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Post by AnyaEmmerson on Jul 18, 2003 7:36:08 GMT -5
mac have teamed up with cinequest to bring out an exclusive 6" dark willow figure.
due for re lease in december.
it will be exclusive to cinequest and moore society members.
at least we get one last figure before it all ends.
daz
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Post by Lior Knight on Jul 18, 2003 7:43:24 GMT -5
Cool!
Where did you hear this?
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Post by AnyaEmmerson on Jul 18, 2003 7:46:25 GMT -5
this is a copy of the e mail i receieved from cinequest
Greetings,
Welcome to the most exciting news we've sent yet to our CineQuest.com newsletter subscribers - we're going to have our own exclusive Dark Witch Willow figure in partnership with Moore Action Collectibles! There's more on this in the article below but suffice it to say we're ecstatic! As Buffy fans, we had to have this figure and when Moore cancelled the next series of Buffy figures, we knew something should be done. So we did it and we're glad of it!
Thanks to you for your support and your visits to CineQuest.com!
Cheers!
Mark Del Vecchio
Here's the official news:
SAN DIEGO (July 17) - CineQuest.com and Moore Action Collectibles today announced they are teaming up to produce an exclusive Dark Witch Willow 6" action figure. The official announcement was made today at Comic-Con International in San Diego by MAC founder Clayburn Moore.
"We're overjoyed that there will be a new Willow figure and that CineQuest.com will be a part of it," said CineQuest President Mark Del Vecchio. "The figure will clearly be a welcome addition to the already amazing line of Moore Buffy and Angel figures."
CineQuest.com approached Moore after the recent cancellation of the Buffy Series Five and Angel Series Two figure lines and the two companies have worked together to ensure this figure would be produced.
This partnership comes on the heels of the CineQuest.com Exclusive Drusilla ornament that was released earlier this year and marks a new phase of the MAC-CineQuest.com partnership
Expected to ship in early December, this limited edition Dark Witch Willow figure will be available only through CineQuest.com and the Moore Collector's Society.
Society members can begin ordering the figure next week when the MAC staff returns from Comic-Con.
Media or other inquiries can be directed to info@cinequest.com.
HOE COOL IS THAT.
daz
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Post by motownslayer on Jul 18, 2003 8:20:31 GMT -5
Woohoo! I am soooooooo happy and excited. I would love a regular willow too but Dark Willow will do just fine!  |
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Post by AnyaEmmerson on Jul 18, 2003 8:22:56 GMT -5
it wouldnt be that hard to paint her up and have a normal season 6 willow as well, just a lil bit of paint to cover up the vains and the hair and the cloths, and bobs ya uncle ya got normal willow and darth ronseberg.
daz
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Post by Lior Knight on Jul 18, 2003 8:23:08 GMT -5
Awesome. Thanks for letting us know, AnyaEmmerson.  And way to go, CineQuest. Lot’s of retailers claimed to try and convince MAC to release at part of the canceled line but we haven’t seen any results…not until now. ;D |
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Post by AnyaEmmerson on Jul 18, 2003 8:26:08 GMT -5
thats what im here for Knight dude, i was just as sad to hear about the buffy/angel line. so its gr8 to be the first to let ppl know about this. yaay me lol.
ok sorry about that.
daz
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Post by kakistos on Jul 18, 2003 8:27:42 GMT -5
Should we take bets on the December release date being met?  |
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Post by AnyaEmmerson on Jul 18, 2003 8:29:32 GMT -5
kakistos dude dont jinx it, please. we need this to happen.
jees, i sound more and more like an obsessed fan everyday
daz
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Post by russbedork on Jul 18, 2003 8:30:33 GMT -5
Well, I'm glad we're getting something. I still want them all, but... Hey! I'll just order a case of Dark Willows... |
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Post by kakistos on Jul 18, 2003 8:35:35 GMT -5
Which other retailers have tried to get MAC to produce the figures?
*Still hoping for at least a vamp willow*
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Post by AnyaEmmerson on Jul 18, 2003 8:38:14 GMT -5
i still want the anya figure, even if they released her naked and called it an adult exclusive at least wed have 1.
daz
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Post by Raven on Jul 18, 2003 8:38:16 GMT -5
Wonderful news!! Now if someone could just convince them on the Vamp Willow my world would be complete.
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Post by Lior Knight on Jul 18, 2003 8:45:34 GMT -5
Which other retailers have tried to get MAC to produce the figures? *Still hoping for at least a vamp willow* I just heard some rumors that Action Figures Xpress, Cinequest and a few other retailers trying to reason with MAC. I didn’t believe those up until now. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see. |
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Post by grumble on Jul 18, 2003 8:48:20 GMT -5
Although I am happy for everyone who is happy with this news, but I have to say that I am not all that thrilled. I guess it was to be expected that one of the exclusive holders would do this.
The problem with this news is, that it removes any and all possibilty of MAC giving up the license any time soon (assuming the figure license is a different one than the license for busts and staues). I am aware that it was quite a long shot, but maybe there would have been interest from another company. Now that can't happen, at least not until after December. And the only thing we're getting in return is this one figure.
Given Cinequest's pricing, the figure may be quite costly and overseas collectors like myself would have to add the shipping costs as well.
Ah well, just glad I didn't get my hopes up too far...
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Post by AnyaEmmerson on Jul 18, 2003 8:51:27 GMT -5
ahh man, im in the uk, i didnt think of that. what chance do i stand of getting it??  |
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Post by russbedork on Jul 18, 2003 8:52:21 GMT -5
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Post by AnyaEmmerson on Jul 18, 2003 8:56:20 GMT -5
omg, i just went to the site, the best thing about the hole thing is this bit from the description
The first figure from the Moore Action Collectibles Buffy Series 5 figures: a CineQuest.com exclusive variant Willow figure.
so does this mean there WILL be more or what??
daz
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Post by russbedork on Jul 18, 2003 8:58:54 GMT -5
omg, i just went to the site, the best thing about the hole thing is this bit from the description The first figure from the Moore Action Collectibles Buffy Series 5 figures: a CineQuest.com exclusive variant Willow figure. so does this mean there WILL be more or what?? daz That'd be cool, but I'm not getting my hopes up... again... |
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Post by AnyaEmmerson on Jul 18, 2003 9:02:01 GMT -5
yeah, all that disopointment would be a BAD. but fingers crossed tho.
i mean, if its not mac releasing the figures on there own, then they dont stand to loose as much if they dont do well. but it will cos hello its evil willow
daz
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