From: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org (chakram-refugees-digest) To: chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Subject: chakram-refugees-digest V5 #208 Reply-To: chakram-refugees@smoe.org Sender: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk chakram-refugees-digest Friday, August 19 2005 Volume 05 : Number 208 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [chakram-refugees] [xena_kit_9] OT: Announcing Free Xena Comics (fwd) [S] [chakram-refugees] Xena DVD Sale ["Cheryl Ande" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:42:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Sarah Anne Packard Subject: [chakram-refugees] [xena_kit_9] OT: Announcing Free Xena Comics (fwd) Passing this along... :) - -Sarah- - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 20:57:06 -0400 From: bookdaft Reply-To: xena_kit_9@yahoogroups.com To: Xena_Kit_9 , Xena_Kit_8 Subject: [xena_kit_9] OT: Announcing Free Xena Comics In 2000, just before the final season of Xena began, Dark Horse Comics announced they would be discontinuing the run of Xena: Warrior Princess. It would end after 14 comic books and several specials in their DHP series. Dark Horse had not wanted to drop the book. But because the license fees were so high and the sales were not up to the expected volumes, the company had no choice but to end the book. A few months prior to the demise of the DH version of the comic book (Topps had done it before them), my comic store guy and I conceived the idea to try to promote the book by giving it away. Consequently he purchased an initial batch of the Xena comic books and was able to obtain several more orders without expending more money beyond the first order. I publicized our endeavor and he mailed the comics out. I thought we were very successful. Although it didn't save the comic book, (the hard, economic facts are that they didn't - probably couldn't - increase the circulation), but it did make Dark Horse sit up and take notice. I think we had a pretty good response: I received upwards of 90 plus e-mail requests and I'm sure Steve mailed out at least that number of books. In some cases he may have sent more than one book. We had such a good time that we have decided to start it up again. The purpose of this hare-brained scheme - um - promotion, is to rattle Universal's cage and let them know we would like a Xena movie, since everything seems to be moving like slow glass. It will also permit those fans who want the comic book, or are only interested in looking at the quality of the comic, of obtaining it without purchase. So here's the deal: Contact me privately at the e-mail above and I will send you instructions for receiving your book. I cannot honor requests for a complete set, because we do not have a complete set. The idea is to provide as many people with some of these comics as possible. Steve will work on obtaining more, but the pool is somewhat limited. In return for these freebies, Steve and I only ask that you contact Universal and let them know you want a Xena movie. The URL for the contact page is: http://www.universalstudios.com/homepage/html/contact_us/contact_links.html or http://www.universalstudios.com/homepage/html/contact_us/contact_form.cgi?em ail_id=9 And if you would like, you can also contact Dark Horse and let them know you contacted Universal for a feature film. I don't know if they are still licensed for Xena, but they might be interested in doing the graphic novel, if a Xena feature film ever does come to be. The contact URL is: http://services.darkhorse.com/contact/index.php I am including a disclaimer: This promotion is being conducted without the prior knowledge of Rob Tapert, Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor, Creation Entertainment, Universal Studios or anyone associated with the television show, XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS. If you think others might find this interesting, feel free to pass the notice on to other lists. bd - --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xena_kit_9/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: xena_kit_9-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ========================================================= This has been a message to the chakram-refugees list. To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe chakram-refugees" in the message body. Contact meth@smoe.org with any questions or problems. ========================================================= ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 23:07:59 -0400 From: "Cheryl Ande" Subject: [chakram-refugees] Xena DVD Sale There is a great sale for Xena and Hercules DVDs at Deep Discount DVD (www.deepdiscountdvd.com). The Xena 10th anniversary DVD is $28.77. All the seasons are selling for $38.37 and the Hercules season DVDs are going for $33.57 ( the last season is 19.17). There other TV shows also and the shipping is free. So check it out. CherylA ========================================================= This has been a message to the chakram-refugees list. To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe chakram-refugees" in the message body. 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