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Kenner perfected the action figure with their Star Wars line of action figures back in the late 70's and early 80's. They sold millions upon millions of

This article was written by freelance photographer Denzel Eslinger. I (meaning Kaitlyn) did not go in the men's room at SWCO. Feel free to share your

However, fans didn't know this until Ryan Penagos hosted a Marvel Unlimited panel on Sunday and told us we didn't know the shirts were completely sold out because Marvel put in an emergency order to get more made for the rest of the convention so their fans would walk away happy. Flash forward to the present[...]

Video footage was shot by freelance photographer Denzel Eslinger. Follow him on twitter to see him talk about nerd stuff, toys, and soccer We got the

The idea of brands like Star Wars and Marvel becoming marketable outside of the toys and t-shirt model is still fairly new to the convention scene. The

The decision to have Star Wars Celebration Orlando over the Easter weekend presented a unique opportunity for the candy and toy makers Galerie Candy and Gifts While they are a company that makes products year round, the lack of a kinder surprise eggs in the United States have left the market wide open for the company[...]

Hasbro held their Star Wars Celebration panel Saturday in Orlando. Arguably they had the most successful panel of the whole convention. Collectors have

As a vintage Star Wars collector, you learn very quickly that this hobby takes two things more than anything: money and opportunity. Money more than

It was one of the most hated moments from the prequel trilogy, which is saying something, because the prequel trilogy featured a lot of Jar Jar Binks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICSNhMSaVgkVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: I don't like sand (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICSNhMSaVgk) During the livestream of Star Wars Celebration Orlando, Hayden Christensen was asked how he feels about sand, to[...]

I gotta admit, by the late afternoon of Star Wars Celebration today I was feeling pretty rundown and out of it. I love Star Wars so very much, but the

On the livestreamed "The Star Wars Show Live Presented By Verizon" from Star Wars Celebration Orlando, IDW Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall gave an interview about IDW's recently announced line of Star Wars comics for young readers, headlined by Star Wars Adventures, launching in September Ryall shared some new details on the comic, including, perhaps most importantly, their[...]

Warwick Davis is joining the cast of Star Wars: Rebels, we learned at the Rebels panel at Star Wars Celebration Orlando According to Dave Filoni, Davis auditioned live onstage at Star Wars Celebration Europe, though Filoni didn't realize what was happening at the time They showed a clip of that, and then brought out Davis,[...]

I was fortunate enough to attend the Collectors Update Panel Friday afternoon at Star Wars Celebration, and there is some cool stuff coming from companies

Star Wars Celebration Orlando is the smallest of three major stages Disney and Lucasfilm could take this year, with D23 and Comic-Con International being much more conducive to huge reveals That didn't seem to bother many of the people walking out of the room The general atmosphere of the room was that it was worth[...]

There were a lot of high profile guests at the Last Jedi panel hosted by Josh Gad at Star Wars Celebration Orlando today Mark Hamill Daisy Ridley John Boyega Director Rian Johnson New addition Kelly Marie Tran Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy. But the biggest star of all? The adorable, merchandise moving, click baiting BB-8, of course[...]

At the Last Jedi panel at Star Wars Celebration Orlando today, Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson revealed that he was the only other person on set besides the official photographer who could take photos without being tacked Bringing his trusty camera along, Johnson took lots of shots of the cast and crew[...]

Thursday afternoon, I got to attend a really fun and interesting discussion and tour through the various collectible food and drink packaging throughout

  Well, for months we have begged and pleaded for anything, literally any glimpse of Star Wars The Last Jedi, the new saga film coming out this

As the Last Jedi panel at Star Wars Celebration Orlando, the crowd (and live stream viewers) have been treated to photos from the upcoming film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi We've been furiously screencapping them to fuel clickbait articles, and we've just seen the best one yet It's the first look at Mark Hamill as[...]

At the Last Jedi panel at Star Wars Celebration Orlando, they just revealed a new character for Star Wars The Last Jedi: Rose, who is played by Kelly Marie Tran Tran said of Rose: "She's part of the resistance And she works in maintenance I can't wait for you to meet her." At the Last[...]

The Chive Cast held their Celebration shindig Thursday night at the Hyatt, and boy was it a blast. For those of you who don't know, The Chive Cast is a

Funko Director of Marketing and Seattle dive bar bouncer Mark Robben appeared just a few moments ago on The Star Wars Show Live Presented By Verizon, which has been streaming live all day from Star Wars Celebration Orlando He brought with him some of the Star Wars celebration EXCLUSIVES and other neat Funko goodies that are[...]

Following a touching Tribute to Carrie Fisher that aired at Star Wars Celebration Orlando's 40th Anniversary Panel today, legendary composer John Williams took to the stage to lead the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra through a live rendition of some of the most memorable tracks from the Star Wars catalogue, beginning, of course, with Princess Leia's Theme[...]

A touching tribute to Carrie Fisher played during the 40th Anniversary Panel at Star Wars Celebration Orlando just a few moments ago The official video was quickly released right after it played Watch it below: May the Force be with you #SWCO #StarWars40th pic.twitter.com/10zZ4TXqpQ — Star Wars (@starwars) April 13, 2017 Following the video, John Williams led the[...]

Harrison Ford appeared onstage at the 40th Anniversary Panel at Star Wars Celebration Orlando today, to the delight of the crowd in attendance The loudest cheer came when Ford shared a hug with co-star Peter Mayhew, who played his Wookiee life partner in the Star Wars saga. Whoops, sorry That's actually Ford hugging Star Wars creator[...]

Jackson appeared at Star Wars Celebration Orlando vie prerecorded message today in order to take his case for Mace Windu surviving his apparent death in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith In the scene, Windu's arm was sliced off by Anakin Skywalker, he was electrocuted with force lightning by Darth Sideous, and then he fell out[...]

George Lucas has surprised fans by appearing at the 40th anniversary panel at Star Wars Celebration Orlando Bleeding Cool reported Jeremy Konrad is on the scene, and has sent us photographic evidence, reporting, "George Lucas has returned to Celebration, and the crowd has gone wild He also said Star Wars is for 12 year olds,[...]

The doors are open, the fans are rabid, and we are live on the ground at Star Wars Celebration all weekend. Thank you for flying the friendly skies.

Just because something is digital doesn't mean that it can't have exclusives. MakingStarWars managed to get their hands on some of the exclusive cards for

The Funko booth at the various comic con's over the country has become one of the hardest booths to get into. The exclusives that come to the various