Let's switch gears but just for a moment. Check out Mace Windu's Jedi Starfighter as seen in Genndy Tartakovsky's Clone Wars micro-series. It's the focus of our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

Our UK readers might want to check out the latest pricedrop on Amazon.co.uk. Han Solo is reduced to £8.90 and Obi-Wan Kenobi is now £7.97. Both qualify for free shipping with Prime.

Action Figures In Action is back! Click through to check out September's edition of spectacular photos featuring action figures... in action! Don't forget to leave your comments and thoughts on these in our comments section! Make sure to posts requests for future Action Figures In Action photos!

Join us each month as JTA has teamed up with Calum Jones to bring you a monthly look at some of the best in action action figure photography on the internet! Enjoy a hand-picked selection from Calum's body of work to show off, in high resolution, what happens when you combine creative photography skill with digital artistry. The results will blow you away! We will be spotlighting some of the many samples featured on Calum's highly popular Instagram page, along with several monthly exclusive photos that will only be available right here on JTA!

• Collectible: Cad Bane (CW22)
• Collection: The Clone Wars [Season 2]
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #104
• Original Publication Date: September 4, 2009
• Current Ranking: 650th most visited review
• Score: 3 holocrons
• Released: 2009

Send in the clones.... uh battle droids. We knew once Sideshow Collectibles made one we would get the rest. So let us check out the Geonosis Infantry Battle Droids in the 1:6 Scale Figures line. They're the topic of our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

JTA sponsor Dorkside Toys updates with next pre-order of Star Wars: Rebels figures. They include TIE Pilot, AT-DP Driver, Commander Gree, Plo Koon , Jedi Temple Guard and AT-AT Driver.

It's a wrap! We hope you enjoyed JTA's exclusive early look at The Black Series wave 6. While not the most exciting wave, it does give us a never before released character and a controversial update to a popular version of Luke. Stay tuned and be sure to keep it here for future early looks at new Star Wars figures! Be sure to check out all of the Visual Guides on these figures as well.

Pre-order The Black Series 6" wave 6 figures at JTA sponsor Dorkside Toys RIGHT NOW!

I was so excited to see my local TARGET restocked for the reset finally after weeks of being late. As I came around the bend, even new The Black Series figures could be made out. (more....)

• Collectible: Ahsoka Tano (CW23)
• Collection: The Clone Wars [Season 2]
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #106
• Original Publication Date: September 6, 2009
• Current Ranking: 113th most visited review
• Score: 4 holocrons
• Released: 2009

Is it a dirty corporal or a dirty sergeant? Because we have no idea. There was no Sandtrooper with a gray pauldron in Episode IV, but that's what Hasbro decided to give the Sandtrooper (Tatooine Patrol) figure in the Power Of The Jedi line. It's a great figure nonetheless. See this figure in its entirety in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

K & C Collectibles has in-stock the New Star Wars Rebels Figure pack.  New Star Wars Salt & Pepper Shakers, Imperial mug and espresso mug sets.  Also new 2015 calendars from the Star Wars Rebels and the Saga.  Click the NEW PRODUCT link for a complete list of recently added items.

• Collectible: Battle Droids (SAGA 061)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #733
• Original Publication Date: May 26, 2011
• Current Ranking: 1,168th most visited review
• Score: 3.5 holocrons
• Released: 2006

We're finishing up the basic figures in the Power Of The Jedi line and the Imperial Officer is up next. Sadly, this is not the figure Hasbro meant to update as this is not an Imperial Officer. It's an Imperial Technician as seen in Episode V and Episode VI. Check it out in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

Well, here's proof you never know what's going to happen and how distribution can turn on a dime. If you live in the mid west and central USA, you have likely heard of ALCO discount stores. Guess what they're getting in now? JTA reader Mark H. sends us proof that the Naboo Starfighter has reared its ugly head again. Mark found the Naboo Starfighter at the Alco store in Peru, Indiana. It was $19.99 and they are having a buy one get one 50% off sale, but he believes that ends today.

Here we go! We told you this was coming. If you have been looking to fill a few holes in your collection, here is your chance. But keep in mind that this is only phase I. (There will be more lists coming in the future.) Please click through for more.

UPDATE: I am literally overwhelmed with all of the responses thus far and it's going to take some time for me to get back to everyone. I thought I would also encourage you to include other items you might be interested in that are not currently listed. I have a ton of Star Wars [SOTDS] and The Clone Wars [SOTDS] products available that many of you seem to be asking about with your lists. Feel free to include other things you're looking for too. Thank you.

• Collectible: Battle Droids (SAGA 062)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #734
• Original Publication Date: May 27, 2011
• Current Ranking: 1,088th most visited review
• Score: 3 holocrons
• Released: 2006

Site amiami.com reveals new packaging and loose shots of upcoming The Black Series figures including Yoda, TIE Fighter Pilot and Clone Trooper Sergeant. Check them out!

