March Photo Cover Contest
The winner of the March Cover Photo contest is Fernando J. Mantos, having his masterpiece displayed on our Facebook page.
2000 Members Giveaway
With our initial announcement, we rolled out with over 13 separate awards to give out to our lucky members. Since then, 7 other MTFBWY members have joined the forces of three other members and the admin team to bring the prize pool to 21 prizes!
Our winners are:
1. Emil Viborg Skovsager - Chose Signed Star Wars Comic
2. Paul Murphy - Chose Smuggler's Bounty Box
3. Jonah Johnson - Chose Lando Pop Vinyl
4. Louis Benvenuto - Chose Custom Gold & Black BB-8 - By Abbernaffy Customs (Alan Ian Drummond)
5. David Thompson - Chose Custom FN-2187 by CC Customs (Christina Cooper)
6. Keith Ojeda - Chose Jabba 3-Pack
7. Edward Bourbon - Chose NYCC Chrome Tie Fighter Pilot
8. Rachel Stlouis - Chose Custom FN-2187 by CC Customs (Christina Cooper)
9. Gustavo Ng - Chose C3PO (Original) - Hikari
10. Rex Busselll - Chose VCD - TC-14 Vinyl Figure
11. Anthony Jones - Chose Complete set of IMAX Force Awakens Glasses
12. Willy Flores - Chose Kylo Ren Art Hand-drawn and painted by David Lessard
13. Jason Valhuerdi - Chose Biker Scout (Jon Coomber)
14. Andy Poe Dameron - Chose Unmasked Kylo Ren (Kool Toys and Games)
15. Ivan Glover - Chose First Order Flame and Snow Trooper Combo Pack
16. Sergio Cartagena Colón - Chose - MTFBWY Sticker Pack
17. Erl Pineda - Chose lightsaber grill tongs
18. Missi Taylor -
19. Nikkie Miracle-Sandifur -
20. Jason Kho -
21. David Sequeira -
Our winners are:
1. Emil Viborg Skovsager - Chose Signed Star Wars Comic
2. Paul Murphy - Chose Smuggler's Bounty Box
3. Jonah Johnson - Chose Lando Pop Vinyl
4. Louis Benvenuto - Chose Custom Gold & Black BB-8 - By Abbernaffy Customs (Alan Ian Drummond)
5. David Thompson - Chose Custom FN-2187 by CC Customs (Christina Cooper)
6. Keith Ojeda - Chose Jabba 3-Pack
7. Edward Bourbon - Chose NYCC Chrome Tie Fighter Pilot
8. Rachel Stlouis - Chose Custom FN-2187 by CC Customs (Christina Cooper)
9. Gustavo Ng - Chose C3PO (Original) - Hikari
10. Rex Busselll - Chose VCD - TC-14 Vinyl Figure
11. Anthony Jones - Chose Complete set of IMAX Force Awakens Glasses
12. Willy Flores - Chose Kylo Ren Art Hand-drawn and painted by David Lessard
13. Jason Valhuerdi - Chose Biker Scout (Jon Coomber)
14. Andy Poe Dameron - Chose Unmasked Kylo Ren (Kool Toys and Games)
15. Ivan Glover - Chose First Order Flame and Snow Trooper Combo Pack
16. Sergio Cartagena Colón - Chose - MTFBWY Sticker Pack
17. Erl Pineda - Chose lightsaber grill tongs
18. Missi Taylor -
19. Nikkie Miracle-Sandifur -
20. Jason Kho -
21. David Sequeira -
Big D's Monthly Trivia Giveaways
The newest admin at MTFBWY, David aka Big D, is actually one of our oldest members, joining the MTFBWY ranks early. For a long time he, like many of our other wonderful members, has thought of creative ways to give back to the community. For months, he has been running Trivia Giveaways, where he would ask Star Wars questions for a chance to win a valuable prize. We are happy to include this month's giveaway as an official admin event.
In this month's trivia, Big D asked members to list all the actors that have played Darth Vader in the OT. The reward was the newly, not even released at most places, Rancor 3 pack (Rancor, Luke, Oola) and the winner was Steve DaCosta.
In this month's trivia, Big D asked members to list all the actors that have played Darth Vader in the OT. The reward was the newly, not even released at most places, Rancor 3 pack (Rancor, Luke, Oola) and the winner was Steve DaCosta.
"Spirit of Giving" Hikari Giveaway
In the spirit of giving, this Metallic Greedo Hikari was given to one of the members who entered the giveaway by explaining what their favorite Funko product was and why. The winner was Carl Deguzman.
