Monthly Archives: July 2023

The Black Series has its 10th anniversary in 2023, so the perfect opportunity to look at aftermarket ebay prices and to see which Black Series figures are the most valuable right now. In the past decade a couple hundred figures have been released in the line. Which ones are the winners and losers? While I think that modern mass produced action figures are not meant to be high value collectibles that will buy you a small island in the Caribbean once you retire, certain figures are of course sought after and will rise in value.  So click through to find out which Black Series figures might at least buy you a nice meal at a fancy restaurant, but sadly, no island in the Caribbean, for that you’d need quite a few vinyl cape Jawas.

She may not look like much, but she’s valuable

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It’s my party, and I’ll cry about Disney Star Wars if I want to, but not before praising the gorgeous Boba Fett (Comic Art Edition) Target exclusive action figure. It’s also very colorful and presents a more modern-looking take on the comic character. (more….)

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A $20.99 repaint of an Original Trilogy character beats a $14.99 all-new sculpt of a Disney Star Wars character any day of the week. And so we present to you the Boba Fett (Vintage Comic Art) Target exclusive. It’s very colorful, and the precision to detail in the paint job is astounding. But its MRSP is offensive. (more….)

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YouTube channel Nerdzoic, who also operates an online toystore, had a livestream earlier today and they had breaking news. According to them various old figures are returning to the Black Series! Click through for all the figures that are supposed to get released later this year (fall 2023)!

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shopDisney is having a 30% off sale that includes several of their Star Wars exclusives. Sadly, the Retro Collection Star Wars 6-pack is not included. Shop their full selection here. And, use code SHIPMAGIC for free shipping on orders over $75.

Hasbro Pulse has the SDCC The Vintage Collection Krrsantan available. Click here for the product page.

The 6-inch Clone Commander Jesse is pretty much what you expect it to be and not much more. (more….)

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Just a head’s up for those still needing him, ARC Commander Colt is back in stock on Wamart.com. Thanks to JTA reader Jess for the alert!

The 6-inch Rebel Commando is laughably expensive but a beautiful figure nonetheless. Check it out along with the “Nik Sant” interchangeable faceplate. (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 Davo Sculdun (#433) and Ulaf (#434). Two new cards will be released each Tuesday and only be available for one week. Click here to view the entire Star Wars Living archive, including individual print runs.

Hasbro wants to eventually give you a 6-inch Momaw Nadon (Hammerhead) figure by first making you pay for an Ithorian you don’t want. You can now welcome Dok-Ondar into The Black Series lineup. It’s a lovely figure, but expensive, and you’ll probably be angry you don’t have the character from A New Hope first. (more….)

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That didn’t take very long, after launching the campaign on Friday the Ghost just reached the first target of 8,000 backers which unlocks the HasLab and means the Ghost will be made!

Congratulations to the Star Wars team who finally came up with a well thought out Star Wars HasLab after two failed campaigns that suffered from various issues. But this proves Star Wars collectors are absolutely willing to back a Star Wars HasLab if the HasLab is any good. Even if it’s pricey.

So now we will have to see how far this can go. At this point I am pretty confident this will reach 17,000 backers, which means all the tiers will be unlocked. As usual things will slow down a bit now, only to pick up speed again in the final week and especially last few days.

So to anyone who already backed the Ghost: you can look forward to receiving the ship in about a year from now! Now you can plan where to actually put it!

You can still back the Ghost on HasLab!

Success!

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 Am (#431) and Karre (#432). Two new cards will be released each Tuesday and only be available for one week. Click here to view the entire Star Wars Living archive, including individual print runs.

Okay, for those of you who like rumors, here’s another trip into rumor land… and yes, it’s THAT rumor again. Only with new details and one additional new source reported by different people! So click through for more, if you want to know the latest Star Wars rumors!

