Monthly Archives: December 2022

We finish up 2022 with the Droid Factory R6-SNO figure. (more….)

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We are wrapping up the year and our run of Retro Collection Visual Guide updates with the final figure from the Obi-Wan Kenobi wave: NED-B. Click below for our full Visual Guide! You can also read a full review of this figure here! See you next year!

Crosshair is up next for The Bad Batch character posters. Click below to check it out.

The next The Bad Batch character poster has landed and features Wrecker. Click below for the full image. 

We continue our Visual Guide updates for the Retro Collection tonight with Obi-Wan Kenobi (Wandering Jedi). Click below for the full Visual Guide. Make sure to also check out our full review of this figure here.

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Pre-orders are now open for the latest Hot Toys releases: Mace Windu (MMS681) and Super Battle Droid (MMS682). Click below for the product pages!

Note: Super Battle Droid pre-order page has not yet dropped. The post will be updated when it drops…

Amazon has marked down quite a few The Black Series figures, many for less than $10! Click through to browser through the listings! Thanks to JTA reader Mike for the alert!

Hot Toys has also revealed their sixth scale Super Battle Droid (MMS682), another addition to their Attack of the Clones 20th anniversary line. Click through for all the details!

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Hot Toys continues to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Attack of the Clones with the announcement of their sixth scale Mace Windu (MMS681) figure. Click through for details and gallery images!

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There are more repacks and repaints to look at in The Black Series 6-inch line! Let’s now check out the Target-exclusive Ahsoka Tano Credit Collection figure. (more….)

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Today’s featured Retro Collection Visual Guide is the Fifth Brother. Click below for our fully detailed Visual Guide. Click here for a look at our full review.

The next two character posters for The Bad Batch have dropped on the official The Bad Batch Twitter page. Click below to check out the posters for Tech and Echo. The new season kicks off January 4.

There are more repacks and repaints to look at in The Black Series 6-inch line! Check out the Amazon exclusive The Mandalorian (Tatooine) Credit Collection figure. (more….)

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The Retro Collection Visual Guides continue with the Grand Inquisitor. Click below for our full Visual Guide. You can also check out our full review here.

Season 2 of The Bad Batch is almost upon us, in exactly one week from now the first new episodes will drop. As part of the usual promotional campaign, Lucasfilm released two new character posters for Omega and Hunter on Twitter. Check them out below!

Are you excited for The Bad Batch season 2? It will be interesting to see if season 2 can crack the top 10 Nielsen charts. Only the first two episodes of season 1 – released only a few days apart – managed to do that, after that The Bad Batch failed to enter the charts. It will also be interesting to see if it’s actually a good idea to have the final season 2 episodes launch on the same day as The Mandalorian season 3 episodes for about a month. The Mandalorian will return in early March, The Bad Batch will end its season 2 on March 29th, which is one full month with two new Star Wars episodes each week. Will you tune in when The Bad Batch season 2 is released next week?

Omega as the archetypical Skyrim stealth archer, Hunter’s armor is more colorful (Hasbro is getting the repaints ready as you read this)

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Ugh. The Black Series 6-inch line is nothing more than repacks and repaints. It’s boring as all heck. Check out the new Shoretrooper. (more….)

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Up next for the Obi-Wan Kenobi Retro Collection Visual Guide updates is Reva (Third Sister). Click below for our full Visual Guide page. Click here to check out our full review.

Well everyone, I announced a few weeks ago that I would be ending regular Toy Run Tuesdays and this is it. I’ll still be around and may post the occasional article but my health and education are leading me in a different path for now and my time will be limited for collecting. Let’s do a final round up today! Did you get any new toys for Christmas? What is your favorite new collectible you got this year? Click here to add your comment.

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Let’s continue with the Retro Collection run of Visual Guides, with Darth Vader (The Dark Times) kicking off the most recently released wave from Obi-Wan Kenobi. Click below for the full Visual Guide. Make sure to also head over to our review database to catch up on our review.

It’s the nightmare after Christmas! Hasbro and Walmart couldn’t get out the Wookiee (Halloween Edition) figure on time, so we’re taking a look at it after the fact. (more….)

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It’s a very Merry Christmas Visual Guide update, literally a month in the making! Check out our fun Visual Guide featuring the Disney Droid Factory Advent Calendar! Click below to check out the complete guide, and click here to check out our companion review.

