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Shadows of the Dark Side / Re: Target "Search for Luke" Taun-Taun Battle Pack(s)
« on: October 23, 2011, 12:57 AM »
Quote from: Daigo-Bah on October 21, 2011, 01:05 PM
Hey guys- here are several comparison pics and a couple other ones:


Love this pic!

I picked up this set today.  Glad to get this set, but it seems that Target has more than their fair share of exclusives at the moment. 

Be that as it may, I really like the new tauntaun.  I would've like to see Hasbro go all out and give the rear legs several points of articulation each, but that might have taken away from the sculpt.  I think we have to expect another version of Han's tauntaun down the line with the split belly.  The forward compatability of that open belly seems to be screaming that out as plain as day.  And I think in that case we'll get this same tauntaun with Han (hood up), Luke and a split belly.  I could do without the guts, but whatever.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Hasbro Q&A Sessions
« on: October 22, 2011, 06:38 PM »
Q&A around the time of industry events where the Hasbro Star Wars team will be making presentations are tricky.  There are things they want to hold so they can reveal them at the event, and there are also plenty of questions that might be rendered pointless after said presentations.  It keeps the sites from looking a little foolish in the process.

In the grand scheme of things, Hasbro probably should not have scheduled sessions immediately around NY Comic Con.  That seems to be an error on their part.  But this sort of thing just makes them look bad.  Hopefully the next round of Q&A will be a bit more meaningful.

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TV-9D9 / Re: The Clone Wars - Season Four Discussion Thread
« on: October 22, 2011, 11:13 AM »
...And we're on hiatus from new episodes already?

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Official Darth Big Boy, Bearer of Bad Celebrity News RIP Thread
« on: October 21, 2011, 07:13 PM »
Quote from: Jesse James on October 20, 2011, 05:44 PM
He dressed like Michael Jackson.

If nothing else, it looks like they both had the same wig maker.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Target Vintage Collection Luke's TaunTaun
« on: October 21, 2011, 07:12 PM »
Quote from: Master_Phruby on October 21, 2011, 03:48 PM
So let me get this straight. For $24 you can have a TaunTaun with broken tusk or a TaunTaun without broken tusk, a Han figure and a rebel soldier?  At the same store? Someone is not thinking here.


Watch Hasbro try to pass that off with "Oh, well the TVC packaging cost more" and/or "We don't control pricing, our retail partners do".

Be that as it may, both responses are unacceptable.

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Jocasta's Reading Room / Re: Darth Plagieus Novel Cancelled
« on: October 17, 2011, 08:28 PM »
Wake up, zombie thread!

I saw the cover art for this book at the Del Rey books booth at NYCC.  It's a throwback to a shot from TESB, with Vader kneeling before the hologram of the Emporer.  But in this illustration it's Sidious kneeling before the oversized visage of Darth Plagueis.  And he's still a Muun, too.



Amazon now has it listed for a January, 2012 release.

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The Bullpen / Re: Iron Man 2 Toys
« on: October 17, 2011, 06:06 PM »
I haven't been following the Marvel Universe line.  So yeah, my frame of reference for Hasbro with female characters is based in large part on the Star Wars line.

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TV-9D9 / Re: The Clone Wars - Season Four Discussion Thread
« on: October 17, 2011, 05:13 PM »
Quote from: Jimree on October 17, 2011, 01:47 PM
Nuke the Fridge.com is reporting Sam Witwer is voicing Darth Maul.

I reported last april from the Pittsburgh Comic Con that Sam was voicing a character in upcoming Clone Wars episodes.

http://www.jedidefender.com/newspro/fullnews.cgi?newsid1303172652,28554,


Thanks,
Jim


Frankly, I think that news sucks.

Peter Serafinowicz originally voiced Darth Maul for TPM.  And he's developed a pretty solid rep as a comedic actor in both the UK and the US since then.  His twitter feed alone is HILARIOUS!  I'm very disappointed that he didn't get the gig.

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The Bullpen / Re: Iron Man 2 Toys
« on: October 17, 2011, 05:11 PM »
There's also a red/grey War Machine variant in the new wave.  It's really not all that exciting.  But that new movie style Armored Whiplash?  I definitely want that one!

As for the disorganization and mixed messages?  Chalk it up to Hasbro's Marvel group not being totally on top of things.  At past Toy Fair collector media events they have been the group that seems a little disjointed.  As for Black Widow?  I'm kind of glad they waited.  Hasbro has generally not been all that great with female figures, but the Avengers Black Widow actually looks pretty good.

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The Bullpen / Re: Marvel Universe
« on: October 17, 2011, 10:30 AM »
Quote from: Diddly on October 17, 2011, 02:39 AM
Quote from: Nicklab on October 15, 2011, 11:45 PM
I picked up an extra Hulk exclusive if anyone is looking to make a trade.

Looking for anything in particular?

King Loki, King Laufey or Deluxe Heimdal from the Thor line.

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The Bullpen / Re: Iron Man 2 Toys
« on: October 17, 2011, 10:29 AM »
Quote from: Diddly on October 17, 2011, 02:31 AM
For real. I haven't seen a new Iron Man fig at Target or WM in roughly 18 months. No way these ever see the light of day

There's a new wave of figures that I have only seen showing up at Target stores.  It's got the Stark Racing concept armor, and a couple of other new pieces.

However, it seems that with these new figures Iron Man will be shifting to a new package design.  I guess they're about to wrap up the movie line.

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Clone Wars Figure Rumors/Speculation
« on: October 16, 2011, 12:05 PM »
Quote from: McMetal on October 15, 2011, 10:49 PM
For some reason the folks at JTA seem convinced that this means 19 figures total for the whole year. That cannot be right. They showed nearly that many in the first 2 waves alone. I think that leaves something like 5 unrevealed figures for the rest of 2012? It just seems too incredible to believe. That's a LOT of money they are leaving on the table for their most successful line.

If you have a good thing going, milk it, don't starve it.

I find that report highly suspect.  Additionally, I think that the info that got out is questionable since Derryl DePriest wasn't present at the con.  He's the one real source that can be counted on for some solid information.  I'm thinking it's more likely that this is what's meant to hold collectors over until Toy Fair, at which point more will be announced.

Or, something bigger could be in the works.  Such as?  A complete shift towards realistic looking figures.  Witness the new, realistic Anakin Skywalker that was on display at NYCC:



This figure might be an indication of things to come.

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TV-9D9 / Re: The Clone Wars - Season Four Discussion Thread
« on: October 16, 2011, 12:00 PM »
I asked no such question, and Ashley was very clear about the fact that she couldn't say much at all.  I pretty much figured out that she was talking about the story arc with the Clones & General Krell on Umbara.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: New York Comic Con 2011
« on: October 16, 2011, 11:47 AM »
Given everything else in that battle pack, I'm thinking repaint.  All of those figures look like a reissue of some sort.



The Pit Droids are the only thing that looks a little different, as I think they may have a new paintscheme.

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The Wookiee Arcade / Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic
« on: October 16, 2011, 12:01 AM »
LucasArts was demoing TOR at NY Comic Con today.  They must have had about 40 gaming stations set up inside the booth, but there was still a considerable line to get in and try out the game.  There's also a HUGE Darth Malgus life-size maquette standing guard at the booth.




A friend of mine is also currently beta testing the game.  His initial reaction?  "It's that good."  I think he couldn't tear himself away from the game to elaborate much more.  But the gameplay I was able to see on the monitors at the Lucas Arts booth looked pretty amazing.

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