The new season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars is almost
here! Season Two, called The Rise of the Bounty Hunters,
starts on Cartoon Network this Friday, October 2nd at 8pm
(ET/PT) with a special hour-long installment. We know you've
been waiting for months for The Clone Wars to return, and
now want to celebrate the arrival of Season Two.
Kids and parents, below are several fun activities that
you can print out and enjoy while waiting for The Clone
Wars to start. These are the perfect accessories for a
Clone Wars viewing party, and activities that can be shared
with friends and family. Most of these are in PDF format,
so if you click on the links below, it will open a file
in a new window that you can print out.
Click
here or the images below to check them all out!
Posted on September 30, 2009
September
Gentle Giant Collection of the Month Reminder!
Today is the last day to submit your Gentle
Giant Collection to the Collection of the Month for September
at GentleGiantCollectors.com!
Entering is very simple. All the info you need it posted
right here.
Gentle Giant Ltd will try to fill a void in the winning collection
by sending the winner an item they don't have (if possible).
Or another new or archived Gentle Giant LTD product for Free
to the winner!
Click the image below for more info on how
to enter your collection!
Posted on September 30, 2009
Star
Wars™: The Old Republic Beta Testing!
BioWare and LucasArts yesterday announced that they have
started accepting applicants to assist them in testing Star
Wars™: The Old Republic™. Limited testing slots
are reserved for The Old Republic Community members, so those
interested need only sign up at www.swtor.comt if
they haven’t already (please note the site has been
up and down the last 12 hours)
Once signed in, members can log in and click the My Account
page to opt in for testing. Testing will be an ongoing
process, and spots are limited, so people need to sign up
early to give them the best possible chance of getting selected.
Star Wars: The Old Republic is a massively-multiplayer
online game being developed by the storytelling experts at
BioWare and LucasArts. In Star Wars: The Old Republic, players
will explore an age thousands of years before the rise of
Darth Vader when war between The Old Republic and The Sith
Empire divides the galaxy. Players can choose to play
as Jedi, Sith, or a variety of other classic Star Wars roles,
defining their personal story and determining their path
down the Light or Dark side of the Force. Along the
way, players will befriend courageous companions who will
fight at their side or possibly betray them, based on the
players’ actions. Players can also choose to
team up with friends to battle enemies and overcome incredible
challenges in dynamic Star Wars combat.
Posted on September 30, 2009
Gentle
Giant PGM Sale Today at 5pm EST!
Sent out by Gentle Giant to PGM Members:
The following list of items will be available
for purchase tomorrow Wednesday, September 30th at 2pm Pacific
Time. You must be logged into your account to activate the
links. The links will be activated at 2 pm or you
may access the links through the blog posting as well.
You must be logged into your account to activate the links once they
are live. Due to the nature of this offering shipments cannot be
combine for separate orders, Phone orders will not be accepted.
To expedite your ordering process, please update your billing and shipping
information prior to the launch of the offering. Best regards,
Gentle
Giant has Confirmed via GentleGiantCollectors.com message
boards that this item is a limited edition of only 350 pieces,
not the 2,000 pieces that was posted when this was
announced in December. With such a low edition size this
one is sure to spike on the secondary market so be sure to
secure yours today right
here!
Star Wars: 1,000 Collectibles by Stephen Sansweet with
Anne Neumann is the book Star Wars collectors have been
waiting for -- a 568-page virtual exhibit of Sansweet's
personal Star Wars collectibles museum -- called "Rancho
Obi-Wan" -- showcasing 1,000 hand-picked items from
the world's largest Star Wars collection. Accompanying
each image -- and there are over 1,000 -- are historical
tidbits, little-known facts, and personal stories drawing
the reader into the rich universe of Star Wars collecting.
It's a sugar rush of eye-catching imagery and quirky commentary
matched with an engrossing account of one collector's mission
to preserve the merchandising legacy of Star Wars for generations
to come.
Steve answered a few of our questions about 1,000 Collectibles
and shared a handful of spreads of the upcoming book (due
out November 17) which you'll see first on starwars.com!
Click
here for the full story at StarWars.com and don't forget
you can still get the exclusive hand-signed edition of
Star Wars: 1,000 Collectibles exclusively at StarWarsShop.com
Just added IN STOCK is the Under the Helmet
Exclusive Figures! Clone Wars Under the Helmet: Captain
Rex & Clone Trooper Fives and Clone Wars Under the
Helmet: Commander Cody & Clone Trooper Echo! Get them
as set or individually right now at andrewstoyz.com!
Actor Seth Green's appreciation for the Star Wars saga
is forever cemented in his roles in the The Family Guy
tributes Blue Harvest and Something Something Something
Dark Side, as well as the Robot Chicken: Star Wars specials.
Now Green can add himself to the roster of actors who
are part of Star Wars canon thanks to his new role as bounty
hunter Cad Bane's techno-service droid Todo 360 in Season
Two of The Clone Wars, The Rise of the Bounty Hunters.
StarWars.com chats with Green about playing a droid,
why he thinks Cad Bane is a genuine bad guy and why he's
excited for the next season of The Clone Wars...
We had the pleasure this weekend to admire,
photograph and review the first eFX lightsaber replica to
hit the market! Packaging isn’t a common category in
Yodasnews product reviews but since this is the first saber from
eFX, we wanted to give our readers a comprehensive look at
all the contents. Click
here or any of the images below for our in depth review!
Posted on September 28, 2009
Q & A
Session with Gentle Giant Ltd.
The team from Gentle Giant Ltd. was again kind enough to
answer a bunch of questions GentleGiantCollectors.com members
had. Some things that were answered were:
When will the Yak Face Mini Bust be shipped for Domestic
and International Members?
Does GG ever discuss secondary market value?
How has the biggest collection amoung GG employees?
Will the Jabba Bookends be in static poses or magnetic?
All these questions, and many more, can be read by clicking
here or the image below (please note a free forum account
will be needed to view the boards). GGC also sent along
a spreadsheet of upcoming items to GG and should have a
updated list of edition sizes and release dates later in
the week!
The below auctions were posted on Ebay.com by kidaball
. Check it out here or
by clicking the image below.
Posted on September 28, 2009
New
Clone Wars Trailers for Season Two!
Posted on September 28, 2009
Brians
Toys: FREESHIP Offer!
BriansToys.com is
offering FREE domestic shipping by FedEx Ground for orders
over $75. We will either ship by FedEx Ground or FedEx
SmartPost. FedEx SmartPost is a FedEx Ground service that
transports your shipment from our door to your post office.
By this method, the package is delivered to you by your
local post office. This offer is good for in-stock orders
shipped within the continental United States by November
15th, 2009. Most items in our inventory qualify for this
offer. Master Replicas items and Hasbro FX do no qualify.
Also, large items that incur "oversize" surcharges
may not qualify.
To participate in this promotion, add $75
or more of in-stock merchanide to your shopping cart. When
checking out, select FEDEX GROUND as your shipping method
and enter the coupon code FREESHIP
We love Lego Star Wars and just about anything USB, so
what better when you combine the two and you have Lego
Star Wars USB Memory Sticks. One creative lad over at Etsy
from Munich has created a whole line of Lego meets USB
peripherals. They are just too cute to not buy. There is
Yoda, Darth Vader, and a Storm Tropper. 123mile has also
transformed other Lego building bricks into USB keys too.
The Star Wars Lego Memory Sticks retail for $59.95 and
come in capacities of 2GB to 4GB.
The latest efxcollectibles.com newsletter
is out! Some new announcements are the addition of the
Star Trek Legacy license! First out will be the Starfleet
Mark IX Science Transcorder!
On the Star Wars front we get news on the
Tie Fighter, The Obi-Wan Extreme Lightsaber (which should
be up for pre-order in early Decemeber), and the announcment
of the Dooku Stunt Saber!.
If you are not on the list, check out www.efxcollectibles.com and
sign up for the FREE Newsletter. Click the images below
to read all the news and look for our Ahsoka Tano Review
Monday morning!
If Robot Chicken, Star Wars, Voltron and Power Rangers
were all cut up into tiny little pieces then glued back
together with love, satire and perhaps a little glitter,
you might end up with the new sci-fi comedy show Titan
Maximum -- debuting on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim on
Sept. 27, 2009.
Created by Robot Chicken producer/co-head writer/director
Tom Root and Robot Chicken executive producer/co-creator/writer/director
Matthew Senreich, Titan Maximum uses stop-motion animation
to bring an '80s-inspired action cartoon to life.
Set 100 years in the future, Saturn's moon Titan is defended
by Titan Force Five, an elite squadron of young, brash
pilots whose spaceships combine to form the giant robot
Titan Maximum. As the series opens, the team has been disbanded
due to budget cuts, but must hastily reassemble when a
former team member turns rogue and tries to conquer the
solar system with an assault of giant monsters. Now, the
fate of humanity rests in the hands of a team of dysfunctional
misfits commanding a rustbucket robot.
StarWars.com talks with the show co-creators and writers
Matt Senreich and Tom Root, as well as the executive producer
and cast member Seth Green, and the rest of the cast Breckin
Meyer, Rachael Leigh Cook, Dan Milano and Eden Espinosa.
