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Time for another election
submitted by: Darth Danno 02.03.10 at 12:01am
Tuesday, Feb 2nd marks another election day, Of course, me being the eternal optimist, I thought we'd actually be voting for something worthwhile like making George Lucas' birthday and/or the opening day of Star Wars a national holiday, no such luck. Perhaps we're voting on approving funds to create an armored battle station with enough firepower to obliterate an entire planet, no. We seem to have more than enough money going to Haiti, what about appropriating funds to aid the good people of Naboo as they fight against the blockade put in place by the Trade Federation, I don't see that anywhere on the ballot. So then I hear we're voting for governor, yet names like Palpatine, Tarkin, and Organa were oddly absent from the list. I think this election has been purposely slanted against the Republic. Who could be behind this, the Democrats, Republicans, the Green Party, the Sith? Time to give the Chancellor emergency powers to get this rectified. Perhaps change the United States of America into the first United Galactic Empire for a more safe and secure society, all in favor...!
The Emperor's New Apprentice
submitted by: Tresob Yr 02.03.10 at 12:01am
I pretty much assume that the following comic is what is going on in the head of everyone who has ever posted fan fiction, fan comics, crudely drawn fan art, or even a comment in a discussion forum.
I know it's what I thought was going to happen when I started contributing to Creature Cantina.
Epic
submitted by: Bill Cable 02.03.10 at 12:01am
The seeds of a titanic new arc are sewn in this week's "The Cantina" Comic Strip!!!
You won't believe your eyes!
submitted by: Bill Cable 01.27.10 at 12:01am
What's this we have here? Yep... that's right... a new Cable Original!! It's been almost a year since my last. I finally got motivated, and I drew up the prize that Brian Pirl won in last year's anniversary contest. He chose Gamorrean Guard, and he declared that it was absolutely worth the wait!
Close Encounters*
submitted by: Tresob Yr 01.27.10 at 12:01am
We're still in the bar, and we're still taking photos of the fat Chap Mei figure.
Any given one of the comics the last three week's might not have had much of a punchline--but, like a Chinese business, I project this comic out in a hundred year plan. The pacing is perhaps a bit slow on the weekly scale, but in six months, a new generation of Cantina fans will be able to read the collected volume of these comics at any pace they want.
Anyway, this week's comic takes a turn away from the surrealist satire towards all-out Star Wars fan wish fulfillment.
Rare Cable collectibes up on eBay!
submitted by: Bill Cable 01.27.10 at 12:01am
Last week I pimped somebody else's auctions. This week I'm going to pimp MINE! I had two Vintage MOC figures up on eBay until Monday, when one of my Vintage buddies asked about one of them. The better or the two. The one I was hoping would bring eyes to the second. And now I have just one. But it's still pretty decent - a Tri-logo Ree-Yees in fantastic condition. It looks gorgeous. Displays gorgeous. And you'll be very happy with it if you buy it.
Vintage MOC Tri-logo Ree-Yees Star Wars MOC Trilogo
Tri-logos are still the New Hotness, and ones in this nice of shape don't turn up all that often, so if you have any interest, now's the time to bid! And I'm not only saying that because I stand to make a lot of money...
Some good news and some bad news
submitted by: Darth Danno 01.27.10 at 12:01am
Well I've heard the release of "The Old Republic MMO" may be pushed back until 2011 now, but take heart, for I've seen a trailer for "The Force Unleashed II", which looks really cool. I doubt if it'll come out this year, but my Bothan spies have given me a short glimpse as to what to expect, and I thought I'd share it with all of you, enjoy!
New Force powers include:
- Force Macarena – causes all of your enemies to stop whatever they're doing and just dance.
- Force Flu – Everyone around you comes down with H1N1.
- Force Transform – Become any Jedi or Sith you can think of for a short period of time. (You can mirror Mace Windu, become Darth Bane, resemble Darth Revan, assume Ashoka Tano, portray Plo Koon, etc...)
- the always popular and decidedly deadly "Force Flatulence"!
