Happy Birthday Rose McGowan

Grindhouse Prop Display Autographed by Rose McGowan

Happy birthday to actress Rose McGowan, best known for her roles in the films Scream (1996), Jawbreaker (1999), Grindhouse (2007), and the TV series Charmed (1998-2006). Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this Cherry Darling Machine Gun Leg from the Quentin Tarantino / Robert Rodriguez's Grindhouse film Planet Terror (2007) which has been autographed by Cherry herself, Rose McGowan. Rose also added a "It's Go Go, Not Cry Cry!" inscription. This highly detailed prop replica is screen accurate and measures approximately 40 inches in width. Produced exclusively by NECA in a limited run of just 510 total, this impressive piece comes in its own shadow box, ideal for display and comes affixed with serial-numbered hologram, and includes a Certificate of Authenticity featuring a photo of Rose signing the display. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

Happy Birthday Gary Baseman

Toby Mask Autographed by Gary Baseman

Happy birthday to llustrator and fine artist Gary Baseman, the creator of the Disney animated film and Emmy-winning cartoon series, Teacher’s Pet, and the artistic designer of the board game Cranium. Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this autographed "Toby" mask, Gary Baseman’s iconic character - the keeper of secrets, the loyal best friend who loves unconditionally, and the artist’s global travel companion. This mask debuted at Baseman’s “Secrets and Truth” art performance at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Attendees became Tobys as part of a participatory ceremonial ritual involving other Baseman characters, the Goddess of Dreams, the Princess of Secrets, and Veritas. 14 x 5 x 8.5 inches. Brand new and hand-signed by Gary Baseman. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

Happy Birthday Rose McGowan

Grindhouse Death Proof 1:24 Scale Die-Cast Car Autographed by Rose McGowan

Happy birthday to actress Rose McGowan, best known for her roles in the films Scream (1996), Jawbreaker (1999), Grindhouse (2007), and the  TV series Charmed (1998-2006). Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this 1969 Dodge Charger collectible car in 1:24 scale die-cast from Grindhouse: Death Proof which has been autographed by McGowan. Stunning detail with operable hood to show of the engine detail and manufactured by Johnny Lightning. Flat black primer paint with skull and cross bolts design on the hood and free rolling wheels. This fantastic piece of movie memorabilia from one of Quentin Tarantino's fan-favorite films comes affixed with serial-numbered hologram and includes Certificate of Authenticity featuring picture of Rose signing car. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

Happy Birthday John Travolta

Welcome Back, Kotter Barbarino Action Figure Hand-Signed by John Travolta

Happy birthday to actor John Travolta, who first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the TV series Welcome Back, Kotter (1975-1979) and starring in Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Grease (1978). His more recent roles include Pulp Fiction (1994) and Get Shorty (1995). Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this original vintage 1976 Welcome Back, Kotter Barbarino action figure by Mattel that has been hand-signed on the package by Travolta. Mint figure in unopened Fair to Good condition packaging. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

Our Favorite Exclusives at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2013

What follows is Collector's Shangri-La's favorite San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives that have been announced to date. Some companies are offering pre-ordering on their exclusives, which you may then pick up at Comic-Con. Check back for more companies and more exclusives!

Aardman: Superman Action Figure
Created by Aardman, the British brains behind “WALLACE AND GROMIT,” the Aardman Superman Figure is their own unique take on the Man of Steel. Based on the popular interstitial shorts shown during DC Nation on Cartoon Network, designed by Rich Webber and sculpted by Phil Ramirez. The Aardman: Superman measures approximately 6.5” tall. Available at the DC Collectibles Boutique at the Graphitti Designs booth #2315, next to the DC booth.
Price: $24.95

2014 Leela/Amy Lobrau Calendar Pin-up
It's another exclusive "Girls of Futurama" calendar pin-up featuring Leela and Amy from the Planet Express crew. Available at Bongo Comics Group Booth 2519.

Price: $10.00

SDCC 2013 Robby The Robot Die-Cast Figure -- Previews Exclusive Purple Version
Forbidden Planet’s signature ‘bot comes to vivid die-cast life in this exceptionally detailed and extremely limited purple edition! Available at Diamond Comic Distributors Booth 2401.

