Thanks for all the news Simon!
As for Medicom finally delving into the Prequels here, I guess it's the dreaded news we've all been hoping never to hear, but fully expected to at some point. I'm obviously disappointed that this probably means the OT is going to be taking a serious back seat for a while. In all likelihood, I'm going to pass on the Prequel Kubricks altogether. I'm already at wit's end with all the crazy carded stuff and high-priced chases these days, and these Prequel figures are probably going to push me over the edge and make me seriously alter my collecting habits with Kubricks.
I may just go with OT movie figures from now on, and forget all this Shadowtrooper and Uzay stuff. It's really starting to stretch the line too thin, IMO. It was fun to have the Droids R2 and Fett in there, and the 3PO, but I think that was enough for now. I'm all about the OT, so if Medicom is moving away from that trilogy now, it's just gonna mean more money in my pocket to spend elsewhere, I guess.
Sure, the Prequel Kubricks will probably look just as cool as the OT ones, but they just don't do much for me. I'm sure once I see them, I'll be tempted to cave in. But I think ultimately I'll be able to hold out on this stuff and wait for the OT stuff to show up again at some point down the line (hopefully). Otherwise, I guess I can finally focus on catching up on some of the chases I'm still missing...
Gotta agree with the guesses in here that it looks like Jar Jar's probably gonna be a chase. Ugh.