Posts Tagged ‘Galactic Heroes’
Jango’s Slave I and the Episode III Starfighter Galactic Heroes Out
Rebelscum has two pieces of awesome Galactic Heroes news, which is good because so far 2010 Galactic Heroes news has been pretty slow going!
First, the long awaited Escape from Kamino (aka, Jango Fett’s Slave I) and Attack on the Invisible Hand (aka Anakin’s Episode III Starfighter) have been spotted at a Walmart in Oklahoma! Second, new Galactic Heroes sticker sheets have been found in some sets! Ahsoka Tano, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and the Clone Trooper are all represented. Head over to the Galactic Heroes message board to talk!
Galactic Heroes AT-AT in 2010
JesseVader pointed out that the Galactic Heroes AT-AT has been confirmed for 2010! Now it looks like we need to come up with some more questions for the Hasbro Star Wars Q&A… it’s a tough situation but hopefully you Galactic Heroes fans can help with that dilemma.
From Jedi News
1) The Galactic Heroes AT-AT has been solicited and shown by Hasbro several times over the last few years, including the UK and Canadian Toy Fair last year. When will this awesome product see the light of day (it seems like 2010 would be a great time to tie in with the 30th Anniversary of Empire)?
The Galactic Heroes AT-AT finally will be coming out to retail this Fall, scheduled for availability around August 1st. It’s a really nifty vehicle that is a perfect addition to the cute world of Galactic Heroes.
James – “We saw the final product at the UK Toy Fair and it does indeed look awesome and has some great features too – you’re going to have to wait till the US Toy Fair, in 10 days time, to find out more though… Also, for those in the UK wondering – it WILL be coming here!”
Star Wars Q&A
We’ve already got some really great questions submitted for the upcoming Star Wars Q&A, but the more the merrier! Head over to the message board to add your suggestions!
Galactic Heroes Shadow Squadron Y-wing and Assault On Ryloth Photos
Rebelscum.com has pictures of the new Galactic Heroes sets Shadow Squadron Y-Wing and Assault on Ryloth.
On an unrelated note, our webhost was migrating servers today, so for a chunk of time we were unavailable. Sorry for the inconvenience, but fingers crossed, it should mean faster and more efficient future internetting! As always, head over to the Rumor Buster message board to discuss.
Galactic Heroes Q&A’s!
First off, news from Yoda’s News that the Kamino Showdown and Purchase of Droids Galactic Heroes cinema scenes are apparently now on tap for a March 2010 release!
YN: Any word as to when we might see those missing Galactic Heroes sets? The “Kamino Showdown” and “Purchase of Droids” sets were supposed to show up at TRU stores in August hit the shelf? So far we have neither heard nor seen anything. Have these sets been cancelled? Please say NO. Thanks!
Hasbro: It’s taken a while for the previous TRU Galactic heroes Cinema Scenes to move through retail, but right now we are looking at March on-shelf. We have packaged samples ourselves so they should be shipping soon if all goes well.
Meanwhile, Han’s Hideout asks some questions about the possibility of a Galactic Heroes TIE Interceptor:
3. A question from one of my boys – Will you make a new Galactic Heroes “TIE Fighter with the bendy wings” [aka a TIE Interceptor]? Liam, Age 3.
That’s a great question. We don’t have one in the works, but it does fit the profile of a vehicle that would make a great impact in the Cinema Scene assortment. We’ll discuss it with the team. Thanks for the suggestion…tell your boy it was an excellent choice and that we hope we can make him happy. Just make sure he stays into Galactic Heroes for a few more years!
Newsclips 11/25/09
Given the slow news week as many are settling in for Thanksgiving, I figured we’d give a quick rundown of the week’s events:
JesseVader pointed out that Sir Steve’s Guide has Galactic Heroes News, specifically Anakin’s ROTS Fighter: Attack on the Invisible Hand and Jango Fett’s Slave I: Escape from Kamino
The newly rereleased Super Hero Squad Doctor Octopus and Spider-Man 2-pack features another running change and we’re attempting to catalog the differences over on the message board
And Comics Continuum is reporting that this week’s new The Super Hero Squad Show episode, Tales of Suspense, will feature James Rhodes donning the War Machine armor.
Galactic Heroes AT-AT News
Jessevader08 brought this up over on the message board, but Yakface.com’s recent Q&A with Hasbro revealed that the Galactic Heroes AT-AT is on tap for Fall 2011! It also talks about the possibility of some clone wars vehicles like the Vulture Droid, AAT Tank and Anakin’s Twilight Spice Freighter (which, they say, “remains too big to tackle”).
