The Wampa Kenner-inspired Jumbo Figure, based on the ice creature from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, is up for pre-order from Gentle Giant right now. And, if you put in your order for this limited-edition figure before the end of the day on October 14, 2013, you’ll also get the Luke Skywalker Hoth Kenner Figure for FREE.

Right now, Gentle Giant is offering free domestic shipping and half off on international shipping if you pre-order by October 14, 2013 11:59pm.

Jumbo Wampa figure: H 22″ W 11.5″ D 6″
Jumbo Luke figure: H 12″ W 4.85″ D 2.25″

Head over to Gentle Giant now to get in on this limited-time-offer deal.

The Avengers director Joss Whedon had a lengthy chat with Entertainment Weekly recently, and among the many things that they discussed, the topic of Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back came up.

But instead of talking about how awesome Empire is, Whedon actually talked about what he disliked about the movie—and as an extension, all movies that do something similar.

Continue reading to see what he had to say.

If you’re a die hard devotee of all things pertaining to Star Wars then it might be common knowledge to you that when the saga’s iconic bounty hunting scumbag Boba Fett was first introduced (in live-action form) in 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back, his stylish multi-colored armor was originally intended to be an all-white ensemble, as envisioned by conceptual artist Joe Johnston.

The white variant of the costume was never used, but in 1978 prior to the commencement of principal photography on Empire, Johnston’s original design was briefly brought to life in a rare black and white screen test. You can watch a five-minute video excerpt from that test and see some images here below.

Star Wars #2
Script by Brian Wood
Art by Carlos D’anda
Colors by Gabe Eltaeb
Cover Art by Alex Ross
Dark Horse Comics
Release Date: February 13, 2013
Cover Price: $2.99

Continuing the new series, simply and boldly self-titled as Star Wars, Dark Horse enters the second chapter with a little action, along with much context that moves the story along significantly. Writer Brian Wood continues proving his chops with Star Wars #2, whilst artists Carlos D’anda and Gabe Eltaeb are beginning to forge a unique style for this new series.

Star Wars #2 begins with Han Solo and Chewbacca on a detached mission, still relatively unclear though involving a lot of credits, as they move through a sequence of rendezvous points and longwinded hyperspace jumps to avoid detection. While everything seems to be going like clockwork to begin with, the challenge of the mission makes itself clear when a particularly well-known bounty hunter, accompanied by an Imperial Star Destroyer, show up”¦

Yesterday we reported that Disney and Lucasfilm were ramping up their long-term grand plans for Star Wars with the announcement that they would be developing a series of movies set apart from Episode VII and on that would focus on individual characters from the Star Wars universe, including a possible Yoda movie.

Entertainment Weekly today broke an exclusive addendum to that revelation with the news that both Han Solo, the roguish but lovable space smuggler that helped make Harrison Ford a star in the original Star Wars movies, and Boba Fett, the masked intergalactic bounty hunter who had little screen time in the original trilogy but has since become a huge fan favorite character, might also be headlining their own standalone movies.