A new LEGO Star Wars game is out today, and best of
all it's free and can be played online now. LEGO Star
Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 has been created by game developer
Three Melons for LEGO. It's a free to play online web
game. A version of it was released earlier in May this
year, but today's release features much more. It feels
far from being just a browser based game. Using Flash
and the free Unity Web Player plug-in, you can really
enjoy this LEGO game. You can play it full screen without
any other intrusions on your desktop or display. You're
also playing with, or against, a world of players using
a global scoring system.
To save your score, get achievements, and participate
in the galactic conquest, you'll need to create a LEGO
ID. If you don't have one, you will be guided through
the steps on quickly setting it up. You'll want to register
to get on the leaderboards as well! You can select from
two characters to begin with, which include Anakin Skywalker
(Republicans) and Asajj Ventress (Separatists). Finding
Platinum Bricks during gameplay allows you to upgrade
your character.
LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 keeps track of
how many Republicans and how many Separatists have completed
the missions. Republicans are currently in the lead,
so catch up Separatists! There's a limited time to participate
in the battles, so check it out soon and fight for your
side. Whether you are part of the Republicans or Separatists,
get playing now and determine the fate of the galaxy.
It's a must play and won't cost you a cent.
It's hard to believe it has been three years since we
first went online, but earlier in the week, on September
22, 2009, Gentle
Giant Collectors.com turned three years old.
Over the last three years , we have built up a massive
Image Guide of nearly every single item Gentle Giant Ltd
has produced. We add to the guide weekly and we have seen
over two dozen of the products on our Most
Wanted list get made by Gentle Giant since we launched
it in 2007.
We have over 15,000 products registered in our registry
and have over 250,000 messages posted at our message boards!
In 2009, we also became the official home of the Gentle
Giant Collection of the Month. We have expanded our very
popular Price
Guides and have added improvements to our registy that
allows collectors to not only keep track of each item and
edition number but also download and export it, and also
see a current market value of what the collection is worth!
Be sure to check out the GGC forums where we will be
giving away some very cool items next week to our readers
thanks to Gentle Giant LTD and our sponsors!
We are still taking pre-orders for the Star Wars Gentle
Giant mini-busts & statues that will be shipping in
the next few months. All of our Star Wars Gentle Giant
pieces can be found HERE on
our website.
Additionally we are offering FREE SHIPPING on the most
recent released Star Wars Diorama from Sideshow, "Sabotage".
Quantities are limited so hurry!
Be sure to check out APCollectibles.com today
by clicking here or the banner below:
Posted on September 26, 2009
Happy
Birthday Mark Hamill!
Yesterday Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) turned 58 years old.
He also shares a birthday with Barbara Walters (80), Michael
Douglas (65), Heather Locklear (48), Will Smith (41) and
Catherine Zeta-Jones (40). May the force be with your Mark!
Happy Belated Birthday from everyone at Yodasnews!
Posted on September 26, 2009
Tusken
Raider on Bantha Statue PGM Exclusive First Look!
GentleGiantCollectors.com is
proud to bring you the exclusive first look of the, Tusken
Raider on Bantha Statue, with the additional Tusken (PGM
Member Exclusive Version) and base.
This is the first time the base and second Tusken have
been shown. The Images are not final and Gentle Giant let
us know details are still being added but, it's safe
to say this one is a home run! It looks even better than
it did when we saw it at SDCC in July! Be sure to click
the images below for the high resolution shots, only seen
here!
Atom.com's Operation Olivia, which launched at Comic-Con
in July, instantly became a fan favorite. The site had
been bombarded with videos from Internet users pitching
new Star Wars fan movie ideas to Olivia Munn.
Today, Atom.com and Olivia Munn are happy to announce
that "Galaxy News" has been crowned the contest
winner. Independent producers Randall Coombs, Dash Hawkins
and Libby Wells have won a $5,000 development deal from
Atom.com and will go into production on "Galaxy News" this
fall. Munn will star in "Galaxy News" as the
host of this news show set in the Star Wars universe.
Check out the Operation Olivia website to see Olivia's
announcement, the winning video pitch, other contest entries
(many of them highly entertaining), and a production blog
from the "Galaxy News" crew.
This week we are featuring Hot New Pre-orders
such as Enterbay's The Warriors and Dragon Ball
1/6 scale figures, Halo 1/2 scale bust and X-Men's
Wolverine Leather Jacket. Stop by UC to check
out all the great new collectibles
John Williams’ score for the original 1977 Star
Wars movie has been declared the best science fiction movie
soundtrack of all time in a poll conducted by popular sci-fi
website Totalscifionline.com
The score to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, composed
by James Horner, came in second place, while Vangelis’ haunting
electro soundtrack for Blade Runner - recently voted the
best sci-fi movie of all time - completed the top three.
Composer John Williams won an Academy Award, a Golden
Globe, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award for his work on
Star Wars, and helped define the much-loved saga with scores
for all six Star Wars movies between 1977 and 2005. His
score for Close Encounters of the Third Kind also made
the Totalscifionline.com Top 10, coming in at number 8.
Matt McAllister, editor of TotalSciFiOnline.com said: “With
his score for Star Wars, John Williams created one of the
most iconic and unforgettable soundtracks of all time.
Most people could identify the movie from just a few bars
of the main title music, and Williams’ work across
all of the Star Wars movies really does create a palpable
sense of intergalactic space battles and galaxy-spanning
adventures. For many moviegoers, this is now the definitive
sound of science fiction.”
Final Top Ten:
1) Star Wars
(John Williams)
2) Star Trek
II: The Wrath of Khan (James Horner)
3) Blade Runner
(Vangelis)
4) Star Trek
the Motion Picture (Jerry Goldsmith)
5) Flash Gordon
(Queen)
6) 2001: A Space
Odyssey (Richard and Johann Strauss, György Ligeti)
7) The Day the
Earth Stood Still (Bernard Herrmann)
8) Close Encounters
of the Third Kind (John Williams)
9) Aliens (James
Horner)
10) Transformers
the Movie (Vince DiCola / Stan Bush)
We would like to announce a Yodasnews.com reader only special
while supplies last! Preorder the Hasbro
Star Wars Force FX Asajj Ventress Lightsaber for only $114.99 and
get a Razor's Edge Exclusive Acme Archives Clone Wars Asajj
Ventress Character Key FOR FREE. We will ship the
Key with your FX Saber at NO Additional charge!
You must mention "Yodasnews.com FREE Asajj Key" in
the comments of your order while checking out and we will
automatically add it to your order. Offer Good while supplies
last.
We also have a very limited amount of long sold out Gentle
Giant Mini Busts. While supplies last, order the Emperor
Palpatine Mini Bust, the ROTS Utapau Clone Trooper Mini Bust
and the General Grievous Mini Bust for $54.99 each (Please
note we only have a few of each found when cleaning the warehouse,
some of the boxes may have slight damage but the busts have
been inspected and are in perfect shape)
Josh
Bodwell is tattoo artist from northeast Pennsylvania
and a huge Star Wars fan. It only seems fitting that he starts
to collect the most permanent collection of all, Star Wars
tattoos!
This is the beginning of what will become a full
calf sleeve of his favorite SW portraits and he started
with everyone's favorite little green Jedi, Yoda!
Based on a screenshot from ESB, this tattoo was done
by the talented Mike
DeVries of Northridge, CA. Check it out
below:
Posted on September 24, 2009
BBTS
News!
here is a quick update
from www.bigbadtoystore.com about
a variety of new preorders and more new arrivals. We've also
brought back the GI Joe Sale!
NEW PREORDERS
STAR
WARS ASAJJ VENTRESS FORCE FX LIGHTSABER: Hasbro brings
us another cool new lightsaber. The Asajj saber features
a nifty curved handle and is up for preorder at $119.99.
Check out the rest of the FX lineup as well.
STAR
WARS COMIC TWO-PACKS 2009 WAVE 2 CASE: This new case
features a variety of new figures as well as some older
ones repacked in hasbro's fancy new 'Red Line' style
packaging - case is $99.99 - take a look at this
link for case contents
Lucasfilm Animation's groundbreaking first season of
The Clone Wars blazed new trails in the Star Wars universe,
exploring worlds and stories well beyond the live-action
Skywalker saga -- but that was just the beginning. Improved
techniques and enhanced production pipelines have streamlined
the entire process, making it possible to envision the
distinctive style of the Clone Wars conflict with even
greater depth and detail. Creator George Lucas and supervising
director Dave Filoni discuss what's to come in the battle
for galactic freedom, and why audiences should expect the
unexpected from the series' second season which begins
Friday, October 2nd on Cartoon Network.
What surprises can viewers expect from the second season
of The Clone Wars?
GEORGE LUCAS: The first season was similar to Episode
IV, in that it was fairly light and the conflict was straightforward.
With the second season, we're going deeper into the stories
and the character dynamics. The progression is a lot like
the difference between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes
Back.
The Washington DC Metro Area Star Wars Collecting Club (DCSWCC)
will hold its 6th annual Fall Social on Saturday, September
26th, 2008 in Poolesville, MD.
