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Today at Galactic Hunter we start with a look at the only Admiral Ozzel figure you can buy. Bits of him were used to make other figures, but this is the only Ozzel you can get-- so should you make it a point to get it? Read on!

And who could forget Darth Sidious from the Battle Arenas? For whatever reason, there are several figures of the figure from the Jedi Showdown scene and this, well, is one of them. The head is one of the better ones. So do you need it? Read on!

Oh, and we're doing a podcast later. You'll find it if you're on the Entertainment Earth feed (see the top of the front page), so be sure you're getting that.

--AP

Apparently, they're still making Microman figures over at Takara. Microman Forever has shots of the Toys "R" Us (Japan) exclusive Wild Boar Microman, which is pretty cool. "Year of the boar," baby. Check it out.

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...and that makes the set. A new Botcon Exclusive Announcement: Dreadwind! It's Jetfire, in purple, with a new head. Snazzy. A pity these toys weren't instead sold by the tens of thousands to stores where they could make Hasbro and numerous retailers lots of actual real money, but such is life. They're down to precious few sets left, so go to Botcon.com to order your set before they tell you to screw off when they run out.

Oh, and Classics are 30% off at some Target stores. So if you've been waiting, stop waiting, and go buy some. They're great.

--AP

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Star Wars Comic Packs Wave 2! This week we look at new Transformers, new movies, new G.I. Joe, and of course the newly released Star Wars Comic Packs Wave 2, featuring new a new droid, a new alien, a new Clone, a new Luke, and a new Jedi. How can you miss this? You can't. Tune in!

Click here to visit the Episode #43 page at Entertainment Earth.

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For starters: You do not need an iPod to hear a Podcast. Podcasting is just a fancy word for "hack job internet radio show," which is exactly what we're aiming to produce here.

If you have iTunes 4.9 or above: You can subscribe to it for free. Just search for "Adam Pawlus" under Podcasts in the iTunes music store, or just go to "Subscribe to Podcast" and paste in "http://www.entertainmentearth.com/podcasts/podcast.xml". And you should be all hooked up.

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Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A column by yours truly. Read on!

Also, Figure of the Day has been updated! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of the 30th Anniversary Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

We also added archive pages so you can go through the entire column's run. We celebrated 1 year of consecutive columns over the weekend.

From left to right: Super Battle Droid, Captain Tarpals, McQuarrie Concept Boba Fett. Go to Galactic Hunter for the next update, with the 366th installment in our ongoing series! We just wrote a whole mess more of these so we're covered through close to the end of the month. (It's like having an extra non paying job. You should totally do a column like this for your hobby.)

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One of our all-time favorite comedy shows was Comedy Central's Upright Citizens Brigade, which we watched with our college roommates and friends and loved to pieces. TVShowsOnDVD.com has a blurb indicating the second box set of the show is due July 31-- only a few years after Volume 1 was released and like six years after the show was cancelled. Well, hey, something to watch for.

TV comedy fans should also take note of shows on TV now that are good, OK, or at least watchable like Fuse TV's Whitest Kids U Know (yes, even in spite of the rotten name) and MTV's (we're told) Human Giant. Future cult classics today!

--AP

As people who hate everything, we feel obligated to tell that some decent albums are on the way that you might like if you're a bit of a snob.

Shellac is releasing their first album since 2000 and it's called Excellent Italian Greyhound. Some of the tracks have been leaked via live shows, their BBC showings, and elsewhere-- but dammit, it's Shellac. The band has Steve "Angriest Man in Rock" Albini, an engineer who recorded many bands that don't suck and previously appeared in two other bands that don't suck. It's worth looking in to.

Patton Oswalt is also releasing another CD, no doubt to time in with his appearance as the voice of the main character in the new Pixar flick, Ratatouille. It's called Werewolves & Lollipops and you owe it to yourself to buy it and his other older albums.

