Week of: June 10th, 2002

Sunday, June 16th

Han Solo Wave

Joel Y. reports that TRU west in Madison had some cases of this wave on Thursday. Included are Han Solo (Endor), Chewy with break-apart C-3PO, and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Pilot). The news is a little old, but it is the first siting of this wave in the area.

Nexu Wave

Target west in Madison and Shopko east in Madison both had this wave on the pegs Saturday morning.

Cheap Slave I & Deluxe Figures

In case you didn't notice, Target has the Hasbro Slave I at $19.44 and Deluxe figures at $7.44. These are great prices especially if you can get the Nexu wave.

Tuesday, June 11th

Unleashed Figures

Ian reports that TRU west in Madison got in a case of these today. It appears that they are packed 6 to a case, 3 Darth Maul and 3 Jango/Boba Fett. Ian wasn't too impressed and passed on them. TRU has them priced at $15, which makes them nearly as expensive as a 12" figure. Lastly, Ian indicated that they come on cards that don't seem suitable for the weight of the figure causing many of them to be pretty beat up.

Monday, June 10th

Deluxe Anakin & Nexu

Wal-Mart east in Madison put out a case of these this morning. Grey M. reports that they put out quite a few more later in the morning. Ray H. reports that Wal-Mart west in Madison was also a place to find these, Joel Y. reports finding them at the Target in Delafield, Beth reports finding them at a Wal-Mart in Green Bay, and Steve W. reports that these are also to be found in the Milwaukee area. It looks like they are hitting pretty much everywhere now. Anakin comes with a soft goods tunic and two Lightsabers. I find it odd that they keep packing him with multiple Lightsabers since he only used two for about 10 seconds in the film. But, the reason you would buy this set is for the Geonosian Warrior. This poor guy is a break-a-part figure's dream. Although he is packaged in three pieces, he comes apart into 7 pieces. The Nexu is a fun toy. It comes with a snapping jaw, bendable tail, and electronic "roar". The roar is a little quiet, but still pretty cool.

Orn Free Taa Wave

Wal-Mart is the place to find these. Both Madison east and west stores had them in abundance today and Steve W. reports that they are hitting in the Milwaukee area as well.

Playskool

Jen & Don report that JC Penney east in Madison had all four sets of these today. This might be a good place to find them since they don't seem to be hitting the typical stores in any quantity.

12" Jango Fett

Beth reports that she found these at the K-Mart on Lombardi Ave. in Green Bay. Not a bad find since their price is $34.99.