- Force Belch – nuff said.
- Force Resurrect – Be able to bring any of the dead (friend or foe) back to life. They'll be just like those poor saps in the novel "Deathtroopers", but a reanimated corpse might just come in handy.
New Enemies in this game:
- Apprentice Groupies – Those die hard fans of the Apprentice, don't let 'em surround you, you'll be tied up for hours signing autographs, posing for pictures, doing interviews, and the like. How are you ever going to save the galaxy that way!
- Evil Marketing Promoters – They keep chasing after you, hoping to capture you and turn you into an action figure they can mass produce and sell on their website: "Docking eBAY 94".
- Trekkie wanna-be's – Those miserable cretins hoping to gain some cred to get into Starfleet Academy by taking out our boy. TERMINATE WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Predators & Aliens & the Terminator...oh my!! - It seems everyone wants a piece of the Star Wars pie. Oh well, it had to happen sooner or later.
- Death Eaters – If those mentioned above can join in, why not "Harry Potter"?
- Superman – Okay, now we're starting to get ridiculous.
- Cad Bane and Boba Fett – They're just too cool to not have in there somewhere.
- Those poor saps in the novel "Deathtroopers" - Hey, if you can reanimate the dead, who's to say nobody else can?
Bonus Levels:
- Take out 500 Trekkie wanna-be's – you get to take on the Borg.
- Take out 1000 Trekkie wanna-be's – you get to take on Sulu and McCoy.
- Take out 5000 Trekkie wanna-be's – you get to take on Spock and Kirk.
- Take out Spock and Kirk – you get the undying gratitude of every Star Wars fan out there.
- Take out the Death Eaters – you get Hermione Granger's hand in marriage.
- Take out Superman – Become Doomsday.
- Use Force Macarena on 1 group comprised of more than 100 individuals – you get to take on the spirit of Michael Jackson in a game of "Dance Dance Revolution to the Death".
- Take out an Alien queen – you get to team up with Sigourney Weaver's Avatar for the next level.
- Prevent a Predator from escaping and destroy his ship – become a member of his tribe. (Yay.)
- Take out the Terminator – You get to run for governor of the planet of your choice.
- Beat the whole game – you get to play it all over again, Lego style!
Reserve your copy now, with extras like these, this game should sell out in no time!
Pearly
submitted by: Bill Cable 01.27.10 at 12:01am
Nighttime rituals inspired this week's "The Cantina" Comic Strip!!!
Great Googly Moogly!
submitted by: Tresob Yr 01.20.10 at 12:01am
The Star Wars-themed anti-terrorism blog The Jawa Report recently run a piece on what happens when you type in a word followed by the verb "is" on Google (http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/200325.php). Google tries to finish your sentence for you, often with horrifying results. The Jawas were making a point about the possibly offensive language that shows up when you type in the name of religious denominations (or, in the case of Islam, it draws a big blank).
It seemed like a pretty fun game, so...
I typed in "George Lucas is." The results weren't flattering, but hardly shocking giving the typical ambivalence of Star Wars fans.
Naturally, I tried "Bill Cable is" next. Unfortunately, "Bill Cable is" --a big nothing. Like the phrase "Islam is", nothing shows up.
However, if you settle for typing "Bill Cable" you get some rather scandalous results.
Playgirl, Bill? Really? Does Mrs. Cable know about this?
Rare Cable Customs up on eBay!
submitted by: Bill Cable 01.20.10 at 12:01am
A long time ago I did a series of custom-carded, Droids-inspired Vintage Star Wars action figures. I drew the original art and did a run of figures. They were a big hit... it was only my busy life that prevented me from continuing the line.
One of the guys who bought some of them is now liquidating his collection. He was kind enough to offer me the figures, an offer I politely declined. But I figured the least I could do is plug his auction. These don't come up for sale often, so you'd be wise to jump while you have the chance.
STAR WARS BILL CABLE DROIDS STORMTROOPER & ROYAL GUARD
On a side note - this is probably the first time my full name has been in the title of an eBay auction. Solid.
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