Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with special guest Griffin Newman (Blank Check w/ Griffin & David, George Lucas Talk Show) as they dive into part 2 of 1998’s Star Wars Power of the Force 2 toys from Kenner (Hasbro)! 1998 was a year before the prequels but that didn’t stop Lucasfilm […]
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Hasbro Wasn’t Done?! NEW Ghostbusters Toys Soon?!
Join Jay and Quip as they talk about the latest in toy news! Ghostbusters Day is June 7th at the real firehouse in downtown Manhattan where Hasbro will share updates on their Ecto 1/1A Haslab and apparently share some new toy reveals. Just when we think they’re done, they bring more new stuff to the table!
Continue readingStar Wars Power of the Force 2: 1998 Part 1
Join Jay ( Geek. Dad. Life ) and Dan ( Secret Galaxy ) along with Allison Troy ( Retro Toy Princess ) as they kick off 1998’s Power of the Force 2 toys! This year had some all time classic releases that really showed some of the lines BEST figures that still haven’t been matched […]
Continue readingToy Pre-Orders Affected Amid Tariff Turmoil
Join Jay and Quip as they dive into the latest in Toy News! This past week seemed to be the fulcrum point for many toy companies as they and toy sellers laid out plans for how Tariff’s would affect toy-preorders and prices going forward. The Trump administration says a deal with China is eminent, but has the damage already been done?
Continue readingStar Wars Power of the Force 2: 1997 Part 2
Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) along with special guest Mike Kaess as they dive into the second half of Star Wars toys released in 1997! These figures saw a shift from the overly buff looks and gave us more deep cuts that Star Wars fans always wanted in figure form. Join […]
Continue readingGet Your Price “Locked In” at Hasbro, a New Tariff Tactic?
Join Jay and Quip as they talk the latest in toy news! It’s May the 4th and there have been stressful toy drops (Starspeeder 1000) and reveals from Hasbro where they are telling collectors to “lock in their price” now by May 9th. Will this be a new tactic going forward with Tariffs causing uncertainty? Mattel may be taking another run at their Snake Lair and Mondo shows off their new ALIEN soft vinyl. We’ll talk about all of that and more tonight on Geek. Dad. Live!
Continue readingStar Wars Power of the Force 2: 1997 Part 1
Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) along with special guest Ken Plume as they jump into the first half of figures from 1997’s Power of the Force 2. The special edition releases of the original Star Wars Trilogy were a big deal in 1997 and the toy line was a big deal […]
Continue readingStar Wars Power of the Force 2: 1996 “Shadows of the Empire”
Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) along with special guest Ryan Doell (Gotham City Tonight, Toy Anxiety) as they dive into one of the first NEW additions to the Star Wars mythos in the post Power of the Force 2 Era: Shadows of the Empire. Well before fans had divided responses to […]
Continue readingHasbro’s New Disney Deal: A Win or Disaster for Collectors?
Join Jay and Quip as they dive into the latest in Toy News! Hasbro re-upped their licensing agreement ensuring Star Wars and Marvel stay in the Hasbro fold. For toy collectors hoping for a shake up, they will be disappointed. For those collectors that want more of the same they’re happy, but what will this mean going forward?
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