Serenity has returned to her berth after greeting Browncoats across the U.S. So much has happened over the last six weeks. She’s been mobbed by fans and paid homage to by her costars (see Nathan pic in previous post). She’s been at San Diego ComicCon where over a 100,000 peeps got to come by and check her out. Barely a month later, Serenity flew to Atlanta and was back on display for the crowds at Dragon*Con, a slightly (and I do mean slightly) smaller crowd that more than made up for that fact with their enthusiasm.

The waiting list for Serenity now exceeds 1,400 and that’s just *our* direct waiting list. It doesn’t include reseller partners like Sideshow Collectibles. As those of you on the waiting list already know (and if you aren’t on the list and have any interest in Serenity at all, I strongly encourage to sign up at concierge@quantummechanix.com), we have doubled the edition size to 1,000 to accommodate the unprecedented interest in our girl. We know not everyone who wants Serenity is going to be able to get in on this edition. But when we were looking at disappointing more than half of our direct customers alone, well, clearly, something had to be done.

Serenity gets mobbed: The line of folks jockeying to see Serenity up close doesn’t shorten for four days at Dragon*Con. The sight of our girl brings tears to the eyes of several Browncoats and at least one young lady almost faints when she learns that this is the very same ship Nathan kissed.

We’ve also decided to open preordering for folks on the waiting list first, before the general public. Once we’ve given waiting list folks a chance, we’ll open things up to the rest of the world, if there are any left, that is. (Want that waiting list e-mail address again?)

What Serenity Means to You

In other Serenity-related news, as of midnight last night, the “What Serenity Means to You” contest is now closed. We got quite a few entries, every single one heartfelt and compelling in it’s own way. The entries have been forwarded to the judges, and as soon as they weigh in we’ll announce the winner of that shiny Inara’s Shuttle diorama.

Atlas of The Verse

Ben Mund, the designer on the Atlas of The Verse, is in the home stretch now. Just a couple finishing touches and we will be moving on to final studio approval. Assuming all goes well, we’re looking to have these on sale in time for the Creation Entertainment Serenity convention in Los Angeles this November (see next item).

Creation Salute to Serenity and Firefly!

Those who made it out to the Creation Entertainment Salute to Serenity & Firefly last year will remember what an awesomely good time it was. We had such a good time, QMx is sponsoring the show again this year in it’s new location at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott, November 21-22, 2009.

If you can make it, we highly recommend it. In addition to QMx’s biggest show booth of the year (over 30 feet of shiny goodness), we will have the QMx conference track which is always full of awesome. Our confirmed guests include Jane Espenson and Shawna Trpcic, who will both be speaking and doing signings at the QMx booth. You can also expect other guests and more than a few surprises (remember how we introduced Serenity last year at this show?), so we really hope you can join us!

The Maquette They Called Jayne – Almost Sold Out

Yes, it’s true: The preorder allocation for the latest Little Damn Hero – Jayne Cobb – sold out about a week ago. But never fear, you haven’t missed out completely. On Monday, September 21 at 12pm PDT, we will reopen ordering on the last 100 Jaynes left in the world. These will be in stock and ready to ship, so don’t wait and don’t hesitate!

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