MTFBWY T-Shirt Giveaway
The winners of this amazing contest were @funkojedi, @funkosparrow, and @ryespops on Instagram. They each won a TFA MTFBWY T-Shirt, designed by one of our Admins.
The Admins of May The Funko Be With You are excited to announce our Featured Force Funatic for December! Alain Alba! Please help us in congratulating Alain and also get to know him a little better by reading his answers to our questions below. He's also showing off quite the impressive Star Wars collection in the attached pictures so be sure to check those out.
1. What Star Wars Funko lines do you collect (POP!, Hikari, Wacky Wobblers, Fabrikations, other)?
I only collect Pops! at this time.
2. What is your favorite Star Wars piece in your collection and why?
My favorite piece in my collection is actually Salacious B. Crumb from the Jabba 3-pack. So much detail in that Lil fella! A strong 2nd favorite is the stormtrooper Luke and Han exclusive duo.
3. How long have you been collecting?
I started collecting StarWars Pop! about a year ago... ComicCon 2015 is when the hunt really took off though. And boy did it escalate quickly since then! 83 and counting.
4. What was your very first Star Wars Funko item?
My very first StarWars Funko items were Yoda, R2-D2 and C-3PO
5.Tell us your favorite Star Wars Funko story?
My favorite StarWars Funko story has got to be the day I found Holographic Darth, StormTropper Han and Luke, R2-R9 and Shock Trooper. I felt like I was the luckiest guy alive! It was ComicCon 2015 and I was on the hunt for new additions to my collection, it was towards the end of the day and I had started to lose hope in my search until I ran into one of the last booths there selling Pops! I started looking through the stacks of Pops!, as I had been all day, and out of the corner of my eye, way towards the bottom of the rack I see some StarWars Pops!. I was like cool, lets make sure I dont have any of these commons. As i'm going through the assortment, in the back up against the wall I make contact with the Stormtrooper Han and Solo... I couldn't believe my eyes! At this point I start moving all the Pops! out of the corner and am pulling grails left and right! SCORE! I haven't been that lucky to find that many exclusives since.
We hope you enjoyed hearing a little more about Alain. He will be receiving an official MTFBWY T-Shirt as well for being selected as our Featured Force Funatic.
1. What Star Wars Funko lines do you collect (POP!, Hikari, Wacky Wobblers, Fabrikations, other)?
I only collect Pops! at this time.
2. What is your favorite Star Wars piece in your collection and why?
My favorite piece in my collection is actually Salacious B. Crumb from the Jabba 3-pack. So much detail in that Lil fella! A strong 2nd favorite is the stormtrooper Luke and Han exclusive duo.
3. How long have you been collecting?
I started collecting StarWars Pop! about a year ago... ComicCon 2015 is when the hunt really took off though. And boy did it escalate quickly since then! 83 and counting.
4. What was your very first Star Wars Funko item?
My very first StarWars Funko items were Yoda, R2-D2 and C-3PO
5.Tell us your favorite Star Wars Funko story?
My favorite StarWars Funko story has got to be the day I found Holographic Darth, StormTropper Han and Luke, R2-R9 and Shock Trooper. I felt like I was the luckiest guy alive! It was ComicCon 2015 and I was on the hunt for new additions to my collection, it was towards the end of the day and I had started to lose hope in my search until I ran into one of the last booths there selling Pops! I started looking through the stacks of Pops!, as I had been all day, and out of the corner of my eye, way towards the bottom of the rack I see some StarWars Pops!. I was like cool, lets make sure I dont have any of these commons. As i'm going through the assortment, in the back up against the wall I make contact with the Stormtrooper Han and Solo... I couldn't believe my eyes! At this point I start moving all the Pops! out of the corner and am pulling grails left and right! SCORE! I haven't been that lucky to find that many exclusives since.
We hope you enjoyed hearing a little more about Alain. He will be receiving an official MTFBWY T-Shirt as well for being selected as our Featured Force Funatic.
Autographed Star Wars Pop! Giveaway
The three winners of this giveaway were Piotr Rasputin, Neil Edwards and John Cowling. Congratulations and thank you again to Kool Toys & Games.
Third Facebook Cover Photo Contest
The winner of our second Facebook cover photo contest was Jason Gregory and he won a Darth Vader (Chrome) from Hot Topic for his amazing art piece.
The new featured force funatic of the MTFBWY galaxy for the month of November, 2015 was Darren Michael Hamilton and he won a MTFBWY shirt along with bragging rights for the whole month.
