You may still order show-provided photos until Friday, August 6th. 

The poster has been designed by Russell Walks and pays homage to the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy: Boba Fett. From the official site: "Russell Walks' Celebration V Boba Fett artwork will be available as a 24x36-inch poster with a matte finish. The edition size is limited to 2,000 pieces."

As we have offered in the past, we will get Russell to sign these when we pick them up.

We strongly recommend you pick up the Celebration V poster as previous Celebration posters have become quite popular over the years.

You can order yours here. 

You can also send in your own personal items, including photos, action figures and posters. Click on "private signings" to the left to go to the ordering area... 

We will, however, take your personal items (including photos you may want to purchase and have sent to us) to the signing and you have until the end of July to get those to us.

Congratulations to everyone who's been able to get in this signing! 

Maley lives in the Caribbean, and mail service isn’t the best. He also has only ever done a very few conventions, due to his location, so we’ve decided to offer this special opportunity.

You can send in your personal items for this, or we will be offering a STRICT limited number of 50 for the image to the left. You can order by clicking on the “Private Signings” link on the left.

Wattographs no later than July 31 in order to be included.  

Can’t make the show? As we have done since Celebration II, Wattographs will pick up autographed show photos or will take your personal items to be signed for you. If you are going to the show and don’t want to wait in lines, let Wattographs pick up your photos or handle your items for you, so you can enjoy seeing the sights and sounds of the convention without having to wait in long lines!

We've been doing this for the past three Celebration conventions -- since they've offered autographs. We have a proven track record of taking fantastic care of your items and ensuring that they are authentically autographed. Don't try untested services with no track record or proven results! Wattographs has dedicated staff who will hand carry your items to the celebs! Ordering ends at the end of July and all items must be to Wattographs no later than July 31 in order to be included. 

The items ship back to Scott either Monday or Tuesday. He should have them by the end of the week, then he'll ship them out to you. 

There is only one each of most of these items, so if you would like something, get it right away because once it is gone, I'm afraid I won't be getting any more from our friend.

While Wattographs will not be including our COA's with these items (because we weren't present when they were signed), we will vouch for and back their authenticity. If you have any authentication problems with the autographs, we can get you the details behind them. 

In saying that, regardless if you have an action figure, an 11x14 photo, or even a 27x41 poster use the LFACC "Signer" - Your Item option to order.

Regarding the Gary Kurtz Wattographs exclusive image:

We are just offering the 8x10 option via our store. If you are interested, we do have access to larger sizes--but they cost more to print through LFACC. Again, we are not printing these...LFACC is. You cannot obtain this photograph unsigned -- it's not for sale individually. You will be charged the photo printing cost on larger size images, plus the cost of the autograph. So, if you would like a larger size, please email Scott at scott@wattographs.com.  

We'll have LFCC orders up and running tomorrow. 

Special, rare guest Bob Anderson will be signing for this event and we've made arrangements with Showmasters to ensure all items sent via Wattographs will get signed, as we'll have access at the show behind the scenes.

Additionally, Showmasters is going to provide Wattographs with an exclusive image of Gary Kurtz that won't be available to show attendees from the Kurtz/Joiner Archives. This is the start of a potential relationship where we can bring selected images from the lens of producer Gary Kurtz during his time on the A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back sets. 

I'll post a new message when it's back to "normal." Thanks for your patience. 

The image will be in celebration of Empire Strikes Back's 30th anniversary and we're working to have the image available in the standard three sizes of 8x10, 11x14 and 16x20. The image will be only available via Wattographs -- it won't be available at the show.

We're also working with the Kurtz/Joiner Archive to get a special exclusive image of Bob Anderson.

Pricing will be forthcoming, as well as the list of available signers for LFCC. 

Please note that the store is still down for now. We have the hosting working on correcting that problem now and we expect it to be up soon. 

We don't have an estimated time for the outage, but will be up again as soon as we possibly can.

We'll post a new news item once this is completed. Thanks for any anticipated patience! 

We also hope to be announcing something special regarding guests Gary Kurtz and Bob Anderson. Please stay tuned. 

Kenny Baker needs no introduction, but deserves one anyway. He is the man beneath R2-D2 in all six Star Wars films and the ewok Paploo in Return of the Jedi. His other Star Wars credits include the infamous Holiday Special and a guest spot on The Muppet Show. Film credits include the pop culture hits Time Bandits and Labyrinth. Due to health issues, Mr. Baker has been no longer signing in the US, and makes few convention appearances in the UK. This is a private autograph signing with Wattographs and he will be signing official photographs and fans' personal items!

Darren Robinson worked in the creature shop in The Phantom Menace. Consequently, he played the various Delegates in the Galactic Senate along with John Fensom. Among them, he played the Rodian, Ithorian, and Aqualish, representatives. Mr. Robinson will be signing official photographs and fans' personal collectibles!

Signing ends May 30th at 11:59:59 EDT. Personal items need to arrive with Wattographs by that date. Check out the "Private Signings" link to the left to go directly to ordering. 

Additionally, Gary's email is narfed. He can receive but he can't send out, so responses have been slow.

As soon as we can resolve these issues, we'll let you know. 

It is entitled Soldiers of the Empire and is the first limited edition print from Star Wars producer Gary Kurtz’ personal photo archive.

This image is a limited edition of only 100 numbered pieces. It is similar in idea to Wattographs’ Connoisseur Series pieces.

It will come signed by at least 16 guests from the following people who all played stormtroopers in the first Star Wars film back in 1976. More after the jump... 

Ralph and his wife Joan have asked me to request that his address be removed from your database, as he is no longer able to handle the volume of autograph requests he receives through the mail. If fans wish to write Ralph, they are welcome to do so through the following address:

Ralph McQuarrie
c/o Dreams and Visions Press
P.O. Box 111388
Campbell, CA 95011

Please note that Ralph will no longer be signing through the mail, and any items sent for signing will be returned to sender or donated to charity. 

I'm attending the Texas Frightmare convention April 30-May 2. The headliner is John Carpenter. If you would like anyone from the show email Scott at scott@wattographs.com for cost/details. I will get you a show 8x10 or your own item signed. Here is a link to the guest list. 

While going thru a trading card binder tonight, I found three Stuart Freeborn images that I'd stashed away and forgotten about. Because there was a bunch of interest when we announced our Connoisseur Series addition of Stuart, I figured I'd put these up and let 'em find a home in someone's collection, as I already have a set.

You can click "more" below to see the other two images. I'm asking $60 each + shipping for each. Stuart is no longer signing and all recent fan mail has been returned from his old address. Email me direct gary(at)wattographs.com -- first come, first sold! 

If you have any interest (please be advised it's not gonna be a $10 t-shirt or cap) and want to take advantage of a rare opportunity to get something from the Ranch, please give me an email at gary@wattographs.com and I'll send you the details.

I'll probably only take the first 20 or so people, so please don't wait until the March 29 deadline I'm going to set for this. 

Dermot Crowley played General Madine in Return of the Jedi. While he is best known to Star Wars fans as the Rebellion's brilliant assault strategist, Crowley's acting career extends to British television and into feature films such as Babel, and the 007 film Octopussy.

Tim Rose played rebel leader Admiral Ackbar in Return of the Jedi. In the same film, he also was puppeteer for the Max Rebo Band's lead singer, Sy Snootles and Jabba's court jester Salacious Crumb. Rose's other film credits include The Dark Crystal, Return to Oz, Howard the Duck, Fierce Creatures, and as various characters in The Great Muppet Caper and The Muppet Christmas Carol.

Danny Wagner is senior model maker, makeup artist and concept/FX sculptor for Industrial Light & Magic. He stepped in to play podracer Mawhonic in The Phantom Menace and as puppeteer for Jabba's Band in the Return of the Jedi: Special Edition. Wagner also sculpted the model worlds for Naboo, Utapau, Kashyyyk, and Mustafar. Among his other credits include Terminator 3, Galaxy Quest, Men In Black, & The Mummy.

We're also taking send-in items for John Coppinger (Jabba sculptor & Wookiee Senator Yuara) & Mike Edmonds (Logray & Jabba's tail) this month for when they sign their parts of the Jabba CS.

