The Spinner Rack is Back

After taking a hiatus for a few months (due to the lack of Star Wars comic books) Galaxy of Toys' comic book podcast The Star Wars Spinner Rack is back.  In this issue, Jake is joined once again by Jason and Ryan as they not only discuss Dark Horse Comic's final releases but Marvel Comics' first entry into a third new era of Star Wars comic books. To find out what the gents thought about these books and to hear if we really did get a Kenner Cameo give The Star Wars Spinner Rack Issue #4 a listen. Kenner Cameo? In addition, we are pleased to announce that Galaxy of Toys will be doing a live podcast from the Celebration Anaheim Podcast Stage. Below is [...]

By |2015-01-28T23:46:40-08:00January 29th, 2015|Categories: Galaxy of Toys|Tags: , , , , |

NY Toy Fair ’15 – What We Expect

Now that New York Toy Fair is just under 3 weeks away, we have begun speculating about what will be shown at the annual Hasbro Presentation. What we expect from Rebels Saga Legends Last week's Jedi Temple Archives reveal helped to answer some early questions about what type of figures we'll be getting in the next year. And the answer to that is clearly Original Trilogy centered as in JTA's reveal it was shown that we are getting 3 more Return of the Jedi figures, 1 Revenge of the Sith figure and 0 Star Wars Rebels figures past number SL14 AT-DP Driver. Yes of the 25 figures announced so far, only 8 are based on Star Wars Rebels, the line featured on the very [...]

By |2015-01-26T15:21:38-08:00January 26th, 2015|Categories: Mission Series, Saga Legends, Star Wars Rebels, The Black Series, The Force Awakens|

Kenner Cameos Present: The F-LER & The YT-XC

Welcome to our newest feature where we will be spotlighting original Kenner (and Hasbro) designs and concepts that have appeared in other forms of media outside of the action figure line. Over the next few months we'll be looking at cameos in comic books, trading cards, novels, television shows, reference guides and much more. To kick-off our inaugural "Kenner Cameo" we are giving you a two-for-one; a Kenner and a Hasbro Cameo from the same source. The Millennium Falcon Owner's Workshop Manual (Haynes) by Ryder Windham, Chris Reiff and Chris Trevas gives you a detailed in-universe look at the famous Modified YT-1300 Corellian Freighter. From floor plans to fuel systems, quad laser cannons to escape pods this book leaves no Falcon stone uncovered. To find [...]

By |2015-01-22T23:13:57-08:00January 23rd, 2015|Categories: The Legacy Collection, Vintage|Tags: |

Star Wars in the Hands of Fans

On episode #10 of Rebels Recon "Inside Idiot's Array" we were provided a brief glimpse behind the editing process of Star Wars Rebels. In the featurette we see that editor Joe Elwood gets a little help from the first 12. Proudly displayed below his monitors you can see not only the first dozen Kenner action figures released but they are displayed on the Acton Display Stand. Also lurking in the shadows is an ITT (Imperial Troop Transporter) and a few extra vintage Jawas flanking an unsuspecting 12" R2. How great is it that all facets of Star Wars is now in the hands of the fans. From JJ Abrams, Jonathan Storey (The Disney Store's Vice President of Sales) and Rebels creators like Dave Filoni and Joe Elwood. [...]

By |2015-01-21T08:38:11-08:00January 21st, 2015|Categories: Star Wars Rebels, Vintage|Tags: |

The Celebration Anaheim Prep Begins!

With Celebration Anaheim just three months away, it seems preparations are being made just about everywhere you look.  The official site has released their next set of action figure-inspired pins, announced the debut of Revenge of the Sith 3D and Season 2 premiere of Star Wars Rebels! This morning The Star Wars Collectors Archive has put up for sell their Archive Party II which will be taking place Thursday night of the convention. This party will be a fantastic time which is why within 45 mins they had only 50 tickets left. For those attending we'll see you there! We too have begun our Celebration swag preparations.  Thanks to our good friend Tom Berges of IGrewUpStarWars.com and Galaxy of Toys Podcast fame we are happy to debut our [...]

By |2015-01-17T17:30:26-08:00January 17th, 2015|Categories: The Legacy Collection, Vintage|Tags: |

Episode 7 Cameo in Star Wars #1

Did Marvel's Star Wars #1 just give us an appearance of an Episode 7 alien? Yesterday Marvel Comics returned to the galaxy far, far away for the first time in close to 30 years. Their return to publishing Star Wars comics was promoted at comic book shops across the country with "Welcome Home" parties that included free swag. The premiere issue of the ongoing series is set to break comic book records by selling 1 million copies. This was helped by the creation of about 100 different cover variants that were made available at numerous exclusive locations (our sympathies to completest collectors).  In our extremely biased opinion the best by far was the incredible cover by John Tyler Christopher which payed tribute to Kenner's vintage action figure line! Now in the story, which [...]

By |2015-01-15T11:41:30-08:00January 15th, 2015|Categories: The Force Awakens, Vintage|Tags: , |

Lando’s Back, Bet Leia’s next!

Last month we speculated about who would be next to guest star on Star Wars Rebels and yesterday it was confirmed. Lando Calrissian will be the next character to crossover from the films to the Disney XD animated series. Original actor Billy Dee Williams, to no surprise, will once again be voicing the character as he has done in just about every official appearance of the smuggler. As Williams states in this StarWars.com promo, his persona is Lando. With Calrissian's debut in Rebels it becoming all the more evident that the show is really working hard to introduce a new, a Clone Wars generation, to the characters of the Original Trilogy. As Lucasfilm moves ever so closer to their next film, making its debut 338 days from now, [...]

By |2015-01-13T07:17:02-08:00January 13th, 2015|Categories: Star Wars Rebels|Tags: |

TFA Toy Rumor Roundup

The new and highly anticipated year is only seven days in and already we are treated to a heavy dose of toy rumors! First out of the gate was Rebelscum with a list of Hasbro The Force Awakens solicitations. Of course at this point, this is all unconfirmed by Hasbro's so please regard with a grain of salt. Star Wars 7 3.75 In Figure Assortment Star Wars 7 3.75 In Armor Figure Assortment Star Wars 7 Figure Two Pack Assortment Star Wars 7 Figures Snow Desert Star Wars 7 Hero Series Deluxe Figure Assortment Star Wars 7 Hero Series Figure Assortment Star Wars 7 Class I Vehicle Assortment Star Wars 7 Class I Deluxe Vehicle Assortment Star Wars 7 Class II Vehicle Assortment Star Wars 7 Class [...]

By |2015-01-07T22:28:14-08:00January 8th, 2015|Categories: Mission Series, Saga Legends, The Force Awakens|Tags: |

2014’s Best and Worst Star Wars Toys

Jason and the gang from Galaxy of Toys Podcast break down the best and worst Star Wars action figures of 2014. They are joined by ThisWeekInStarWars.com's Matt Fox to discuss which figures succeeded and failed from Hasbro, Disney and other toys lines from last year. Make sure to let us know what you think was the best and worst of 2014 by posting to our official Facebook page or sending an e-mail to galaxyoftoys@gmail.com. Until next time, May the Figures be with you!

By |2015-01-02T18:36:52-08:00January 2nd, 2015|Categories: Galaxy of Toys, Mission Series, Saga Legends, Star Wars Rebels, The Black Series|
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