sale sometime on August 13. Bookmark this page for reference and make sure your order info is up-to-date for quicker checkout.
