Friday, May 09, 2003
Witch-king Statue from Sideshow/Weta
- Calisuri @ 16:33 PST
Sideshow/Weta Collectibles released yet another great Lord of the Rings exclusive statue today: The Witch-King of Angmar Statue! This statue stands an impressive 16 inches high and is limited to 1000 pieces worldwide. We've managed to get our hands on a great image here. Jump on over to Sideshow/Weta to pre-order today. [Pre-Order]
Pre-Order the TTT DVD and VHS
- Calisuri @ 00:01 PST
It's that time of the year! Time to pre-order your theatrical release of The Two Towers! This special 2 disc set contains special features that will not be available on the November 'extended edition' release, so its pretty much worth getting your hands on. Here is a temporary list of some of the site's offering pre-order. We will be updating this list as more links become available. [More]
Sunday, May 04, 2003
Weekly eBay Items
- Xoanon @ 22:49 PST TheOneRing.net does not make a profit from the sale of these items. Lord of the Rings "The One Ring" Gold Size 7 TOLKIEN: THE LORD OF THE RINGS UK 1954-1955!! JRR TOLKIEN - THE LORD OF THE RINGS TOLKIEN, LORD OF THE RINGS. FIRST EDITIONS TOLKIEN LORD OF THE RINGS 3 VOLS 1ST EDITIONS *1:1 GOLLUM BUST PROP / LORD OF THE RINGS* TOLKIEN - 1ST 7VOL HC ED - LORD OF THE RINGS
Each week, I scour Ebay looking for the hot Tolkien items up for sale. I post the most interesting here for you to bid on. You can click on any item you wish, it does not mean you are bidding for the item. Have fun and keep checking back here every week! See something I've missed on another auction site? Drop me a line!
Friday, May 02, 2003
Orthanc Almost Gone!
- Calisuri @ 13:06 PST
If you were planning on ordering the limited edition Orthanc Environment from Sideshow/Weta Collectibles, you might want to place your order SOON! From what our sources tell us, approximately 50 of the 750 run are available for pre-order. After that, its gone. [More]
Thursday, May 01, 2003
'Tales Before Tolkien' News!
- Xoanon @ 14:10 PST
Doug Anderson writes: I recently got the finished cover for my book TALES BEFORE TOLKIEN: THE ROOTS OF MODERN FANTASY, due out in August from Ballantine Books.
It has a gorgeous John Howe cover, and I thought you might like to post it. The book is a collection of fantasies from the time before Tolkien, and it includes a number of rare stories that specifically inspired Tolkien-- like "The Story of Sigurd" from Andrew Lang's RED FAIRY BOOK, "Puss-cat Mew" by E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen, and "The Golden Key" by George MacDonald.
There are twenty-one stories in all, plus a never-before-published fairy play by David Lindsay, author of A VOYAGE TO ARCTURUS, a novel much admired by Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. Other authors in the book include: Ludwig Tieck, Frank R. Stockton, Richard Garnett, William Morris, H. Rider Haggard, E. Nesbit, John Buchan, Clemence Housman, L. Frank Baum, Lord Dunsany, William Hope Hodsgon, Kenneth Morris, Arthur Machen, Francis Stevens, James Branch Cabell, A. Merritt, E. A. Wyke-Smith, and Austin Tappan Wright.
The book will be published simultaneously in trade paperback at $14.95 0345458559 and in hardcover at $26.95 0345458540. The on-sale date I've been told is August 26th.
WETA/Sideshow LOTR Bookend News
- Xoanon @ 13:47 PST The Bookends get a Boost! The 'No Admittance' bookends are now part of an exciting promotion with famed Tolkien publisher, Houghton Mifflin. Sideshow/Weta has suspended sales of the bookends by themselves as they will now be available in November as part of package that will include a one volume hard cover edition of The Lord of the Rings. The book with bookend set will be sold at finer bookstores around the country and will make for a wonderful Holiday gift item! Look for them this fall!
I recently got an email that cancelled my order for the WETA/Sideshow LOTR Bookends... but my heart started beating again when I read the following on their LOTR page:
Wednesday, April 30, 2003
The Noble Collection Goes for Brooch
- Xoanon @ 10:36 PST The item is new, but it originates from ‘Fellowship of the Ring,’ not “The Two Towers.” I wrote to Noble Collection several weeks ago inquiring whether they would be offering any pieces from TTT – specifically Gandalf and Arwen’s cloak brooches – and they responded “Thanks, for your interest in our products. Yes, we will be carrying those items. Keep a check on our website for future updates.” [More]
maegwen writes: The Noble Collection has finally posted a new item in their LOTR collection – Galadriel’s brooch. You can see the original in this picture located in The TORN scrapbook.
Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Sideshow/Weta Collectible Update
- Calisuri @ 14:30 PST
Some small updates from Sideshow/Weta Collectibles today. First, you can now pre-order 'The Dilemmas of Smeagol' medallion, the first Gollum related piece from Sideshow/Weta to date. Secondly, if you didn't know, Sideshow/Weta has a European Union warehouse to accommodate EU customers who don't want to pay the HUGE shipping costs from the US. They just added a bunch of new LOTR related product to that warehouse, including Two Towers Figures and Busts, as well as the 'Escape' plaque, 'No Admittance' bookends, and weapon sets. [EU Warehouse] [More]
Monday, April 21, 2003
Shop: The Two Towers Songbook Available
- leo @ 04:34 PST
Ioreth writes: For the musically interested, the songbook for The Two Towers seems to have
appeared now! The first one was really great with great pictures
too! [More]
If the link doesn't work, use the search option on their frontpage and look for 'The Two Towers'.