• Collectible: Bespin Cloud Car
• Collection: Star Wars [Shadow Of The Dark Side]
• Category: Vehicles
• Review Sequence: #417
• Original Publication Date: July 14, 2010
• Current Ranking: 340th most visited review
• Score: 5 holocrons
• Released: 2010

We're tired of clones from Sideshow Collectibles, but the Wolfpack Clone Trooper (104th) is actually quite nice. And he isn't a generic clone either. He is Sinker from Season 4 of The Clone Wars. 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.

Our next round of Vintage card back updates features the next 9 figures released on the 20/21-back cards. Click through to take a look at which figures received updates in our Vintage Visual Guide!

This is the funniest thing I have seen in a long time. Special thanks to JTA reader Cody B. for bringing it to our attention. We bet that you'll not only think it's funny too, but very accurate. See George Lucas' Special Edition of the Episode VII trailer on YouTube right now!

• Collectible: Luke Skywalker (Hoth Outfit) (VC95)
• Collection: The Vintage Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #1,067
• Original Publication Date: April 24, 2012
• Current Ranking: 160th most visited review
• Score: 3.5 holocrons
• Released: 2012

It's time for another edtion Action Figures In Action for all of our action figure lovers out there! Click through to check out November'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! As always, stop by Calum's Instagram page to see more of his work (but you will only find it in high resolution right here at JTA).

We continue plugging through the new Rebels figures. It's time for The Inquisitor, so let's look at this action figure to see how well it represents the character on the show. It's 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.

Right on time after the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer reveal, Hot Toys teases the "Circle Is Now Complete" Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi one-sixth scale figure set!

• Collectible: Imperial Navy Commander (VC94)
• Collection: The Vintage Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #1,066
• Original Publication Date: April 23, 2012
• Current Ranking: 309th most visited review
• Score: 4.5 holocrons
• Released: 2012

We are beginning the process of updating our Vintage Visual Guides with carded images in our quest to put together the most comprehensive online guide to the varying card backs. We won't just be trolling the web to find images to fill this out (like some other guides and reports have done), but will be providing genuine verified samples for our archives! We put out the call and our readers answered! New JTA contributor George Telesco is working with us to kick-start this campaign in a big way! We will have MANY updates in the coming months and we start with the most iconic card backs in the history of Star Wars collecting: The 12-backs! Click through for a look at our updated guides featuring the first twelve carded figures to grace store shelves a long time ago...

The Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer is now live!

When you are finished watching it 200 times come back to this post and let us know what you thought... and no spoilers beyond what you see in the trailer!

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We continue plugging through the new Rebels figures which sadly still haven't hit everywhere yet. Check out the mean Agent Kallus 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.

It's happening RIGHT NOW!

Brian's Toys is giving thanks this weekend by running a Thanksgiving Sale. Stop by and see what they have to offer! Items range from 10%-60% off and include many The Black Series figures. Sale runs through December 4th.

Stop by Entertainment Earth and see what they have for their Black Friday sale, now live! This includes several daily deals such as the Kurt S. Adler Boba Fett with Carbonite Christmas Statue.

• Collectible: Grand Moff Tarkin (VC98)
• Collection: The Vintage Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #1,128
• Original Publication Date: June 24, 2012
• Current Ranking: 126th most visited review
• Score: 4 holocrons
• Released: 2012

It's review 2014 so it's time to start reviewing figures from the Rebels line! It's also Thanksgiving and we're thankful that we have new products to reveal as well! Let's start off with C1-10P ("Chopper"). This character is already getting flack in the show, and the action figure feels more like a Happy Meal toy than a real action figure. But we think this droid doesn't look half as bad as everyone is saying. 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.

JTA wishes all of our readers a Happy Thanksgiving. We are so thankful that we have so much in life that we actually have time to complain about and praise Hasbro's action figures. Show thankfulness for something important today. God bless.

I can report that I have seen an incredible positive trend lately of much-improved paint operations, especially on C-3PO.

Paint operations have been much improved, but then there are exceptions like this. Check out the image JTA friend Dale H. shared on our wall. Image originally comes from Star Wars Modern Figures Collector's Facebook page.

Can't make it to one of the select movie theaters for the world premiere of the highly anticipated The Force Awakens trailer this weekend? No worries! Lucasfilm confirms via Twitter what we all hoped for!

Gentle Giant is having a Black Friday Sale starting today and running through 11:59 PM Sunday, November 30th. Enter coupon code 30BLK2014 to receive 30% Off your entire purchase of selected In-Stock merchandise!

It's time for the Big Bad Toy Store Black Friday Sale! 100+ Items...Sale runs until Monday, Dec 1st. You can also check out their latest newsletter right here!

