J!NX: Black Friday Deal + New “StarCraft II” Items!

from J!NX:

New Items added to the J!NX StarCraft II Collection!
Just in time for the holidays, we’ve added a few pieces to our StarCraft collection. We managed to pull ourselves away from the senses-shattering RTS long enough to design some pretty kickass clothes, including the most win-sauce Terran Jacket you’ve ever seen!

Special Black Friday/Cyber Monday Promo
Yes, we’re well aware that the “Holiday Shopping Season” officially begins today. We want to make sure you get a pretty damn good deal, so we’re offering you a whopping 20% off your order when you spend $40 or more. Just enter code: READYTOPLUNDER during checkout.

20% off $40+
Use Promotion Code: READYTOPLUNDER

This offer expires Monday, November 29, 2010 at 11:59PM PDT, so don’t wait!
*can’t be used with any other offer or discount

Black Friday, Saturday, and Sunday specials from Alivan’s

from Alivan’s:

In this edition of The Clairvoyant: $2.99 shipping… and… a FREE Broomstick (pen) with every order… read below for details.

$2.99 Shipping and a FREE Broomstick pen with every order (you won’t believe how cool these really are) with every purchase only through Sunday. You must visit alivans.com and use coupon code BROOMPEN to get your Free Broomstick Pen. If you don’t use the coupon code we cannot include your free gift!

Looking for more magical deals? Sorry… that’s all for this edition but be sure and watch your email on Sunday night for a brand new special for Cyber Monday.

Finneas Alivan

P.S. If you didn’t know it we now have more than forty varieties of handmade magic wands. Click here to view our wand collections now.

StarWarsShop’s Black Friday Event

from StarWars.com:

Before hitting the malls and department stores this Friday to shop off that tryptophan haze, stop by StarWarsShop and get your FREE Princess “Peek-a-Boo” floaty pen with every purchase (while supplies last)!

And yes, while a free pen revealing Leia’s famous gold bikini should be enough incentive, StarWarsShop is slashing 25% off all in-stock products, just the motivation you need to gift that favorite Star Wars fan in your life (including you!).

StarWarsShop’s Black Friday Event runs from November 26, 2010 through November 29, 2010. Get started here.

Shout! Factory: A Little DARKSTAR for the MSTies

from Shout! Factory:

Last month we told you all about the release of Darkstar: The Interactive Movie starring Mystery Science Theater 3000 cast members Joel Hodgson, Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Mary Jo Pehl, J. Elvis Weinstein and Beez McKeever. Well, guess what? You can soon order it directly from ShoutFactory.com. And while you’re visiting the site, check out the newest addition to our contest page. Enter to win the Darkstar: Special Edition Captain’s Box plus MST3K: Volume XIX. This absolutely unique Darkstar package features five hand-autographed glossies of the cast (including Beez McKeever, Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff and Clive Robertson); a Darkstar flash drive preloaded with the All Revealed Guide and Coffee Table Book (PDFs); a Darkstar T-shirt autographed by Joel Hodgson, J. Elvis Weinstein, Trace Beaulieu, Mary Jo Pehl, Frank Conniff and creator J. Allen Williams; a copy of Darkstar: The Interactive Movie autographed by all of the above; and the Darkstar soundtrack album. Three runners-up win MST3K: XIX, Darkstar: The Interactive Movie and soundtrack.

Deals And Schpeals
We plan to be fat and sleepy come Friday morning, but not too groggy to miss out on treating you to some great deals. Check ShoutFactory.com on Friday morning to see what we have up our sleeves. You’ll be glad you did!

Keep up with the latest Shout! news throughout your day by following us on Twitter and Facebook. Plus, visit our YouTube page for trailers, clips and music videos.

“The Guild” Comic gets Trade Paperback release, and DVD out 12/21

from The Guild:

Today the initial three part mini-series of The Guild comic is released as a trade paperback (all three issues in a bound collection). The trade paperback includes some new extras, including a sketchbook section and pinups, as well as a foreward by director of The Guild Sean Becker. While many of you reading this may already have all three issues (and even in duplicate covers, and as a digital comic too!), hopefully you’ll consider buying this in “graphic novel” form or making it a gift to someone who might enjoy the show.

Publishing the comic in trade paperback form gets The Guild into traditional bookstores and gets it in front of new audiences. The Guild comic received great reviews, and that continues with the trade paperback. The New York Journal of Books calls it “Equal parts geeky love letter and cautionary tale … (it) succeeds on a number of nuanced levels and should appeal to most readers, regardless of their own backgrounds in pop culture,” and Tor.com has a great review which calls the book “a well-written, well-drawn mini-series that should entertain new readers and fans of The Guild alike.”