Signing ends March 31st at 11:59:59 EDT (-5 GMT). Personal items need to arrive with Wattographs by that date. You can go directly to the signings' order page here, and can add participants in our Jabba the Hutt Connoisseur Series piece here. 

Both Stuart and Kay are in their mid-90's and it was very gracious of them to take several hours out of their weekend to allow Wattographs a rare autograph signing. 

Sumner and Wayne Pygram's items will be winging their way back to the U.S. shortly for distribution! 

Brazilian/Australian model and actress Caroline Correa de Souza portrayed Sheltay Retrac, aide to Senator Bail Organa in Revenge of the Sith. The aspiring actress has appeared in several worldwide films including Stealth and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and several independent films. Ms. De Souza will be signing official photographs and fans' personal items!

Signing ends February 28th at 11:59:59 EDT. Personal items need to arrive with Wattographs by that date. Details here. 

We have individual and dual signed items available. Quantities are limited...check out our selection before the other Jawas do!  

We've also stocked supplies for autographs collecting including acid free album pages and top loaders for large and standard photos and trading cards. Also included in the store are preferred pens for signing and Star Cases to keep your signed figures protected!

See everything in our store. 

Peter Sumner played Lt. Pol Treidum in A New Hope and was given the famous Star Wars line, "TK-421 why aren't you at your post? TK-421 do you copy?" Aside from the doomed efficient Imperial officer, Sumner has enjoyed a good career on television, working along side many of Britain's notable performers. Mr. Sumner will be signing fans' personal items and collectibles!

Phil Eason played Jedi Master Yaddle in The Phantom Menace. Eason's work with puppets extends through television commercials and series, to films such as Labyrinth, Little Shop of Horrors, and Muppet Treasure Island among others. Mr. Eason will be signing officially-licensed photos as well as fans' personal items.

Signing ends January 31st at 11:59:59 EDT. Personal items need to arrive with Wattographs by that date and not later. Ordering page can be found here. 

O'Bannon was responsible for some of the favorite sci-fi/horror myths of our generation. He wrote the screenplay for a little film called Alien, directed by Ridley Scott, and worked on all the sequels. He was also responsible for The Return of the Living Dead, the amazing George Romero zombie satire, and he worked on the Total Recall script and created the B-17 sequence in Heavy Metal .

Not only that, but he provided the screenplay and served as Special Effects Supervisor on the John Carpenter flick, Dark Star, and he worked on a film called Star Wars

O'Bannon designed many of the screens seen in the original Star Wars 

You can view his schweet picture here

Would you please take a moment and click on the words "Stem op dezefoto" under the right hand side of the picture and vote for him? I'd ove to see him win this! 

August in Florida will be brutal heat-wise, but hopefully the convention center is air conditioned like a fiend.

Wattographs will, of course, be bringing you autograph opportunities as we have done for each Celebration. Details will be made available in the upcoming months. 

December is here already...wow. As is tradition at the ol' Wattographs Shoppe, we'll take a break from signings for the month and pick up again in January with two new signers.

We'd like to take the opportunity to give you a chance to save 15% off any items in our store for the entire month of December.

To use the coupon, just enter "MerryXmasWattos" (without the quote marks) in the coupon box when you check out and 15% will be deducted from your order.

The fine print:

• Coupon can be used only once per customer.
• 15% off applies to any order $29.99 or higher.
• Cannot be used for any private signings and is only valid on in-stock items for our store at time of purchase.
• No rain checks will be issued.

Everyone who has ordered the Jabba CS will also receive a small piece of the actual Jabba puppet's skin from Return of the Jedi. We've made very special arrangements to acquire a chunk of the skin which will be cut into small pieces and will accompany each CS piece. Each piece will come with it's own signed authentcating card and plastic case. More details will be released later.

For the Jabba the Hutt offering, we even offered more images than we usually have in the past and it has still sold out.

Congratulations to everyone who got into this edition! 

If you've been on the fence about getting this autograph piece, you have two chances remaining before it sells out completely. It will not be offered again for pre-order. Once they're gone, they're gone. The fact that it's near sell-out is proof that this is one piece you won't want to miss in your collection. 

Don't miss out on this one! 

Geir was one of the "original" staffers, joining Wattographs in 2005. He was instrumental in discovering several of the Norwegians who portrayed Hoth Rebels, and subsequently lining them up for their first-ever autograph signing. As a result of this, it led to the creation of our Connoisseur Series autograph pieces.

Geir was also a tremendous help when we brought our autograph address database online, helping to populate it with names and address from folks all over the Star Wars universe.

He truly loved Star Wars autographs and had a wicked sense of humor which resonated in instant messages. It resulted in Wattographs naming him our official Court Jester.

Geir had been battling illness for well over a year and finally succumbed to it on Monday. Wattographs offers our sincere condolences to his girlfriend, Veronica, and to his friends and family. Rest in peace, Geir. You will be missed. 

Tom McLaughlin, who created (at the time) new processes to create fiberglass molds and ran the foam lab where Jabba was created, has signed on for his first-ever signing.

We're still looking to add a couple more names to this piece and hope that it's going to be one of the best Connoisseur Series pieces we've offered yet.  

Don't miss out on the regular Connoisseur Series, which will ONLY be available for sale through the end of the month. The only way you'll be able to get it after that is if someone sells theirs on the aftermarket...which means it will cost more than if you bought it via us. We have 16x20 and 11x14 shots available. 

Wattographs is pleased to announce our newest offering in the exclusive Connoisseur Series autograph line: Jabba the Hutt. For the first time, ever, fans can get autographs of one of the galaxy's greatest villains from the technical crew and performers who brought him to life:

• Mike Edmonds (Jabba's tail and the first signer to repeat during a Connoisseur Series)
• Dave Barclay (Chief Jabba puppeteer)
• Toby Philpott (Jabba's Head & Arm)
• Howie Hammerman (Jabba's burps!)

And, from the technical side of the Hutt:

• John Coppinger (Jabba sculptor)
• Jez-Gibson Harris
• Bob Keen
• Richard Padbury
• Mike Quinn

We're also working on adding a couple more names, to be announced if they happen.

And, for the first time ever in our Connoisseur Series, we're going to offer a "special edition" version. This special image will be printed on high-quality canvas with archival-quality, UV-resistant inks. We are only making 10 of these prints available at a special price and each will be hand-numbered on the front. Consider this an "exclusive of exclusives" for the Connoisseur Series.

Fans can also send in their personal items for these signers. Costs for personal items will be less for those who order a Connoisseur Series piece, while those who elect not to participate will pay higher prices for individual signatures.

Orders will only be taken through December 1, 2009. Initial orders will pay for the photograph (or canvas print for the "special edition") and the first two signers. Following the intial order, signers will be billed at a cost of two signers each month until the piece is completed. After the initial month of ordering, the Connoisseur Series piece will not be available again unless someone elects to sell their 

Edit: This problem has since been taken care of. 

We have lined up Tiffany and Melissa Kurtz as our September and October original trilogy signers. Both of them played jawas in Episode IV: A New Hope. The Kurtz sisters are rare autographs and have not done a signing in about 10 years.

We are offering both sisters for the months of September and October. The signings are available on Sept. 1 and will be up until November 1. We are also offering a lot of great convention signers this month as well (see note below), including Rusty Goffe at Fan Days III -- another jawa who you could add to a multi-signed piece.

To make sure everyone gets an opportunity to get the sisters and get in on our convention signers we are allowing you two months to make payments on the sisters. With all of the signers being offered we felt two months to plan out your payments help you in adding these two rare signatures to your collection.

Please be advised that the Kurtz sisters will not be available to sign until mid-December. I want everyone to be aware that even though ordering will end at the end of October, the actual signing will not take place until December. We will have a staffer in attendance for this signature opportunity.

Signing ends October 31st at 11:59:59pm EDT. Order page is HERE. All personal items must be to Scott (address in store section) no later than November 30th to be included in this signing.

There are six Star Wars guests in attendance at Collectormania London. There are some great signers who do not sign a whole lot, so don’t miss out.

This is one of the last, if not the last, conventions Irvin Kershner will be signing at.

You can also email Scott at scott@wattographs.com if you would like to get some autographs from the non-Star Wars guests at the Collectormania London show.