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• Collectible: Nikto (Skiff Guard) (VC99)
• Collection: The Vintage Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #1,132
• Original Publication Date: June 28, 2012
• Current Ranking: 480th most visited review
• Score: 4.5 holocrons
• Released: 2012

If 2012 was all about too much of the same product, then 2013 was all about too little. The Star Wars [Yoda/Attack Of The Clones] line was essentially a miscarriage, but some good stuff did manage to escape out, everywhere except the USA that is. Check out the Battle Droid (with cool exploding feature) from the failed Movie Heroes line. It's actually pretty cool. See it 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: Wedge Antilles (VC28)
• Collection: The Vintage Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #841
• Original Publication Date: September 11, 2011
• Current Ranking: 192nd most visited review
• Score: 3.5 holocrons
• Released: 2011

Kmart is running a 25% off sale RIGHT NOW and would you believe they actually have The Black Series figures in stock. We do not know if this applies to store purchases. Click the banner below to see what you can get!

Today's Daily Deal at Entertainment Earth features Darth Nihilus Mini Bust for $49. Click through to take advantage of this deal!

Maybe it would be best if we skip over review 2012 so we don't have to revisit "the debacle of 2012". But instead of ignoring this terrible time, let's check out a repacked Anakin's Jedi Starfighter from the last assortment of true Class II vehicles. It's all 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 finally received Star Wars: Rebels figures! Use code FREESHIP25 to get FREE SHIPPING on orders $25 or more! Special thanks to JTA reader JediRebel71 for the alert!

• Collectible: Yoda (VC20)
• Collection: The Vintage Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #633
• Original Publication Date: February 15, 2011
• Current Ranking: 83rd most visited review
• Score: 4 holocrons
• Released: 2011

JJ Abrams alludes to some sort of teaser for Episode VII via Twitter. If you can't be bothered with such social media nonsense like us, here is what he revealed.

Update: StarWars.com has released the theater list that will be showing the trailer for The Force Awakens. For those that won't be able to see it on the big screen this weekend it is slated to be shown widespread in December.

With special thanks to JTA reader Hunk of Junk for the alert, Toys R Us is running a 20% off sale through this Wednesday on all Star Wars toys. Toys are also on sale online, but all are not necessarily 20% off.

Click through to take a look at JTA's review of this past week's Star Wars Rebels episode: Empire Day.

By 2011, Hasbro went through what collectors considered a clueless phase when it came to managing the Saga Legends line. Collectors begged them to use it as a sub-line to repack some hard-to-find figures along with keeping the core main characters available at retail in an evergreen fashion. They instead chose some of the oddest action figures to repack in this line however. Of course Boba Fett should seem like a great choice, but they released an inferior sculpt over some of the better updated versions and released a slight repaint of The Saga Collection figure. Boba Fett is "different enough to make you mad" and he can even "sit in a vehicle". But see why this figure is an easy pass despite a few benefits. It's all 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: (Twin Pod) Cloud Car Pilot (VC11)
• Collection: The Vintage Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #409
• Original Publication Date: July 6, 2010
• Current Ranking: 195th most visited review
• Score: 4.5 holocrons
• Released: 2010

Back on November 3rd, we published a RUMOR report that Rebels figures could/might be delayed until the end of January. We received this info from reliable sources, including a major distributor. However, the feedback we got from those that (1) didn't read the word "rumor" as well as see the question mark in our post and (2) misrepresented what our report ACTUALLY said, was filled with vitriole. (more....)

The year 2010 brought us some of the greatest The Clone Wars figures, and it also brought us some of the greatest repacks as well. The slightly repainted Jar Jar Binks was a figure collectors were desperate to see re-released again and it finally happened in The Clone Wars [Shadow Of The Dark Side] lineup. We're still plugging through the years celebrating the long-running Hasbro Star Wars action figure history and we've reached review 2,010. Because we have nothing new to review in The Vintage Collection, we're choosing an item from the other concurrent line of the same year. See 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.

We're still in the middle of our Hasbro tribute in our RDRs, but we will indeed be getting to the Rebels figures on or around Thanksgiving after we finish it up. You can however check out some of our reviews on these items right now by checking the Rebels category page in our index. Click the image below for more.

We know controversy exists with The Black Series , but we're not going to go into that again here. We have posted this article however to report a "buyer beware" warning to you. You know the recent developments of this figure. A new ball-socket head joint has been tooled to remedy the issue that some/many of these figures where the head just won't stay on the body. But we picked up TWO (2) the so-called confirmed 42161 date-stamped Darth Vader figure and they did not have the upgraded joint. The good news? The head (on this sample too) stays on fine with the shorter geodesic shape allowing for a wide-range of motion. Maybe it doesn't stay on as well as the larger ball-socket joint, but it STAYS on, save for any violent flicking of a finger. We shook it, we turned it and we posed the figure and the head stays on just fine. Our original (orange-carded) sample didn't have the falling-off-if-you-look at it wrong issue either. We have never discounted reports of this issue ever, but at this point it may be a crap-shoot whether or not you'll experience this issue for never or forever. Hopefully new date-stamped figures beyond 42161 will be more consistent with the fix. Click the image below for a larger view.

