Codex’s neurosis is rejected by the Guild as close quarters lead to hot tempers.

Catch up on all of Season 5 on Xbox Live and Zune and via MSN and Bing. Special thanks to Jones Soda (on Twitter and Facebook), and you saw this awesomeness, right?), Commissioned Credentials, HalloweenCostumes.com and Wilson Cleveland.

This episode features the song “Geek Out” by Beefy.

Connect with The Guild: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Tumblr, Flickr and our Fan Community.

What caught our attention is the cool project she did, using The Guild characters for style inspiration, and she created a set for each of the six Guildies.  You can see all six clever style inspirations on her original post, Style Inspiration: The Guild.

Stephanie even took it further, realizing a Vork-inspired outfit that she modeled herself.  Who knew Vork could inspire such a fashionable look?  Stephanie has even inspired others to use The Guild for style inspiration. We’re huge fans of Stephanie, our first “Fan Friday” spotlight, and encourage you to vote for her in July’s Project Style contest, where she’s a finalist.

Do you want to nominate someone for Fan Friday?  Here’s where you can do that.

With locations in four cities, 75 speaking roles and 263 extras, season 5 is the most ambitious season yet.  Let us know what you think by leaving a comment here, or connecting with us via Facebook, Twitter and/or Google+.  Yes, that’s a stack of Munchkin games you see Zaboo with.  We recently announced that a Guild booster pack will be coming from Steve Jackson Games – w00t!

NOTE: This year, episodes will release to Xbox Live on Tuesdays and to the web via MSN on Thursdays.

Special thanks to J!NX who make The Guild T-shirts (including CheesyBeards) and Archie McPhee for all the great pirate stuff you see decorating the CheesyBeards office.

Episode 2: “Strange Allies” is up on MSN and Bing video. Codex gets some computer help while the Guild struggles with how to build a Guild Hall.

Bing video has set up shortcut for The Guild episodes at  http://guild.msn.com.  It’s also downloadable on Zune Marketplace and Xbox Live (links here may only work for the US).  The show is released to 19 additional countries in 1080p instant streaming via Zune Marketplace.  Users in some countries may need to download an update to enable Zune Marketplace.  Look for The Guild under Video Marketplace:Zune Marketplace:Independent videos:Web videos.

AUTOGRAPH SIGNING WITH THE GUILD CAST EVERY DAY at The Guild booth, #4201, listed under “Signal Fire Studios/The Guild.”
Wednesday Night, July 21
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 22
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday, July 23
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 24
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
3:15 p.m.- 5:00 p.m
Sunday, July 25
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY (NEW): Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em Improv Comedy show, 9pm (doors at 8:30pm), Lyceum Theatre 79 Horton Plaza, 92101.  Join Felicia Day, Sandeep Parikh, Jeff Lewis, Alex Albrecht, Tony Janning, Tara Perry and Brooke Seguin for the incredibly popular improv comedy show that’s been a huge hit in LA.  Tickets available here (Comic-Con badges not required).

THURSDAY: W00tstock, 7:30pm at live music venue 4th and B.  Join Paul and Storm, with Guild cast member Wil Wheaton and Adam Savage of Mythbusters for “three hours of geek and music.”  As Paul might say, it’ll be a “big huge blastie.”  Info (including the ever-expanding roster of awesome guests) is on w00tstock.net and tickets are available here (this will sell out! – Comic-Con badges not required).

FRIDAY: Panel, “Movies, TV, Comics, Web: Girls Gone Genre,” 5pm to 6pm, 24ABC, with a powerhouse lineup of producers/creators, including Felicia Day, Kathryn Immonen, Laeta Kalogridis, Marti Noxon, Melissa Rosenberg and Gail Simone.

SATURDAY: Panel, “The Guild,” 2pm to 3pm, Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton Bayfront hotel, Q&A with the cast, announcements and debut of new content.  There’s a Facebook event here if you’d like to use it as a reminder.

SATURDAY: “Celebrate the Web,” 4:15pm to 6:15pm, Bristol Hotel. Several web series will be screened, including a sketch from the Sean Becker & Jeff Lewis created “Jeff Lewis 5 Minute Comedy Hour” (FREE, Comic-Con badges not required).

SATURDAY (NEW): Signing, “Dollhouse,” 5pm to 5:45pm, Dark Horse Comics booth #2615, featuring Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, Zack Ward and Felicia Day.

SATURDAY: Panel, “The Legend of Neil,” 7:30pm to 8:30pm, room 7ABC, with cast Tony Janning, Felicia Day, Mike Rose, Angie Hill, Eric Acosta, Scott Chernoff, and show creator Sandeep Parikh.