Signing ends October 31st at 11:59:59pm EDT. Order page is HERE. All personal items must be to Scott (address in store section) no later than October 31st to be included in this signing.

We have lined up Tiffany and Melissa Kurtz as our September and October original trilogy signers. Both of them played jawas in Episode IV: A New Hope. The Kurtz sisters are rare autographs and have not done a signing in about 10 years.

We are offering both sisters for the months of September and October. The signings are available on Sept. 1 and will be up until November 1. We are also offering a lot of great convention signers this month as well (see note below), including Rusty Goffe at Fan Days III -- another jawa who you could add to a multi-signed piece.

To make sure everyone gets an opportunity to get the sisters and get in on our convention signers we are allowing you two months to make payments on the sisters. With all of the signers being offered we felt two months to plan out your payments help you in adding these two rare signatures to your collection.

Please be advised that the Kurtz sisters will not be available to sign until mid-December. I want everyone to be aware that even though ordering will end at the end of October, the actual signing will not take place until December. We will have a staffer in attendance for this signature opportunity.

Signing ends October 31st at 11:59:59pm EDT. Order page is HERE. All personal items must be to Scott (address in store section) no later than November 30th to be included in this signing.

There are so many guests in attendance at these two conventions you’ll have to check out our store for the Star Wars signers. There are some great signers who do not sign a whole lot, so don’t miss out.

Since we are attending these two conventions, this works out great for you. "Why?", you ask? Because we will also be offering the Collectormania London show in our October offerings (show is in November), and then the Kurtz sister signing in December. We’ll be able to hold onto your items and save you shipping costs if you want to add any of these other signers.

You can also email Scott at scott@wattographs.com if you would like to get some autographs from the non-Star Wars guests at the Hollywood Collector show.

Signing ends September 30th at 11:59:59pm EDT. Order page is HERE. All personal items must be to Scott (address in store section) no later than September 30th to be included in this signing.

I'm offering an Empire Strikes Back Program/Cast Listing Card with 22 signatures on it, including four deceased celebs and several difficult-to-obtain names. This grouping of people represents a significant portion of the main cast from Episode V and four people whom you will NOT be getting again. The piece does have some slight corner wear (they're "soft," not ripped) from traveling to conventions and celebrity visits since 1998. I think they'd probably matte out pretty easily.

1, Ian Liston (Wes Janson)
2. Bruce Boa (General Rieeken) [deceased]
3. James Earl Jones (Voice of Darth Vader)
4. Jason Wingreen (Voice of Boba Fett
5. Anthony Daniels (C3PO)
6. Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca)
7. Michael Edmonds (Ugnaught)
8. John Morton (Dak Ralter)
9. Alan Harris (Bossk)
10. Gary Kurtz (Producer)
11. Chris Parsons (4-LOM)
12. Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia)
13. John Hollis (Lobot) [deceased]
14. Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian)
15. Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett)
16. Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker)
17. David Prowse (Darth Vader)
18. Michael Sheard (Admiral Ozzel) [deceased]
19. Kenny Baker (R2D2)
20. Ken Colley (Captain Piett)
21. Peter Diamond (Stunt Coordinator) [deceased]
22. Julian Glover (General Veers)

Pieces this complete don't come on the market very often and would probably sell for more than my asking price of US$1,500 (+ shipping). First $1,500 takes it. Please email me direct at gary (at) wattographs (dot) com 

I personally have a copy of this poster with 125 signatures on it -- it makes a GREAT piece to add a ton of original trilogy signatures to, without destroying the value of a vintage poster or having to resort to a cheap reprint.

Order the Star Wars SE "Ingot" Double-Sided Poster here. 

PLEASE DO NOT MISS OUT on this if you're thinking about it, as we do not intend to order any more. 

PLEASE NOTE: You cannot change a prior order in order to order this photograph. You may add to an existing order, but any orders which cancel and then purchase the 11x14 will have their order canceled by us. ALSO NOTE: If we do not get 25 orders for this image, we will not be ordering it and will refund everyone who ordered.

DO NOT WAIT until the last minute, as we think this will be a popular image. Order here. 

Thanks! 

Koo has been a notoriously reclusive personality, especially with regard to autographs and she's been on a great number of fans' 'want lists' for years. This is indeed a RARE signing with Ms. Stark who will be signing official photographs and fans' personal items!

Signing ends August 31st at 11:59:59pm EDT. Order page is HERE. All personal items must be to Scott (address in store section) no later than August 31st to be included in this signing.

NOTE: We are STILL experiencing issues loading images into our store software. Until this can be resolved we will post the image here, sorry for any inconvenience. 

Signing ends August 31st at 11:59:59pm EDT. Order page is HERE. All personal items must be to Scott (address in store section) no later than August 31st to be included in this signing.

NOTE: We are STILL experiencing issues loading images into our store software. Until this can be resolved we will post the images here, sorry for any inconvenience. We are offering the two images shown. If you would like the third image in the OPX store we are not offering, simply order it from OPX and have it shipped directly to me. For payment use the "your peronal item (8x10 or smaller)" option. 

Signing ends June 31st at 11:59:59pm EDT. Order page is HERE. All personal items must be to Scott (address in store section) no later than July 31st to be included in this signing.

NOTE: We are STILL experiencing issues loading images into our store software. Until this can be resolved we will post the images here, sorry for any inconvenience. We are offering two Oola images shown. If you would like any of the other images we do not offer simply order them from OPX and have them shipped directly to me. For payment use the "your peronal item (8x10 or smaller)" option. 

Signing ends June 31st at 11:59:59pm EDT. Order page is HERE. All personal items must be to Scott (address in store section) no later than July 31st to be included in this signing.

NOTE: We are STILL experiencing issues loading images into our store software. Until this can be resolved we will post the images here, sorry for any inconvenience. We are offering the Rune Haako and Horax Ryyder images shown. If you would like any of the other images we do not offer simply order them from OPX and have them shipped directly to me. For payment use the "your peronal item (8x10 or smaller)" option. 

Signing ends June 30th at 11:59:59pm EDT. Order page is HERE. All personal items must be to Scott (address in store section) no later than June 30th to be included in this signing.

NOTE: We are STILL experiencing issues loading images into our store software. Until this can be resolved we will post the images here, sorry for any inconvenience. We are offering the Rute Gunnay and Lushros Dofine images shown.  

Signing ends June 30th at 11:59:59pm EDT. Order page is HERE. All personal items must be to Scott (address in store section) no later than June 30th to be included in this signing.

NOTE: We are STILL experiencing issues loading images into our store software. Until this can be resolved we will post the images here, sorry for any inconvenience. We are offering the Duros, Hammerhead and Taun Taun images shown. We realize that the Hammerhead image is from the Star Wars Holiday Special, but that's the only one available. 

Photos will be up soon. 

ONLY the photographs offered by Wattographs are eligible to be called a Connoisseur Series piece and will receive the special certificate of authenticity and CS label. Personal items sent in will be issued our usual Authentic Autograph Registered Certification COAs.

This is the protect the integrity of the Connoisseur Series pieces that we create and to ensure that any "value" associated with this piece remains intact.

Here is clarification on the payment plan we are offering. This payment plan ONLY applies to the CS piece itself (Wattographs 11x14 and 16x20). If you want to send in your own items payment for all signatures on your items are due by the end of this month, May. There is no payment plan for personal items. 

Great work, Joel! We wish you the best of luck as a member of our nation's armed forces! 

Signing ends May 31st at 11:59:59pm EDT. Order page is HERE.

NOTE: We are STILL experiencing issues loading images into our store software. Until this can be resolved we will post the images here, sorry for any inconveniance. We are offering the Admiral Ackbar and Sy Snootle images shown. 

This CS autograph item is now available for sale through the end of the month and once the signing ends, it'll never be offered again. This will be billed in 3 equal payments of $29.99 (pay now for May and Scott will bill you in June and July). This piece can be ordered in the 11x14 size or the 16x20 size. We've also made available the opportunity to send in your own items for this signing and get some signers who've never autographed before.

Order page is HERE. For the technical information about how the Connoisseur Series works, you can go HERE.

Many people have regretted not getting in on our Connoisseur Series pieces, so make sure you get in on this one early! 