• Collectible: Nien Nunb (VC106)
• Collection: The Vintage Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #1,223
• Original Publication Date: September 27, 2012
• Current Ranking: 389th most visited review
• Score: 4 holocrons
• Released: 2012

We've added 8 more entries in our Vintage Visual Guide Instructions, Inserts, and Catalogs section. Click through to see what's new, and stop by our Archive to check out our ever-growing repository of Vintage pack-in material.

Gentle Giant's November announcements feature plenty of Star Wars in the form of Maquettes, Mini Busts, and Jumbo Figures. Click through to check out the latest!

Our friends at StarWarsFiguren also have awesome new images of the eagerly anticipated OT Mission Series sets! Check them out!

We're still plugging through the years celebrating the long-running Hasbro Star Wars action figure history. We've reached review 2,009 so this means it's time to look at an item from the Legacy Collection. Let's look at the Stormtrooper Commander. See this very controversial repacked 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.

Our friends at StarWarsFiguren.com have posted NEW carded images of the newly announced OT focused Saga Legends figures (as well as some of the long-awaited Rebels Mission Series packs). I have to admit, the OT stuff looks pretty fantastic. Check them out!

• Collectible: Republic Trooper (The Old Republic) (VC113)
• Collection: The Vintage Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #1,229
• Original Publication Date: October 3, 2012
• Current Ranking: 41st most visited review
• Score: 4.5 holocrons
• Released: 2012

Wait, were we the only ones who missed this memo? JTA reader Aarren A. sends us horrifying images of stuff that we thought were no longer going to grace store shelves, especially since ALL of last years products are cluttering the clearance aisles as we speak. Click through to see the monstrosity. As Aarren writes, make it go away! The show hasn't even barely started yet, and Hasbro is already expecting these characters to be hits?... in another medium no less? Can someone explain this to us please?

With thanks to our friends at BanthaSkull.com for tipping us off, our other friends at StarWarsFiguren.com have posted boxed images of the upcoming Imperial Trooper Transport vehicle.

Our friends at Rebelscum.com are reporting that the next wave of The Black Series 6" figures have been found at TARGET. If you'd like to see one of these figures now, JTA photographed and reviewed the first production sample of Yoda in early October. Check that out here. It looks like the ones being found at retail are of the same quality.

The year 2008 brought us the very first phase of the long-running The Clone Wars line. And would you believe after all of these years we totally blew over the AT-TE (All Terrain Tactical Enforcer) vehicle from that line in our reviews? Now that we're on a roll celebrating Hasbro's rich Star Wars action figure history, we decided to focus our 2,008th review on this missed vehicle. See this behemoth 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: Kithaba (Skiff Guard) (VC56)
• Collection: The Vintage Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #1,069
• Original Publication Date: April 26, 2012
• Current Ranking: 427th most visited review
• Score: 4.5 holocrons
• Released: 2012

The Sideshow Collectibles C-3PO Sixth Scale Figure pre-orders is now live! Click here for the pre-order page (and full gallery).

JAT reader Mike R. alerts us that the TRU exclusive Battle Of Endor multipack is on sale for $69.99. These one day sales drive me crazy. I haven't been able to take advantage of one yet. You would think there would be better communication to patrons.

Hasbro Toy Shop has the latest The Black Series figures in stock. Thanks to all of the JTA viewers for alerting us!

We continue to plug along celebrating Hasbro's rich Star Wars action figure history. We have reached review 2,007 and that means it's time for an item from the 30 (77-07) lineup. How about the TARGET exclusive TIE Bomber? This vehicle has a very unique paint job and stick men on its hull. 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: Gamorrean Guard (VC21)
• Collection: The Vintage Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #545
• Original Publication Date: November 19, 2010
• Current Ranking: 22nd most visited review
• Score: 5 holocrons
• Released: 2010

JTA sponsor Big Bad Toy Store checks in with their latest new arrivals and pre-orders. Get all the info after the jump!

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As wonderful as it is to reflect back on the modern Hasbro Star Wars line since its inception in 1995, there was one period of time that had changed our collecting minds forever. It's now time to "FlashBack" to an era we wish we all could return to because it was the greatest collection of figures Hasbro had ever put together for us. Because of this collection, the collecting community had never been happier, nor more invested in what Hasbro was doing at the time. It had its bumps and bruises, but overall was a success. And it brought back people who stopped collecting years earlier. Hasbro says they'd love to return to it one day, but very few of us are patient enough to wait to see if this comes to pass. So we will show our love and support for the greatest Star Wars basic figure line ever created by revisiting it one by one in our FlashBack Reviews. We knew you were waiting for this and now is the time. And we've made you wait long enough. The first FlashBack Review in this collection starts today!

