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This Thursday, May 23rd, you’ll be able to place a pre-order for Sideshow’s new 1:6 scale Darth Vader figure.  This version of Vader is from his appearance in Return of the Jedi and will include a removable mask and helmet so that he can be displayed as he appeared in the final scenes on the Death[...]

Diamond Select is releasing a new 4-pack of Incredible Hulk Minimates in a set called The Incredible Hulk Through the Ages.  The set includes Barbarian Hulk, Joe Fixit Hulk, Composite Hulk and Maestro Hulk.  Look for these at comic book stores. Full press release and photos below. Fans love the Marvel Minimates “Through the Ages”[...]

Diamond Select has quickly been expanding the ranks of their Starfleet ship models and their latest offerings include the first version of the U.S.S. Excelsior NCC-2000 and the Star Trek: First Contact variant of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E. Full press release and photos below. Diamond Select’s fleet of electronic Star Trek ships is undergoing a rapid[...]

Fans of the animated Star Wars tales take note, 2014 will see the debut of the next animated series, Star Wars Rebels.  Set between Episode III and IV, Rebels will follow the Empire as it hunts down the last of the Jedi and tries to suppress the growing rebellion. Dave Filoni will be on board as executive[...]

Starting with Iron Man, Marvel has unleashed five year’s worth of incredible superhero movies on the world, culminating in last year’s Avengers and heading into phase 2 with Iron Man 3 which released this month. Keeping the momentum alive, this fall, on ABC, we’ll be treated to “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” a new drama that will follow Agent[...]

Can you call a movie “Into Darkness” when it has that much lens flare? Well, yes, when the darkness in question refers to the darkness in men’s hearts, the darkest hour, the darkness of cold and lonely space and the darkness that can swallow a soul bent on revenge. Star Trek Into Darkness returns Chris Pine’s[...]

Sideshow announced last June that they would be offering a deluxe Darth Vader 1:6 scale figure based on the Return of the Jedi appearance.  The date for that pre-order is now set; May 23rd. But pre-ordering isn’t the only way to get your hands on this newest offering, Sideshow is running a giveaway and all you have[...]

Gentle Giant posted several new pre-orders last night, some for new The Walking Dead mini busts, but one new Star Wars item is now up; Jumbo Zuckuss. With this announcement, Gentle Giant has now offered five of the six The Empire Strikes Back Bounty Hunters.  IG-88 is the lone holdout. Zuckuss will come packaged in the standard[...]

On the heals of her May the 4th debut, Ashley Eckstein is showing off a new selection of Star Wars apparel that will be available beginning this week, May 17th, at Star Wars Weekends. The Disney Hollywood Studios event runs from May 17th through June 9th and will be hosted by Ashley and James Arnold Taylor. Ashley Eckstein[...]

Kotobukiya showed off a prototype for their new ARTFX+ General Grievous statue at this year’s Toy Fair event, and now they’ve released final production photos and a press release.  The statue, which is now available for pre-order, will cost between $85 and $90 ($84.99 from Razor’s Edge Collectibles) depending on where you pick him up.[...]