Also, Les Savy Fav is putting out a new one but we don't know when. As does Phoenix' Andrew Jackson Jihad, which has something coming out on Asian Man Records but we dunno what the deal is there as their web site is about as informative as a pile of dirt. We can appreciate the punk aesthetic but don't make it hard for us to give you money, dammit.

We love music, and comedy. We just have a hard time finding stuff to get excited about.

--AP

The new droid body! Today at Galactic Hunter we look at R4-G9 which is widely considered to be the best of the best new Astromech droid molds. Twist the dome, the leg comes out-- simple, right? Sure! How many can I put you down for? Read on and find out.

--AP

On the way to work this morning we stopped in Target and saw eight deluxe figures from the upcoming movie line. We decided to keep our money, but for $9.99 a whack, we could've selected from Jazz, Scorponok, Bumblebee, Barricade, Brawl, and Wreckage. Wreckage actually looked pretty good, and according to reports we're reading elsewhere, it seems retail America has finally realized embargo dates for TOYS that we've all seen by now is a pretty stupid idea. Kudos to you, street breakers. Kudos.

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From the NES: Tecmo's Mighty Bomb Jack, which is apparently here to give "classic" a new name, as seven copies were sold from 1986-1991. From the Super NES: Capcom's Final Fight. Be a mayor or some guy and beat the crap out of people. It's a classic, you know you want it. From the TurboGrafx-16: Ordyne. It's a shooter we've never heard of and are now painfully curious. We expect the pain to come in after we download it.

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If you can't get enough of Adam's rambling, check out the new column at Anime News Network called Super Plastic.

This week, we look at a super-deformed figure that costs a lot of money. Click here to read it.

More again in two weeks!

--AP

Today at Galactic Hunter we start with a look at the newest Star Wars-costumed Princess Leia Organa figure, which came out in 2005 and is still available. She doesn't have a lot of articulation, so would you believe she turned out pretty well? Read on!

And who could forget Poggle the Lesser from 2003? It came out as a repaint in 2006, but this is the first one that doesn't look as good. Sure, it's worth buying, why not? We mean, why have one when you can have two for twice the price? Read on!

--AP

We went and saw more leaked figures at Target, notably Swindle and Bonecrusher. It looked like crap so we left it there. If you want a car that turns into a dopey robot with an Apple iSight for a head, by all means. $9.99 a whack. Keep checking your local Targets if you're in the market for these. We decided to leave them there, so odds are that means someone bought them and they're on eBay by now.

--AP

Arguably the greatest 16bit RPG of all time is being upgraded to the greatest 32bit RPG of all time. The Magic Box has a few crappy scans and some information, and we are most pleased. No release date is given but we can't wait to try it.

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Apparently a new brawlers is coming to the Wii: Soul Calibur Legends. There are two pictures to be seen and not much else. We hear it's more of a brawler than a one-on-one fighter, so those waiting for a true sequel will have to keep waiting.

--AP

There's also an announcement of Dissidia: Final Fantasy. It has characters from various Square games and they fight. Hey, we've heard of worse premises and own many of them. Click through for the announcement/leak.

--AP

Over at Entertainment Earth, there's a bunch of warehouse finds and new pre-orders. Oh, and the return of the famous Interactive Astromech R2-D2, in stock until it isn't. You can find new stock of mint condition guaranteed items from as far back as 2005, with figures like Clone Troopers and a Darth Vader figure on a medical table. Yowza.

And as always, buying through these shameless plugs means we get a nickel or two, and we appreciate your shined nickels and loose change.

From left to right: Clones, Darth Vader, Vintage Figures, and Jack Sparrow-- and everything except the Vintage figures are currently in stock. Click through for pricing and availability. Thanks for reading! (But mostly stuffing our coffers.)

--AP

Entertainment Earth Podcast (powered by 16bit.com)

Star Wars Coin Album! This week we talk about broken street dates, 10 so-far unannounced G.I. Joe Anniversary figures, exciting new developments in video games, and much more. Plus, a review of the recently released Darth Vader Coin Album. You know you gotta get one.