The Fairbanks Farm will again be the site of the club's
annual Anniversary celebration, which will featured the usual
hayrides, children's pinata, pool noodle lightsaber battles,
Sarlacc Swap gift exchange, food, fun, and fellowship. We're
not sure we can ever top last year's Family Feud game - complete
with sound effects and theme music - but we have another
retro game show in store that you won't want to miss. Thanks
to our generous sponsors, featured on our website, the members-only
raffle and goodie bags are top-notch as usual.
If you're in the Washington DC area this Saturday afternoon,
stop by and join in the fun! Check out our website www.dcswcc.org and
email kingpin@dcswcc.org for more information.
DCSWCC is one of the largest and most active collecting
clubs in America, with over 50 members. The club meets monthly
and holds special events such as socials and "Roadshow" appraisal
events throughout the year. For more information, visit the
club's website at www.dcswcc.org
Posted on September 23, 2009
Report
from the Clone Wars Season Two Press Junket!
This morning, members of the press was given a sneak
peek at a three-episode story arc from season two that
returns the Republic heroes to the planet of Geonosis introduced
in Attack of the Clones. Without revealing any plot points,
we can report what supervising director Dave Filoni said
upon introducing the episodes...
To celebrate its October 10th publication of LEGO Star
Wars: The Visual Dictionary, DK Publishing is offering
you the chance to win a Nintendo Wii bundle and a copy
of LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary!
LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary elucidates, illuminates,
and excites even the most discerning LEGO, Star Wars and
mini-figure fans around the world. Darth Vader, Boba Fett,
Yoda, Luke Skywalker and more are brought to life with
dozens of little-known facts and hundreds of photos. Join
the party! Enter for a chance to win a brand-new Nintendo
Wii bundle, including LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
game for Wii, and a copy of LEGO Star Wars: The Visual
Dictionary!
Yodasnews.com is happy to welcome APCollectibles.com to
the site today. Please take a few moments to read a message
from the owner of AP:
AP Collectibles has maintained its store front here in
the Indianapolis, IN area for the last five years and have
been selling online via eBay and our website (www.apcollectibles.com)
for the last three. We pride ourselves on being an official
retailer of industry leading manufacturers like Gentle
Giant, Sideshow, Hot Toys, Diamond Select, Acme Archives
and many more.
Our goal is to provide the highest quality customer service
to individuals around the world while still offering our
products below current market prices. AP Collectibles has
one of the widest selections of toys & collectibles
in the market today and we guarantee your satisfaction
with each and every order!
When it comes to shipping, we have some VERY competitive
rates with Fed-Ex Home Delivery and for those of you who
are local, we offer free pick-up at our warehouse on the
NW side of Indianapolis.
If you have any questions about our products or policies,
feel free to contact me through the boards, via email at
aaron @ apcollectibles.com or through our store phone at
(317) 837-9875.
Thanks again! - Aaron
Be sure to check out APCollectibles.com today
by clicking here or the banner below:
Posted on September 22, 2009
Ray
Park's Debut on Heroes!
Season 4 of Heroes kicked off last night on NBC and
one of the new stars on the show is Ray Park (aka Darth Maul).
Check out this interview Park did this summer on his new
role and how it's a nice change for him to be doing his martial
arts without the makeup! If you missed the show you can watch
it On Demand on most cable networks and on NBC.com later
today.
Posted on September 22, 2009
Celebration
V Location?
Check out this interesting bit of CV news posted at TheForce.net:
"Documents released by the Orlando Convention & Visitors
Bureau indicate that Orlando is indeed bidding for Celebration
V in 2010. The tentative dates, if the show comes to Orlando,
would be Thursday, August 12th through Sunday August 15th,
2010. The anticipated attendance is 30,000 with approximately
15,000 rooms filled at peak. The Orange County Convention
Center is currently holding 1 million square feet of space
in the West Complex."
The Ashoka Lightsaber is in stock and
ready to ship! If you have a confirmed pre-order, please
go to our website efxcollectibles.com to
complete your order
You can also click the image below to
see our review from this past February of the Final Engineering
Pilot (aka prototype) for the Ahsoka Tano lightsaber! Look
for our update to this review next week when the production
piece arrives!
Posted on September 21, 2009
R2-D2
USB Humidifier!
What can't this little guy do? Pepper Shaker, Fan, Toothpaste,
Shampoo and now he also humidifies! Check out this story
posted at Technabob.com:
As we get ready for the icy grip of Winter to descend
down upon us, those of us in dryer climes could definitely
use a little extra moisture in the air to keep our brains
from drying out on us. What better way to keep your nasal
passages cozy but with an R2-D2 humidifier?
Taito is making these USB-powered desktop
R2-D2 humidifiers for the Japanese market, but the fine
folks over at NCSX have been kind enough to import these
and make them available for the rest of us for just $20.90
(USD). Each R2 unit holds about 8 ounces of water, and
sprays a fine mist into the air to keep things nice and
humid. They’re not shipping until November, but for
now you can drop off your pre-order and make sure you have
yours in time for the cold weather when it really blows
in.
Posted on September 21, 2009
Ebay
Spotlight #80: CINEMACAST LUKE & LEIA PEWTER STATUE
The below auctions were posted on Ebay.com by cityfinds.
Check it out here or
by clicking the image below.
Posted on September 21, 2009
Wal-Mart
CW 2-Packs and CW Action Figures now in-stock!
K & C
Collectibles has
received additional stock of all 4 Wal-Mart Exclusive
Clone Wars two packs. We also received additional stock
of Clone Wars action Figures #12 - #21
In-Stock - Clone Wars (2-Pack) Action
Figures:
Commander Cody and Clone Echo
Captain Rex and Fives
Lieutenant Thire and Clone Trooper Rys
Yoda and Clone Trooper Jek
Low Quantity Alert - Legacy Collection Evolution
(Final Wave) Action Figures:
Clone Commandos Evolutions
Imperial Pilot Legacy Series II
Rebel Pilot Legacy - Series III
Pre-Order – September 25th, 2009
Yoda Desk Protector
R2-D2 Bank
Star Wars Dart Board
Slave Leia Mini Bust
Star Wars Darth Vader 4GB USB Flash Drive
Star Wars Stormtrooper 4GB USB Flash Drive
We are less than a month away from the eagerly-anticipated
publication of Death Troopers, the first Star Wars horror
novel penned by author Joe Schreiber. This hardcover release
features a dust jacket that turns into a poster featuring
the head-turning artwork by Indika. For a schedule of Schreiber's
appearances on his Death Troopers book tour, visit the
Random House / Del Rey website here. For more on Death
Troopers, visit its official site here. What follows below
is an excerpt of the book....
This was posted by our friends at YakFace.com and
we had to share with our readers as well:
Every once in a while a very well made custom diorama
comes across ebay that is beyond the hope of Hasbro ever
making. Case in point, a boring old room on Bespin, but
one that would make for an amazing display piece in any
Star Wars collection.
Click
here or the image below to check this out as well as
more pictures of this amazing custom. Auction ends in just
over a day!
Posted on September 20, 2009
The
Force Unleashed Collectors Edition!
This November, fans of The Force Unleashed
will be able to pick up the collectors edition of the
game. Named The Ultimate Sith Edition, it continues the
story of Starkiller, Darth Vader's secret apprentice.
For the collector, the metallic case contains brand new
artwork, featuring characters from the game that you
all know so well. The recent downloadable content is
also included so players who didn't pick up the world
of Tatooine or the Jedi Temple will get their chance.
Exclusive to The Ultimate Sith Edition is Hoth, where
players control Starkiller as he decimates the Rebel
base so iconic in Episode V.
The Dodgers will pay tribute to the latest "Star
Wars" series on the penultimate night of the regular
season -- Oct. 3 -- at Dodger Stadium, prior to the Dodgers'
game that night against the National League West-rival
Rockies.
Fans will be able to purchase tickets in a special "My
Town" section of the 47-year-old ballpark labeled
Dodgertown, Star Wars: The Clone Wars. They also will receive
a free T-shirt featuring the visage of Jedi Master Yoda.
Those seats will available in lower reserve sections
56 and 60. Group tickets for the section are $35, and individual
seats are $45. Full details can be found at www.dodgers.com/starwars.
Aside from the T-shirts, fans seated in those sections
will be privy to unlimited ballpark favorites such as Dodger
dogs, nachos, peanuts, popcorn and soft drinks. A special "Star
Wars" themed menu will include Cloneburgers with cheese,
R2-BBQ pulled pork sandwiches and Ice Sabers (popsicles).
Prior to the game, "Star Wars" characters will
be available in Autograph Alley. The pregame on-field ceremonies
will include these characters, one of which also will throw
out a ceremonial first pitch. In-game elements also will
include "Star Wars" characters, trivia, clips
and music.
Posted on September 19, 2009
PGT
Featured Toy Lines - Newest Wave Just Arrived!
In
Other News... We
will be setting-up shop at the Baltimore Comic Con this year! Booths
304 and 305, stop by! A great way to be updated is
via the PGT
Blog or by following us on Twitter.
Posted on September 19, 2009
Septemeber
Gentle Giant Collection of the Month Reminder!
