The Spider Riders are coming (and they’re bringing prizes)
I have to tell you, I am not a fan of bugs. Of any kind. Oh, sure; I try to ignore or “free” spiders that I find in my house, telling the children that I like them because they eat the other, yuckier, bugs, but I’m shuddering on the inside.
So do not ask me to explain to you why it is that little spiders I can step on completely gross me out, but gigantic spiders saddled up by cartoon characters delight me so. I don’t know the answer. I can only offer Exhibit A for your consideration: Meet the Spider Riders!
(Lost world! Elite warriors! Bravely fight against evil! I was powerless against all of my favorite cartoon jargon, I tell you. And you just try telling me you didn’t find the theme song catchy.)
The Spider Riders series is having its “official” debut on the Kids’ WB this Saturday morning, January 20th, at 11:00 AM. (It has aired previously, but this is the Real Deal.) Tune in to the special one-hour block for an abundance of arachnid goodness.
Haven’t heard of Spider Riders before? Check out the press release for all the gory details, but here’s your crib sheet on the animated series:
SPIDER RIDERS follows the adventures of 11-year-old Hunter Steele who is suddenly transported into the fantastic subterranean world of Arachna, a land of eternal day where the sun is earth’s molten core and waterfalls flow towards the sky. Trapped in this world, Hunter discovers a lost civilization. Struggling to survive and locked in battle with the Invectids - giant humanoid insects determined to wipe out human life - the people of Arachna are fearlessly protected by a group of elite warriors who ride aloft 10-foot tall Battle Spiders - the SPIDER RIDERS. In the city of Arachna, Prince Lumen’s royal army defends the people - and Hunter and his spider Shadow are determined to help their cause. The stage is set for an epic battle and quest that follows Hunter, Shadow and their small team of warriors as they hone their skills to win their fight against the evil Invectids. In classic anime style, SPIDER RIDERS focuses on the everyday boy who becomes a great SPIDER RIDER warrior encountering field battles, competition - and gains friends along the way.
Also be sure to check out the award-winning Spider Riders website at www.spiderriders.com to play the Spider Riders game and find out more about the Spider Riders.
Remember how I said at the beginning that there were prizes? Thanks to Cookie Jar Entertainment and Special Ops Media, Ty’s Toy Box is excited to join in on the excitement and celebrate the very best way possible—with free stuff! Two lucky Ty’s Toy Box Blog readers will receive the Spider Rider trilogy of books from Newmarket Press just for being part of our community. All you have to do to win is leave a comment on this entry with a valid email address. (Seriously, people, would it kill you to comment when I’m not giving stuff away? Ahem.)
You have from now until 11:59 PM on Saturday, January 20th to leave a comment here for a chance to win one of the two sets of books we’ll be giving away. We will randomly select two winners via a highly scientific process and announce them on Monday.
The fine print: One entry per person, please. Kids, please have your parents enter on your behalf. Entries without a valid email address will be disqualified. Flattery and bribery will not increase your chances of winning, but that doesn’t mean you can’t try them, anyway.
January 18th, 2007 at 7:10 am
This is a boy thing for sure!
Sign me up!
January 18th, 2007 at 7:35 am
Neat, sign me up too!
January 18th, 2007 at 7:52 am
Oh how sweet! I totally see my boys falling in love with spider riders!
January 18th, 2007 at 8:02 am
Sounds like an adventure. Woo-Hoo
January 18th, 2007 at 8:32 am
My nephews love them, I think they even beat out Spiderman!
January 18th, 2007 at 8:35 am
Add to the list of characters that my 4-year-old will fall in love with!
January 18th, 2007 at 8:47 am
I’m so glad to find you again!!!! I love your want not, but I couldn’t find this for the longest time…
Sign me up for the Spider Riders. My kids will go nuts for this!!
LBC
January 18th, 2007 at 8:50 am
I know nothing of the SpiderRiders because my boy is still a bit young for this. But if they are as cool as you say - of course they are! - they will be around a while and it would be nice to have this in my closet…
January 18th, 2007 at 9:14 am
I definitely know a boy who would love these!
January 18th, 2007 at 9:18 am
woo hoo… sounds perfect for an 8 year-old boy!!
January 18th, 2007 at 9:22 am
Sign me up! Sounds great!
January 18th, 2007 at 9:22 am
I’ll bet my son would love this! Thanks for the chance to enter!
January 18th, 2007 at 9:38 am
Wow! spiders. Sounds like a boy thing. Luckily, I have some boys at home.
January 18th, 2007 at 9:59 am
My boy would love these
January 18th, 2007 at 10:05 am
I wanna win something! Free! Yeah!
January 18th, 2007 at 10:13 am
OOOooo, spiders! My son is going to love this show!
January 18th, 2007 at 10:21 am
I don’t like spiders, but I can really see my son loving this so, sign me up, please!
January 18th, 2007 at 10:25 am
I’m in!
January 18th, 2007 at 10:36 am
I see what you mean and I keep thinking spiders. I love the song! It is very cool!
Thanks!
January 18th, 2007 at 10:43 am
I have boys! They love spiders! Sign me up!
January 18th, 2007 at 10:43 am
Here from wantnot.net… sounds cool, at least to my 8-y-o son if not to myself
) well, the ‘free’ part sounds cool to me too…. thanks for the tip and the contest!
January 18th, 2007 at 10:58 am
Yay! Because we always need more eight-legged creatures in our home!
