Thank you to all who submitted a video! We received so many fabulous entries that competition is going to be fierce. As a reminder, Sideshow Collectibles will be selecting the winning commercials as well as eligible entries for voting within the ‘Fan Favorite’ category. ‘Fan Favorite’ choices will be posted on Thursday, July 2, 2008, with public voting open from Thursday, July 2, 2009, through 11:59 PM (PT) Friday, July 24, 2009. All winners will be announced on Saturday, July 25, 2009 during the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con! Click on the link for more information about the posting dates of winners and additional information about Sideshow’s Commercial contest: [More Details]

Our awesome May Fantacular event is now over, and all In-Stock Specials and Contests have come to a close. Visit our May Fantacular homepage for an overview of the last month of activities and announcements, including all of our new Products, Videos, Behind-the-Scenes info, Contests, and more! [May Fantacular Homepage] We hope you all had a great time… we sure did! Be sure to join us for our next big online event – San Diego Comic-Con from July 22nd – July 26th! And remember, our GOLDEN Gift Card In-Stock special is going on right now! [Golden Gift Card details]

We are so excited about the new Disney Pixar film UP that we just can’t keep ourselves from inhaling all the helium from every balloon we see! If you’ve had a chance to see this movie, which hits theaters today, May 29th, let us know what you thought about it in the comment section below! And, if seeing this fantastic film puts you in a Disney Pixar collecting mood, we’ve got a lot of great Disney and Pixar collectibles available through SideshowCollectibles.com! Shop now: [Click Here]

If you are NOT attending the San Diego Comic-Con in July and missed out on the Pre-Order for our Con Exclusive Crimson Cobra Commander 12-inch Figure, you can now sign up for the Wait List! Wait List reservations will be fulfilled on a first come, first served basis if pieces should become available due to cancellations or unclaimed Attendee orders [Crimson Cobra Commander - NON-ATTENDEE - Wait List ] [Non-Attendee FAQ] Additionally, the CON ATTENDEE edition of this figure is now Sold Out! [Crimson Cobra Commander - CON ATTENDEES ONLY] [Attendee FAQ]

Sideshow Collectibles hosted a special Star Wars edition of Film, Food and Figure Friday from 9 AM – 6 PM (Pacific Time) today. One randomly selected winner has walked away with a Ki-Adi-Mundi 12-inch Figure, a Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Widescreen DVD and a box of butter flavored, crunchy movie-theater popcorn! (Please note: DVD is rated for Region 1 play, and food products can only be shipped within the domestic United States.) Congratulations to Bruce S. of Orland Park, IL, you are this month’s Film, Food and Figure Friday Winner! If this is you, please be sure to check your e-mail inbox for our confirmation e-mail, which will be sent within the next three business days! For Film, Food and Figure details: [Click Here]

Beginning this evening and running through June, customers who order $40 or more of In-Stock product will earn themselves an extra bonus of a $15 Sideshow Gift Card, which can be used on select In-Stock cool stuff from our site! To increase excitement of this nifty bonus, FIVE (5) cards given away during this promotion will be worth not $15 but a GOLDEN $250! European Union Collectors can get in on the deal even if EU stock status for products says ‘backordered.’ As long as the U.S. stock status says ‘In-Stock’, we will transfer your item(s) to our EU warehouse prior to shipping it to you! For more information about our Golden Gift Card promotion and our fantastic FREE Gift Card program Click [Here] and [Here]. [Browse eligible In-Stock Products]

If you will be ATTENDING the San Diego Comic-Con in July and would like to pick up our Con Exclusive Crimson Cobra Commander 12-inch Figure, you can place your Attendee Priority Pre-Order until Noon (PT) today! If any pieces in our Attendee allotment are left available after Noon, they will be released for Pre-Order to the general public. [Crimson Cobra Commander - CON ATTENDEES ONLY] [Attendee FAQ] Attention NON-ATTENDEES: Your Priority Pre-Order time will begin at 10 AM (Pacific) on Friday, May 29th, so set your alarms and make sure your newsletter and ordering account information is up-to-date now! [PPO Info for Non-Attendees] [Non-Attendee FAQ]

Throughout our May Fantacular event we have been giving away amazing collectibles! To wind down our month celebration we’re giving you a chance to win an Endor Striker Force Bundle. Click on the following link for details about how you can enter for your chance to win, and be sure to watch our Fantacular Contests Homepage for the start of new Sideshow May Fantacular giveaways through the end of May![Click Here for Giveaway Info][Sideshow Contest Terms and Conditions]

Our May Fantacular event is nearly over, but we’ve still got a lot more ‘Ask Sideshow’ questions to answer! So look for even more Q&A sessions to be posted in June! In the meantime, browse this week’s ‘Questions Answered’ link to see what secret Sideshow information has been revealed now, including answers about Star Wars, G.I. Joe, LOTR, Marvel, Predator, Alien, Terminator, Horror, and much more! [Questions Answered - May 27th] Also, you can read through our past Ask Sideshow archives to see if your questions have been answered previously: [Archives] If you have a question you’d like to add to the list that has NOT been answered previously, please use the form and NOT the comments sections of our site! [Access the Form]

Sideshow’s fifth 2009 Comic-Con Exclusive is scheduled for Priority Pre-Order this Thursday and Friday! Mark your calendars for your chance to claim the Crimson Cobra Commander 12-inch Figure for your collection during our Priority Pre-Order for Comic-Con Attendees on Thursday, May 28th, at 10:00 AM (Pacific Time) and for Non-Attendees on Friday, May 29th, also at 10:00 AM (PT). There will only be 1,000 TOTAL of this G.I. Joe collectible available, so you’ll want to make sure you have your computer all fired up and ready to go for this PPO event! While you wait, you can get an closer look at this awesome G.I. Joe Figure: [Click Here] Plus, you can get ALL the info about how to qualify for the PPO event in your Newsletter account right now: [Log In to Your Newsletter Account]