July 5th, 2019In the realm of webtoons, there are many popular and beloved stories covering a huge number of genres and styles. unOrdinary, a manga-style webtoon about a high-school populated with teens with special abilities, is among the most popular of all.
unOrdinary tells the story of John, a homeschooled young man who arrives at Wellston...
February 27th, 2019There are a multitude of elements that make Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings one of the most celebrated film trilogies of all time. Howard Shore's soaring score is near the top of the list.
Over the course of four decades, the Academy Award-winning Canadian composer has garnered a well-earned reputation as one of the big-screen...
August 23rd, 2018When you think of some of the most popular and successful superhero franchises, there is typically a handful that come to mind – and these days it feels like so many of our favorite superheroes are getting screen time in new and exciting ways. But the heroic experience I'm the most excited about hits shelves on September 7th with the...
June 14th, 2018We've had the thrill of developing some awesome loot with amazing pop culture artists recently, and this month our COLOSSAL theme delivers an especially rad crossover between Loot Crate and Loot Wear... and it's too cute.
Chances are if you're active on social media you've seen the distinctive, colorful pint-sized designs of 100% Soft...
June 11th, 2018SPOILER ALERT: This Q&A includes details around BOOM Studios' Kong on the Planet of the Apes, as well as an item in the upcoming COLOSSAL Loot Crate DX. If you don’t want to be spoiled, bookmark this page and come back later; otherwise, proceed!...
In the past several years, one of the most fruitful franchises for crossover...
October 2nd, 2017With the recent release of Sloclap and Devolver Digital's Absolver, the attention to its musical score also took people by surprise. We can thank Austin Wintory – composer of game scores such as Journey, Abzu, Monaco, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, The Banner Saga and more – for that.
With Absolver finally hitting everyone's eyes and...
September 25th, 2017SPOILER ALERT: This Q&A includes details around our new Artist Series figure line as well as a specific item in October's crate; if you don't mind being spoiled, read on! But if you want your crate to be a total surprise, bookmark this page and come back later. (J. Salvador is awesome and one of our oldest friends, so trust us, you...
September 22nd, 2017We'd wager that a good number of our Looters are fans of Good Mythical Morning and its magnanimous hosts Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal. However, if you haven't heard of them, now is the time to discover!...
The pair co-host GMM, the hugely popular streaming comedy/talk show, weekday mornings on YouTube. They have written Book of...
September 15th, 2017SPOILER ALERT: This Q&A includes details around IDW's Mirror Universe-related Star Trek series, as well as an item in the upcoming ROBOTIC Loot Crate; if you don't want to be spoiled, bookmark this page and come back later! (You really should do that; the answers are great, thanks for the interview,...
August 16th, 2017For August, the KINGDOM Loot Pins DLC is for the new MOBA Gigantic, developed by Motiga and published by Perfect World Entertainment. By activating your Loot Pin, you'll unlock the powerful wizard Mozu with a Loot Crate exclusive skin, as well as some other goodies to help you in your quest for victory!
We were lucky enough to speak to...
July 17th, 2017This Friday July 21, director Luc Besson's latest scifi epic Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is released in theaters, and it promises a dazzling universe of futuristic tech and alien culture for sci-fi fans to savor.
Ben Mauro is a concept designer on the film, and we were delighted to speak with him about Valerian's...
July 14th, 2017With Bob's Burgers as one of the centerpieces of our ANIMATION theme this month, we're more psyched than ever for the eighth season coming this fall! We recently spoke with Eugene Mirman, actor who voices Belcher son Gene on the show, about Bob's Burgers, his comedy projects, superhero faves and more...
Hi Eugene! To start, can you...
July 3rd, 2017Welcome to the latest of our chats with the folks who work behind the scenes to help crate the Loot for you! Debbie Hernandez has been with us almost since the beginning, and recently transitioned from the support side to our brand team; we spoke to her about her new job and her geeky passions!
Hi Debbie! Tell us your exact title, and...
June 29th, 2017This fall, Bob’s Burgers enters its eighth season. That’s a lot of special recipes and body rolls! We got to talk to Supervising Director Bernard Derriman, who’s been with the show since the beginning, for some inside information on how Bob’s gets its Bob’s on!
For the Looters at home who may not know, what does a Supervising...
June 19th, 2017Welcome to the latest of our chats with the folks who work behind the scenes to help crate the Loot for you! Among the many departments at Loot Crate is the licensing team who work so hard every month alongside our partners to develop and approve official merchandise from all of the franchises you love. Jason Shaffer is a key member of...
May 19th, 2017At Loot Crate, we have a dedicated team of creative types who work hard to give our products and messaging a distinct look, one that not only reflects our personality but our shared interests with you, the Looters! Will Wasson has been a part of our creative team from the early days of Loot Crate, and we sat down to discuss his job...
May 10th, 2017Ever wonder who the folks are behind the online experience when you are browsing, checking out or updating your account at Loot Crate.com? Gloria Johnson is a member of our development team, and we spoke to her about what goes into our web experience!
Hi Gloria! Tell us your exact title, and what it is you do at Loot...
May 1st, 2017There's no shortage of incredibly talented artists and illustrators who work at Disney, but even among that high caliber Brian Kesinger has a style all his own.
A veteran of many of Disney's amazing animated features of the past couple of decades, he's also a published illustrator of a delightful series of steampunk books and prints...
April 24th, 2017Ever taken the Loot Crate customer feedback survey that we send out at the end of every crate month? Sarah Stern heads up the team who is compiling all of your thoughts and opinions on what we do, and working to make your experience better! We chatted with Sarah about this process, and her own corner of geekdom...
Hi Sarah!...
April 6th, 2017Few staff members today at Loot Crate have as much experience with and knowledge of our brand as Mikey Petralia. He's been with the company almost since the beginning, and appeared in a lot of our content early on so he's well-known to our long-time Looters!
Mikey's held a few different jobs here at Loot Crate in the past four years,...
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