Lewis MacLeod played Sebulba in The Phantom Menace. Lewis will be signing fans personal items and Wattographs provided photographs!

Signing ends May 31st at 11:59:59pm EDT. Order page is HERE.

Personal items need to be in Scott's possession by June 1.

NOTE: We are STILL experiencing issues loading images into our store software. Until this can be resolved we will post the images here, sorry for any inconveniance. Photo #1 is the photo on the left. Photo #2 is on the right. 

From the L.A. Times:

Beatrice Arthur, best known as the acerbic Maude Findlay on Norman Lear's sitcom "Maude" and as the strong-willed Dorothy Zbornak on the long-running "The Golden Girls," died Saturday. She was 86.

Arthur, a stage-trained actress who was a success on Broadway long before television audiences got to know her, died of cancer at her Los Angeles home.

Read more here 

Zuraya Hamilton played Jedi Khaat Qiyn in Attack of the Clones. Zuraya will be signing fans personal items and Wattographs provided photographs!

Signing ends April 30th at 11:59:59pm EDT. Order page is HERE.

Personal items need to be in Scott's possession by May 1.

NOTE: We are still experiencing issues loading images into our store software. Until this can be resolved we will post the images here, sorry for any inconveniance. Photo #1 is the photo of Zuraya only. Photo #2 is the duo jedi image. Just an FYI we will be doing a signing with the 2nd Jedi pictured in the very near future. Please keep that in mind. 

Tom Sylla did voice work in Star Wars: A New Hope, where he provided the line ‘All pilots to your stations, all pilots to your stations’ as the rebels get ready to attack the Death Star. Tom also provided the Battle Droid's famous line "Roger, Roger" in The Phantom Menace. Tom will be signing fans personal items and Wattographs provided photographs at a special price. Tom does not want to charge fans for his autograph so the prices reflect Tom's wishes and only reflects Wattographs costs for photos and shipping. Tom has also made a request since he is signing for free: "And as part of it being free and in lieu of us making money, I’d like the promotion to say that fans can express their appreciation by making a contribution to the Motion Picture & Television Fund, see http://www.mptvfund.org/cm/Home.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_and_Television_Fund ."

Hassani Shapi played Eeth Koth in The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. Hassani will be signing fans personal items and Wattographs provided photographs!

Signing ends March 31st at 11:59:59pm EDT. Order page is HERE.

Personal items need to be in Scott's possession by April 1. 

Signing ends February 25th at 11:59:59pm EDT for SHOW-PROVIDED photos only. For personal items ordering ends February 22th at 11:59:59pm EDT. Order page is HERE.

Personal items need to be in Scott's possession by February 23.

Please note: This is a VERY abbreviated ordering window, due to the closeness of the WonderCon convention. Please do not miss out on a rare, rare opportunity by missing the order deadlines. 

Tom Sylla did voice work in Star Wars: A New Hope, where he provided the line ‘All pilots to your stations, all pilots to your stations’ as the rebels get ready to attack the Death Star. Tom also provided the Battle Droid's famous line "Roger, Roger" in The Phantom Menace. Tom will be signing fans personal items and Wattographs provided photographs at a special price. Tom does not want to charge fans for his autograph so the prices reflect Tom's wishes and only reflects Wattographs costs for photos and shipping. Tom has also made a request since he is signing for free: "And as part of it being free and in lieu of us making money, I’d like the promotion to say that fans can express their appreciation by making a contribution to the Motion Picture & Television Fund, see http://www.mptvfund.org/cm/Home.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_and_Television_Fund ."

Hassani Shapi played Eeth Koth in The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. Hassani will be signing fans personal items and Wattographs provided photographs!

Signing ends March 31st at 11:59:59pm EDT. Order page is HERE.

Personal items need to be in Scott's possession by April 1. 

Carrie Fisher appeared in Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, where she played Princess Leia. Carrie will be signing fans personal items and show provided photographs.

Richard LeParmentier appeared in Star Wars, where he played Admiral Motti. Richard will be signing fans personal items and show provided photographs.

Goran Kleut played Lampay Fay in Revenge of the Sith. Goran will be signing fans personal items and official photographs!

Signing ends January 31st at 11:59:59pm EDT. Order page is HERE.

Personal items need to be in Scott's possession by February 1. 

This CS autograph item is now available for sale through the end of the month and once the signing ends, it'll never be offered again. We've also made available the opportunity to send in your own items for this signing and get some signers who've never autographed before.

You can read about the Wookiees CS HERE. For the technical information about how the Connoisseur Series works, you can go HERE.

Many people have regretted not getting in on our last two Connoisseur Series pieces, so make sure you get in on this one early! 

Ordering ends on October 17. Items need to be in Scott's possession by October 17 as well. Ordering information can be found by clicking the "Current Signings" link in the navigation to the left. 

Michael Carter appeared in Star Wars Return of the Jedi, where he played Bib Fortuna. Mr. Carter will be signing fans personal items and official photographs.

Toby Longworth played two roles in The Phantom Menace. Toby was the voice of Gragra and Lott Dod. Toby will be signing fans personal items and official photographs!

Signing ends October 31st at 11:59:59pm EDT. Order page is HERE.

Personal items need to be in Scott's possession by November 1. 

Guests include a rare appearance by Robert Watts, executive producer for ESB and ROTJ, Orli Shoshan (Shaak Ti in AOTC and ROTS), Jack McKenzie (Capt. Alder in ESB), Al Lampert (Commander Jir in ANH), Leanna Walsman (Zam Wesell in AOTC) as well as voice talents from the NEW animated Clone Wars feature, Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka Tano), Matthew Wood (General Grievous and Battle Droids), Tom Kane (Master Yoda, Yularen and Narrator) and David Acord (Rotta the Huttlet and others). We will add additional guests as they are announced!

In addition, we are offering the exclusive convention-provided character photos. Ordering information can be found by clicking the "Current Signings" link in the navigation to the left. 

Several photos after the jump... 

The boy in blue signs for Wattographs

Last Friday, after racing home from work and finding my Ralph McQuarrie through-the-mail autograph success -- there see the Wattographs forum for details -- Matt Rowan, now ironically a true “boy-in-blue”…a policeman, sits down to sign for Wattographs.

Chris Walsh: Hi Matt, how are you?
Matt Rowan: Good.
CW: First time I’ve had a police officer to my house.
MR: (Laughing) It’s ok, I’m off duty.

After offering him a drink we sit down and get to work.

More after the jump...  

My meeting with a bounty hunter
by Chris Walsh

After a couple of months worth of emails and phone calls, finally Zam Wesell (aka Leeanna Walsman) and my schedules align so that she can sign items for Wattographs!

Chris Walsh: Hi, Leeanna. Thanks for coming over.
Leeanna Walsman: Not a problem.

More--including photos--after the jump! 

We still have several of the "studio" images left, but once they're gone: they're gone, too. 

Klaff has had a varied career in both the US and UK, in both film and television. 007 connoisseurs may remember his appearance in For Your Eyes Only

Mr. Klaff will be signing fans' personal items and photos. We will be meeting Mr. Klaff in Los Angeles on October 4th at the Hollywood Collector Show. We will not know what specific image will be available, but we do know it will be an image from Star Wars. The order page is here.

Preorders will begin immediately. Orders will end on September 20th 11:59pm EST. Personal items must be sent to us by that date.

Please email with any questions and be sure to signup for the newsletter which contains news, specials and exclusive interviews.

BONUS: We will also pick up autographs from any other guest at the Hollywood Collector Show.. There is quite an extensive guest list. Please email scott@wattographs.com and he can get you pricing.  

If you want personalization for any of your autographs ordered via our private signings, please email scott@wattographs.com with your order number and requested personalization -- we'll do our best to get it done! 

However, we've now added a new film image of Jar Jar from The Phantom Menace (seen at left). With our sales being this brisk, we anticipate it may even sell out, so if you're waiting to the last minute, you may not want to on this signing!

Ordering page is HERE. 

I plan to attend SWFDII (and subsequently, Wattographs will again plan for send-in items for autograph guests at the show), as well as personally be at the Ahmed Best signing to handle it. There will be an additional OT signing (quite possibly TWO) available when I'm taking care of the Best signing. More on that in the coming days.

