As a young Padawan I carried a wallet, though my first came a few years later. Rather than a shiny plastic affair, it was nylon, emblazoned with 80s era graffiti art, and fastened with Velcro. There was nothing cooler than to hit the 7-11 to pay for a sandwich and some comics and hear that …
Kenner's original Star Wars packaging is arguably one of the most influential and imitated styles in action figure marketing. The combination of a strong header design along with a large photo reference of the character became the de facto layout for many an 80s toy line. I'd argue that the success of Hasbro's reborn GI …
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It's Life Day, True Believers, and what better way to celebrate the Wookieest of holidays with one the coolest Star Wars Holiday Special related items this side of Kashyyk? Artist and writer extraordinaire Tim Baron created a custom carded bootleg of Chewie's favorite son Lumpy a while back. While I missed out on the figure, …
You just can't overstate how saturated the market was with Episode I product back in 1999. PepsiCo, with its snack and fast food empire of Frito Lay and Kentucky Fried Pizza Bell, was flush with Star Wars tie-ins. As crazy as some of the fast food premiums were, I don't think they hold a candle …
The Star Wars SSP vans encompass two distinctly 70s fads, the custom van and zip-cord toy car. Well, make that three with Star Wars itself. I had one of these, along with a fantastic Evel Knievel stunt set. Both got a lot of play in the kitchen back in the day. These things didn't perform …
What would a Star Wars toy line be without a selection of weird aliens? While Rogue One didn't have a signature scene like the original Star Wars' cantina, Jabba's palace or Maz's castle, the rebel forces and Saw Guerrera's crew had their share of otherworldly creatures. Not since Return of the Jedi had we seen …
The keyword for this Obi-Wan figure is unique. Based on his appearance in issue 55 of the Republic comic series, Kenobi is also useful as an Episode II representation. He's rocking the Attack of the Clones era mullet, to be sure. Most of the AOTC figures from the initial 2002 series depicted him sans cloak, …
I have to say it: I'm Droids obsessed. My interest in this most ignored bit of Star Wars entertainment began way back in 1985. At the time, my interest in Star Wars toys was waning, replaced by the surging GI Joe: A Real American Hero line. In my mind, Snake Eyes and Cobra Commander were …
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So how does one pronounce the name? Is it said like the number nine, or neen--maybe nyen? Nobody says it in the movies, so it's a mystery. I've always been partial to 'nyen,' but I'm willing to go with 'nine' after finding out about Ten Nunb. For all I know, there was a Levin Nunb …
Its Father’s Day here in the US, and that presents me with an opportunity to do a themed post. I'm a sucker for themed posts. It's a weakness, I know. What better character to talk about on Dad's day than Star Wars' most important dad, and a figure that brings the uncool dad concept to …
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