Price: $74.99

Doctor Who 10th Doctor Sonic Screwdriver Pen
Free with the first 20 purchases every day (one per family please) this wonderful plastic model of the 10th Doctor's sonic screwdriver worth over $20 at retail. It has the same extendable feature and size as the long deleted original, and now with a fully working pen!! Available at Fanfare / The Who Shop Booth 3947.

Price: $0.00

Star Wars® The Black Series 6-Inch Boba Fett™ Action Figure with Han Solo™ in Carbonite Accesory
In 2013, Hasbro takes collectible STAR WARS action figures to the next level with the introduction of THE BLACK SERIES action figure line! For the first time ever, Hasbro is introducing a 6-inch scale of the greatest characters from the STAR WARS universe, and fans will have their first opportunity to start their BLACK SERIES 6-inch figure collection at San Diego Comic-Con with the BOBA FETT action figure which comes with HAN SOLO IN CARBONITE accessory. Available at Hasbro Booth 3329.

Price: $44.99

Creature From the Black Lagoon 9 inch Glow-In-The-Dark Variant
Mezco’s award-winning design team journeyed deep into the unexplored depths of the Amazon jungle searching for fossils…instead they discovered The Creature! Mezco Toyz brings to life The Creature, from Universal’s sci-fi, horror gem, The Creature From The Black Lagoon. This Creature variant is cast in Glow-In-The-Dark material. The phosphorescent properties of this formulation put past glow items to shame. Like the lure of the mysterious deep-sea angler fish, its powerful incandescence pierces the darkness of even the blackest lagoon. This iconic scaled terror from the deep stands 9” tall and captures the intricate detail of the pre-historic gill-man; from his mysterious amphibious eyes, to his claw tipped webbed hands. With 11 points of articulation he’ll be able to take out any scientist who dares to come between him and his true love. The Creature is packaged in a full color, collector friendly window box perfect for display. Available at Mezco Toyz Booth 3445.

Price: $60.00

Portal 2 Starfield Deco Turret LED Flashlight w/ Sound
Aperture Investment Opportunity #3: Turrets Want to make your Portal-loving friends green with envy? (Other shades of green are a sign of ingesting poisons during testing. Please do not lick anything in the Enrichment Center.) The Starfield Deco Turret is black with glittering silver and a bright red LED that lights up when you give it a squeeze. Just like our traditional Turret Flashlight, it plays sound effects straight from the Portal and Portal 2 games. Just remember to treat it with care, because it's special. Product Specifications: Limited Time Con Appearance Exclusive! Bring a bit of Aperture Science home with this turret flashlight Bright red LED light will help you find all life's lemons Real turret sound effects from the Portal & Portal 2 games Gift box looks just like the one in the Aperture Investment Opportunity #3 video Officially licensed Portal / Portal 2 product Dimensions: Approx. 3.5" tall. Available at ThinkGeek Booth 5541.

Price: $15.00

Fantasy Calendar 2014, Autographed by Artists Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell
The perennially bestselling Fantasy Calendar reflects the vision of husband-and-wife team Boris Vallejo, America’s premier fantasy artist, and Julie Bell, designer of the popular Dragons of Destiny series. Here are thirteen all-new paintings, tied together with an engrossing original narrative, that take you to a world of swirling landscapes, fearsome monsters, and bold, beautiful women rendered with exacting anatomical detail. The calendar will be accompanied by a Comic-Con exclusive sticker with dragon illustration and both artists' autographs. Available at Workman Publishing Booth 2913.

Price: $12.99

Win a Life-Size Twilight Zone Mystic Seer Replica Signed by William Shatner!

 

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• Limited edition black-and-white version signed by William Shatner!
• Incredible Mystic Seer Replica based on the The Twilight Zone TV series!
• Authentic, functioning reproduction from the episode "Nick of Time" that starred William Shatner.
• Working coin mechanism, dispenses "fortunes," and more!
• Life-size replica features excellent, series-true detail.
• Limited to just 150 signed, individually numbered pieces!

