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Episode 303: Countdown to ComicCon

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San Diego Comic Con panels have been announced and more than Star Wars day, it’s Star Wars every day with panels on Clone Wars Season 4, Star Wars Kinect, High End Star Wars Collectibles, Star Wars Books, and the always anticipated Hasbro Star Wars panel which will be broadcast live from swactionnews.com (bandwidth permitting). On this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast, Marjorie and Arnie run down the latest Comic Con news, including new exclusives announced from Toys R Us, Acme Archives, and Mimoco.

And also at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, Star Wars Action News will be arranging a Star Wars Fan breakfast the Friday of ComicCon! If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to show@swactionnews.com and we will e-mail you details!

With news on the latest Sideshow life-sized mini-bust, and where you can find Wave 7 figures, the Republic Attack Shuttle, and the new B-Wing, it’s all this week on Star Wars Action News!

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Episode 301: Almost There…Almost There!

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This week on Star Wars Action News, Marjorie and Arnie are joined in the studio by Johnathan, forum name RancorBoy, a long time Star Wars collector who has come to aid in the packing of the Sithsonian, and also to aid in Arnie’s quest for a complete modern carded figure collection. Listen as Johnathan shares his thoughts on the state of collecting, and exactly how close Arnie is to the dream of a carded collection.

Also this week, Marjorie, Arnie, and Johnathan run down the latest SDCC exclusives, including the Gentle Giant Vinyl Cape Jawa, the McQuarrie Concept Snowtrooper Bust, and a picture book from director Morgan Spurlock.

With The Gingerprince providing Vintage Collection figure reviews and Justin’s store report, all this and more on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast!

You can download this week’s show from swactionnews.com or use the direct links:

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Episode 300: Cracks in the Dam?

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This week Star Wars Action News releases its 300th regular episode (not even counting all the breaking news episodes, Book Club episodes, and episodes of Republic Forces Radio Network)! And it’s got some good news, it seems from coast to coast, and even abroad, reports are coming in of new Wave 6 and 7 Vintage Collection figures being found! Listen as Marjorie and Arnie run down where these figures are being spotted, play listener store reports, and even address distribution again with Hasbro in Hasbro’s latest Q&A!

Also this week, Nathan gives his third segment looking back at the collector-loved line of Action Figure 2-Packs, and Jerry has a vintage viewpoint tying into Gentle Giant’s recent announcement of the Jumbo R2-D2 figure.

All that, and a review of Wave 7 in-hand, in this week’s 300th Star Wars Action News!

You can download this week’s show from swactionnews.com or use the direct links:

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Episode 299: An Exclusive Episode

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The bounty is on, and this time IG-88 and Dengar are not the hunters but the hunted as they are Hallmark’s San Diego Comic Con exclusive Christmas ornaments! Announced last week, this week Marjorie, Arnie, and guest host Mark discuss these exclusives, and what it means for something to be exclusive.

Also on this week’s show, Marjorie reviews the revealed photos of the Luke and Vader Bespin diorama from Sideshow, Arnie drools over Sideshow’s Premium Format Han in Carbonite, and Mark gives a parent’s perspective on the timing of Star Wars Celebration 6.

With a UK store and con report from The Gingerprince, and Brock reviewing Fate of the Jedi: Conviction by Aaron Allston, it’s all this week on the Star Wars Action News podcast!

You can download this week’s show from swactionnews.com or use the direct links:

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Episode 298: Packing Celebration

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Star Wars Celebrations – never will you find a more passionate group of Star Wars fans in one place! Every single Star Wars Celebration has been a great time for the fans in attendance, with exclusive collectibles, celebrity panels, great events, and so much more friendships are made as are memories! So there can be no bigger Star Wars news this past week than the official announcement of Star Wars Celebration VI, in Orlando, August 23-26, 2012. On this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast Marjorie and Arnie celebrate this news and look at what it means for Star Wars fans.

Also this week, Marjorie and Arnie continue packing the Sithsonian and Arnie reflects on what impact the move has had on his rules of collecting.

With a discussion of the Wedge vintage figure, Hallmark SDCC exclusives, and more, it’s all on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast!

