Comments on: The Humble Origins of Kenner Star Wars Part 2 https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/the-humble-origins-of-kenner-star-wars_22/ Reboot Sun, 08 Sep 2019 18:19:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Anonymous https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/the-humble-origins-of-kenner-star-wars_22/#comment-8695 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 03:49:13 +0000 http://plaidstallions.com/reboot/index.php/2015/09/22/the-humble-origins-of-kenner-star-wars_22/#comment-8695 What's interesting to me about these Star Wars knock offs now, is that a lot of the character designs in the new Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens reminds me of the knock off characters and toys from the 70s and 80s era.

BB-8 looks like Vincent from the Black Hole, Captain Phasma looks like a Cylon Centurion from Battlestar Galactica, and Kylo Ren looks a bit like this Knight of Darkness.

]]> By: Seventiesfan https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/the-humble-origins-of-kenner-star-wars_22/#comment-8693 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 17:48:20 +0000 http://plaidstallions.com/reboot/index.php/2015/09/22/the-humble-origins-of-kenner-star-wars_22/#comment-8693 It's a shame that even back then the copyright knuckleheads were already prepared for battle. There were plenty of Star Wars imitators, and Ideal's Star Team was just one of them. I have Zem-21 and Knight of Darkness from Star Team, as well as the mini comic book, which advertises Electroman (which I also have). Like I tell my young niece and nephew, it's OK to like both Star Wars and Star Team, just like it's OK to like Superman and Spider-man. Pac-man and Donkey Kong. In my bedroom I have just as many Marvel super heroes as DC super heroes. I have two Star Trek posters right next to a shelf of Kenner Star Wars figures. There is a lot of harmony in my room.

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