AbbyShot Gear IN STOCK at Dragon*Con This Weekend!

It's almost time for the summer to go out with a blaze of glory: Dragon*Con 2010 is coming right up!

This Labour Day weekend Atlanta, Georgia will again be overrun by Stormtroopers, Superheroes, Time Lords, Browncoats, and everything in between! This is a convention where dressing like your favourite character is almost an unwritten rule, so you KNOW AbbyShot Gear will come in handy. Luckily, a wide selection of AbbyShot products will be IN STOCK at Dragon*Con just waiting for you! We've also put together a handy guide of some of our top picks you NEED to check out at the con, so read on :)
 
AbbyShot is so happy to announce that our major retail affiliate at Dragon*Con is: Sci-Fi Genre! You will find them in the Marquis Ballroom (Exhibitor Hall 2) at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis! Our friends at Sci-Fi Genre will be stocking a whole range of designs and sizes so you can try on and buy your own AbbyShot clothing on the spot at Dragon*Con!

Fiction Fashion Friday - Scott Pilgrim vs. AbbyShot!

It's time for an epic Fiction Fashion Friday of epic epicness! Since this is an ongoing series of articles, there is some fine-tuning to be done. From now on, instead of going into detail about the coat or jacket, we figure we'll give you something a bit more fun. A cool-looking character can really get you into a series, make you curious as to what kind of people surround them, how they react to their environment, and what purpose their coat or jacket serves. So from today onward, we're going to tell you about the coolest characters, their overall outfit in brief, and let YOU decide whether this is something you might want to see from AbbyShot! We'll talk about the series they're from, their role in the series (without spoiling too much), and just how their outfit works for the character. And now, here's a character we can all relate to on some degree - Scott Pilgrim! The world's new favorite slacker is not one to shy away from some form of style. In fact, we think he might be the only person to make a parka look really darn good! Of course, that comes with the territory when you’re Canadian like Scott, a fact that we’re proud of being a Canadian company ourselves! :)

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Customer E-mails: August 2010 Edition

Well, it's the end of another fantastic month, and your emails continue to make our days brighter! We look forward to sharing what you have to say and the adventures you have in your AbbyShot coats, jackets and more. What kinds of things have you been up to? What exciting places have you been? Where has your wanderlust landed you this time? This month, we have a treasure trove of photos from Rob in the UK, who wore his Tenth Doctor's Coat from Doctor Who to a London fan convention. Rob has also entered his photos in the Summer CON-Test II! Here he comes in his TARDIS!

The Silver Snail to Represent AbbyShot at Fan Expo!

Good news everyone:  AbbyShot is going to be at Fan Expo! Well, in some shape or form. :) Thanks to our affiliate The Silver Snail, you'll be able to pick up great AbbyShot gear on-the-spot at Fan Expo in Toronto, and (of course) see just how awesome our garments are in-person!

Fiction Fashion Friday - Heck Lad?!

Here's a riddle: What's black and red and gruff all over? Be sure not to stare at his head during this FicFashFri, because the character we're looking at today is none other than Anung Un Rama, commonly known as Hellboy! Might help if you brought some pancakes; we hear he likes those! Today we're going to compare his coat in each of its incarnations - Hellboy, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and the Hellboy comic!

Hellboy in the comics

The Wednesday Uplink - Like a Glove 2.0

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Well folks, I certainly cannot say AbbyShot doesn't listen to their audience, because they even listen to a fan like me. You remember the beginning of the month I posted about my idea about gloves, an idea I figured would very much appeal to all of us? Well look at what I found.

Middle of the Month - Martha Madness continues!

Hey folks! It's the middle of the month, and we're still moseying on! Meanwhile, many things are moving here at AbbyShot HQ, but this month it's all about Martha! Today, in celebration of our official Martha Jones Companion Jacket sale, we're looking at our top five Martha Jones moments from Doctor Who! Take a look, but be warned! Here be spoilers! ;)

Fiction Fashion Friday – Supernaturally Good Lookin’!

What are you doing this Friday? Well, we hope it includes a bit of FicFashFri! Comin’ at you again this week, we’ve got a little bit of a change to the format. We’re not going to spend too long discussing the whole outfit. Instead, we’re going to concentrate on the main attraction – the jacket! On today’s edition of Fiction Fashion Friday we’ve got Dean Winchester from the hit CW show Supernatural!

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AbbyShot Enters the Republic of Doyle!

Well, we did it guys! We're in showbiz! Well...sort of! Recently an emergency casting call was put out for a scene in the TV show Republic of Doyle, and we were all too eager to throw on our summer-friendly AbbyShot gear and head out into the sun for a bit of “extra” work!

Fiction Fashion Friday - Assassin Fashion

It's the best day of the week, and we're back with another fabulous edition of Fiction Fashion Friday! Y'know, we really enjoy writing these articles for you, and we're glad to share them with the community as a whole. We'd just like to say thank you to the people who are commenting and replying. Remember, if you like any of the stuff we mention on here, be sure to get the message to us! We're always listening. :)

Double-kill!

This week, we've got a double-dose of killer awesome - please put your hands together for Altaïr and Ezio from the Assassin's Creed franchise! Don't hold your applause, clap in front of your monitor right now! :D Woo! Anyway, on with the show!

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The Summer CON-test 2: The Sequel!

Summer is in high swing for convention season, as San Diego Comic-Con blew fans away in July. With more conventions happening every week, it's a good season to be a fan of any popular franchise. This has us inspired to look at your fervor for fandom and, and so AbbyShot is proud to announce the Summer CON-Test 2 with TWO brackets: home-made costumes and AbbyShot gear!  We want you to go to a fan convention somewhere this summer, wearing either a handmade costume or some AbbyShot gear, and have someone take your picture.  Do you already have a shot from a convention this year?  If so, then submit that one, or a new one.  You can even submit one for each bracket, if you like! The winner of each bracket takes home $50 dollars in AbbyCash off any product priced over $150!

Jay, a finalist in a Squall Jacket from last year's CON-test

 Here is a brief description of each bracket:

AbbyShot Bracket
This bracket is, of course, you in your AbbyShot gear! Send us the best picture of yourself rockin' one of our coats or jackets and you could win!

Home-made Bracket
This bracket involves costumes made by you! We want to see your best home-made costume at a con, the best picture you can muster!

Dana as the Major for last year's CON-test

How will this work? We’ll have you decide the winner! Starting in September, fans will vote on which photo they think is the best, and whoever gets the most votes at the end of the contest wins! When submitting a photo, please tell us what media your costume is from, what character it is, and any other necessary details to fill in fans who might not know! This will help us as much as it helps you! Entries will be accepted until Sunday, September 12, 2010, the weekend after the last major con of this con season, Dragon*Con. The  voting will begin shortly thereafter!

Dominic's entry last year in our CON-test

The big rule is to keep it PG, so that means no gestures, poses, or costumes of a very provocative nature. You can be any age to participate, though anyone 13 or under will need to have their legal guardian’s permission. The photo must be of your own costume and not someone else. Any and all photos submitted will first be judged by AbbyShot on their content, however you guys know what to do and how to do it, so get to it! It’s all in wholesome fun, and we look forward to seeing what kinds of awesome pics you guys have snapped this summer! :) 

EDIT: We apologize for not being clear about how to enter! If you wish to submit your entries, the best methods are either: via email (to "info[at]abbyshot.com") or upload through our Map Your 'Shot Page! Just be sure to say you're submitting your photo for the Summer CON-test. If you prefer to submit via Facebook or Twitter, please do, but provide us an email address in a direct message or email to confirm your entry. 

Have fun!
The AbbyShot Team