Entertainment Earth is at it again with their daily deals.  For today only, the new Star Wars sets are 20% off and orders over $79 qualify for free shipping. AT-AT for $88.  Snowspeeder for $19.  Good God!  With Christmas right around the corner, this couldn’t come at a better time!

The actor, who played the hero against whom all other heroes are judged among Star Wars fans, turns 63 today.  From everyone at Bantha Skull, happy birthday, Mr. Hamill.

That stats don’t lie.  You’ve collectively told me you’re bored with my fascination with the weird Star Wars Saga line and the boring obscure characters.  So I will take a break from that (for now) and look at a more exciting offering.  Today’s Throwback Review focuses on 2007’s Thirtieth Anniversary Collection Airborne Trooper which has amazingly never been re-released or updated.

Site sponsor Big Bad Toy Store has added four new Star Wars Hot Wheels assortments for pre-order.  It looks like Mattel is wasting no time getting to Star Wars Rebels characters.

While we don’t have an accompanying pic, a faultlessly reliable source has texted in a store report stating that the Black Series 3.75” Wave 5 (Ree-Yees / Starsher) was spotted at Toys R Us. The last two waves seem to be making their way thought the system quickly.  Unfortunately it’s only speeding us towards a lackluster wave 6.

For someone who constantly complains about Attack of the Clones, you’d think I’d lay off reviewing the figures, but I can’t help myself.  Today’s Throwback Review spotlight’s 2002’s Captain Typho figure which is a rare example of a figure from this era that’s aged pretty well.

For your reading and viewing pleasure, check out our review and full gallery of SAGA 02-09 - Captain Typho (Padmé‘s Head of Security)

Carl has sent pics of his completed modular Jabba’s Palace diorama.  It’s quite something to behold.  Click through for the update.

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Even though these Throwback Reviews have a shotgun approach across the history of the line, if we can review successive figures that have a bit of a theme, we do.  Yesterday we reviews Dexter Jettster who informed Obi-Wan Kenobi about those cloners on Kamino.  Today we review one of those cloners with 2002’s Taun We figure.  This figure is so bad, I immediately regret the theme concept.  I should have reviewed FX-7 instead.

For your reading and viewing pleasure, check out our review and full gallery of SAGA 02-25 - Taun We (Kamino Cloner)

The one per case Ree-Yees and Starsher figures are back in stock at Hasbro Toy Shop.  There are no known carry forward plans for these figures at this time, and they sold out the last time they were listed, so get ‘em while the gettin’s good.  Don’t forget the code SUPER20 to get 20% off (assuming it’s still valid).

We just received a report that the 20” Jakks Pacific Darth Maul figure has hit Massachusetts which is towards the tail end of the distribution march.  Click through for the full sized image.

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While Attack of the Clones is a total drag of a movie, a lot of the characters were visually interesting and make for neat toys. While the design of Dexter Jettster is questionable, the toy translates admirably and is the focus of today’s Throwback Review.  This is as close as you will ever get to owning a Mel action figure unless Funko gets really wacky.

For your reading and viewing pleasure, check out our review and full gallery of SAGA 02-16 - Dexter Jettster

Most fans think back fondly to the Power of the Jedi era.  Sure the figures are now dated in terms of articulation, but the line felt fresh because for every core character, there seemed to be one obscure offering.  This Sith Apprentice Darth Maul is one example and is the focus of today’s Throwback Review.