Exactly a year ago today, Jedi Temple Archives published our very popular 2010: The Year We Make The Rest Special Report. For 2011, we revisit the report with a vengeance (100 photo gallery, in-depth commentary, vintage to modern analysis etc.) and have put together something we are pretty sure you're going to like. Click through to read our next Special Report: 2011 - It's Down to Seven! It's our greatest hope that you thoroughly enjoy our super-deluxe update to our original 2010 report.

Happy New Year again! A new year means a new category in our Research Droids Reviews! We delve into Medicom Toy's rich Real Action Heroes line and the first candidate is Anakin Skywalker as he appeared in Revenge Of The Sith. This ultra cool figure is so awesome we wish we bought two (not really). But be sure to check out these amazing Japanese one-sixth scale collectibles over the next few days! Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

Happy New Year from all of us here at Jedi Temple Archives!! Thank you for another incredible year. 2011 promises another exciting year of new product and we're all right around the corner from Toy Fair where we'll be sure to find out detailed information about a lot of this new stuff coming! Be safe and continue to stick close with us throughout this brand new year!

Happy New Year to everyone in the galaxy (who happen to use the Julian/Gregorian calendar)!  Brian's Toys says goodbye to a terrific 2010, and wish all customers and their families a safe 2011. Take advantage of the 10% OFF storewide coupon.  No minimum/maximum order. In-stock merchandise only.  Use code "HELLO2011" with your next order before January 10th to qualify. Go to http://www.brianstoys.com/nl to check out all the new exclusive Gentle Giant and Sideshow in stock, featuring a Greedo with Han Solo Wanted Poster.

Curious? Look for the symbol below on our site right now and click on it for more information. This is something we can guarantee you're not going to want to miss!

While the fabulous Return Of The Jedi wave of The Vintage Collection seems to have disappeared in general making many of us worry, it appears that TARGET has been fortunate enough to get the last few shipments. We visited six local TARGET stores this morning and found wave 3 at 50% of these stores. TARGET may just be your last chance to score this brilliant wave.

There haven't been many (if any) reports we have seen online of the Xanadu Blood being found at retail. We're happy to report that in the nick of time, they have shown up at both Walmart and TARGET in limited quantities before the close of 2010. We hope it continues to ship in stronger numbers in 2011. But if you're looking for this cool repainted vehicle, now is the time to start hunting for it.

We are slightly shocked how quickly the exclusive Star Wars product is disappearing off of shelves. There is little to nothing left in our local stores. But hopefully you have made out and found some great stuff on sale. Depending upon your area, there are still some great deals to be had. Some things to keep in mind if you trek out on New Year's Day to find some last of the sale stuff: Tomorrow is the last day to take advantage of TRU's buy 2 get one free Hasbro promotion (this includes those big exclusives like the Slave I and TVC AT-AT). And TARGET has many of their Fall 2010 exclusives on sale for between 30-50% off! Lastly, there are the recent reports of Walmart marking down Jabba's Throne and the Imperial TIE Bomber for $19.00. You just never know what you might find.

We are still unbelievably finding the 2008 TLC Dagger Squadron B-wing Fighter for pennies on the dollar, so cheap in fact that we're tempted to get four and create each member of the squadron! Ranging from $7.48 to $14.98 in the Philly area, if you happen to find this clearance item at your local TRU store, make the trip to the price scanner and see what you can score! Also available, but no so great a deal is 2009's LC TIE Interceptor for $39.98. In case you didn't know, this is the only place where you can get the "generic" all-black sans ace stripes TIE Interceptor (Fighter) Pilot.

TARGET, Walmart AND Toys R Us are inundated with the Quinlan Vos/Cata Parasitti wave. We all sweated small bullets over this wave and it appears as if it's one of the heaviest shipped waves yet! Be sure to go out and grab yours. These figures are excellent for the most part!