The Black Series Walgreen figures are out of stock until November and Walgreens is kind enough to put signage up explaining this. But be not alarmed. As Walgreens purchaser Steven Anne revealed on his Twitter page, Walgreens has 40,000 Proto Fetts on order (which is an inordinate amount of figures in this day and age). And because it's estimated that there is about half that number of Hasbro collectors actively purchasing Star Wars figures, this likely means that Proto Fett will become instant shelf rot. Take that scalpers! Special thanks to JTA reader Brad for alerting us to this recent development. Click through for more

Nothing is worse than waiting for an update to a character you desperately want to see improved upon and then that new figure just doesn't meet your expectations either. That's sort of what went down with the Rebel Trooper (Tantive IV Defender) figure from the Power Of The Jedi line. Learn more in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

You saw them for the first time right here at JTA with our complete thoughts and multiple-angled photographs, but now you can own your own loose samples courtesy of eBayer tunghori. Click through if you're interested! Special thanks to studlydudly for the alert!

Jedi Temple Archives will be attending Hasbro's exclusive 'Twas The Night Before.... Party event on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. This annual event takes place the day before New York Comic Con starts and they typically reveal new things coming later this year and/or early 2015. (This is the event where the first prototypes for The Black Series wave 4 was revealed.) It would be nice if they use this event to reveal the rest of those "18" figures that still have yet to be officially confirmed (and hopefully others). We will be brainstorming ways to handle the Q&A more efficiently this time around so stay tuned for how this will be handled. In the meantime, start thinking about what you'll want to ask and/or waht comments you'd like relayed.

Price drop on the six inch Stormtrooper! Currently $17.99 (and Prime eligible). Click through if you've been waiting for a lower price!

• Collectible: Chewbacca (SAGA 005)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #599
• Original Publication Date: January 12, 2011
• Current Ranking: 1,128th most visited review
• Score: 2.5 holocrons
• Released: 2005

For one day only, Entertainment Earth is offering 20% off Star Wars LEGO sets. Build the iconic vessels from the renowned saga and recreate your favorite moments from the films. With awesome spacecraft and buildings, your LEGO Star Wars collection will really come to life! Limit 5 per person.

Get FREE SHIPPING when you spend $79 or more on today's Daily Deal or other in-stock items!

The first true to scale Chewbacca action figure was the POTJ Chewbacca (Millennium Falcon Mechanic) figure. It doesn't hold up terribly well today, but it's not half that bad either. The point here is that it changed how all future Chewbacca action figures would be approached. It's the focus of our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

The Clone Wars lives on? See what StarWars.com has to say about it!

Happy 63rd birthday Mark Hamill! We can't wait to see you portray Luke Skywalker again next December!

• Collectible: Gungan Warrior (BD07)
• Collection: Legacy Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #116
• Original Publication Date: September 16, 2009
• Current Ranking: 509th most visited review
• Score: 4.5 holocrons
• Released: 2009

JTA reader Travis L. confirms that Five Below stores are restocking on old The Vintage Collection figures again. Click through for his report!

We are rounding out our The Black Series [Phase II] Wave 1 figures with the two straight repacks initially offered in the final waves of The Black Series [Phase I]. Click below to check out the updated card backs from Darth Vader (#03) [the greatest Darth Vader action figure ever] and Yoda (#06), as well as size comparisons between the Phase I and Phase II card back styles. Thanks for sticking with JTA for this exclusive in-hand FIRST LOOK at Hasbro's newest line of figures! Be sure to stop by both our Visual Guide page and Research Droids Reviews index for a look at the complete wave!

Let's go back in time a decade to see what kind of goodness Hasbro gave us back then. The Original Trilogy Collection Slave I may not hold as much water as it did back in 2004, but we still can't help hold fondness for it 10 years after the fact. See why this is still such a noteworthy release in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

And they're available to purchase! Imagine a large colonial style, 4 bedroom house stacked floor to ceiling with MIB, Mint Box Star Wars, Transformers, GI Joe and other toys from the 80's and 90's. Room after room after room. ( Image someone from the TV show “Hoarders but with good taste!) That is what we found when we were asked to help with a Baltimore estate. Click through to check out the available vintage Kenner Star Wars stuff!

Star Wars: Rebels starts early! As the force grows stronger and Star Wars fans become more eager for the debut of the animated television movie Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion, Disney XD has moved up the debut by three days, to Friday, September 26 for verified users of WATCHDisneyXD.com and the WATCH Disney XD app for smartphones, tablets and connected TVs.

The new date will give verified WATCH Disney XD viewers a seven-day exclusive window to watch Star Wars Rebels before the global television debut Friday, October 3 (9:00 p.m., ET/PT in the U.S.) on Disney Channels around the world, ushering in the series beginning Monday, October 13 (9:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney XD.

Disney Consumer Products Extends Epic Storytelling with the Launch of Star Wars Rebels Product Assortment. Click through for the full PRESS RELEASE.

Our good friend James Burns from Jedi News has written an article for StarWars.com which recaps what products you can expect for the Star Wars: Rebels TV show. Check it out!

JTA reader Michael H. shares an image of a life-size C-3PO LEGO statue. Click the image for a much larger view!

Hot off of this morning's announcement, Sideshow Collectibles has posted the pre-order for the new Hot Toys 1.6 scale Han Solo and Chewbacca! You can pick them up individually, or save some cash and buy them as a set! Click the banners below to check them out!

The Black Series wave 5 has NOW been found at Toys R Us and JTA readers are taking advantage of the Buy One Get One 40% off special. Click through for Logan Starkiller's fantastic find!

