Lamenting The Binary State Of Retail For TVC As 2019 Closes

Posted by Chris on 12/31 at 12:48 PM Comments Category: Vintage Collection

I’ve been planning to write this article since Triple Force Friday, so I figured I’d better hop to on the last day of the year. It seems the two remaining brick and mortar Vintage Collection retailers have settled into two diametrically opposed states, and neither is good.

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The Fallen Order Unproduced Character Guide (M.I.A.F.) Is Live!

Posted by Chris on 12/30 at 07:05 AM Comments Category: M.I.A.F

Fallen order is a hit, and inexplicably Hasbro hasn't released as single 3.75" figure from that source. We wouldn't be doing our job if we didn't provide them a prioritized list of characters from the game should they choose to correct that mistake. Please leave all comments on the list or character entries themselves. As always, these lists are meant to represent community consensus and not just the opinions of the Bantha Skull staff. If you think we have the priorities way off, let us know.

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Be Here Tomorrow Morning…Again

Posted by Chris on 12/29 at 06:15 PM Comments Category: Site News

Something that has been a short time in coming will be published tomorrow morning.

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RECAP: The Mandalorian S1:E8: Redemption

Posted by James on 12/27 at 09:15 PM Comments Category: The Mandalorian

And when Star Wars fans saw the Disney Plus Mandalorian menu, they wept for there were no more episodes to watch. It is with a heavy heart that we recap the final episode of The Mandalorian Season One.

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Target: Post Holidays Black Series Clearance Starts Immediately

Posted by Chris on 12/26 at 05:55 PM Comments Category: Target

Target has wasted no time, literally, in clearancing out their TBS exclusives. TVC meanwhile…

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Wishing A Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays To All

Posted by Chris on 12/25 at 08:50 AM Comments Category: Holiday

The staff here at Bantha Skull would like to extend the warmest holiday wishes to all our readers.

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So You’re A Bitter Curmudgeon And Can’t Stand The Sequels, What Now?

Posted by Randy on 12/23 at 07:05 AM Comments Category: Star Wars Misc

We have a special guest article today. Randy of “5POA is not OK” fame has decided to chime in to offer advice for those of you who think the Sequel Trilogy is so bad that you don’t even recognize it as canon.

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REVIEW: Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise Of Skywalker (Chris)

Posted by Chris on 12/21 at 12:01 PM Comments Category: The Rise of Skywalker

I’m fresh back from the theater, and I need to tell you people some things. As per usual, the review will start out spoiler free so you can get my generic “thumbs up / thumbs down” opinion. Before it delves into spoilers, you will get a warning from John Candy to hit the internet machine’s backer upper button if you’ve yet to see it and want to remain spoiler free.

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RECAP: The Mandalorian S1:E7: The Reckoning

Posted by James on 12/20 at 10:10 AM Comments Category: The Mandalorian

Editor’s note: Today is opening day of the biggest event in Star Wars motion picture history, and in typical Bantha Skull fashion as of late, we have no content for you regarding that today (WE’RE VERY BUSY!). Instead here’s a recap of the thing that dropped Wednesday. I have tickets for tonight, so the TROS stuff comes later. - Chris

For now, please check out our recap of episode 7 of The Mandalorian where the stakes go though the ROOF!

SOME SPOILERS FOLLOW. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK.

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Petition For Hasbro To Make General Merrick And His X-Wing In The Vintage Collection

Posted by Chris on 12/17 at 07:06 PM Comments Category: Vintage Collection

Our friends at Star Wars Figuren have created a petition for Hasbro to make General Merrick (Blue Leader) and his X-Wing in The Vintage Collection. Bantha Skull fully supports this notion. The third act of Rogue One is some of the best on-screen Star Wars ever, and Blue Leader's grinning take down of an AT-ACT is a massive part of it. Let's Git-r-done, Hasbro!

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RECAP: The Mandalorian S1:E6: The Prisoner

Posted by James on 12/15 at 09:55 AM Comments Category: The Mandalorian

Rerun has to take summer classes again, but gets expelled when he makes the wrong kind of friends and reluctantly tries marijuana. Check out our recap of a very special episode 6 of The Mandalorian!

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The Echo Base Unproduced Character Guide (M.I.A.F.) Is Live!

Posted by Chris on 12/12 at 07:05 AM Comments Category: M.I.A.F

Just in time for the 40th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, CJ has compiled the database of characters from Echo Base that have yet to be immortalized in the 3.75" action figure form. Please leave all comments on the list or character entries themselves. Also let us know if we missed any, or yell at CJ because you don't agree with his rankings.

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Be Here Tomorrow Morning

Posted by Chris on 12/11 at 08:12 PM Comments Category: Site News

Something that has been a long time in coming will be published tomorrow morning.

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REVIEW: STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order

Posted by Chris on 12/11 at 07:05 AM Comments Category: Video Games

Give the people what they want, in the format they want, and they will flock to it. That’s paraphrasing from a now somewhat disgraced Hollywood actor, but the concept still applies. This is the type of game that Star Wars fans have been clamoring for. Does Respawn deliver? Follow through for a spoiler free review.

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