If you’re interested in this SDCC exclusive, HST.com has it now.  Click the thumb and order away….

Our own Sambuca sends us pics of an interesting TLC cardback variant.  Click the thumbnail for more info….

So I was at THE Midnight Madness at Times Square, in New York.  Click the thumbnail for more pics and a decription of my adventure, including my surreal meeting with the creator of Hip Hop Randy Bear!  (I don’t have any idea either, so don’t worry about it.)  Good times, good times.

Once again, click through for our quick review of The Clone Wars AT-TE to see if the toy really lives up to the hype.

So the big day is almost here and you need to decide whether or not you’re going to plunk down $150 for this bad boy.  Furthermore, you’ll probably have some serious explaining to do with your significant other.  To help on both accounts, click through for our quick review of The Legacy Collection Millennium Falcon.

The excitement for this year’s SDCC is boiling over, and we here at BanthaSkull.com are throwing a party to celebrate!
Come join the fun!

As announced during the last Q&A, Hasbro has posted a checklist and handbook for upcoming items!

Click HERE for the checklist, including everything that will be available on 7/26.

Click HERE for a picture guide to upcoming products, including some shots of new figures and vehicle repaints

Head on over to Galactic Hunter and read about Adam May’s trip to Lucasfilm.  He won the trip in Target’s Now or Never contest last winter.  Congrats, Adam!

This week from DarkHorse comics is KOTOR #31.  Zayne Carrick is getting closer to clearing his name, but he’ll have to face off against those who have done him wrong.  I’m not sure if the page art has gone back to it’s roots, or if it’s still in it’s goofy-comic phase.  Here’s hoping the Liefeld-esque look comes back soon.

Click the link above for Hasbro’s latest responses to our questions….

(Bantha Skull Hasbro Q&A Week 2)

We’ve gotten a hold of scans of the new Clone Wars / Legacy Collection toy catalog that will be included in upcoming boxed toys. Click through for the details including a potential head swap in the Legends line and a new Hasbro Toy Shop promotion code!  Don’t forget to discuss the catalog in our forums.

From Sideshow Collectibles comes a 1/6 figure of Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi. It is a Domestic Exclusive, so it will be sold only on Sideshow’s website. Click the banner at the top of the site to order yours!

The folks over at EW.com have a new Force Unleashed trailer up.  This one seems to delve more into the actual plot, and has a few more scenes we have yet to see in a trailer, still photo, or whatever.  If you’re still waiting on pins and needles for this game, click through to go take a look at it.  If you’re not, don’t worry, it’ll probably be delayed….again.

efxCollectibles.com is now up an running!  Check out their latest announcements, including ordering information for the Stormtrooper Helmet replica, as well as a scoop on an upcoming McQuarrie Vader scaled replica design!

Reports of TLC at TCW finds (at retail!) are trickling in from all over the country.  We’ve heard finds of Legacy figures, Legacy Saga figures, Clone Wars figures, exclusive figures, Evolutions, Clone Role Play Helmets, and Galactic Heroes being found - all of which were scheduled to hit on 7/26.  If you’re hoping to score something early, better start hunting!