So, feel free to send your items. We'll also be adding a Fan Days II offering to our signing pages in a couple of weeks. 

Love him or hate him, Ahmed Best *is* Jar Jar Binks, the bumbling Gungan who ends up saving the day in Episode I: The Phantom Menace. He’s only ever done a few rare appearances, including appearing (and signing in very limited numbers) at Celebration I in 1999 and doing an in-store signing relating to his appearing in Rolling Stone Magazine as Jar Jar. Ahmed has also signed a limited number of trading cards for Topps’ Attack of the Clones card set.

Wattographs has arranged a VERY rare signing with Ahmed, which will take place in early October. This signing is scheduled a bit differently than our regular monthly signings. It will begin IMMEDIATELY and all items and orders must be in to us by September 20th.

The order page is accessible by clicking the Current Signings link in the navigation bar to the left. 

London Film and Comic Con – A Busy Weekend

by David "The Pyeman" Pye

Once again an early start – alarm goes at 5.00am – get showered and dressed and load the car up ready for the troops to arrive at mine at 6.00am. And so starts the 19th of July and the teams trip to LFACC. A two and a half hour drive including picking up the missing link of the team...if you’ve seen him you’ll understand this description is very apt. (Sorry, Wayne – only kidding). 

We've taken the first steps into a larger world to expose the site to people around the globe. With a circulation of 110,000, the Insider should give us some great new exposure to the Star Wars fan community!

Our ad appears on page 13 of issue #103 (with Clone Wars Obi-Wan and Anakin on the cover).

Click through to see the ad in a larger size! 

Frank Henson is one of the most famous stuntmen in film history! His work with Star Wars began with A New Hope and continued with Return of the Jedi, where he played a Stormtrooper as well as performing various character stunts. Other notable film work includes A View to a Kill, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and The World is Not Enough through to movies today. Mr. Henson will be signing fans personal items and official photographs.

Matt Sloan played Jedi Master Plo Koon in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Matt worked as an animatronics technician on both films when he was asked to step in as the iconic Jedi Master. His other special effects credits include work on The Lost World, Pitch Black, and the second and third Matrix films, among dozens of others. Matt will be signing fans personal items and official photographs!

Signing ends August 31st at 11:59:59pm EDT. Order page is HERE. 

In addition to Matt, we're extremely pleased to announce Frank Henson. Mr. Henson was a Stormtrooper in A New Hope and was a Stormtrooper/Biker Scout/Endor Rebel Soldier in Return of the Jedi.

Wattographs will, as always, also accept your personal items for autographing for any of these three signings. Order page is HERE.

Order deadline is 11:59:59pm EDT, August 31st. Personal send-in items must arrive with us by September 1st.  

With over a million unique sessions on the site in 14 months, we're ready for the next million! 

In addition to Matt, we're extremely pleased to announce another first time signer: this time, it's an original trilogy cast member, Terry McGovern. Mr. McGovern provided some of the voices for the Stormtroopers in A New Hope, the most memorable line being "These aren't the droids we're looking for." We're offering two photos of Stormtroopers for whom he provided the speaking parts.

And finally, we've got one more signer to announce, and that's Celia Fushille-Burke who played Jabba's dancer, Greeata, in the Special Edition of Return of the Jedi. This is a bonus signer to make up for the lack of an original trilogy signing last month.

Wattographs will, as always, also accept your personal items for autographing for any of these three signings. Order page is HERE.

Order deadline is 11:59:59pm EDT, July 31st. Personal send-in items must arrive with us by July 31st.  

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Gary's Garage Sale III is now LIVE!

I'm auctioning off over 80 signed action figures and they are all looking for a good home! Bids will be taken until 9 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time on Sunday, July 13 (that's 2100 for our 24-hour clock-based folks, and MDT is -7GMT).

Good luck! 

My change-up is your gain! I'm going to sell off all my signed action figures, offering them auction-style like I did my CCG cards. I have some true rarities, several deceased actors, and lots of uncommon-on-a-signed-figure names.

Watch this space! 

We wanted to have a special way of denoting that exclusivity and specialness which is the hallmark of the Connoisseur Series.

The light yellow type on the label will actually be gold foil. The sticker features a "silk" lamination that not only looks stellar, but feels "smooooooooooooth" to the touch. The orange background is a simulated brushed metal.

These labels will be applied to the back of each photo and our hologram will then be placed on the label. We'll also have a special COA which will feature images of most of the signers on the piece. Once those are finalized, I'll ensure to post an image. 

Leanna Walsman played clawdite bounty hunter Zam Wessell in Attack of the Clones. The exciting actress has appeared in the television series Thunderstone and Heartbreak High, and in the films Blackrock and Looking for Alibrandi. She played the lead in the successful La Dispute for the Sydney Theatre Company. Leanna will be appearing in the upcoming film $9.99 with Geoffrey Rush and fellow Episode II co-star, Joel Edgerton. She will be signing fans' personal items and official photographs!

Signing ends June 30th at 11:59:59pm EDT. All personal items must be to us by that time. Click HERE for autograph options. 

Special thanks for Mike and his wife, Jerri, for ensuring we had pix of Mike autographing for Wattographs.

Click through to see the rest of the images. 

We are also carrying collecting supplies and pens for your autograph and archival/storage needs. We have been asked time and time again if we sell supplies...well we do now!!

Check out the new store as it is a MUCH, MUCH better store than we had before. This store will actually work for everyone, including me.

Please be aware that you will need to register in the new store if you have not done so already recently (the software has actually been live for a couple of months). Your ID and password from the old store will NOT work, so if you try and add it, you'll get an error. 

I'm awaiting the signing report, but in the meantime, Chris has sent photos of Matt signing items for Wattographs!

Enjoy! 

Angus MacInnes played Rebel pilot, Dutch Vander aka Gold Leader in A New Hope He has had a lengthy acting career, appearing in films including Hellboy, The Jacket, The Black Dahlia as well as with several Star Wars castmates in Superman II. He was also the hockey player "Rosie the Rose" in Strange Brew with Bob and Doug McKenzie. MacInnes will be signing fans' personal items and official photographs.

Oliver Ford Davies played Governor Sio Bibble in all three prequel movies. Aside from Star Wars, Davies has had a long career on stage, appearing on various BBC productions. He won the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1990 and was nominated again in 2004. He will be signing fans' personal items and official photographs!

The ordering page is HERE.  

Note that everyone is getting a nice "Joel Edgerton" signature, versus the "J. Edgerton" from the Topps cards. Joel also added "Owen Lars" to his signature.

Click through to see all the images. 

Just 12 days after my in person signing with Joel Edgerton, it’s time to head out to a shopping centre (mall) to meet Rohan Nichol for Wattographs. Because of a lack of transport and other factors beyond our control due to the “last-minute” decision to do it today, one of the major shopping centres in the city is our location for the signing.

Again, with my (ever-patient and increasingly pregnant) wife and daughter in tow, we box up the multitude of fan posters, pictures, figures and trading cards, we meet up with Rohan Nichol.

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So, we've just gone ahead and installed new software. While it will require a separate log-in, we are looking forward to tons of new discussions about Star Wars autographs!

You can enter the forums by clicking the "Discussion Forums" link to the left.  

Finally, two-and-a-half months after sales closed for Wattographs private signing with Joel Edgerton, I got to sit down with him for a while to sign the items for fans and chat all things Star Wars and his experiences since then. Joel's been heavily into some production work, so setting up our schedules proved somewhat challenging.

After a slightly longer than expected drive to his production workshop (which he operates with, amongst others, his brother Nash, who was Ewan McGregor’s stunt double in Ep II and Ep III) my wife, daughter and I were very happy to meet Joel, probably the most well-known Australian face in the Star Wars universe. After opening the door and sitting down is his workshop, Joel offers my (ever-patient and understanding) wife and daughter a drink of water, and gets a beer for me and we sit down to start signing.

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The new store is SECURE, fast and you shouldn't have any problems with adding items to your cart.

On the "downside," since this is new software, you'll have to register for a new account, as we couldn't port over previous customer information. But, I think everyone will agree that this new software is a welcomed change! We are still adding photos to the items, but expect to be done with that soon. 

Order page is HERE.

Order deadline is Midnight, EDT, April 30th. Personal send-in items must arrive with us by May 1st.  

