(SPOILER)
New Blue Sun travel posters for the 'verse.
An exclusive offering at Comic Con.
Quantum Mechanix is going to release a set of Blue Sun Travel Posters, advertising travel opportunities to such destinations as Sihnon, Persephone, and "tranquil Miranda." For those of us who can't, be sure to stop by the California Browncoats booth at A7/A8 for great stuff, wonderful people, amazing giveaways, charity works, and now the most exclusive Serenity item around. Check the California Browncoats site for more info about the weekend. http://www.californiabrowncoats.org/CABC/events.html
July 22 2007
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About membership.
Alas, I'm sure the 300 sets will be long gone before I arrive in San Diego just before midnight Friday.
@theonetruebix | July 22, 20:49 CET
I am not going, but I saw it mentioned in our NEBrowncoat digest and figured the Whedonesque crew would be a good group to spread the word through!
Ceslas | July 22, 20:55 CET
So far I think my favorite is Serenity Valley, but Londinum is probably #1a. They all look great though. Can't wait to see them full size.
And Bix, I'm really glad you think they'll be sold out by Friday. But bring $35 for a set anyway :)
And $20 for a set of mugs.
And an extra $20 (at least) for more donations to St. Jude and extra chances at the prizes.
danregal | July 22, 21:20 CET
embers | July 22, 21:34 CET
lexigeek | July 22, 21:42 CET
I'm going to make this "pick one" and not "select all that apply", seeing as how it's a miracle I'm going to be down there at all. ;)
@theonetruebix | July 22, 21:45 CET
danregal | July 22, 21:52 CET
nothingtofear79 | July 22, 22:39 CET
kishi | July 22, 23:48 CET
QuoterGal | July 23, 01:27 CET
danregal | July 23, 02:21 CET
embers | July 23, 03:26 CET
war_machine | July 23, 06:48 CET
violetohara | July 23, 11:13 CET
Beautiful work, Lexigeek.
mr_shemp | July 23, 15:38 CET
Oh, you guys are ill.
But seriously, these are great.
jcs | July 23, 16:16 CET
But it's 'Londinium'.
But they're really great!
joss | July 23, 18:37 CET
The thread will now officially go crazy...
11thHour | July 23, 18:53 CET
RayHill | July 23, 18:54 CET
RayHill | July 23, 19:11 CET
But ... but ... the script in the Official Companion says "Londinum!" *ack!*
(And thank you so much!)
lexigeek | July 23, 19:21 CET
violetohara | July 23, 19:27 CET
Well, if you believe Wikipedia, Londinum is nothing, but Londinium was an actual term, for Roman London.
*shrug*
@theonetruebix | July 23, 19:30 CET
RayHill | July 23, 19:39 CET
[ edited by Lioness on 2007-07-24 13:21 ]
Lioness | July 23, 20:03 CET
[ edited by dreamlogic on 2007-07-24 02:48 ]
dreamlogic | July 23, 20:43 CET
But here's something to think about...What if QMx changes it in time for the regular print run? Then there are 300 special versions you can get at Comic-Con and only from the California Browncoats.
Methinks they'll be pretty rare/collectible if that happens.
And I had a Star Tours poster when I was a kid too. Although I think it was a generic one, not one of the planets.
danregal | July 23, 20:43 CET
Edit: Ha, then dreamlogic beat to the "when the corrected version sells big" punch. I'm just too gorramn slow.
[ edited by RBB on 2007-07-24 02:50 ]
RBB | July 23, 20:47 CET
dreamlogic | July 23, 20:52 CET
(And for those who haven't heard this all before, the costume designer had intended for the star to point up, and it does in most scenes. But thanks to a set dresser's mistake in a few scenes, there's now tons of fan merch that has it upsidedown. Go figure.)
RayHill | July 23, 20:58 CET
I like the idea of the correction to the next run though. Adds to the veracity >;0)
And Woo-whoo! He of the purple posted! Yes!
Ceslas | July 23, 21:41 CET
Hmmm... Dan Regal - you sure $35 is enough?
Just kidding...
QMx Andy | July 23, 22:13 CET
dreamlogic | July 23, 22:21 CET
Hmm...
@theonetruebix | July 23, 22:29 CET
lexigeek | July 23, 22:41 CET
Do what you need to do. Ignore all us scum.
dreamlogic | July 23, 22:48 CET
I think we'll be holding a couple sets for just such a purpose dreamlogic, we'll try anything we can to raise more money for charity. But most will be going into Browncoat hands for the regular price. I think it will be fun for a Firefly/Serenity product to create ebay bidding wars like convention exclusives have in the past.
