First Look at Marvel's Captain Phasma #1
Marvel has released the first look at the 4-issue comic series JOURNEY TO STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI – CAPTAIN PHASMA #1, a story that will bridge the gap between The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi!
Marvel has released the first look at the 4-issue comic series JOURNEY TO STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI – CAPTAIN PHASMA #1, a story that will bridge the gap between The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi!
The duo of writer Kelly Thompson (Hawkeye, Star Wars Annual) and artist Marco Checchetto (Star Wars: Shattered Empire, Star Wars: Screaming Citadel) bring us the story of how the chrome clad Stormtrooper escaped the trash compactor in the final moments before the destruction of Starkiller Base. The mini-series will more than likely lead into her appearance in The Last Jedi.
There are no words associated with the released panels, but they appear to depict the final moments of TFA from the perspective of Phasma. The art from Marco Checchetto looks fantastic and will certainly be one of the highlights of this mini-series.
Captain Phasma's back story will also be explored in the novel Star Wars: Phasma from Delilah S. Dawson (The Perfect Weapon), due out September 1st, 2017.
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The Black Series 40th Anniversary Wave 2 Case Ratios
The second wave of the 40th Anniversary 6” Vintage Card Back figures is slated to hit shelves in early June with some collectors finding them on the pegs right now! With that in mind, it's time to start thinking about how you are going to attack this next wave of Black Series figures.
The second wave of the 40th Anniversary 6” Vintage Card Back figures is slated to hit shelves in early June with some collectors finding them on the pegs right now! With that in mind, it's time to start thinking about how you are going to attack this next wave of Black Series figures.
When preparing for a Toy Run, which includes budgeting, I always start with a little prep work to make sure I am making the best choices in a fairly crowded collecting market. Spreading out your purchases by slowly picking up figures can go a long way if you are trying to budget your collecting funds. A strategy I often use is to try and predict which two figures are going to be the most elusive and concentrate on them when they first hits shelves. This strategy worked well on Force Friday when there were limitations on how many figures you could buy.
Other than pure luck, one of the important things to keep in mind when prepping for a Toy Run is case ratios (how many of each figure is shipped per cases of 8). The case ratios for the first wave of the 40th anniversary Black Series figures seems to have played a part in creating the difficult to find figures in wave 1, with R2-D2 and Han Solo being short packed with only 1 figure shipping per case.
Unlike the first wave in the 40th Anniversary series, which consisted almost entirely of repacked figures (Vader was the only new figure), we are getting three unreleased figures in wave 2: Jawa, Death Squad Commander, and Tusken Raider. All of these figures will move directly to the top of collectors must have lists but the 2nd wave has a much more favourable case ratios with two of the three new figures being shipped 2 per case.
Here is the case pack ratios for wave 2 of The Black Series 40th Anniversary figures:
(2) 40th Anniversary Jawa
(2) 40th Anniversary Death Squad Commander
(1) 40th Anniversary C-3PO
(1) 40th Anniversary Tusken Raider
(1) 40th Anniversary Stormtrooper
(1) 40th Anniversary Chewbacca
The Jawa and Death Squad Commander shouldn’t be too difficult to find but they are brand new figures so they will be highly sought after. Hopefully the higher shipping numbers will match the demand from collectors.
The C-3PO is a repack of the EB Games/Gamestop exclusive that is still kicking around on the pegs at my local shops. Completing the set with R2 is a must, but I don't expect this figure to be too hard to find.
Chewie was one of the peg warmers from the first TFA wave and he might end up carrying that distinction again with this wave. This version of Chewie was last seen in the first phase 2 wave of the Black Series (#04 - Blue Card) with a slight variation also found in the in the first TFA wave.
The Stormtrooper is a repack from an early Black Series wave (#09 - Orange Card) that may prove to be a difficult to find figure in wave 2. Collectors that missed this figure in its initial release may pick up more than one to complete both loose and carded collections. The Stormtrooper could be the wild card of this wave so make sure to pick it up if you see it!
