OWI,
Mezco Toyz, and NBC Join Forces For Heroes
Contest
From Mezco:
NY- Fans of the popular NBC series Heroes
are eagerly awaiting the release of the
Mezco Toyz action figures of their favorite
characters from the award winning series.
Collectors are pre-ordering the figures
online in record numbers and the prototypes,
on display at NBC¹s Rockefeller Center
headquarters, draw crowds of onlookers who
pose next to their custom display case for
a quick photo. The 1st set of Heroes action
figures is set to be released in June 2008,
but one lucky fan will get them early thanks
to The-OWI.com, a Heroes fan site. By simply
e-mailing pictures of themselves dressed
as their favorite Hero, fans can enter the
website¹s Show Us Your Heroes contest.
In April, judges from the website along
with representatives of Mezco Toyz, and
NBC will select a grand prize winner who
will receive a complete set of unpainted
³test shot² figures. Test shots
are quickly becoming one of the hottest
collectibles in the toy world due to their
extreme scarcity, only a handful are produced
and many are destroyed. Several test shots
of Mezco Toyz are on display in museums,
including New York¹s prestigious Museum
Of The Moving Image. Additionally, NBC will
be supplying several additional prizes,
to be revealed at a later date, for several
runner up winners.
The OWI, Mezco Toyz, and
NBC hope that by requirng fans to participate
and send a photo rather than simply send
an e-mail or postcard, the prize will be
awarded to a true Heroes fan.
To
enter the contest visit:
www.owiheroescontest.com
Heroes action figures by
Mezco Toyz are available for pre-order online,
and will be in Toys"R"Us and other
fine retailers in June.
About
the OWI:
The Organization Without Initials (OWI)
was started as an outlet for fans of the
TV show HEROES to express their opinions,
create content, participate in contests
and have access to the cast and crew behind
the hit NBC television show. Since its inception
in 2006 many cast and crewmembers have been
interviewed including; Tim Kring, Greg Grunberg,
Jimmy Jean-Louis and Masi Oka among others.
The OWI sets itself above other HEROES fans
sites by creating news not just reporting
it.
About
Mezco Toyz:
Mezco Toyz burst onto the toy scene more
nearly a decade ago and has not only been
raising the bar for quality and detail but
has helped to redefine what could be expected
from a toy company. The artists of Mezco
Toyz continually blur the line between toys,
collectibles, and art. Having won numerous
awards for design, innovation, quality,
and originality, Mezco has proven itself
to be a leader in the field of collectable
toys. Mezco Toyz designs and manufactures
both licensed and original creations and
has created collectables for such high-profile
licenses as Heroes, The Spirit, Hellboy
1 & 2, Cinema Of Fear, Family Guy, South
Park, Animal House, Blues Brothers, Scarface,
Under Dog, King Kong, The Goonies, and Edward
Scissorhands, as well as in-house creations
including the incredibly popular Living
Dead Dolls and Gangsta Babies.
About
NBC:
NBC Universal is one of the world's leading
media and entertainment companies in the
development, production, and marketing of
entertainment, news, and information to
a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through
the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal
Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates
a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment
networks, a premier motion picture company,
significant television production operations,
a leading television stations group, and
world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal
is 80% owned by General Electric and 20%
owned by Vivendi.
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