We continue to plug along celebrating Hasbro's rich Star Wars action figure history. We have reached review 2,006 and that means it's time for an item from The Saga Collection. So let's look at George Lucas (In Stormtrooper Disguise) which was an Ultimate Galactic Hunt mail-away exclusive. We bet you never expected this action figure, but look at that stunning head sculpt! It's 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.

• Collectible: Rebel Trooper [Gunner] (SAGA 046)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #870
• Original Publication Date: October 10, 2011
• Current Ranking: 1,273rd most visited review
• Score: 3.5 holocrons
• Released: 2006

The reports of "taped" and "not taped' The Black Series [Phase II] store reports are all over the map. We received some of the earliest production figures out of China and none of ours had tape attached. Then I found some at TARGET that had tape. Now JTA reader Hunk of Junk found "without tape" figures at TRU. So it looks like this is hit or miss and who knows why we're even still having these troubles after Bubblegate.

We're only 10 years in paying homage to Hasbro's long-running legacy of the Star Wars line. It's review 2,005 so that means it's time to review a product from the Revenge Of The Sith line. Let's check out Anakin's Jedi Starfighter, which was the template for all other Eta-2 class starfighters in the future. It's all 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: AT-AT Driver (SAGA 009)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #653
• Original Publication Date: March 7, 2011
• Current Ranking: 596th most visited review
• Score: 4 holocrons
• Released: 2006

JTA reader Martin M. sends us proof that the blue phase of The Black Series line is hitting TRU stores. I can also confirm that this wave is hitting piecemeal at TARGET in Pennsylvania as well. Click thr image below for a larger view.

We have MORE proof of the 25% off Prototype Boba Fett with an image of the actual figure. It's running this week at Walgreens if you're lucky. I have YET to see this figure make a single appearance at ANY Walgreens store in my area and I have a bazillion of them. Nor has my online order shipped. Madness. NO MORE WALGREENS EXCLUSIVES! Special thanks to JTA reader Frank C. for the image and latest details.

It's an early Christmas miracle, but the Toys R Us in Princeton NJ where I work got in Rebels Saga Legends figures. They rang up $6.99 each. Click the image bellow for a larger view. They'll be coming soon to RDRs once we go through our Hasbro tribute run of reviews.

We're proceeding with paying homage to Hasbro's long-running legacy of the Star Wars line. It's review 2,004 and that means it's time for something from The Original Trilogy Collection. To our surprise, we skipped over the Tusken Raider back when we originally reviewed the OTC line, so what better time than now to address this missing figure? It's all 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: Holographic Clone Commander Cody (SAGA 056)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #735
• Original Publication Date: May 28, 2011
• Current Ranking: 1,165th most visited review
• Score: 3 holocrons
• Released: 2006

JTA sponsor Dorkside Toys is preparing for a huge Black Friday sale! Learn more about it!

We're proceeding with paying homage to Hasbro's long-running legacy of the Star Wars line. It's review 2,003 and that means it's time for something from the Clone Wars line. Let's check out the ARC Trooper which was a very exciting figure at the time. 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.

• Collectible: Clone Trooper (Sergeant) (SAGA 060)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #732
• Original Publication Date: May 25, 2011
• Current Ranking: 965th most visited review
• Score: 4 holocrons
• Released: 2006

It's all in the title! Variety.com has the full scoop!

We have the our latest look Star Wars Rebels with a review of Episode 6: Out of Darkness! Get the full review after the jump!

We're continuing to pay homage to Hasbro's long-running legacy of the Star Wars line. It's review 2,002, so it's time to check out something from the Star Wars "Saga" line. How about the FAO Schwarz exclusive Imperial Shuttle vehicle? It's 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.

• Collectible: General Rieekan (SAGA 012)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #672
• Original Publication Date: March 26, 2011
• Current Ranking: 914th most visited review
• Score: 3 holocrons
• Released: 2006

Hasbro has released press images of upcoming The Black Series 6" Deluxe and basic figures. Check them out on our Facebook page. Images for the Wampa/Luke, Tauntaun/Han Solo, Bossk, and Han Stormtrooper are shown.

Be careful what you wish for! Perhaps the community referring to Hasbro 12" figures as shampoo bottles has given licensees ideas for new personal care products. It's like a nightmare folks! Look what JTA reader LesDudis found at his local Walmart. At least this company isn't trying to pawn them off as toys! (Click through for his report and click the thumb for a closer look at the image.)

