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Let’s continue checking out the first wave of The Vintage Collection for 2025! We now have a definitive version of Anakin Skywalker from The Clone Wars, but officially based on the character’s appearance from Ahsoka. See it in our Research Droids Reviews today. (more….)

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Pre-orders are now open for the Hot Toys Sixth Scale Anakin Skywalker (Clone Wars) figure. Head over to Sideshow Collectibles for the pre-order page.

Hot Toys unveils their latest sixth scale figure: Anakin Skywalker (Clone Wars) (TMS129), as seen in the Ahsoka Clone Wars flashback scenes. Click through for details and gallery images.

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The Black Series [Phase IV] Anakin Skywalker figure based on The Phantom Menace looks excellent, but does it have enough things? (more….)

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Iron Studios’ latest release features a diorama showcasing Anakin Skywalker’s Statue. Click through to check out the full details and gallery images.

This is now available to pre-order at Sideshow Collectibles.

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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 Anakin Skywalker (#465) and Super Battle Droid (#466). 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 Black Series [Return Of The Jedi 40] Darth Vader figure has a major design flaw. We can’t believe this slipped by Hasbro’s quality control. (more….)

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Here are the latest Character posters from Ahsoka episode 5, featuring Clone Wars versions of Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, and Captain Rex. Click below to check them out.

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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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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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.

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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Anakin Skywalker (Padawan) (VC244) is our next Visual Guide update from The Vintage Collection. Click below for the full Visual Guide. Read our full review right here. You can catch up on all our recent Visual Guides right here in our Visual Guide channel.

Finally! But we must admit that when we opened our box of The Vintage Collection’s Anakin Skywalker (Padawan) figure, our initial reaction was no different than Michael Scott’s visceral response upon learning that Toby Flenderson reinstated his employment in The Office. Find out why by reading today’s review! (more….)

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The Star Wars “Saga” line is officially two decades old. We’re revisiting all of the figures that made up this unprecedented lineup. Today, we continue with 2002’s Star Wars “Saga” [Phase I] Anakin Skywalker (Hangar Duel) (’02 #22) figure. Check out the new review template, the all-new Photo Gallery, the rewritten review, and the other content we updated as we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the line that supported Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones.

The Star Wars “Saga” line is officially two decades old. We’re revisiting all of the figures that made up this unprecedented lineup. Today, we continue with 2002’s Star Wars “Saga” [Phase I] Anakin Skywalker (Tatooine Attack) (’02 #43) figure. Check out the new review template, the all-new Photo Gallery, the rewritten review, and the other content we updated as we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the line that supported Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones.

The Star Wars “Saga” line is officially two decades old. We’re revisiting all of the figures that made up this unprecedented lineup. Today, we continue with 2002’s Star Wars “Saga” [Phase I] Anakin Skywalker (Outland Peasant Disguise) (’02 #01) figure. Check out the new review template, the all-new Photo Gallery, the rewritten review, and the other content we updated as we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the line that supported Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones.

The Phantom Menace Anakin Skywalker figure hasn’t looked better. They updated it with Photo Real deco, fixed the mismatched ankle joints, changed a few colors, and reissued it like it was 2012 all over again. 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 2022 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.

Long time The Vintage Collection collectors are about to rejoice! Are you tired of the flaccidly pathetic paper-thin cards brought on by the equally limp Disney Star Wars? You needn’t worry about this anymore. With the latest wave of repackaged figures, we’re thrilled to report that Hasbro upped the thickness of the figures’ cards, and they should hold up better in transit. Despite the good news, Amazon decided to ruin our sample by forcing it into a box too small. But that’s another story.

Welcome to another entry in our The Vintage Collection: The Ninety Six column. Hasbro recently committed to collectors that they will be “focusing” on characters in The Vintage Collection that fall under “The Ninety Six” banner. If you’re new to this, it means that there needs a modern counterpart for every classic Kenner figure. Between 2020 and 2021, Hasbro’s made an admirable effort by focusing on these characters. But there is more work to be done, and we’ll figure out where we are step by step. Today we assess Anakin Skywalker.

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It should be common knowledge by now that Hayden Christensen will reprise his role as Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker in the upcoming Kenobi series. However, this is not where things will end. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Hayden Christensen will also appear as Anakin Skywalker in the Ahsoka series, which is set 5 years after the events of Return of the Jedi. So of course Anakin has been dead for five years. But since death is not even an inconvenience in the Star Wars galaxy chances are Anakin will appear as a Force ghost. Or maybe we will be see Ahsoka clone wars flashbacks and/or visions. Details are not known at this point. The sequels had a disturbing lack of Anakin Skywalker Force ghost scenes, even more puzzling when you consider the fact Kylo Ren was Darth Vader’s biggest fanboy and also his grandson. One of the many oversights of the sequels. But it seems Lucasfilm is willing to rectify that mistake by offering Hayden Christensen various roles in their Disney+ series. Will you be happy to see much more of Hayden as Anakin (or Darth Vader) in the next few years? And who knows, maybe Lucasfilm is gearing up for a proper Darth Vader series that focuses more on the man behind the mask. Hayden is still quite young, only 40 (he was really young in Attack of the Clones), so he’s about the right age to play a late Empire era Vader or post ROTJ Force ghost, he could probably also still play his younger clone wars self with some make-up wizardry. Would you be up for that?

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Sideshow Collectibles has opened up pre-orders for their animated-style Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker sixth scale figures. Click below for the pre-order pages!

The final Target exclusive Visual Guide update from The Black Series commemorating the original The Clone Wars line is Anakin Skywalker. Click below for our full Visual Guide page, and click here for our in-depth review.

We finish up looking at The Black Series [Lucasfilm 50] The Clone Wars Target exclusives. Let’s finish up with one of the best: Anakin Skywalker. (more….)

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Sideshow Collectibles surprised everyone with new sixth scale figures based on the animated style in The Clone Wars. Click below to check out the preview pages for Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker!