Collectors lucky enough to snag one
of the coveted LEGO Clone Wars CubeDudes
exclusives at Comic-Con last week have likely
become instant fans of the set's funky aesthetic,
which seems to mix a retro sensibility with
Japanese anime.
LEGO fan and Pixar animator Angus MacLane,
who was literally "discovered"
online by LEGO after he posted images of
his custom CubeDudes concepts, will be adding
to the Star Wars CubeDudes population with
a set of five bounty hunters from The Empire
Strikes Back -- 4-LOM, Dengar, Boba Fett,
IG-88, and Bossk -- to be offered as an
exclusive to Celebration V attendees.
Posted on July 31, 2010
Gentle Giant LTD New PGM Pre-Orders!
GentleGiantLTD reports in:
In honor of Star Wars' the Empire Strikes
Back 30th Anniversary, Gentle Giant presents
the 2-1B Surgical Droid Mini Bust. A limited
edition run of 1980 pieces worldwide. We
are opening pre-order to Premier Guild Members
at 4PM PST today thru end of business Thursday,
August 5th. If there any pieces available
at that time we will open pre-orders to
the general public.
You must be a premier guild member
in good standing and logged into your account
to pre-order the 2-1B Surgical Droid. Once
you are logged in you will be able to access
the link to the product page.
Pre-Orders for SDCC Exclusives
We will begin processing pre-orders
for the McQuarrie Concept Darth Vader Mini
Bust order on Monday, August 2nd @ 3pm PST.
Pre-Orders for the other SDCC Exclusives
will be processed within the next 2 weeks.
The following items are scheduled to
be received in our warehouse within the
next 2-3 weeks:
• Hoth Han Mini Bust (both variations)
• Hoth Luke Mini Bust
• Hoth Leia Mini Bust
• Oola Mini Bust
Part of StarWarsShop'ss
year-long celebration of The Empire Strikes
Back's 30th anniversary is this exclusive
new artist series featuring work from some
of today's most well-known Star Wars illustrators.
Click here to check them out!
Posted on July 31, 2010
Video of the Legacy Darth Talon
GG Mini Bust!
The GG Legacy
Darth Talon Mini Bust is now
shipping and arriving at doors
so we though it was a good
time to revisit our first
look video posted on June
14th. If you ordered direct
from GG it should be on the
way or arrived already. If
you ordered from any of our
fine sponsors we got word
that they have shipped this
week for those who pre-ordered!
Posted on July 31, 2010
Is This The Droid You're Looking For?
If this is the Droid you are looking for
then don't wait in lines or pay $560
or more for it. Amazon.com
again has the Lucas approved Droid X for $179.99
for a limited time with next day shipping!
The $380 savings from Amazon is even cheaper
than Verizon Direct with rebate!
Click
here or below to check out the latest
and most advanced Droid yet!
As a follow-up to our Comic-Con coverage
last week, we wanted to go a bit more in-depth
with our discussion of Hasbro's Star Wars
presentation, adding information gleaned
from the panel and showcasing the full imagery
on the page below. Check the full slide
show at right (now with captioned information
from the presentation), or click on the
images below to jump directly to that slide
in the deck!
Click below
to see tons of images and more info!
Posted on July 30, 2010
Clone
Trooper Premium Format Pre-Order
LIVE!
Click
here or below to order now! The
Sideshow Exclusive version of the
Clone Trooper Premium Format Figure
includes a unique feature available
nowhere else: Additional switch-out
Episode III Clone Trooper Helmet and
additional droid arm base accessory
for alternate display
Posted on July
30, 2010
Force Unleashed Preorder Bonuses at
Gamestop and Amazon
Exclusive Maulkiller pack, available
through pre-order from
GameStop:
Exclusive Character:
Maulkiller - In the
cloning facilities of Kamino,
Darth Vader created a warrior of
unparalleled strength and power
by combining the genetic
material of Darth Maul, former
apprentice of Sith Lord Darth
Sidious, with his own
apprentice, Starkiller. The
resulting aberrant clone
possessed traits from both
warriors, but the crude fusion
of two disparate Force users
quickly produced physical and
mental instabilities that led to
the unfortunate clone’s
destruction. For a brief time he
struck fear into the hearts of
all who faced him, even Lord
Vader himself.
