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Archived News-August 2006
Week 3
| Friday August 18, 2006 | |
| "Commercials Week"- Day 5 | |
Today is the final day of "Commercials Week" at Galactic Voyage. I have added 6 more new commercials. There are M&M's, Tunes, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Electronic Sabers, and Doritos for your enjoyment. You can find these commercials over in the Movies Section. I hope you have enjoyed seeing some of these old commercials. It really brings back a few memories for me. If you have other commercials that I do not have listed, please be sure to send them in!
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| Friday August 18, 2006 | |
| Homing Beacon #168 | |
The latest Homing Beacon has arrived and today we get to talk about Princess Leia. It was Princess Leia's Organa's most memorable wardrobe choice -- albeit chosen by Jabba the Hutt -- the brief brass bikini worn while chained to the bloated gangster in Return of the Jedi. Developed in sketches by Nilo Rodis-Jamero, it was actually the ILM Model Shop that was tasked to construct the real costume worn by actress Carrie Fisher. "Nilo was doing sketches, and I had seen what he was planning," recalls Lorne Peterson, veteran ILM modelmaker who has worked on all six Star Wars films. "Incidentally, at the same time, someone I went to college with happened to sit beside me at a café who I hadn't seen in something like 18 years. In striking up an old friendship, I realized that he was a sculptor, and many of his own private sculptures were very much like Princess Leia's outfit." That sculptor, Richard Miller, joined ILM for Jedi, and stayed on to work on many other films, including the Star Wars prequel trilogy. "An interesting aside is that one of the moldmakers, when he realized he was going to get to do the body-casting of Carrie Fisher... he talked about it every day," recalls Peterson. "And somewhere in Production, at the last minute, they changed and had another moldmaker do it, much to his chagrin. If he had just kept his mouth shut and not been so enthusiastic, they would have let him go through with it!" | |
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| Friday August 18, 2006 | |
| Path to the Force - Episode 104 | |
Today we have Episode 104 of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force which has been created by Nathan Ciprick. You will be able to access these stories through the Comics section. Check out the latest episode! Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force- Be sure to join us next week for the one-hundred and fifth episode of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force. Then join us every week as we continue to follow the adventures of the Wookiee E'nac from the Star Wars Galaxies videogame in the form of Gamics! | |
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| Thursday August 17, 2006 | |
| "Commercials Week"- Day 4 | |
Welcome to Day 4 of "Commercials Week" at Galactic Voyage. I have added 6 more new commercials. There are Star Wars Public Service Announcements, Burger Chef Poster Offers, and the Energizer Bunny for your enjoyment. You can find these commercials over in the Movies Section. Or, you can go directly to them by going to Star Wars Public Service Announcements (PSA), Burger Chef and the Energizer Bunny Vs. Darth Vader. Enjoy!
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| Thursday August 17, 2006 | |
| Damaged Topps Autograph Cards | |
Some of you may have encountered a damaged Star Wars Evolution Update autograph card and Topps has announced what they plan on doing about it. Here is what they said: Dear Star Wars Fan, It has recently come to our attention that a small percentage of Star Wars Evolution Update autograph cards were damaged while being inserted into packs. While we have rigid quality control procedures in place, this was an unforeseen problem and we are working closely with our vendors to make sure that it does not occur again. All the more regrettable is the fact that we do not have surplus inventory of each autograph to replace all of the affected cards and arranging to have talent sign more cards is not an option. Consequently, going forward, we cannot honor replacement requests. For anyone who has received a less-than-perfect card, we offer our sincere apologies… and something more. We’d like to offer you a very special collectible: a Luke Skywalker Evolution “D” card. This card was not previously available and is being created exclusively for this redemption. All you have to do is fill out the form and mail it to the address shown at the top. You don’t have to send your imperfect cards back. No receipt or SASE is necessary. Just send the completed form and we’ll handle the rest. As always, we thank you for your support. May The Force Be With You! The Topps Company, Inc. If you have a damaged card and would like a redemption, you can fill out this form and send it in. | |
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| Wednesday August 16, 2006 | |
| "Commercials Week"- Day 3 | |
Welcome to Day 3 of "Commercials Week" at Galactic Voyage. I have added 4 more new Action Figure, Playset, and Vehicle commercials. These will be the last of the Action Figures commercials for the week. This time they are from the Return of the Jedi collection and the Attack of the Clones collection. You can find these commercials over in the Movies Section. Or, you can go directly to them by going to Return of the Jedi Figures and Vehicles and Attack of the Clones Figures, Playsets, and Vehicles. Enjoy!
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| Wednesday August 16, 2006 | |
| Craig Burt's Past Pair | |
Craig Burt has provided a new outstanding painting to the Featured Artist section! It features an Episode IV scene showing Biggs and Luke on Tatooine. Thanks Craig! Here are Craig's thoughts for this piece: This one is a bit of an experiment in acrylic. Still haven't found a
technique that works for me with this type of paint. You can find the cut scenes with Biggs and Luke on Tatooine in the A New Hope Cut Scenes section. It also includes video clips for you to watch! Also, be sure to see Craig's outstanding gallery of work with Craig Burt's Paintings, Painting by Numbers, and also Craig Burt's Cartoons! You can find other great work at the Featured Artists section. Enjoy!