Don't forget to submit your Gentle Giant Collection
to the Collection of the Month for September at GentleGiantCollectors.com!
Entering is very simple. All the info you need it posted
right here.
Gentle Giant Ltd will try to fill a void in the winning collection
by sending the winner an item they don't have (if possible).
Or another new or archived Gentle Giant LTD product for Free
to the winner!
Click the image below for more info on how
to enter your collection!
Posted on September 19, 2009
Urban-Collector.com
Update!
Arriving this past week are the Street Fighter
12 inch statues of Ken and Sagat, Bowen Designs'
Jean Grey statue and Superman Uni Formz. In addition,
we are featuring great pre-orders from DC, Dawn,
Dr. Who and more! Stop by and check out all our
great collectibles
Check out some new images from our sister site GentleGiantCollectors.com of
the newly released (and becoming harder to find) Garindan
Gentle Giant Mini Bust:
Barack Obama plays with Star Wars lightsaber as he promotes
Chicago's Olympic bid. Watched by his wife, Michelle, Mr
Obama used a Star Wars lightsaber to "attack" Tim
Morehouse, the American Olympic fencer who won a silver
medal in men's sabre fencing in Beijing. Mr Obama's "lunge" took
place on the South Lawn during an event supporting Chicago's
bid to host the 2016 Olympics.
Entertainment
Earth has revealed some new pictures of the upcoming
Clone Wars Vehicle and Figure Packs which includes the
Obi-Wan Kenobi with Freeco Bike, Clone Scout with AT-RT,
Anakin Skywalker with Desert Sport Skiff and the Barc Speeder
with Commander Cody!
Entertainment
Earth has revealed some new pictures of the upcoming
Battle Packs which include Holocron, Birth of Darth Vader,
Jedi Showdown and Tattooine Desert Ambush!
Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family
at his side after facing the challenges of his illness
for the last 20 months," his publicist, Annett Wolf,
said in a statement Monday evening. Shortly after his passing
witnesses reported seeing a ghostly image Swayze walking
in a nearby forest with the late Jedi Master Yoda.
According to David Clancy of Wilton Connecticut, "I
detected a disturbance in the force around 8:45PM eastern." Clancy
the self-described Star Wars Super-fan and top US expert
on the "The Force" stated, "I was only later
that Patrick Swayze's time of death was matched to the
disturbance and the reports of his appearing with Yoda
were confirmed.
Upon hearing that Swayze joined "the Force" his
publicist, Annett Wolf, admitted that Swazye was "in
tune with the force". According to Wolf, "Patrick
used the force guide dance partners and perform incredible
feats of balance.
Super-fan Clancy speaking from his parents basement harshly criticized
Patrick Swayze for his "Misuse of his above average Miticlorean
count."
In the late 70s and early 80s, I was lucky
enough to have Star Wars toys, and I still have them in
boxes in my father’s basement. Unfortunately, several
of the action figures I owned didn’t last – their
heads popped off and more than once I lost a C-3PO in the
sand at the beach. While the action figures were the only
toys that were must-haves (which we earned for good behavior
while with our mothers at Toys ‘R’ Us), the
coolest toys generally were the big expensive sets that
we only got for our birthdays or religious holidays.
Star
Wars in Concert Tickets Now On-Sale! New Dates Added!
If you are looking to attend Star Wars in
Concert in New Orleans, LA, Jacksonville, FL, Ft. Lauderdale,
FL, Tampa, FL, Atlanta, GA, Greenville, SC, Norfolk, VA,
Bridgeport, CT or Manchester, NH then click
here to secure your tickets!
Kotaku has word from the Star Wars Galaxy
forums on MMORPG.com that Sony Online Entertainment will
close 12 SWG servers. According to a post on the SWG forums
from a SWG community manager, the closure of the servers
is the result of the successful free character transfer
program.
In the still-ongoing program users are allowed to transfer
their characters to more populated servers at no charge.
Posts on the forums are already overwhelmingly positive
about the move, but some echo that it's too little too
late for the waning community. The 12 servers (listed below)
will close on October 15th, 5 p.m. PST. Any characters
left on the closed servers will be permanently removed
from the players' account.
List of Star Wars Galaxy servers that will close on October
15th: Corbantis, Europe-Infinity, Intrepid, Kauri, Kettemoor,
Lowca, Naritus, Scylla, Tarquinas, Tempest, Valcyn & Wanderhome.
Dust off the fedora and clear out the snakes
- Indiana Jones is ready to ride again.
Harrison Ford, 67, says he's already ready for the globe-trotting
archaeologist's next adventure, only a year after one of
history's most successful film franchises was revived — and
that the next chapter is already well on its way.
"The story for the new 'Indiana Jones' is in the
process of taking form," Ford told France's Le Figaro. "Steven
Spielberg, George Lucas and myself are agreed on what the
fifth adventure will concern, and George is actively at
work. If the script is good, I'll be very happy to put
the costume on again."
LucasArts President Darrell Rodriguez told GameTrailers
TV that several unannounced Star Wars games are currently
in development and that LucasArts alumni like Tim Schafer,
Dave Grossman, Ron Gilbert, & Lawrence Holland are
may be involved.
"Wouldn't it be great to work with them on some
new things?" Rodriguez teased.
Holland is probably best known from the group for his
work on X-Wing and TIE Fighter.
eFX brings us the Luke Skywalker from Return of the Jedi
and Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker from Revenge of the
Sith. Pre-Order them today for $99.99! Click the images below
to order!
Posted on September 15, 2009
Chance
To Win CV Tickets!
Yodasnews and GGC reader DarthMayer reports in:
Hey Guys and Dolls,
Spirit also confirms that there will be a CV, still no
place announced yet, but, they are having a contest to
go!! Here's
the link, good luck everyone.
Thanks for the link DarthMayer!
Posted on September 15, 2009
eFX
High Res Images of Stunt Sabers!
eFX's Star Wars Stunt Lightsaber Line are
starting to show up for pre-order at eFX directly at efxcollectibles.com as
well as authorized retailers for $99 a each with an estimated
delivery in December.
As those of you who are familiar with the
Star Wars saga know that there were two different versions
of props produced for each film. The “hero” versions
of each prop were constructed using higher quality materials
(usually metal) and would be used in close ups shots during
filming or for promotional/marketing purposes. The “stunt” sabers
were generally made out of resin and would be used by the
actors during the filming of the action and fight scenes
of the movie. Up until now these stunt sabers have been
given very little attention by the prop replica community,
but eFX has decided to honor these often forgotten “heroes” of
film making history by producing a line of high quality,
exact 1:1 replicas of the stunt sabers.
Each piece is hand painted to exacting standards and
come complete with a custom display stand and certificate
of authenticity. The first 3 stunt sabers being offered
in the series are Luke Skywalker from ROTJ, Obi-Wan Kenobi
from ROTS and Anakin Skywalker from ROTS.
Click the images below for super high
resolution looks at each of these!
Posted on September 14, 2009
Ebay
Spotlight #79: Walking R2-D2 MOC Unpunched
The below auctions were posted on Ebay.com by lees_toy_review.
Check it out here or
by clicking the image below.
Posted on September 14, 2009
New
Clone Wars 2-Packs and Octuptarra Droid!
K & C
Collectibles has
received the new Octuptarra Droid (Hugh Vehicle). In
addition we received the new Clone Trooper 2-Packs -
Commander Cody / Clone Echo and Captain Rex / Fives.
Only a few sets of the Final Wave of EVOLUTIONS packs
remain in-stock.
BACK IN-STOCK
TIE Interceptor with Imperial Pilot - Power of the Jedi packaging
Sandtrooper - Corporal Bust - Gentle Giant
NEW - Clone Wars Vehicles:
Octuptarra Droid
NEW - Clone Wars (2-Pack) Action Figures:
Commander Cody and Clone Echo
Captain Rex and Fives
Lieutenant Thire and Clone Trooper Rys
Yoda and Clone Trooper Jek
NEW - Battle Packs:
Geonosis Assault
Ambush on the Vulture's Claw
In-Stock - Legacy Collection Evolution (Final
Wave) Action Figures:
Clone Commandos Evolutions
Imperial Pilot Legacy Series II
Rebel Pilot Legacy - Series III
Pre-Order – September 25th, 2009
Yoda Desk Protector
R2-D2 Bank
Star Wars Dart Board
Slave Leia Mini Bust
Star Wars Darth Vader 4GB USB Flash Drive
Star Wars Stormtrooper 4GB USB Flash Drive
For a one stop shop
for all the Questions fan sites asked Hasbro in the latest
session as well as all the answers,click
here where they have just been posted to Hasbro's website.
...With the help of Darth Vader and an army of Star Troopers,
he announced that as of October 2010, Star Tours will be
closing. But not to worry — Jay continued, "We're
closing Star Tours in order to create a spectacular new
adventure at Disneyland. We're going to do things with
Star Tours that have never been done in any park attractions
before at any theme park anywhere." The crowd was
then treated to a 3D sneak peek of the ride and wow — were
people impressed! The new 3D experience will debut at the
Disneyland Resort and Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2011. " We're
closing Star Tours in order to create a spectacular new
adventure at Disneyland," Jay said at the presentation. "We're
going to do things with Star Tours that have never been
done in any park attractions before at any theme park anywhere...
