Have you ever made a plan, and then just watch as things around you crumble, causing the plan you made to change? Welcome to my world! I had planned to do a full review of the Deluxe Zeb Orelios to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Star Wars Rebels which was this past week. But, the 9-5 ended up taking me on a few unexpected twists and turns. So this blog post will be a Mish-Mash of what I've done this week Star Wars wise.  READING   The comics lately have not been good. I've been buying them out of obligation, and to keep my local stores in business. But mercifully the monthly Star Wars and Darth Vader series come to an end. Star Wars 50 has Luke instructing Ben Solo by telling a story about how the Rebels took an ancient weapon that could kill anyone be used against Palpy, but there's a catch: using that weapon would kill him, but it would also kill anyone who was ever near him. It's a great morality tale, and written by Charles Soule, who also wrote the Rise of Kylo

 As I wind down and conclude my foray as a Filthy Sixer, I thought it would be good to cover an interesting figure, and one that I would like to see in the Vintage Collection, Starkiller AKA Galen Marek. Now the VC has a decent figure already, but honestly it could use an update. However, I was disappointed with this figure. Not disappointed enough to turn around and sell it, but disappointed that for the price, it lacks accessories. And don't give me that "You should have bought the deluxe Comic Con exclusive!" argument! If I'm paying $25 for a figure, that damn thing better have some extras!  SCULPT & ARTICULATION That head sculpt alone looks exactly like Sam Witwer! On that part they nailed the likeness down. The head sculpt was one of the knocks I had on the VC Starkiller. The plastic skirt doesn't inhibit the leg articulation as much as I had thought it would. He can get into some decent poses, as you can see in the photos above. One thing I don't lik

  I know it's late September of 2024, but it's not too early to look ahead to 2025. While suggesting things may be too late, it's still a year to celebrate some big anniversaries, including both entertainment and collecting. I'll throw in what I'd like to see about the latter. And yes, this is a filler blog post so I can use the time to shoot some photos. So let's go! 1. Revenge of the Sith turns 20! My nearly weekly reminder that I'm getting older. But this is not only my favorite Prequel movie, it's the best Star Wars film directed by George Lucas. His best directed film overall is still American Graffiti. What I'd like to see collecting wise I'll share at the end. 2. The Droids & Ewoks animated shows turn 40! The Ewoks animated series wasn't a favorite, sure there were a couple episodes worth watching again, but as a youngster in the 1980's I was obsessed with Droids. The toys, well, not so much. The main Star Wars line was pretty

  Sometimes, it's worth the wait. One of these figures is a serious contender for the best VC figure of 2024. The other one isn't bad, but compared to the other figure it's a let down. If you've seen Star Wars Rebels, you know that Kanan Jarrus was a survivor of Order 66, but he never completed his training. He would meet Ezra Bridger on the streets of Lothal after Ezra stole a cargo container Kanan and friends were attempting to steal. In the process of rescuing Wookiee slaves, Kanan outed himself as a Jedi as he ignited his lightsaber to save his friends and rescue the Wookiees. Ezra was able to play Kanan's holocron which had Obi-Wan Kenobi's warning to Jedi survivors to avoid Coruscant. The first 3.75 action figures were 5 POA versions, as you will see in the photos below:  When compared to the VC versions you can see how much better the VC versions are. Only the 5 POA Ezra is from the first 2 seasons of Rebels, the VC Ezra, while from the Ahsoka series is E

 The headline says it all: helped my family with storm prep and they're safe which was more important than anything else. None of their homes were damaged, and that is the absolute best news. But there are people who did get major damage, and if you would like to help, I suggest donating to Red Cross, here's a link: https://www.redcross.org/about-us/our-work/disaster-relief/hurricane-relief.html The big news of the week was the passing of James Earl Jones. If you watched the Empire of Dreams documentary you find out how he became Vader's voice, and something I didn't know about him was he had a stuttering problem when he was younger. Not only being the voice of Vader, he was in 2 of my favorite baseball movies: Field of Dreams & The Sandlot. He was Harrison Ford's boss in Patriot Games (and was in Hunt For Red October when Jack Ryan was played by Alec Baldwin). Besides Vader, he voiced Mustafa in both the original animated movie and live action version. His gues

  Before I get into my review of the figure, I want to focus on the card. If I have a favorite Kenner card, it's this one. It's such a nice card, that I had as a saved search on eBay for VC 93, which was the previous Vader on this card. Thankfully, with this release, you and I don't need to sink a fortune into getting that version. So, bask in the nostalgia and admire the image. Seeing this, I can't wait to get the Star Wars Mains in the next year or two. For carded collectors, this figure, and the ones to come are worth the effort to get, and need to be in a case and proudly displayed on your wall.  Since the return of Star Wars figures in 1995, Darth Vader has been a figure I always buy. The only Vader figure I don't have is VC 115 Darth Vader Emperor's Wrath. I never found it in a store, and the secondary market prices would require me to donate plasma and get a second job to fund it. This Vader is a minor retool of the Dark Times Darth Vader, who was recentl