I should have posted this a few days ago, but I really enjoy not doing stuff (as do my collaborators here apparently).  Anyway, Jedi Temple Archives posted their annual Vintage versus Modern report comparing vintage Kenner figures to their modern analogs (if they exist) and detailing which ones just aint good enough yet.  It’s a great read, so click through to check it out if you haven’t already.

Some of their choices are (nerd) controversial, so you may have a bone or two to pick with them which makes it all the more fun.

Our friends at Jedi News UK did a little reconnaissance with some trusty DPCI numbers at Target.  What they turned up with respect to the upcoming Droid Factory / Legacy Collection figures is unpleasant to say the least.  This might only represent an internal measure at Target to deal with the delay of the Legacy Collection, so no need to get your pitch forks and torches ready for Pawtucket yet.

Click through to see what Jedi News UK learned

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Ah, man.  I had so many liters of beer last night.

Assuming the Mayans are wrong (or more accurately the crack pots interpreting the Mayan calendar are wrong), you will be able pick up figures from the “middle” waves of 2012 at retail starting in February of 2013.  I’m assuming this is brick and mortar retail otherwise this isn’t really news. 

For those of you missing out on Ponba Baba, the big news is that…you’re still going to be missing out on Ponda Baba.  But take heart!  Bom Vimdin gets his 5th crack at a retail assortment which is good news for all of you who missed this figure when it was selling for $1 on Amazon (I kid you not).  Also, thankfully that icky Bastila Shan figure isn’t part of this “best of the best” lineup.  The last thing we need is more of that awesome and expensive figure on the market.

You may be thinking that my cynical remarks are out of line and that we should be thankful for Hasbro getting these figures to stores, and truth be told getting these cases out to retail is admirable.  But what I can’t abide is the spin making it seem like this is an all-star assortment of figures in response to fan demand.  Just state what this is.  Hasbro negotiated with their retail partners to take some of the back stock, which again is commendable.  But that back stock has an ounce or two of that same questionable case assortment issues. As Judge Constance Harm once said, don’t spit on my cupcake and call it frosting (okay that really is too harsh).

Anyway, for the official Hasbro communique, click on that “read more” link which will be coming up in three, two,....

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Today I had the pleasure of attending the Boston Super MegaFest pop-culture convention with my friend and well known forumite, Sol.  The highlight for both of us was getting to meet the man in the mask, David Prowse.  This first picture after the jump is yours truly mugging with THE MAN.  The pretty young lady in many of the pictures is Sol’s daughter, Jehla.  In the last picture, you will see the crown jewel of my carded collection.

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One of the most anticipated figures of the year, the Emperor’s Royal Guard lands in our photo archive.  Click through to check it out.

Okay, I almost didn’t post this because haters gonna hate on this one.  I know Russell Brand was largely cricketed on Saturday Night Live, but that’s because American audiences are terrible.  I have no excuse for Arthur. But back in the nineties, no one thought funny man Michael Keaton could play Batman and that turned out pretty swell (for the time).  So keep an open mind.  Russel Brand tells Metro UK that he wants to play a Jedi in Episode VII.

Type in “star wars e” into a Google search, and you’ll be thrilled to see what the first suggestion is!

While you might not need the figures, the price is hard to beat.  For Black Friday, Walmart will have Star Wars and Avengers 8-packs for the insanely low price of $25. Click here to cheek out your local Black Friday Walmart ad.  Click the thumbnail below to check out this particular offer.

We’re leading off with Weequay from the final Vintage Colllection wave for selfish reasons (see the review).  Click through to check out this LONG overdue update.