It's rare to see evolution take place right before your eyes, but you can do that with these Clone Trooper figures.  (OK, not really.)  He can be a pilot or a trooper-- it's all up to you!  Just pick a helmet and presto, new figure.  How many should you buy?  Read on!

Here is a quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about a variety of new arrivals, more cool new preorders, and a great new sale!

 With the recently released Battle Pack, you may think that there would be ample supply of Mandalorian Warriors for everyone. But don't fool yourself. This guy will be hot to move off the pegs. View all the detailed photos in our Image Bank and be sure to post your comments!

If you have an Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 connected to the internet, you can download a playable demo of an early stage of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II right now.  It's about 700 megs, so while big it should provide a nice sampling of what's to come very soon.  Assuming you buy the game, of course.

The new Target exclusives are now available online at Amazon. These include the Hostage Crisis and Hidden Enemy Battlepacks, the 2010 Edition Geonosis Sets, Senate Guard 2 Pack, and Bounty Hunter 2 Pack. Thanks to curatola01 for the timely heads up!

Hey kids, it's Embo!  He showed up at my place over the weekend (thank you Entertainment Earth), and he's got a nice hat-- and some knives, and an articulated bowcaster.  He's really well done.  Check him out, won't you?

Star Wars Galaxy is the brand new 4-weekly comic from Titan comics, showcasing the greatest Star Wars comic adventures from a galaxy far, far away!
 
Launching on 28 October in the UK, each 4-weekly 76-page issue contains three pulse-pounding Star Wars comic adventures.

Our sponsors at TOY PALACE have released their latest newsletter with a few new Star Wars items including the Luke Hoth minibust, Stormtrooper statue, and the Target exclusive Bounty Hunter and Senate Guard 2 packs.

Crawling through the mud is good fun for a Clone Trooper but when it isn't posed to do anything else... is it any good?  This limited-articulation figure came in a cheap 3-pack.  Is it worth buying?  Read on!

Which Captain Rex is the new one, and how can you tell? What will another theatrical push do to help Star Wars in 2012? And yeah, why does Hasbro do package variants? All this and fuel injection, fuel injection, fuel injection after the break.

If you collect Hasbro action figures, this may be a good week for you.  Target stores in the USA have marked Saga Legends, The Clone Wars, Iron Man 2, and Spider-Man figures down to $5.00 each.  (Marvel Universe and Vintage are not included in this sale.)  If you've been waiting on anything, now is a good time to go out and stock up-- particularly since figures like the Flamethrower Clone Trooper and Shaak Ti are hitting some stores as we speak!

Finally, the wait is over.  The Gentle Giant Boba Fett & Stormtroopers with Han in Carbonite statue is here.  Get one now at www.brianstoys.com before they run out.

The upcoming Vintage Attack of the Clones wave featuring Zam Wessel, Jango Fett, Mace Windu, and more is now up for pre-order at Big Bad Toy Store. Choose to order by case, sets, or singles. Due to ship in January 2011. Click here to shop!

Hasbro's first attempt at a non-R2-D2 astromech droid form was one of its best.  The then-nameless Astromech Droid later christened R2-R9 had a light-up light (rather than the eyeport, which never lights up) and tons of articulation with no ugly action features to get in the way.  In 1999, it was beautiful-- and it's still

Our sponsor Entertainment Earth posted Wave 4 of The Vintage Collection which showcases a mix of figures from Attack of the Clones as well as previous waves.  It's due in January, but what's in it?