The
Kurtz Sisters & Convention Guests at Wattographs!
Wattographs is proud to announce
another RARE autograph opportunity with private signings with
Tiffany & Melissa Kurtz!
The Kurtz sisters are the daughters of famed Star Wars producer
Gary Kurtz. Both Tiffany and Melissa played the roles of
Jawas in "A New Hope." It has been about 10 years
since the Kurtz sisters have done a signing, but will be
sitting down with Wattographs to sign official photographs
provided by OfficialPix and fans' personal items!
Wattographs will also be attending various conventions this
year, which will feature a wide variety of names including
Rusty Goffe at Fan Days III -- another jawa who you could
add to a multi-signed piece. Other names available include
Anthony Forrest, Jeremy Bulloch, and Hugh Quarshie!
Please visit Wattographs for full signing details on Convention
guests and the Kurtz sisters will be available to order until
November 1st
Want to know what it takes to be a Clone Commander? Find
out only at Toys"R"Us!
The Clone Commander Manual, which was created by Penguin
exclusively for Toys"R"Us, contains all the training
that young fans need to progress through the ranks and
become a Clone Commander. There are sections on Basic Training
(learn your ranks and unit markings), Tactical Training
(know your enemy, weapons, and spacecraft), and Advanced
Training (earn your recon badge, pilots badge, and more!),
as well as badges and a Clone Commander I.D. card!
The hardcover Clone Commander Manual ($14.99 value) comes "magnetically
sealed" in a wrap-around diamond plate-finish cover
(to protect it from battle damage!), and is available exclusively
at Toys"R"Us free with any $30 purchase ($50
CDN) of Star Wars products.
Available in the US: 9/13-9/19, and in Canada: 9/18-9/25
Quantities limited; no rain checks.
Posted on September 13, 2009
$1.00
Clone Trooper Scaled Helmet Replica at RedFord Films!
Our sponsor RedFordFilms.com is
offering the Clone Trooper Helmet Scaled Replica by Master
Replicas for only a buck (plus shipping). It's limited to ONE
per customer and while suppplies last. Click
here to grab one before they are gone and be sure to let
them know you saw the offer here at Yodasnews.com! Great base
for a custom or to add a very cool collectible to your collection
for a great price!
They also have plenty of other great items and all orders
over $50 SHIP FREE (see site for details)
Johnny Depp is a tough act to follow, so Disney Parks and
Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo brought in the heavy artillery
today to announce plans to update the Star Tours attraction
at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim and Disney's Hollywood
Studios in Orlando, Fla.
Rasulo deadpanned that he had some "bad news" for
the Disneyphiles attending the D23 Expo -- Star Tours would
close in Oct 2010. On cue, Stormtroopers marched on stage
as the martial sound of John Williams' "Imperial March" played.
Darth Vader appeared on the giant screen overhead, and intoned, "The
Emperor is most displeased with plans to close Star Tours."
Rasulo said Star Tours would reopen on 2011 as a 3-D simulation
that, among other facets of the ride, recreates the pod-racing
scene from "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace." The
audience donned 3D glasses to watch a sequence, in which
the space-age vehicles veer through canyons, across the flats
and speed into the arena on Tatooine.
"If that doesn't fire you up," Rasulo said. "You're
in the wrong meeting."
When you draw R2-D2, does he look more like a watermelon
on roller skates than a cool droid? Does the Yoda you see
in your head look nothing like the green blob that ends
up on paper? Don't go to the dark side yet! Learn to draw
like a Jedi Master with this hands-on workbook -- Draw
Star Wars: The Clone Wars -- from Klutz.
Written by the editors of Klutz and Lucasfilm's Bonnie
Burton, and illustrated by Star Wars artist Grant Gould,
Draw Star Wars: The Clone Wars is packed with tips and
techniques, practice space to draw right in the book, and
translucent overlays that make tracing a snap. Draw
Star Wars: The Clone Wars hits stores in October 2009.
Posted on September 12, 2009
Star
Wars Thriller DragonCon 2009!
Posted on September 12, 2009
New
Hasbro Star Wars Q&A!
Check out the next Yodasnews Hasbro Q&A below!
YN: Since the Expanded Universe has proven to be successful
on store shelves, are there any plans to expand the TIE
fleet to include 3.75 inch scale versions of the TIE Advanced
(from the mid-90s LucasArts game "TIE Fighter")
and the TIE Defender?
Hasbro: Most any other EU-based TIE we would do (such
as TIE Defender, or TIE
Crawler) would require a substantial amount of tooling and a leap of
fiath that these would be popular enough that we could justify all
of the mew development work. We have tried out hand at a few repaint-type
EU vehicles, but these would be all new. As cool as these new TIEs
are, a number of fans still stick to on-screen appearances for their
vehicle purchases and we're hoping that the new Clone Interceptor Tank
turns enough heads to justify future continued expansions into the
EU vehicle ranks.
YN: Some early pictures of the Luminara Unduli figure
(The Clone Wars) show an error with the character's facial
tattoo. In the pics, she is sporting a zigzag line; but
in the show she has more of a "dot"configuration
on her chin. Will this error be corrected before the final
product hits the shelves?
Hasbro: Yes, and no. We checked a production piece and
while the pattern appears to be a zigzag, it is actually
composed of small dots that seems to form an illusion of
the zigzag. It's tought to get precise registration of
the dots at this fine scale.
YN: The Galactic Heroes are a huge bit with adult collectors
as well as the kids. Any chance we will see some more Episode
1 characters like Pod Racer Anakin or Watto? Or some of
the other characters, beasts and vehicles we have yet to
see like Queen Amidala (Senate), Lobot, Ughnaughts, Emperor
Palpatine (w/cane not lightsaber), Grand Admiral
Thrawn? Vehicles like the Imperial Shuttle and Anakin's Pod Racer?
Hasbro: Those are interesting ideas (especially, Thrawn,
who would be be really cool to see as a Galactic Hero with
big red Chiss eyes!). None of the characters you mentioned
are in any future pack line-up, but there are some interesting
ideas there and we will pass them on to our design team.
We will confirm that we are doing some prominent EU
figures in few packs starting next year, so the future
for expansion does look bright. Stay tuned!
Bounty hunter alert! You need this scum!
Garindan is nicknamed "Long Snoot" because of
his long, green-black, elephantine trunk. He's a Kubaz
spy who works for the highest bidder, which included the
Empire and Jabba the Hutt. Gentle Giant has captured the
mysterious nature of this cloaked and hooded informant
in a marvelously lifelike mini bust. He stands approximately
6 1/2-inches tall and is a limited edition, complete with
certificate of authenticity. Buy him, but don't trust him!
Limited to only 1500 and pre-sold out at many places, EE
now has him IN
STOCK for $45.79, click
here or the image below to snag one today!
Posted on September 11, 2009
September
11, 2001: Never Forgotten
YodasNews.com would like to pay tribute to
everyone who lost their lives eight years ago on September
11, 2001. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Fire Fighters,
Police Officers, Mother's, Father's, Daughter's and Son's,
and all the other Rescue Workers and Loved ones that died
bravely that day.
Posted on September 11, 2009
Brians
Toys: FREE TOYS for all orders over $35!
BriansToys.com reports
in, Act now, this offer ends soon:
To qualify for this promotion, you must spend a specific
dollar amount or more worth of in-stock merchandise between
now and September 30, 2009, and you become eligible to
pick one of the following items or figures - Absolutely
FREE! Check it out at BriansToys.com
How the Promotion Works - First, add the minimum dollar
amount worth of in-stock merchandise to your shopping
cart. (Please note that pre-ordered products and shipping
and handling do not count towards the minimum purchase.)
Next, simply add one of the item or figures that correspond
your the order minimum to your shopping cart. Finally,
when checking out, enter the coupon code associated with
the FREE item you've selected, and the shopping cart
will automatically refund you the purchase price of the
Free items selected.
Posted on September 11, 2009
SideShow
News!
Get your cards ready.
Now is the time to order the 'There Will Be No Bargain' Luke
Vs. Rancor Diorama here Click
here or the image below to order! (The Sideshow Exclusive
version of the There will be no Bargain - Luke VS Rancor Polystone
Diorama includes a unique feature available nowhere else: Switch-out
Rancor hand holding Gamorrean Guard)
The Star Wars universe has been portrayed
in a variety of different games over the years - Jedi
Knight, X-Wing vs Tie Fighter, LEGO Star Wars, Knights
of the Old Republic and Star Wars Galaxies to name a
few.
But with visibility ramping up on BioWare's forthcoming
Old Republic MMO - arguably the most ambitious Star Wars
game project to-date - LucasArts president Darrell Rodriguez
talks about the IP-holder's views on MMOs, business models,
digital downlads and humour in games.
Q: One of the most-anticipated titles that's under
development at the moment must be Star Wars: The Old
Republic - what are your feelings on that game?
Darrell Rodriguez: We're very excited about it - the
partnership with BioWare has been phenomenal in the past
and the way it's coming around, especially relating to
the core mechanics of a basic MMO... taking that and
then adding the story element, and story and character
development, that's something that's close to our hearts
and is really the root of all that we do.