We're back on schedule to pay homage to Hasbro's long-running legacy of the Star Wars line. It's review 2,001, so let's check out the POTJ Darth Maul (With Sith Attack Droid) 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: Rebel Trooper (SAGA 046)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #869
• Original Publication Date: October 9, 2011
• Current Ranking: 1,279th most visited review
• Score: 3.5 holocrons
• Released: 2006

Sideshow Collectibles has the preview page up for the LONG awaited C-3PO Sixth Scale Figure! Pre-orders go live Next Thursday (November 20th). Click here for the full preview.

Site deadline.com is reporting discussion of a possible merger with Hasbro and Dreamworks to form a powerhouse company called Dreamworks-Hasbro. The deal is about two months away and early talks cite that Jeffrey Katzenberg would chair the combined operation. How do you think this may or may not affect the Hasbro Star Wars line? Click through for more.

Stop the press! We interrupt our Hasbro homage-paying string of reviews to celebrate a landmark today, and oh boy is it a BIG ONE! Jedi Temple Archives has published our 2,000th Research Droids Review today! To celebrate this nice big and even number, we have added a gorgeous high-end collectible to the database; the final piece (for now) in Sideshow Collectibles' incredible Life-Size Busts line: Jango Fett. JTA is also the only place on the web where you can see all fifteen (15) Life-Size Busts fully photographed and reviewed! See Jango Fett (as well as the others) 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.

NOTE: We will be leaving this thread open so you can comment about our five and a half years old Research Droids Reviews column (in general) so you can give us feedback and express what you like, what you don't like, what you'd like to see in the future, and where you hope the column heads in the future. We thank you for keeping us going so strongly with the RDRs and for zealously accruing over seven (7) million hits in the column since its inception. Thank you JTA readers! You are the greatest!

• Collectible: Rep Been (SAGA 049)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #769
• Original Publication Date: July 1, 2011
• Current Ranking: 1,335th most visited review
• Score: 4 holocrons
• Released: 2006

Earlier today we posted an article about the Proto Fett at Walgreens and 25% off. Well, back on November 9, 2014, JTA reader Steven U. actually sent me in the proof but it accidentally went into my junk folder. Sorry Steven! We weren't ignoring you! Please click through for his full report.

JTA reader Jonathan from Montreal Canada sends us a rpeort that Rebels figures are hitting his area. Click through for his report.

JTA reader Jcc2224 lets us know that his brother works at a local Target, and on his break he spotted the new vehicle-figure sets from Rebels! They only had the one pictured and the Ghost, the AT-DP wasn't present. Hopefully this is another sign that the Rebels figures will be hitting soon in a more widespread fashion. It' sbeen nothign but crickets in the PA area.

JTA reader Darth Janus gives us a rundown of what he is seeing in his area which is Boston. Click through for the details!

JTA reader Commander Joe276 alerts to another Revebls find at TARGET. Check out what he had to say. He lives in Maine!

Anovos announces the Premier Imperial Officer line! Check it out!

JTA reader Mike R. proudly reports that North Carolina is getting plenty of new The Black Series 3.75" figures! Click the thumbnail below for a large image of what he's found!

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Good friend Dale H. posted an alert on my Facebook page that Proto Fetts and the rest of the wave are on sale at Walgreens this week if you have a Balance Rewards card. They will take 25% off at the register. ONLY $14.99!!! Click through for the proof!

We are continuing our celebration of the incredible legacy of Star Wars products Hasbro has given us since the beginning of the modern era. We've now reached review 1,999 today, so that means we need to look at a figure from the Episode I line. Check out Jar Jar Binks as she appeared in the Dark Empire comics. It's all 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.

Today's Daily Deal at Entertainment Earth features 50% off select The Clone Wars figures. Click through to see if you need to fill any holes in your collection.

• Collectible: Gragra (SAGA 052)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #768
• Original Publication Date: June 30, 2011
• Current Ranking: 1,216th most visited review
• Score: 3.5 holocrons
• Released: 2006

The Clone Wars: The Lost Missions is available today! Have your ordered your copy yet?

Our friends at Yakface.com are reporting that a neck peg sculpt running change for Darth Vader (#26) has been found under the new The Black Series line look change with the Darth Vader (#03) figure. If your #26 figure had head/neck issues, you're in luck because the peg has been made larger to keep the head on better. It's good to know that there is finally complete resolution for all with the greatest Darth Vader figure Hasbro has ever produced.

