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August 19th, 2009 by Adam_May
 The Ballad of Stormy Sevenspire…
"Stormy Sevenspire was a Jedi archaeologist ("picker") who survived Order 66 through sheer miscommunication and went to ground when Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi sent out their order to do so from the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Using archaeology, instinct, and unfettered skill, he lives to find other Jedi who heeded the call to go-to-ground." —— Character bio, The Legacy Collection
As one of the few characters in the EU (hey, Lucas approved the name and back-story) with an active voice, Stormy Sevenspire is officially throwing his hat into the ring to be your Expanded Universe candidate.
Stormy Sevenspire actively supports the resurrection of the Jedi Order, and, along with his assistant, they weave among thieves to salvage important Jedi artifacts and send spy reports to the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire.
Stormy Sevenspire is the only candidate in the running who has been "manufactured", and this is the only chance that will allow others to own a piece of Jedi history! Stormy Sevenspire will even carry an ice cream maker if needed.
Voting ends soon, so remember the name Stormy Sevenspire. This rare chance to choose a figure through Hasbro’s Star Wars Fan Choice voting is your opportunity to steer the course at Hasbro. The power is yours!
OK, so now that that’s out of the way, we have some goodies for you (and, no, this isn’t to buy votes). There have been some technical difficulties getting the high resolution PDF files of the posters/checklists for the Legacy Collection and The Clone Wars. Here’s what we do have two truly amazing images from the posters that are suitable for printing, and a cool checklist. We’re working on getting high-resolution, printable checklists that can be dispersed to spouses, partners, and anyone else who will snag new figures for you! Stay tuned.
Posted in Campaign, Daily Blog, Deals, Plugs, Prototypes, Tips, Toys, Uncategorized | 7 Comments »
August 17th, 2009 by Adam_May
OK Wal-Mart store #1340 in Lithonia, GA (the outskirts of Atlanta) — I’ve got a bone to pick with you!
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Now I know that celly pix aren’t all that great, but try bringing a real camera into a Wal*Mart Stupor-Center. [Blogger's Note: I don't mean actually TRY, I mean that you would probably be out on your ear.] There are THREE generations of cardbacks present (as far as I can tell). So store #1340, I am calling you out. You even have the audacity to have these for sale for $6.63! (Note the green stickers that have older, lower prices marked out.)
I’m also calling on you — the few, the proud, the Blogger readers — to document these "grievous errors", and (assuming readers across the United States can operate a cell-cam) I will make it my mission to present as many "Fails" as possible at least once a week. Make note of the store’s numeric ID. Some stores have signs, some have banners, and almost all of them have ST#XXX on receipts. (Buy a Coke Zero Cherry, and keep money pouring into the ATL — we need it.)
Do not annoy management, and do not provoke any of the store’s employees. (Just remember that everything is useless without pix.) Also, and this is a point I cannot stress strongly enough: If you are under the age of 18, you are not eligible to participate in any way, shape, or form. (Sorry, kids, but the Intermess™ is a crazy, crazy place, and retail is even crazier — it’s just too dangerous to mix all three together.)
***Creepy side-note here: If you Google "Wal-Mart 1340" it shows you a map of that location. (Google is about 85% of the way to becoming Skynet.)
Posted in Campaign, Daily Blog, Toys | 4 Comments »
August 7th, 2009 by Adam_May
 MOCK UP, NOT ACTUAL PRODUCT (YET)
Hasbro showed off this "Funeral Pyre" Darth Vader & Luke Skywalker at this year’s Comic-Con, and talked to collectors about how it would best be marketed, etc. This was #1 in my Top Ten Dead People We Want. Well, I have a very simple suggestion, but it would take some doing…
OK, so here we have Funeral Pyre Darth Vader, which I’m willing to go on record as recommending as one of my Top Ten Dead People as of July 2006. Only The Force knows how many fang-toothed Ewoks perished due to Luke Skywalker’s arsonist tribute to his father, but we know that Hasbro has taken this to heart and hearth. (What? I only get so many hearth jokes!) Here is our hero setting his father free from his mechanical shell. (It’s OK… no… I can go on.)
When I die, I hope someone will do the same for me (and take out a few acres of Ewoks, too). Seeing this remarkable piece inspires me… I think to myself, "How would I proffer this as if it were the beginning of a whole new series of action figures dedicated to collectors?" I gave this at least 35 minutes of clear thought as I wandered around Target at the Edgewood Plaza here in Atlanta (symbolic that it, too, was burnt to cinder) whilst being followed very indiscreetly by the Asset Protection guy. (I would have only been in the store for ten minutes if I hadn’t known that my presence was helping genuine shoplifters in this troubling economy.)
Then it came to me —— 2 Be Scene —— a series that our friends at Hasbro have already unwittingly started. (The name 2 Be Scene is just a throwaway, as mocked-up as the image.) Offer up figures and a piece of scenery that collectors could use to make memorable vignettes from the entire Star Wars saga. Hasbro made one for Comic-Con last year, they just didn’t know it – The Emperor’s Transmission. Re-tool that Emperor to be the "Monkey Eyes" version, and put these two in a case. (I know that there’s some rotocasting machinery that is dormant.)
Don’t do heavy runs — if you missed it, well, sorry… [Blogger's Note: If this is offered up down the road, we want MONKEY EYES EMPEROR, and nothing else will do.] Now we have Luke Skywalker lovingly torching his dead nemesis’ father’s corpse. They don’t all have to be grim or "scary" — Princess Leia and Wicket sitting on a log. Two Gunners and their respective cannons (Death Star; Republic Cruiser; Confederacy Cruiser).
Don’t turn this into a kid’s line or a troop-builder line, just keep it simple. Characters and a big piece of memorable scenery.
P.S. If the idea takes off, I want that prototype!!! <smirk>
Posted in Daily Blog, Prototypes, Toys | 3 Comments »
August 3rd, 2009 by Adam_May
"Stormy Sevenspire was a Jedi archaeologist ("picker") who survived Order 66 through sheer miscommunication and went to ground when Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi sent out their order to do so from the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Using archaeology, instinct, and unfettered skill, he lives to find other Jedi who heeded the call to go-to-ground." —— Character bio, The Legacy Collection
As one of the few characters in the EU (hey, Lucas approved the name and back-story) with an active voice, Stormy Sevenspire is officially throwing his hat into the ring to be your Expanded Universe candidate.
Stormy Sevenspire actively supports the resurrection of the Jedi Order, and, along with his assistant, they weave among thieves to salvage important Jedi artifacts and send spy reports to the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire.
Stormy Sevenspire is the only candidate in the running who has been "manufactured", and this is the only chance that will allow others to own a piece of Jedi history!
On August 8th, when balloting begins, remember the name Stormy Sevenspire. The rare chance to choose a figure through Hasbro’s Star Wars Fan Choice voting is a rare opportunity to steer the course at Hasbro. The power is yours!
More information will be available at StormySevenspire.com.
Posted in Campaign, Daily Blog, Plugs, Prototypes, Toys, Winners!, unreleased | No Comments »
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