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Happy 40th to The Star Wars Holiday Special!

If there is one thing we are proudly guilty of here at From4-LOMtoZuckuss.com, it is loving the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special! So to celebrate its fortieth trip around the sun, we thought we'd look back at our own coverage of the "amazing" 70's variety show. We'll begin with the star-studded episode of Galaxy of Toys created to celebrate the 35th Anniversary! Celebrating Life Day with Galaxy of Toys Podcast Over the years, we've tried our meager hand at customizing a vintage Life Day Chewie. And finally, we leave with our true passion for the Holiday Special, a breakdown of the show and how to celebrate it with action figures. This was originally published for the 35th anniversary and five years later it is sad [...]

By |2018-11-17T09:22:34-08:00November 17th, 2018|Categories: Galaxy of Toys, Holiday|Tags: , |

TOY RUN Episode 110 – Thandie’s Dress, Celebration ’18 & One Week To Go!

Welcome to episode 110 of Toy Run - The Star Wars Action Figure Cast! On this week's episode Criz Bee and Jake Stevens are joined by Star Wars action figure aficionados Jason Luttrull (Galaxy Of Toys Podcast) and Matt Fox (This Week In Star Wars & Galaxy Of Toys Podcast) to talk about all the Star Wars action figure news from the past week, the Star Wars Celebration 2019 announcement, the SOLO: A Star Wars Story red carpet premiere in Cannes and Thandie Newton's dress. The guys also talk about Force Link 2.0, Star Wars action figure comic book covers, and those big bubbles and darn tape on The Vintage Collection cards. This episode is filled with Star Wars action figure love, passion and excitement! [...]

By |2018-05-18T11:43:56-07:00May 18th, 2018|Categories: Galaxy of Toys, Solo, Toy Run|

Your Star Wars Guide for Emerald City Comic Con 2018

Welcome to our fifth annual Your Star Wars Guide to Emerald City Comic Con! Our goal here is to set you up for having the most Star Wars-infused Seattle con experience possible! As ECCC has grown both in size and popularity (it’s completely sold out as of this writing) it can be easy to become overwhelmed and miss out on all the Star Wars fun the con has to offer. Well, that is where From4-LOMtoZuckuss.com comes in, to help you Star Warsify your trip to the Emerald City’s largest convention. Once again this year Jake Stevens is joined by his Galaxy of Toys Podcast co-host and fellow Seattle Area Lucasfilm Collectors Club (SARLACC) member, Ryan Beise, hosting an updated version of the Jake and Matt [...]

By |2018-02-27T23:05:04-08:00February 27th, 2018|Categories: Galaxy of Toys|Tags: , |

TOY RUN Episode 91: The Last Jedi Roundtable Discussion

On this special episode of Toy Run the hosts Criz Bee and Jake Stevens dissect The Last Jedi three weeks after its release together with special guest Jason Luttrull from The Galaxy Of Toys podcast. Stay for additional comments after the end credits! Toy Run will return to its laser sharp Star Wars action figure focus next episode! We want to hear from you! If you have questions for the hosts, suggestions on which guest to have next, a figure fact you’d like to share or opinions on what segments you did or didn’t like, let us know! You can contact us on our social media pages or email the hosts Criz Bee and Jake and you just might be featured on the next show. [...]

By |2018-01-08T10:20:08-08:00January 8th, 2018|Categories: Galaxy of Toys, The Last Jedi, Toy Run|

TOY RUN: The SDCC ’17 Episodes

Episode 69 of Toy Run features the Hasbro Star Wars panel from San Diego Comic Con 2017. Thank you to Jason Yang (Star Wars action figure photographer @WorkMoreOrLess on Instagram) and Ryan Beise from the Galaxy Of Toys and Galactic Cosmos podcasts for providing this week's audio. Episode 70 of Toy Run features two interviews which were recorded with Hasbro's Star Wars Brand Team during San Diego Comic Con 2017. The first interview was conducted by Ryan Beise on behalf of JediBusiness.com and the second interview was carried out by Jason Yang on behalf of From4-LOMToZuckuss.com. Continuing their convention coverage this week, Jake and Criz Bee are joined by their Galaxy of Toys co-hosts, Jason Luttrull and Ryan Beise, to breakdown all of the Hasbro [...]