1. What Star Wars Funko lines do you collect (POP!, Hikari, Wacky Wobblers, Fabrikations, other)?
I only collect pops. I started with Star Wars. I'm at a point where I'm just missing the rare ones. Shadow, Flocked Chewy, 501st, Holo Maul & Biggs. I will eventually get all of them. I moved to GoT but my passion will always be with Star Wars line.
2. What is your favorite Star Wars piece in your collection and why?
My favorite Star Wars piece is my custom Captain Rex who was commissioned by our very own, Alan Ian Drummond. It's my favorite because I Love the 501st troopers. I recently watched the Clone Wars series.
3. How long have you been collecting?
I started collecting on July 31st of this year. It's hard to believe it's only been 3 months but it's definitely become an addiction. My gf, Jody, is also addicted and she's collecting Disney & Marvel.
4. What was your very first Star Wars Funko item?
I got these R2-R9, R2-B1, and E-3PO at the Boston ComicCon on July 31st. My son bought a Flocked Rocket and was at another booth looking at some more. I saw these with the exclusive stickers and asked him what they meant. He told me they were limited release and I couldn't help myself. I bought all (3) for $20 ea.
5.Tell us your favorite Star Wars Funko story?
My favorite Funko story is me winning the #MTFBWY give away when we hit 1000 members. I think I was literally one of the last members to join. I might have been 996 or something. I never win anything. I was so wanting Holo Vader but I ended up coming in 2nd. I got the autographed Greedo! I've also attended the Manchester, NH CC and got Billy Dees signature. This weekend I'm going to RICC and I'm getting lots of signatures. I'm really excited. Carrie Fisher, David Prowse, Jeremy Bullock, Dickey Beer, Tim Rose & Michael Carter. Garrick Hagon will be there too but I haven't scored my Biggs yet!
1. What Star Wars Funko lines do you collect (POP!, Hikari, Wacky Wobblers, Fabrikations, other)?
I only collect pops. I started with Star Wars. I'm at a point where I'm just missing the rare ones. Shadow, Flocked Chewy, 501st, Holo Maul & Biggs. I will eventually get all of them. I moved to GoT but my passion will always be with Star Wars line.
2. What is your favorite Star Wars piece in your collection and why?
My favorite Star Wars piece is my custom Captain Rex who was commissioned by our very own, Alan Ian Drummond. It's my favorite because I Love the 501st troopers. I recently watched the Clone Wars series.
3. How long have you been collecting?
I started collecting on July 31st of this year. It's hard to believe it's only been 3 months but it's definitely become an addiction. My gf, Jody, is also addicted and she's collecting Disney & Marvel.
4. What was your very first Star Wars Funko item?
I got these R2-R9, R2-B1, and E-3PO at the Boston ComicCon on July 31st. My son bought a Flocked Rocket and was at another booth looking at some more. I saw these with the exclusive stickers and asked him what they meant. He told me they were limited release and I couldn't help myself. I bought all (3) for $20 ea.
5.Tell us your favorite Star Wars Funko story?
My favorite Funko story is me winning the #MTFBWY give away when we hit 1000 members. I think I was literally one of the last members to join. I might have been 996 or something. I never win anything. I was so wanting Holo Vader but I ended up coming in 2nd. I got the autographed Greedo! I've also attended the Manchester, NH CC and got Billy Dees signature. This weekend I'm going to RICC and I'm getting lots of signatures. I'm really excited. Carrie Fisher, David Prowse, Jeremy Bullock, Dickey Beer, Tim Rose & Michael Carter. Garrick Hagon will be there too but I haven't scored my Biggs yet!
Halloween Giveaway
The two winners of our spookiest giveaway ever were Juan Romero, who received the Pumkin Pilot King, and JohnPaul Castillo, who won Darth Skellington. They were two of the over 100 MTFBWY community members that took part in the custom Halloween contest we held to celebrate the holiday. Hope everyone had an amazing Halloween weekend full of Star Wars costumes and candy.
"Enlist Today" Propaganda Giveaway.
The winner of the Heavy Artillery First Order Storm Trooper (Amazon Exclusive) was Sergio Cartagena Colón. Thank you all for the great suggestions on how to make our community even better. We always take our member's input when making decisions about the direction of MTFBWY.
'Fund the Force' Holo Maul Grail Sale
Gustavo Ng was the lucky force funatic this time, as he walked away with the holiest of grails in the Star Wars Funko universe - a SDCC 2012 Holo Darth Maul.
First Instagram Giveaway
On the heels of the 1,000-Members and Beyond giveaway, launched the beginning of the NYCC Tie Fighter Pilot giveaway through Instagram.