Yes, THAT rumor…

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My Black Series Imperial Light Cruiser Luke Skywalker figure arrived a few weeks ago… and as I looked at the figure and examined it I was wondering how it can be that in 2023 we get a Luke Skywalker figure from Hasbro that looks even worse than previous efforts. This prompted me to look at all the past versions and to see if any of them are any good. So today I want you to join me for a retrospective of all the Black Series Luke Skywalker figures. And I will rate all of them. A “Luke” will be a figure that actually looks like Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker. A “Luuke” could be a brother or cousin. A “Luuuuuke” however would just be some random dude. And yes, it’s supposed to be fun! So click through for a little show of horrors!

Let me introduce you to Luuuuke

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Hot Toys is officially unveiling the new Anakin Skywalker with wool hair implants. This Artisan Edition is part of their DX line and is a Hot Toys Exclusive limited to just 3000 worldwide. Click through for details and images!

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Fess up…. who bought it! The Palitoy 12 Back Vinyl Cape Jawa went up for auction yesterday and closed with a final bid price of £26,670! That’s roughly $30,000 for those that don’t want to do the conversion! Click through to check out the auction details…

If you bought this, can I be your friend?

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Pre-orders are now open for most of the Hasbro Star Wars SDCC announcements from yesterday. Click below for the pre-order links! 

Note: The upcoming Ahsoka figures will NOT be up for pre-order today. Those will go up for pre-order on August 10 at 1 PM Eastern.

The Vintage Collection

• Grand Admiral Thrawn (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
• Pre Vizsla (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
• Darth Revan (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
• Imperial Officers Troop Builder Set (Hasbro Pulse)

The Black Series

• Pre Vizsla (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)
• R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo) (Entertainment Earth • Amazon)

The Black Series Wave 14 Case (Entertainment Earth)

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The Holiday Edition figures will NOT be up for pre-order. They will be available to order at a later date when they are ready to ship, and on shelf.

Retro Collection

• Return of the Jedi 6-pack (Hasbro Pulse)

The TVC Facebook Group had a chance to interview the Hasbro team at SDCC and they directly asked about the possibility to get a “Huttslayer” Leia in the future in light of recent releases like the new TVC Jabba and throne set. And brand manager Patrick gave a very clear answer: there is no ban on her and they could make her if they want to. But as usual he would not comment on yet unrevealed figures. You can click this link to directly jump to the question in the YouTube video!

So according to Patrick there is no Lucasfilm or Hasbro mandate not to make Slave Leia action figures or merchandise and she is not off the table. Now they only need to actually update the figure. And the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi would have been a good opportunity.

An option for TVC and TBS after all, according to Hasbro

Numbers are quite abstract, so how big is the HasLab Ghost really? How does it compare with the Razor Crest? I created a comparison photo that compares the Ghost, Razor Crest and Khetanna with photos of Luke and Leia to give you an idea how bulky the ship is. Click through for the image!

UPDATE: I added the BMF to the comparison
UPDATE 2: more comparison images added that show you how big a true to scale 1/18 scale Ghost and a 1/12 scale Ghost would need to be!

So how big is that compared to a human being?

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Eagle eyed fans have already spotted it… the newly revealed Black Series figures of Hera Syndulla and Sabine, as well as Padawan Ahsoka, who is based on her Clone Wars look, have no thigh swivels. Is Hasbro trying to reduce costs by removing articulation, and thus number of parts and assembly costs? Click through for more!

No thigh swivel anymore

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It is surely no surprise to anyone anymore that Hasbro revealed the brand new The Vintage Collection HasLab at SDCC just now!

And it is… The Ghost! This is, according to Hasbro, the biggest TVC ship yet! It comes, out of the gate, with the Ghost of course, the Phantom II shuttle and a carded Hera Syndulla (based on the Ahsoka series, so Mary Elizabeth Winstead likeness) figure. Chopper will only be a mini-bust, i.e. his head, he can be inserted into the droid port on the Phantom II.

The ship has a fully detailed interior and a cockpit with four seats for the full crew.

Tiers have already been announced!

