A Brief History of Scum
Rebelscum came about back in early 1996, when it was known as "Philip's Star Wars Pictures, Toys and Thoughts". Star Wars websites, much less Star Wars "collecting" websites, were few and far between in those early days. Originally a one-man operation run by Philip Wise, the site was started reporting on the toy collecting community in the greater Dallas, Texas area on November 20, 1996. With the arrival of the Star Wars Special Editions, the hobby began to really heat up, and Philip saw the need to expand the scope of his humble side project. It wasn't long before he began making regular collecting reports from all across the world.

In October of 1998 Chris Holoka came on the scene to aid Philip in creating an all-new site, one that would better accommodate the many facets that Pictures, Toys and Thoughts had been struggling to contain. This new website was dubbed "Rebelscum.com".


Philip is best known around here as the founder of Rebelscum. He lives in Texas. When not answering emails or figuring out what to add next to our publishing software, Philip can be found making heaps of sawdust in his woodworking shop or managing another website interest, TheForce.net.


Chris lives just outside Detroit, MI and, among other duties, is the resident graphics guru at Rebelscum. You can see more of his work over at Toshi Station.


Mark, a resident of California, founded Hunter's Guild, a long running site featuring The Galaxy's Most Wanted and many popular polls that did a great job of getting feedback from collectors on their most wanted Star Wars toys. Besides covering the day-to-day toy news, he also maintained the popular Question Mark! section here at Rebelscum.


Dustin has been actively involved in the online Star Wars collecting community for many years - and has written for more collecting sites than Luke's had resculpts. From the old school "Dustin's Figure Collection and News Page" to the popular "Twin Sun Times" to Yakface.com (and probably a few in between), we are very pleased to have his dedication to the hobby here at Rebelscum. Dustin lives in the Cincinnati, OH area.


Beyond his work in the Kenner vintage, Sideshow Collectibles, and Kotobukiya sections of the Rebelscum Photo Archive, Dave acts as the key event photographer on the Rebelscum team, and has been shooting Toy Fair, San Diego Comic-Con, and Celebration for years. The reason you seldom see him in any of the site images is because he's the guy shooting the pictures. Joining the Rebelscum team in 2000, Dave was the first International member to report on all things Star Wars. When not working to add content to this site, Dave is running on our sister site, Cool Toy Review. He is prone to periods of playing hooky in favour of working on major feature films, such as Jennifer's Body, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, and The Big Year, and photographing things not made of plastic or polystone. Some of this non-toy photography can be found on his Freedom Jones site.


"The Hardest Working Man In Customizing!" That title is well-earned by Dan! Since 1999, he has coordinated our Critique of the Week feature, showcasing custom-created Star Wars toys. Dan is well known (perhaps infamous) in the customizing community through various websites, such as the FFURG --(Forgotten Force Ultimate Resource Guide)-- where he runs the monthly Casting Calls. Dan created and maintains The Custom Alliance, featuring not only his own creations, but also those of over one hundred other customizers. He was a major contributor to CollectStarWars.com and now reports on customs, comic books, and all things Star Wars. For more information, read Dan's Custom Spotlight.


Stéphane (which is a male name in France so you don't get confused) is the EuroRebelscum correspondent for France and Switzerland. In real life he is a techical engineer in thermal and fluid mechanics, but as his alter ego he collects Classic Trilogy action figures - first on European packaging including variations, second on US packaging (if they don't get released in Europe) and third in loose condition for his dioramas. If you have any questions on modern Euro/Tri-logo carded figures then Stef is your man.


Yet another Rebelscum Canuck, Shane has been involved in the Canadian toy scene on a variety of levels for over a decade. He is best known for his book The Force In The Flesh, Star Wars tattoo website tattoosandtoys.com, and his freelance writing for Star Wars Insider. Primarily a vintage Star Wars collector and prototype historian, Shane also collects vinyl and has a particular penchant for collecting some of the more oddball items that have been released under the Star Wars banner.


Jay lives outside Baltimore, MD but hails originally from Southern California. Having provided the initial slogan for Rebelscum.com, he is proud to be able to contribute to this amazing site. Having amassed a large collection of printed materials, Jay manages the Jedi Journals section, but other Star Wars related musings can be found at his site, RogueDesigner.net; which includes the comprehensive Comic Book Movie and Television Show Database.


Hailing from Portugal, José has been a Star Wars addict since he saw Episode IV 1978, when he was 19. José joined Euro.Rebelscum in 2005, after leaving BeJedi.com, as a reporter to cover news and collecting in Portugal and Spain. His favourite Star Wars subjects are books of every kind/theme (but mainly comics and reference works), LEGO (which was the first toy he remembers playing with) and the Star Wars Miniatures game from Wizards. A few additions to his rules of collecting include anything to do with Yoda, 12” figures and trading cards (especially promos).


Grahame is originally from the UK, but now resides in Vermont. He joined the team in February 2006 when his Collector's Registry (mrcollectors.com) site became part of Rebelscum.com. Grahame focuses on collecting Star Wars props, and was also a 2004 and 2005 National Yo-Yo champion.

Chris Wyman
Chris, a resident of Florida, is obsessed with Star Wars plain and simple. From his passion for collecting to organizing large statewide events to simply watching the films, he doesn't do anything without striving to make it spectacular. He is a Rebelscum administrator, photographer and forum moderator who also reports news for TheForce.net and Rebelscum. In addition, he is the administrator of The Wedge Collection Engine and The Rebelscum Registry. On a more regional level, Chris formed the Tampa Star Wars Club in 2005 and then in 2009, merged his group with the Orlando System to form and co-found the Star Wars Grand Florida Alliance which covers the entire state of Florida. In 2010, Chris further fueled his passion by making the journey to the Jundland Wastes of Tatooine (Tunisia) with a group of 18 pioneers to visit original Star Wars filming locations. He currently co-hosts the Jedi Journals literature podcast with "Jovial" Jay Shepard and serves as an Official Pix team member at events throughout the year.

Paul Pritchard
Paul, Chris H. and Philip are all partners in Collecting Headquarters, which develops the content management software used to publish Rebelscum.com.

Rebelscum Slogan Contest Winners
Prior to the release of Rebelscum.com, we had a slogan contest.
Here are the very funny results.