Ad: New stuff from Gentle Giant! Several new Star Wars pre-orders are up right now from Gentle Giant, including the new Tedn Dahai Cantina Band Mini Bust and a huge R2-D2 Monument! What's more, new items from Sucker Punch and a swell new line of Funko Simpsons Figures and Plush are up for pre-order. If that isn't enough, the Gentle Giant Jumbo Kenner Darth Vader and Princess Leia are in stock now! Click through for pricing, pictures, and availability.

Continuing their ongoing and proud tradition, Gente Giant posted the Comic-Con Exclusive 2011 McQuarrie Concept Snowtrooper Bust!  It looks a lot like the picture.  Pre-orders are open for guild members, and the rest of us poor schmucks get to wait and cross our fingers.  Read more.

Over at the Gentle Giant Blog, they revealed their next 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International exclusive: a giant Vinyl Caped Jawa!  Neato.  Guild member pre-orders are up now and for the rest of us... well, I'm crossing my fingers.

Site sponsor Entertainment Earth just announced that they are going to be selling a new exclusive Exclusive Star Wars Episode 3 Obi-Wan Kenobi Bust, due this summer. It will be limited to about 1,100 pieces. Want to know more? Sure you do.

Over on the Gentle Giant Ltd. blog, you can catch some information on the 2011 Premiere Guild membership.  There are three exclusives from which you can choose, one of which is the pictured Darth Maul while another is a mystery Star Wars item and a third item is from Marvel.

StarWarsShop is now  offering their shared exclusive Airborne Trooper Minibust. The special purple markings of this particular trooper denotes its command under Mace Windu. The minibust is limited to only 1,250 pieces worldwide and includes a certificate of authenticity. Price is $54.99 and is IN STOCK now! Click here to order!

More Jumbo Vintage figures are on the way courtesy of Gentle Giant as Luke Skywalker (with Telescoping Lightsaber) and Tusken Raider receive their Vintage Jumbo treatment next. Also announced is the new Wicket minibust. All three items are slated for release in July.

Gentle Giant and StarWarsShop bring you this awesome Ralph McQuarrie Vader bronze bust. Measuring about 8 inches and limited to only a scant 100 pieces worldwide, this ultra limited edition collectible, with the ultra limited price of $1,499 each, isn't for everyone's wallet, but would make a worthy centerpiece for any collection.

The folks at Gentle Giant have announced their next 2 Jumbo Vintage Kenner 12 inch figures to be Darth Vader and Princess Leia Organa! Both come with reproduction vinyl capes and Vader even includes a telescoping lightsaber. Details and photos after the jump!

Gentle Giant Collector Club Premier Guild members were able to pre-order the limited edition Blue Snaggletooth statue. The statue measures approximately 12" with a price of $120. Inspired by the iconic action figure from the vintage Sears Cantina playset, this piece is limited to only 500 pieces. Thanks to curatola01 for the news! 

Enter your chance to win the exclusive one of a kind minibusts of G4's Olivia Munn as Princess Leia and Kevin Pereira as Obi-Wan Kenobi from Gentle Giant by purchasing raffle tickets for a good cause. Proceeds will be divided between Olivia's Kiva Loans and Kevin's Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Curatola01 informs us that Gentle Giant has posted pre-order info for the sexy cool Padme Amidala Snowbunny Holiday minibust, their latest entry in for their Holiday exclusives. The pre-order appears to be reserved for Premier Guild Members since the page currently can't be accessed.

Catch a bunch of pictures from Celebration V!  Click here to see 222 images from the show floor that took about an hour and change to get up.  What fun!  Seriously though, check out the dioramas and new addtions!

Our Galactic Image Bank is updated with new photos from Gentle Giant, LEGO, Sideshow, Kotobukiya, EFX Collectibles, the Lucasfilm Pavilion, and last but certainly not least, our traditional Views From The Floor. Enjoy!

Comic-Con attendees who visit the Gentle Giant booth can get add a Vintage 12" Stormtrooper t-shirt to their bag of cool swag for practically free. All you need to do is purchase a $20 Gentle Giant gift card and the t-shirt is yours!