Tier 1: carded Ezra Bridger figure – exclusive HasLab version – 11k backers needed
Tier 2: carded Kanan Jarrus figure – exclusive HasLab version – 14k backers needed
Tier 3: carded Zeb Orrelios figure – 17k backers needed

Sabine Wren will be a mainline TVC release! So you have a chance to get the full crew!

Price is $499.99! 8k backers are required to unlock the Ghost. If the Ghost reaches 17k backers the final tier will  be unlocked!

You can back the Ghost right now, on the HasLab page! Deadline is September 6th! There are currently 601 backers after just a few minutes.

UPDATE: I added a hands on video of the Ghost at the Hasbro SDCC booth where you can get a detailed look at an actual (3D printed and hand painted) model! To give you a better idea of the dimensions and look of the spaceship and figures!

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Here’s a breakdown of what was revealed in today’s SDCC Hasbro Star Wars panel (the HasLab will be handled in its own article). Pre-orders start tomorrow at 5 PM Eastern.

Click through for presentation image screenshots…

The Vintage Collection – Mainline Release

• Sabine Wren [Ahsoka] – Deluxe – Fall 2023
• Ahsoka Tano [Ahsoka] – VC297 – Fall 2023
• Grand Admiral Thrawn [Rebels] – VC296 – Fall 2023
• Pre-Vizsla [The Clone Wars] – VC299 – Spring 2024
• Darth Revan [KOTOR] – VC301 – Spring 2024

The Vintage Collection Troop  Builders

• Imperial Officers – Hasbro Pulse Exclusive – Fall 2023

Retro Collection

• Return of the Jedi Multipack (revealed earlier this week) – Pulse/shopDisney

TVC Pipeline Reveals

• Axe Woves
• Mandalorian Commander
• Mandalorian
• Grogu
• Finn
• Andor [Rogue One]
• Clone Trooper
• Count Dooku

Retro Collection Pipeline Reveals (Target)

• Qui-Gon Jinn
• Obi-Wan Kenobi
• Darth Maul
• Battle Droid
• Jar Jar Binks
• Queen Amidala

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Here are the all the revealed new Black Series figures Hasbro showed off at their SDCC panel today!

• Holiday Edition Jawa with monkey
• Holiday Edition Ewok – Pulse/Shop Disney
• Holiday Edition Mandalorian Scout – Amazon
• Holiday Edition Purge Trooper – Fan Channel
• Holiday Edition KX Security Droid – Walmart
• Holiday Edition Snowman Trooper – Target
• Hera Syndulla (Ahsoka)
• Sabine Wren (Ahsoka)
• Ahsoka Tano (Ahsoka)
• Ahsoka Tano’s lightsabers (roleplay item)
• R2-D2 (all new sculpt and he comes in the traditional box with plastic window like all other new figures)

There were also three pipeline reveals!

• Fallen Order 3-pack with Cal Kestis, Purge Trooper and Second Sister – Amazon
• Droideka
• B2 Super Battle Droid and Geonosis C-3PO 2-pack – Hasbro Pulse

Most items are available in fall 2023. Pre-orders start tomorrow, July 22nd, at 5 pm ET! The Holiday figures will magically appear on shelves, there is no pre-order for them!

Ahsoka figures will be up for pre-order on August 10th at 1 PM Eastern.

Photos will be added later!

So what do you think of the Black Series reveals? Not too many really new things were shown, with Hera and Sabine being the highlights, in my opinion.

UPDATE: Photos added!

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CBR.com has revealed the next The Black Series release ahead of the SDCC Hasbro Panel: Pre Vizsla from The Clone Wars joins the line. Look for this and (most likely) the rest of today’s panel reveals to go up for pre-order tomorrow (Saturday) at 5 PM Eastern. Head to CBR.com for more images and details.