The re-issued Darth Malgus (#04) is our next featured Visual Guide update. Click below to check out the full details, and see what is different (but not necessarily better) about this version in our Research Droids Review!

• Collectible: General Veers (SAGA 007)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #652
• Original Publication Date: March 6, 2011
• Current Ranking: 392nd most visited review
• Score: 4 holocrons
• Released: 2006

Both Jabba the Hutt and Speeder Bike with Biker Scout on currently listed on Amazon.com for $35.49 with free shipping. Thank you JTA regular Michael W for the heads up to those that are still looking (or were waiting for these to drop in price). Click each image below for direct links to the sale.

Look what JTA reader Mike found in Dubai yesterday. Wait until you see how much they were selling for also! Click through for more!

Outstanding! Unbelievable! Mind blown! Those are just a few thoughts on the next Hot Toys 1/6th Scale Star Wars Announcement! Real fur? Check! Life like? Check! Chewbacca is their follow-up announcement, and he is beyond amazing! Click through for the full press release and detailed photos!

Hot Toys made their announcement in July that they would be independantly releasing 1/6th Scale Star Wars Figures. Today they announced the Movie Masterpiece Series and their first first announced figure: Episode IV Han Solo! Click through for the full press release and gallery! The amazing life-like detail is not to be missed!

Goodness gracious! Paint operations are failing us! Darth Malgus fares no better in The Black Series line either. See why this is so in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

Next up for our The Black Series [Phase II] FIRST LOOK takes aim at another The Vintage Collection carry-forward figure. Click below to check out (newly named) Starkiller (Galen Marek) (#05) and see how this version differs from his The Vintage Collection counterpart. You can also read our complete assessment on this re-issue right here in our Research Droids Review!

• Collectible: [Utapau] Clone Trooper (SAGA 026)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #699
• Original Publication Date: April 22, 2011
• Current Ranking: 766th most visited review
• Score: 4.5 holocrons
• Released: 2006

Boutros77 completes his Jabba's Palace display! Click through to check out this amazing custom display piece!

Oh boy do we feel bad for those of you that missed out on The Vintage Collection Starkiller (Vader's Apprentice) (VC100) figure because The Black Series Starkiller (Galen Marek) figure REALLY pales in comparison. With eyebrows that Elaine gave Uncle Leo in Seinfeld and a hairline of Jim Carrey's character in Dumb & Dumber, there isn't much to praise here at all. The paint operations in general are nightmarish. See why you'll still want to track down the TVC figure by checking in with our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

Be sure to follow us on our Facebook page for instant updates on when we will publish the next review from our exclusive The Black Series wave 6 reveal!

JTA reader Michael W. writes in to let us know that Ree-Yees and Brock Starsher are back in stock at HasbroToyShop.com and that there is a new coupon to use. Click through for more!

JTA continues our exclusive FIRST LOOK at the all-new The Black Series [Phase II] inaugural wave with a detailed look at R5-G19 (#01). Click below for our full Visual Guide, and get our complete thoughts on the latest droid to come to the basic line in our Research Droids Review!

JTA UK reader Matt H. sends us a store report to let fellow UK readers know that Star Wars: Rebels merchandise has hit retail. Click through for his report!

JTA reader Eli confirms with us that he has found The Black Series wave 5 (Ree-Yees/Jabba's Skiff Guard/BEST.... Darth Vader.... EVER!) at his local Walmart store. This makes the second retail location that these figures have been found, with many stores not even seeing a trace of wave 4 yet. Crazy! Click through for his report.

JTA reader LegoMasterCole583 alerts us that TRU is running a promotion Buy One Get One 40% for select Star Wars merchandise. Click through for his report. It looks to a store event only.

• Collectible: R5-J2 (SAGA 058)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #724
• Original Publication Date: May 17, 2011
• Current Ranking: 849th most visited review
• Score: 4.5 holocrons
• Released: 2006

We continue our exclusive advanced look at the first wave of The Black Series [Phase II] line look which should be hitting the USA some time in October. (FYI, we will also be referring to this wave as wave 6 to keep continuity in The Black Series overall lineup.) Next up is the R5-series astromech droid R5-G19 which apparently has really confused Hasbro, not only with the character itself but also the figure's production. What's interesting is that this droid doesn't even appear in Return Of The Jedi. Well it does, but it doesn't. We'll explain. Hasbro's reference image shows another R5 unit, not R5-G19 (although they do look very similar to each other). We have a lot to discuss so learn more in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

Be sure to follow us on our Facebook page for instant updates on when we will publish the next review from our exclusive The Black Series wave 6 reveal!

You asked for it, so here it is. We have taken side by side comparison shots of the new The Black Series card back next to the previous orange-colored line look so you can gauge for yourself how the packaging has changed in size: depth and height. Click either thumb for larger images.

JTA's exclusive FIRST LOOK at the all-new The Black Series [Phase II] inaugural wave continues with our Visual Guide of Luke Skywalker (#02). Click below for a detailed look at this figure, including detailed carded images. If you missed our review from earlier today then make sure to check it out as well! Keep checking back daily for the complete look at this wave!