We are continuing our celebration of the incredible legacy of Star Wars products Hasbro has given us since the beginning of the modern era. We've now reached review 1,998 today, so that means we need to look at a figure from the Expanded Universe line that ran in between the many phases of The Power Of The Force "2" lineup. Check out Princess Leia as she appeared in the Dark Empire comics. It's all 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: Sith Training Darth Maul (SAGA 053)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #737
• Original Publication Date: May 30, 2011
• Current Ranking: 1,078th most visited review
• Score: 2.5 holocrons
• Released: 2006

We are continuing our celebration of the incredible legacy of Star Wars products Hasbro has given us since the beginning of the modern era. We've reached review 1,997 today, so that means we need to look at a figure from the green phase of The Power Of The Force "2" lineup. Check out Princess Leia Organa (As Jabba's Prisoner), a figure that changed the climate of collecting 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: Kit Fisto (SAGA 055)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #721
• Original Publication Date: May 14, 2011
• Current Ranking: 1,076th most visited review
• Score: 3.5 holocrons
• Released: 2006

Hasbro Toy Shop has the latest The Black Series figures in stock. Thanks to all of the JTA viewers for alerting us! And don't forget to use the discount code 10HTSDISC for a 10% savings!

We are continuing our celebration of the incredible legacy of Star Wars products Hasbro has given us since the beginning of the modern era. It's our 1,996th review today, so we will look at something from the Shadows Of The Empire line. (Hopefully you're catching on to the trend here.) So let's check out the Swoop, complete with Swoop Trooper. 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.

• Collectible: Chewbacca (With Electronic C-3PO) (SAGA 054)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #736
• Original Publication Date: May 29, 2011
• Current Ranking: 792nd most visited review
• Score: 3 holocrons
• Released: 2006

Our Vintage Visual Guide gets a nice addition today! This time we have added a brand new section featuring high-quality, full page, uncut scans of Instructions, inserts, labels, and more! We've added 20 items so far, with many more to add. Stop by and see what's new!

Stop by and check out our latest Star Wars Rebels Review: Episode 5: Breaking Ranks!

Perhaps it's just bad timing with all the new product being found at the moment, but we will be running a stretch of reviews celebrating the wonderful long legacy of incredible Star Wars products Hasbro has given us since the beginning of the modern era. (We will come back to reviewing the new Rebels stuff when we're done.) Because we have hit our 1,995th review today, we are beginning this tribute with a look at the 1995 POTF2 Classic Edition 4-Pack Toys R Us exclusive. It's 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.

• Collectible: Holographic Obi-Wan Kenobi (SAGA 063)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #689
• Original Publication Date: April 12, 2011
• Current Ranking: 1,151st most visited review
• Score: 4 holocrons
• Released: 2007

Just in time for the Holidays... Star Wars figure reports are coming in daily (and consistently) now, from coast to coast! Click through for a combination of reports from viewers on Star Wars Rebels, The Black Series, and more Prototype Boba Fett goodness! Check your local TRU because they are also having a BOGO 40% off sale!

It's time for the next band member of the Max Rebo Band: Droopy McCool. He is adorable. 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.

We were copied on the same email as our friends at Yakface.com and they've already posted this potentially disturbing news for those that want action figure diorama parts. Click through for more.

• Collectible: Combat Engineer Clone Trooper (SAGA 068)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #680
• Original Publication Date: April 3, 2011
• Current Ranking: 853rd most visited review
• Score: 4 holocrons
• Released: 2007

Check out the latest from JTA sponsor Dorkside Toys!

Meijer is having a BOGO sale until November 12th, so make sure to check their Star Wars section to see if you can score some deals! Thanks JTA reader SlothFromHoth for the alert! Click through for his report!

Big Bad Toy Store updates with a list of their latest pre-orders and new arrivals. Click through to see what's new in the world of collecting!

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Let the Lightning Deals begin! Frank C sends in an update on a TVC Lightning Deal!

Amazon has the Boba Fett Mail-Away Prototype TVC Figure up for a Pre-Black Friday Lightning Deal.  It is available to Prime Members exclusively for the next 20 mins.  It will then open up to the general public.  It is 20% claimed at $19.99 each.  Usually I wouldn’t pay that much for a figure, but considering he was a mail-away, I will make an exception today.

It looks like we have a title folks. Welcome Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Entertainment Weekly exclusively reveals the title.

UPDATE: Apparently the proper title to this film is Star Wars: The Force Awakens with the Episode VII dropped from the title.

Did you know the Sy Snootles Mini Bust has a really cool Easter egg (which may be a nod to The Clone Wars television show)? See what it is 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: Aurra Sing (SAGA 070)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #608
• Original Publication Date: January 21, 2011
• Current Ranking: 719th most visited review
• Score: 2.5 holocrons
• Released: 2007

Wow! The Black Series wave 6 JUST started arriving to etailers like Entertainment Earth, but JTA reader Steve sends us proof that he's found them in his local Kmart in Maryland of all places. If you want these figures, Kmart may be a great option for you! They are only $9.99 each.

JTA reader Bud C. sends us a report that he found an almost full case of Revenge Of The Sith figures at his local Kmart. He said that about a half dozen or so each of Neimoidian soldiers and Clone Troopers along with one Darth Vader and one Bail Organa were all there and they were all priced at $6.99. Click the image below for a larger view.

