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San Diego-based IDW Publishing has been at the front lines of “Transformers” tie-in, one-shot, and spinoff comic books starring those sentient robots in disguise since they first acquired the licensing rights from Hasbro back in 2005. Since then, IDW has been the champion of more than 400 “Transformers”-centric issues representing the longest-running era of “Transformers” … Read more
What you’ve never heard of the Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon? it’s the Lego kit that made the Kessel run in less than twelve parsecs. The Millennium Falcon screams classic Star Wars. Along with the X-Wings and the TIE Fighters, the Millennium Falcon is one of the coolest spaceships in sci-fi. Who hasn’t wondered what … Read more
If you’re looking for the best Lego Star Wars sets in the universe, then you’ve come to the right place. We’ve covered all types of kits from smaller, kid friendly builds all the way up to huge centerpiece models that can take days to complete like the Millennium Falcon or the Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) … Read more
It’s always great to save on a Lego Star Wars set, and with the recent success of Disney Plus’ “The Book of Boba Fett,” now is the best time to get the bounty hunter’s ship. A saving of $10 isn’t just a good deal on the surface, but it’s even better knowing this is the … Read more
Warning: Spoilers ahead for “The Book of Boba Fett” Chapter 4 Like many recent contemporary science fiction shows, “The Book of Boba Fett” uses a number of different directors throughout a single season. This has perhaps been most noticeable in “Star Trek: Discovery” where the pace, tone and amount of time given to secondary plots … Read more
The colorful assortment of awesome Nerf LMTD guns spans all spectrums of the pop culture galaxy with its special line of cross-promotional blasters spawned from mega movie and video game franchises like “Alien,” “Fortnite,” “Star Wars” and “Halo.” For its latest temptation, Hasbro is again aiming at that stellar destination located far, far away with … Read more
This year marks the 45th anniversary of George Lucas’ seminal space opera renowned the world over, “Star Wars: A New Hope.” As fans continue to absorb and digest the latest trilogy of “Star Wars” films produced under the Disney/Lucasfilm banner and await the next Hollywood sojourn into the galaxy far, far, away with episodes of … Read more
Best Buy is hosting a 24-hour flash sale on the company’s website, and the discounts extend to some cool Star Wars products. The sale ends at 3 a.m. EST (2000 GMT) tonight, so if you’re after a cool new Lego Star Wars set like the Imperial Probe Droid (was $59.99 now $47.99) or a 12-inch … Read more
The clues will be with you, always. Amazon is currently offering a galactic 30% off the “Star Wars” edition of the classic whodunit game “Clue.” That works out to a savings of $14. The classic game is transported to the “Star Wars” universe, where players find themselves on the Death Star and must figure out which … Read more
We enjoyed building the Lego Star Wars AT-AT far more than we thought we would. While you expect detail and authenticity from a $160 kit, the actual finished model doesn’t look all that exciting – it’s a large, gray mechanical space-horse noted for the fact it falls over relatively easily in the Star Wars movies. … Read more