We have all-new Research Droids Reviews and Visual Guides for you on the first wave of the new The Black Series line look. In the interim, here is a close look at the card back anatomy. We have to say we're so surprised that so many of you weren't aware of the new line look. Keep it here as we go through each release one by one.... and itemize all of the reasons why these are all "new enough" and why you might want to buy them or avoid them like the plague. More to follow. While you wait, click through for up close images of the card back design.

• Collectible: R2-D2 (SAGA 010)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #654
• Original Publication Date: March 8, 2011
• Current Ranking: 693rd most visited review
• Score: 4 holocrons
• Released: 2006

We have NEW FIGURES to review! We start our exclusive advanced look at the first wave of The Black Series [Phase II] line look which should be hitting the USA some time in October. (FYI, we will also be referring to this wave as wave 6 to keep continuity in The Black Series overall lineup.) We start off with Luke Skywalker as he appeared in The Empire Strikes Back right after his attack from the wampa. The figure has some impressive upgrades when compared to The Vintage Collection release, but is it perfect? We have a great deal to say about him. Learn more in our Research Droids Reviews today with a large gallery including JTA's own full storyboard interpretation. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

Be sure to follow us on our Facebook page for instant updates on when we will publish the next review from our exclusive The Black Series wave 6 reveal!

• Collectible: Joker Squad
• Collection: The Legacy Collection
• Category: Previews Exclusive
• Review Sequence: #107
• Original Publication Date: September 7, 2009
• Current Ranking: 599th most visited review
• Score: 4 holocrons
• Released: 2009

Check out this week's Brian's Toys Newsletter for all the latest arrivals!

One of the most perfect releases in the Power Of The Jedi line was Teebo. See why he still holds up well even today in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

Best.... Bubblegate victim.... EVER! JTA moderator Sjefke sends us an image of a very pitiful The Black Series action figure. You're going to laugh.... guaranteed! Click through for more!

JTA sponsor Dorkside Toys writes in with the latest good news! Check it out!

• Collectible: Biker Scout (BD12)
• Collection: Legacy Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #118
• Original Publication Date: September 18, 2009
• Current Ranking: 227th most visited review
• Score: 4.5 holocrons
• Released: 2009

The Kentucky Star Wars Collectors Club (KSWCC)’s annual Fall Festival is tomorrow (September 20th). This year’s event is from 12-6 at Faith Lutheran Church (1000 Tates Creek Rd - Lexington, KY.). Click through for all the details!

The Scout Trooper (Imperial Patrol) [Version 1] figure was a breath of fresh air in 2000/2001. But it cleverly fooled us all because it really didn't age all that well when compared to what Hasbro has released since. See this ancestor in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

Sideshow Collectibles has posted the pre-orders for their Sixth Scale Scout Trooper and Speeder Bike. Buy them both and save $25 on the bundle.

• Collectible: Queen Amidala (BD08)
• Collection: Legacy Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #111
• Original Publication Date: September 11, 2009
• Current Ranking: 238th most visited review
• Score: 2 holocrons
• Released: 2009

We are getting so many successful Ollie's store finds that we probably won't be able to keep up with them all. But if you also have had success, please post the locations in our comments to help other readers out. Thank you! By the way, don't forget you might have a similar experience at your local Kmart as well. Post those finds too please! Click through for two quick reports from Deptford NJ and Bristol PA.

Do you believe JTA German reader Benjamin H. found The Phantom Menace 3D Ewok Pack in his home country for cheaper than all of us did in the USA? Is this a sign of things to come in the USA? Click through for more!

Brian's Toys has restocked many of their Gentle Giant items. Click through for their latest newsletter!

Just like they were when you were a kid, only BIGGER! Gentle Giant is proud to bring you the latest addition to our exciting line of vintage Kenner-inspired Star Wars Action Figure reproductions with the release of the classic Kenner Princess Leia Organa in Boushh Disguise.

Check out Darth Maul (Final Duel), a great-looking, but not too functional action figure in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

With special thanks to JTA Michael W., use promo code SUPER20 to get 20% off action figures at HasbroToyShop.com, plus get free shipping on orders over $50! Michael used the code to get four six inch Black Series Clone Troopers and a six inch Black Series Anakin Skywalker for $15.99 plus tax as well as two Black Series Deluxe Speeder Bike Vehicle With Biker Scout sets for $27.99. Hurry, these army builders won't last long at this price.

You will NEED to sit down before clicking through to witness the horror we did. We have no less than 15 images of pure theft to show you. JTA reader Greg B. sends us one incident after another of blatant theft and he assumes that this is the same thieving guy/gal doing this because it happens frequently and in a remote area. I need to find out more, but I would like to know why no one has done something about this or perhaps brought it to a district manager's attention. I think something like this would warrant a call to Hasbro customer relations. You will shutter. Be afraid. Be very afraid. Hasbro, you have all but ignored the fan sites, but if you're still reading, please do something about this.... even if it's simple staff education.

We knew it was inevitable, but for some it doesn't make it any easier to see. The recently reported Shadow Of The Dark Side vehicle two-packs are showing up on eBay already. Click through for more.

JTA reader Mike F. from the "From A Certain Point of View" Podcast sends us visual and happy confirmation that he has found the SOTDS vehicle 2-packs at Kmart in NY. Click through for more.