Partnering with someone like BioWare, who is amazing
at that as well, to change the MMO genre... absolutely,
that's exciting.
Yodasnews.com reader Arno a.k.a Cam Katarn
reports in:
Last weekend eight members of the 501st Dutch Garrison
were disarmed by the Dutch Police.
During a charity event, which meaning was to cheer
up sick children, Stormtroopers of the Dutch 501st regiment
were totally surprised when a couple of Police agents
took off their E-11 Blaster rifles, because they could
be dangerous (?). According to a Police informer, the
weapons were based on former world war two weapons and
so could be use to threaten people or worst.
The eight 501st members also risk to get charged € 270,-
for modifying a toys weapon. About the Dutch Police,
I really like to quote a sarcastic Jake Lloyd here, they
are so charming and intelligent, ah awesome people!
GG
Announces August's PGM Winner & Collection of the
Month!
Posted by Gentle Giant Ltd:
Please
join us in congratulating the following individuals...Alain
S of France has been chosen to receive a Clone Wars Arc
Trooper Maquette as our August Vault Give-Away winner!!
And for the GGC Collection of the Month, Xnoybis will receive
the rare 100th Gold Boba Fett Bust-Up!!!
These are the Vault Give-Aways for the rest of the year:
September - Mos Eisley Cantina Bookends
October -
Professor Snape Mini Bust November - Mara Jade Mini Bust December - One lucky collector will receive all
of the following items:
Jabba Statue
Jabba's Band Statue
Slave Leia Accessory Pack
and Bib Fortuna Statue
Good luck to all our Premier Guild Members! Congratulations
once again to Alain and Xnoybis!
Congrats to both Winners! If you are an active PGM member,
then you are already entered for the September. If you want
to enter the Gentle Giant Collection of the Month for September
then check out GentleGiantCollectors.com and
enter it today (no PGM required).
Click the image below for more info on how
to enter your collection!
Posted on September 10, 2009
First
Look at Hoth Level in TFU:Ultimate Sith Edition!
The first video for the Hoth level in The
Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition will be shown on
GametrailersTV this Thursday night on SpikeTV. You can
check out the promo video right
here!
This is your friendly reminder that it’s
time to get diorama-ing. The submission deadline for Hasbro’s
STAR WARS Diorama Contest is approaching at lightspeed!
Entries are due by 11:59 PM on SEPTEMBER 25, 2009.
Fans are encouraged to create their favorite STAR WARS:
THE CLONE WARS scene (or another of their favorite moments
from the STAR WARS saga) using Hasbro’s wide array
of STAR WARS action figures and vehicles. The winner will
be awarded over $1000 of Hasbro STAR WARS toys and have
the chance to display their creation at the next STAR WARS
CELEBRATION!
Here is a quick update
from www.bigbadtoystore.com about
a variety of new preorders, more new arrivals, and our latest
sale!
CLEARANCE SALE
We've lowered pricing on a large number of older and overstocked
items. The latest sales menu has over 900 items discounted
40% to 90% off our list prices. There are also 1100 items
discounted 20% to 40% - be sure to check those menus because
many items sell out before they get to the 50% off range.
Tons of great deals to be had on a huge selection of items
- take
a look here
NEW PREORDERS
STAR
WARS BLUE CLONE TROOPER LIEUTENANT BUST: Gentle Giant's
newest Star Wars mini bust will be this Blue Clone Trooper
Lieutenant. Standing about 5" tall, we've got him
priced at $27.99 and expect him to arrive later this
month.
NEW ARRIVALS
STAR WARS - MEDICOM TIE PILOT: Medicom's latest 1/6 scale
figure is in stock now at $169.99 - take a look at the
TIE Pilot here
CLONE
WARS JEDI ARTFX SET: This Kotobukiya ArtFX
model set includes the three main Jedi from the "Clone
Wars" animated series, Obi-Wan, Anakin and Ahsoka,
along with all of the parts needed to assemble their
leader, Master Yoda. This set is priced at $149.99, a
$30 savings off the MSRP.
Posted on September 9, 2009
GG
Yak-Face and Holiday Yak-Face High Res Shots and Info!
Take a high resolution look at the upcoming Gentle Giant
PGM Exclusive, Yak Face, as well as, the Holiday version
of him (he will be the 2009 annual Gentle Giant Holiday
Gift). Look for him to go up for pre-order today for Gentle
Giant PGM members.
The message boards have been buzzing for weeks about how
this will be distributed and sold. Below is the breakdown
on how you can add him to your collection. This was confirmed
by Gentle Giant today at Gentle Giant Collectors.
Box Style/Package #1 - Only For PGM Members - Comes with
Yak Face Mini Bust and 3 "Accessories": Antlers,
Candy Cane and Staff. This will allow the PGM Members to
display him in both regular and holiday deco (very cool
idea). Look for this to go up for pre-order as early as
today for a limited time.
Box Style/Package #2 - This will be sent to the people
on the Annual Holiday List from GG (dealers, sponsors,
lucas people, reps, etc) - Comes with Yak Face Mini Bust
and JUST the Holiday Deco (since it's a GIFT): Antlers,
Candy Cane and do not have the staff. This will not be
able to be purchased. The bust will be identical to the
one offered by PGM, it just won't be packaged with the
extra staff.
Click below for the an exclusive first
look at super high resolution shots of each of the styles:
Posted on September 9, 2009
Review:
Admiral Wullf Yularen (The Clone Wars)
One of the best things about the Star Wars universe is that
it is so full and diverse that countless back-stories and
side-stories can be spun off from it. See that partially
obscured four-eyed blue alien sitting in the corner at time
index 32:15:04? Here’s a story about the time he helped
a clone battalion find a broken hyperwave transmitter during
the Clone Wars. Or here’s the story about why a guy
is running down a hallway with something that looks like
an ice cream maker.
Or how about this: what’s the story of that white-haired,
white-uniformed Imperial officer sitting at Tarkin’s
Death Star briefing table? Clearly, this man must’ve
been around before the “Dark Times”, but what
kind of man was he? Was he a man of honor or was he like
Tarkin himself?
Thanks to The Clone Wars, Colonel Wullf Yularen’s
early military career has been shown in greater detail. Admiral
of the Republic destroyer Resolute, Yularen was a close associate
of Generals Kenobi and Skywalker during the war, and fans
can now see this character for the honorable man he was during
better days.
And thanks to Hasbro, collectors now have the younger counterpart
to the older Yularen previously released in the “Death
Star Briefing Room” figure set.
I was able to attend the "Future
of Star Wars" panel at Dragon*Con presented by Steve
Sansweet. Although it was largely a rehash of things
I've reported on in San Diego (and a large chunk of the
presentation was a filmed segment of the Clone Wars table
read from San Diego), there were a couple of interesting
tidbits.
Steve Sansweet officially acknowledged
the Live Action TV series and gave a rough timetable
and hinted strongly at a bit of casting news (though
the hint will make it constitute as rumour at best).
First: Pre-production on the show will
be starting soon and go through until the new year. The
writers have been working for a while and, according
to Sansweet, no one knows anything about the story for
sure except George Lucas, Rick McCallum and the writers.
He also gave 2012 as a reasonably firm date for seeing the project
on the air. It is a one hour format drama show and will air weekly.
As far as the casting news. An audience
member asked about Daniel Logan (who portrayed Boba Fett
in Attack of the Clones) and his possible participation
in the show reprising his role. Sansweet remained cryptic,
reminded everyone that no major casting deals have been
made with anyone but said (and I quote), "A couple
of years ago Rick McCallum said that he would consider
it, and I would expect news from Daniel's camp in the
not-too-distant future." He didn't say what that
news would be, but it seemed to me to insinuate that
he was the front runner for the part. Which would please
me.
He also reminded the audience that anything
other than what he told us today that anyone read on
the Internet was probably not true.
So, here we are with the straight dope,
right from the horses mouth.
Posted on September 8, 2009
Signed
The Complete Vader a StarWarsShop Exclusive!
The Complete Vader by Ryder Windham and
Pete Vilmur will be shipping October 27, but you can
get your pre-order in now for an exclusive edition signed
by both authors!
For a description of The Complete Vader
and a sneak peek at several spreads of the book, check
out our prior coverage here. To pre-order the book, head
on over to StarWarsShop now!
Click
here or the image below to check it all out!
Posted on September 8, 2009
Carrie
Fisher On The Late Late Show on 9/3!
Check out the below clip posted to YouTube.com
where Fisher talks about her visit to the late Michael
Jackson’s home last Christmas in which she was paid
to perform the famous Princess Leia monologue for Jackson's
kids and more...
Posted on September 7, 2009
Clone
Wars 2-Pack - Evolutions (final wave) - New X-Wing!
K & C
Collectibles has
received the new Lieutenant Thire with Clone Trooper
Rys 2-pack and Yoda with Clone Trooper Jek 2-pack. In
addition we have the Final Wave of EVOLUTIONS packs and
the new X-Wing Starfighter.