Merry Christmas to all our readers around the world! We hope your day is fun-filled and packed with at least one Star Wars goodie! 

Merry Christmas! We conclude looking at The Black Series [Phase IV] Holiday Edition lineup with the Wookiee (Holiday Edition) figure, a GameStop exclusive. (more….)

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We continue celebrating the 2022 Christmas season with the next wave of holiday-themed 6-inch action figures. Let’s proceed with the Protocol Droid (Holiday Edition) figure, a Fan Channel exclusive. (more….)

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Amazon is bringing us the full Retro Collection bounty hunter set through a series of exclusive 2-packs. Dengar/IG-88 make up the second release in this series. Click below to check out our full Visual Guide of this Special 2 Action Figures set. We also have a full review of this set for your perusal. 

Nielsen have updated their streaming charts and finally added episode 12 of Andor, which was the last episode of season 1. And it seems the strategy to air the first two Andor episodes on network tv paid off, since Andor’s viewing minutes got a huge boost compared to previous episodes! Click through for more!

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We continue celebrating the 2022 Christmas season with the next wave of holiday-themed 6-inch action figures. Let’s move ahead with the First Order Stormtrooper (Holiday Edition) figure, an Amazon exclusive. (more….)

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Tonight’s Visual Guide update features the Amazon exclusive 2-pack Boba Fett/Bossk (Special 2 Action Figures) set. Click below to check out our fully detailed Visual Guide. You can also read our full review of this set right here.

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The next two cards from the weekly Topps Star Wars Living Set are now out. Featuring the iconic blue starfield and the impressive artwork of Kris Penix, check out Twi’lek Majordomo (#371) and Adi Gallia (#372). Each Tuesday, two new cards will be released and be only available for one week. Click here to view the entire Star Wars Living archive, including individual print runs.

We continue celebrating the 2022 Christmas season with the next wave of holiday-themed 6-inch action figures. Let’s move ahead with the Scout Trooper (Holiday Edition) figure, a Walmart exclusive. (more….)

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We are wrapping up our Visual Guide updates from The Mandalorian Season Two wave of the Retro Collection figures with Imperial Death Trooper. Click below to visit our full Visual Guide. Click here to check out our full review. You can check back on all the updates from the latest wave over on our Visual Guides channel.

The official Star Wars Social Media sites have revealed the full 16-episode schedule for The Bad Batch Season Two, which includes 3 doubleheaders, the first kicking off January 4. Click below for the complete lineup. 

We continue celebrating the 2022 Christmas season with the next wave of holiday-themed 6-inch action figures. Let’s move ahead with the Mandalorian Warrior (Holiday Edition) figure, a Target exclusive. (more….)

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Our Retro Collection Visual Guide updates continue with the addition of The Armorer. Click below to check out the full Visual Guide. You can also check out our review of this figure right here.

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Entertainment Earth has once again picked up a former Walmart exclusive, this time the Scout Trooper (Holiday Edition) The Black Series figure. They’ve also added their own exclusive Cad Bane FiGPiN Classic 3-Inch Enamel Pin. Click below for pre-order pages!

• The Black Series Scout Trooper (Holiday Edition)
• Cad Bane FiGPiN Classic 3-Inch Enamel Pin

It’s time to celebrate the 2022 Christmas season with the next wave of holiday-themed 6-inch action figures. Let’s begin with the Phase II Clone Trooper (Holiday Edition) figure, a Hasbro Pulse/Shop Disney exclusive. (more….)

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The Retro Collection Visual Guide updates continue with The Mandalorian (Beskar). Click below for our full Visual Guide. Also, stop by and check out our full review.

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Walmart.com has several of their exclusives and other TVC figures marked down. These include:

• Aayla Secura ($9.00)
• Barriss Offee ($9.00)
• Battle Droid ($9.00)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi (Wandering Jedi) ($9.49)
• Darth Vader (The Dark Times) (10.99)

There are others as well (be sure to browse through the selections). Also of note, The Black Series Boba Fett (Credit Collection) is back in stock. Thanks to JTA reader Bill for the alert!

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Price drop! Amazon currently has The Black Series Boba Fett (Tython) marked down to $16.

UPDATE: The Black Series Boba Fett (Throne Room) also marked down to $11.24!

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ShopDisney had the TVC Rebel Soldier (Echo Base Battle Gear) troop builder set in stock and available to purchase. Click through for the product page.