And here come the Kmart reports! JTA reader Marcus W. sends us a happy report that he has found the one two-pack he is looking for. Now just don't sell it on eBay now! (Smiles!) These have yet to hit PA Kmarts yet.... Click through for more.

Not all Amazon.com experiences are horrific. JTA reader Qlie asked us to share his experience. The only thing is that this is a gamble. I have had pleasant experiences too. But you have to remember that Amazon.com are not collectors packing for collectors. Click through for more.

• Collectible: Darth Maul (BD05)
• Collection: Legacy Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #119
• Original Publication Date: September 19, 2009
• Current Ranking: 54th most visited review
• Score: 4 holocrons
• Released: 2009

Check out the latest newsletter from JTA sponsor BigBadToyStore.com, including a Huge sale!

150 Featured Sale Items on Sale! Great figures from Transfomers, Marvel, DC, Video Games, Third Party, And Much More!

We look at the now classic IG-88 (Bounty Hunter) figure in complete detail. Check out the full skinny on this figure in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

JTA reader Corey Y. writes in to let us know that Sam's Club is offering the Titan X-wing vehicle with an electronics feature. Click through for more.

We have two bizarre and mentally unstable actions caught on camera to share with you courtesy of JTA reader David B. The first one is surprisingly NOT a terrible paint job by Hasbro. Someone actually switched Luke's arms with Han's. And then the second form of theft someone returned the "good" figure from a Mission Series two-pack. Freaky! Whoever is doing this, please spend your time reclined in a chair and get some psychotherapy. Please. Click through for more.

JTA reader Daniel B. alerts our readers that the Proto Fett has now been found in Colorado. Click through for his report.

JTA reader Mark S. sends us an eager and hopeful store report from Australia. Check out to see what he found! Click through for more!!

JTA reader Will P. sends us multiple store reports to share with readers. Check out his The Black Series experiences by clicking through!

JTA reader Josh E. has developed his own line of Star Wars spoof comics concentrating on Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith that can currently be seen at MotionPicturesComics.com. He gently pokes fun at the movie's weak points while still maintaining his fandom of the film. Look on this with laughter and not defense.... as some are actually quite funny.

JTA reader Kevin T. alerts us that he has success in the Richmond, VA area!

JTA reader johnnyfett sends us a great successful Ollie's report of the Shadow Of The Dark Side vehicle two-packs. Click through for more!

Walgreens has opened up their store locator. See if you can locate this item by seeing if stores in your area have it in stock. Special thanks to JTA reader Solo Calrissian for the tip.

• Collectible: Barada (SAGA 004)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #596
• Original Publication Date: January 9, 2011
• Current Ranking: 888th most visited review
• Score: 3 holocrons
• Released: 2005

eBayer tunghori has some very rare figures up for bidding. Check them out!

We once again have a special treat for you in our Research Droids Reviews today. We itemize every last detail and omission in the Ralph McQuarrie Concept Collection (2 of 2) Toys R Us exclusive set. We list what makes the figures different from the original releases and we also let you know their new numbering as well. See this in great detail (over 100 images). Plus, we give you internal and external packaging shots so you can clearly see how these sets pay deserved homage to the incredible Ralph McQuarrie. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

Here is something you don't see everyday. HasbroToyShop.com has The Black Series Jabba The Hutt and Biker Scout With Speeder Biker Deluxe sets up for pre-order for $34.99 each, not $39.99 each. This is an interesting turn of events indeed.

• Collectible: Commander Appo (SAGA 064)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #678
• Original Publication Date: April 1, 2011
• Current Ranking: 601st most visited review
• Score: 4.5 holocrons
• Released: 2007

I don't mean to laugh at JTA reader Jascon C.'s bad experience here, but this is the risk you take when ordering from Amazon.com. It's a crap shoot. I can tell you that ordering from one of JTA's sponsors like Dorkside Toys or Beyond Mortality Toys (among others) would have always yielded a very pleasant experience for me. They packaged things beautifully. Click through for more!

We have what we feel is a special treat as far as our Research Droids Reviews are concerned today. It's not a special treat because it's such a great collectors' item, it's a special treat because almost no one else (no one at all?) has this archived except for us now. We itemize every last detail and omission that makes these figures different from the original releases and we also let you know their new numbering as well. Plus, we give you internal and external packaging shots so you can clearly see how these sets pay deserved homage to the incredible Ralph McQuarrie. See the Ralph McQuarrie Concept Collection (1 of 2) in great detail (almost 100 images) right now! Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

K & C Collectibles has in-stock the New Black Series 3 3/4 inch Wave 4 & Wave 5.  The New 6" Boba Fett (Prototype Armor) figure and Wave 5 of the 6" series.  Also added items from Sideshow Collectibles, Quantum Mechanix (keychains), Tech Deck (figure skateboards) and LEGO's.  Click through for a complete list of recently added items.

OK. We DO NOT want to prematurely jump to wrong conclusions, but with recent developments at Ollie's and Kmart, we can't help but pay close notice to what's going on elsewhere. JTA reader Nick S. sends us proof that he found some The Vintage Collection figures and they were specially priced at $7.98 (down from the normal $9.99). This odd collection of figures looks to be a hodgepodge of multiple cases. It's likely these could have fallen behind the display and even stranger they could have been returned. But the new price point has our curiosity piqued. If you're out and about, PLEASE let us know if you find something similarly. Click through for Nick's report.

