Toy Fair 2020: Funko Star Wars Celebrates Empire, The Mandalorian & the Artist's Touch

Back into the UK Toy Fair coverage with FUNKO...masters of all pop culture... everywhere...forever. OK maybe not forever but you have to admit, they've done a damn good job of making a Pop Vinyl Figure from nearly every beloved child hood memory you could ever have. Star Wars has always been a big part of Funko's yearly toy plans, whether it be Pops, mystery minis, key chains, super sized figures, figures on rides and on and oooon. The UK Toy Fair showroom revealed this trend will continue with items on display from the latest film, the mega popular Mandalorian Disney + series, several art pieces, a celebration of the 40th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back and more! Dive in for the goods...

The Two Sides of the Boba Fett Bust Bank

The Fett is a man of many moods. He's contemplative when going in for a capture or kill and he's determined when killing and/or capturing. Diamond Select took all that raw emotion and poured it into their new Boba Fett rotocast bust bank! So far we are getting two color schemes...one from Empire Strikes Back to coincide with the celebration going on now (released as a limited edition exclusive), and one from Jedi with more striking colors. These are not the final paints on either piece, so feel free to pour over them with your Uber Star Wars Geek eyes and let them know what might need to be tweaked in the comments!

The bust bank stands 8 inches tall and should be hitting this December for under 20 bucks!!

A Wampa Rug For Every Home

It all started as a joke. April 1st came along and among the virgin sacrifices, the denizens of the internet demanded clever fake news stories. I once had Pete draw up McFarlane extreeeeme sketches for their new Hanna Barbera line depicting Fred Flintstone as a blood thirsty cave man and Quick Draw McGraw as a humanoid horse with bulging biceps and a blaster the size of Rob Liefeld. We got some legal papers sent over. No sense of humor...but that..is another story. THIS story is about the Taun Taun sleeping bag, in which a small boy slumbered, dreaming of one day bedding his own Slave Leia. It was soft and warm and the inside looked like intestines!! This item became so popular, the dark wizards of ThinkGeek were forced to create a limited number to appease the hordes attacking the castle gates...and so it was, I came to own the greatest sleeping bag ever made. When I showed a friend, she mentioned that all I needed now was a Wampa skin rug to go with it. Little did we know...my Taun Taun was bugged.















Today, we received a letter and pictures left with a lovely decorative knife in my door...

Here at ThinkGeek we pride ourselves on offering nifty products covering all aspects of the Empire Strikes Back story... since it is the 30th anniversary and all. Last year we launched the coveted Tauntaun sleeping bag, allowing children of all ages to nestle safe in the guts of a tauntaun.

Now as a sort of product-based prequel we give you this amazing "bear rug" style Wampa. As you may recall from Empire, before Luke was preserved inside a dead Taun Taun he had a fight with a hideous Wampa snow beast in the mountain caves of Hoth. Now you can catch your own Wampa and take him home to decorate your swank bachelor pad. The Star Wars fangirls will love the high-quality synthetic fur, plush pillow head and fearsome claws. Dimensions: 62" long x 30" wide

AMAZING. Keep watching ThinkGeek for the pre-order to go live...or just sign up for an email when project Wamparug is complete.

New AT-AT Pic? UPDATED!

WELP I was wrong. Sources have said this is the genuine article.

I'm going to have to debunk this one. The average floor tile is 16 inches by 16 inches. Now look at the picture closely...


My AT-AT is 20 inches high. Now look at the depth of this piece. It doesn't look big enough to hold everything we talked about here. The design seems a little different from the one in my hands right now, but not significantly different enough to be the beast we are waiting for. Hey, if it is the genuine article, I'll be the first to say I was wrong but for now, i'd say this is not the droid you are looking for.

Thanks to ACTOYS.net for the look!

Japanese Tease a New AT-AT

The boys and girls on the Star Wars boards have been buzzing, but since I don't have time to dig through what's been written so far, I'll throw this bit of info into the ring, courtesy of a bad babblefish translation...

With complete new modelling, from present AT-AT enlargement!

