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The organizers of the Can't Stop The Serenity events are grateful to the following companies for their support of the 2007 campaign:
Universal Home Entertainment
Browncoat Cruise 2007Join us for a fun get away shindig to Cabo San Lucas and Ensenada, Mexico with great Browncoats and special guests.
- The five day cruise on the Carnival Elation sails December 1, 2007, leaving from San Diego, California and returns December 6th.
- As of April, guests include: Ron Glass, Michael Fairman, Clare Kramer and The Bedlam Bards.
- Activities include several shindigs, guest meet ups, masquerade ball, fan panels, games, and much more.
Celebrating their twentieth anniversary in 2007, Dark Horse Comics is a solid example of how integrity and innovation combined with a dedication to success can help grow a unique medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant.
In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller (Sin City), Mike Mignola (Hellboy), Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo), Sergio Aragonés (Groo), Neil Gaiman (Murder Mysteries), and comics legend Will Eisner (The Escapist), Dark Horse is also recognized as the world's leading publisher of licensed comics. Their highly successful line of comics based on popular properties includes Serenity, Star Wars, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, The Incredibles, and most recently, Peter Jackson's King Kong.
Today Dark Horse Comics is the third largest comic-book publisher in the U.S. and is recognized as the world's leading publisher of licensed comics material.
Quantum Mechanix specializes in the design and manufacture of licensed high-quality replicas of vehicles, props, and gadgets from television and motion pictures. The Serenity Alliance Money Packs and the Official Serenity Blueprints are the first QMx products from the 'Verse. Sign up for the QMx Insider Newsletter <http://insider.quantummechanix.com> and receive the latest updates and exclusive information.
Licensed franchises include Serenity, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Classics of Sci Fi, Battlestar Galactica, and Universal Monsters. Our product lines are divided into several major areas:
- QMx Replicas - Precision recreations of props and scale models. The properties recreated in QMx's core lineup will generally be the most iconic and therefore will be manufactured in the largest quantities.
- QMx Press - Recreations of paper-type props seen in science fiction TV and films. This category includes technical blueprint sets of famous sci-fi spacecraft, technical manuals and character and vehicle posters.
- QMx Artisan Series - Handmade models of props and vehicles. These items are produced by a specially selected group of professional prop-makers. Edition sizes are generally very limited.
- QMx Space - Precision replicas of NASA and Soviet/Russian-flown hardware and manned spacecraft.
Done The Impossible: The Fans' Tale of Firefly & Serenity is available on DVD and CD soundtrack through DoneTheImpossible.com and Amazon.com. Done The Impossible has been featured in several film festivals and is now a reseller for Quantum Mechanix (QMx).
The DVD, hosted by Adam Baldwin with voice-over by Jewel Staite, features interviews with Joss Whedon, the cast, crew, and most important, the fans themselves. The story chronicles the rise, fall, and rebirth of the cult TV show "Firefly" as told from the perspective of the fans who helped save it.
The CD soundtrack features seven outstanding artists and crosses multiple genres including Celtic and filk: The Bedlam Bards, Brobdingnagian Bards, Dan Sehane, Emerald Rose, Michelle Dockrey, Rob Kuhlman, and Tony Fabris.
Things From Another World is the premier online comic book store for Browncoats, Scoobies and anyone else looking for pop culture collectibles. Whether you're looking for the newest issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight, Serenity graphic novels, comics, ornaments, PVC sets or other merchandise, we've got something to suit everybody's tastes.
We've been in business for 28 years and we're working hard every day to prove that TFAW.com truly has more comics, more toys, more stuff and more fun!
BenBella Books is a Dallas-based book publisher specializing in nonfiction and popular culture.
BenBella publishes the Smart Pop series, anthologies of smart, fun essays based on pop culture properties such as Spider-Man, Joss Whedon's Firefly, Veronica Mars, and many others.
See smartpopbooks.com for more.
Hawke and Cedric, the Bedlam Bards, are famous for a performance style that stresses passion before perfection, death before dishonor, and whiskey before breakfast. They have several albums out, including Take Out the Trash, a collection of bawdy ditties, and Furious Fancies, an exploration of more serious music. Their third album, entitled On the Drift: Music Inspired by Firefly and Serenity, pays a fan's tribute to Joss Whedon. Several of their songs, including "The Ballad of Joss" and "Big Damn Trilogy," have become Browncoat anthems around the world. Winners of numerous recent awards, including Best Album of 2006, the Bedlam Bards were featured in the documentary Done the Impossible, The Signal podcast, and the Big Damn Chefs' Cookbook.
DragonWeave Jewelry
In addition, several regional sponsors have gone the extra mile to help out organizers:
The Prop Store of London
A truly one-of-a-kind vendor, the Prop Store of London sells authentic and replica movie and television memorabilia from a huge range of films, including 'Serenity.' They have generously donated items to Austin (one of Adam Baldwin's stunt shirts, and a framed set of two "bank heist" notes), Boston (a film-used Reaver Costume, complete with weapon), Des Moines, Edinburgh (the original costume worn by Raphael Feldman's Fanty), and Portland.
Charlotte, NC:
Heather Hill of WearWithStyle.com has donated two handmade Jayne hats. Each hat comes in a box packed in straw with a handwritten note, the same text as Jayne's mom wrote to him. Additionally, the box is postmarked with all the Firefly ports of call. Each hat retails for $36.00.
Susannah Ravenswing of JewelsOfTheSpirit.com combines rare gems, fossils, silver and gold to create evocative and profoundly personal jewelry. Susannah has donated a pair of "Leaf on the Wind" earrings, hand-wrought in sterling silver. The earrings retail for $65.
Raleigh, NC:Darren Smith at Wake Forest Awards and Engraving, an outspoken supporter of the CSTS events, has made lovely award plaques for the Raleigh costume contest. Australia / New Zealand:
The Supanova Pop Culture Expo is donating signed posters from Ron Glass (and others) for each Australian and New Zealand city holding a CSTS event.
Arizona:
Bookmans Entertainment Exchange
An Arizona institution for over 30 years, Bookmans Entertainment Exchange has built their reputation on the concept that "used" is not a dirty word. With six stores throughout the state, Bookmans relies on their customers for what they sell, including books, music, movies, video games and systems, magazines, comics, electronics, tchotchkes, and musical instruments, just to list a few. They also regularly host in-store events that range from art exhibits, musical performances, and anime festivals to reptile adoptions, yoga classes, and yo-yo workshops. Stepping into a Bookmans alters your view of what buying used is and should be, and the company's philosophy of DIY creativity, integrity, and community involvement make it the ideal major sponsor of the Arizona Can't Stop The Serenity 2007 screenings.
Edinburgh, Scotland:
SFX Magazine has generously donated a year's subscription as a door prize giveaway.
Titan Books has donated a copy of the two-volume Firefly and Serenity Companion series to Edinburgh as a giveaway item.
Chicago, IL:
Comix Revolution -- $150 cash donation
Graham Cracker Comics -- Merchandise including a Buffy Season 8 Issue #1 Cover 17"x20" Poster signed by Jo Chen
G-Mart Comic Books -- Whedonverse related merchandise
WineStyles -- Voucher good for wine tasting for 10 to 30 people
Buffy/Angel Meetup Group -- Whedonverse related merchandise