So this guy was supposedly a mail away exclusive, though you could get a nearly identical figure right from the first wave of Clone Wars figures that came out. The difference was, this one was clean as opposed to battle damaged. Meh. I know these clones are thought very highly in the collector community, all super articulated and all that, but I never really got into them too much. Don't like the helmets, just not quite right. OH well. If you put him up next to some glitter you can hardly even tell, right?
Right now there is a package making its way towards my house that contains some Star Wars legacy trade paperbacks. When they get here I will be able to find out more about this Lord Maleval guy. Right now all I know is he's a Sith, he's a Quarren, and he is the boss of Joker Squad or at least fights them or something. Because he came in an exclusive boxed set with a bunch of stormtroopers, including a femtrooper. So reallly I should have waited till next week to do this entry but whatever. Darth Squidhead!
One of the five clones I have from the Tartakovsky line that came out, I think this one was only available in the States but a Snowtrooper hooked me up. Basically the same sculpt as the regular clone but with a backpack and obviously different helmet. Looks sweet- after a year I still have the same setup on my shelf of these guys. They just look good. Like the Galactic Heroes line, don't do much but look good.
This guy was a comic con exclusive that I got online from the Star Wars store. I thought he looked pretty cool, familiar but different. All this time I just thought he was a repaint for the heck of it but, as I was reading my X-wing Rogue Squadron Omnibus, I discovered they made an appearance in that series at least. The speeder bike is pretty similar to the vintage one I had as a kid. Identical, even? Other than the push-button blow-up feature anyways.
R2-D2 it is you it is . . . wait what? Sure it is! It's the McQuarrie concept versions of everyone's favorite droids. R2 looks like he's freaking out because of his flailing appendages but otherwise is very cool. I like his more metal-looking finish. Rolling garbage can for sure. Threepio looks like he wandered off the set of Metropolis. Which was the general idea that McQuarrie wanted to reference in his famous concept painting. Anyways these guys were packaged together as convention exclusives and probably fairly limited in numbers, but I bought them from a Snowtrooper. And opened them up! These were the droids I was looking for, you know. NOt all of us get to go to fancy conventions whenever they feel like it.
