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To celebrate their NYCC debut – Hasbro is offering a 10% discount on their HasbroToyShop.com offerings.  At check-out; use code NYCC2011 and you’ll save some dough!  I’ve been told there are exclusions to this coupon, but as I don’t have a physical copy (last time I don’t go to NYCC!) I’m not sure what they are.

So head on over to HasbroToyShop and try it out.  They did post the NYCC exclusives and at ‘press time’ the only sold-out item is Compound Hulk.

Thanks to Adam16bit for the scoop on the coupon.  Check out 16bit.com cause its great, and he’s a good dude.

Straight from Hasbro – enjoy their presentation from the Star Wars panel.  Here you’ll see all the news and reveals from the show; including details of the continuation of Vintage, the 2012 focus on Episode I and the new Movie Heroes sku.  Click here to download the material and may the force be with you!

The fantastic Funko folks have sent out an update of some new upcoming products due in December.  Kicking the month off – their Pop! vinyl line expands to include 2 figures from Microsoft’s Halo franchise.  You’ll have the opportunity to pick up both a Master Chief and a Grunt in Pop! vinyl form.  These have a release date of December 1st.

On December 16th their Star Wars mini Wacky Wobblers will be released.  Standing at a wee three inches; these have all the fun of a full sized Wacky Wobbler shrunk down into a smaller size.  Initial offerings include Darth Vader, Stormtrooper, Yoda, Chewbacca, C-3P0 and R2-D2.

Also being released mid-month are a Wacky Wobbler and Pop! vinyl of V, from the graphic novel turned film V for Vendetta.  As nothing says revolutionary like a bobble head or deformed vinyl toy!

The fine folks at Undergound Toys sent over word that they’ve been awarded ‘Toy Range of the Year’ at at the Licensing Awards 2011 for their range of talking Star Wars plush!  Congratulations to Underground Toys, check out the full press release after the jump!

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Thanks to Rebelscum for the heads up – Hasbro has now posted the redemption form for the white “Empire Strikes Back” prototype Boba Fett.  You can download the form here on Hasbro’s site.  As with recent Star Wars mail-in, 5 proofs of purchases are required and about $7 for shipping.

Name: Chewbacca
Series: Star Wars Pop! Vinyl
Released: July 2011

Funko’s Pop! vinyl line was one of my surprise favorite items from this year’s toy fair.  I love the simple, yet still detailed approach these figures take.  I also love at the breadth of the line with licenses from movies, comics all the way to cereal boxes.  It’s just a fun line at a great price point (just under $10 from most stores).  For this year’s SDCC, Funko offered a wide variety of exclusive Pop! vinyl figures, including this Chewbacca.

As part of the Star Wars Pop! vinyl line, Chewbacca here is a bobble head.  He shares the same general proportions as all Pop! vinyl figures with a “deformed” aesthetic but features sculpted detailing.  The mold and general coloring as the mass market release of Chewbacca, however the convention exclusive is  flocked.  I have to admit, I’m a sucker for flocked toys – and as a result this Chewie is just about perfect.  The mass market Chewbacca (available now online and in Target stores) is great – you should buy one if you like Star Wars; but the flocked version is awesome.

This is the second of my photos from my Flagstaff camping trip; as I was going into the woods it was obvious to take along some Ewoks.  But this photo was problematic; I wanted to have Ewoks in the foreground and forest in the background.  Unfortunately, the sun was not working with me…eventually I got this shot which was a good compromise.  Some adjustment of exposure was necessary in photoshop and I do think the background is a little overexposed but all in all its the effect I wanted.

A new batch of Funko images arrived in my inbox today, and I couldn’t be happier; as I’m a huge fan of the product Funko is putting out in the market.  If you’re not familiar with their Pop! vinyl line, you have to swing by your local Target store and check out the Marvel, DC and Star Wars lines; they’re easy to find as they are right in the action figure aisle.

The new product in today’s email blast were 2 Halo bobble-heads, celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the gaming franchise; the red Spartan Mark V and the blue Commander Carter. These bobbles are due in just a few weeks, on September 1st.  The line-up for the 2nd series of Star Wars Pop! vinyl was also revealed to include Jedi Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3P0, Boba Fett, Darth Maul and the Gamorrean Guard.  These will be available November 10th.  Finally from the DC Universe, the Pop! vinyl Hawkman will be available November 24th.  You can see images of all these new products in the gallery below, and if you want pre-order many of these items at Entertainment Earth.

HasbroToyShop.com kicked off a new promotion today; with a $10 (or greater) Star Wars purchase you receive 1 Free STAR WARS action figure.  This promotion is going to run through August 22, 2011 at 11:59 PM Eastern.  The comic-con coupon code COMIC2011 is still working to save 10% off your purchase, so that’s a way to get a little more bang for your buck.  Happy shopping!

Once again, Toys R Us is offering their 2 for $10.99 promotion across their Hasbro brands – Marvel Universe, Captain America, Thor, GI Joe, Iron Man and Star Wars.  One important caveat – this time the sale is advertised as ALL figures, and reports online are indicating that the Star Wars Vintage collection is included.  If that’s the case, this is essentially a buy-one-get-one free sale, so be sure to check it out!  The sale runs all this week.