Sneak Peek At Black Series Padmé Amidala

Comic Con Paris dropped a preview of the 6-inch Black Series Padmé Amidala figure, in her AOTC tighty-whites wear, due to be released in 2019.

The interesting thing is this quote from Hasbro’s Steve Evans:

“Padmé is one of many figures that we will look to represent in 6-inch scale from the prequel trilogy, which over the years has seen a renewed swell of support and fandom”

Hmm…

Hallmark’s Queen Amidala Itty Bitty

Surprise!  Hallmark just dropped its first Queen Amidala Itty Bitty, in her iconic royal red  dress from TPM.

Find it at your local Hallmark shop or order it here!

Age Of Republic Cover Art

Naboo News by way of Newsarama has posted cover art, release months, and some synopses of the upcoming Age of Republic comics series from Marvel.

The first two issues drop in just a couple of months!

Cover art for Age of Republic:  Obi-Wan, coming January 2019!

Funko’s NYCC Shared Exclusive Captain Rex

Photo from @MayTheFunkoBWY on Twitter

Funko announced its shared exclusive Pop figure with Hot Topic and NYCC: Captain Rex! Look for this bad boy to drop (if you’re not going to the con or don’t want to wait in line) soon!

Comics News

Have you guys seen this!?!?!? pic.twitter.com/JQbotnjaeY

— Let’s Talk Kenobi (@talkingkenobi) September 18, 2018

 
This lists the release schedule for Marvel’s upcoming Age of Republic series of comics. I’m assuming further details will be revealed at the Disney-Lucasfilm publishing panel at NYCC early next month. Marvel’s also doing an Age of Rebellion (OT) and an Age of Resistance (ST) series.

Check out what are supposedly the variant covers for the Qui-Gon and Maul comic covers.

Now You Can Get Hitched In Padmé’s Gown

Wasn’t Padmé’s ’20s-inspired wedding dress awesome? Wouldn’t you like to have one on your big day instead of one of those extremely expensive stripper gowns you see on “Say Yes To The Dress?”  Well, your wish is about to come true:

It follows Padme’s wedding look: a gown with the intricate design down front that is carefully set by hand, a flowing bell train in the back, followed by an overlay on top made from a gorgeous regal lace, a capelet wrapping the shoulders, and a veil decorated with blossoms and handsewn beaded flowers.

Check out The Kessel Runway for photos.

“Always Two” Essay On StarWars.com

Megan Crouse wrote this piece for Star Wars.com about the relationship between Anakin and Obi-Wan in the prequels:

Some cracks show long before that, though. In the Obi-Wan & Anakin comic book series, the two Jedi are sent on a rescue mission to the ruined planet Carnelion IV. Anakin was considering leaving the Jedi Order, disturbed by what he saw as the hypocrisy of the Republic. For some Star Wars fans, this was a major revelation: Anakin had considered leaving the order before Revenge of the Sith, trading the life of a Jedi for a peaceful civilian existence? (Maybe he would have ended up as a navigator on a spice freighter. What a different world it would have been if Owen Lars had been telling Luke the truth.)

 

A Couple Of “Queen’s Shadow” Interviews

Author EK Johnston has a couple of interviews on the upcoming “Queen’s Shadow ” novel, one from SyFy and one from the official Star Wars site.

The novel’s due out next March.

Sideshow’s Darth Maul Goodies

Do you have display space and a lot of money?  Then Sideshow’s two new Darth Maul figures might be for you!

First there’s the Darth Maul Special Edition Sixth Scale Figure by Hot Toys that comes with various accessories and for some lucky collectors a holographic Sidious.  It’s $282 and there’s an installment plan available.  It’s due to ship the fourth quarter of 2019.

Then there’s the Darth Maul With Sith Speeder Special Edition also by Hot Toys that comes with well, a speeder.  This version is $405 but it can be yours for $52.07 a month.  It’s due out the fourth quarter of 2019.

 

Padmé To Appear In “Thrawn”

Not only is Anakin going to play a big role in Timothy Zahn’s upcoming “Thrawn:  Alliances,” so is Padmé.  Check out the awesome artwork that will appear on the exclusive edition from Barnes & Noble!