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SDCC Thundercats Sword of Omens (Real and Foam)

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Thanks to the WB’s Comic Con page, we have some new info on a contest and giveaway planned for San Diego Comic Con.

They have commissioned one life sized replica of the Sword of Omens from the new Thundercats television show. That will be given away to one lucky fan at SDCC.

They will also be giving away foam versions of the replica on Friday and Sunday at the Warner Brothers booth.

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WARNER BROS. ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF COMIC-CON SWAG WITH EXCLUSIVE THUNDERCATS SWORD OF OMENS GIVEAWAY

BURBANK, Calif. (July 15, 2011) — To celebrate the highly anticipated premiere of ThunderCats, the newest Warner Bros. Animation series on Cartoon Network, the studio has commissioned a replica Sword of Omens, Lion-O’s mythical weapon used in the series, to be given away to one lucky fan, exclusively at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2011.

  • Handcrafted by the artisan Dragon of Renegade Effects Group, this replica Sword of Omens is forged of aircraft aluminum (1/3 of what steel weighs – but just as tough!) and features a hand-carved eyepiece and ThunderCats logo.
  • Sword design taken directly from the drawings of the Warner Bros. Animation artists.
  • Visit the Warner Bros. booth (#4545) to find out how you could win the Sword of Omens.
  • In addition to this special prize, the Warner Bros. booth (#4545) will also be giving away free foam replicas of the Sword of Omens to fans on Friday, July 22, and Sunday, July 24.
  • A world premiere screening of ThunderCats at Comic-Con will take place on Friday, July 22, at 3:30 p.m. in Room 6A. Afterward the screening, join Larry Kenney (voice of Claudus, voice of Lion-O in the original series), Emmanuelle Chriqui (voice of Cheetara), producers Michael Jelenic and Ethan Spaulding, and art director Dan Norton will for a panel discussion on the series.
  • ThunderCats roars onto TV screens with an hour-long special premiere event on Friday, July 29, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on Cartoon Network. Following the premiere, the show will air regularly on Cartoon Network Friday nights at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT, beginning August 5.

Only the true Lord of the ThunderCats can wield the mighty Sword of Omens! And only one lucky fan will be able to win this exclusive Comic-Con replica at the Warner Bros. booth.

Must be over 18 to enter. Official Rules available at TheWB.com.

For continuing info on the Studio’s plans at Comic-Con, please visit www.thewb.com/comiccon and follow us on Twitter @TheWBdotcom (hashtag #WBSDCC).

About ThunderCats:

ThunderCats is a new animated series from Warner Bros. Animation (WBA), premiering exclusively on Cartoon Network, and is executive produced by Sam Register (Teen Titans, Ben 10, Batman: The Brave and the Bold), with Michael Jelenic (Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Wonder Woman) and Ethan Spaulding (Avatar: The Last Airbender) producing.

An epic, all new reimagining of the classic 1980s animated series, ThunderCats tells the story of a hero’s journey to fulfill his ultimate destiny. On Third Earth, the kingdom of Thundera is being threatened by the evil sorcerer Mumm-Ra, and Lion-O, the young heir to the throne, embarks on a great quest to take his rightful place as king. The unlikely champion must work with his faithful comrades Tygra, Cheetara, Panthro, WilyKit, WilyKat, and his loyal pet, Snarf — who join him on his journey — to save their world from darkness.

Discussion / Comments From the Thundercats.ws Forums (Read Only, Archived)

  2. Ravenxl7 has no avatar! Ravenxl7 says

    That's really cool. Would've loved to have seen a company like Noble Collection tackle the making of a replica (that way it could be bought by those who want it), but oh well.

    Quote:
    In addition to this special giveaway, the Warner Bros. booth (#4545) will also be handing out free foam replicas of the Sword of Omens on Friday, July 22 and Sunday, July 24.
    It's just a foam sword, but that'd be cool to have. Anybody willing to pick one up for me? maybe along with one of those tote bag things? lol......

  3. Dedboy has no avatar! Dedboy says

    I found this info over at Toy News International (EDIT: Original Source: HERE).

    "To celebrate the highly anticipated premiere of ThunderCats, the newest Warner Bros. Animation series on Cartoon Network, the studio has commissioned a replica Sword of Omens, Lion-O's mythical weapon used in the series, to be given away to one lucky fan, exclusively at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2011.

    Handcrafted by the artisan Dragon of Renegade Effects Group, this replica Sword of Omens is forged of aircraft aluminum (1/3 of what steel weighs - but just as tough!) and features a hand-carved eyepiece and ThunderCats logo.

    Sword design taken directly from the drawings of the Warner Bros. Animation artists.

    Visit the Warner Bros. booth (#4545) to find out how you could win the Sword of Omens.