You can download this week’s show from swactionnews.com or use the direct links:

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Episode 293: Distribution by the Loosest Definition

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On the latest Star Wars Action News podcast, Arnie and Marjorie discuss Hasbro action figure distribution. Rarely, since Star Wars figures returned to the main market in 1995, has it been as hard to find new Star Wars figures as it is right now in stores. Is this going to change any time soon? Listen to find out!

Also on this podcast, Nathan continues his look back at Hasbro’s beloved comic 2-packs, and Steve “The Gingerprince” runs down the latest store finds in the UK!

All this and more on Star Wars Action News!

You can download this week’s show from http://www.swactionnews.com or use the direct links:

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Episode 292 – Paul S. Kemp has us Deceived

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At San Diego Comic Con the past couple years, and Star Wars Celebration 5, the trailer for Knights of The Old Republic called “Deceived”, showing a group of Sith and a Mando sacking the Jedi Temple have had Star Wars fans drooling. While that trailer is actually not part of the game, fan response was so high that there had to be more given to that story, and now we have it — Paul S. Kemp’s Old Republic video game tie-in novel Deceived, which tells of that attack and its aftermath. On this week’s Star Wars Action News, Paul talks to Arnie about the writing of the novel, and its themes of attachment and the Jedi code.

Also this week, Marjorie and Arnie bring news of new releases from eFX Collectibles, Sideshow Collectibles, Gentle Giant, and more!

With your voicemails, what’s on sale this week, and more, it’s all on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast!

You can download this week’s show from http://www.swactionnews.com or use the direct links:

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Episode 291: A Chat With Steve Sansweet

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In the 90s Star Wars Action News host Arnie would anxiously rip open every new issue of Star Wars Insider and turn to the collecting Q&A where he would read answers by Lucasfilm Director of Content Management and Star Wars uber-collector Steve Sansweet about collectibles old and new. Through this, Arnie had his first exposure to the owner of the world’s largest private Star Wars collection, and in the many years since starting Star Wars Action News Arnie and Marjorie have had the pleasure of meeting Steve in person many times as well as having him on the podcast.

Steve joins Arnie and Marjorie on the show again this week for the first time not as a salaried Lucasfilm employee. Those of you who are fans of Steve Sansweet on Facebook know that about six months ago he announced his retirement from Lucasfilm, and two weeks ago he announced that Lucasfilm had hired him on as a consultant. Listen to this week’s Star Wars Action News as Steve talks with Arnie and Marjorie about these latest developments, what it means for Steve’s future, as well as updates on the next Star Wars Celebration in 2012 (and every other year after that!), how things are progressing with Steve’s collection Rancho Obi-Wan, how to protect your Star Wars collectibles from aging, and many more topics.

And also this week, Justin brings you the latest collecting news, and Marjorie gives an update on her latest creation from Bonnie Burton’s Star Wars Craft Book–The Washcloth Wampa!

You can download this week’s show here or use the direct links: Audio Only or E

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Episode 289: The Crafty Bonnie Burton

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Stuffed Banthas, Action Figure Wreaths, a Chanukah Droidel, and many others, Star Wars crafts have been one of the most popular sections of StarWars.com, and now Bonnie Burton, the crafty woman behind these projects, has released The Star Wars Craft Book, a book with the best crafts from StarWars.com and never-before seen crafts for Star Wars fans of all skill levels and experience. On this week’s Star Wars Action News, Bonnie joins Arnie and Marjorie to talk about her past with crafts, her inspiration behind the book, and ways you can modify the crafts for even more Star Wars touches in your home!

And in celebration of Bonnie’s new book, we are giving away five more Star Wars Craft Kits from Del Rey Books!

All this and more on this week’s Star Wars Action News!

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Episode 286: Two Brits, a Brock, and a Battle Pack

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While the release of new product has drawn to a trickle, Star Wars Action News is here to keep the collecting info flowing! Wherever you are in the world, tune into this week’s podcast as Marjorie and Arnie run down the latest sales, including an AT-AT for under $50, and the latest news on the fluctuating price of Toys R Us exclusive Battle Over Endor packs! And Steve, the Gingerprince, joins in with where in the UK he found figures for less than a quid each!

Also this week, Marjorie and Arnie review some new figure exclusives, Brock joins in with a spoiler-free review of the latest Star Wars novel Knight Errant, and there are reviews of some very special items that Marjorie and Arnie received as unexpected gifts. All this and more on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast!

You can download this week’s show here or use the direct links: Audio Only or Enhanced