JTA reader JT (man that sounds weird) has come across an unbelievable find at his local Kmart store. This is a report you're GOING to want to read. Click through for more.

JTA reader Lester M. from New Orleans LA also lets us know that he found remnants of Rebels figures at his Toys R Us. Click through for his report.

JTA reader MIke R. has found Rebels figures at TARGET in Portland OR. Click the thumbnail below for a larger image. See the specifics of his report by clicking through.

Rebels figures have also been found in Fresno CA at Toys R Us. Special thanks to JTA reader mintoncard for the report!

JTA reader James McF. writes in to let us know that Rebels figures have hit his TRU in Dallas, TX. Despite the latest rumors surfacing, we continue to get more and more store reports of figures hitting. More reports coming soon! Click thumbnail below for a larger image.

JTA reader Michael W. sends in news that the TARGET exclusive Hot Wheels multipack has been reduced to $18. Click through for his report.

JTA reader Jac just wrote in to let viewers in the Delaware area know that the Walgreens in Wilmington, DE (Fairfax Shopping Center) has 5 Prototype Fetts in stock. Go there now if you are still on the hunt! Looks like the November shipments are starting to arrive as expected. Thanks for the tip Jac!

The Indiana Star Wars Collecting Community is having a fall social this Saturday from 11am-3pm in Noblesville, Indiana. Click through for the full details on how you can attend!

Amazon is starting up with the early Black Friday deals with their Countdown to Black Friday. Up to 40% off Star Wars stuff in their Star Wars store. Keep an eye out as the deals should get better as the season progresses.

The Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios/Stormtrooper Mission Series set is pretty good. The Stormtrooper has some discoloration already and the paint operations aren't as tight as we'd like to see, but Zeb is a gorgeous action figure, five points of articulation or not. See why we're sold on this set 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.

Hasbro has just released new press images of upcoming Saga Legends and Mission Series figures. We have posted them on our Facebook page.

• Collectible: Republic Elite Forces (Mandalorians & Omega Squad)
• Collection: 30 (77-07)
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #787
• Original Publication Date: July 19, 2011
• Current Ranking: 462nd most visited review
• Score: 3 holocrons
• Released: 2007

JTA Facebook fan Stephane D. submitted an image to us which shows (right out of the factory case) a piece of Scotch tape running across EACH SIDE the bubble. I guess Hasbro gave up on heat sealing. Click the thumbnail below for a larger image.

HasbroToyShop.com is prepping their site for the arrival of new Star Wars figures including wave 6 of the 3.75" TBS line and wave 5 of the TBS6 line. Check it out! Special thanks to Commander Joe276 for the alert!

But they're for the children, right? Guess what isn't selling in my area at all, despite a $47 promotional price and plenty of shelf space being taken up? If you think exclusives like these are good for the hobby at that their eventual sell through can only mean greater exclusives in the future, well, you're wrong. These won't sell at this price and we're not sure how they will sell at 75% off quite honestly. When we never get a collector-focused exclusive again, be sure to track back exclusive history to this piece. It may be the end all reason TARGET just hangs up their Star Wars exclusive program. They have single=packed shampoo bottles that they can't give away for $4.99. Why in the world would the buyer of TARGET take on a five pack of them? Good luck TARGET!

Star Wars: Tarkin is officially out today!

With special thanks to our friends at BanthaSkull.com and JTA reader viceroygunray for the alerts, it looks like the Brock Starsher solid case pack has been cancelled. I really don't think this is that bad of an idea in all honesty.

JTA reader K_Andrews reports picking up Star Wars Rebels figures at Toys R Us in Hawthorne, CA! And, he also found the Prototype Boba Fett at Walgreens (maybe they are finally getting their second wave of stock in!)... Click through for his report!

The review is finally ready. With all of the conflicting reports of the status of Rebels stuff, sit back and read our take on the R2-D2/C-3PO Mission Series set. It's a little bit disappointing. See 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.

Entertainment Earth is beginning to finally ship out wave wave 6 of The Black Series 3.75" line. If you still are on the fence about them, don't forget we have them already reviewed and photographed for you from our early advanced look at them back in September. Check them out! 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. Be sure to check out all of the Visual Guides on these figures as well.

• Collectible: Naboo Soldier (SAGA 050)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #771
• Original Publication Date: July 3, 2011
• Current Ranking: 1,275th most visited review
• Score: 4 holocrons
• Released: 2006

The Black Series six inch Sandtrooper corporal is the latest figure from this wave to drop to normal, non-third party pricing on Amazon ($22.99). Darth Vader was also there earlier today, but quickly sold out and went back to higher priced third party sellers. Keep checking as these continue to fluctuate in price. And, these are showing up with more and more frequency at local brick-and-mortar stores, so if you are searching on foot then keep looking!

