Posted by Ben Huber on Jan 27, 2012 in
Star Wars 
What happens when a Korean cell phone company needs to advertise their new WARP feature? They use Darth Vader, of course! And a perfect allegory for data flowing through the intertubes is… Stormtroopers waiting in line for the restroom. Ok, we’ll go with it. Sure, maybe Vader should have his own personal restroom, but then we wouldn’t get to see his little “I need to use the bathroom” dance. Which is, frankly, the only reason you’re watching this anyway, am I right? Read more…
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Posted by Ben Huber on Jan 15, 2012 in
Fandom,
Star Wars 
You may remember me mentioning an awesome Skeletor/Darth Vader mask a while back. It was part of HalloweenCostumes.com’s Vader Helmet Art Contest, and guess what? Now you have a chance to own it, or one of many other fantastic Vader helmets that are going up for auction. 24 artists were selected to create a custom Darth Vader helmet, and on February 7th, they’ll go up for auction on HalloweenCostume’s site. All proceeds will be going to the Midwest Art Catalyst and The Miracle League of North Mankato. Click through for a gallery of some of the helmets! Read more…
Tags: Charity, Darth Vader
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jan 4, 2012 in
Star Wars 
The French fast food chain Quick is about to introduce a line of Star Wars themed burgers in the first quarter of 2012. For one month three different burgers will be offered: The Dark Burger (red), the Jedi Burger (green) and my favorite the Darth Vader Burger which features a black bun. Read more…
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Posted by Michael Pinto on Dec 26, 2011 in
Hobbies and Collections,
Star Wars 
It’s funny I always remember my sense of disappointment as a kid when looking at the amazing realistic cover art on videogames of that era and seeing what I perceived as the terrible lack of quality as to the 8-bit images that I’d see on the screen: So it’s a bit of a joy to reverse that in my later years and embrace the ugly pixels of days past. This 8-bit t-shirt collection does a nice job of taking Star Wars characters and converting them down from 70mm to good old fashioned 8-bit: Read more…
Tags: Darth Vader, Star Wars, T-Shirts
Posted by Ben Huber on Dec 9, 2011 in
Star Wars 
When Halloweencostumes.com picked Ryan Renders as one of 25 artists to create custom Darth Vader helmets for charity, he leapt into action. Read more…
Tags: Customs, Darth Vader, Skeletor
Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 16, 2011 in
Star Wars 
You know you’re doing bad as an Empire bad ass when you’re forced to commute on the subways. Found via Sean Bonner.
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Posted by Michael Pinto on Nov 13, 2011 in
Star Wars 
It’s “Take Your Son to Work Day” at a Death Star near you. Found via D.J. Coffman.
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Posted by Michael Pinto on Aug 22, 2011 in
Star Wars 
This wonderful infographic is by H-57 a design firm located in Milan, Italy.
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Posted by Tim Sheehy on May 17, 2011 in
Hobbies and Collections,
Star Wars 
Feast your eyes on this extremely limited edition “Musha” Darth Vader. Yoshitoku, a long-standing Japanese art and craft house, has decided to design this exclusive figure to commemorate their 300th year in business. At just over a food and a half tall, this aluminum and resin sculpt How limited, exactly? They’ll only be producing 30 pieces total and each figure will sell for around 136,500 yen — that’s nearly $1,675. They’re incredibly detailed but I can’t imagine wanting to pay that much for one. Assuming you can afford it, and know enough Japanese to surf Yoshitoku’s official website, pre-orders are open through June 10th.
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Tags: Darth Vader, Star Wars, Toys
Posted by Tim Sheehy on Apr 6, 2011 in
Star Wars 
Hallmark’s official Star Wars Darth Vader pinata is quite possibly the coolest pinata money can buy. It’s not quite the Deathstar, but you’d have to make one yourself. This bad boy measures 10.5 inches in width and hight while being nearly a foot deep — plenty of room for candy. If, on the other hand, you want to pull a fast one on your friend, you might be able to hide his picture behind the mask to freak him out when he knocks it open just to freak him out a little. Worked for Yoda, didn’t it? The pinata should run you about $22 on Amazon and comes packed with safety strings in case you’re not fond of swinging a lightsaber around. Read more…
Tags: Darth Vader, Star Wars