The Special 3 Action Figures [Ben Kenobi (Tibidon Station)/Purge Trooper (Phase II Armor)/Teeka] set give us three new characters from Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, but do you want them for your collection? (more….)

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We continue with our Retro Collection Visual Guide updates. Tonight’s update features Bo-Katan Kryze. Click below to check out the complete Visual Guide. We have also reviewed this figure right here in our review database.

The latest The Vintage Collection wave 13 (wave 36) has arrived in Hong Kong. Instagram User @krauseriihk has posted preview pictures of the wave on his Instagram account. Click through for the full preview. This wave is expected to start shipping in early 2023.

You can pre-order the full case at Entertainment Earth right here.

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The Rebel Soldier (Echo Base Battle Gear) set disappoints us. But do you know why? (more….)

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Up next for the Retro Collection Visual Guide updates is Boba Fett (Morak). Click below to view the full Visual Guide. You can also check out a full review of this figure right here.

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Looking for some Holiday deals? Check out some great deals at GameStop.com on The Black Series figures, including the recently released Holiday Edition Wookie ($14.00), RC-1138 (Boss) ($13.98), and more. Click through to see what’s available.

The Walmart exclusive 1-JAC 6-inch figure uses most of the previously released 4-LOM. So why does 1-JAC cost more money than 4-LOM? (more….)

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Tonight we are starting off a run of Visual Guide updates featuring the Retro Collection. We’ll kick things off with The Mandalorian season 2 wave. First up is Ahsoka Tano. Click below to check out our full Visual Guide. You can also read our full review of this figure right here.

Here we go again! It’s time to celebrate an important historical landmark in Star Wars with a pitiful array of products from Hasbro. Boba Fett isn’t bad, however. It’s just laughably expensive. (more….)

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It’s yet another Friday, and that means Nielsen have updated their weekly streaming charts! This week Andor episode 11 was included, the penultimate episode! And Andor viewership sees a slight increase compared to previous episodes! Click through for more!

Luthen gives the Empire the slip in episode 11

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Tonight we are adding the Life-Size The Child (LMS013) figure to our Hot Toys Visual Guide. Click below to check out our full Visual Guide page. 

It’a another The Black Series 6-inch retool and repaint. Check out the Purge Trooper (Phase II Armor) figure, a Walmart exclusive. (more….)

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Our next Visual Guide update from Hot Toys features the Dark Trooper (TMS032). Click below for our full Visual Guide.

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The next two cards from the weekly Topps Star Wars Living Set are now out. Featuring the iconic blue starfield and the impressive artwork of Kris Penix, check out Ninth Sister (#369) and Rystáll Sant (#370). Each Tuesday, two new cards will be released and be only available for one week. Click here to view the entire Star Wars Living archive, including individual print runs.

The Black Series 6-inch Imperial Officer (Dark Times) figure is almost excellent. (more….)

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Up next for our Hot Toys Visual Guide updates is Moff Gideon (TMS029). Click below to enjoy our fully detailed Visual Guide.

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This week’s round of pre-orders are all exclusive to Walmart and Target. Click below for pre-order pages. Some product pages may not be live exactly at 1 PM Eastern. 

Update: All pre-orders are now live

The Vintage Collection

• ARC Commander Blitz (Walmart)
• Boba Fett (Vintage Comic Art)
• Boba Fett (Comic Art Edition)

The Black Series

• Gamorrean Guard (Target)
• RC-1262 (Scorch) (GameStop)

The Black Series 6-inch Deluxe line is such a scam that Amazon reduced the price of NED-B by more than $10 before processing and shipping orders. When will this madness end? What gives Hasbro? (more….)

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Tonight’s Visual Guide update continues our look at the Hot Toys sixth scale line with the addition of the Transport Trooper (TMS030). Click below to check out all the details in our full Visual Guide.

Hasbro has also revealed The Black Series RC-1262 (Scorch) today, completing Delta Squad. Look for this to go up for pre-order tomorrow at 1 PM Eastern at GameStop.

Two more additions to today’s Bring Home The Galaxy reveals include two Target exclusive The Vintage Collection Boba Fetts, both inspired by appearances in Marvel Comics. Head over to Marvel.com for the full details and image galleries. Look for these to go up for pre-order tomorrow at 1 PM Eastern.

Also revealed today exclusively by Collider is the Target exclusive The Black Series Gamorrean Guard on the Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary card back. Look for this to go up for pre-order December 14th for a whopping $33.99.