We have just learned from JTA sponsor Big Bad Toy Store (indirectly) and other inside sources that Hasbro has delayed Star Wars: Rebels figures to them until first quarter 2015. Click through to see what we know. Keep this rumor in check as we don't know who this affects exactly (whether just online shops or brick and mortar) and as with any news like this, it can change on a dime (it likely will....) Also, keep in mind this rumor applies to USA markets as these figures have gotten out almost everywhere else to date. It's unknown if this delay is a directive from Hasbro (as in physically changing the date or not, or just happenstance because of how awry distribution has gone over the years. As we learn more we will fill you in as well. But it's been made quite clear that most of us won't see some Rebels figures until next year.

We have another unbelievable store report and if you live in the mid-south you really need to pay attention. It seems as if leftover The Vintage Collection figures are making their way to a discount chain called Bargain Hunt (right now they are only in IN, KY, TN, MS, AL and GA). This particular report comes from Knoxville, TN. But JTA reader John W. has a little more info for you, so click through for more. (And by the way, don't get too excited. You'll see what we mean in a moment.) According to John's report, these stores pick up returns from TARGET. How "funny" would it be if this is where all those figures ended up? Anyway, if you have a location near you, good luck and let us know what you find!

Update: Lexington, KY location has the same deal. Details after the jump! If you find similar deals/locations please post them in our comments!

Check out the Clone Wars [Animated] Clone Trooper. It's 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.

• Collectible: Obi-Wan Kenobi (SAGA 047)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #772
• Original Publication Date: July 4, 2011
• Current Ranking: 1,285th most visited review
• Score: 2.5 holocrons
• Released: 2006

Chopper guest-starred on America's Funniest Videos tonight with a plug for the show on Disney XD Monday nights at 9 PM. The guest appearance was then followed by Star Wars themed homemade videos. Click the thumbnails below for larger images.

I received a shocking surprise when I got home today (Sunday). A new package from Amazon was at my doorstep. I have heard of Saturday delivery, but Sunday? Inside of it was two of the new Mission Series sets. Reviews are coming soon, but check out our galleries now by heading to our Star Wars: Rebels section of our RDRs to see over 50 new images of these sets right now between the two of them!

Another cool loooking figure in the Clone Wars [Animated] line is Yoda. He comes with only three points of articulation, but you probably won't care. See him 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.

Help out friends at MintInBox.de make the R2-KT patch program a success. "Poor R2-KT ended up a headless droid this year, but at least she's filled with candy. So far the patch has racked up approx $925 in donations for Make-A-Wish, down a bit from last year. But the patches are on their way and we still have plenty! Plus we have a limited-supplies Halloween pack of the patch + 3 from our last few runs AND a KT vinyl sticker for just $20 free shipping. So help out MAW and get 'em before Lock, Shock, and Barrel take off into the night. Paypal is to [email protected]." Email Albin Johnson with questions.

For our UK readers, wave 5 is making its rounds in your country too. JTA reader Kam sends us proof.

Obi-Wan Kenobi really needs to stop brown-nosing, or Hasbro needs to still find more ways to tighten up paint operations. I mean, look at what happened here. Did Obi-Wan use his nose to scrape off his eyebrows or should he use that paint to replace them? Click the thumbnail below for a larger image.

There is another.... place to get the Shadow Of The Dark Side 2-pack vehicle sets! With special thanks to JTA reader Michael W., we know now that Marshalls is now getting them in stock, likely for the holiday shopping season. It's a good bet that TJ Maxx will also be getting these in as well. Click through for Michael's report!

• Collectible: Snowtrooper (SAGA 011)
• Collection: The Saga Collection
• Category: Basic Figures
• Review Sequence: #671
• Original Publication Date: March 25, 2011
• Current Ranking: 495th most visited review
• Score: 2.5 holocrons
• Released: 2006

It's an astounding miracle! We have the first report of Rebels basic figures being found in the USA at brick and mortar! JTA reader V. L. sends us shocking proof that Star Wars: Rebels figures have been found in the USA, at Toys R. Us in Murrieta CA. Click through for the report!

We have received a photo from a reader who has asked to remain anonymous, but click the thumbnail for a closer look at the image and be sure to click through to read some inside information at Walgreens.

JTA reader Eric S. ALSO lets us know that solid case packs are arriving! His store received a solid pack of Boba Fett. Wow, are things actually looking upwards now? Click the thumbnail below to see a large image of the solid Boba Fett case pack!

JTA reader Eric S. lets us know that The Black Series wave 5 is arriving at TARGET too. His store got in a few cases. Things are definitely looking up.

We're returning to the Clone Wars [Animated] line, but just for a bit. It's time to look at Count Dooku, one of the nicest looking figures from this collection. See him 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.