Exclusive Maulkiller
Silver Saber Crystal –
The perfect compliment to
Maulkiller's appearance, the
silver crystal make his dual
lightsabers look like an
extension of the silver Zabrac
styled tattoos that cover his
body and face. This powerful
crystal allows Maulkiller to
consume less Force Energy so he
can devastate his enemies.
Two Exclusive Challenge Levels,
available through pre-order from
Amazon
Exclusive Challenge:
The Mystical Swamps of Dagobah
- Explore the mystical swamps of
Dagobah in this exclusive
challenge. The setting for this
challenge is an abstract version
of the Dagobah level in the
game. Yoda is testing your
skills with this dreamlike
space. Use Force Grip to lift
objects out of the swampy depths
of the surface of Dagobah and
use them to navigate to your
goal. The faster you can do this
the more your rewards will be.
Beware! Danger lurks just below
the smoky surface of the water.
The stone pillars you Force Grip
and lift out of the murky waters
aren’t stable and can collapse
at any time, the water is toxic
too – wait too long on a
platform and suffer the
consequences.
Exclusive Challenge:
Defend "The Core" -
Defend "The Core" by using all
your Force Powers and expertise
with the lightsaber for as long
as you can. Survive for more
than 1 minute to complete the
challenge. Mastering this
challenge could take much
longer. Score bonuses are
awarded for surviving for longer
and killing enemies with
impunity.
Posted on July 30, 2010
BBTS News!
Here is a quick update from
www.bigbadtoystore.com about a
variety of new arrivals and more great
new preorders.
INVENTORY CLEARANCE SALE: We've further
reduced pricing on 1300 items and now
have over 4000 items marked between 20%
and 90% off - including over 900 items
marked down 50% or more! Many older
items cannot be restocked, so once they
sell out they are gone for good - take a
look at the sale
menu here
STAR WARS 2010 - NEW WAVES
STAR WARS 2010 DARTH MAUL LIGHTSABER
- The newest of the FX Lightsabers from
Hasbro is Darth Maul's. This lightsaber
comes with a removable blade (or perhaps
blades - we're still waiting on images)
and is listed at $114.99.
STAR WARS 2010 CLONE WARS FIGURES -
We have listed a number of new waves of
Clone Wars figures. We've got Series 03,
Series 03 Revision 02, Series 04 and
Series 04 Revision 02, and their cases
of 12 are priced at $99.99. We've also
got the Series 03 Set of 4 priced at
$59.99, and Series 04 Set of 5 at
$64.99. We also have a number of singles
listed from the waves, including the
ones with the new, as-of-yet-unnamed
offer on them, priced at $8.99 to $14.99
each.
STAR WARS 2010 VINTAGE ASSORTMENTS -
Three new case assortments of the 2010
Vintage figures are up for pre-order. We
have Series 03, Series 04 and Series 04
Revision 02 listed, priced at $104.99
per case of 12 figures.
STAR WARS 2010 BATTLE PACKS - CASE,
SINGLES - The newest case assortment
of 2010 Battle Packs is liste3d. The
case is priced at $99.99 and includes
returning packs Droids & Clones #2 and
Anti-Hailfire Squad, as well as new
packs Mandalorian Troop and ARC
Troopers, which are also available
singly at $33.99 each.
STAR WARS 2010 VEHICLE FIGURE PACKS
- New Vehicle Figure Packs are also on
the way. We have listings up for cases
of Series 03 and Series 04, priced at
$69.99 for each case of 4; we also have
singles listed of all the packs,
including new packs Mini Tank with
Tactical Droid and Freeco Bike with Cold
Weather Gear Clone Trooper, priced at
$19.99 each, and AT-RT with Clone Scout,
priced at $22.99.
STAR WARS 2010 VEHICLES - A number
of new assortments of Vehicles are up
for pre-order. We have Series 02, Series
02.5 and Series 03 listed at $99.99 per
case of 4, and single listings of
vehicles such as the Xanadu Blood, the
Hyena Bomber, the Clone Swamp Speder and
Plo Koon's Jedi Starfighter, oriced from
$29.99 to $34.99.
STAR WARS 2010 TRANSFORMERS - Many
new and returning favorites are on their
way in the newest assortments of Star
Wars Transformers. We have Series 02 and
Series 03 cases of 6 listed at $94.99
each, along with singles like Cad Bane
to Xanadu Blood and Commander Thire to
Republic Attack Cruiser listed, priced
at $19.99 each.
