I’m a couple of days late on this one. I received my Loot Crate for January on the 20th and haven’t had a chance to thoroughly explore it. It was full of some very cool retro items.
The big item inside was an exclusive Voltron T-Shirt. This blueprint looking shirt with the Lion Voltron on it is exclusive to Loot Crate members. There was also a Retro Arcade Skinny Tie from Black Tie Geek. It has space invaders on it. I love little toys and figures and this time around was a 10-Doh! figure. I didn’t get the rare gold one but I did get a Dr. Who one. Each of these figures looks like an old NES cartridge but has arms and legs. They even have the NES Zapper to hold. I would have LOVED to get the Fire Hunt one which was a take on Firefly and Duck Hunt. Very cool.
The crate also contained a very special Loot Crate variant cover of the new Star Wars comic book from Marvel. It features Han and Chewy smuggling some special crates across the galaxy.
Also included was a cool little book. It is the Comic Note Book. This is a tiny blank comic book. with stencils for word balloons. This was from the Unemployed Philosopher’s Guild. I think I may pick up another one of these for Eva. She likes to draw.
The box was once again super cool. This time the box was a Nintendo Entertainment System and part of the mini magazine pops out to make a controller. I love it.
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When I attended Toy Fair back in February I had the special privilege of attending the Disney Consumer Products showcase and it was there that I learned about Star Wars Rebels. The show’s star, Freddie Prinze, Jr. (the voice of Kanan) was there to introduce the show. He came out and showed us some clips and then was hauled away by Storm Troopers. I’ve been waiting for months for the show to finally air and now it has. The show was introduced on September 26 with a 43 minute episode called Spark of Rebellion, #SparkRebellion. This mini movie was then released as a DVD that is a Walmart exclusive from 10/3 to 10/13. I was asked by #CollectiveBias to go and check it out and get myself a copy of the DVD and some Star Wars Rebels toys. I was only too happy to do so. This would be the show that would be the gateway for my kids into the Star Wars Universe.
Star Wars Rebels follows a group of rebels that includes Kanan, Hera, Zeb, Chopper and Sabine. This crew of The Ghost is taking on the ever expanding Empire all over the galaxy. The story is set five years before the events of A New Hope. The Clone Wars are over, people are being oppressed by the Empire, and the Jedi have been decimated and those left are in hiding. Kanan and his crew land on a planet and attempt to pull a job to steal supplies from the Empire. Their attempts are interrupted by streetwise pickpocket and petty thief, Ezra. What happens next is an exciting thrill ride through the galaxy. There are rescues, betrayals, lightsabers and space battles. There may even be a character or two that you may already know. There are also a bunch of extras on the DVD and a 3D model for The Ghost that was inside the package. Continue reading Introducing My Little Rebels to Star Wars Rebels #SparkRebellion→
