Olivia Munn’s Star Wars Fan Film Contest
Sultry goddess to the geeks, Olivia Munn, has called out for a little help from the Star Wars community. Atom.com has launched Operation Olivia, where Star Wars fans can submit concepts for short Star Wars fan films to the G4 TV hostess and Playboy cover girl. Munn will star in the project that is selected, and the winner will receive a $5,000 budget from Atom.com
Munn became an icon to the Star Wars community when she appeared at Star Wars Celebration IV in Los Angeles dressed in the famous Slave Leia outfit (a.k.a. Princess Leia in the gold bikini from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi). This year at Comic-Con, she hosted the Star Wars panel, which was broadcast on G4, and she also appeared at a panel later in the evening where she spoke about her deep rooted love of the galaxy far, far away.
All who are interested in submitting a pitch video should head over to Atom’s Operation Olivia site and be sure to follow all instructions and read the official rules.
Star Wars Galaxy 4 Artist Return Sketch Card Hits Ebay
Casual fans may not be aware, but when Topps releases a set of Star Wars trading cards that includes original artist sketch cards, each participating artist is allowed to select a few of their sketches as artist return cards. From there, they are free to do what they wish with them. Some artists decide to keep their return cards as personal mementos, but others take some extra time to create finished pieces of art from their cards and offer them to the public.
When these artist return cards are offered to the public, usually via sketch card message boards or ebay, the competition to acquire them is often quite intense. After all, these cards are viewed by collectors as finished pieces of art, merely on a smaller canvas of sorts. Prices can be quote steep, but as the old saying goes… you get what you pay for.
Currently, noted artist Jerry Vanderstelt has posted one of his Star Wars Galaxy 4 artist return cards on ebay. It depicts Padme Amidala in a nightgown as seen in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Bidding on this stunning piece begins at $700. If you’re interested… good luck and happy bidding!
Star Wars: The Old Republic – Threat of Peace Webcomic Continues
Issues two and three in Act II of the Star Wars The Old Republic online comic ‘SWTOR: Threat of Peace’ are now available on the official SWTOR website. The webcomic is a collboration between LucasArts, Bioware and Dark Horse Comics.
The story follows the struggling Jedi as they deal with fallout from their unfavorable treaty with the Sith. A tortured Jedi desperately seeks to get a message to her Jedi brethren, while back on Coruscant talks surround the reconstruction of the demolished Jedi Temple. Will the temple be rebuilt? You’ll have to read to find out!
Sideshow Collectibles Diane Kamahele Auctions Now Live
Several years ago, Sideshow Collectibles lost a beloved employee named Diane Kamahele. Diane left behind three young children, Charlie Jr., Dylan and Keilani. Sideshow quickly set up the Diane Kahamele Memorial fund to provide a health and education benefit to her children on an ongoing basis.
As part of Sideshow’s fundraising efforts, they are now offering several unique collectibles for sale on ebay, with 100% of the profit from the sales going to the fund. For Star Wars lovers this includes a once in a lifetime chance to own a prototype of the newly announced Commander Cody Legendary Scale Bust. Here’s the description from the item’s listing:
This auction is for a one-of-a-kind treasure, an early prototype of the Commander Cody Legendary Scale Bust. The sculpture underwent intensive revision over the course of the development, and if you compare images of this prototype and the final product you will note many distinct differences. This is the only Commander Cody Legendary Scale Bust prototype of this style in existence from Sideshow Collectibles.
The Commander Cody LSB Prototype is unique and one-of-a-kind, and will be sent to you as-is. There may be small imperfections, but that is part of the charm of owning this unique collectible. This item will not include any printed box or standardized packaging materials (like our finished products do), but it will be packed extremely carefully by our expert development shipping staff, using great care.
This item will include a Certificate-of-Authenticity (COA) signed by Tom Gilliland, Creative Director.
International buyers are welcome to bid. If you would like a shipping cost quotation, please send an e-mail to auctions@sideshowcollectibles.com with the item description ship quote request in the subject line. You (the buyer) will be responsible for all related customs and duties. Payment will be accepted via credit card, and our staff will contact you after the auction to make all payment arrangements. International bidders are welcome to bid. Payment is due within one week (7 days) of the close of the auction.