Order page is HERE.

Order deadline is Midnight, EDT, April 30th. Personal send-in items must arrive with us by May 1st.  

Tony Cox
Michael Gilden (deceased)
Kevin Thompson
Pam Grizz
Chris Romano
Ray Armstrong
Lydia Green
Stacie Nichols
Robert Bell
Patricia Bell
Debbie Dixon
Daniel Rodgers
Margo Apostolos
Karen Lay
Kenny Baker
Debbie Lee Carrington
Felix Silla
Mike Edmonds
Alan Bennett
Sarah Bennett
Nick Read
Brian Wheeler
Maureen Chalton
Willie Coppen
Andy Herd
April Perkins
Warwick Davis

Email gary (at) wattographs (dot) com

Serious inquiries only. 

There are a LOT of great cards up for bid, including several deceased Star Wars actors, as well as the only example I know of an Ian McDiarmid-signed CCG. I've also got Keira Knightly on a CCG card.

Take a look! Please send any bids for cards to gary (at)wattographs (dot) com

I'm tentatively looking to end this auction on Friday, March 7 at Midnight, Mountain Daylight Time (-7 GMT). 

Please note: If you order both signers this month, you must order each one separately, due to the location of each. We won't be able to combine orders due to the logistics of getting the autographs. Thanks for your understanding.

Order page is HERE. Order deadline is Midnight, EDT, March 31st. Personal send-in items must arrive with us by April 1st.  

We'll also have some photos from his character "Mouse" in The Matrix up sometime this weekend.

Order page is HERE. Order deadline is Midnight, EDT, March 31st. Personal send-in items must arrive with us by April 1st.  

Also, don't forget, our signings with Rohan Nichol and Mike Quinn will end on Friday at Midnight, U.S. Eastern Daylight Time. 

Unlike websites which count each page as a "hit," our counter is devised to count each VISIT to the site, regardless of how many pages the person looks at whilst they're here. So, in reality, we've probably served out a couple million "pages" to 500,000 visitors.

This is a great milestone for the site and we look forward to serving hundreds of thousands of more pages in the coming months! 

Watch this space. 

I am so shocked and saddened at the loss of a truly gifted artist and a man that was my friend. John Alvin passed away yesterday. Considered the pre-eminent movie campaign artist of the past 35 years, Alvin’s career began in 1974 with his creation of the iconic movie poster for Mel Brook’s “Blazing Saddles”. He most recently contributed design ideas for the campaign for Disney Studio’s “Enchanted.” In a career that encompassed multiple projects for such directors as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Blake Edwards, Mel Brooks and Ridley Scott, Alvin was considered by many studios as the go-to artist for movie poster and campaign art. Alvin said that his work “created the promise of a great experience” and in that he never failed.

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Please note: If you order both signers this month, you must order each one separately, due to the location of each. We won't be able to combine orders due to the logistics of getting the autographs. Thanks for your understanding.

Order page is HERE. Order deadline is Midnight, EDT, February 29th. Personal send-in items must arrive with us by March 1st.

You can read a great Recollections interview with Mike HERE.  

Order page is HERE.

Order deadline is Midnight, EDT, Feburary 29th. Personal send-in items must arrive with us by March 1st. 

We've now line up enough Prequel signers to have one signer each month this year. We're working on adding more, but we plan to have an Original Trilogy signer every other month, starting with February.

Who will the new signers be? Come back tomorrow! 

Sandi arrives fashionably late to my place to do the signing, apologizing profusely, but glad to have come over. Dressed in trendy jeans, boots and a black top, Sandi is ready to go straight to work as a deejay once the signing finishes, telling me “Don’t worry, I don’t start work until midnight. “

Sporting her trademark haircut (or lack-there-of) which she tells me she’s had for almost 9 years, Sandi sits down to sign the fan’s items and tell some very interesting recollections of her time in the Star Wars world.

Click through to read more... 

I will get these ready for shipping this weekend and everything will be mailed out on Tuesday (Monday's a Federal holiday in the U.S.)

Click through to see more autograph examples. I think they look fantastic.  

His first experience with Star Wars was seeing Return of the Jedi on the big screen in the early 80’s and was hooked from there. His interest in Star Wars escalated with the release of the CCG and he played in two Australian national championships, named as the top-ranked Australian player for quite some time. At the same time, he also discovered the precursor to Wattographs -- Autograph Central -- and the autograph bug instantly hit.

Combined with a ready supply of surplus CCG cards, he was off and running with the collecting of autographs. His first actor find was Peter "Pol Triedum" Sumner for Gary X about ten years ago.

After a hiatus from collecting, he is back in the groove, locating Australian actors for Wattographs and will be handling the in-person signing portion of these signings. That's a picture of Chris handling his first assignment for Wattographs with Ronnie "Dexter Jettster" Falk, at left.

Outside of Star Wars, Chris enjoys cricket, baseball, reading, and "down-time" with his family.  

Casually dressed, the Australian actor probably most famous in his native Australia from his brief stint in one of our most popular and longest running soapies, Home and Away, Anthony Phelan signed numerous action figures, posters and Official Pix images for Wattographs.

His recollection of filming his blue-screen scenes with Ewan McGregor and Rena Owen (the on-set presence of Taun We) were all pleasant and he was happy to shares some of the stories from his brief time in the Star Wars world. Click through to read 

Chris will be sending me all the photos and a report, which I'll try and have up in the next day. 

Chris will be taking plenty of photos and will do a write-up of the signing, which we'll post on the site ASAP. 

Edgerton is quite famous in his native Australia, most notably for his character "Will" on the television show The Secret Life of Us. He has recently been noted for his role in the 2005 comedy Kinky Boots and is currently working on three films which are in post-production. Joel's brother Nash was also the stunt double for Ewan McGregor in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.

We're also further pleased to announce that Joel is donating his entire signing fee to the Sydney Children's Hospital. Wattographs salutes this gesture and will also donate an additional US$5.00 from every item sold to the Sydney Children's Hospital, as well. We think this is an inspiring way for fans to get autographs of Joel and do some good for sick children, too.

The signing order page can be found HERE.

This signing ends on January 31. All personal items must be to us no later than February 4. 

We're hoping that this will allow for people to plan, especially the large number of people who have posters and want to send them along for signings. This will be the plan moving forward, if we can make it work. We'll also have many opportunities during the year for other signings as we're able.

For instance, we're going to make the individual Hoth Connoisseur Series signers available as possible, too. We'll also choose a couple of select conventions again and make their signers available for Wattographs visitors. 

For those of you who like to speculate:
This person has never done a private signing, but HAS signed for Topps Trading Cards. Will it be a Prequel or Original Trilogy signer? Stay tuned! 

In order to make our lives easier, from here on out, customers cannot combine items in this manner.

Thanks for your understanding. 

Entertainment Legends is proud to announce that Ray Park has been cast as “Snake Eyes” in the Paramount Pictures film G.I. Joe directed by Stephen Sommers. Please visit the /film site for the exclusive story.  

We currently have several more signers in the pipeline. We're in the midst of negotiations and final commitments. As soon as we line them up, we will let the Hoth CS subscribers know.

The announced signers are:

Gunnar Andersen - Hoth Trooper
Morten Berntsen - Hoth Trooper*
Richard Bonehill - Hoth Trooper/Snowtrooper
Knut Bråthen - Hoth Trooper*
Tom Egeland - Hoth Trooper
Geir Harkestad - Hoth Trooper
Sigbjørn Henanger - Hoth Trooper
Ian Liston - Wes Janson (Wedge's Snowspeeder Gunner)/AT-AT Driver
Christopher Malcolm - Zev Senesca
Jack McKenzie - Cal Alder, Hoth Deck Officer
Odd Johan Nelvik—Hoth Trooper*
David Prowse - Darth Vader
Doug Robinson - Snowtrooper
Bernhard A. Steen - Hoth Trooper
Burnell Tucker - Lt. Wyron Serper
Rune Vindenes - Hoth Trooper
 

If you have any questions feel free to email me at scott@wattographs.com 

Orders end Monday, December 31, 2007 at 11:59:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.

As we always try to offer, you can send your personal items for this signing. Please remember that all personal items sent will be handled in accordance with our personal item policy. Personal item prices range from $29.99–$39.99.

