For reasons I don't know, our host fixed whatever was wrong with the database and the original site is back up and running, and I'm backfilling the stories from the outage as I write this. It was down for a little over two weeks.

I was trying to post this Thursday when I found out the site was broken: IT-0 Interrogation Droid (with Darth Vader, Epic Hero Series). It's probably on clearance in a store near you! The Target exclusive set includes a Stormtrooper and a MSE droid too, and for $15 or less it's a really good deal. Vader has 5 joints, but this IT-0 droid has little moving to speak of. Sure you can spin around some limbs, and you have a clear display base, but mostly it's just going to hover there looking cool. It and the MSE droid are exclusive to the set, so if you want a complete set of Epic Hero stuff you'll need to pick this one up. Read the whole review.

--AP

This week: Q&A: Star Wars Rarities You Don't Want and Droidless Kid Stuff. A lot of figures came out in Europe in 2011-2012, and a lot of fans just ignored them. Did you? Probably. Also I don't know if R2-D2 fans are going to be happy in 2025.

Via Amazon (yes this is a sponsored link): STAR WARS SW 4INCH Figure Vehicle Pack . It's actually an Epic World of Action IG-11, Grogu, and Speeder Bike set - and I believe it's an exclusive. The product listing doesn't have a name and it's not labeled as an exclusive, but I haven't seen it elsewhere so who knows what might happen in other stores in a few days. It's not bad for the asking price - pretty much the same as a regular retail Speeder Bike, with more stuff in the box.

I was trying to post this Thursday when I found out the site was broken: Joruus C'baoth (The Vintage Collection). Since 1991, fans have been asking for one - and we got one a while back in The Black Series. This one, which seems to use Dooku's hands, is the character's 3 3/4-inch debut. Read the whole review.

--AP

I was trying to post this Thursday when I found out the site was broken: GS-C1B (The Book of Boba Fett, Droid Factory). It's good! The paint is even and excellent, with a good shine to it. It may no be perfect as far as matching The Book of Boba Fett, but the head is. The color is. In an era where we get a lot of "good enough," this is certainly that. If you can get this figure - or set - I'd say go for it. Read the whole review.

--AP

Via Amazon and a talented assosciate: Star Wars Andor "I Have Friends Everywhere" Quote Rebel Logo T-Shirt. It's an officially licensed made-on-demand tee based on this year's series. It looks good, and this is an ad link for it. You can buy it here in a bunch of sizes and colors.

This week: Q&A: Star Wars Toys (For Kids) and Future Movie Products. If you're wondering how far in advance Hasbro may be working on the new movie toys, or what kind of future reveals you'll see on streams for future kid toys, this is the update for you.

I was trying to post this Thursday when I found out the site was broken: Walrus Man (The Retro Collection). It's pretty good! The resolution isn't as high as the original figure - but you might not notice. If you have an original 1979 Walrus Man, you will frown over the smoothed-out wrinkles, the missing whiskers, and other details. But if you never owned the original, you are unlikely to realize anything is missing - the colors are good, and the feels are right. Also it's cheaper to buy the reissue, provided you want the other 5 figures in the box. Read the whole review.

--AP

Entropy. Decay is inevitable and since I took over Galactic Hunter I knew the day would some day come where my inability to maintain a content management system would bump into our web host breaking something and, for now at least, making it impossible for me to recover it. I have much - but not all - of the old site somehow locally and some of it may be getting re-uploaded over time. People don't tend to delve into the archives much, and I don't want to re-format 20 years of content and ramblings.