With the Holidays fast approaching (I swear I saw Halloween candy stuffed inside of Cornucopia today…) Lego now has their new Advent Calendar up for sale. Keeping with the tradition of Santa (Insert Character Name Here) we are graced with Santa Vader for 2014. No-No-Noooooo your way to December 24th and build the Mini Tie Fighter, Landspeeder and many others while enjoying the best Tatooine Luke to date.

Since the far reaches of the northeast have not yet been threatened by the Walgreens Proto Fett figure, we will continue to live in the past here at Bantha Skull for reviews.  Today’s subject is 2003’s Star Wars “Saga” Imperial Dignitary figure of Kren Blista-Vanee.  For those that could remember the POTF ‘85 line, this was an exciting release at the time.

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Sunday morning is supposed to be easy, so for today we choose a figure that provides so much material, the review practically writes itself.  2002’s Star Wars “Saga” Bepin duel Darth Vader is the subject of the Throwback Review.

For your reading and viewing pleasure, check out our review and full gallery of SAGA 02-30 - Darth Vader (Bespin Duel)

Another of the POTC cantina patron trio, Myo is the subject of today’s Throwback Review.  It’s another wonderful figure from this widely missed mini-collection of figures from 2005.

Ladies and gentleman…I give you the weekly round up.  All the news that’s fit for your eyes.

Once again, the toy news is at a standstill, so I give you a weeks worth of entertainment news to ponder for the (extra long) weekend.

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Forum member Greg has the best swappers in his area.Today he brings us yet another swapper find.

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The fan favorite Original Trilogy Collection was completed and the Revenge of the SIth figures were still a few months away.  In that window, Hasbro crammed in some new figures in the “Post” OTC line that were difficult to find in the wild for the most of us.  Today we look at one of those figures, Dannik Jerriko from the forefront of the cantina.

As I first feared when my Target’s reset was complete, the “Class I” vehicles have tripped out of the starting gate.

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Yesterday’s throwback review featured 2007’s Darth Revan from the Thirtieth Anniversary Collection.  Today we look at that figure’s companion piece from the same wave, Darth Malak.

Star Wars Figuren has posted the case assortment for wave 7 of the Black Series 3.75” line.

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Today we review a figure that holds a place of honor in many collections for those who own it and an object of desire for those two don’t.  The Thirtieth Anniversary Collection’s Darth Revan has been an Ebay darling since the day of it’s release in 2007 and is the subject of today’s Throwback Review.

This struck me funny.  You may have seen me whining about how most of the stores in my area have not been carrying the 3.75” Black Series line in 2014.  There was one out of the way Walmart store that did consistently stock Black Series figures, however.  Now that the fall resets are returning Black Series to almost every store, that one store, that had been consistently carrying the line, deleted the pegs and placed the figures on “clearaints”.  Click through for the full sized image.

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We’ve exhausted our supply of newer figures to review, so we’re back to living in the past.  Today we look at an unfortunate figure from 1998.  The unfortunate Freeze Frame Princess Leia Organa in Ewok Celebration Outfit is our cross hairs.