Friday is Hasbro Q&A day here at GalacticHunter, and we're happy to bring you three all new questions. Hopefully they're news to you! Today we discuss blogging and podcasting, dead characters as action figures, and Hasbro is officially out of the "EU Closet" now. Does this mean there are wedding bells in the future for the Big Bro???

GalacticHunter: How is a big company like Hasbro adapting to the smaller, niche companies' personal relationships (through things like blogs and podcasts) with the collecting audience?

Hasbro: We just don't have the personnel to be able to build the more personal relationships like some of the smaller companies are able to do.  This weekly Q&A is a good opportunity to be able to address a wide range of questions and provide more info to fans, so we look forward to continuing this as a weekly event.  Please keep encouraging fan questions and we'll get to them weekly.

GalacticHunter: Are there any figures that are just too morbid to touch (e.g. Dying/Dead Padme)?

Hasbro: Yes, there are some that cross the line to grisly. We'd probably never do figures in their deceased state (aside from Spirit of the Force figures). [Editor's note: Is that a hint???]

GalacticHunter: Now that Hasbro is officially out of the "EU Closet", how will you deal with fan requests like Luke Skywalker & Mara Jade wedding figures? That's got to be a tough sell. What's the approach? 

There are SO many great EU figures to work with, from new Jedi and Rebels to new Imperial officers and troops, to classic but updated versions of the main Original Trilogy characters, to life after the Saga, to the phenomenal videogame characters, that it's a balancing act to try and get to the best of the best of the EU.  Hopefully, with time, we'll be able to cover a lot of these bases.  To answer your specific question, we'd like to tackle a great version of any EU figure before getting to the niche outfits (like a wedding set).  We think collectors would prefer the most iconic versions first, in this case the ready for action outfits.

Also, an important announcement from Hasbro:

"Due to the difficulty of finding vintage Scout Troopers, among others, at retail, we are relaxing the criteria that consumers send in one of each of the five vintage figures to complete the offer for the George Lucas in Stormtrooper Disguise mail-in figure. Effective immediately, consumers may send in five stickers from ANY mix of the five eligible figures.Certificates completed as such will be honored.

Please visit WWW.HASBRO.COM/STARWARS for additional information on The Ultimate Galactic Hunt."

Before you start licking those stamps, we're going to put out our weekly stump for questions for the Hasbro Q&A. Please feel free to post your burning questions in our Hasbro Commlink Forum. We need your questions, and this service is for you.