BACK IN-STOCK - Vehicle and mini
Bust (Gentle Giant):
TIE Interceptor with Imperial Pilot
Sandtrooper - Corporal Bust
NEW - Clone Wars (2-Pack) Action
Figures:
Lieutenant Thire and Clone Trooper Rys
Yoda and Clone Trooper Jek
NEW - Legacy Collection Evolution (Final Wave)
Action Figures:
Clone Commandos Evolutions
Imperial Pilot Legacy Series II
Rebel Pilot Legacy - Series III
NEW - Legacy Vehicle:
Wedge Antilles X-Wing Starfighter
NEW - Kotobukiya Figures:
Clone Wars Series 1 Jedi ArtFx Set of 3 - Plus Yoda
In Stock - Build a Droid Action Figures:
General Grievous and CB-3D - #1 of 5
Anakin Skywalker and Cortosis Battle Droid - #2 of 5
Boba Fett and BL-17 - #3 of 5
Darth Maul and I-5YQ - #4 of 5
Corran Horn and R2 Whistler - #5 of 5
Pre-Order – September 25th, 2009
Yoda Desk Proector
R2-D2 Bank
Star Wars Dart Board
Slave Leia Mini Bust
Star Wars Darth Vader 4GB USB Flash Drive
Star Wars Stormtrooper 4GB USB Flash Drive
Looking for some great deals on the BMF
and AT-TE? Head to Toys"R"Us today and tomorrow
and get them for 50% off ($49.99 and $79.99)! Hurry -
quantities are limited!
With BioWare hard at work on Star Wars:
The Old Republic, it seemed as if Sony's history with
Star Wars MMOs would be just that -- history. But now
according to a rumor floated by Ten Ton Hammer (via Shacknews),
it looks like Sony Online Entertainment might not end
with Star Wars Galaxies. An "insider source" says
SOE is preparing to build a new casual-centric Star Wars
MMO, most likely based on the Clone Wars animated series.
Ten Ton Hammer reports that this anonymous
source confirmed this rumor at PAX, where they said SOE
will likely use the engine from their popular browser-based
MMO FreeRealms to create the new game. Considering the
engine it'll be using, and since it'll be set in the
Clone Wars timeframe, it's likely that the game will
be based on the stylized look of the Clone Wars animated
series. And since the game will be built with a focus
on attracting more casual gamers, it's unlikely it'll
be positioned as a direct competitor to BioWare's highly
anticipated The Old Republic.
It all sounds believable enough, especially since LucasArts
already has another Clone Wars-based game in development
at Krome Studios. Still, as usual with rumors, we'll
reserve any final judgment until LucasArts or Sony makes
it easy for us, and confirms the news themselves.
Posted on September 6, 2009
LEGO® Shop
Free Shipping on Orders of $75!
From September 4th – October 12th: LEGOshop.com will
be offering Free Shipping on all orders of $75 or more.
The offer applies to merchandise sales equaling $75 or
more before taxes, shipping charges, or value of giftcards
purchased. Qualifying orders will automatically receive
the discount at checkout (no promotional code needed)!
Pick up the NEW LEGO Shop Exclusive Tantive
IV™ (10198) which features an opening cockpit, rotating
and elevating turbo laser cannons, rotating radar dish,
removable roof section and interior command center. It
also includes an opening compartment with removable cargo
transport vehicle and 2 detachable escape pods for the
droids to make their getaway with the Death Star plans!
Includes Princess Leia, C-3PO, R2-D2, Captain Antilles
and Rebel Trooper minifigures. Celebrate the entire Star
Wars saga with this all-new version of the very first starship
seen in the films! Click
here or the image below to check it out or place your
order!
Posted on September 6, 2009
Jedicon
WV 2009!
Join us for the sixth annual show on Saturday
October 10t.Don Pedicini Jr.was gracious enough to do the
original artwork on our limited edition posters we will
have up for sale at the show. These posters are officially
licensed by LFL and will ONLY be available at the show!
Featured guests: Jon Seay, Kim Simmons and
John Booth will appear and we have 3 discussion panels
shceduled. We also have vendors and a kids craft section
where kids at the show will be able to make their own lightsabers
and a "droid factory" will be returning.
And, of course, don't forget about our "The Phantom
Menace at 10" display on the second floor with a room
full of memorialbilia from Episode 1, including food promotions,
toys, prototypes, bootlegs, paper articles and other cool
stuff is on display.
All proceeds from our show will benefit the Childrens Miracle Network,
a good time for a great cause. A few tables are still available.Please
visit our website at www.jediconwv.net or
e-mail at jedicon_wv@hotmail.com if you have any questions
Posted on September 5, 2009
eFX
News! McQuarrie Helmet ES Only 250!
The latest efxcollectibles.com newsletter
is out! Some new announcements are that the McQuarrie Darth
Vader helmet will be super limited at only 250 pieces and
all will include a signed plaque from McQuarrie! We also
get more info on the Stunt Replicas and Falcon as well
as a tease on what is coming in the next newsletter! If
you are not on the list, check out www.efxcollectibles.com and
sign up for the FREE Newsletter.
Posted on September 5, 2009
PGT
Labor Day Sale, Sept 4 – 7! 10% Off Any Order Over
$50
We
will be setting-up shop at the Baltimore Comic Con this year! Booths
304 and 305, stop by! A great way to be updated is via the PGT
Blog or by following us on Twitter.Do
you like to shop on your iPhone or mobile device? Check
out our mobile site - http://m.pastgenerationtoys.com/
Posted on September 4, 2009
The
Clone Wars: Republic Heroes Demo Available on Xbox Live!
Xbox Live’s Major Nelson updated
his blog today to alert readers that a playable demo
of upcoming Xbox 360 game Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic
Heroes is now available for download from the Xbox Live
Marketplace. The demo is currently exclusive to Xbox
Live Gold members, and requires 463MB of hard drive space.
Developed by Krome Studios, Republic Heroes is a hack-and-slash
style action game set between the first and second seasons
of the Star Wars The Clone Wars CG animated series. Players
can fight as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, or one
of several less-iconic heroes from the Star Wars universe,
and the game includes two-player drop-in/out co-op support.
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes is due out
in stores on October 6 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii,
Nintendo DS, PSP, and PlayStation 2
Posted on September 4, 2009
Star
Wars: The Clone Wars TV Clip - I'm Listening!
Posted on September 4, 2009
Urban-Collector.com
Update!
This week we are featuring Hot New Pre-orders
such as DCU Series 3 Batgirl bust, Blackest Night
Series 4 action figures and the BTVS Tooned Up
Faith Maquette. Stop by UC to check out all the
great new collectibles
Star
Wars: The Clone Wars TV Clip - Gravity Generators!
Posted on September 4, 2009
SideShow
News!
Mark September 10th
as being very important in your calendar - you will be able
to preorder the 'There will be no bargin' Luke vs. Rancor diorama. Check
out the preview here!
Halloween is just around the corner, and StarWarsShop.com has
all the Star Wars and Star Wars: The Clone Wars costumes
you are looking for! Buy your Halloween costume or costume
accessories from StarWarsShop and receive these bonuses:
FREE Economy Ground Shipping in the Continental United
States on ALL Halloween costume and costume accessory orders
of $45 or more (offer good through October 10, 2009)
FREE promotional, flat plastic Clone Captain Rex mask
from Celebration Japan with all costume and costume accessory
orders (while supplies last) Click
here or the image below to check it all out!
The
latest issue of Star Wars Insider will be hitting mailboxes
and newstands soon, and packs a double dose of Obi-Wan
Kenobi!
Ewan McGregger's Obi-Wan of the prequels is highlighted
along with Alec Guinness' portrayal of the noble Jedi from
the classic trilogy -- and there's even an all-new interview
with Clone Wars Kenobi voice actor James Arnold Taylor!
The special collectors cover available at select comic
book stores will feature a stunning portrait of Obi-Wan
from A New Hope by artist Jerry Vanderstelt.
Other features appearing in Insider #112:
A peek into the prop exhibition accompanying Star Wars:
In Concert
Preview of the new Uncle Milton line of Star Wars toys,
including the Force Trainer
Interview with Matt Wood, voice of General Grievous
From the archive: rare images of Sir Alec Guiness' Obi-Wan
Kenobi
Versus: Tusken Raider vs. Geonosian warrior
History of the classic Star Wars newspaper strips
Jedi Training: Star Wars trivia
Books: Death Troopers and The Art of Clone Wars
X-wing collectibles
Bantha Tracks
New comics, toys, collectibles, and more!
Look for Insider #112 in September!
Posted on September 3, 2009
BBTS
News!
Here is a quick update from
www.bigbadtoystore.com
about more new arrivals, new preorders, and our latest clearance
sale!
NEW CLEARANCE SALE
For this sale, we have a bit of everything - 30 individual
items with meaningful price cuts, 10 menus with price reductions
up to 50% - including some Star Wars, GI Joe, Transformers, Halo &
more. We've also put an across the board 10% discount on all of
our toy menus. Everything except 'New' and 'Preorder' items are
eligible and the 10% price reductions are listed on the site. Take
a look at the main
sale menu here
NEW PREORDERS
STAR WARS BUILD-A-DROID 2010 WAVE 1 CASE, SET, SINGLES -
Another new wave of Build-A-Droid figures is up for pre-order. The
2010 Wave 1 assortment includes new figures Jacen Solo, Jaina
Solo, a Universe version of Shaak Ti, Jedi Master K'Kruhk, a Space
Trooper and a Darktrooper in Phase 1 Armor. We've got the set of
six figures priced at $74.99, or you can go ahead and pick up the
case, adding R2-D2, Luke, Obi-Wan, Darth Maul and more for $99.99.
