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Tomorrow The Force Awakens arrives on Blu-Ray -- the first new live-action Star Wars home release in 11 years. There are a handful of exclusive versions and many tie-in sales. Prep for your Tuesday shopping by joining Arnie and Marjorie to find out which version is right for you! Plus tomorrow also marks the rerelease of the Disney Store exclusive Elite figures -- including a new Boba Fett! Find out how you can score these figures that have commanded top dollar on eBay. With a report from Wizard World Chicago, a review of the latest Funko Smuggler's Bounty box, and more, it's all in this new episode of Star Wars Action News! And also check out Star Wars Action News' crowdfunding campaign on Podbean! We want to make the show better, and need your help to make it happen!

This past weekend was C2E2 in Chicago. Marjorie, Arnie, and Daryl were there checking out the panels and all the booths at the con. Join them on this episode as they report on their hunts for items like Bandai Movie Realization figures, S.H. Figuarts Stormtroopers, Hasbro Black Series, and more! Plus they highlight some special Artist's Alley finds. Also on this episode, Jerry is back with another Vintage Viewpoint. He looks at the classic Stormtrooper Blaster toy, and reveals its surprising Batman tie! Finally Andrew is back with two new Hot Toys -- A New Hope Luke and Stormtrooper Luke Skywalker. Does he like these Lukes? Join him to find out in this new Star Wars Action News! And also check out Star Wars Action News' crowdfunding campaign on Podbean! We want to make the show better, and need your help to make it happen!

While most of us spent Force Friday, 2015 standing outside our local toy stores, Hot Toys collectors were making tough choices. Up for pre-order that day were the first wave of figures for The Force Awakens -- and there were lots of them! More pre-orders followed, and now Hot Toys fans are rewarded by a legion of figures showing up on their doorsteps. In this episode Andrew assembles his ranks of Hot Toys First Order Stormtroopers. How different are they, and were they worth the price? Join him to find out! Also on this week's show, Marjorie and Arnie review Wave 3 of the Star Wars Black Series 6-inch figures, with a First Order TIE Fighter Pilot and a Resistance Trooper. Plus they also run down all the news regarding The Force Awakens Blu-Ray releases! All this and a report from Wizard World Cleveland in this latest episode of Star Wars Action News! And also check out Star Wars Action News' crowdfunding campaign on Podbean! We want to make the show better, and need your help to make it happen!

Toy Fair International is over, and Star Wars Action News is here to wrap-up all the news collectors care about! In this episode Marjorie and Arnie recap their Javitz booth visits. They spoke with Dan from Kotobukiya about their upcoming Art-FX+ statues and housewares goods. Funko reveals new POPs, and hints at upcoming Hikari Sofubi characters. Revell shows off new models and teases their Rogue One offerings. Plus several others! And also this show you can hear Hasbro's Star Wars Brand Presentation. Our previous episode ran down the reveals, but now you can hear the full presentation straight from Hasbro's team! And also check out Star Wars Action News' crowdfunding campaign on Podbean! We want to make the show better, and need your help to make it happen!

Marjorie and Arnie are in New York City to bring you the latest news from Toy Fair International 2016! And if that's not enough -- they're also giving away a Sideshow Collectibles 12-inch Boba Fett figure! In this first part of their coverage, join them as they discuss all the latest reveals from Hasbro's Toy Fair presentation. Hasbro displayed two new Sabine figures from Rebels, A New Hope Luke and Leia in the 6-inch Series, and more 6-inch Black Series figures. Plus they revealed news about their upcoming summer convention exclusives, for both Celebration Europe and San Diego Comic-Con! Join in to catch up on the news! Also in this first episode the hosts run down all the new sets revealed by LEGO, and they are Hoth! Hoth! Hoth! Arnie saw the new Ultimate Collector Set Hoth diorama first hand. Listen in to find out if it's the best new set on display, or if the new X-Wing, Carbon Freezing Chamber, or other sets stole the show! With a thumbs-up BB-8 from Jakks Pacific and more, it's all in this first Toy Fair 2016 episode of Star Wars Action News! And also check out Star Wars Action News' crowdfunding campaign on Podbean! We want to make the show better, and need your help to make it happen!

