Gentle Giant Ltd. is proud to announce our 2012 WonderCon exclusive…
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Available exclusively to the members of the Premier Guild for a limited time, it’s the White Widow Variant Mini Bust! Inspired by the alternate cover of Black Widow: Deadly Origin #2, this variant has just arrived and is ready to ship NOW! This bust will be available to all collectors through our website starting March 5th. Premier Guild Members, now’s your chance! There are only 200 pieces available! Happy collecting!
Hey folks! Some quick answers to frequently asked questions about the 2012 Premier Guild Memberships:
1) Yes, we are processing automatic renewals. We will process them this Thursday, February 16th at Noon PST.
2) If you’d like to opt out of auto-renewing, simply give us a call at (818) 504-3555 before 10am PST on Thursday the 16th. Our office hours are between 9am and 6pm PST. You can also send an e-mail to customerservice@gentlegiantstudios.com letting us know you’d like to opt out. We’ll take care of the rest.
3) This year, we’re changing how you can select your PGM gift. You purchase your membership. Once it’s processed, we’ll send you an e-mail with your invoice and a code that only works on the 2012 PGM gifts. Select your gift and enter the code before you process the order. It’ll comp the item for you, leaving only shipping. After that, you’re good to go!
4) The code is only good for one gift. If you have any problems applying it, send us an e-mail or give us a call.
5) Once you sign up, you can pre-order the other 2012 PGM Gifts like any other item.
6) Memberships will be available to purchase after auto-renewals have been processed. So, check back on our website Thursday afternoon and you should be able to buy one then!
We recently installed a window display of some of our new and upcoming products at Things From Another World, a store in City Walk at Universal Studios Hollywood. Check it out! If you’re in the area, they’re a great retailer to get our product from!
We’ve also got a guided video tour!
Recently, renowned comic book artist and all-around awesome guy Adam Hughes was nice enough to take time out of his busy day and answer a few questions for us about his art, his geekdom and himself. We recently used a piece of Adam’s artwork for the front of our upcoming Star Wars Dart Board. Check ‘em out!
Tell us a little about yourself! Where are you from? Where do you live?
I’m originally from a little township on the west coast of New Jersey, as dull as a bag of wet hair; I can relate to Luke Skywalker’s Dorothy Complex. I currently live & work in Atlanta. Not as hot as Tatooine, never as cold as Hoth – it’s a pretty good town to live in.
How did you get in to art, specifically geek culture art?
When I was a kid, my older cousins gifted me with their hand-me-down comics, which included FANTASTIC FOUR #81. I was hooked on comics from then on. At the age of 10, just when most little boys are ready to start giving up comics, toys, all things of the imagination for stuff like, oh, I dunno, girls or sports, STAR WARS came out. Well, that sealed the deal. Thanks to STAR WARS, I’ve never walked away from flights of fancy or the greater power of imagination. Thanks to Slave Leia in RETURN OF THE JEDI, though, I was able to keep girls in the nerdtastic equation. Thanks, Jabba!
Out of everything you’ve ever illustrated, what’s your favorite piece?
Wow, that’s tough. That’s like trying to pick a favorite child. A surly, truculent child. I AM really fond of the Slave Leia print I did for STAR WARS Celebrations IV and Europe. Hmm. I’m noticing a trend here.
What are you working on now?
I’m drawing DOCTOR MANHATTAN, one of the 4 prequel miniseries for DC Comics’ BEFORE WATCHMEN event. I’m also the cover artist for Vertigo Comics’ new FABLES spinoff series called FAIREST, featuring the fairest of all the fairy tale characters in the world. If only they could somehow figure out a way to get Snow White into a slave princess outfit…
Can you tell us a little about the Slave Leia piece featured on our upcoming Star Wars dartboard?
I drew that for STAR WARS Celebrations IV, which coincided with the 30th anniversary of STAR WARS. I figured all the other artists might lean towards Episode IV prints, so I decided to do something from one of the other films. The idea was that every gangster has legitimate businesses that cover their illicit enterprises. Does Jabba the Hutt put ‘gangster’ on his Imperial income tax return? I doubt it. So, I humorously figured Jabba’s sail barge might actually be part of a false-front cruise line, and that a travel poster for that cruise line, featuring Leia as the new (albeit unwilling) attraction, might be a hoot. My favorite part is the list of the other supporting acts, with Oola the dancer being listed as ‘canceled’. Twi’leks is tasty, says Rancor!
Do you have a favorite character to draw?
Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker. Black is the new black!
Where can our collectors see more of your work?
My website www.justsayah.com has galleries of my stuff, including my STAR WARS art. I also have a gallery at http://adamhughes.deviantart.com/.
Thank you again, Adam! Collectors, you can also check out a gallery of Adam’s art below. Enjoy!
Pre-orders for the Battle Droid Mini Bust will be processed Tuesday afternoon at 4pm! Please make sure your credit card and shipping information are up-to-date on the orders! Contact Rich at customerservice@gentlegiantstudios.com if you need help. Thanks!
Can’t embed the video, unfortunately, but click here to check out what happened on Electric Playground’s latest visit to the Studio! The New Collectibles from Gentle Giant
Hey guys! We’re going to be at WonderCon 2012 in Anaheim!
That’s right. You heard it here first! We’re going to WonderCon! Not only that, we’re going to have an exclusive Mini Bust available! We’ll be announcing our booth number as soon as it’s assigned, so don’t hesitate to swing by and pay us a visit!
Can’t announce what it is yet, though. Post your guesses in the comments below (comments are screened, so don’t worry if your guess doesn’t get posted right away)! Those who guess the identity of the exclusive correctly will be entered into a drawing to win one!
Quick hint: The silhouette above does not reflect the actual shape of the bust.
The bust will be revealed February 26th 22nd, and we’ll announce the winner the same day.
Premier Guild Members will be able to pre-order the bust starting February 26th and have it shipped to them afterwards if they can’t make it to Anaheim.
Good luck!
EDIT: Whoops! Turns out February 26th is a Sunday. We’ll be announcing the bust and picking the winner on Wednesday, February 22nd! Get your guesses in!
Earlier this week, Greg was interviewed by Matt & Chris from the Sarlacc Pit Podcast. Check it out!
A friend of the studio passed this on to us earlier today.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Speaking of Star Wars, who knew Yoda was into hip-hop? Watch the lean green dancing machine get his groove on by unlocking a hilarious clip of Yoda bustin’ some moves with a posse of stormtroopers behind him. To access it, enter the Options area from the main menu, and then use the DVD remote to press numbers “11″ (or “10+, 1,” depending on your DVD player), followed by “3″ and then “8,” to launch the secret music clip. “1138,” by the way, refers to George Lucas’ first feature film, THX 1138.
