Hasbro officially announced last weekend at Comic-Con a new series of 2-packs based on the Expanded Universe series of comic books. These sets will retail for $9.99 and will include a reprint of the original comic, plus 2 action figures.

The initial wave will focus on the classic Marvel Comics Star Wars series, and will be made up of repacked figures from the past, painted up in the same color scheme as they appeared in the panels of the original comic books, complete with shadows and highlights painted on.


Darth Vader & Rebel Trooper - will contain:

A reprint of Star Wars Issue #1

A repaint of Darth Vader (Commtech)

A repaint of Rebel Trooper (Tantive IV Defender)



Grand Moff Tarkin & Stormtrooper - will contain:

A reprint of Star Wars Issue #2

A repaint of Governor Tarkin (III-45)

A repaint of Stormtrooper (Commtech)


Chewbacca & Han Solo (Stormtrooper disguise) - will contain:

A reprint of Star Wars Issue #3

A repaint of Chewbacca (Millennium Falcon Mechanic)

A repaint of Stormtrooper (VOTC) with Han's head

Rumor has it that a Luke Skywalker (Stormtrooper disguise) & R2-D2 is also on tap from the Marvel era. No word yet if all 6 issues will be part of this series.



The next batch of these sets will focus on characters from the Dark Horse series of comic books. This time however, instead of repaints of previous figures, these will be made up of new sculpts.

While the internet-exclusive Kir Kanos & Carnor Jax will serve as a precursor to this series, look for the following sets in 2007:

Quinlan Vos & Vilmarh Grahrk
Obi-Wan Kenobi & ARC Trooper Alpha (rumored)
Mara Jade & ???

Loose figure images courtesy of StarWars.com