It looks like the Tusken Raider will be this waves R2-D2 as it is the only new figure shipping 1 per case. It has been reported that this figure will be re-released with the Emperors Royal Guard/Lando wave in standard Black Series packaging later this year, but if you see the vintage card back version buy it!
A lot of collecting comes down to luck and being in the right place at the right time but having a plan never hurts, especially if you don't have endless funds. My priority for this wave will be the newest figures, especially the Tusken Raider, but I may grab the Stormtrooper up front and not take the risk of missing it!
Which figures in wave 2 do you think will be the most elusive? How do you attack The Hunt? Let us know in the comments below!
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The Nerd Room Episode #75: Wonder Woman Review
Join hosts Sunjay, Troy and Tim to discuss the latest DCEU film; Wonder Woman!
In this spoiler filled episode the guys breakdown all the details from the first highly praised DC movie in years.
Join hosts Sunjay, Troy and Tim to discuss the latest DCEU film; Wonder Woman!
In this spoiler filled episode the guys breakdown all the details from the first highly praised DC movie in years.
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The Nerd Room Episode #74: Wonder Woman Prelude
Joins hosts Tim and Troy to discuss everything you need to know before watching DC’s latest entry into their cinematic universe; Wonder Woman.
Warning: Mild Spoilers for Wonder Woman
The guys also discuss the new interior images from The Last Jedi Vanity Fair shoot, leaked TLJ Lego sets (Spoilers), Marvel’s Venomverse and much more!
Joins hosts Tim and Troy to discuss everything you need to know before watching DC’s latest entry into their cinematic universe; Wonder Woman.
Warning: Mild Spoilers for Wonder Woman
The guys also discuss the new interior images from The Last Jedi Vanity Fair shoot, leaked TLJ Lego sets (Spoilers), Marvel’s Venomverse and much more!
Episode Content:
02:28 - Inside The Last Jedi Vanity Fair shoot
20:33 - Leaked TLJ Lego Set (Spoilers!)
31:05 - GOTG: Mission Breakout
36:06 - Venomverse Comicbook Event
38:36 - Sony’s Cinematic Venomverse
42:25 - Wonder Woman Prelude
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The Nerd Room Episode #73: May’s Star Wars, Marvel and DC News
Join hosts Tim and Troy to rundown all the major Star Wars, Marvel, and DC news from the month of May. The guys have missed a lot of recent news over the past few weeks and they make up for it in this episode as they discuss the 40th Anniversary of Star Wars, collecting updates, Star Wars comics, The Last Jedi, Inhumans, Wonder Women and much more!
Happy 40th Anniversary to Star Wars!
Join hosts Tim and Troy to rundown all the major Star Wars, Marvel, and DC news from the month of May. The guys have missed a lot of recent news over the past few weeks and they make up for it in this episode as they discuss the 40th Anniversary of Star Wars, collecting updates, Star Wars comics, The Last Jedi, Inhumans, Wonder Women and much more!
Episode Content:
Star Wars News
01:28 - Collecting Updates
07:23 - Star Wars 40th Anniversary & Disney Store Exclusives
16:39 - New Star War Comicbook Announcements
23:01 - The Last Jedi Vanity Fair covers
25:56 - Han Solo set photos
29:17 - Comicbook Picks of the Week
Troy - Batman: The Button (Batman #21)
Tim - Secret Empire (FCBD & #1)
Marvel News
35:57 - Official synopsis for Avenger: Infinity War & Black Panther
41:37 - The Defenders Trailer
47:35 - Inhumans IMAX tease
54:37 - Tom Hardy cast as Venom
DC News
59:00 - Wonder Women first reactions
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The Nerd Room Episode #72: GOTG Vol. 2 Review
Join hosts Tim and Troy for a spoiler filled discussion of Marvel's latest entry into the MCU; Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
This is a part of our MCU retrospective series, a 16 month look back into every MCU film leading into a weekend of release review of Avenger: Infinity War.
Join hosts Tim and Troy for a spoiler filled discussion of Marvel's latest entry into the MCU; Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
This is a part of our MCU retrospective series, a 16 month look back into every MCU film leading into a weekend of release review of Avenger: Infinity War.
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