Star Wars Exclusives Reach The Kitchen

In the good old days avid fans would fill their kitchen with collector plates and cookie jars. Today there is a much larger collection of home goods which can be found being actively used.

Previously we featured cookie cutters and pancake molds from Williams Sonoa. Today we're going to have a look at how the Star Wars Shop is going to heat things up with these four new, exclusive items.

If you missed the 2010 San Diego Comic Con but would still like to collect their Star Wars exclusives, Hasbro has just made theirs available for pre-order online. In past years the surplus toys have been sold out within 48 hours, so don't delay! Click through and order your "Uncle Own / Darth Maul" comic 2-pack for $14.99. (That's a $30 savings over the current eBay price!)

Star Wars Bakeware

In the 1980's a company by the name of Wilton's produced some cake pans and cake kits. Little else has ever been offered for fine Star Wars cooking... until now.

Many licensees flirt with products, testing the water to see if they can get Star Wars fans to bite. Williams Sonoma, a major player in kitchen cookery, has leaped in with some uber-cool items that are sure hits for both fanboys and fanboy's moms.

Jodo Kast is due to be released in the third quarter of 2010 -- which is July through September. At issue here is the lack of Kmart stores in many regions of the US, and the higher prices for which most collectibles go for when sold across eBay. Fortunately, if you act quickly, there may be an easy answer this puzzle. At the time of this writing, there are FOUR available, mint on card online.

Your search ends here. In May of 2010 Topps released a brand new 3Di widevision set of cards to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back - or ESB as it's known by us old school fans.

Many may recall in the 1990's there was a 3Di set of card released for Star Wars A New Hope (ANH) with promo cards for Empire Strikes back and Return of the Jedi (ROTJ) which were never produced. After almost ten years of waiting, the wishes and letters have paid off. The Widevision (WV) ESB 3Di card set includes 48 base cards, plus artist sketch cards, and as a disappointment to completionist collectors, a special card available exclusively to distributors of the set.

Version 3 Released Today!

Wish Base version 2.10b has been the 'latest stable release' database for Star Wars collectors for over five years. The past 18 months have seen what started as a facelift and resulted in a complete redesign of the popular application. Data sets are updated twice a month with over 61,000 pre-configured Star Wars collectibles to choose from and over 30,000 photographs available online.

We've already received a report of at least one find for the 2010 Star Wars Valentines which we'll be following up on shortly. For the rest of collectors out there, especially those of us with kids, we're going to start the year featuring a family activity: Star Wars coloring pages!

Today we're going to party like it's 1999! (...or 1993 ...or 1982)

Sometimes if we express the same opinion for long enough, we become so comfortable with it that we believe it's true without ever stopping to reexamine it.

There's one collectible that I personally obtain every one of, yet advise others to avoid collecting any more of than they have to... Calendars!

Calendars are in the 'paper goods' category, and are wonderful tools to track days, appointments, and holidays throughout the year while also getting to see some wonderful monthly images of our favorite film saga. After the year has expired though, there is nothing remarkable about the abundantly produced calendars that would give them any cause at all to retain their retail value, much less appreciate or gain in any value for collectors.

This is it! The last addition to the collection for the year. Taito gets the final word with this desktop R2-D2 humidifier.

Winter static is always an issue and accidental discharges around your laptop or computer should always be of concern. Like the Yoda Moe we reported 2 days ago, this little R2 unit is another credit toward Japanese innovation and love of the Saga.

A little of post-Christmas shopping online has turned up some great deals, even on items we hadn't found before!

Today's super saver is an excellent choice for Star Wars fans, whether they are "collectors" or not. It's an 'oversized' mug featuring Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader squaring off for their lightsaber duel on the second Death Star.