Galactic Heroes Shadow Squadron Y-Wing and Assault on Ryloth Pictures
We didn’t have to wait too long for pictures of the Y-Wing (officially called the Shadow Squadron Y-Wing, complete with Matchstick) and the 212th Squadron (aka, the Assault on Ryloth, and featuring TX-20, Waxer and Boil) as Rebelscum has hi-res pictures up.
Meanwhile, Galactichunter.com points out that the Costco exclusive Millenium Falcon is up for sale on its website.
Galactic Heroes 2010 Cinema Scenes, Handful of Heroes Wave 2 and More!
First up, Big Bad Toy Store has a Galactic Heroes Cinema Scenes 2010 Wave 1 up for pre-order. And while we’re on the subject, the Galactic Heroes Checklist is now up over on the Rumor Buster wiki.
Back to the Cinema Scenes, what’s in Wave 1? 1x Y-Wing and 1x 212th Attack Battalion. Entertainment Earth has the following to say about the Y-Wing:
* It’s the bomb!
* Ship seats included figures.
* From the Star Wars saga
* Don’t flee this website without them!
And for the 212th Attack Battalion:
* Orange you glad to get these new Clones?
* Take down some clankers!
* From the Star Wars saga
* Don’t flee this website without them!
Meanwhile, Super Hero Squad Wave 17 is up for preorder at Entertainment Earth, estimated December arrival, and features:
1x Spider-Man & Venom
1x Black Spider-Man & Doc Ock
1x Daredevil & Spider-Man
1x Spider-Man & Electro
1x Hulk & Nova
3x Captain America & Motorcycle
2x Iron Man & Modok
2x Wolverine &Spiral
And Marvel Universe fans can enjoy knowing that Secret Wars Wave 3 is also scheduled for December.
1x Captain America & Klaw
1x Red & Blue Spider-Man & Thunderball
2x Reed & Ultron
2x Hawkeye & Piledriver
2x Thor & Enchantress
And Handful of Heroes Wave 2 hits in January, with no news yet on who’s in it.
As always, discuss on the board!
Case Revision and Pre-Order Information
Shoppers rejoice! First, Super Hero Squad Wave 14 now has it’s first revision case.
1x Spider-Man & Venom
1x Hulk & Spiderwoman
1x Captain America & Red Skull
1x Spider-Man & Electro
1x Thorbuster Iron Man & Thor
1x Human Torch & Silver Surfer
1x Wolverine & Bishop
1x Deathlok & Iron Man 2020
3x Spider-Man & Green Goblin
1x Black Spider-Man & Iron Fist
Apparently Hasbro thinks that a pack of repaints will be the big seller, and that the Hulk/Spider-Woman 2-pack and Spider-Man/Electro 2-pack need to be out. Again. With Spider-Woman already getting another figure in Wave 15. And with Rogue/Gambit and any number of other pre-packaging change two-packs still fetching pretty prices. Well… it’s an interesting move.
In other news, Handful of heroes figures are finally up for pre-order! $84.99 for a case, shipping in July, there are apparently going to be over 40 different figures in Wave 1. Still no word yet as to whether that’s 40 different figures total, or whether each figure comes in different colors like classic MUSCLE figures.
every package includes 8 miniature-sized Marvel super-heroes, a play mat, and a super secret hidden figure. With over 40 different Marvel figures to collect in wave 1, you can amass whole armies of all your favorite heroes and villains including Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk, and Dr. Doom.
And Big Bad Toy Store is also putting up pre-orders for Galactic Heroes 2009 Wave 3, Revision 1 (or Star Wars Clone Wars Galactic Heroes Figures Wave 7 if you’re an Entertainment Earth follower) coming in June (with Entertainmentearth.com giving them a July date) and featuring:
1x Han Solo & Logray
1x Lando & Luke
1x Blockade Rebel Trooper & Stormtrooper
1x Death Star Droid, Mouse Droid & Chewbacca
1x 2 Jawas & R2-D2
1x Admiral Ackbar & Nein Nunb
1x Saesee Tiin & Agen Kolar (not currently pictured)
1x Commander Gree & Tarfull (not currently pictured)
1x Kit Fisto & General Grievous (not currently pictured)
1x Lt. Thire & IG88 Assassin Droid (not currently pictured)
1x Ahsoka & Goldie (not currently pictured)
1x Clone ARF Trooper & Yoda (not currently pictured)
