Check out this hilarious “homemade” parody trailer for Ender’s Game by the folks at CineFix. Thanks to @Darian_Robbins for the find!
What’s your favorite part? I think their Mazer is particularly hilarious, but the a capella score was aca-mazing!
Here’s their side by side comparison:
Happy Friday, Launchies! Here’s an alternative book cover designed by Koala-Tee on Deviantart, done as an art project in school.
After my failed attempt at getting you guys some free bumper stickers yesterday, I decided to just start up a full blown CafePress store for the site. You can now visit http://www.cafepress.com/endernet and browse various items featuring the EnderWiggin.net logo. (don’t worry, it’s just the logo, not the site name)
If you’ve got a dad who is 1) a big Ender’s Game fan and 2) the resident griller, then I’ve got a particular item that might be of interest to you for Father’s Day, coming up in just 10 days!
Yes, that’s an apron with a silly take on the famous Ender’s Game tagline, “The enemy’s GRILL is down”, and a flaming EnderWiggin.net logo. You can buy one from CafePress for just $22.99 plus shipping.
If you’d like a closer look at the design, here it is below:
I realize it doesn’t actually make sense, but hopefully it brings a smile to your face anyway. 😀
UPDATE 2: Alright Launchies. I finally got this figured out. The CafePress coupons do NOT work when you buy from my EnderNet store, but the bumper sticker does finally show up in the CafePress Marketplace. The STICKIE coupon no longer works, but they have a new one out today for 40% off valid until 11:59 PT tonight June 6, 2013. Use code BBPD40. (I tried it and it works.) Hopefully eventually the other stuff I added will show up in the Marketplace as well!
UPDATE: Code has not been working for folks, possibly because the product is too new. I will try again later and let you guys know if it works.
CafePress is running a special today where you can use the code STICKIE to get a FREE bumper sticker. To help you guys take advantage of this, I’ve set up a bumper sticker using the EnderWiggin.net logo and the tagline “The enemy’s gate is down”.
To order your FREE sticker, visit the EnderWiggin.net CafePress store (which I just created, so it doesn’t look like much) and order the bumper sticker, checking out with the code STICKIE.
Please note that you still have to pay taxes and shipping on the item! This promotion ends on June 5, 2013 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time and is valid while supplies last, so order quickly!
It’s Friday and therefore time for some fan art! Check out this digital drawing of Bean and Petra by Zethia on Deviantart! Technically incorrect since Petra was never in Dragon, but still a great image regardless.
Since I’m reading Shadow of the Hegemon now, I can appreciate the meaning behind it a whole lot more than I would have last week.
Here’s a really cute digital painting of Valentine made by HashiMichaelis on Deviantart! In the back you can see a paper signed at the top as ‘Demosthenes’ in Greek along with a portrayal of a Demosthenes bust.
Even with two kids and more blogs than I know what to do with, I clearly have nothing better to do than to think up ways to show what a ridiculous fangirl I can be. Last week, while trying to figure out a way to save money on those silly little stickers my daughter is always begging me to buy her, I decided to look up whether you can print your own nail decals. Turns out, you definitely can.
I ordered a set and then the Ender’s Game part of my brain started churning and this happened:
I made teeny ones for smaller fingers and bigger ones for thumbs, with the little ones being 1/4 inch and the thumbs being 1/2 inch.
The next step is to coat the printout with clear nail polish, though this became tricky as the ink began to run with strokes. I had to dab and will have to look into just getting an acrylic spray for the whole sheet. I waited for it to dry and painted my nails in various Battle School colors: orange, blue, red, green.
Once they were dry I cut the edges off. Actually, I got lazy on the second hand and left the corners, but you’ll be able to see why this is a bad idea.
Next, submerge it in a bit of warm water. Once the paper backing is soaked, you can remove it from the water to a paper towel and gently peel it off the paper.
Here’s the tiny little decal ready to put on a nail.
Flatten the decal down and then paint over with clear polish.
Here’s my right hand and you can see the corners on the three small army nails. Definitely take the time to cut the corners off! And yes, I know, my nails are kind of sad looking. I only just recently grew them out after like 30 years and my daughter’s constant scolding. I don’t know why but I had the hardest time with the IF decals and they both went on horribly crooked.
My first attempt on my left hand was ridiculous. I made the Rat and Asp upside down, but the Dragon looked okay. All in all, it’s pretty close to what I’d envisioned. Petra Arkanian would scream in horror, no doubt.
I’m hoping to take the thumbnail sizes with me to Comic Con and anyone who can find me while I’m waiting in the Hall H line can get a Battle School thumbnail. If you’re willing to give me a thumbs up pose for the EnderWiggin.net Instagram, that’d be sweet!
Here’s a cool piece of fan art by megakx on Deviantart of The Giant’s Drink.
Check out this amazing oil painting of Ender done by SidharthChaturvedi on DeviantArt for a show at the Modern Eden gallery in San Francisco, CA.
Ender’s Game Google Alerts are usually pretty boring. Book reviews and book reviews and more book reviews. Occasionally something really cool comes up, like an Ender’s Game themed baby shower!
Here are some Ender cupcakes, which are really cool!
There were a ton of desserts, all with cute little Ender’s Game themed named like Dink Meekerons (macarons) and PeterButter and Jelly Stars.
You can check out all the photos on Twinkiechan.com.
So I guess my question is, if this is the couple’s first baby, is it being named Peter or Ender? 😉
Happy Easter, Launchies! Hope everyone is having a fun day today. My family dyed eggs earlier and I reserved four for myself to decorate Ender’s Game style!
I made one for each army logo released so far, Dragon, Salamander, Rat, and Asp. I had some printouts from making buttons and so I had it in front of me while I sketched into the eggs with a pencil then I colored it in with a sharpie pen. Here’s a look at each egg individually:
Dragon:
Salamander:
Rat:
Asp:
We probably can’t eat these because I used a sharpie, but it was still worth it. We’re about to go outside and have our hunt with the kids and I’ll make sure I hide these well. Whoever finds Dragon Army gets a chocolate bunny!
Here’s a cool fan-made Phoenix Army t-shirt designed by Darian Robbins to match the Dragon Army one posted a couple weeks ago. The shirt sells from Red Bubble for around $24. This shirt is fan-made.
Check out this cool Dragon Army t-shirt, complete with the Dragon Army colors, by Darian Robbins, for sale on RedBubble for $24.54 in sizes ranging from S to 3xL. A wide variety of colors are also available.