The recently revealed The Vintage Collection Jabba and throne set has brought a question to the forefront again: where are modern and actually good looking 1/12 scale and 1/18 scale figures of Slave Leia or Oola? If you remember Return of the Jedi you will certainly recall that Jabba had Leia dressed in a metal bikini on a metal chain sitting (more like reclining) on his throne. The Black Series got a really horrible looking Slave Leia early on… and ever since then. Nothing. So let’s talk about that!

Carrie in that famous Rolling Stone beach photo shoot from 1983

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Get ready for the next Hasbro Star Wars panel, kicking off this Friday at 2 PM Pacific time (5 Eastern). Attendees can join the panel in Room 7AB. Non attendees will have to hope someone is live-streaming the event. Get the complete list of all of their panels below!

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Sideshow Con showed a few more new upcoming Hot Toys figures: Life Size Grogu with Pram, Death Star Trooper with Detention Block Console, and Anakin Skywalker with ‘real’ hair. Head over for all their latest reveals. 

Hasbro released an in-hand look at the latest The Vintage Collection announcement. Click through to check out the full video featuring the Jabba the Hutt set, which is also made to interact with the upcoming Throne Room playset. And yes, the Salacious B. Crumb will be released on a mini-card.

UPDATE: You can now pre-order this set on Hasbro Pulse. And, for a limited time, you can still pre-order Boba Fett’s Throne Room playset. 

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Sideshow Collectibles kicked off their annual Sideshow Con today with quite a few new Star Wars reveals. As always with their Sideshow Con Hot Toys reveals, nothing is actually getting released until Hot Toys officially announces them. Here are a few of what they revealed today:

Head over to their Coming Soon page for more reveals!

Gizmodo.com has revealed a new The Vintage Collection Jabba the Hutt playset, complete with Jabba the Hutt, Jabba’s throne, Salacious B. Crumb, 8D8, and some accessories. This Hasbro Pulse exclusive will go up for pre-order tomorrow (July 19) at 10:00 am Eastern. Head to Gizmodo for more details.

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Pre-orders are now live for another round of Walmart Collector Con. The Walmart exclusive The Black Series Qui-Gon Jinn (Force Spirit) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jedi Legend) are now up for pre-order. The Vintage Collection ARC Commander Blitz is also still available to pre-order.

The second wave of Retro Collection celebrating the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi will come as a boxed set, and feature Gamorrean Guard, Admiral Ackbar, Yak Face, Mon Mothma, Wicket W. Warrick, and Emperor’s Royal Guard. No pre-order details yet, but if it follows the other two boxed sets we will see this on Hasbro Pulse and shopDisney.

Hot Wheels has unveiled their San Diego Comic Con exclusive, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi. Check out the AT-ST with Chewbacca set from their Starships Select line, wrapped up in commemorative packaging. Available at SDCC starting Wednesday, July 19, and at MattelCreations.com on Friday, July 21 at 12 PM Eastern.

Get your checkbooks out! Excalibur Auctions will be putting up for auction a super rare Palitoy 12 Back Vinyl Cape Jawa. Lot 154 will be up for auction on July 22.   Click through for the complete press release!

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Amazon has The Black Series Inquisitor (Fourth Sister) from the latest wave available in stock for $24.83. Thanks to JTA reader Jon for the alert!

Welcome to the wonderful, entertaining and crazy world of Star Wars rumors! This time I want to talk about the latest rumors, and they are… well… judge for yourself! So click through to find out what is allegedly going on at Lucasfilm! Grab some Popcorn too!

Yeah… it’s that rumor again…

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shopDisney has the Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Force Spirits Set in Stock. Get free shipping on orders over $75. Click here for the product page.

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The Target exclusive The Black Series Darth Vader (Duels End) and Commander Appo are available for pre-order at Target.com.

Update: Pre-orders have sold out for both figures.

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 Purge Troopers (#429) and Son (#430). Two new cards will be released each Tuesday and only be available for one week. Click here to view the entire Star Wars Living archive, including individual print runs.

The Vintage Collection Clone Commander Colt is a Walmart exclusive to celebrate 20 years of the Clone Wars. It’s an excellent addition to the line. (more….)