It's quite a claim to state that Concept Boba Fett is Hasbro's best action figure. Our opinion is firmly rooted in our thankfulness to Hasbro for making it for us. He may have been an inevitable action figure, but it was something else when he started showing up on pegs in April of 2007. We hope it's had a similar impact on you and you've had the opportunity to take in the amazing experience of purchasing it. Check out the last Research Droids Reviews entry of 2010 and be sure to add your input by voting! We need you votes! Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

Our friends at Yakface.com have found the Imperial TIE Bomber for as low as $19.00 on clearance. It's now time to start stalking Walmart for some great clearance prices!

We finish out 2010 in our Research Droids Reviews with figures from (what we consider) the best wave of the 30 (77-07) line. Rebel Pilot Biggs Darklighter may not be the greatest action figure in the second wave of the 30 (77-07) line, but he's a big step up from the 1998 POTF2 figure. He is definitely due for an upgrade, but this figure should satiate us for a little while longer. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

Our friends at Galactic Hunter are reporting that they are finding Jabba's Throne on clearance from $19.00 to $26.00. This is a steal for this item. Click the image below for their complete report.

Here is our Wednesday recap of the past week's Research Droids Reviews in an effort to let you know which Star Wars products have been added to our database. In case you may have missed any, simply click on each thumbnail below to take you directly to that specific review! And don't forget to put in your own two cents by voting in the poll found at the bottom of each review now!

Sideshow discusses three of their upcoming Star Wars Premium Format figures: Emperor Palpatine, Stormtrooper and C-3PO & R2-D2. They go into pretty good detail with each! Click the image below and then click on the "fifth day" to check it all out!

We finish out 2010 in our Research Droids Reviews with figures from (what we consider) the best wave of the 30 (77-07) line. 2009 gave us a great Chewbacca (Millennium Falcon co-pilot), but two years earlier we first got Han Solo which is actually a great figure even though he is a slight step back from the 2004 VOTC Han Solo figure. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

Here is a quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com!

Year End Sale

2010 comes to an end and we'd like to wrap up the year with one last sale. From now until January 1st - save 15% on everything except 'New' and 'Preorder / Backorder' items. Graphic Novels are on sale for 50% off - this sale will end on January 1st. Just search or browse for your favorites to view items with sale pricing.

Thanks for making 2010 a great year - we truly appreciate your patronage and look forward to bringing you more fantastic new items in 2011.

The Empire Strikes Back has been preserved in the 2010 National Film Registry! Click image below for more information! (This is a big deal in case you didn't realize.)

We finish out 2010 in our Research Droids Reviews with figures from (what we consider) the best wave of the 30 (77-07) line. We hate to love the next figure that we check out today, Luke Skywalker [in his ceremonial duds]. It's technically an awesome action figure, but suffers from a very rushed (and much too pale) paint job. Please Hasbro, will you reissue this figure with a healthy skin tone soon? It will go nicely with the upcoming Han Solo (ceremony) figure in February's fifth The Vintage Collection wave! Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

We finish out 2010 in our Research Droids Reviews with figures from (what we consider) the best wave of the 30 (77-07) line. Check out the Death Star Trooper, which may (or may not) be the modern update to 1978's Death Squad Commander vintage figure. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

On our toy runs this morning we discovered that TARGET is running the best clearance. The Special Figure 9-Pack and all other exclusives except for the DVD Battle Packs sets are 30-50% off (in the Philadelphia area at least). If you're not getting hit with snow, it may be worth your while to see what your local bullseye is offering!

JTA hopes you had a wonderful Christmas! We finish out 2010 in our Research Droids Reviews with figures from (what we consider) the best wave of the 30 (77-07) line. Learn about the incredibly awesome Rebel Honor Guard and find out why he must be part of your collection! Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! Don't forget we accept requests so e-mail us and be sure to vote in our poll at the bottom of the review with your opinion before leaving!

The staff at Jedi Temple Archives wishes you and your family a happy and healthy Merry Christmas this year! Thank you for making JTA a part of your daily web surfing and we are loking forward to bringing you a few neat surprises in 2011!

The new Star Wars Comic 2-Packs are finally here!  Featuring new characters from the expanded universe. Also, check out the vintage section for new AFA graded & ungraded figures. Don't overlook the Vinyl-Cape Jawas! Brian's Toys would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Safe holiday travels and lots of good cheers. We appreciated everyone's business with us for the 2010 year.

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