• Collectible: Commando Droid (CW16)
• Collection: The Clone Wars [Season 2]
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #126
• Original Publication Date: September 26, 2009
• Current Ranking: 467th most visited review
• Score: 5 holocrons
• Released: 2009

We have an image to show you that will likely divide the community. Is she buying these up for needy children so that they have a wonderful Christmas this year (trying to see the good in people), or is she hoping to pawn these off on eBay and make a quick buck for her own prince or princess for their own self-serving holidays this year (always seeing the bad in people)? You decide. Man, some people can just suck the joy right out of a good thing. Click through for more.

The very first Sand People action figure based on the Prequel Trilogy was Tusken Raider (Desert Sniper). It's actually pretty nice. Check it out in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

And lastly we have a store report from Massachusetts. JTA reader Paul H. (not me) sends in a great report as well. Click through for his account!

And we have another report. This time Jacksonville, FL. Click through for Dean's exciting report!

JTA reader Toby P. from Chattanooga TN confirms that The Black Series 6" figures have been found at his Walgreens as well. I loathe you all! Click through for his exciting report!

Well. We have confirmation. The Walgreens stores in PA are finally receiving TBS figures, although it's crickets near me still. Click through for JTA reader Frank C.'s cool report!

JTA areader SteveU. writes in to let us know what is happening at Disney stores. New products arrive and older products go on clearance. Click through for his report!

JTA and Yakface.com reader Lando Griffin ALSO confirms that Kmart is selling the Shadow Of The Dark Side two-pack vehicles sets.... but for $5 cheaper! Unbelievable. Check out the report at Yakface.com!

Between JTA reader Nick S. and my own visual confirmation(s), we can affirm that the "Dream Team" set (thank you scockery for letting us steal your denotation) is available at multiple Ollie's locations as well. The Jedi Turbo Speeder? Well, this one isn't faring as well. We haven't come across it once. But plenty of Luke Skywalker's Snowspeeders, Bespin Cloud Cars and Mandalorian Shuttles. Remember, these should be available everywhere this Thursday if they're not out now. Also, I found other combinations tonight with sets including Plo Koon's Jedi Starfighter, Ahsoka's Jedi Starfighter and others.

• Collectible: Corporate Alliance Tank Droid
• Collection: The Clone Wars [Season 2]
• Category: Vehicles
• Review Sequence: #120
• Original Publication Date: September 20, 2009
• Current Ranking: 439th most visited review
• Score: 4.5 holocrons
• Released: 2009

Are you still trying to acquire Luke Skywalker' Snowspeeder or the Mandalorian Assault Transport from the Shadow Of The Dark Side era (2010-2011)? We have the low down for you surrounding the neatest surprise in years at a retail discount chain: the return of Shadow Of The Dark Side! Click through because you will definitely be interested to discover what we've learned! (Side note: The pitiful rush I got when investigating this new turn events really put things in perspective for me. It's so depressing that I am more excited about "old" Class II vehicles than I am about 95% of the new stuff currently at retail.)

This was a matter of time! ToysRUs.com discounts their huge Battle on Endor Pack down to $79.99. Click here if this new price falls into your must buy range! Thanks JTA reader Darth_turtle for the heads up!

A long list of colleges are getting in on the Star Wars fun with official collegiate sports apparel. Click through for the full story and see if your favorite team is participating!

She is the mother of Anakin Skywalker, and we really still don't know if she lied about her "immaculate conception" of Anakin Skywalker. Learn more about Shmi Skywalker in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

Breaking news! JTA reader Chris sends us photographic proof that The Clone Wars [Shadow Of The Dark Side] vehicle two-packs that were originally part of a Toys R Us' "Black Friday" promotion have now been found at Ollie's for $19.99 for each two-pack! Send in your store reports and let us know what you find! It's amazing to me that collectors were trying to find these vehicles when they were released and they now are still being found for pennies on the dollar. What this distills down to is that you can get two highly detailed full-size vehicles with cool action features and a lot of play value for less than the price of one "reduced scale" essentially hollowed out Class II vehicle available right now for $24.99 each with "nothing". Sad, sad, sad. Hasbro would have been better off holding onto this stock and then re-releasing it when the market demanded something good to buy (i.e. now).

• Collectible: Ambush On The Vulture’s Claw
• Collection: The Clone Wars [Film/Season 1]
• Category: Battle Packs
• Review Sequence: #105
• Original Publication Date: September 5, 2009
• Current Ranking: 525th most visited review
• Score: 4 holocrons
• Released: 2009

The first of many, many releases, Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (Jedi Knight) was the next generation of Obi-Wan Kenobi action figures in the basic figure line. Learn more in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

You think you paid pennies on the dollar for your MTT? JTA reader Marcel E. has you all beat. Look at the crazy price he paid for it at his local Marshalls. It's amazing he still even found one!

StarWars.com has released a video interviewing Hasbro designers on how they made The Black Series 6" Deluxe Biker Scout & Speeder Bike. Check it out!