Toy Fair International is just 5 days away! This weekend Hasbro, LEGO, Kotobukiya, and so many more companies will reveal their 2016 Star Wars line-up. But will there be much to show? On this week's Star Wars Action News, Marjorie and Arnie prepare for the coverage and tell you what has already leaked out! And one of the big reveals at Toy Fair last year was the Tamshii Nations Movie Realization Star Wars line featuring Darth Vader and Stormtroopers as Japanese samurai. On this show we review the newest release in that line -- the Ronin Boba Fett! With a look at new ceramic Star Wars dinnerware, a new Hot Toys figure aimed right at gamers, and much more, it's all in this new Star Wars Action News!

Star Wars Action News is back with its first regular show of 2016, and it's a Hot one! Marjorie and Arnie are joined by Hot Toys addict Andrew to review two of that company's Movie Masterpiece Series Star Wars figures. First, the three look at the Star Wars Celebration Anaheim exclusive Spacetrooper figure. It's still available on their site -- should you order it? Then Andrew talks about his biggest Hot Toys purchase, the quarter scale Boba Fett. This 18-inch Mandalorian carries a hefty bounty. Listen to find out if he's worth a lot to Andrew! With Brock reviewing Alan Dean Foster's The Force Awakens novelization, a run-down on new figures hitting stores, and a cuddly Valentine's Day bouquet, it's all in this brand new episode of Star Wars Action News!

For Star Wars collectors 2015 started in a famine and ended in a feast -- with plenty of highs and lows along the way! We look back at the Star Wars Celebration: Anaheim reveals, the convention exclusives, and all the action figures, mini-busts, import figures, and high-end collectibles. Plus the bottled water, the oranges, the cereals, and all the other tie-ins! So listen now as Arnie and Marjorie are joined by other Star Wars Action News team members and friends and look back on the year that was...and the next year to come! Then come to our forums to talk about The Force Awakens. We have threads for both the spoiler-filled and spoiler-free conversations!

SPOILER WARNING: This podcast has an in-depth discussion of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The toys, the movie, the books, are all fair game. Nothing shakes up Star Wars collecting more than a new property. Every movie and TV series brings new figure lines, vehicles, and more. In the case of The Force Awakens we even got water and produce! Fans have been collecting Force Awakens figures on blind faith ever since Force Friday in early September. For over three months we've speculated -- why doesn't the Finn figure come with a lightsaber? Who is Constable Zuvvio? But now the film has awoken fans across the globe! And on this episode of Star Wars Action News, the first part of our 2015 year-in-review coverage, Marjorie and Arnie are joined by many friends to discuss the new film Join them to find out how the movie impacted them...and their collections! Then come to our forums to talk about The Force Awakens. We have threads for both the spoiler-filled and spoiler-free conversations!

SPOILER WARNING: There is a Force Awakens character bit revealed in this show. It has been revealed elsewhere (including the official Star Wars Twitter account) but for those who want to know nothing about The Force Awakens, one piece is revealed in this show. There's been an awakening...have you felt it? As The Force Awakens hits theaters, Star Wars Action News reporter Justin awakened the Disney empire with his Walmart store find -- a new 3.75-inch Rey figure! It was the figure find heard across the world! Some claimed the figure was a spoiler, others started their own hunts, and Disney and Lucasfilm started sending takedown notices. What's all the hullabaloo about? And was the figure worth the trouble it caused? Justin joins Arnie and Marjorie on this show to tell the tale! Also on this week's show, Arnie, Marjorie, and Justin report on the latest store finds and online exclusives. With figure multi-pack exclusives at Toys R Us and Kohls, and a Disney exclusive Boba Fett that's commanding a huge bounty, join the hosts for all the news. With an in depth look at the new Star Wars Topps Trading Cards book and more, The Force Awakens on Star Wars Action News! We want your pictures! Share your Force Awakens theater photos on the Star Wars Action News Facebook page! Then come to our forums to talk about The Force Awakens. We have threads for both the spoiler-filled and spoiler-free conversations!

Happy Thanksgiving to all the Star Wars Action News community! While your uncle gets drunk and your sister yells about football we give you our 11th annual Holiday Gift Guide. What do you get for the Star Wars collector who has everything? Or what should those in your life buy for you? Marjorie and Arnie, along with guest host Andrew, have dozens of gift ideas here in this show. From stocking stuffers to action figures to life sized statues, the whole range is in this guide! Plus the Black Friday sales are about to start. As early as 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning stores are starting their deep discounts for the holiday season. Are there any Star Wars sales worth braving the crowds? Listen to find out! And be sure you get, and give, a Star Wars themed gift this year! Our annual Sithmas gift exhange registration is open. Sign up before Dec 2 to join in this fun Secret Santa type fun. Find out all the details and sign up now.