All personal items must be to us by Wednesday, January 2, 2008 to be included in this signing.

Make sure you read our testimonials to see what people have to say about our autograph services.

Shipping will be included with each order, when you check out with PayPal. If you desire anything like insurance or other extras, please contact us for those options.

As always, please feel free to email us with questions or comments! 

Use the following coupon information when you check out via Wattographs' store:

Happy Black Friday! 

It form follows function, these will NOT last long, so get 'em while they're hot! 

With 15 now on board, our Connoisseur Series continues to set itself up as a premiere addition to any Star Wars autograph collection. 

Don't miss out on the first-ever private signing by Anthony Phelan (he'd only signed previously for the Topps' Attack of the Clones card set). 

Like our Ewoks Connoisseur Series piece, this one is shaping up to be a truly one-of-a-kind addition to any Star Wars autograph collector's wall.

As we mentioned yesterday, ordering must end for certain on November 30, so don't miss out on your chance to participate in this series. 

Phelan has never done a formal signing, although his autograph was available via the Topps Trading Cards' Attack of the Clones set.

We're also pleased to announce that we'll be able to send your personal items for this signing, too. Please remember that all personal items sent will be handled in accordance with our personal item policy. Personal item prices range from $29.99–$39.99.

All personal items must be to us by Monday, November 19, 2007 to be included in this signing.

Make sure you read our testimonials to see what people have to say about our autograph services.

Shipping will be included with each order, when you check out with PayPal. If you desire anything like insurance or other extras, please contact us for those options.

As always, please feel free to email us with questions or comments! 

We're working on another potential seven people at the moment, with plans to work on several more once we sign them on.

Remember, this is a limited sale for this piece, as we won't be taking ANY orders for the actual Hoth Connoisseur Series Wattographs-exclusive autographed photo once the initial presale is completed. There were a lot of disappointed people who missed out on our Ewoks Connoisseur Series photo, so don't be one of those people for the Hoth version!

We're also going to try and make available "private signings" for the actors who will be part of the Hoth CS. Stay tuned for details.

PLEASE NOTE: Orders must absolutely end for this piece on November 30th. If you miss out on starting this project from Round One, you will NOT be able to join it later. 

Unfortunately my first in-person signing for Wattographs didn’t go as smoothly as possible, with numerous stumbling blocks including Ron having to drive back to Melbourne almost immediately for personal reasons, to his car breaking down on the day he was meant to come to my house to do the signing. Nonetheless, sanity prevailed and, with my wife and daughter in tow, I headed out to Bondi to meet one of the nicest people I have ever had the chance to come in contact with. 

I have limited access to my email and will try to answer while I'm gone, but I make *no* promises. 

Who is this person? We're going to leave you in suspense (especially since I'm on a plane tomorrow for a well-deserved vacation with the family and The Mouse in Orlando). We'll announce this signing FIRST in our newsletter, so if you want to be among the first to know, make sure you have signed up for the spam-free Wattographs newsletter.

Hint: This is a prequel name -- but not Neeson, McGregor, et. al. 

There have been stories in the past which have sought to debunk his claims and a great story has appeared at CraveOnline.com which further refutes Wamsley's Jawa claims. 

I am in the process of packing and shipping everything out. All 8x10 orders shipped yesterday (Tuesday). Posters will ship today/tomorrow. Action figures will ship on Friday.

If you have any questions please email me at scott@wattographs.com 

There's only one way you get banned from our database: giving fraudulent information when you sign up. If you can't play by the rules, you don't get to play. 

Contrary to what my critics think, we don't make cash hand-over-fist at Wattographs. The money we make ends up going back into the site and to pay for our expenses when we go to shows to chase autographs for people. I'm funding this book out of my own pocket and trying to not use the resources of Wattographs in order to get everything initially published.

Just to obtain the ISBN (International Standard Book Number) in order to be able to sell the book will cost $250. An ISBN will also allow me to make the book available via bookstores around the planet, not available just via the site. Unfortunately, you have to purchase *ten* of ISBN numbers at a time, rather than just one, and one company has the exclusive rights to issue them. 

Don't miss your chance to take part in this first-ever, Wattographs-exclusive signing. Falk has never done a convention and we don't anticipate him showing up at a show in the near future, since he lives in Australia -- it's very expensive for a show promoter to bring any of the Australian cast to a show. 

We stated very clearly on the order page the following
Please note: In the event that Mr. Williams' schedule cannot accommodate this signing, we will refund your money in full, less shipping for returning your item. We have a scheduled date of September 13th, but his schedule is subject to professional commitments.

Unfortunately, John Williams' schedule did interfere with this project. Our in-person NYC guy drove all the way to Boston and even with the signing called off, pursued Williams all weekend – but to no avail.

There has been some rumbling about this signing on other sites' discussion boards, even after we immediately refunded everyone when we found out that the signing was a no-go. This is very disappointing, as we did everything we could to make it happen. Autograph signings aren't an entitlement. Sometimes, circumstances are beyond our control, especially with someone as in-demand and literally busy as John Williams. We are currently evaluating whether we want to hold any more Kamikaze Signings in the future.

I hope this gives a bit of insight into what happened with this signing. Since John Williams isn't readily available, we have to work on signings with restrictions. In this event, it just didn't happen as we planned. 

As soon as we get more information on her passing, we'll post it here.

Update: Apparently, Christine died on Tuesday, September 18, from cancer. Scott and I had the pleasure of meeting her a couple of times in the past few years and she was really a sweetheart, who quite enjoyed her time at autograph events. 

If you'd like to contribute to the book's collecting hints and tips section, please email me at gary (at) wattographs (dot) com. I'll pull the ones that I think will benefit collectors and will include them in the book, providing credit to YOU if you're the lucky submitter.

I'm also looking for stories which detail excellent advice you've received—or colossal blunders you've made with your collecting. I have my own experiences with collecting which span several decades, but sometimes a simple suggestion is something I've forgotten about or neglected to add.

Thanks for your help! 

I'm putting together a book, tentatively called Collecting the Autographs of Star Wars: A Reference Guide. It will detail the autograph collecting phenomenon as it relates to collecting the autographs of those connected to the Star Wars films. It will discuss in-person autograph collecting, by-mail autograph collecting and purchasing autographs from dealers and online auctions.

There will also be a very large section of authentic signature examples from dozens of people connected to the Star Wars films, from main and secondary film characters to selected crew members who figure very prominently in the Star Wars universe. This is to help people who are purchasing signatures to see what authentic examples look like and learn how to avoid getting ripped off by the multitudes of forgers who are out there. There will be a specially-written study of Carrie Fisher's signature which details things to look for when studying signatures and comparing them to authentic and non-authentic examples.

Wait! That's not all...  

Ordering page is HERE! 

Wattographs has lined up an exclusive, first-ever signing with the man who voiced the owner of Chez Dexter, Ronald Falk! If you remember the scene in Attack of the Clones, he's the one who tells Obi-Wan where the dart that killed Zam Wessell came from.

We're also pleased to announce that we'll be able to send your personal items for this signing, too. Please remember that all personal items sent will be handled in accordance with our personal item policy. Personal item prices range from $29.99–$39.99. Make sure you read our testimonials to see what people have to say about our autograph services.

Shipping will be included with each order, when you check out with PayPal. If you desire anything like insurance or other extras, please contact us for those options.

As always, please feel free to email us with questions or comments! 

Stay tuned for details. Word on the street has it that our newsletter subscribers will hear first...(that's a hint, for those who didn't get it, heh) 

Please be advised that this piece is subject to have ordering closed earlier if we meet our ordering quota. So, please don't wait to order because you may be out of luck if you wait until the last minute. 

Remember: As was the case with Celebration IV and the London Film & Comic Con, personal posters and action figures will incur a surcharge, due to increased handling and shipping costs related to the event.

Personal items must arrive with Wattographs no later than Friday, October 12, 2007, in order to be included in this opportunity.

Our order page is HERE. 