It's official. LEGO is now the #1 toy company. They've just bypassed Mattel. (Mattel has followed the "cheap route" like Hasbro as well. Gee folks. It's not working!) While contrarians will defend every last move Hasbro makes, it's evident that by Hasbro alienating collectors and making second rate toys just isn't even close to being the answer even during a bad economy. LEGO is one of the few companies, from a Star Wars standpoint, that listens to its fans, makes a ton of collector-friendly Original Trilogy focused products, and doesn't let cost prevent them from making the things collectors want to see. We hope and pray that Hasbro will take cues from from the new leader and get back to basics as expediently as possible.

CommanderJoe276 eagerly sends in his store report! He's found them! Repeat. He's found them! I wish I could say the same about Pennsylvania! Click through for more.

JTA reader Jsiron writes in to let us know that he found The Black Series 6" Deluxe at his local Barnes and Noble store. If you're still looking for them, this may be an option for you. Click through for more.

JTA reader Matthew from Louisville Kentucky sends us a remarkable report, perhaps the largest selection of The Black Series 6" we have seen yet at a Walgreens. Just look at all of those Proto Fetts... and next to shingles vaccine signage no less!! Click through for more!

• Collectible: Nabrun Leids & Kabe (SAGA 072)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures (Walmart Exclusive)
• Review Sequence: #604
• Original Publication Date: January 17, 2011
• Current Ranking: 898th most visited review
• Score: 4 holocrons
• Released: 2007

Looks like wave 5 is back on Amazon for $10.99! The last time we posted this they quickly sold out and went back up to $25+, so if you hesitated now is your chance. These are now listed in stock and ready to ship! These are also starting to show up at brick and mortar, but with free shipping (with prime) it's hard to beat. Wedge Antilles (not pictured) is also available.

For all of you skateboarding Star Wars fans, Santa Cruz unveils their awesome Star Wars Collection. Click through for all of the details!

JTA sponsor Dorkside Toys is now accepting pre-orders for the first wave of "blue" The Black Series figures. Check out what they have to offer!

One of the most boring figures in the Star Wars Power Of The Jedi line and one of our least favorites is Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jedi). He'll instantly remind you of the Episode I inundation/deluge. See this mediocre figure in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

The item that you don't want for $39.99 is still the same item you don't want but is now $44.99. The Hero Series X-wing Fighter just obtained a price increase. We don't know if this is a universal mark-up, but it's laughable at best. Let the aisles clog like a blocked artery.... NOW! Special thanks to Darth Turtle for the laughable news.

We have the COMPLETE Toys R Us reset to show you! JTA reader Frank R. sends us eight (8) large images detailing every nook and cranny of this new Star Wars: Rebels multimedia event reset and how Hasbro and other licensees plan to pimp it all! Click through for more!

• Collectible: Battle Rancor (With Felucian Rider And Saddle)
• Collection: 30 (77-07)
• Category: TARGET Exclusive
• Review Sequence: #281
• Original Publication Date: February 28, 2010
• Current Ranking: 440th most visited review
• Score: 4.5 holocrons
• Released: 2008

One of the best figures in the Star Wars Power Of The Jedi line and one of our personal favorites is Obi-Wan Kenobi (Cold Weather Gear). He'll instantly remind you of an Original Trilogy character too. See this awesome figure in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

Big Bad Toy Store sends in their latest newsletter. Click here for the full report! You can also get details on their big sale: 150 Featured Sale Item! Great figures from Transfomers, Marvel, DC, Video Games, Third Party, And Much More!

You can also get daily product news and updates by subscribing to BBTS's Facebook page and Twitter feed!

Our very own Darth Eddie has ALSO found signs of life at his local TARGET in Roanoke VA. He too has found remnants of The Black Series wave 5, this time Jabba's Skiff Guard. They're hitting in dribs and drabs, but at least they're hitting! Click through for his report!

Coming very soon.... "This house is clean!" If you're looking to fill holes in your collection, you might want to hang around here to see what new options you may have in the near future....

• Collectible: Darth Vader (SAGA 045)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #871
• Original Publication Date: October 11, 2011
• Current Ranking: 1,071st most visited review
• Score: 3.5 holocrons
• Released: 2006

Wo! The Black Series upcoming TARGET exclusive Shadow Scout and Shadow Stromtrooper have hit eBay! Check them out!

JTA reader and friend Corey from the Wolfpack Podcast sends us an alert that wave 5 of The Black Series has been found at TARGET. Click through for his report!

One Star Wars figure with a clever spin was Darth Vader (Emperor's Wrath) from the Power Of The Jedi line. It may have been one of the most unexected figures of 2001. Learn more in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

• Collectible: L8-L9
• Collection: Legacy Collection
• Category: Build A Droid
• Review Sequence: #113
• Original Publication Date: September 13, 2009
• Current Ranking: 395th most visited review
• Score: 5 holocrons
• Released: 2009

Our friends at Yakface.com are reporting that Star Wars: Rebels vehicles are now hitting retail. Click through for their report.

He looks a little bit like a rodent, but the Luke Skywalker (X-wing Pilot) figure isn't without merit. See why it still looks pretty good in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

• Collectible: Geonosis Assault
• Collection: The Legacy Collection
• Category: Battle Packs
• Review Sequence: #102
• Original Publication Date: September 2, 2009
• Current Ranking: 361st most visited review
• Score: 4 holocrons
• Released: 2009

Order on Amazon for $10.99! Get them while you can! Ship date is Sept. 13th!