Click here to visit the Episode #46 page at Entertainment Earth.

--AP

For starters: You do not need an iPod to hear a Podcast. Podcasting is just a fancy word for "hack job internet radio show," which is exactly what we're aiming to produce here.

If you have iTunes 4.9 or above: You can subscribe to it for free. Just search for "Adam Pawlus" under Podcasts in the iTunes music store, or just go to "Subscribe to Podcast" and paste in "http://www.entertainmentearth.com/podcasts/podcast.xml". And you should be all hooked up.

If you're using an RSS reader: Subscribe to this feed: "http://www.entertainmentearth.com/podcasts/podcast.xml".

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Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A column by yours truly. Read on!

Also, Figure of the Day has been updated! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of the 30th Anniversary Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

We also added archive pages so you can go through the entire column's run. We celebrated 1 year of consecutive columns over the weekend.

From left to right: Commander Thire, Jawa, Speeder Bike Pilot, Red Leader. Go to Galactic Hunter for the next update, with the 366th installment in our ongoing series! We just wrote a whole mess more of these so we're covered through close to the end of the month. (It's like having an extra non paying job. You should totally do a column like this for your hobby.)

--AP

As some leaked carded photos of upcoming Joe cardbacks are making the rounds, it appears some expert analysis has revealed the next 10 figures coming under the Anniversary banner. Cobra Island has an article indicating we can expect the likes of Shipwreck, Zartan, Firefly, and Buzzer later this year. Here's hoping!

--AP

As the new movie season is upon is, there are bound to be some non-movie movie toys from Transformers. TheAllSpark has a mirror up of toys like Arcee, an upgraded Bumblebee, and Dreadwing. We're not overly pleased with any of them, but hey, new toys. (Seriously though-- who are they kidding with that Arcee?)

--AP

Time isn't kind to some things. Disco. Special effects. Baked goods. Today at Galactic Hunter we look at Princess Leia Organa from 1995, a figure that went from being highly sought-after and quite valuable to being a symbol of this line's non-value almost overnight. Obviously you shouldn't get one-- but don't you want to know why? Read on and find out.

--AP

Part of this year's summer movie tie-in, Pepsi Optimus Prime is the Japanese Pepsi Convoy in a new box with shorter smokestacks. And now, it can be yours-- if you win it, as you can't buy it. It's G1 Optimus Prime with a new trailer and fancy advertising. We totally want one, and odds are we'll start drinking that horrible sugar water with its high fructose corn crap to get it. We are suckers. Foolish, foolish suckers.

--AP

From the NES: Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden, a heck of a nice title from 1989 that basically introduced gamers everywhere to the notion of a cut scene to move along the story. From the NES: Namco's Pac-Man. From the TurboGrafx-16: Ninja Spirit. It's a decent week, but the enjoyment of these games can best be described as "you had to be there."

--AP

Over at Entertainment Earth, you can find a ton of exciting new Superhero Squad toys, including some we don't think anybody has seen before. Namely giant-sized Galactus and Sentinel figures, each packed with a smaller companion figure. Tres cool.

And as always, buying through these shameless plugs means we get a nickel or two, and we appreciate your shined nickels and loose change.

From left to right: Sentinel, Galactus, Superhero Squad 8-Pack, Spider-Man Wave 3 set. Click through for pricing and availability. Thanks for reading! (But mostly stuffing our coffers.)

--AP

Today at Galactic Hunter we start with a look at the newest comic-book inspired R2-D2 figure, using the R4-G9 mold and new fancy colors. Sure he's ugly, but isn't that what makes him cool? Read on!

And who could forget Princess Leia in her 1998 Expanded Universe garments? Available for a brief time, this figure caught a lot of attention-- and not the bad kind, either. Armed with a cloak, lightsaber, and blaster, is Han Solo's space-milf wife worth picking up? Read on!

