Darth Revan in Clone Wars

In the this video, Dave Filoni explains that Darth Revan was very nearly included in the recent Clone Wars Episode Ghosts of Mortis. He (or she?) was modeled and the scene was animated in rough form before they decided not to use him. I asked a few weeks ago why the cartoon was so bad, and this video does a good job of explaining it. The writers and Lucas apparently spend an enormous amount of energy agonizing over how the force "works," and not remotely enough time on the basics of good storytelling.

*Buy Darth Revan toys at eBay.

2011 Star Wars toys

Star Wars.com has a look at the Star Wars toys coming out in 2011. Below are a few of my favorites:


Star Tours Ambush Pack and Travel Agency Pack exclusive to Disneyland.



Fordo (from the Genndy Tartakovsky Star Wars cartoons).



ARC Trooper.



Bastila from Knights of the Old Republic.



Ponda Baba.



Dr. Evazan.



The mail-in figure will be concept Boba Fett in white armor. (Presumably this one won't fall apart when you touch it.)

*Buy Disneyland toys at eBay.

Boba Fett wallpaper

I took the liberty of turning Dan Hipp's drawing of Clones and Boba Fett into a widescreen wallpaper:



This week his drawings also included an Ewok vs. a Care Bear, and a zombie killer.

*Buy Boba Fett toys at eBay.

More Volkswagen Star Wars footage

Here's more footage shot for the Volkswagen Star Wars commercial. It says "making of" but it's really just more footage of little Darth Vader adorably failing to use the force.

*Buy Freeman's The 100 Helmets of The Vader Project at Amazon.

Tatooine Suns t-shirt

Today's $9 plus shipping Tee Fury t-shirt is the Tatooine Suns by Ben Smith.

Tauntaun costume built for two

Homemade Tauntaun costume by Victor Huang.

And also by Victor, check out this video of the high speed chase that ensued after an octopus stole his camera (they end up friends by the end):



*Previously: Inflatable tauntaun costume.

*Buy Tauntauns at eBay.

Luke Skywalker on a Tauntaun costume

Luke Skywalker on a Tauntaun costume. Via these sites, but I couldn't find an actual listing.

*Previously: Homemade tauntaun costume.

*Buy Tauntauns at eBay.

Lil' Greedo

"Never Shot First" by Vincent Bocognani, currently up for vote at Threadless.

*Buy Greedo costumes at eBay.

Lil' Darth Vader

Enjoy as Little Darth Vader attempts to use Sith Lightning on his dog, and suffers other humiliations, in Volkswagen's Super Bowl ad. (Good ad for Star Wars costumes, not so much for Volkswagen.) Via.

*Buy Freeman's The 100 Helmets of The Vader Project at Amazon.

Link roundup

1. Han Shot First tattoo design.

2. Monster Commute paper toy.

3. Creepy portraits.

Lego Sarlacc

"Feed Him to the Sarlacc Fish!" by Rod Gillies for a pirate-themed Lego contest.

*Previously: Sarlacc Pillow.

*Buy Sarlacc Pit toys at eBay.

Boba Fett by Rick Lacy

Fistful of Credits and Chibi Boba Fett by Rick Lacy. See also: Venture Bros. concept art. Via.

*Previously: Boba Fett gladiator helmet.

*Buy Boba Fett toys at eBay.

Altarpiece of John the Evangelist x Star Wars

Ode to Hans Burgkmair der Ältere's Altarpiece of John the Evangelist by wytrab8, who has various prints on sale here.

*Previously: Imperial Snuggie.

*Buy Imperial Guard toys at eBay.

Star Wars as a Western

New custom action figure by Sillof - - Western version of Boba Fett, Darth Vader, and R2-D2 (or Ugnaught?), Han Solo, and Obi Wan Kenobi. He has a few custom action figures on sale at eBay right now.

Jabba the Cat

Jabba the cat via these sites. It should be added to the Harrison Ford pointing at things gallery.

*Buy Star Wars sketch cards at eBay.

Chibi Lego AT-AT

Chibi Lego AT-AT by Angus MacLane for a Chibi Star Wars Lego contest.

*Buy Star Wars Lego minifigs at Amazon.

Sith Witch cosplay

Mary Ellen Berglund as a Sith Witch, photographed by Bryan Humphrey.

*Buy Sith Witch miniatures at eBay.

Boba Fett helmet

Boba Fett helmet by Jon Wollack of Almost Dark Productions. Via.

*Buy Boba Fett toys at eBay.

Street art in a galaxy far, far away

Obi by Steven Anderson available on t-shirts and stickers.

*Buy Happy Meal toys at eBay.

Greedo Lego Cubedude

Greedo Lego Cubedude by Angus MacLane.

*Previously: Han vs. Greedo Lego diorama.

*Buy Cubedudes at eBay.