The Guild panel at 2009 Comic-Con

The Guild will be at Comic-Con!  We’re pleased to announce that we’ll have a booth, a panel, new merchandise and some surprises.  For the second year in a row, we’ll be sharing a booth, so you can find us listed in the exhibitor guide under “Signal Fire Studios/The Guild” and we’re at booth 4201.  We can confirm that, at this time, the entire cast of The Guild will be in attendance, and we will have at least one signing opportunity per day at the booth.

The Guild’s panel is scheduled for Saturday, July 24th from 2pm to 3pm in the Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton Bayfront hotel, recently announced as one of the new official venues for Comic-Con.  After last year’s standing-room only panel, where we had to turn away several hundred fans, we asked for a larger room and the fine folks at Comic-Con were kind enough to honor that request – so big thanks to Comic-Con.  The panel will feature a Q&A with the cast along with the premiere of some new content from The Guild.  There will be more info and a complete schedule of Guild-related events posted as we get closer to the Con.  Join us on Twitter and Facebook for the most up to date info.

A few other events we’d like to mention:

• Felicia Day will be on a panel called “Movies, TV, Comics, Web:  Girls Gone Genre” on Friday, July 23rd from 5pm to 6pm in room 24ABC, with a powerhouse lineup of producers/creators, including Kathryn Immonen, Laeta Kalogridis, Marti Noxon, Melissa Rosenberg and Gail Simone.
• The Legend of Neil will have a panel on Saturday, July 24th from 7:30pm to 8:30pm in room 7AB with cast Tony Janning, Felicia Day, Mike Rose, Angie Hill, Eric Acosta,  Scott Chernoff, and show creator Sandeep Parikh. (EDIT: we previously listed 24ABC, but 7AB is the correct room)
• Our friends Paul and Storm, with Guild cast member Wil Wheaton and Adam Savage of Mythbusters are bringing their popular w00tstock to San Diego during Comic-Con on Thursday, July 22nd at 7:30pm at live music venue 4th and B.  All the info is on w00tstock.net and tickets are available here (this will sell out!).
• The next Celebrate the Web event will take place in San Diego in conjunction with Comic-Con on Saturday, July 24th at the Bristol Hotel with sessions at 4:15pm and 5:15pm (and mingle time before and after).  Several web series will be screened, including a sketch from the Sean Becker & Jeff Lewis created “Jeff Lewis 5 Minute Comedy Hour” (5minutehour.com).

And coinciding with the release of The Guild #3, issue #2 is now live in the iTunes Store.  You can purchase issue #1 and issue #2 for 99 cents each, viewable on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.  Issue #3 should arrive to the iTunes store in about a month.

Again we’d like to state that the response to the comic has been amazing, proving once again that fans of The Guild are the best ever – thanks for all the support.  Felicia has blogged about how rewarding (if difficult) it was to extend the world of The Guild into a new medium, and all the cast has been thrilled to be depicted as comic book characters.  Join us in our forums to discuss the comic.  And if you’re a Guildie who is new to comic books (many of you told us you were), we direct you again to this insightful “Making of” feature from Dark Horse Comics that shows issue #1 in various stages.

Also, we’ve answered some frequently asked questions below

-The Guild management

Q: Just 3 issues, is that all?
For now, yes.  Dark Horse Comics has been a great partner, Felicia enjoyed writing the comic and the reviews from critics and fans was very positive.  If you would like to see more, the number one thing you can do is purchase the comics in print and via iTunes, because that speaks the loudest in terms of a business decision to produce more comics of The Guild.  In addition, you can contact Dark Horse and Felicia (via The Guild contact form) and let us know you want more of The Guild in comic form.

Q: Can I get the comics outside the US?
It depends.  We know that in the UK it’s available (check Forbidden Planet). Some online retailers in the US do have international shipping options.

Q: Will these 3 issues be compiled and released in graphic novel form?
There are no plans to at this time, but it might be a possibility in the future.

Q: Will the comic app work on my (Android/PC/non-iPhone-iPad-iPod) hardware or on another comic book reader?
No, it’s an app for the iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch only.  If you’d like to encourage Dark Horse Comics to develop for other platforms, we suggest writing them via their contact form.

Dark Horse Comics alerted us to the fact that due to a distributor glitch, stores in NY, PA, MI, parts of TX and MO, and most of Canada did not receive issue #2 yesterday but will be getting it next week.  They also announced the release of issue #1 as an iTunes App, so you can now enjoy the comic for 99 cents on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad.  Here’s the link to the iTunes Store. Dark Horse will release each of the three issues to iTunes, about a month after the print version (exact dates are hard to know, since iTunes has an approval process which affects the release, but we’ll keep you posted).