　To random the speech in the play (English), the sound gimmick internal organs where action sound sounds. The [supida] motorcycle which belongs inside the rear hatch receipt possibility. When the substance frame side cover is opened and the cable arm for embarkation is pulled out, the scene of embarkation and drop of the character can be reproduced.

　There is an issue gimmick in the blaster which is the nose. Using the rope of hatch opening and closing and the lower part hatch internal organs of substance lower part, at - AT sudden attack scene of [ruku] in the play reappearance possibility!

　AT-AT driver figure 1 body attachment. It is possible to place the figure of 6 bodies in the head cockpit. MSRP $150 Available in June.

6 figures in the head makes this one HUGE!! Do I NEED another AT-AT?! Maybeee

Hoth Battle Photo Shoot

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TAUNTAUN VICTORY!!!

Just when I thought I couldn't get any geekier, a little site called ThinkGeek is dangled in front of me with all manor of items I don't need but bought anyway..like my Personal Soundtrack T Shirt. While it is impressive enough to be able to enter a room with the Flash Gordon theme song by Queen blaring from your chest, there was one item on this site I know I had to have, regardless of price. Hell, I can eat next week...we are talking about a TAUNTAUN SLEEPING BAG HERE!!!


Yes, I hear you squealing with glee.


Well today, a giant box arrives and with a tear streaming down my face, I gently sliced it open and revealed the beauty within. My original worry was that this item was going to be made little kid sized, but I'd resigned myself to walking around with it draped over one shoulder like the Hoth version of Kraven the Hunter (from Spider-Man..look it up non-dorks). THIS THING IS HUUUUUGE!! The bag section alone comes in at just under 6 feet; a giant, super soft plush head grinning at me at the top, ready to sing me to sleep in odd, chicken/ lama like tones. This has got to be the ultimate Star Wars gift for this holiday season. Seriously. Try and top this, Hasbro. My Turbo Tank is staring at it from across the room with nothing but envy in it's eyes. I still love you, Turbo Tank..but you can't come to bed with me. The TaunTaun sleeping bag can. Wow that sounds way worse now that I wrote it out.




Things to notice:
Super soft body
Plush head, arm, leg and tail
Little plush lightsaber on the zipper to simulate slicing your happy friend open
Intestine inner lining
No bad smell (it was a myth!!!)
Warm and cozy inside.












I feel I now need to have a Star Wars themed slumber party. No Wookies allowed.

The Last Sleeping Bag You Will Ever Need

In the sub-zero wasteland of the planet Hoth, only the strong survive... and of course those lucky Jedi protected by the thick skin of a Tauntaun. Now after exhaustive movie viewing research and analysis ThinkGeek Labs has isolated the exact synthetic compounds needed to re-create Tauntaun fur. What have we done with this supreme knowledge? Created a Tauntaun sleeping bag of course.

This high-quality sleeping bag looks just like a Tauntaun, complete with saddle, internal intestines and plush lightsaber zipper pull. Now when your kids tell you their favorite Star Wars movie is "Attack of the Clones" you can nestle the wee-ones snug in simulated Tauntaun fur while regaling them with the amazing tale of "Empire Strikes Back".

Use the plush lightsaber zipper pull on the Tauntaun sleeping bag to illustrate how Han Solo saved Luke Skywalker from certain death in the freezing climate of Hoth by slitting open the belly of a dead Tauntaun and placing Luke inside the stinking (but warm) carcass. If your kids don't change their tune on which Star Wars film is the greatest ever, you can do your best Jar Jar impression until they repent.

Product Features

• Classic Star Wars sleeping bag simulates the warmth of a Tauntaun carcass
• Built-in embroidered Tauntaun head pillow
• Plush Lightsaber zipper pull
• Great for playing pretend "Save Luke from the Wampa" games
• Teach your children about the best Star Wars movie ever
• Fully Licensed Lucasfilm™ Collectable
• Enough room for adults, plenty of space for kids
• 100% Polyester construction, Machine washable
• Bag Dimensions - 33" x 67" (not including head pillow or legs)

Yes, 99 dollars is a lot of money....but a small price to pay for peace of mind that your child is safe within the belly of a Taun Taun. Think about that.



Also we are pretty sure you'll be buying this for yourselves anyway.