Although a controversial addition to the Special Edition of A New Hope, it's hard to deny that Ketwol is pretty neat as an action figure. Hasbro even made his paradigm shift/dual characteristics as screen accurate as possible too! This single alien replaced two wolf-men from the cantina in two different ways. Both are here (from a certain point of view.) Find out more in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

• Collectible: Malakili (BD22)
• Collection: Legacy Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #158
• Original Publication Date: October 28, 2009
• Current Ranking: 311th most visited review
• Score: 4.5 holocrons
• Released: 2009

A good figure, but not great, is Saesee Tiin (Jedi Master). See why it's more of the same in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

• Collectible: Giran (BD21)
• Collection: Legacy Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #153
• Original Publication Date: October 23, 2009
• Current Ranking: 126th most visited review
• Score: 5 holocrons
• Released: 2009

WOW! Now this is a cool auction! Check out this awesome auction of production samples of the original Legacy Collection [2] Build A Droid figures! Special thanks to JTA reader Commander Y. for the alert!!

Site JediInsider.com reveals the secret pack-in figure to the Jedi Reveal Toys R Us exclusive: Holographic Obi-Wan Kenobi. Check it out!

Not satisfied with what your local Toys R Us has in stock as far as The Black Series is concerned? We received an inside tip that may just change all of that.... click through for more!

Here is one of our most favorite figures from the Power Of The Jedi line. Plo Koon (Jedi Master) can't do much, but simply sitting pretty is his specialty. Learn more in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

Although possessing a very indirect tie to Star Wars, we felt it was appropriate to acknowledge her for her work in Spaceballs. Goodbye Joan Rivers. You will be missed!

• Collectible: Captain Argyus (CW31)
• Collection: The Clone Wars [Season 2 – red]
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #130
• Original Publication Date: September 30, 2009
• Current Ranking: 417th most visited review
• Score: 4 holocrons
• Released: 2009

The annual Rancho Obi-Wan Gala (Sept. 20th) is our main fundraising event of the year, something nearly every nonprofit organization needs to be able to continue its mandate—in our case Inspiring Through the Force of Imagination. And thanks to generous donors, our auctions at the event include amazing original Star Wars art, vintage items, sculptures and more from around the world. Click through for more!

Take advantage of this 24 hour sale for 50% off this fantastic Entertainment Earth Exclusive: Star Wars Figures Baron Fel and Ysanne Isard!

JTA reader Derek emailed me with some eye-opening images. With Hasbro on a clear cut mission to provide the market with budget Star Wars merchandise, it makes us wonder if they're doing things completely wrong when you see what other toy companies are producing and the prices they sell for at retail. While definitely apples to oranges in many respects, you can't help but wonder why Hasbro cannot produce remotely similarly quality stuff for the Star Wars brand... and at least include a functioning cockpit in every Star Wars vehicle they produce.... regardless of the size. Click through for Derek's point of view and leave your thoughts in our comments!

Check out the latest from Dorkside Toys by clicking through!

Just a little while ago, we brought to your attention a listing on the Canadian ToysRUs.com website a product entitled Jedi Reveal. The crew at AllSpark have photographic evidence of the set. Check it out! It has blind packaging!

UPDATE: Blind-boxed figure is a holographic Obi-Wan Kenobi

Not every figure in the Power Of The Jedi line was perfect. Mas Amedda was a dud in our opinion. See why we feel this way in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

HasbroToyShop.com has added a lot of new products. Special thanks to JTA readers Michael W. and Les Dudis for the alerts. Use discount code 10HTSDISC for 10% off per studly dudly. Check it all out!

• Collectible: Rum Sleg (BD09)
• Collection: Legacy Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #115
• Original Publication Date: September 15, 2009
• Current Ranking: 251st most visited review
• Score: 4 holocrons
• Released: 2009

Another wonderful figure in the Power Of The Jedi line is Sebulba (Boonta Eve Challenge). Check out why it's another must-have figure in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.

You know something? Hasbro can't seem to win for losing. They finally do something right by peppering older The Vintage Collection figures into the line and bam: instant peg-warmers. We know without a doubt that Dak Ralter wasn't the best choice by any stretch of the imagination, but I still don't think he should be peg-warming like this. Click through for JTA reader Joe's recent retail experience. Now, just imagine if you replaced the Daks with Emperor's Royal Guards? Now that would be something.

• Collectible: Disturbance At Lars Homestead
• Collection: The Legacy Collection
• Category: Toys R Us Exclusive
• Review Sequence: #103
• Original Publication Date: September 3, 2009
• Current Ranking: 122nd most visited review
• Score: 1.5 holocrons
• Released: 2008

Star Wars: A New Dawn is out today. Pick up your copy if you have not already ordered it! This is the first release under the official Canon banner.

Sometimes a figure's accessories are worth purchasing the figure for, even when the figure isn't revolutionary. That applies to the Gungan Warrior from the Power Of The Jedi line. See what we mean in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to leave your own thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even leave comments about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your own personal review requests via email if you'd like to see something that we didn't cover yet.