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Your most favorite CEO – Bob Iger – of your most favorite company – Disney – had his contract extended all the way through 2026, which, according to reports, was a unanimous decision by the board. Click through for the full story!

Whoever comes up with the funniest caption wins a prize*

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Hasbro also revealed (via Fandom.com) a new The Black Series The Force Unleashed set, exclusive to Hasbro Pulse Con. This set features three figures and a plethora of accessories, and a $110.99 price tag. Look for this to be on display at San Diego Comic Con, and up for pre-order during Pulse Con this fall. Get complete details and additional images at Fandom.com.

Hasbro has revealed their SDCC exclusive: The Vintage Collection Krrsantan, as seen in The Book of Boba Fett. Featuring 14 accessories, this can be secured at SDCC by visiting the Hasbro Booth (#3213) and picking up a one-time use code to pre-order the figure. As always, a limited amount will be available at Hasbro Pulse after the show. Look for this set to retail for $39.99.

The Return Of The Jedi Weequay figure reissue looks fantastic. It took Hasbro long enough to get it out to collectors again, but the revised paint operations are a marked improvement. Most importantly, they fixed the mismatched ankle and knee joints. But they also changed the colors. We took the time to break it all down for you by producing an all-new 60-image gallery complete with comparison shots and a breakdown of what separates the 2012 version from the 2023 new release in the Collector Notes. This figure is shipping now. See this excellent figure updated in our RDRs now! There’s more difference here than you may realize.

Ahsoka gets a two-episode premiere on August 23. Click through to check out the latest trailer and poster!

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It’s Amazon Prime Day, which means Star Wars markdowns. There are plenty of The Black Series and The Vintage Collection markdowns (too many to list). We’ll add some of them to this post as they go live. Click below to take advantage of today’s markdowns:

• The Black Series Cad Bane (Bracca) – $19.49
• The Black Series Boba Fett (Throne Room) – $21.99
• The Black Series Dark Trooper – $23.09
• The Black Series Obi-Wan Kenobi (Wandering Jedi) – $16.49
• The Black Series Saw Gerrera – $14.99
• The Black Series George Lucas (Stormtrooper) – $20.66
• The Black Series Cobb Vanth – $23.49
• The Black Series The Mandalorian & Grogu (Maldo Kreis) – $26.94

The Vintage Collection Clone Captain Howzer is a FIRST in the line. Do you know what that “first” thing is? (more….)

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There are two new Obi-Wan Kenobi figures coming exclusively to Walmart on July 18th. Qui-Gon Jinn (Force Spirit) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jedi Legend) will go up for pre-order at Walmart.com on July 18th at 10 AM Eastern. 

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The recently announced LEGO Ghost & Phantom II (75357) is now available to pre-order on Amazon for $159.99. Click here for the pre-order page. 

It’s 50% an older TVC figure, but Han Solo is a remarkable release. (Where is this figure’s subtitle?) But did Hasbro cheap out on this figure, however? Find out so! (more….)

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He is here! We had to get through an awful Disney Star Wars character before Hasbro returned to basics to produce the definitive “Return Of The Jedi” Darth Vader (Death Star II) figure. It may not be perfect, but we’re giving it a perfect score. Find out why! (more….)

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The Ghost has been the rumored HasLab for some time, but leave it to LEGO to launch their version first. Coming September 1st is The Ghose and the Phantom II. Click below for a few preview images. This will retail for $169.99.

It’s (almost) like (sorta) the old days! The latest The Vintage Collection wave is hitting brick & mortar retail before many pre-orders are shipping. JTA reader Robert found the whole wave at his Maryland Walmart. Let us know in the comments where you are finding the wave, or if your wave is shipping from Etailers yet. 

Keep these troop builder sets coming, Hasbro! The Vintage Collection Phase II Clone Trooper (212th) multipack comes with a surprise character and updates to an old character. (more….)