We've also got the entire case listed singly, priced from $9.99 to
$14.99 for each figure.
GENTLE GIANT SDCC 2009 EXCLUSIVES - We've just listed three of
Gentle Giant's SDCC 2009 exclusives. We've got the Ralph McQuarrie
Concept Version Boba Fett bust with swappable alternate head and
the Pink Edition Darth Vader Helmet, each listed at $59.99. We've
also listed the 12" Blackhole Stormtrooper statue listed, at
$139.99
STAR WARS CLONE WARS ANIMATED 2010 WAVE 1 SET - We're still
awaiting images for this set, but we've listed a set of the four
new figures from the Clone Wars Animated 2010 Wave 1 assortment.
This set includes a Trooper of Commander Thire, Commander Bly,
Hondo O'naka and Aayla Secura, priced at $59.99.
Designed by Ubrikkian Transports, made by
the LEGO Group, built by you!
Picture yourself crossing a tranquil azure sea on a
trading barque, its hold packed full of rum and sugar.
The deck
rises and falls to the gentle swell created by the balmy
wind that fills the sails, and all around are palm-covered
islands ringed by golden beaches. The course is set, the
crew competently going about their duties and all those
on board are looking forward to an uneventful journey home.
On the horizon you see a dot which slowly grows into a
ship. Suddenly the lookout in the crow's nest cries out "Pirates!" and
the captain calls for all hands to their stations. Your
ship still has a handful of minutes to make ready before
the corsair vessel is in cannon range, but without any
warning it opens fire and the air is filled with lurid
green beams of light.
Hold on a second - wrong LEGO theme! These pirates are
a devious and deceitful band of marauders from the planet
Florrum, and in the lawless Outer Rim their vehicle of
choice is a heavily modified and powerful pirate tank.
The new Pirate Tank set is one of the first to be based
on one of the brand new Clone Wars vehicles, and though
it is less familiar with fans, the LEGO Group always strives
for precision. Because the set was developed as the Clone
Wars series was being made there were limited references
for the Star Wars team to use. But did they let that slow
them down? No they did not, and now LEGO Star Wars fans
can play out the crucial capture of Count Dooku.
This
Labor Day Weekend, Brian's Toys will be offering
domestic shipping & handling at a discounted rate of only
$4.99 for a limited time only. This offer is good for
in-stock orders shipped within the continental United
States by September 13th, 2009. The vast majority of
items in our inventory qualify for this offer. Master
Replicas items and Hasbro FX do no qualify. Also, large
items that incur "oversize" surcharges may
not qualify. When checking out of our website, simply
choose the shipping method "Flat-Rate Shipping",
or refer to this special offer when you order by
phone or e-mail.
Posted on September 3, 2009
Free
Rex Mask Giveaway with Costume Purchase at SWS!
Shoppers
who purchase any costume or costume accessory now at StarWarsShop.com will receive a rare promotional Clone Captain Rex mask
from Japan for FREE!
Originally offered exclusively at last year's Celebration
Japan, the flat plastic Rex mask will add a rare Clone
Wars promotional item to your collection, just in time
for Season 2 launching next month! Head on over to StarWarsShop.com now to check out the latest Star Wars costumes and accessories
now available, and remember,
Halloween is just two months away!
Rex mask giveaways available while supplies last.
Posted on September 2, 2009
Vintage
Star Wars Commercials!
Check out these three videos which compile
a ton of vintage commercials into three ten minute videos
posted on YouTube.com from user starwarsnut77:
Posted on September 2, 2009
Q & A
Session with Gentle Giant Ltd.
The team from Gentle Giant Ltd. was again kind enough to
answer a bunch of questions GentleGiantCollectors.com members
had.
They also let us know a few tidbits that have not been announced
beforehand! Some things that were answered were:
With the low editions (like for 4-LOM) and some other upcoming
busts, does GG still guarantee the preorders for their PG
Members?
When is the Magma Trooper shipping?
When is a new image for the awesome Bantha coming? Would
love to see the base choice as well as the other Tusken!
Can you give us more info about the 10/1 Collection of the
Year?
Do you plan to be at Star Wars Celebration 5 and if so,
any exclusives you can let us know about?
All these questions, and many more, can be read by clicking
here or the image below (please note a free forum account
will be needed to view the boards)
Posted on September 1, 2009
NorthSide
News!
NorthSide Collectibles (nsidecollectibles.com)
reports in that they will have the SDCC Gentle Giant Exclusive
Boba Fett and BlackHole Stormtrooper up for pre-order today
at 11pm EST!
Click
here or the image below to order (items will not show
until time listed above)
Stacy Davidson is
a Star Wars fan with a dream. She is in the process of creating
something that has never existed - a true Star Wars 2-D adventure
game. Titled Han Solo Adventures, the game is a non-commercial
labor of love for Ms. Davidson. According to her site for
the game:
"
Han Solo Adventures is an interactive fan fiction game (I
like to think of it as "fan powered!"), in the
tradition of the classic graphic adventure games of the 80's
and 90's. This is a project I have embarked upon purely for
my own enjoyment, and for the love of two things: classic
adventure games and Star Wars! Although the stories will
be fairly original, loosely based on available background
information on Han and his early exploits, you can expect
game play similar to classic LucasArts titles, namely Indiana
Jones and the Fate of Atlantis by Hal Barwood. "
The game features the SCUMM™ engine and appears wonderous
in all its low-res glory. Make sure to head over to the site
to watch the short trailer Stacy has put together.
Posted on September 1, 2009
Action
Figures and September Pre-Orders!
K & C
Collectibles has
added new Pre-Order items for September 2009 and new
Clone Wars Action Figures.
Pre-Order – September
25th, 2009
Yoda Desk Proector
R2-D2 Bank
Star Wars Dart Board
Slave Leia Mini Bust
Star Wars Darth Vader 4GB USB Flash Drive
Star Wars Stormtrooper 4GB USB Flash Drive
In Stock - Wal-Mart Build a Droid Action Figures:
General Grievous and CB-3D - #1 of 5
Anakin Skywalker and Cortosis Battle Droid - #2 of
5
Boba Fett and BL-17 - #3 of 5
Darth Maul and I-5YQ - #4 of 5
Corran Horn and R2 Whistler - #5 of 5
In-Stock – Legacy Collection:
Luke Skywalker - Comic Con 2009 Exclusive - New
Obi-Wan Kenobi - #44
Beru Whitesun - # 45
Owen Lars - # 46
Captain Typho - #47
Anakin Skywalker - Episode III Concept Art - # 48
Tarados Gon - #49
Clone Pilot - # 52
In
Stock – Clone Wars Action Figures:
Commander Pond
Ahsoka Tano - CW23
Anakin Skywalker - CW21
Clone Trooper Denal - CW 20
Obi-Wan Kenobi - CW19
Anakin Skywalker - CW18
Heavy Assault Super Battle Droid - CW11
ARF Trooper - CW10
Jawa - CW08
Mace Windu - CW06
Rocket Battle Droid - CW03
Clone Trooper with Space Gear - CW02
General Grievous - CW01
Commemorative Tin Collection - Clone Wars
In Stock –Clone Wars Deluxe Action Figure
with Vehicle:
Clone Trooper and Barc Speeder Bike
Anakin Skywalker and Can-Cell
212th Battalion Clone Trooper and Jet backbacks
Turbo Tank Support Squad
Crab Droid
Battle Droid and Armored Scout Tank
Posted on September 1, 2009
Disney
buys Marvel: Let the Theme Park Wars Begin!
It's no surprise in this economy that
the few companies with ready cash are acquiring new properties
at recession-special prices. Disney, for one, has decided
to expand its base by purchasing Marvel Entertainment.
The company that has long painted itself as American as
apple pie is now the home of Captain America—as well
as Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the entire stable of Marvel
characters.
Disney is no stranger
to integrating sci-fi and pop culture characters into its
own brand. It has had a close relationship with George
Lucas for years. And the re-imagining of Mickey and his
crew as Star Wars characters has been a geek's dream. Disney's
Star Wars weekends at its theme parks have been extremely
popular, and have provided a forum for Lucas to keep his
brand in the public eye as well.
What makes this story particularly interesting is that
on the other side of town from Disney's theme parks in
Orlando, is a theme park owned by Universal…which
happens to feature characters licensed from Marvel. So
what fate will befall Universal's Islands of Adventure?
We find it hard to believe that Universal will gladly hand
over a licensing check to Disney for visitors to its own
theme park. But would Islands of Adventure maintain its
appeal if the roller coasters got a fresh coat of paint
and had "generic" themes? And was this a calculated
move by Disney to put Universal in its cross-hairs, or
just a well-time acquisition of a marketable property?
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