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March 9, in the year of our Lord 2021 -- “Hold on, Rock Defectors” said Corny after his group was thrown into a trash alley even before they finished their concert... booed off the stage by nasty fans. “I think our luck is changin'!”. He unlatched a dilapidated leather box and discovered five glistening Power Stones - “Whoa!” The five guys were mesmerized by the glow...

Before they found these stones, they called themselves the Rock Defectors - five sloppy kids playing loud and annoying music. But after they fastened the precious gems to their chests, “Jiminy!”, they became the Stone Protectors - dazzlin' musicians with millions of wild fans. What's more, they became crime-fighters with incredible powers!

The Stone Protectors were an action figure line which was produced by the Ace Novelty toy company. They were part of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Trolls craze of the 90s. Ace Novelty attempted to market troll-like toys to boys with them. The franchise expanded into a Super Nintendo video game, a board game, a comic book, and a thirteen episode animated series. However, the animated series was cancelled before the last five episodes were aired.

Stone Protectors Comic Book Collection
Thought to be abandoned and lost forever, we were able to track down the owners of the intellectual property, which was not Ace Novelty any more. Instead, it was a Hong Kong-based toy manufacturer, Kam Toys, which to our surprise was on an ongoing bankruptcy liquidation. We put together the power of the stones and were able to acquire the Stone Protectors and all related IP.

However, many of the materials developed in the 90s for the Stone Protectors (designs, molds, toys, cartoon episodes) were lost by Kam Toys, or they may be abandoned in a warehouse somewhere in Hong Kong. But we made it our mission to recover the completed animated series. And we did!

Thanks to the BBC Archives and Getty Images, we were able to find and recover the original PAL master tapes of the thirteen episodes that were supposed to air back in the 90s. The master tapes were in the Panasonic D3 format which is an incredibly rare and hard to digitize tape format. However, we were able to find and hire a professional company called Stanley's in London. They were able to restore the deterioration of the tapes, and digitize them in high quality.

With this Kickstarter and starting with The Stone Protectors, we would like to launch a series of Limited Special Edition Box Sets of 90s cartoons (whether thought to be lost, or just thought to be not so popular). The Stone Protectors Limited Special Edition Box Set will feature all 13 Episodes (including the thought to be lost episodes 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13) in Standard Definition. Not only are the Stone Protectors back, their story can also continue in a follow-up comic book/motion comic or maybe even a completely new animated series episode! And to honor the toy line legacy, of course we have an action figure planned. A handheld video game may also become a reality, but it all depends on you!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/planetoon/stone-protectors-special-edition-series-box-set?ref=project_link

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