Our friends at Lucasfilm and Hasbro have put together The Empire Muggs Back, a fun charity auction to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Hasbro donated blank Mighty Muggs figures and the folks at Lucasfilm reached out to artists, designers, and celebrities to break out their pens, paint brushes, markers, and glue guns to turn the blank Muggs into one of a kind works of art.
The Empire Muggs Back creations were on display in the Star Wars pavilion at San Diego Comic Con and I was able to take an even closer look at them when I visited the Lucasfilm offices a week later. Unfortunately, I seemed to have just missed Darth Flannel himself, as George Lucas came by to check them out shortly thereafter! D’oh!
You can see all the Muggs that are up for auction by clicking this link. Muggs from Star Wars artists such as Christopher Trevas, Matt Busch, Chris Reiff, and Katie Cook are available along with Muggs from the crew of Robot Chicken, celebrities such as Jane Wiedlin, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars director Dave Filoni. I know I have my eyes on a number of them, and have even made a bid or two, but I’m not telling which ones! Auction closes tomorrow, August 14, so check it out now!
May the Force be with you.
These are amazing! I want all of them but couldn't help but notice Jar Jar is missing from the collection. Hmmmm....
What, no Kit Fisto? *grumble grumble* Well, I suppose they made up for it by letting Robot Chicken make an Admiral Ackbar Cereal Mugg. "Your tongues can't repel flavor of that magnitude!"