Also, some interesting Master Replicas news. The prop maker has not only dropped the Star Wars license (effective the end of the year), but they also pulled out of Celebration IV, the convention later this month. Interesting, no?

--AP

Hasbro lifted the street date for the "deluxe" price point of movie toys. Or, Target and other stores' computer systems can't tell the Sneak Preview figures from the regular Deluxe assortments as they all ship in the same assortment number and are therefore identical to their software, so they just gave up. Either way, if you want movie toys, it's totally worth your while to hit up Target during lunch or on your way home as we have personally seen a few dozen figures (well, the same ones over and over) like Bumblebee and Swindle. Why wait if you're interested?

The rest of the stuff-- Robot Heroes, Real Gear, Unleashed, and so forth-- is still being held for June 2. We, of course, will continue to search for broken street dates and tell you about them.

--AP

Joystiq has pictures of and others are taking pre-orders on a new Zune with Halo packaging and graphics. We're Apple people, but we can still appreciate branding a consumer device with another license-- heck, that's why we bought a couple of fancy-pants GameBoy Advance consoles we didn't need. If you ask us, the box is more interesting to look at than the device, but maybe that's the point. At least it isn't brown.

Also, The Magic Box released some images of the new Xbox 360 port of the original Prince of Persia. It isn't a dark, indoor, creepy little castle but is instead an open, 2.5D remake in places. On one hand, we appreciate this. On the other hand, we're quite fond of the look of the original. It still looks like lots of fun.

--AP

Oh dude, how we lust for Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles. PSP Fanboy has a number of new screenshots of the game, and it is pretty. Do check it out if you care for such things.

The game, for those not paying attention, is a port of the legendary Dracula X: Rondo of Blood, a PC Engine CD game never released in the USA. It has the original game, an upgraded version, and a port of Symphony of the Night and is due from the PSP this September, when it will arrive on the wings of angels on a gilded chariot following a parade of rose petals or something to that effect. We have a PSP around and we're keeping it warm for this one.

--AP

Entertainment Earth Podcast (powered by 16bit.com)

Adam West Batmobile! One of the most requested items at Entertainment Earth is the Batman Batmobile from the old TV series, and we look at the newly released Hot Wheels version of it today. We also talk about new Star Wars items, Goonies figures, the Star Wars TV show (and where to get a first look), Goonies toys, new Superhero Squad releases, and much, much more. You'll need to listen to it very quickly to hear everything.

Click here to visit the Episode #47 page at Entertainment Earth.

--AP

For starters: You do not need an iPod to hear a Podcast. Podcasting is just a fancy word for "hack job internet radio show," which is exactly what we're aiming to produce here.

If you have iTunes 4.9 or above: You can subscribe to it for free. Just search for "Adam Pawlus" under Podcasts in the iTunes music store, or just go to "Subscribe to Podcast" and paste in "http://www.entertainmentearth.com/podcasts/podcast.xml". And you should be all hooked up.

If you're using an RSS reader: Subscribe to this feed: "http://www.entertainmentearth.com/podcasts/podcast.xml".

If you are using Safari: click here.

Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A column by yours truly. Read on!

Also, Figure of the Day has been updated! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of the 30th Anniversary Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

From left to right: Battle Droid, Chameleon Droid, Pit Droid, Tusken Raider. Go to Galactic Hunter for the next update, with the 380th installment in our ongoing series! (It's like having an extra non paying job. You should totally do a column like this for your hobby.)

--AP

After airing last week on NBC, TVShowsOnDVD.com posted the first word of Season 3 of The Office on DVD. Deleted Scenes. Web scenes. September 11 release date. Read more.

--AP

Blizzard's people flew to Korea and announced Starcraft II. It has no set budget, no known release date, and well, we really don't know what the deal is other than there will be no new races-- just our three favorites, the Terrans, the Protoss, and the Zerg. We're quite interested. Let's hope Mac OS port = yes.