NEW ARRIVALS
STAR WARS LEGACY DARTH TALON MINI BUST
- The newest Star Wars bust is Darth
Talon from the Legacy comic. A female
Twi'lek Sith, she stands ready with
lightsaber blazing and is listed at
$49.99, saving you $10 off of the MSRP.
Haden Blackman has unleashed himself
from LucasArts. The writer and executive
producer of Star Wars: The Force
Unleashed and its upcoming sequel has
suddenly resigned after 13 years with
the company.
LucasArts was quick to say development
of The Force Unleashed 2 won't be
impacted, but the timing of the move is
certainly a head scratcher with the game
set to ship on October 26.
"I've had a fantastic time working with
the team at Lucasfilm and am really
grateful for their ongoing support,"
Blackman said in a short statement.
"While the decision to leave LucasArts
did not happen overnight or come easily,
I really feel that now is the best time
for me to move on and explore new
creative challenges and I look forward
to the next phase of my career."
For its part, LucasArts had nothing but
praise for Blackman. "After 13 years of
service, Haden Blackman has resigned
from LucasArts. From launching Behind
the Magic to delivering Star Wars: The
Force Unleashed I and II, Haden has been
an invaluable member of the team during
his tenure with the company," the
company said in its own statement. "We
are extremely grateful for his many
contributions, fully support him in his
new endeavors and wish him all the best
in the future."
Posted on July 30, 2010
Anakin Skywalker Force FX Lightsaber w/
Removable Blade
Check out this in-hand review
Yodasnews reader Mike sent it:
Posted on July 30, 2010
New
Figures Hit E-bay!
You can now score the new K-3PO
on e-bay for $6.99, click the image below
to check him out:
For those attending Star Wars Celebration
V, there's now a handy way to manage
all the incoming information about the
show-- on your mobile smartphone! With
a specially designed app for both the
iPhone and the Droid, the Celebration
V experience is now manageable, user-friendly
and completely free!
While the programming is still
being populated as we lead up to the
event, the apps are currently live.
Head over here to download them.
For those Family Guy fans who have been impatiently
waiting for the next installment of their Star Wars
parody series, you need wait no longer. Seth McFarlane
and crew have taken on the last film of the original
series, Return of the Jedi.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment announced
that the new film, Family Guy: It’s a Trap! will
be available right in time for Christmas. It will be
available in both Blu-ray and DVD formats. Those lucky
enough to get into the Comic-Con panel received a 10
minute preview of the new spoof and from various reports
it doesn’t disappoint. The rest of us will unfortunately
have to wait until December to get a glimpse.
The press release is touting an all-star array
of guest stars including Adam West and Carrie Fisher.
We also have the privilege of having Patrick Stewart
and Michael Dorn reprise their Star Trek roles once
again. For those who have not purchased the previous
two films, it was also announced that they will be releasing
a triple-pack of all three Star Wars spoofs.
Posted on July 29, 2010
BBTS News!
Hasbro has just released information on a variety
of new Star wars figures and vehicles, we have
over 50 new preorder listings, click
here to check them out!
We have some images of the new items, but most
items did not have images available yet
Posted on July 29, 2010
Star Wars The Clone Wars Season 1 DVD and Blu-ray
Sale!
Amazon.com
is currently offering Season 1 of the Clone Wars at
a reduced price of $21.99 on DVD and $29.99 on Blu-Ray.
Order one or both below:.
Posted on July 29, 2010
New In-Stock & Preorders at PGT: GI Joe,
Marvel,Star Wars,& MoTU!
hope you're coming to Star Wars Celebration V
in Orlando Florida, because if you are you can
stop by and visit us at booth 333!
For you Star Wars fans out there, we've got new
Star Wars Monster Mash-Up Bobble Head preorders
available, such as
Chewbacca the wolfman,
Darth Vader as Frankenstein, a skeleton
Stormtrooper, and
Yoda the gargoyle. There's also the fun new
and in-stock
Galactic Heroes AT-AT Walker Playset, which
features the single cutest AT-AT I've ever seen.
On the Marvel side of things, we have 3 new
Bowen Designs statues up for preorder, including
Original Iron Man,
Tigra, and
Yellowjacket. The beautiful
Dr. Octopus is in-stock and ready to order
now.
GI Joe fans can finally enjoy
"Pimp Daddy" Destro in bobblehead form with
this exclusive now available for preorder at
Past Generation Toys.