Check out the full story at Collider.com.

The final Bring Home The Galaxy week reveals another Clone Wars 20th Anniversary release: The Vintage Collection ARC Commander Blitz. This will be another Walmart exclusive, pre-order TBD.

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Pre-orders are now open for the sixth scale Attack of the Clones Anakin Skywalker (MMS677) and Padmé Amidala (MMS678) Figures. Click below for direct links to the pre-order pages at Sideshow Collectibles.

Hello Toy Runners! It’s Tuesday again and I actually have some new toys to share with you! I’ve been sitting on a pile of loot from BBTS for quite some time now. It had some items in it I needed to give for Christmas, so I finally shipped it. Take a look at what I got by clicking here.

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Hot Toys has also revealed their sixth scale Padmé Amidala (MMS678) as a part of their celebration of the 20th anniversary of Attack of the Clones. Click through to check out all the details and gallery images. 

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Hot Toys is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Attack of the Clones starting with the announcement of the sixth scale Anakin Skywalker (MMS677) figure. Click through for complete details and gallery images. 

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The Target exclusive Imperial Officer (Ferrix) figure is a generic character. Will you add it to your collection? (more….)

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We are continuing our look at Hot Toys Sixth Scale figures with our Visual Guide update for the Assault Tank Commander (MMS587). Click below to check out our complete Visual Guide.

The Target-exclusive Obi-Wan Kenobi (Tibidon Station) looks nice but is not entirely accurate. (more….)

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The next two cards from the weekly Topps Star Wars Living Set are now out. Featuring the iconic blue starfield and the impressive artwork of Kris Penix, check out Oma Tres (#367) and Kiera Swan (#368). Each Tuesday, two new cards will be released and be only available for one week. Click here to view the entire Star Wars Living archive, including individual print runs.

Our next Hot Toys Visual Guide update features Rey & D-O (MMS559) as seen in The Rise of Skywalker. Click below to check out our full Visual Guide.

Up next for our Hot Toys sixth scale Visual Guide updates is Boba Fett (Repaint Armor) & Throne (TMS056). Click below to check out the full Visual Guide for this set.

As 2022 draws to a close it’s probably the perfect time to look back at 2022. What was your favourite new Star Wars action figure you bought in 2022? To make things a bit easier and to open it up a bit more the figure doesn’t necessarily be from 2022, so if you anyone bought a mint carded vinyl cape Kenner Jawa in 2022 and is extremely happy with it, post that. Also, feel free to include any manufacturer or scale, Hot Toys, Funko, SH.Figuarts and of course Hasbro TBS & TVC. And if a playset is your favourite Star Wars toy of the year, you can include that as well. And since this is not an actual award feel free to also post your most favourite non Star Wars action figure you may have acquired in 2022.

Boba Fett Throne Room version – one of the Black Series figures released in 2022

Hot Toys’ sixth scale The Bad Batch Echo (TMS042) is our next Visual Guide update. Click below to check out our full Visual Guide for this fantastic addition to the sixth scale line.

Hasbro, please don’t be fooled by all the barking and clapping seals praising every meager new toy announcement you reveal. There is a huge swelling undercurrent of frustrated longtime Star Wars collectors that are growing increasingly aggravated by your lack of vision for Return Of The Jedi’s glorious 40th anniversary. We will riot if you don’t produce at least two items below. Please produce any two of the following: Jabba The Hutt playset (um, you already have all the parts for this), Sy Snootles And The Rebo Band (sorry – 9 out of 10 man-babies agree you’ve owed us this for years now), Ewok Village playset (we need something to enhance that awful Endor Bunker), an all-new Squid Head (Tessek) figure, or Imperial Dignitary (Sim Aloo). Please don’t make us angry. You wouldn’t like us when we’re angry.

Nielsen have updated their weekly streaming charts. And Andor returns to the top 10 original series! Click through for more!

One Way Out!

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Up next for our Hot Toys Visual Guide updates is the sixth scale Captain Rex (TMS018). Click below to visit our full Visual Guide page.

Also revealed yesterday were photos of the all-new Endor bunker playset. This is part of the ROTJ 40th lineup. I am personally very excited for this set as it will be a major upgrade to one of my favorite dioramas. I’ve also included some photos from The Vintage Collection Facebook group taken from a Hasbro stream after the reveal. Take a look! Will you be adding this playset to your collection? Let us know in the comments.