The Guild from Dark Horse Comics is available in bookstores everywhere, as well as comic shops (find your local store at ComicStoreLocator.com or by calling 1-888-ComicBook). Online you can purchase at TFAW.com, Amazon.com, Borders.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Chapters.ca and more.

In other release news, The Guild Season 4 on DVD will be released December 21 exclusively on Amazon.com. Yes, for the first time, we scrambled and got the DVD out in time for Christmas.

It’s a Happy Thanksgiving from Cinematic Titanic!

from Cinematic Titanic:

Hello Friends,

All of us here at Cinematic Titanic are very thankful for you, our fans. In appreciation, we are having an unprecedented 4-day sale!

From Thursday, November 25 through Sunday, November 28, 2010
ALL DVDs are only $9.99!

Hey, that’s more than 30% off our normal prices! Huzzah!

For those of you who haven’t yet experienced the heightened energy of our live show DVDs, now’s the time to stock up, what with the highly anticipated return of East Meets Watts to our shelves. They won’t last long, so get ’em while you can at cinematictitanic.com!

The sale begins and ends at midnight Eastern Time.

Can’t order this weekend, but want to make sure your order arrives by December 25th?

Here are our 2010 holiday shipping deadlines:

Domestic US: Order by December 19
Africa, Central and South America: Order by December 2
All other International locations: Order by December 9
Military zip 093: Order by December 3
All other Military locations: Order by December 9

Happy Holidays and thank you for your support!

Love,
The CT Crew

Get “Silly Rhymes” for the Holidays!

from Cinematic Titanic:

Silly Rhymes for Belligerent Children
The new book written by Trace Beaulieu, with illustrations by Len Peralta

NOW AVAILABLE for Holiday Delivery

You certainly don’t need to be a belligerent child to appreciate these silly rhymes by Mystery Science Theater 3000’s and Cinematic Titanic’s Trace Beaulieu — but you may learn a thing or two about handling infected pets or living dangerously through sledding. While the subject matter may make you a bit queasy, you’ll delight in the perfect storytelling encapsulated in each poem. Each selection is a dark and distasteful delight — a fascinating collection of raw honesty, cool understatement and looming tragedy, all brought to life by the whimsical illustrations by Len Peralta. Silly Rhymes for Belligerent Children is not the book you’ll keep on the bookcase for decades. It’s the book you’ll keep under your bed and in easy reach so you can page through it long after you’ve committed all the poems to memory.

What people are saying:

“Mr. Beaulieu’s twisted, Gorey-esque poetry and Mr. Peralta’s delightfully demented illustrations seem perfectly suited to warping impressionable young minds.” — “Weird Al” Yankovic

“With these fiercely dark and funny poems, Trace Beaulieu and Len Peralta show they know what Edward Gorey and Shel Silverstein knew: that children do not mind being vomited upon, blown up, buried in snow, or eaten by tigers, so long as it rhymes.” — John Hodgman

BoingBoing.net
Silly Rhymes for Belligerent Children: gross poetry from MST3K’s Trace Beaulieu
Mystery Science Theater 3000’s Trace Beaulieu and Geek-a-Week’s Len Peralta have teamed up to produce a delightfully grody book of nasty children’s poetry, called Silly Rhymes for Belligerent Children. Beaulieu’s poetry is firmly in the Shel Silverstein/Edward Gorey vein, and Peralta’s icky drawings are the perfect companions to [these rhymes].” — Cory Doctorow

The Retroist.com
Trace Beaulieu’s Silly Rhymes for Belligerent Children Now Available
“…This wonderful new book, which was written by Mystery Science Theater 3000 alum Trace Beaulieu and was illustrated by Len Peralta, is filled with silly rhymes about kids who meet horrible ends and other wonderful things (like why chickens are awesome). Every last page is a treat for the brain and the eyes and all are guaranteed to make adults cringe and bring instant joy to the young and young at heart.” — The Retroist

Silly Rhymes for Belligerent Children is available exclusively at: tracebeaulieu.com/sillyrhymes

NOTE: All orders ship USPS Priority Mail. To insure domestic delivery (within the US) for Christmas your order must be placed by December 20th 2010. For international delivery, orders must be placed by December 9th. For delivery in Africa, as well as Central and South America, orders must be placed by December 3rd 2010.

J!NX: Our “World of Warcraft” Holiday 2010 Line is Here!

from J!NX:

The World of Warcraft Holiday 2010 Line is Here!
Just in time for the holidays, here’s a whole new set of awesome World of Warcraft apparel for you! While you’re recovering from your turkey-and-stuffing gorge-fest, load up your shopping cart with a hefty helping of new tees (including two new Legendary tees to complete your set), but remember to save room for our eagerly anticipated polos and hoodies, as well! The new Murloc hoodies will be on the top of many a wishlist this season, so order yours before they sell out!