Pick up your copy from your local comic shop, or buy online from Things from Another World or any number of online retailers.

If you just can’t get enough of the comic, here are some additional links for your enjoyment: Felicia’s blog entry about issue #2, a quick interview with Felicia by Dark Horse, and a cool “Making of” feature that shows issue #1 in various stages of production.

-The Guild management

Although the show isn’t real, a ton of hard work went into orchestrating this elaborate prank. Extra special thanks goes to Greg Aronowitz and his animation team for doing 3 months of work in 3 weeks, Paul and Storm for writing a theme song so catchy that only death will get it out of our heads and Marc Hustvedt and Jenni Powell at Tubefilter for writing hilariously convincing articles that kept some of our fanbase guessing!  The full credits have been added to the “more info” box on YouTube. And there are a few behind the scenes photos on The Guild’s Flickr page.

The reactions to this ran the whole spectrum, from “this is awful” to “this is amazing” and from “please be an April Fool’s joke” to “I hope this ISN’T a joke.” We appreciate all the comments and discussion and encourage you to continue discussing them in the comments of the video on YouTube.

And for those of you wondering about Season 4, don’t worry, it’s coming.  We’ll have some announcements coming soon. Here’s the video from yesterday in case you missed it (bonus! we uploaded a deleted scene of Vork’s monkey for those of you that want more Lil’ Guildies):

-The Guild Management

We’ll post more details as soon as we are allowed to (or as soon as we make another mistake that leaks top secret project info!), but for now, you can read Jenni Powell’s exclusive write up on Tubefilter, watch the opening credits sequence on YouTube, and discuss the new development in Guild Chat or on our discussion boards.  Here’s the clip:

Special thanks to the fabulous Paul and Storm (website, twitter) who created the theme song and Greg Aronowitz (blog, twitter) who is leading the project.  Behind the scenes photo below of Greg working on the animation.

Thanks,

The Guild Management

We are pleased to announce that the whole cast will once again be making a live appearance at this year’s BlizzCon! Taking place next week, August 21rst and 22nd in Anaheim, CA, we will be participating in a discussion panel and chatting with attendees about all aspects of the show at our bigger and badder booth! We’ll have DVDs and pictures with us for sale, and will show some exclusive content, so please stop by if you’re there and say hello!

Check for more info at Blizzcon.com or WorldOfWarcraft.com.

Remember to check out the Knights of the Guild podcast for some great interviews, updates from the cast and crew, and some great discussions.

Some of the loyal Guild fans from our community have hijacked Felicia’s personal blog to wish her a happy birthday.

Lastly, none of this could be possible without our venerable leader, who’s tireless efforts to entertain have been enjoyed by millions of viewers. We, at The Guild, find that working with Felicia has been blissful, and fun, and fulfilling because she inspires us all to work hard and make things happen even when its seemingly impossible.

From the cast and crew of The Guild, we would like to wish Felicia the happiest of birthdays.

Happy birthday, Red.

The four hour session will be interactive so you can ask questions at any time.  It will be followed by a meet and greet at Amalfi Restaurant next door (tuition price includes a discount drink coupon) with Kim, Greg and your fellow participants so you can start building your support network!

To reserve a spot or for more information go to www.acmecomedy.com and click  “tickets online” or check out this short promo video http://tinyurl.com/oox3bz

And because you’re a true fan of “The Guild” and kept on reading this post, you get a discount!  Enter the code HITWEB8 when you purchase your tickets for $10 off the $95 enrollment fee.

Hope to see you there!

Check out the Hollywood Reporter article for more information.

If you’ve been following Season 2, you know that the cliffhanger was major so we will have to wait and see what develops.

You can catch up with Season 1 and Season 2 by watching them on our home page, or on Xbox Live, or MSN Video.

Here’s an easy link to Season 2 – Episode 1 on MSN Video:

Season 2 – Episode 1: Link the Loot

Felicia’s currently lifting lots of mustard to get Season 3 out so lets show her our support by rewatching and introducing others to The Guild.

Happy viewing!

The DVD will be on sale at the booth throughout the convention, starting preview night Wednesday. It will be $20.00, and all the cast members will be there at least one day during the listed times to sign and greet fans. Please stop by and say hi!

HOURS:
Thursday
3-4 PM

Friday
1:30-2:30 PM
5-6 PM

Saturday
1-2 PM
4-5 PM

Sunday
11-12 PM