These probably won't last that long, so view them (and order them!) HERE and HERE  

Here are the current line-up of signers who've already committed to signing this piece:

• Gunnar Andersen - Hoth Trooper

• Morten Berntsen - Hoth Trooper*

• Richard Bonehill - Hoth Trooper/Snowtrooper

• Knut Bråthen - Hoth Trooper*

• Tom Egeland - Hoth Trooper

• Geir Harkestad—Hoth Trooper*

• Sigbjørn Henanger - Hoth Trooper

• Ian Liston - Wes Janson (Wedge's Snowspeeder Gunner)/AT-AT Driver

• Odd Johan Nelvik—Hoth Trooper

• David Prowse - Darth Vader

• Rune Vindenes - Hoth Trooper

• Bernhard A. Steen - Hoth Trooper

* denotes FIRST-EVER autograph signing by this person

We'll have more signers added to this piece as we can get confirmations. There were a good number of people who missed out on the Ewoks 

We've also just added three names to the store for ordering. If you need to add names to an existing order, please email scott (at) wattographs (dot) com and he'll get you an invoice.

We will take autographed photo orders for another week past the 21st, if you desire to order the photos available at the show. 

Thanks to Arvin for the heads-up! 

In the meantime, if you would like to place an order you call email me directly at scott@wattographs.com.

Sorry for any problems. 

To order either autographed photos or ordering your personal send-in items, please click the AUTOGRAPH STORE link to the left, then choose the "London Film & Comic Con" option on the store's homepage. 

If you want to see pix of the individual signers, please click through to see 

A few color and a few black and white photos remain. We anticipate they will go QUICKLY. So, if you were thinking of waiting to order, you may miss out.

For those of you who DIDN'T get this information, it's because you're not subscribed to our newsletter. We sometimes send out special newsletter-only Kamikaze Signings that are ONLY for those who have subscribed. Usually, this is when the signing has a limited amount of autographs available. We never announce these in advance, so you'll only know about it if you subscribe.

Not a subscriber? Our free, no-spam newsletter can be signed-up for by simply clicking the NEWSLETTER link in the orange navigation bars on the left... 

Apparently, at this past weekend's Celebration Europe, photos carried by the actors were of the worst possible quality. Complaints have come through about the toilet paper-thin paper, crappy screen grabs and just the worst type of product to be offering fans...at £3.00 (or US$6.00).

Judging from the look of this sample image found online at another website (left), if this was the quality, we're flummoxed. Look how close the placement of the logos are to the edge of the image. Plus, they are more of a distraction than if they'd been placed on the image in full color. Overall, from a graphic designer standpoint: JUNK.

Does anyone have any comments on the photos that were offered at CE? Please send them in, using the "CONTACT US" button to the left. 

This brings our Ewok piece up to 25 signers and there were 73 credited Ewoks. You will NOT see another piece which has this many authentic Ewoks on it anywhere on the planet! Click through to see a couple more photos of Ewoks signing and a list of people who've already been added to it. 

So, mark your calendars! August 21st... 

Today has been interesting to say the least. The organisers know nothing about how to make a simple queuing system work - but then, I'm not surprised. Get there at 5.30, within the first 20 people in the queue, yet those hundreds of places behind you get in before you... RIGHT, that works!!

This was extended to the Mark Hamill signing session in the autograph hall, which led to some very heated exchanges between the "organisers" and joe public.

Some of the autograph prices were dropped later in the day due to a blatant and extensive lack of interest in some very over priced guests.

Away from the autograph hall, the show seemed to have some really well put together areas - all of which I will be exploring across the next two days.

So, anyone go who can shed some more light on this? 

With 36 packs per box and eight boxes per case...well, we'll let you do the math...

Tons of other great autographers and a giant line-up of sketch cards once again will make this a must-have set for all types of collectors.

For a look at the total offering available ONLY in hobby-shop-released boxes (not retail boxes like you'd find in Target or Wal-Mart) visit theTopps Trading Cards site. 

Rumour has it that there *might* be a potential Kamikaze Signing with a MAJORLY-WANTED name on anyone's list coming up... 

Wattographs has made special arrangement with Showmasters to provide exclusive send-in autograph services for their conventions, beginning with the London Film & Comic Con in September.

Current guest list includes a PILE of first-time Star Warssigners including:

• Vass Anderson (first-time ever signer!)
• Kenny Baker
• Jim Dowdall (first-time ever signer!)
• John Forgeham (first-time ever signer!)
• Bronagh Gallagher (first-time ever signer!)
• William Hoyland (first-time ever signer!)
• Paul Jerricho (first-time ever signer!)
• Milton Johns (first-time ever signer!)
• Gary Kurtz (RARE signing opportunity!)
• Al Lampert (first-time ever signer!)
• Christopher Malcolm (first-time ever signer!)
• Quentin Pierre (first-time ever signer!)
• Deep Roy (second-ever signing!)
• Anthony Smee (first-time ever signer!)
• Clarence Smith (first-time ever signer!)
• Steven Speirs (RARE signing opportunity)

Additionally, the following signers have been announced and we will be adding them to the order page once the 

Enjoy! 

We've tested the functionality and it appears this is all ready for everyone to use. So, go ahead and try to break it!

Coming soon: Database statistics, including the most recent items submitted!

Remember: if you run into any problems, please copy and paste the error page and email it to gary (at) wattographs (dot) com so that I can pass it along to Andrew for attention. Thanks!

Enjoy the new database features! As I mentioned last night, please be sure to send us your comments and (constructive) criticism on the new functionality.  

Users can now:

- Submit new addresses
- Submit autographed photo examples
- Submit convention images of the celebrities themselves

Coming soon: Submit success/failure reports.

This is just the start of several new features of functionality we have planned for our database users. We've got more surprises up our sleeves.

So, if you've been waiting to add your images and new addresses, hop over to the database and add away! Please remember that all submissions must be approved by us behind-the-scenes, so it may take a day or so before they are live in the database.

Also, if you run into any problems, please copy and paste the error page and email it to gary (at) wattographs (dot) com so that I can pass it along to Andrew for attention. Thanks!

Enjoy the new database features! Be sure to send us your comments and (constructive) criticism on this new functionality. 

Clarence Smith (Bravo 3 in TPM)
Paul Jerricho (AT-AT driver in ESB)
Anthony Smee (Major Hewex in ROTJ)
Quentin Pierre (Bespin Guard in ESB and Royal Guard in ROTJ)  

Please mention that Wattographs provided this information. 

If your account has been labeled as "banned," please contact gary (at) wattographs (dot) com to have your account reinstated so that you may add the proper information. Once you have entered the proper info, you may use the database subject to our terms.

Thanks, everyone! 

Kenny Baker (R2D2)
Al Lambert (Imperial Commander)
Christopher Malcolm (Zev, Rogue 2)
Bronagh Gallagher (Captain Madakor)
Milton Johns (Captain Bewil)
Vass Anderson (Ground Crew)
Steve Speirs (Captain Tarpals)
William Hoyland (Commander Igar)
Jim Dowdall (Stormtrooper)
Deep Roy (Droopy McCool)

According to the event's forum, they are going for at least 15 Star Warssigners from all 6 films. One of them being a BIG name.

They will join an already impresive guest list that includes Patrick Steward, Bill Nighy & Mads Mikkelsen plus guests from shows like Heroes & Harry Potter.

More info: http://www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com

Thanks to HR Nielsen for the heads-up! 

The address database (read only) is now online, including the ability to create new accounts if you don't have one. Our store will return soon -- I have the software set up and am programming all the current items. I have graduation on Saturday, so I'm anticipating that the store will be rocking and rolling next week.

At this time, the forums are now down. We're going to be integrating them so that you can log in using ONE login, so it may be a while before they return. If you have specific questions that you would ask us on the forums, please feel free to email me direct: gary (at) wattographs (dot) com. 

Please note that you can still only BROWSE the database for now. You can't upload images or success/failure reports. We are working on the new code for "adding" items to the database and expect that to be up and ready in the next couple of weeks.

After that, we'll begin work on user interactivity, including the ability to track your requests online! No more having to having to create spreadsheets or track scribbled-on pieces of paper for your autograph requests. You'll be able to do it all online! And best of all, the cost is a hefty FREE! 

If you'd like a set of these, we're asking for a total of $10 over the cost of the two figures, which was $35. Total cost would be $45 + shipping. If you're interested email gary (at) wattographs (dot) com

First come, first served...