Bantha Skull Strikes Back

The staff at Bantha Skull is pleased to announce a new feature that will be coming soon.  The feature is called Bantha Skull Strikes Back.  For two years now, we’ve watched Toy Fair and Comic Con come and go, and we’ve felt underwhelmed, but we’ve also kept the displeasure to ourselves.  We’ve watched EU run amuck on our beloved hobby, but we’ve kept the displeasure to ourselves (please note that we are not anti-EU).  We’ve watched a vocal minority make bombastic statements like “the whole hobby wants figures from some comic that few have read” and watched while Hasbro listened, but we’ve kept the displeasure to ourselves.  We’ve watched while otherwise worthy EU candidates get treated to inexplicable Marvel paint schemes, but we’ve kept the displeasure to ourselves.

Maybe it’s because we’re a little too busy to spend hours creating sock accounts to rig online polls.  Maybe it’s because we tend to be a little older that we don’t bombard message boards with the passion that gets Hasbro’s attention.  Well no more.  One thing the older quieter crowd does do is run web sites.  It’s time we stop watching our beloved hobby deteriorate into a state of endless repaints.  It’s time we stop watching our brethren retire from the hobby.  It’s time that Bantha Skull Strikes Back. 

Each week, a staff member or guest contributer will highlight a particular area of concern regarding the hobby.  The intent is to be honest, but fair and offer Hasbro constructive criticism on the state of the hobby as seen from the eyes of the adult collector.  Sometimes this will come in the form of positive feedback.  Together with our viewing public, which grows each day, we hope to help right this ship before it goes the way of Topps baseball cards.

Bantha Skull Strikes Back kicks off tomorrow with staff member Sean’s hard hitting analysis of the repeated failed attempts at a decent Episode 6 Emperor Palpatine.  Please check back.