ReBoot Fire Sale?
So... I got this email today from the official mailing list:
NEVER-BEFORE-OFFERED ORIGINAL REBOOT ART TO BE AUCTIONED OFF ON EBAY Online Auction Starts February 22, Ends March 29 Here is your chance to own a piece of ReBoot history. Starting February 22, fans of the popular CG-animated series ReBoot can bid on original, one-of-a-kind drawing and concept design packs from the actual Animators behind the groundbreaking series at: http://www.shop.reboot.com. Items up for auction include: • Individual Original Drawings - 37 original pieces of episodic and concept art ranging from sketches of Phong to building blueprints to Bob and Enzo in BAD BOB garb; the selection is amazing. • Character Collection – 3 original sketches of ReBoot beloved characters Dot, Matrix, AndrAIa and Bob. • Motorcycle Collection – 50 original drawings of motorcycles of every kind used through out the series. • Bob’s Apartment Collection – 11 original concept drawings of Bob’s apartment, plants, fish, bed…you get the picture. This collection is all about Bob. All artwork was produced from the original ReBoot art team during production and includes drawings and concept designs by Brendan McCarthy, Sean Newton, Studio B and more. The online auction is scheduled to end on March 29. Don’t miss out on the chance to own your very own piece of ReBoot history! Hailed by critics and fans alike, ReBoot made history for being the first fully computer-generated, animated TV series. Its unique setting inside a computer allows ReBoot to mine the references to computers and video games for all they’re worth, giving the show its humorous edge. ReBoot was originally seen on North American television in 1994 on YTV in Canada and on ABC Television in the U.S. The series ran four successful seasons and was eventually seen in over 70 countries around the world. The innovative animation, insider humor and high octane action combine to give fans a lot of binary bang for their buck.
While this sounds AWESOME, I am worried because none of these materials were included in the original artbook from a few years ago and since they're being auctioned off before the second one is published, I'm assuming this means we won't see them there either. Which is totally low-density!
I'd LOVE to see the Bob's apartment collection! Hopefully, whoever wins these auctions will share them online with all of us. *crosses fingers*