Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: The Emperor (The Retro Collection). It's very similar to the originals, which, oddly, are pretty cheap on eBay. The 2023 reissue has smoothed out the textures on the robes and the wrinkles on the hands and face are less wrinkly. If you have an open original you probably don't need the reissue, which looks incredibly similar to the genuine article unless you squint. Read on!

Galactic Hunter has posted a Adam's Star Wars Newsletter #13! Retro Indiana Jones toys are hitting shelves early. Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibsom turned in a new Star Wars movie script. Young Jedi Adventures is coming in May and we have new episodes of The Bad Batch and The Mandalorian streaming right now. New Kenner retro reveals, Vintage Collection releases, The Black Series, and some more fun. If you like Svengoolie, you should skim this one. Read it here!

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But wait, there's more! Super7 also debuted some new Power Rangers today.

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Doctor Aphra (The Black Series). If you missed the last Aphra figure, this one adds a scarf and a coat plus new arms to make a new costume for the Marvel comic character. Read on!

This week in Q&A - The Terror of 2012! Things change. And Gaming the system - I don't expect a lot of excitement here.

Be sure you send in your questions. The mailbag is out of questions, so if you got some, send some in. Read on!

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Imperial Stormtrooper (Nevarro Cantina, The Vintage Collection). It's a decent figure, but light on paint. The head is good, the articulation is fine - not great, but fine - so she isn't exactly impressive at the new suggested retail pricing. Read on!

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And if you like Batman, there are some 4-inch scale figures from The Flash movie coming soon. If it's still 1989 in your Batcave, this might interest you.

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Mara Jade (The Black Series). It's a good figure despite being parts from Aphra/Jaina with a new head and new paint - it's just not as "accurate" as it could be. Then again, for a comic/novel character, there's more than a little wiggle-room and at a glance, she's kind of fantastic. Read on!

This week in Q&A - Were kids buying the toys in the 1990s? Yes! And Are Galactic Heroes on the verge of a massive revival? The answer may (not) surprise you.

Be sure you send in your questions. The mailbag is out of questions, so if you got some, send some in. Read on!

Via the Glyos News Dump: Healey Made Bulloch Assassin and Raider Returns. The Raider (Assassin) was also restocked, and they match! They also match the Trooper (Bulloch) from a few months ago, so with any luck, this is the last of the Bulloch colorways for a while.

This is a 3 3/4-inch scale action figure sculpted by a former Kenner employee.  The head and limbs are removable via Glyos pegs, which I assume you know about, but you should go look them up if you don't.  The figure has an alternate helmeted head and a blaster, and actually fits in pretty well with your old Kenner guys and ReAction Figures.  The figures are $25 each and come packaged in a clear plastic bag.

And if that weren't enough, you can click here to see a bunch more Healey Made news and info at the Glyos News Dump.

Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Lando Calrissian (Skiff Guard, The Retro Collection). It's not as good as the original - the level of detail is a lot lower, and the eyes on mine are a little weird - but in a shelf, wearing a helmet, near an old Jabba, he still looks cool. Why the details are so soft, I don't know - but some slight variations in color will make it even more clear that this isn't the figure you've owned since 1983. Read on!

I also posted this on that Glyos blog I keep: Cappy Space Won't Quit, Outwatcher on Thursday. This is a figure that's just short of 3-inches tall and comes with a removable helmet and alternate heads. If it looks familiar, the molding was previously sold in other colors at the 481 Universe / Ni Stuff shop. Which I'll forgive you for not knowing, it's an indie line you probably missed.

Cappy Space takes some of those old molds and gives them new life. You can see previews of other figures on his Instagram. Highlights for the Thursday launch include the Winnie the Pooh-inspired Hunny Crayboth, a cool Headliner Goliath, and a swell 3 3/4-inch scale figure you should see - the Guardian Diver. These came from Onell Design, Mystical Warrior of the Rings, and Knights of the Slice molds, respectively.

Via the Glyos News Dump: New Healey Made Assassin March 11 at 2:00 PM EST. Details are unknown, but the previous Assassins were all pretty good and some were painted to look like Bossk and Pythona, if those names mean much to you.

I've reviewed a few of these before at 16bit.com. Click here to see the R-Complex Assassin, which is a green-skinned alien. Trando Assassin comes in Bossk colors. And of course the Assassin (GID) glows in the dark.

In 2013 if you told me that Lucasfilm had planned a Star Wars movie and shelved it, I would be incredibly sad.  I liked the prequels just fine.  I have no complaints about the Ewok movies.  They were fine, they were fun.  But after 5 movies in 5 years, I have learned that when Lucasfilm says "you know what, nevermind" that it's probably a good idea to say "yeah, yeah, you aren't wrong."   (But still, if you liked or loved 4 out of 5 that's a pretty good batting average!)

Over at Variety, the story is explained by the headline  ‘Star Wars’ Shakeup: Kevin Feige and Patty Jenkins Movies Shelved, Taika Waititi Looking to Star in His Own Film (EXCLUSIVE).  Basically, the big news? No news.

Today Hasbro (and Yahoo) revealed 7 of 8 previously announced Star Wars: The Retro Collection Kenner-style action figures from The Book of Boba Fett.   Check them out in: 'Mandalorian' and 'Boba Fett' go retro for latest action figure lineup (exclusive).  The whole wave - or at least we've seen - is pretty excellent with what seems to be three existing sculpts with deco/accessory changes, four newly sculpted figures, and one missing.

Not shown was a new Luke Jedi figure - maybe they'll just repackage the old one. (It's what Kenner would have done!)  New figure reveals today include Krrsantan, Fennec Shand, Boba Fett, Cad Bane, Grogu, a Tusken Raider, and The Mandalorian.   There isn't a new vinyl cape in the bunch, but it appears Grogu just has a new accessory - the blue training backpack - and Mando may be the same as the 2022 version, but with the 2021 Moff Gideon Darksaber accessory.  You be the judge.