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Now, on to this weeks Questions and Answers directly from Hasbro.
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Q. The news of the upcoming Dark Horse comic title Star Wars Invasion fan has got a lot of fans of the New Jedi Order hopeful. Hopeful to see their favorite EU characters on the comic page, but also as it opens up some possibilities to get NJO characters made into figures via the Expanded Universe comic 2-packs.
Recent reports stated that Hasbro sees the comics when they hit the stands, and that any Invasion comic packs might be a ways off. But has Hasbro entertained the thought of partnering with Dark Horse to develop both a comic and comic 2-pack in tandem? And perhaps promoting such a release into a comic/specialty shop exclusive?
A. It certainly is an interesting idea if we had an idea to tell a new story
in the Star Wars universe, but honestly there are so many great stories
coming that we prefer to let others tell them. Our lead-times to produce
new figures are a good 15-18 months, which is far longer than the Dark
Horse lead times. Short of a custom-comic plan (where Hasbro would
commission the story), the current plan seems to be working albeit on an
offset time schedule.
Q. The 2009 Clone Wars vehicle line has as many as 4 vehicles that incorporate astromech droids. The two Jedi starfighters, as well as the Y-Wing and ARC-170. But we've only seen 2 astromech droids in the Clone Wars line to date, and none were announced in the Toy Fair presentation. Can we expect an R4-P17 for Obi-Wan's fighter, or any other astromechs to complement the other vehicles?
A. Good question. Right now we don't have any more in the lineup, but we'll
keep an eye on how R2-D2 and Goldie do going forward to see if there is
demand and opportunity to bring out more. The vehicles are designed to be
interchangeable between realistic and Clone Wars figures, so they are
compatible at least with the plethora of realistic astro droids for the
fans who want to build out their realistic vehicle scenes.
Q. In 2005 the Agen Kolar basic figure seemed to be quite an achievement in sculpting and softgoods. But even then the figure had a lightsaber that was not the correct color (for Revenge Of The Sith), and a molded cloak. Since that time we've seen a great new softgoods Jedi cloak with other basic figures, plus some highly detailed lightsabers. Given what could be some easy fixes, like a softgoods cloak and blue lightsabers, might we see a revised, Revenge Of The Sith accurate Agen Kolar in the near future?
A.
Actually there will be an all-new EpIII Agen Kolar figure coming this Fall
in the basic figure lineup, with even more enhanced articulation. He will
not be coming with a soft goods cloak, and we will look into the saber
coloring, since we were caught off guard by that one the first time. Stay
tuned!
Check back in a few weeks and we'll post
the next round of Questions (and answers) as soon as Hasbro offers them.
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