Updates will be spotty for the next few days, as I’m off to LA for Mutant Enemy Day, where tons of fans will show up to picket FOX Studios for the writers’ strike, accompanied by tons of ME writers and actors and some Joss guy who keeps hanging around.

If you can make it, look for me wandering around with a camera and a glazed expression, much like this one. Be forewarned I take no responsibility for any amount of money you’ve spent on Serenity items on my say-so. Mostly I talk about this stuff because I’ve already bought it myself.

Speaking of which, look for a review of BenBella Books newest versy release, “The Psychology of Joss Whedon,” by Joy Davidson. Just came out this week, and I’m taking my copy along on the plane to study my prey, so a review will be forthcoming when I get back. In the meantime you can get it at Amazon and at BenBella Books.

Below is the press release for Mutant Enemy Day. You can get more up to date information at the Fans4Writers.com forums under “Joss Whedon fans”.

MUTANT FANS DESCEND ON FOX
Fans of writer/creator Joss Whedon come together to show their support for the WGA.

LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – Joss Whedon’s fans have become legendary for their enthusiasm, activism and outspoken support. This Friday they’ll exhibit all three as they gather together to join the picket lines of the writers’ strike.

From the very first day of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, fans of writer/creator Joss Whedon have been supporting the writers in their struggle for fair compensation. Within the first week Fans4Writers (F4W), an outreach program for fans of all movies and shows, was created to coordinate efforts to support WGA writers with “Food 4 Thought” food drops to strike lines and morale-boosting campaigns.

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Tell me your loved one wouldn’t go crazy if he or she opened a brightly colored package on Christmas morning to find a rusty, battle-worn Reaver axe?

OK, on reflection “go crazy” might not be the reaction you want from a newly armed person…

The Prop Store of London is offering a Reaver axe, the one River used in the final scene. This is a metal “hero” weapon, meaning it was used onscreen.

It comes framed and glazed in a fantastic suede effect laser cut mount board with the movie logo and two movie stills. The display measures approx. 76cm x 46cm (30″ x 18″).

Happy holidays!

Joss and Tim’s Screenwriting Expo DVDs are on sale for just $12.97.

Every year the Screenwriting Expo brings the best movie and TV writers together to talk to crowds about the art and craft of telling stories, and these are two of the best around. Joss spoke to a rapt crowd about genre work, how to twist a story, how to grab the viewer (read my review here). And he was introduced by Nathan Fillion, which is worth the price all by itself.

Tim got up and broke a story for an Angel script, with the help of the audience, a rare peek into what it’s like in the writers’ room of an ongoing show. Also, he’s funny (read my review here).

CreativeScreenwiting.com has the DVDs of many of their talks and expos on sale, in bundles or individually. Check ‘em out.

PatchesandPins.com, one of the largest science fiction patch stores around, now has Browncoat Independent patches, what they call “most tv/movie accurate ones availbale since the release of the show.” Available individually or in a set of three.

They’ve also got Blue Sun patches, Ariel medical patches, several different Alliance patches, security patches, the Serenity logo, some logo pins, and more. Check out their Firefly/Serenity section, then wander around and look at the more than 450 other TV/Movie/Science Fiction/Fantasy patches available.

Stylin Online presents this handsome Jayne design in a babydoll fit. I’m not quite sure what message they’re presenting here - Jayne and rainbows? Really? Is extreme violence an alternative lifestyle? But it’s pretty cool nonetheless.

These Serenity Baby Tee shirts are usually made from a softer 5oz. stretchy cotton baby doll tee shirts. These Serenity Baby Tees are designed to be fitted babydoll style shirts for someone who likes to wear form fitted style of a shirt.

$18. And be sure to check out their wide line of Firefly and Serenity clothing.

The fourth and fifth entries in my eBay sale: one of the rare misprint Blue Sun Travel Poster sets from QMx, the one with the original “Londinum” poster that was later changed after Joss himself pointed it out, and a resin Firefly communicator replica prop I realized I was never going to actually build.

These items join the QMx Serenity Blueprints and the Serenity comics I’ve already put on auction. You can find all my Serenity auctions here. Bid high, and bid often!

(Many thanks to everyone who bid on the autograph cards, and congratulations to the winners!)

Recap: there’s a Mutant Enemy Fan Day coming up this Friday with Joss and Jane and Tim Minear and Marti Noxon and Steven DeKnight and more writers from Buffy, Angel, and Firefly getting together with about a hundred fans (so far) and striking in front of FOX studios. Come and join us! More details.

The third entry in my eBay sale: a hard-to-find set of QMx’s Official Serenity Blueprints. This is the original set of 10 18″x24″ heavyweight prints. Only 750 were made, and they sold out quickly. Bid on this one now!

This set joins the Serenity comics and Inkworks autograph cards I’ve already put on auction. You can find all my Serenity auctions here. Bid high, and bid often!

Recap: there’s a Mutant Enemy Fan Day coming up next Friday with Joss and Jane and Tim Minear and Marti Noxon and Steven DeKnight and more writers from Buffy, Angel, and Firefly getting together with about a hundred fans (so far) and striking in front of FOX studios. Come and join us! More details.

The next item in my Mutant Enemy Day event personal fundraiser is up: four of the Dark Horse Serenity comics, all first printing: Mal cover, Inara cover, River cover, Book cover.

My auctions will all be three days long. Short notice, I know, but the event is next Friday. Still up for grabs are some hard-to-find autographed cards from the sold out Inkworks Firefly and Serenity sets.

Check back, more items will be added in the next couple days. Bid high, and bid often!

Recap: there’s a Mutant Enemy Fan Day coming up next Friday with Joss and Jane and Tim Minear and Marti Noxon and Steven DeKnight and more writers from Buffy, Angel, and Firefly getting together with about a hundred fans (so far) and striking in front of FOX studios. Come and join us! More details.

Wish I’d seen this earlier, but order the Firefly DVD set through Frye.com and use their $10 rebate to get the set for $9.99. The catch: the confirmation e-mail has to be dated 12/1/07.

Hurry!

(Although even without the rebate, Firefly for $19.99 ain’t bad at all.)