--AP

We were turned on to this translated page from ACToys.net which features four non-transforming "Robot Replicas" action figures. The packaging looks similar to that of Star Wars Unleashed (from like 2003-2005) with ball joints everywhere, reminding us a little of Revoltech figures from Japan. Well, we'll probably see them in person in a few weeks, but so far you can see Megatron, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, and Barricade.

--AP

Now with a coin! Today at Galactic Hunter we look at the Snowtrooper from the not-particularly-hot Millennium Mint Coin collection, a line of Toys "R" Us exclusives from 1998. Is a little paint, a coin, and a box worth paying more for? Read on and find out.

--AP

Microsoft's "Major Neslon" posted some interesting images of "Mountain Dew Game Fuel," which features Halo characters on the package. This isn't the first time a Pepsi product promoted video games, as the Pepsi family marketed Playstation (and specifically Final Fantasy VII) back in 1997.

--AP

From the Genesis: Streets of Rage 2, where they bring the streets and you bring the rage. From the Super NES: Rare's Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. It's OK-- if you liked the first one, it's a little bit worse. From the TurboGrafx-16: Blazing Lazers. We didn't play that one.

--AP

If you can't get enough of Adam's rambling, check out the new column at Anime News Network called Super Plastic.

This week, we look at the super-cool Transformers Universe Superion. This was a toy originally issued under a different name and a different color in 1992, then again-- in different different colors-- just a couple of years ago. You can get the new one at Big Lots. Should you? Click here to read it.

More again in two weeks!

--AP

He's going for a drink! Today at Galactic Hunter we look at the Obi-Wan Kenobi figure based on the Outlander club from Episode II. He even comes with a bar and a glass. Classy. Is the figure any good or is this worth buying just for the furniture? Read on and find out.

--AP

The site DS Fanboy has package art for The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass, or at least the Japanese packaging. As it shows that the game will feature sailing, we're going to keep our thirty bucks, thanks.

--AP

Buzz around the web has it that the movie will suck. Latino Review has a look at the property early on, complete with spoilers, information on how little of Cobra we'll see, and the inclusion of Alex "Action" Mann. It certainly doesn't sound great, but what sounds good to us is a ridiculous script with stupid McGuffins, a Yosimite Sam-esque Cobra Commander, and lots of gratuitous shots of the Baroness in some sort of latex get-up portrayed by a fetish model. But enough of what we want.

--AP

While we don't assume this is everything, Target is gonna have at least 4 exclusive toys on June 2. The big one is Robo Vision Optimus Prime, a repaint and a promotional tie-in to Internet contest. The other three are repaints of toys from as far back as 2004. Arcee and Signal Flare are repaints of Energon toys, while Hardtop is a redeco of a toy from Cybertron. There's even a special Transformers Stratego. Wowzers.

--AP

Today at Galactic Hunter we start with a look at the wind-up Spider Droid figure, a gangly and somewhat fragile releases that's been in circulation in various forms since 2003. Oh, and he walks. Read on!

And who could forget AT_RT Driver that doesn't have the ability to stand? He comes with a nifty vehiclee, but isn't there more to life? Read on!

Also, we're rounding up some fun information in the Star Wars Celebration News Portal, which you can go read now and be excited by.

--AP

Over at Galactic Hunter, there's an clip from the Comic-Con exclusive guide-- and there's two Marvel figures in it. One is She-Hulk and the other is Stan Lee, and we gotta say we want a Stan Lee.

--AP

Over at Hasbro's Transformers site, they confirmed Alternators Rodimus as a Comic-Con excllusive. $24.99. There's also going to be a Titanium Series Menasor, plus a lot of items from other brands.

--AP

Entertainment Earth Podcast (powered by 16bit.com)

Celebration IV and more! In this podcast, Adam talks up some of the exciting new Star Wars announcements at Celebration IV, lets you know about what to expect from Comic-Con, and babbles incessantly about Galactic Heroes, action figures, Transformers, and more. If you're wanting to know what's at all the conventions, you can't miss this one!

Click here to visit the Episode #48 page at Entertainment Earth.