By |2017-07-28T18:19:35-07:00July 28th, 2017|Categories: Forces of Destiny, Galaxy of Toys, SDCC, Star Wars Rebels, The Black Series, The Last Jedi, The Vintage Collection, Toy Run|

Galaxy of Toys Episode 62: Kenner Return of the Jedi Figures (Part 1)

In the latest episode of Galaxy of the Toys, the hosts break down the first eight Return of the Jedi figures pictured on the 65 card backs. Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight Outfit) Princess Leia Organa (Boushh Disguise) Squid Head Emperor’s Royal Guard Weequay Ree-Yees General Madine Lando Calrissian (Skiff Guard Disguise) The guys give their thoughts on some of the first Return of the Jedi figures from Kenner released back in 1983. You can watch the RetroBlasting video Jason refers to here: Star Wars Follies: Kenner's Epic Return of the Jedi Fail - Vintage Toy Review If you have any comments or questions about the show please email us at galaxyoftoys@gmail.com About Galaxy of Toys Podcast Galaxy of Toys Podcast is a discussion about Star [...]

By |2017-05-08T21:13:24-07:00May 8th, 2017|Categories: Galaxy of Toys, Return of the Jedi, Vintage|

Galaxy of Toys #60 – Getting Ready to Celebrate

The boys are back to talk about Star Wars Celebration Orlando and this month they are joined by Matt Fox from This Week In Star Wars Podcast! The guys are joined by Matt Fox from This Week In Star Wars Podcast to discuss the upcoming Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017. If you are at Celebration this year, make sure to stop by and visit us in the Space Club Booth #2653. Let us know what you think and send your questions and comments to galaxyoftoys@gmail.com or post on our Twitter and Facebook pages! ___________________________________________________________________________ About Galaxy of Toys Podcast Galaxy of Toys Podcast is a discussion about Star Wars toys from the past, present and future. The show is hosted by creator Jason Luttrull and co-hosted by Tom Berges from IGrewUpStarWars.com, [...]

By |2017-04-06T23:16:51-07:00April 6th, 2017|Categories: Galaxy of Toys, Star Wars Celebration|

ECCC Panel – Star Wars Toys: Did They Really Make That!

This weekend at Emerald City Comicon, Galaxy of Toys co-hosts and Star Wars action figure completest, Jake Stevens and Ryan Beise hosted a panel on some of the obscure Star Wars action figures made by Kenner and Hasbro over the past 40 years. Join Ryan Beise and Jake Stevens, both hosts of local Star Wars collecting podcasts and experts on the Hasbro line of Star Wars figures as they go through some of the strange, unique, and obscure Star Wars toys that Hasbro has made of the years. We’ll look at things like the Cruise Missile Trooper, “Attack” R5-D4, Whorm Loathsom, Wioslea, and more… The panel was well attended and followed Alice Cooper's presentation in hall WSC 6111 at Seattle's WA State Convention Center.  We'd [...]

By |2017-03-05T19:55:08-08:00March 5th, 2017|Categories: Galaxy of Toys|Tags: , |

Galaxy of Toys Episode 59 – Best/Worst Toys of 2016

Galaxy of Toys returns with our annual Best & Worst episode.  This year the hosts are joined once again by Matt Fox from This Week In Star Wars to critique the offerings from Hasbro and other toy retailers from the past year. The hosts also provide their predictions for what 2017 will look like in regards to the Star Wars action figure lines.  PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE SPOILERS FOR ROGUE ONE IN THIS EPISODE. Let us know what you think and send your questions and comments to galaxyoftoys@gmail.com or post on our Twitter and Facebook pages! ___________________________________________________________________________ About Galaxy of Toys Podcast Galaxy of Toys Podcast is a discussion about Star Wars toys from the past, present and future. The show is hosted by creator Jason Luttrull [...]

By |2017-01-02T11:39:09-08:00January 2nd, 2017|Categories: Galaxy of Toys|

2016 Review & Hope for 2017!

Happy New Year to you all!  We here at From4-LOMtoZuckuss.com have had a great year when it comes to not only Star Wars figure collecting but with Star Wars in general.  With our friends over at Jedibusiness.com, we successfully launched the weekly podcast TOY RUN: The Star Wars Action Figure Cast where we have interviewed many prominent members of the collecting community including our friends Gus Lopez, Steve Sansweet, Bill McBride, Tom Berges as well as Hasbro's Design Director Steve Evans.  We appeared on the Collectors Galaxy podcast, on another episode of  Retroblasting's Star Wars Follies and co-hosted an episode of Star Wars Action News.  We attended Star Wars nights at both the Tacoma Rainiers and Seattle Mariners, we hosted a panel on Star Wars action figures at Emerald [...]

By |2016-12-31T12:52:33-08:00December 31st, 2016|Categories: Galaxy of Toys, Holiday, Toy Run|Tags: , , , , , , , |
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