Flyguy and Yakface are back to break down the week’s collecting news and more. This week, product is coming in at record pace with wave after wave of Saga Legends, Mission Series and 6″ Black Series products hit retail. Plus, there are even great sales to be had as well. There are a few very cool customs to discuss this week, the main one grabbing headlines around the world is the drone speeder bike which is too cool not to hit production. Finally, big news broke from Disney involving the first of the standalone films as well as the official release date for Episode VIII. There is a lot to wrap our addled brains around but you can watch/hear it all on Episode 55 of The Realm Recap!
EW.com has posted an exclusive article revealing that there are 20+ books coming this year in the lead up to The Force Awakens.
At least 20 new books—from novels for adults and teens to storybooks and stickerbooks for younger kids—will be released this fall to fill the gap between 1983’s Return of the Jedi and this December’s The Force Awakens, EW has learned exclusively.
It’s time join James Burns to wrap up all the reveals from Toy Fair and see what he thinks of the products coming out later in 2015 as well as discussing the elephant in the room – The Force Awakens products. Mark Newbold guests and shares his thoughts on his first ever Toy Fair experience from a collecting point of view. Gus Lopez joins James to discuss his collecting habits, the books he’s written with Duncan Jenkins, the Star Wars Celebration Collecting Track and more. The show wouldn’t be complete without a catch up with Steve Sansweet and the latest goings on at Rancho Obi-Wan including the news about their first ever self-published book. Tune in for all this and more in a feature packed edition of the Star Wars Collectors Cast brought to you by RebelForce Radio.
Hollywood Reporter has posted an exclusive article announcing that the Star Wars Saga (Episode I-VI) will be retold LEGO-style on DisneyXD as a lead up to The Force Awakens this December. LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales will entail five 22 minute episodes from R2-D2 and C-3PO’s point of view.
Funko has announced that the POP! Slave Leia will be reissued in special packaging to celebrate The Force Awakens. Watch for additional releases from their vault until the highly anticipated sequel is released.
For your review, here are the pertinent Star Wars related slides from Hasbro’s Investor Presentation given this morning at Toy Fair 2015.
Images include the first look at several Hero Mashers figures (Vader, Yoda and Stormtrooper) and the logo treatment for the BladeBuilders line of lightsabers.
Hasbro is making sure that by the time the new movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens arrives in December, kids can have any lightsaber they can imagine.
Launching this fall, Star Wars Bladebuilders debuts a line of compatible hilts, connectors and various lightsaber materials that let children use the simple gadgets of their favorite Jedi masters and Sith lords or come up with the craziest, most complicated combination ever. The line will be on display at New York City’s Toy Fair Saturday through Tuesday
Join Flyguy and Jayson as we break down the latest in collecting news from Hasbro including the continued findings of Rebels product at retail and online, speculation of a 6” “kids line” of figures and an update on the West Coast shipping situation. Kotobukiya has released info for their Celebration Anaheim exclusive – are they the droids you’re looking for? Plus we run down a slew of new custom pieces as well the latest in Rebels, Force Awakens, spin-off news and more all on Episode 51 of The Realm Recap!
Join Flyguy and Jayson as we break down the latest in collecting news from Hasbro including details on the new Hero Mashers line, new Saga Legends reveals and preorders. UK Toy Fair was held this past week and while most info was kept on the down-low, some news did slip out including new 2015 LEGO sets and a swanky “Force Awakens” tote bag given to corporate VIPs. Also this week, we have several custom features ranging from action figures to artwork to wearable costumes. Finally, we wrap things up with our reviews and acquisitions for the past week. All this and much more on Episode 49 of The Realm Recap!
As reported by our friends at Jedi News, VIPs attending UK Toy Fair were treated to a first look at merchandise for The Force Awakens from various manufacturers including Hasbro. As a parting gift, they were given a “TFA” emblazoned tote bag which will surely be a sought after item by memorabilia collectors.