--AP

For starters: You do not need an iPod to hear a Podcast. Podcasting is just a fancy word for "hack job internet radio show," which is exactly what we're aiming to produce here.

If you have iTunes 4.9 or above: You can subscribe to it for free. Just search for "Adam Pawlus" under Podcasts in the iTunes music store, or just go to "Subscribe to Podcast" and paste in "http://www.entertainmentearth.com/podcasts/podcast.xml". And you should be all hooked up.

If you're using an RSS reader: Subscribe to this feed: "http://www.entertainmentearth.com/podcasts/podcast.xml".

If you are using Safari: click here.

Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A column by yours truly. Read on!

Also, Figure of the Day has been updated! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of the 30th Anniversary Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

From left to right: Clone Trooper, Anakin Skywalker, Dengar, Ayy Vida. Go to Galactic Hunter for the next update, with the 380th installment in our ongoing series! (It's like having an extra non paying job. You should totally do a column like this for your hobby.)

Don't miss the Galactic Hunter Celebration IV Coverage!

--AP

From the Genesis: Kid Chameleon, a game we best remember as being played at Target demo stations while waiting for our parents to hurry the hell up and buy whatever it was they were buying (it was entertaining). From the Super NES: Enix' ActRaiser. It's one of our favorite games of the era, even if it is an offbeat mix of simulation and action genres. From the TurboGrafx-16: J.J. & Jeff. We didn't play that one.

--AP

Over the long weekend, we spotted countless Target stores with movie merchandise for sale, including Robot Heroes Wave 2 (Soundwave, etc.), Robo Vision Optimus Prime, Leader Class Optimus Prime, and numerous other toys. The official street date is June 2 but obviously, street dates are a thing to be ignored. Check your local stores for leaks.

While stores have done reasonably well keeping stuff under wraps for Star Wars in 1999, 2002, and 2005 (more or less), it seems that in 2007 most stores are just letting the chips fall where they may. And we say good-- there's nothing less sensible than a street date when you could put an item on the floor and make money off of it.

--AP

Over at Entertainment Earth, the next Hasbro Star Wars Entertainment Earth Exclusive is going up for sale today. The final name is a mystery. The final contents are a mystery. But it's first-come, first-served in terms of orders, there's no penalty for canceling a pre-order, and odds are you'll want to get in line for this set.

The set has a cohesive theme and features at least one Mandalorian Commando named Llats Ward. The backstory, as given to us, is that he was hired by Jango Fett to train clones on Kamino. Could this be a clue? Visit this page to place your order/look for clues/see more details now!

--AP

Today at Galactic Hunter we start with a look at the battle-damagable Anakin Skywalker figure, which originally had a magnet that didn't work and later saw a reissue with a peg that more or less did. You can cut off his arm, and he can fight. Does that sound cool, or should it? Read on!

And who could forget R2-D2 with limited articulation, odd deco, and iffy features? He has arm rockets and just doesn't look right-- so it's a good thing he's about to be rereleased, right? Read on!

--AP

Developed as a property from the East as a game by the West, Godzilla: Unleashed is coming soon to the Wii by way of whatever people Atari owns these days. The Magic Box has three pages of screen shots, and they look pretty gosh darn good if we do say so ourselves. Take a look!

--AP

Kmart gets a lot of questionable exclusives, like this somewhat dull-but-better-than-nothing Unleashed Bumblebee with Exclusive Cover Comic set. Before, Hasbro gave Kmart a set of two repaints where they were almost indistinguishable from other, non-exclusive repaints of the same toys and in 2005, for Star Wars, they had a carry case (that came out before) with two figures (which were out for months). Thrilling. But if the price is right, Unleashed Bumblebee with comic is better than Bumblebee with nothing at all.

--AP

Over at Entertainment Earth, the next Hasbro Star Wars 30th Anniversary Wave is up for pre-order. Head over and get in line for yours today, just click for pricing and availabilty!

--AP