> 1) Will the Jabba the Hutt with Dais be coming to Walmart Canada? Do
> you have any pics available that you can share? If not can you share
> with us what is included in the set? (ie Salacious Crumb?/Hookah and
> Bowl)
Wal-Mart Canada originally passed on bringing the Jabba set to Canada, but
we are working heroically to try and get some quantity in there after all.
Right now, it looks good that it will make it. We will not be revealing any
images until Comic Con but it does come with everything you asked about.
> 2) Will Hasbro ever release a "Luke as Vader" figure from ESB, maybe
> with a removeable helmet? How about better articulation for General
> Rieekan? I like the new Bespin Guards, by the way - any chance of
> seeing a remake of the Asian one released back in the 80's (with the
> Fu Man Chu moustache), maybe as part of a Battle Pack? Any chance of
> seeing more Imperial officers, particularly female ones?
We don't have any plans for a Luke as Vader figure, since something about
it doesn't feel "real" enough to justify release. But it's an interesting
one to consider. As for Rieekan, it's highly likely that he will never be
updated. We do have that specific Bespin Guard on our radar, but that's for
longer term. Finally, no plans for female Imp officers beyond in the
movie-based line with one great exception that you will hear about soon, at
Comic Con if not before. Stay tuned!
> 1) With the recent shortage of the Eopie/Qui Gon Mail away and having
> to make more than what was thought, does hasbro plan on ensuring that
> the current mail away for Nahdar Vebb, and, the later this year mail
> away of 'Rocket Firing' Boba Fett, will have more than enough product
> to supply the demand (espcially for Boba) as I know that there are of
> collectors who were not happy with not getting the Eopie/Qui Gon with
> in a decent amount of time. Also, why did it take so long for the
> postcards to get out notifying people of the delay. I didn't get mine
> until the beginning of April but yet the cancellation deadline was for
> March 31. Fortunatly for me I had no intention of cancelling my order
> and had heard through Snowtroopers.ca of this shortage and the mailing
> of the postcards. I just feel that if you are going to have a shortage
> and are going to send postcards giving them the option to either wait
> for the new batch or cancel their order all together, a slightly
> longer deadline or a faster method of getting the postcards to
> customers needs to be given.
The response to Eopie & Qui-Gonn was the greatest of any of the modern
mail-in figures (even greater than that for George Lucas in Stormtrooper
disguise). That is why we re-released, even though we were not obligated to
do so (all offers are "why supplies last"). We have also been notified
that our supplies of Nahdar Vebb have been exhausted and we are about to
re-release him as well. Fans can expect a similar delay in getting their
notification, since we don't know exactly when the new figures will come in.
As for Boba, we expect the demand will be huge, and are planning a large
figure release to cover the demand. If demand should exceed supply early in
the promotion, we'll re-release.
> 2) Ewoks not only have a pivotal role in the Return of the Jedi movie,
> scenes in which they appear occupy almost 1/3 of the movie screen
> time. Yet, only 14 of these characters were produced in the past 12
> years, and that's counting a little baby wokling. That considerably
> less than the Cantina patrons, some of which only appears for 2
> seconds on screen. Despite the many critics and rotten tomatoes thrown
> at these furry creatures in the past few years, I feel Star Wars
> collectors would agree that a Star Wars toy collection would not
> likely be complete without a large number of these characters made
> into action figures (it's not like they face the same level of hate as
> Jar Jar Binks). Let's face it: their cuteness would certainly make
> them hot-sellers for both the collectors and kids audience.
>
> So, for each Ewok character in the following list, could you tell us
> the likelihood of ever getting these made, remade or redesigned for a
> release in 2010-early 2011 (not likely, somewhat likely, likely, very
> likely, sure hit): movie-based Ewoks Teebo, Logray, Lumat, Warok;
> spin-off TV movies Ewoks Chukha-Trok, Kaink, Weechee Warrick, Deej
> Warrick, Erpham Warrick, Widdle Warrick; and finally Ewok Cartoon
> Kneesaa?
We have a long ways to go before we will have done total justice to Ewoks.
We have at least planned in the lineup for each year, and we are trying to
do other multi-packs to get more to the shelves (there was a great set
proposed for this year that involved both movie and EU Ewoks, but the
proposed retailer decided against pursuing it this year; we remain hopeful
it will come out in 2011). So we're talking 2 Ewoks over the next two
years currently in the works and hopefully more. Almost all of the
movie-based Ewoks are a certainty, especially if they have precedence in the
Kenner line. As for the TV-based Ewoks, 1-2 are likely next year if the
proposed exclusive pans out, if not, chances are almost zero we will get to
them. As for Kneesaa, odds are much lower but we would not rule her out
someday.
Napseeker: from another Q&A, we have a more definitive answer:
1) In recently revealed case assortment details, we see Wicket is listed as coming with Kneesaa - can you confirm this? If so, you'll be making many fans very happy. Did you include a second figure because collectors have previously stated that a single Ewok might not do well at retail because of its perceived value?
Answer: Unfortunately, Kneesaa was dropped due to some production issues; we did not replace Kneesaa with another figure. Instead, Wicket is comes with his movie version poncho as well as a version inspired by his animated series appearance. He is a very cool figure.
EDIT: I suspect the female imperial is a reference to the Baron Fel & Ysanne Isard cancelled comic pack set, now likely an Ent Earth exclusive.
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