As The Force Awakens draws closer we get new information, new trailers, and...new toys! With the Guavian Enforcer, Captain Phasma, Constable Zuvio and Poe Dameron the second wave of 6-inch Black Series figures is hitting stores now. On this episode of Star Wars Action News Marjorie and Arnie review this new wave of figures--and try to guess how they fit into the new movie. And they also review the new KMart exclusive Kylo Ren - Starkiller Base Black Series figure. Also on this week's show, with tomorrow's release of Battlefront the game, Brock joins us to look at the Star Wars: Battlefront novel Twilight Company. He also reviews the new audiobook adaptations for the young readers' adaptations of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. With Berent's report from Gentle Giant Days in Burbank, a rundown of new Star Wars merchandise hitting stores, and more, it's all in this episode of Star Wars Action News! Listen to this episode, then head to NowPlayingPodcast.com Nov 17 as they begin their review of the Star Wars prequels, leading up to their weekend of release review of The Force Awakens! Adopt a Pegwarmer Day - Nov 21, 2015! Once again Star Wars Action News is championing Toys For Tots with their Adopt a Pegwarmer Day! On November 21, 2015 go out and buy a new figure or toy and put it in the Toys For Tots bin, helping move stale Star Wars stock and helping give a child a happy holiday this year! Plus the first 100 people to send a photo of you donating a Star Wars figure to Toys For Tots to @swactionnews on Twitter will get a Star Wars Action News 10th Anniversary patch! So pick that pegwarmer today and make a child have a very happy holiday!

Only 50 days until The Force Awakens and Star Wars Action News hosts Marjorie and Arnie couldn't be more excited. Tickets have been purchased, plans made, and the countdown is on. But for collecting it may be easier to list the items that don't have Star Wars tie-ins instead of those that do. Soup, bottled water, apples, coffee creamer, El Paso Tacos! On this week's show the hosts sift through the plethora of items and tell you which are the cool ones to hunt for. With new waves of Hasbro figures hitting shelves, Black Series exclusives from Walmart, Target, and K-Mart, and where you can find Wave 2 of the new Force Awakens figures, it's all on this week's Star Wars Action News! Adopt a Pegwarmer Day - Nov 21, 2015! Once again Star Wars Action News is championing Toys For Tots with their Adopt a Pegwarmer Day! On November 21, 2015 go out and buy a new figure or toy and put it in the Toys For Tots bin, helping move stale Star Wars stock and helping give a child a happy holiday this year! Plus the first 100 people to send a photo of you donating a Star Wars figure to Toys For Tots to @swactionnews on Twitter will get a Star Wars Action News 10th Anniversary patch! So pick that pegwarmer today and make a child have a very happy holiday!

Hot Toys has shipped its half-witted, scruffy looking, nerf herder...and his walking carpet pal! That's right, the first Hot Toys Star Wars figures ever announced -- Han Solo and Chewbacca -- have now shipped, and Andrew has them in hand! Listen to this episode to find out why one of them has become his favorite Hot Toys figure yet! Also in this week's episode, Arnie has come back from New York Comic-Con with tons of photos and news about Hasbro, Kotobukiya, and other Star Wars collectibles. Join him, Marjorie, and guest Matt Booker from JediNews.uk to find out all the news, and then listen to an exclusive Q&A with the Hasbro Brand Team. They revealed when stores will fully stock new figures only to Star Wars Action News! With Brock looking at the new short stories in the Rise of the Empire novel collection, Steve running down his thoughts on the new Force Awakens 3.75-inch figures, and more, it's all on this week's Star Wars Action News!

It's been one month since Force Friday but the onslaught of new Star Wars products has not let up. From tie in items like vitamins to cereal to toothpaste to Pop Chips, Star Wars is on everything. And of course that means lots of new toys too! On this episode of Star Wars Action News Arnie and Marjorie are joined by Andrew to look at some of the new Star Wars items in a head to head match. First we put two BB-8s to the test -- Hasbro's Target Exclusive Remote Control BB-8 versus Sphero's App Controlled BB-8. One is bigger, one is more expensive, but should you buy one, both, or neither? Then we look at Disney's new Elite line of 6.5-inch Die Cast action figures. They're $5 more than Hasbro's Black Series 6-inch, but every bit as in demand, selling out nationwide. On this show we put Disney's Elite First Order Stormtrooper to the test against Hasbro's Black Series counterpart. Plus Brock joins us for a review of the novel Aftermath, we look at Hot Toys' new Star Wars releases, and more on this episode of Star Wars Action News!