Our own Dustin (CJ to most of you) has done some URL manipulation and uncovered that the URL’s for most if not all the Walmart exclusive Black Series figures for wave 2 and beyond (including the possibility of a certain shiny caped Stormtrooper commander). Hit the read more link to see what he uncovered.
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To many discerning fans, The Empire Strikes Back is best film of the saga. The sequences on Cloud City are the heart of that film, as each character comes away from Bespin changed, both physically and emotionally. Despite its significance, Bespin has suffered a little in terms of action figures. Perhaps this is because most of the ancillary characters are a bit boring compared to the xenopolitan Tatooine locations. Still, our Bespin displays end up looking a bit scarce with just Lando and a couple of guards. While I can’t say that Cloud City is filled with critical need action figures, it should certainly be revisited, assuming that the collector line isn’t already dead.
The ratings for each character here are based on a few factors including on-screen prominence, aesthetic, and significance to key sequences. I don’t expect everyone to agree with our rankings, so feel free to call us stupid jerks in the comments, and while you’re here check out the other lists that have been put together.
Click on each character in the menu for the full write up.
Not surprising.
I found this little gem while scouring the internets this morning. Location unknown, but if you’re interested, it wouldn’t hurt to swing by your nearest ‘big blue’ retailer and see if they screwed up as well.
Happy hunting!
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Well, interesting development brought to us by our, ahem, Bothan Spy.
Apparently, some (not all) Target stores may or may not be having their own Midnight Madness sales on September 4th. We don’t really know for sure, because some idiot deleted the message before it was completed. Anyway, if this were going to happen, there could be some kind of announcement by Target around the 15th of this month.
Stay tuned…
Yakface has posted the unfortunate news that Mark Grimshaw, friend to Bantha Skull and almost every other fan site, has passed away. Mark was known as “SithMan” here, but went by several other screen names across the community. You probably know him best from his “Karaoke In The Cantina” feature. This is a sad day indeed. Mark will be missed.
If you would like to get to know the brother we just lost a little better, I invite you to check out his thread for his massive Autograph Collection in our forum.
Our friends at Jedi Temple Archives need your vote for Hasbro’s Black Series 6” Fans’ Choice figure. Please click through and follow the instructions to cast your vote. This one is up to YOU!
I always get excited when Oscar winning a-listers get attached to our decidedly tent-pole pop corn world. For that reason, I’m very happy that Variety is reporting that Forrest Whitaker is in negotiations to joint the cast for Star Wars: Rogue One which is the first “stand alone” Star Wars film due out next year. The only thing better would be if they announced he was going to reprise his role of Charles Jefferson in the Star Wars universe. I’m pretty sure the Millennium Falcon is an allegorical Camaro, so there seems to be a lot of room to work with there.
Christopher Lee, the actor who played Count Dooku in Episodes II and III, has passed away at age 93. Losing a member of the Star Wars family is always sad, but it’s also a time to reflect in amazement at a pop culture career that spanned seven decades.
A Canadian library has recently discovered and early “4th draft” of Star Wars and the librarian claims this draft settles the debate on one of the most controversial edits in the Special Edition.
Our own BIGJIM, who has apparently forgotten his front page credentials, alerts us that the Deluxe Black Series 6” Biker Scout with Speeder Bike is available on Walmart.com for $10. In other news, the 6” line is exceeding expectations.
The site Jedi Insider has an early look at a packaged 6” New Order Stormtrooper from The Force Awakens. Click through for the details.
Last night an Ebay seller by the name of tigertoys07 sold off the entire Vintage Collection via individual auctions. The results frankly have my jaw on the floor. Keep in mind that these are all well preserved unpunched carded figures which will always command a premium, and also serves as a reminder of the value of a well curated collection. Throwing figures in a Rubber Maid bin is causing them to lose value by the minute. Keeping your desirable figures in Star Cases in a cool dry place away from sunlight can be rewarding in many ways. Anyway, click through for some of the shockingly high final prices.
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I would be lying if I said it wasn’t getting worrisome that wave 8 still hadn’t show up at the larger e-tail sites for pre-order. “Late waves” have a notoriously spotty success of finding release. We can all thank the maker that wave 8 is now available from our site sponsor Big Bad Toy Store.
The official site has confirmed that the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens Products will Arrive on ‘Force Friday,’ September 4, 2015.
StarWars.com is thrilled to announce that Star Wars: The Force Awakens products will land in our galaxy on September 4, 2015, at 12:01 a.m. — “Force Friday” — with stores around the world opening their doors at midnight for a special celebration of all things Star Wars. It will be a day long remembered.
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