    In addition to this special prize, the Warner Bros. booth (#4545) will also be giving away free foam replicas of the Sword of Omens to fans on Friday, July 22, and Sunday, July 24."


    SDCC 2011 Thundercats Sword of Omens


    SDCC 2011 Thundercats Sword of Omens


    SDCC 2011 Thundercats Sword of Omens

  4. LiarDice Films has no avatar! LiarDice Films says

    Yep its an amazing piece of craftsmanship. Id love one of those foam versions. Very sad i cant attend. Im sure a couple will turn up on ebay at stupid prices!

  5. Pink Panthro has no avatar! Pink Panthro says

    ...Times like this I wish I didn't live in Illinois... :'(


    I'll have to hope I can pick up one of the foam swords for cheapish. Also want one of the convention bags REALLY BAD.

  6. RoftheHood has no avatar! RoftheHood says

    Does anyone have the means of finding out, if they will mass produce something like this? Even if it's stainless steel...?

  7. Ravenxl7 has no avatar! Ravenxl7 says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by RoftheHood View Post
    Does anyone have the means of finding out, if they will mass produce something like this? Even if it's stainless steel...?
    If they make a production sword at all, it probably won't be till they get a movie made (assuming they ever do). Which then means it'll be based off of the sword design in said movie, and most likely made by Noble Collection. This hear is meant, as far as I can tell, purely as a one-off thing. Would be cool if they did mass produce it, but I don't see that happening.

  8. GK Punk has no avatar! GK Punk says

    Only thing I could see happening is if the person who gets it makes casts of it to sell. I'd love one for Cosplay purposes...

  9. RoftheHood has no avatar! RoftheHood says

    "If they make a production sword at all, it probably won't be till they get a movie made (assuming they ever do). Which then means it'll be based off of the sword design in said movie, and most likely made by Noble Collection. This hear is meant, as far as I can tell, purely as a one-off thing. Would be cool if they did mass produce it, but I don't see that happening."

    They mass produced the original version, back in 2005.

  10. RoftheHood has no avatar! RoftheHood says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ravenxl7 View Post
    If they make a production sword at all, it probably won't be till they get a movie made (assuming they ever do). Which then means it'll be based off of the sword design in said movie, and most likely made by Noble Collection. This hear is meant, as far as I can tell, purely as a one-off thing. Would be cool if they did mass produce it, but I don't see that happening.
    They mass produced the original version back in 2005. It would dumb not to do this version as well.

  11. GK Punk has no avatar! GK Punk says

    Did they do an official Sword of Omens? I've seen a lot of Unofficial ones.

  12. Ravenxl7 has no avatar! Ravenxl7 says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by RoftheHood View Post
    They mass produced the original version back in 2005. It would dumb not to do this version as well.
    Was the '05 sword an official production? (I'm having a hard time finding information on it). While I'd love to see the new show's sword get a mass produced replica, I'm not going to count on it happening. If it does, that's great, but if it doesn't, it's not too huge of a loss, imho. Even if they did one, it wouldn't be the exact same design as this one. It'd be based off the same design, but certain changes would probably need to be made for mass production. Especially if it was Noble Collection handling it.

    We'll just have to wait and see.

  13. Balgus82 has no avatar! Balgus82 says

    The video makes it seem like there are more than one being made with the whole, "Since each one of these is handmade, does that also mean that each one is gonna be different?" part.

  14. Ravenxl7 has no avatar! Ravenxl7 says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Balgus82 View Post
    The video makes it seem like there are more than one being made with the whole, "Since each one of these is handmade, does that also mean that each one is gonna be different?" part.
    Hadn't watched the video. The text part of the article had made it seem like there'd only be one. In the video it's mentioned there's three of them. Since all three of them are, essentially, hand-made (meaning he made the masters for each one separately), there's going to be differences. Maybe only minute in nature, but like he said, each one's going to have it's own personality to it.

    Assuming they do go and make a production sword, it'll be designed by someone else, and with the mindset of it being a mass production sword.

  15. RoftheHood has no avatar! RoftheHood says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ravenxl7 View Post
    Was the '05 sword an official production? (I'm having a hard time finding information on it). While I'd love to see the new show's sword get a mass produced replica, I'm not going to count on it happening. If it does, that's great, but if it doesn't, it's not too huge of a loss, imho. Even if they did one, it wouldn't be the exact same design as this one. It'd be based off the same design, but certain changes would probably need to be made for mass production. Especially if it was Noble Collection handling it.

    We'll just have to wait and see.
    I doubt it was an official release. Here's the link to check it out...

    Thundercats Sword of Omens Light's Up! - Anime Swords

  16. Balgus82 has no avatar! Balgus82 says

    bleh. I would hope that wasn't official. not only is it not show accurate, the Eye of Thundera is on backwards!


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