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In this month's episode, the hosts return to their vintage roots and take a look at close look at the final wave of figures Kenner released in their Empire Strikes Back line. To hear what the gents think about these final figs make sure to tune into Episode 55. Also in Galaxy of Toys related news, the show has been nominated as a finalist for a Star Wars Podcast Award. Thank you for the votes and don't forget to cast a final vote for your favorite Star Wars Collecting Podcast at www.starwarspodcastawards.com! For a full list of Galaxy of Toys shows and episodes click the link below.
Attention all Star Wars action figure collectors! JediBusiness.com and From4-LOMtoZuckuss.com have teamed up to bring you a podcast devoted solely to Star Wars action figures. Toy Run: The Star Wars Action Figure Cast is hosted and produced by Criz Bee and Jake Stevens who collectively have more than four decades of Hasbro Star Wars figure collecting experience as well as fond childhood memories of growing up in the 70’s and 80’s playing with Kenner action figures. Toy Run will be hosted on the same feed as the Galaxy of Toys Podcast, a show in which they also co-host and can be found on iTunes, Stitcher, The Zune Network and Podbean. The show, which is also an extension of the host’s websites, will cover news about [...]
This week the Star Wars Collectors Galaxy podcast invited Jake Stevens onto the show to chat about collecting Star Wars action figures. In this episode Jake and host Justin Seeley discuss the naming of From4-LOMtoZuckuss.com, recent figure releases, thoughts about Toy Fair 2016 and a handful of other collecting topics. If you haven't checked out Justin's new show we highly suggest you do. His passion for collecting Star Wars figures blends perfectly with his great guests (present company excluded) make for one professionally produced podcast. As regular listens know, each show is filled with news and knowledge about the hobby, and because of this we have added this great resource to our Surfing the Holonet online resources page which can be found under Collecting Resources. To listen to the [...]
Last year Random House Kids began releasing all-new Little Golden Books based on the Star Wars universe. The first wave of books featured movie adaptations of the saga. Following the release of The Force Awakens, a seventh adaptation was released. The next and newest wave centers around a series of "I Am a ______" books. In the book entitled Star Wars: I Am A Droid, written by Christopher Nicholas and illustrated by Chris Kennett, a familiar dark blue square droid appears. Kenner's Power Droid from their original 21 line can be found on the third to last page making this the most recent Kenner cameo to date. This illustration is distinctly a tribute to Kenner's action figure as the actual "Gonk" droids whom appear in the film look very [...]
The guys over at Galaxy of Toys Podcast are back from Mid-Winter break with a discussion about Toy Fair 2016. Episode 54 focuses on what Hasbro revealed and had on display at the annual toy show. Also released this week was a new episode of Star Wars: Collecting Cosmos. The topic for the show based around collecting Star Wars miscelania is collectibles from The Force Awakens. And finally, this week The Star Wars Collectors Archive put out an article entitled "Intergalactic Talking Heads: A Vintage Collector's Review of Star Wars Collecting Podcasts" in which Galaxy of Toys was included. Galaxy of Toys Podcast is “a discussion about Star Wars toys vintage to modern,” and is hosted by Jason Luttrull along with Tom Berges, Ryan Beise, Chris “Criz [...]
Now that The Force Awakens hype has begun to simmer down just a bit after a month of destroying all-time movie records Lucasfilm has begun shifting their focus by releasing the trailer for the second half of Star Wars Rebels Season 2. And with this action-packed trailer comes a bunch of guest-stars from the Star Wars universe. Joining Ahsoka and Rex, this season will feature characters from The Clone Wars such as Hera's father Cham Syndulla as well as a few Jedi Temple Guards (with one having a very Snoke-ish tone) followed by a Matt Lanter-voiced Anakin Skywalker via a Holocron. Returning from The Prequels will be Bail Organa and the undefeatable Darth Maul whom is now referred to as "Old Master". Thanks to Matt [...]
Christmas 1983 was a very memorable one! That Christmas was not only full of loads of Star Wars gifts from Santa and my folks but it was the year I received one of my most played with toys ever. The Millennium Falcon finally landed at my house courtesy of the big fat man in the red suit. This toy would smuggle countless figures in its secret cargo hold, blast Imperials out of the sky with its gunner turret and enter into Hyperspace on a daily basis for years to come. The collecting bug had bit years before, but Return of the Jedi was when it really took off. Now 32 years later, I'm sure 7-year-old Jake would not be shocked to learn that every last Star Wars [...]
"We're bringing to life the nostalgia that many young parents feel about Star Wars and Kraft, and creating new and exciting ways to experience them together as a family," says Scott Glenn, brand manager for Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. With Star Wars now once again approaching fever pitch as anticipation grows toward the debut of The Force Awakens, it’s become clear that it’s not just the new Star Wars that’s on everyone’s mind. A new appreciation for Star Wars nostalgia and vintage collectibles have become the focus of not just fans but corporate America as well. Companies like Sony have skewed their Star Wars advertising to an older demographic with the inclusion of Star Wars nostalgia. Kraft Macaroni as well has gone as far as [...]
Kenner and Hasbro have both had a long history of releasing special preview figures prior to the debut of each new Star Wars film and its respective action figure line. As we ready ourselves for The Force Awakens figure line which will be premiering on #ForceFriday (September 4th, 2015) we are taking a brief look back at each Sneak Preview figure offered throughout the last 38 years. Star Wars (1977) Although it did not proceed the actual film or include any figures initially the Early Bird Kit was not only the first item released from Kenner’s seminal line but it also gave collectors their first taste of the Star Wars action figure onslaught that was to come. Early Bird Certificate Package; figures were to arrive [...]