I have to admit, I've been lazy. But I've also been busy. Football season, work, other stuff...I don't have time. On the negative side, the Saints and LSU ain't going to any playoffs (cue the Jim Mora quote "Playoffs?!"), VC prices may go up as the Sixers are going up $2, and so far...we don't have a clue what wave 1 of the VC figures will be in 2027. But we're getting Frog Lady, finally! I guess that's good. I'm on S2 of The Mandalorian so I'm near to her appearance (writer's note: watched the episodes earlier this morning). Now when can I get the prison break crew?! Today in the Lagniappe Section, I'll share some recent arrivals, post the Wild Card matchups for Last Figure Standing and give an update on when you can expect part 3 to my fan fiction, and why I have taken so long on getting it done. Besides being lazy. So for the main topic of the day, it's what has recently arrived. And why 1 set in particular gives me some rar...

 On October 2nd, Hasbro did their livestream reveals for the Vintage Collection and the Black Series, with no Retro reveals. And since I won't have time to take photos of figures from recent hauls until the end of this month, you'll get my reaction to them, yes even the Sixers as well. I said on the BanthaSkull comments section my take would be uncensored, and you better believe a lot of swear words are upcoming. In the Lagniappe Section I'm doing my own version of Last Figure Standing since we aren't getting one this year. It will be entertaining, I promise you! And maybe even a little but of fun.. SIXER STUFF I'm obligated to do Sixer stuff. Like I'm obligated to talk about how disastrous the new Rey Skywalker Trilogy will be if it ever gets produced. So, here they are. Photo from Jedi Temple Archives:  The Sixers get new packaging, and they showed off the Amidala figure before. One figure from each film of the Lucas Saga was revealed with Palawan Anakin, Gala...

  Nuff said. Congrats to OM.  One of the reasons why I do a blog post every other week instead of every week is the slow trickle of VC figures. I may get one or two at a time, and then there's time to take pics, write a review, etc. The other reason is Disqus doesn't like when I post the direct link in my comments. But, the last few weeks have seen me get six, yes, six new figures! Including 2 I'm using as "troop builders". One of those six I intend to use as a custom, but if the parts I want to use can't work, then I'll keep it as is.  In the Lagniappe Section I have a "What if" for Star Trek The Next Generation and talk about the return of Toys R Us, and conveniently what isn't mentioned about what they're going to sell.  RECENT VC HAULS 1. Clone Luke (Luuke) Skywalker  I was worried in the original photos shown, as it showed Clone Luke, aka Luuke with the wrong lightsaber. I used to mock people who griped about Darth Vader's chest ...

 Now I know what you're thinking: why does someone who runs a blog that focuses on Star Wars action figures, and Star Wars topics in general, doing a post about Star Trek?! Well, I'll tell you why: without Star Trek, there would be no Star Wars. Without Star Wars, there would be no Star Trek movies, or series (TNG, DS9, Voyager or Enterprise). I still love Star Trek to this day. But like Star Wars...the newest Star Trek isn't great. Some of Strange New Worlds I like, but I would have liked it more if the crew from The Cage was heavily featured instead. And if in a 8-10 episode season they had less filler episodes, or make the filler the B plot to episodes. Picard S3 I enjoyed, the 1st 2 seasons, not so much. And the 2009 movie? Read on, I'll talk about it later. And I'll talk about the toyline that I've recently decided to get back into after moving cost me my old collection: 1990's Playmates Star Trek figures! But before I get into that, the only photo (cre...

 This week's post is a long awaited figure review. After the negative events and feelings I've had for well over a month, I feel good enough to do a review. Especially if I'm not disappointed. And with the new Anakin Skywalker from the Wally World exclusive 2 pack with Commander Cody, I have in my hands a figure that in my opinion will be tough to overcome as the best figure of the year. In my Lagniappe Section, the BanthaSkull Disqus commentors take over as I have really needed to be positive, especially with all the recent happenings in the VC.  Before I begin, after opening the Obi-Wan figure I lost the extra hand. Now that I've just found it, I can begin my review. Now I should note that while the Anakin Skywalker figure is the main point of this post, I wanted to show the packaging. Anakin came to me via Fed Ex, while I had to drive out of state to find Obi-Wan, although to be fair I was already there but you get the point. Retail exclusives are supposed to actuall...