Every few minutes this week is getting more exciting than I anticipated. And I'm also even happier that we got Adam to do a signing on Thursday.
danregal | July 23, 22:50 CET
No, I was oh-dear-ing the thought of what bix might be up to. :)
lexigeek | July 23, 23:03 CET
Always moving forward, not backward, upward not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.
@theonetruebix | July 23, 23:35 CET
I think "oh dear" was way too mild an exclamation.
danregal | July 23, 23:39 CET
Ceslas | July 23, 23:43 CET
Just wait until my Comic-Con announcement of who's playing me in the movie.
@theonetruebix | July 24, 00:30 CET
BrianDTI | July 24, 01:09 CET
That's easy - a young Mickey Rourke. We just have to go back in time. I hear mifeng knows how to do that...
QuoterGal | July 24, 01:30 CET
That's just a rumor. And the casting people inform me that it's unlikely he has ever twirled like Wonder Woman.
@theonetruebix | July 24, 02:31 CET
Those posters are very nice, they have a kind of art deco look to them, sort of like those old posters for the World's Fair.
And I believe Wikipedia about Londinium because it's true as learned by yours truly from a book (which is what we had before the future) back in the days BW (Before Wikipedia) - I know, I know, dark times indeed. Not sure I believe this Joss guy though, how much do we really know about him ? Is he canonical ?
Saje | July 24, 04:24 CET
I've been rather boggled by seeing Serenity Valley turned into a national park. I'll never look at Gettysburg, or Antietam, etc., the same way again.
swanland | July 24, 04:39 CET
Having just gotten back from Gettysburg last week, I hear that on one level and feel it is different on a completely different level. It was a visit motivated by The Killer Angels, reputed to be the inspiration for Firefly by he of his purpleness himself. Two teenagers who had known nothing of Gettysburg, but were fans of Firefly, were suitably awed and cowed by the place that is Gettysburg.
Ceslas | July 24, 07:03 CET
Any idea when these will be available to the general public? I know I'm going to spend the $35 on the posters and then $300 getting them framed but I still cant wait to get them on my walls. Can you please post when they become available?! Thanks!
And isn't Londinium the latest element they discovered in London? I think it's right next to Adamantium on the periodic table.
alexreager | July 24, 08:36 CET
mifeng | July 24, 08:36 CET
Caroline | July 24, 08:40 CET
zeitgeist | July 24, 08:59 CET
lexigeek | July 24, 09:07 CET
We're still trying to figure that out. With the plate change necessitated by the LONDINUM-LONDINIUM conversion, it might cost us a week or two in additional production time. However, I'm still hoping to get these up on the website in the next 30 days. Stay tuned on that.
Of course, those will be the "Londinium" version. ;-)
QMx Andy | July 24, 09:52 CET
C. A. Bridges | July 24, 10:53 CET
onthedrift | July 24, 17:26 CET
On the patch issue, a reversed American flag is a distress signal. Perhaps the Browncoats took to reversing their insignia when it became clear that the war for independence wasn't going well. How's that for a retcon?
janef | July 24, 19:21 CET
madmolly | July 25, 00:27 CET
Just for the record, Londinium being the original Roman name for London is also known by lots of folks in the USA as well. Just for the record.
Uh, madmolly, the folks making these posters are not the powers that be. They are just talented and ridiculously energetic. Politely pointing out an error is also not usually considered arguing here anyway.
newcj | July 25, 01:47 CET
Yeah, sure, you say that now. Next you'll be claiming you also have books. S'if. ;-).
Common knowledge for anyone who went to an English public school (or studied Latin).
Or in my case just went to school in public (for the non-UKers, our 'public' schools are actually private and our state schools - i.e. open to the public with no selection criteria except area of residence - are called 'comprehensive' schools. This is largely to screw with foreign people ;).
The upside down flag thing also applies to the Union Flag (it's only the 'Union Jack' when hoist aboard ship) and is a universal distress signal (or a 'sign' that some Cub Scout is gonna get a telling off ;), not just in the US - over here it's also technically a crime against the crown (like defacing the coin of the realm).
Saje | July 25, 04:15 CET
And, oddly, was already mentioned in this thread, so it's weird to me that the person to whom you are responding here thought to mention it again. ;)
@theonetruebix | July 25, 12:34 CET
NYPinTA | July 25, 21:40 CET