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| Tuesday August 15, 2006 | |
| "Commercials Week"- Day 2 | |
Welcome to Day 2 of "Commercials Week" at Galactic Voyage. I have added 6 more new Action Figure, Playset, and Vehicle commercials. This time they are from The Empire Strikes Back collection. You can find these commercials over in the Movies Section. Or, you can go directly to them by going to The Empire Strikes Back Figures, Playsets, and Vehicles. Enjoy!
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| Tuesday August 15, 2006 | |
| November 2006 Comics | |
The Official Star Wars Site has provided a look at more Dark Horse Comics for Star Wars fans this November. Five generations after Luke Skywalker took up his father's lightsaber, the galaxy is once again imperiled and hope rests on the shoulders of a young man and his connection to the Force. In this issue of Star Wars Legacy, a legacy is revealed, denied, and endangered as Cade Skywalker's friends turn their backs on him, and he finds himself in league with those he thought were his enemies! Decisions must be made, and a hero's burden must be taken up or cast aside. The Jedi, the Sith, and the Empire all want something from Cade, and all he wants is to be left alone. But in a galaxy on the brink of war there is no place to hide! Star Wars Legacy #6, by John Ostrander, Jan Duursema, Dan Parsons, and Brad Anderson is slated for release on November 15. It features a cover by Adam Hughes.  Despite his acceptance of the Sith ways, Darth Vader is shocked to find
the Empire -- and himself -- complicit in an evil he thought he had put behind
him. A Separatist freedom fighter deals with the realization that the sacrifice
made by his brothers-in-arms has been for nothing -- and that their families are
paying the price for their resistance. The crew of a smuggler's ship is forced
to take sides in a conflict they have sought to avoid -- and which has already
changed the course of all their lives...The dawn of the Empire plunges the galaxy into dark times, and every direction leads to danger! Find out more in the all-new tales told in the unexplored territories of the dark times, in Star Wars: Dark Times #2, the second of the five-part "The Path to Nowhere" story, by Wellese Hartley, Mick Harrison, Douglas Wheatley and Ronda Pattison. It is scheduled for release on November 29. A new two-part story begins in Knights of the Old Republic #11 as fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick and the crew of the Last Resort devise a plan to nab some much needed cash. On the banking world of Telerath they set their plot into motion unaware the bounty on their heads is about to catch up to them. Yet there's more going on than the schemers or their hunters realize, and when it all blows sky-high an unexpected reunion will throw Zayne's life on the run into question. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #11 is by John Jackson Miller, Brian Ching and Michael Atiyeh and features cover art by Hoon. It is scheduled for release on November 29. In the new year, new Clone Wars action awaits with the seventh installment of the wildly popular Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, digest-sized anthologies in the kinetic, stripped-down style of the Cartoon Network's Clone Wars micro-series. Explosive action, white-hot lightsaber battles, evil schemes, and heroic sacrifices -- it's all here in this fast-paced volume jam-packed with four wickedly awesome all-ages adventures set in the most exciting era of Star Wars! The fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance, the Republic and Confederacy taking their fight from the cold reaches of space to exotic alien worlds. Don't miss the Jedi make history in their selfless fight for justice in this full-throttle collection of stories featuring the works of Matthew and Shawn Fillbach, Chris Avellone, Ryan Kaufman, Jeremy Barlow, Ethen Beavers and Stewart McKenny. It is scheduled for release on January 17. Also early next year is the latest collection of Star Wars: Empire stories in the seventh trade paperback, The Wrong Side of the War. Featuring the works of Welles Hartley, Davidé Fabbri, Christian Dalla Vecchia and David Michael Beck, this trade paperback collects issues #36-40 of the series. Fresh from the killing fields of Jabiim, where the Empire has virtually wiped out the populace of that world, Imperial Lieutenant Janek Sunber is sent to the quiet prison base on Kalist VI. But, unbeknownst to the Empire, the Rebels have designs on Kalist Base both for its desirable fuel supplies, and for the presence of a very important prisoner -- one of their own who has already attracted the interest of Darth Vader. Sunber doesn't know it, but he's on a collision course with an old friend who is with the Rebels, and he finds himself wondering which of them is on the wrong side of the war. This collection is due out on January 17. | |
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| Monday August 14, 2006 | |
| "Commercials Week"- Day 1 | |
In the past, we have had week long informational events like TIE Week, Empire Cut Scenes Week, Death Star Week, and Obscure Characters Week. Along the same vain, this week we are offering the Commercials Week. These commercials are from the 1970's, 1980's, and beyond. Some of you may remember them if you are old enough, and some may be new to you. Either way, I am sure you will enjoy seeing what used to be. We have come a long way with TV commercials through the years! To start off the week, I have added 6 new Action Figure, Playset, and Vehicles commercials from the release of Star Wars in 1977. Many of you know the film only as A New Hope or Episode IV, but during that time it was just known as Star Wars. George Lucas added the rest in as the Saga grew. You can find these commercials over in the Movies Section. Or, you can go directly to them by going to Star Wars Figures, Playsets, and Vehicles. Enjoy!
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| Monday August 14, 2006 | |
| Path to the Force - Episode 103 | |
Today we have Episode 103 of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force which has been created by Nathan Ciprick. You will be able to access these stories through the Comics section. Check out the latest episode! Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force- Be sure to check back later this week for the one-hundred and fourth episode of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force. Then join us every week as we continue to follow the adventures of the Wookiee E'nac from the Star Wars Galaxies videogame in the form of Gamics! | |
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