January 18th, 2007 at 12:11 pm
I got a boy… sounds cool!
January 18th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
I’m in. Cool stuff!
January 18th, 2007 at 12:22 pm
I’ll play, too!
January 18th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
ooh, I’ll play. You’re so pretty and smart to have found this!
Spiders are one of my kids favorite critters. *twitch*
January 18th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
Oh, my boys will love this! They love contests like this, and it’s a good way to give them something constructive to do with their computer time.
January 18th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
Cool! Sign me up!
January 18th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
Please sign me up, my sons would love this!
January 18th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
WantNot reader here. Glad I followed you over!
Sign me up please.
~K!
January 18th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
Dear Mir,
You are so pretty! (just in case you were kidding about the bribery not working lol) Now back to reading WantNot.net!
January 18th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
I know some boys who would go nuts over this!
January 18th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
My 6 year old is a huge action figure fan. This sounds like something he will love. I am searching for it on my TV so I can DVR it for him. THanks for the heads up!!
January 18th, 2007 at 4:20 pm
Did I mention that my daughter, yes daughter, is a HUGE spider fan. She will think these are “awesome” as she loves to say. Her brother might think they are kind of cool too….
January 18th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Just the thing for Tigger!
January 18th, 2007 at 4:58 pm
I would offer these to students in my class for pleasure reading. And yes, they’d enjoy reading them!
January 18th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
Cool! Sign me up too.
January 18th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
Spider me up! My lil 7 year old two legged spider would like to have other crawlers creep into his force field. Spider Riders sounds like fun. Thanks.
January 18th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Me too! My son loves Spiders!
January 18th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
My sons would both LOVE this.
January 18th, 2007 at 11:54 pm
wantnot and wouldashoulda fan here, please sign me up. thanks
January 19th, 2007 at 6:12 am
wouldashoulda lurker here. Please sign me up!!
January 19th, 2007 at 6:23 am
Sign me up! Thanks, Mir!
January 19th, 2007 at 6:32 am
my 15 used to have a spider that he kept and named..cant remember the name, but he swore it was a girl, lol. now i have a younger one that would love these books, sign me up!
January 19th, 2007 at 6:42 am
What a cool thing! My 6 year old daughter is just Fascinated with spiders! We go out each morning to our garden, and she has to say hello to all of the ones we find! She tells them how pretty their webs are with the dew on them, and asks how their dinner was.
I love this kid.
January 19th, 2007 at 6:43 am
My little one will love these! (and these are the kinds of spiders I think I can live with) Thanks, pretty Mir.
January 19th, 2007 at 7:52 am
Oooo Dylan would love these! He’s my little bookworm!
January 19th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
You’re so pretty! *wink* *wink*
Also here from wantnot.net. I would love to be entered. My son loves spiders. Me? Eh, not so much. The things we do for our kids.
Thanks,
Jenn
January 19th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
You are so pretty! *wink* *wink*
I’m also here from wantnot.net
My son would love this. Please enter me in the contest.
January 19th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
Sign me up!!! Thanks for the tip.
January 19th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Ooh, yeah, free BOOKS!
Pleasepleaseplease pick me.
You are pretty and smart! And I live in Georgia so we’re about to be ‘neighbors!’
January 19th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Me, me, me! Pick me!
January 19th, 2007 at 7:32 pm
Ohhh, books! I love books! And these? I can foist onto the boys to try to spread around the loooooove.
January 19th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
books…..mmmm….books. Can’t get enough of them! More, please!
January 19th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh help my son improve his reading and pick meeeee.. don’t do it for me…but do it for the boy….
January 20th, 2007 at 12:36 am
Anything to get my son to read!!!
January 20th, 2007 at 2:18 am
My whole household loves books, so throw my name in the hat, please.
January 20th, 2007 at 5:38 am
Hate spiders, love books…sign me up.
January 20th, 2007 at 9:43 am
got a nine year old who would LOVE these–or at least I hope he would, he prefers watching TV and playing Xbox 360 to reading, so anything that can get him to scan a few written words on a printed page brings me practically to the brink of parental ecstasy, yucky bugs or not. Mir, your post about the Pokemon books you had to read to Monkey made me laugh until involuntary biological functions were performed.
also, for any of you that are just looking for good books for 9 year old boys, Zac has really enjoyed The Monstrous Memoirs of A Mighty McFearless by Ahmet Zappa and we are going to start A Dragon’s Eye by Dugald A. Steer next.
January 20th, 2007 at 10:48 am
My boys would love these! Sign me up.
January 20th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
Oh boy!! My grandson, Eli, will love these.
Thanks
January 20th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
My girls will love these too — we don’t *love* spiders here, but we get wolf spiders as big as your big toe, so maybe we are qualified to read something that will make them less nasty to us?!?
January 20th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
Sounds like something my son would love!
February 14th, 2007 at 9:33 am
Spider rider is great for me to watch and my younger brother!!
March 10th, 2007 at 11:14 pm
My son Julian just loves the Spider Riders!! I’m in sure sure!
March 23rd, 2007 at 11:26 am
i love spider riders
May 29th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
I new about them spiderriders game beforyou guysdid online I have about 1000000000000000 frind’sso there
May 29th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
Me and my friend just love the SpiderRider’s show we never miss anepasod I hate the book’s
June 26th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
There’s a new Spider Riders related website at teenovels.com. Check it out.