Something for the Ladies: DIY Shirt-Dress Tutorial from Leeloo!
Ladies, listen up! Have you been lamenting that your favorite J!NX tee isn’t offered in a women’s size? Well, lament no more! Our amazing fashion designer, Leeloo, has put together a DIY tutorial to show you how to turn an over-large t-shirt into a fabulous shirt-dress! It’s easy enough for even the greenest of sewing n00bz to follow. Check it out here!

The More You Buy, the More You Save!
The Holiday season can be an expensive time, so to keep your wallet as stuffed as your stockings, we’re running a very special promotion, where the more you buy, the more you save. Orders over $50 will get 5% off, orders over $75 will get 10% off, and orders over $100 will save 15% when you enter the code SPARECHANGE. Happy Shopping!

5% off $50+ order
10% off $75+ order
15% off $100+ order
Use Promotion Code: SPARECHANGE

This offer expires Friday, December 17, 2010 at 11:59PM PDT, so don’t wait!
*can’t be used in combination with any other offer or discounts

In Celebration of the Release of Stan Lee’s “The Traveler #1” BOOM! Studios Presents this Humble Video…

from BOOM! Studios:

Stan’s Back! The Publishing Event of the Year!

Stan Lee, the most colossal force in the history of comics, teams up with BOOM! Studios to deliver a brand new line of superhero comics! The great innovator of our industry brings his inimitable talents back to the direct market in an explosive line of comics that nobody is prepared for! In this second ongoing series, The Traveler, Stan teams up with critically acclaimed writer Mark Waid (Irredeemable, Kingdom Come) and fan-favorite artist Chad Hardin (Age of Heroes, Amazing Spider-Man) to bring you a man out of time! The mysterious hero known only as the Traveler battles the forces of evil in a time-bending thriller that finds all of history and the future hanging in the balance! Rewrite history this November with Stan Lee and BOOM! Studios. Featuring covers by fan-favorite artists Scott Clark (Legion of Super-Heroes), Chad Hardin (Amazing Spider-Man), and Joe Benitez (Superman/Batman).

The Real Life Super Hero Project

Real Life Superheroes

For those of us watching Smallville this season, one of the ongoing story lines is public and government reaction to masked vigilantes. As young people growing up and into their abilities, we’ve witnessed every day people like Clark Kent, Oliver Queen and Arthur Curry take on the mantle of justice fighters, defending people in the name of Truth and Justice. In previous seasons, we saw the Justice Society of America and the scandal that put them out of the superhero business and now, as a new Justice League is forming, we see similar rumblings both pro- and anti-vigilante.

In a case of life imitating art here in my home state, a group of citizens has banded together to create their own team of superheroes patrolling the streets of Seattle. The Rain City Superhero Movement is a collection of masked vigilantes with military, martial arts and other special abilities. Seattle isn’t the only place you’ll find these Real Life Super Heroes, and it’s not a new movement. Heroes from all over the world are taking an active part in trying to improve the life of citizens in their communities, not only by fighting crime but hunger, disease, poverty and every other blight on humanity. Sometimes these heroes are praised for their efforts, and other times they are criticized or even mocked.

In a time when governments are failing to protect us, the interests of corporations have more weight then the needs of people, and apathy rules supreme, maybe now, more than ever, Real Life Super Heroes are needed. Maybe you can’t immobilize a thug with two fingers or take down a purse snatcher with a bola, but you can get involved and do something, however small, to improve the lives of the people in your community. From donating your time to feed the hungry at the local food shelter or helping build a home for a low income family, to raking an elderly neighbor’s lawn or participating in an AIDS or Cancer Walk, there are many things you can do to help improve someone’s life, not by spending money, which most of us don’t have much of, but time, which we spend too much of on frivolous things.

Have you thought about embracing your inner hero?

You can learn more about Real Life Super Heroes here:

The Real Life Super Hero Project
Real Life Superheroes.org
The Real Life Super Hero Project on Twitter
The Real Life Super Hero Project on Facebook
Real Life Superheroes Registry
Real Life Super Hero Manual

If you are looking for ways you can be a superhero without taking on an alter ego, check out these sites:

Rebuilding Together
Habitat for Humanity
AIDS Walk
Feeding America
Teachers Without Borders
MAP International
American Wildlife Foundation
Adopt a Highway

These are just a few of thousands of organizations, both local and international, that are doing good things that you can be a part of. Maybe you aren’t ready to save the world yet, but doing something in your own neck of the woods is a good place to start.