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shopDisney is having a 30% off sale for today only. It doesn’t include any of their action figures, but most of their lightsabers are included. Click through to browse the selection. Use code FORCE to get 30% off, and SHIPMAGIC for free shipping on orders over $75.

Check out The Vintage Collection Tusken Warrior figure. It’s a progressive female character in this species of Star Wars characters. And it uses a lot of old parts. (more….)

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Some stories are so incredible, you have a hard time believing them when you first hear them. Actor Jim Caviezel, who you may have seen in things like The Passion of the Christ or the tv series Person of Interest, is the main star of the small indie movie Sound of Freedom (about a former US government agent who rescues children from sex traffickers in Colombia), produced by a studio few will know, Angel Studios, and the movie only cost $14,500,000 to make. In interviews (on podcasts etc) Caviezel complained bitterly about mainstream Hollywood and how they try to sabotage the movie, by convincing theaters not to pick the movie up etc. In the same interviews Caviezel also said that the movie is tracking better than Indiana Jones in the theaters that picked up the movie, something I found very hard to believe. But… in fact, Sound of Freedom only plays in 2,600 theaters in the US, compared to the 4,600 that show Indiana Jones And The Dial of Destiny.

And now the punchline: Sound of Freedom opened on July 4th and immediately climbed to the top of the US box office, beating the $300 million (plus marketing) behemoth Indiana Jones And the Dial Of Destiny with a box office of $14.2 million vs $11.7 million. And this even though Sound of Freedom only plays in the aforementioned 2,600 theaters, 2,000 less than Indiana Jones. Sound of Freedom made $5,407 per theater, Indiana Jones just $2,543. So Caviezel was 100% correct when he said the movie is tracking better in the theaters that show both movies. Certainly a triumph for Caviezel and a major embarrassment for Lucasfilm and mainstream Hollywood that a smalltime indie movie with a miniscule budget about a topic that may be hard to swallow for some is beating Indiana Jones which just released a few days ago and earns more than twice the money in the theaters that show both.

The #1 movie at the domestic box office, beating Indiana Jones on day 4 of its release

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 Artillery Stormtrooper (#427) and Camie (#428). Two new cards will be released each Tuesday and only be available for one week. Click here to view the entire Star Wars Living archive, including individual print runs.

Happy Independence Day America! Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, and Star Wars toys! What’s more American than that? Cheers!

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Amazon had dropped the price significantly for The Vintage Collection Obi-Wan Kenobi (Wandering Jedi), now down to $4.99. Click here for the product page.

The box office numbers for Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny are in, and the opening weekend is the expected disaster. Indiana Jones earned just 60 million USD at the domestic box office. And overseas markets added another $70 million. Now the numbers are still preliminary, the final numbers could be off by +/- 1 or 2 million. Tracking numbers released yesterday said the movie would earn just $58.5 million domestic. Either way, this is the lowest end of the early box office projections.

So what does that mean for Disney and Lucasfilm? Will it mean anything? Head over to Chuck’s article if you want to discuss the movie itself. Here I want to focus on its financial performance and especially if the movie should lead to any personnel changes at Lucasfilm. This is not about whether the movie is good or bad, this is purely about its expected massive financial loss and what results that could have. So click through for a discussion!

Indiana Jones and the Bottle of Booze

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It’s not Star Wars, but definitely related to the fanbase (and Star Wars news is slow right now…). So let’s discuss the latest Indiana Jones release: The Dial of Destiny. Click through for a spoiler discussion. How did you like it? How did Old Indy hold up? How did young Indy hold up? After seeing it last night I thought it was a nice improvement over The Kindom of the Crystal Skull in both story and effects (the CGI in Crystal Skull was pretty bad), and de-aging tech has come leaps and bounds from even from the recent The Book of Boba Fett Luke Skywalker. 

Gentle Giant has several new pre-orders up:

• Darth Vader™ (Damaged Helmet) Legends in 3-Dimensions Bust
• Grand Admiral Thrawn™ (on Throne) Premier Collection Statue