Entry deadline 1/2/2012

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Baby Tattooville 5th Anniversary Gathering

After years of hearing how much fun all my friends in the lowbrow art scene have at Baby Tattooville, I finally bit the bullet, plunked down my substantial chunk of change, and signed up. For those of you not already in the know, Baby Tattooville is a (not so) secret society that meets annually to celebrate and support contemporary art. It's always at the Mission Inn in Riverside, and is limited to invited guest artists, 50 numbered attendees, and their companions. The majority of attendees return every year, so even though I registered almost a year ago, I ended up being number 41 out of 50.

Baby Tattooville 5th Anniversary Group

Usually, there are about a dozen or so invited artists, but as this year was the 5th Anniversary, so Bob Self - publisher of Baby Tattoo books and founder of Baby Tatttooville - decided to invite back all of the artists that had ever attended! The resulting all-star lineup included Van Arno, Anthony Ausgang, Ana Bagayan, Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Luke Chueh, Coop, Molly Crabapple, Bob Dob, Ron English, Gris Grimly, James Gurney, Michael Hussar, Frank Kozik, Lola, Travis Louie, Elizabeth McGrath, Tara McPherson, Brandi Milne, Miss Mindy, Buff Monster, Ragnar, Johnny KMNDZ Rodriguez, Johnny Ryan, KRK Ryden, Shag, Jeff Soto, Amy Sol, William Stout, Philip Warner, and Yoskay Yamamoto. I had worked with some of these artists before - and even gone out to dinner with a few of them - but what a treat to be able to spend an entire weekend together!

Ron English, Eric Segall, Super Cooper Barella Art Collaboration

I brought my 11-year old son, Eric  who was worried that there would be no other kids there. However, as soon as we arrived, he made fast friends with "Super Cooper" Barella, a 12-year old veteran of Baby Tattooville who had just curated a gallery show at Munkey King in Los Angeles and was happy to introduce us around and show us the ropes.

Baby Tattooville 5th Anniversary Art Jam

William Stout Sketch

The guest artists spent most of the weekend working on an "art jam" painting together, designing individual circus punks, chatting, and drawing sketches for the attendees. Eric and I had a blast acting like silly little fanboys gathering sketches from all of the artists in our sketchbooks. By the end, I was just missing a drawing from Amy Sol, who was MIA for a bit - she had her own gallery opening to attend.

Baby Tattooville On Parade Museum Exhibition Book

Gary Baseman, Michelle Valigura, Tara McPherson, Super Cooper, Eric Segall

Tim Biskup, Super Cooper, Eric Segall, Lana Ramirez

Saturday night was the "main event" - opening night at the nearby Riverside Art Museum for Baby Tattooville On Parade. This show collected selections from all of the Baby Tattooville artists (including the ones who couldn't make it this year), and took up two entire rooms at the museum. We then headed back to the hotel en masse to finish up the art jam painting, and to try our hands at a circus punk carnival toss. Each attendee had a chance to knock down a circus punk to keep and take home. Some of the attendees took 5 or 6 tries to knock anything down, but I was extremely proud of myself - I knocked down a "Gris Grimly" on the first throw! I was never particularly good at sports.

Gris Grimly Circus Punk

By brunch on Sunday, Eric and I had gathered all of our books we had signed while we were there, our purchases from the Baby Tattooville Secret Store, and our gift bags stuffed to the brim with goodies donated by the artists. We said our goodbyes to our friends old and new. I can't wait until next year!

Parting Artists - Eric, Jeff Soto, Travis Louie

Win A Clockwork Orange Statue Signed by Malcolm McDowell!

In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film A Clockwork Orange, Collector's Shangri-La is giving away a limited edition Droog Leader Statue autographed by star Malcolm McDowell!

Making its debut as an exclusive at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, this 12 inch Retro Outlaw statue was inspired by Stanley Kubrick's classic film A Clockwork Orange. The base has been hand-signed by star Malcolm McDowell. Produced in a very limited edition, hand-painted in two different finishes: full color (pictured) or "orange bronze". Includes a bonus print, stickers, and pins. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.

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Entry deadline 10/31/2011. Click here for Official Rules.

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