Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Joruus C'baoth (The Vintage Collection). It's not Alan Moore, but it could be. It's a mad Jedi clone from a 1991 book, finally arriving to fulfill a name that's been on a lot of wish lists since the original Bush administration. Sadly, the set quickly sold out, but hopefully there will be demand for him to come back. Read on!

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: GS-C1B (The Book of Boba Fett, Droid Factory). The colors are good, the restraining bolt is missing, and it's mostly pretty excellent. And it sold out online, so if you can get one you should. Read on!

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Walrus Man (The Retro Collection). It's the only remake of the only wave (that I know of) for the year, taking the 1979 figure and sanding down the edges. The whiskers seem to have been reduced in resolution and blurred out, and the various wrinkles are softer than the real deal - but the colors and paint are perfect. The joints move nicely and the plastic feels great. Hopefully they can sharpen up the next round of reissues, but after seven years of figures I would not hold my breath. His hand can hold his (or one of Evazan's) blasters, but it's a little looser than the 1979 hand. Still, it's nice, and I like the improved eye paint a lot. It's charming, and you should be buying this set anyway. Read on!

This week in Star Wars Q&A - The site broke! Never trust content management platforms heavier than you can lift. I'll be re-posting stuff from the "redesign" site to the "classic" site so it's all here.

So Let's talk 2026-2027 product development. When does it start? Is it going to make us Gods among men? Soon, and no.

What does the future hold for kid toys? Won't someone please think of the children? Not likely, no.

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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: IT-0 Interrogation Droid (with Darth Vader, Epic Hero Series). It's on clearance! The Target exclusive set from last year gives you 2 basic carded figures with 2 exclusive droid sidekicks. The price has been anywhere from $9 to $20 with a few stops in between, and I'd strongly recommend it Read on!

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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: MSE-6 Droid (with Epic Hero Series Stormtrooper). It's pretty cool and you might be at your local Target, where it has been an exclusive for last year, for as little as $9 depending on the week. The Trooper is the same as the 2023 release, but it has a little MSE6-6 droid buddy. That's worthwhile! Read on!

This week in Star Wars Q&A - Closeouts! Can we survive this? Yes. Also Flops! What are they?

These are the things that keep us up at night.

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Another ship you might want if you're buying old-style figures, the Star Wars Rebels Inquisitor TIE Advanced Prototype is long sold out - but it was superb. It has wings you can fold open, seating for one, and two launching rockets. If you're looking for ships for your various Inquisitors, it's pretty good. The only place it might come up short is stability - the jointed wings aren't as stable as traditional wings, or a flight stand.

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Human Male Rebel Pilot (Rebel Pilots set, The Vintage Collection). What if Hasbro gave Luke a different head? Well, they did, and here it is. Pilots without vehicles are probably the troopers I need the least, but it was a well-executed design and now you can have it take up space somewhere. It's not bad - it's just not as interesting as the rest of the set. Since it's  not based on any obvious on-screen character (or off-screen, as far as I know) I wouldn't call it essential.  It's the kind of thing that may make you go "do I still want to collect them all?" Read on!

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: C1-RN8W (Pride Collection, Droid Factory). He's a newish release and has a lot of color for a black repaint - and moving arms, and removable dishes, and wheels. You've seen the mold, but the deco is new. Read on!

If you missed it - and you probably did - Hasbro Pulse re-added the STAR WARS: The Vintage Collection Cantina Adventure 4-Pack for pre-order. It's $64.99 and includes a reproduction (minus the foot pegs) of the Cantina Adventure Set from Sears - arguably very worth the price of admission. Four figures and a playset-like diorama for that price is about as good as this kind of thing gets. Hasbro Pulse also re-opened pre-orders for the STAR WARS: The Vintage Collection Storm Troopers of The Empire 3-Pack.

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This week in Star Wars Q&A - Toys A-No-Go! Why are the bulk of releases not actually toys? And Retro Reckoning - how are things looking today?

Also, we're out of questions for next week. Send in new questions.

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In case you missed it, Target.com restock the Star Wars Retro Collection Star Wars: A New Hope Figure Multipack with Dr. Evazan and Walrus Man and Stormtrooper Han Solo and the rest. It's also in stock at some locations - allegedly. If your pre-order got canceled and you can't find one locally, it seems to ship free too so go get your one/two/whatever sets while you can.

We don't know how many of these got made, but demand has been high and while not perfect, if you're a fan of a certain age, you should probably get these.   Entertainment Earth also has the Star Wars The Retro Collection Return of the Jedi 3 3/4-Inch Action Figures (with Yak Face and Mon Mothma) for pre-order, and it's due later this year.