For something a little different, check out our
huge selection (both in-stock and preorders) of
DC Direct's Blammoids, crazy renditions of
all your favorites like Superman, Hawkman,
Darkseid, Cyborg, and so many more. Series 2 is
now in stock!
Marvel Minimates Series 37 is ready for
preorder, so you can add to your already
enormous collection with Professor X, Warpath,
Spider-Man, Lizard, Thing, and Doombot!
When I first came across this epic piece of fan
art of Chewbacca riding a giant squirrel into battle
against the Nazis all I could think was “This
is Wookiee-tastic!” I tracked down the artist
Tyler Edlin to chat about his masterpiece and its back
story.
Last week, I wrote about the new Star
Wars shoes from Stride Rite. My obsessive son couldn’t
stop talking about these shoes and how incredibly cool
they are. Well, we got back from Comic-Con on Monday
afternoon and — to our surprise — there
were two pairs sitting on our porch. Excitement definitely
ensued. Anyway, take a look at these low-tech (and high
tech) shoes in the short video below.
Posted on July 28, 2010
Clone
Trooper Premium Format Pre-Order Information and
Gallery
Attention STAR WARS fans! The Clone
Trooper Premium Format Figure will be available for
Pre-Order through the Sideshow Newsletter on Thursday,
July 29th, which is typically published between 6PM
and 7PM (Pacific Time). For those of you who can’t
wait to see the full reveal of this STAR WARS collectible,
we’re posting the product gallery and info a
bit early (see below).
The Exclusive edition of the Clone Trooper Premium
Format Figure will be priced at $299.99 and will include
an additional switch-out Episode III Clone Trooper
Helmet and additional droid arm base accessory for
alternate display. The regular edition, without the
additional items, will be priced at $294.99. Both
editions of this piece will be sold on a first come,
first served basis, and will have the FLEXPay option
available for those seeking a low cost monthly payment
plan for this piece. Make sure you log into your newsletter
account on July 29th to secure this piece for your
collection.
Click
here or below to see all the images and make sure
your account is in order!
Posted on July 28, 2010
Harrison Ford Surprise Showing at SDCC!
Harrison Ford made his first trip to Comic Con for
his new movie Cowboys & Aliens, see the video from
the panel and his unique entrance below (Harrison comes
in at about the 3:15 mark):
Posted on July 27, 2010
Five
Clubs, Five Patches for C5
Five of the largest Star Wars collecting clubs in the
US are pleased to announce a set of five themed patches
for Star Wars Celebration 5. The participating clubs
are The Washington DC Area Star Wars Collecting Club
(DCSWCC), The Kentucky Star Wars Collectors Club (KSWCC),
The Ohio Star Wars Collectors Club (OSWCC), The Pennsylvania
Star Wars Collecting Society (PSWCS), and the Star Wars
Grand Florida Alliance (SWGFA). The five triangular
embroidered patches, each sponsored by one of the clubs,
fit together like a puzzle to form a larger image of
Boba Fett, the show's de facto mascot. Design and artwork
for the patches was provided by long-time web cartoonist
Bill Cable.
All five patches will be available exclusively at Star
Wars Celebration 5 and free to attendees, but quantities
are extremely limited. Each club will be distributing
their sponsored patch in a different way, which will
be announced separately.
Check out the auction below posted on Ebay.com
by nappp321
Click here
or the image below to check it out. Auction is currently
at just $9.99.
Posted on July 26, 2010
eFX 1:1 SHADOW STORMTROOPER HELMET Review
A few days
ago, Yodasnews.com was proud to present the World
Wide In Hand Debut of the eFX Collectibles
EXCLUSIVE 1:1 SHADOW STORMTROOPER HELMET Replica from
CozmicToyz.com
and now we bring you a quick review and some still shots
of this great helmet as well as our video un-boxing,
check it out by clicking on the image below:
At the Comic-Con "Family Guy" panel,
producers showed a nine-minute preview of its upcoming
"Return of the Jedi" spoof -- but ruled
out spoofing the prequels.
"This last one almost killed us,"
creator Seth MacFarlane said. "It would be
too expensive. The problem is we try to be as faithful
as possible to the look of those movies to do that
with the prequels, I don't think TV budgets have
reached that level yet."