This was an opportunity for our current members to express their dedication to the already strong Instagram page for MTFBWY. We saw over 60+ unique entries and hopefully gained numerous artists and fans that can add to our ever expanding artistic community within MTFBWY!
The winner for our Instagram giveaway is Pete Vélez. Congratulations on winning the NYCC Tie Fighter Pilot (Chrome).
THE ADMIN TEAM would like to thank everyone for the very supportive turn out and we look forward to providing you with more exclusive prizes and giveaways in the near future!
This was an opportunity for our current members to express their dedication to the already strong Instagram page for MTFBWY. We saw over 60+ unique entries and hopefully gained numerous artists and fans that can add to our ever expanding artistic community within MTFBWY!
The winner for our Instagram giveaway is Pete Vélez. Congratulations on winning the NYCC Tie Fighter Pilot (Chrome).
THE ADMIN TEAM would like to thank everyone for the very supportive turn out and we look forward to providing you with more exclusive prizes and giveaways in the near future!
First Twitter Giveaway
Immediately after our 1,000-Member giveaway ended, our 1,000-Member and beyond giveaway through Twitter began. It lasted 4 days and saw more than 85+ unique entries and hundreds of retweets.
We look forward to being able to provide the community with upcoming Star Wars Funko news, current and future contests, community insight, and tons of rumors and hopeful releases.
The first ever winner for our Twitter giveaway was Joey Acosta (@ElJovaNostra). He won the Walmart Jabba 3pack.
We like to thank our members that followed and retweeted in support of the new MTFBWY project. We look forward to expanding this area of our universe in the near future and we are happy all of you chose to be a part of it!
We look forward to being able to provide the community with upcoming Star Wars Funko news, current and future contests, community insight, and tons of rumors and hopeful releases.
The first ever winner for our Twitter giveaway was Joey Acosta (@ElJovaNostra). He won the Walmart Jabba 3pack.
We like to thank our members that followed and retweeted in support of the new MTFBWY project. We look forward to expanding this area of our universe in the near future and we are happy all of you chose to be a part of it!
1000 Member MTFBWY Giveaway
MTFBWY has reached 1,000 loyal members. For their loyalty they were rewarded with a giveaway the likes of which the galaxy had never seen before. Contestants were asked to either take a selfie with their favorite Star Wars Funko item or take a picture of their favorite Star Wars Funko item in general.
The turnout was amazing and it really proved how great all of our members are and what huge Star Wars Fanatics they were. There were over 160+ unique entries. We got a glimpse into the everyday life of our fellow collectors.
The 7 winners of the 1000 member giveaway were: #1 Josh Gillilan, #2 Darren Michael Hamilton, #3 Josh White, #4 Jeremy Brown, #5 David Buckner Jr, #6 Neil Edwards, and #7 Tim Deckard. Big thanks to Alan Ian Drummond for providing his custom Jabba as the 7th prize.
Again, the ADMIN TEAM wants to give a huge shout out to not only the winners of the contest, but all of our first 1,000 members for being a great and kind community.
Here are some of the winners posting their rewards on Facebook:
The turnout was amazing and it really proved how great all of our members are and what huge Star Wars Fanatics they were. There were over 160+ unique entries. We got a glimpse into the everyday life of our fellow collectors.
The 7 winners of the 1000 member giveaway were: #1 Josh Gillilan, #2 Darren Michael Hamilton, #3 Josh White, #4 Jeremy Brown, #5 David Buckner Jr, #6 Neil Edwards, and #7 Tim Deckard. Big thanks to Alan Ian Drummond for providing his custom Jabba as the 7th prize.
Again, the ADMIN TEAM wants to give a huge shout out to not only the winners of the contest, but all of our first 1,000 members for being a great and kind community.
Here are some of the winners posting their rewards on Facebook:
We are happy to announce that our very first FEATURED FORCE FUNATIC for the month of October, 2015 is Rex Bussell. He is one of our most active Members at MTFBWY Facebook Page and an overall amazing guy so you should get to know him! His reward will be our Featured Force Funatic T-Shirt (coming soon).
1. What Star Wars Funko lines do you collect (POP!, Hikari, Wacky Wobblers, Fabrikations, other)?
Right now I only collect Pops! Hopefully i'll get into Hikari down the road.
2. What is your favorite Star Wars piece in your collection and why?
Has to be my Holographic Emperor. He's my first GITD Star Wars exclusive!
3. How long have you been collecting?
I started collecting in June of this year.