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Today we will start taking a look at some sixth scale Hot Toys Visual Guides, starting with the 501st Battalion Clone Trooper (Deluxe Version) (TMS023). Click below to check out the full Visual Guide.

Lucasfilm just released the official season 2 trailer for The Bad Batch. The series returns on January 4th, before The Mandalorian is released in early March. The trailer features more of the same we saw in season 1, which means more Cid, more odd jobs, but there are also hints of bigger things like the involvement of Rex, Order 66 survivors and some dialogue snippets that hint at the clones slowly realizing that more needs to be done. Watch the trailer after the jump!

Rex needs the Bad Batch for a mission in season 2

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It would have been better if Hasbro didn’t celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Return Of The Jedi at all. (more….)

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We have the Special Action Figure Set – Jedi Survivor set for our Visual Guide update tonight. Click here for the full Visual Guide. You can also read all about this set in our Research Droids Reviews. 

Longtime JTA reader Sterling I. shared images of his recent acquisition from Walmart, but it wasn’t Star Wars action figures. He writes in to let us know that beautiful The Vintage Collection displays are arriving with the Tartakovsky Clone Wars figures, and they make lovely displays for your carded figures. Click the thumbnails below for a closer look. (more….)

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This week’s “Bring Home The Galaxy” reveals include a (re)release of a Vintage Collection AT-ST with Chewbacca figure! And as usual other merchandise such as yet another Seagate hard drive, a messenger bag or a Darth Vader blanket are also new products you can purchase. Are you excited for The Vintage Collection AT-ST? Or does the one (or two, or three) you already have still suffice?

TVC AT-ST & Chewbacca

The sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order, Jedi: Survivor, was listed on Steam with a release date of March 15th, 2023 for a short while. The page has since been deleted / all relevant info was removed again, but users have taken screenshots of the US version of Steam where, at least for a while, a release date was listed with detailed info about pre-order bonuses and the content of the deluxe edition. Click through for the details!

Steam screenshot for Jedi: Survivor (click to enlarge)

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Our next Visual Guide update adds the Stormtrooper Commander (VC254). Click below to check him out. Make sure to also check out our full review on this figure.

Our The Vintage Collection Visual Guide gets another update today. Check out the Heavy Assault Stormtrooper (VC253). Click below for the full Visual Guide. You can also find a full review of this figure in our review database.

Continuing with our The Vintage Collection Visual Guide updates, let’s look at Din Djarin (Morak) (VC251). Click below to check out the full Visual Guide. We also have our full review of this figure right here.

It’s time for the weekly Nielsen Streaming Charts update! Andor has dropped out of the top 10 original series charts. In 10th place is The Handmaid’s Tale with 441 million minutes, and last week Andor had a little less than 400 million minutes. Previous episodes never really reached the numbers The Handmaid’s Tale has, which explains why Andor’s numbers are not good enough for the top 10 this week. With that Andor is the first Star Wars live action series to disappear from the original series streaming charts. Read more after the jump!

Bix was tortured in episode 9

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The next two cards from the weekly Topps Star Wars Living Set are now out. Featuring the iconic blue starfield and the impressive artwork of Kris Penix, check out TC-14 (#365) and Sly Moore (#366). Each Tuesday, two new cards will be released and be only available for one week. Click here to view the entire Star Wars Living archive, including individual print runs.

Figrin D’an (VC249) is our next addition to the Visual Guides. Click below for the full guide page. Click here to check out our full review.

Today officially starts Christmas Advent, the path to our Savior’s birth. Disney Droid Factory commemorates this joyous occasion with an all-new Droid Factory Advent Calendar. Find out what’s inside! There’s a surprise! (more….)

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The official return date for The Mandalorian was announced today. Din Djarin and Grogu return to Disney+ on March 1st, 2023! The Mandalorian will not be the next Star Wars series though, since The Bad Batch is expected to be released before that.
Are you excited about the return of the bounty hunter and his little green toddler sidekick?

They’ll be back in 2023

Just a friendly reminder, Columbia Launches their latest Star Wars Collection TONIGHT at 12:01 EDT. This year’s line has some stellar offerings!

Today’s Visual Guide update adds 332nd Ahsoka’s Clone Trooper (VC248) to the TVC guide. Click below for our full Visual Guide. You can also access our full review of this figure right here.