Added Alex ("Lois") Borstein: "That,
and they sucked." MacFarlane also ruled out
doing more big franchise movie spoofs ... except,
possibly, Indiana Jones. "We may tackle Indiana
Jones," he said. "There's no one quite
like LucasFilm for allowing us to do what we do."
The "Jedi" parody is titled "It's
a Trap!" and the nine-minute preview was hilarious,
better than the show's "Empire Strikes Back"
spoof.
Posted on July 26, 2010
SDCC 10: Around The Con Floor Gallery 3
Posted on July 25, 2010
Wal-Mart New Figs for $4.50!
If you are looking to score the new Hasbro figures,
click
here and check out WalMart.com
where they have the new Legends figures and more for
just $4.50 and more.
Found the K-mart exclusive Jodo Kast
in El Paso. Here's a pic, post it. To other avid collectors,
keep searching at your local K-mart. They might be out
this weekend.
Thanks DQ!
Posted on July 24th, 2010
Most
Wanted Collectibles News!
Hope everyone is enjoying the Comic-Con
coverage from various sites this weekend. Lots of cool
stuff coming out and we have lots of new pre-orders
this week. We are also having a sale on a lot of instock
items, up to 40% off most. Check the 'Currently In-Stock'
category for items.
Enjoy your weekend!
Don't forget to take advantage of our
new Referral Program. It's an easy way for you to earn
$10 in store credit PER Referral.
Attention Darth
Vader Fans! Fathead.com currently has the Darth
Vader full sized wall graphic on sale for $18.66, regularly
priced $99.99. Click
here now before it's gone!
The Long Island bank robber who disguised
himself as Darth Vader wasn't afraid to use force. Witnesses
tell Newsday (paywall) that when Vader entered the Chase
bank in Setauket, everyone thought it was just a gag. A
muscular customer at the counter jokingly tried to put his
arms around Vader, at which point the 6'2" former Jedi
threw him to the ground, pointed the gun at him and said,
"I'll shoot you in the face. This isn't a joke."
And for the first time in history, a grown man in a Star
Wars costume successfully stopped people from laughing at
him.
Turning back to the counter, Vader demanded cash from
the teller. But as he waited for the hand-off, another woman
entered the bank. Sensing a disturbance in the Force, he
swung around and pointed his gun at her, declaring, "Not
today, lady. Find a different bank." Grabbing the cash,
he took off running east, knocking over a bagel shop customer
who was as clumsy as he was stupid.
An Air Force veteran inside the bagel store who saw
Vader run by tells Newsday he thinks the thief has military
training, observing, "He knows what he's doing with
the gun. He wasn't holding it like a cowboy." Suffolk
county police have made no arrests, but they have dispatched
one of their best rookies to the Dagobah system to dig up
leads.
Posted on July 24th, 2010
SDCC 10: ACME and FUNKO
Posted on July 24th, 2010
Star
Wars Mighty Beanz!
Yodasnews reader
Bill reports in of his find online to order Star
Wars Mighty Beanz! There are over 75 to collect and
5 you can only get with a special offer at the SpinDirect
website, click below for more info:
Posted on July 24th, 2010
SDCC 10: Hasbro Star Wars Panel!
If you missed
our UStream Live feed earlier today from Hasbro, below is
the recording from the Star Wars panel (at the 23 minute
mark you can see all the panels of the Vintage At-At box)
Posted on July 23rd, 2010
SDCC 10: Hasbro Star Wars Battle of Hoth Diorama in
HD
It has been the
talk of the floor the last two days and tons of images have
been posted online but you need to really see this video
we took today to appreciate the AMAZING job Hasbro did with
this Battle of Hoth Diorama (Best Viewed in Full Screen
720p). So many details pictures did not do it justice. Enjoy!
Posted on July 23rd, 2010
SDCC 10: eFX 1:1 SHADOW STORMTROOPER HELMET
Yodasnews.com
is proud to present the World Wide In Hand Debut
of the eFX Collectibles EXCLUSIVE 1:1 SHADOW STORMTROOPER
HELMET Replica from CozmicToyz.com.
Check out the video below of an Artist
Proof sample (which will be be identical to the strictly
limited production run of 501 pieces). We contacted CozmicToyz.com
before posting and they informed us they had a very
limited
supply left. They are expecting a sell out before the weekend
ends due to it's exposure at SDCC but you can still pre-order
this right
here while supplies last!
Big thanks to CozmicToyz.com
for giving us and our readers the first look!
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