4. What was your very first Star Wars Funko item?
My first Star Wars Pop! was Han Solo, because you know it's Han Solo.
5.Tell us your favorite Star Wars Funko story?
I met a guy on one of the Funko groups during the SDCC 2015 weekend. I hooked him up on a location for some exclusive Pops!. I was still having a hard time finding what I needed but I came to find out we only lived like 40 minutes away. He bought some pops I needed and we met up the next day. He only charged me retail while flippers were flipping. We've been friends ever since. He's the hook up king!
1. What Star Wars Funko lines do you collect (POP!, Hikari, Wacky Wobblers, Fabrikations, other)?
Right now I only collect Pops! Hopefully i'll get into Hikari down the road.
2. What is your favorite Star Wars piece in your collection and why?
Has to be my Holographic Emperor. He's my first GITD Star Wars exclusive!
3. How long have you been collecting?
I started collecting in June of this year.
4. What was your very first Star Wars Funko item?
My first Star Wars Pop! was Han Solo, because you know it's Han Solo.
5.Tell us your favorite Star Wars Funko story?
I met a guy on one of the Funko groups during the SDCC 2015 weekend. I hooked him up on a location for some exclusive Pops!. I was still having a hard time finding what I needed but I came to find out we only lived like 40 minutes away. He bought some pops I needed and we met up the next day. He only charged me retail while flippers were flipping. We've been friends ever since. He's the hook up king!
Second Facebook Cover Photo Contest
Our giveaway contest centered around the Cover Photo for "May the Funko be with You" Facebook page. The contest asked members to submit a photo of their Star Wars Pops! relating to Episode IV. The winner of this contest received a Riot Gear Storm Trooper from PC.
The winning photo was submitted by Member Edwin Botelho. Congratulations!
Note - the Cover Photo contest will feature a new "theme" each month and our cover photo will be changed to reflect the new winner's photo. The contest will always begin one week before the end of the month. The new photo will always premier on the first day of the new month.
The winning photo was submitted by Member Edwin Botelho. Congratulations!
Note - the Cover Photo contest will feature a new "theme" each month and our cover photo will be changed to reflect the new winner's photo. The contest will always begin one week before the end of the month. The new photo will always premier on the first day of the new month.
500 Member Giveaway
To commemorate May the Funko be With You's 500th member, a giveaway was held to celebrate the occasion. In order to win this contest, a current member had to recommend a new member to the group. There was no limit to entries and over 200 entries were made in total. At the end of the day Member Charles Anthony walked away with the main prize of an Unmasked Poe Dameron (Walmart Exclusive). Huge Congratulations to Charles! Our two other winners were Kathleen Makowicz and Ryan Stubenhofer.
Dewback-2 Pack - Cover Photo Contest - August 2015
Our second giveaway contest centered around the Cover Photo for "May the Funko be with You" Facebook page. The contest asked members to submit a photo of their Star Wars Pops! Users would then "like" the photo of their choosing to vote for a winner. The winner of this contest received a Dewback + Sandtrooper 2-pack.
The winning photo was submitted by Member Remy Wilson. Ironically, the winning picture included 3 Dewbacks. Congratulations to Remy and his winning photo. Remy's work can be seen and viewed at his YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYtD8yoaNZ0QDsvtp7L4DhQ?app=desktop)
Note - the Cover Photo contest will feature a new "theme" each month and our cover photo will be changed to reflect the new winner's photo. The contest will always begin one week before the end of the month. The new photo will always premier on the first day of the new month.
The winning photo was submitted by Member Remy Wilson. Ironically, the winning picture included 3 Dewbacks. Congratulations to Remy and his winning photo. Remy's work can be seen and viewed at his YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYtD8yoaNZ0QDsvtp7L4DhQ?app=desktop)
Note - the Cover Photo contest will feature a new "theme" each month and our cover photo will be changed to reflect the new winner's photo. The contest will always begin one week before the end of the month. The new photo will always premier on the first day of the new month.
All Cover Photo Submissions By Members
Inaugural Member Giveaway
"May the Funko be with You" started off small and with its startup came a small giveaway to show appreciation for the few (less than 75) that were then a part of the group. The giveaway included a "Vaulted" Slave Leia and a custom Boba Fett customized by artist Kevin Landry.
The winner of our first event was Member Alec Foster! Congratulations to him on being the lucky winner chosen at random. This event helped our group expand during the first week.
The winner of our first event was Member Alec Foster! Congratulations to him on being the lucky winner chosen at random. This event helped our group expand during the first week.