It’s Zeb’s turn in the third of four short Rebels films. He may not be good with directions but he’s great with stormtroopers.
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Tosche Station at Dragon Con
It’s nearly the most wonderful time of the year–Dragon Con, that is! Once again members of the Tosche Station staff will be in attendance at the largest gathering of geeks in the Southeastern United States. For those not in the know (or who didn’t listen to our Dragon Con preview podcast last week), Dragon Con is held Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia, and features fan tracks from Alternate History to Young Adult Literature.
The Star Wars track, run by Brandy Roatsey and an intrepid team of volunteers, has its home base in room A706 in the Mariott. Stop by to marvel at their always entertaining room decorations and stay for panels featuring Star Wars authors. This year the track is hosting a new event–the Suits, Sinatra, and Star Wars cocktail mixer–on Friday night, which is sure to be a dapper fun time.
Brian, Nanci, and Bria will be on several panels. Stop by and say hello, and also for a chance to win one of 25 signed copies of the ARC of A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller!
Friday
- 1 pm: A Farewell to Clone Wars, and Hello Rebels – Bria (Mariott A706)
- 4 pm: All the Single Ladies – Brian, Nanci, and Bria (Mariott A706)
- 7 pm: An Introduction to Costuming – Bria (Mariott A706)
Saturday
- 4 pm: Episode VII – Brian and Nanci (Mariott A601-602)
- 7 pm: Advanced Costuming – Bria (Mariott A706)
Monday
- 11:30 am: A New Hope: Who Was Luke Skywalker – Nanci (Mariott A706)
Don’t forget the Appreciating Aaron Allston and A.C. Crispin panel, which will be held Sunday at 5:30 pm in the Hyatt International North ballroom.
We hope to see you there!
Review: Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir #4
The unused Clone Wars storyline comes to an end today ad Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir #4 by Jeremy Barlow and Juan Frigeri hits comic book stores today. But will Darth Maul and Mother Talzin’s plan for revenge against Darth Sidious succeed?
This review contains some spoilers for the issue.
Darth Maul returns to Dathomir with Count Dooku, intent on using the Sith’s very life force to give Mother Talzin a physical body once more. But Darth Sidious is hardly going to let his former apprentice destroy his carefully laid plans. That can only mean another facedown between Master and former Apprentice!
Rebels to Premiere in the US on October 3
Hooray! The Official Site has finally announced the premiere date of Star Wars Rebels. The one-hour movie, Spark of Rebellion, will air on October 3 at 9:00 p.m. on the Disney Channel. The regular series episodes will air Monday at 9:00 p.m. on Disney XD, beginning October 13.
Fans will also be able to purchase Spark of Rebellion via iTunes, Amazon Prime, Google Play, and Disney XD VOD on October 4, with the DVD available on October 14.
Rebels Clip: Art Attack
The second of four Star Wars Rebels shorts has arrived! In the second of four clips that originally premiered at Star Wars Weekends, Sabine Wren sneaks onto an Imperial base to decorate. Explosively.
Somewhere, Grand Admiral Thrawn is sitting back and stroking his chin and saying, “But it was so artistically done.”
The Clone Wars Soundtrack is Coming, Says Kevin Kiner
The Clone Wars composer Kevin Kiner recently told the Everything Geek Podcast that he is hard at work “compiling a CD of Clone Wars Seasons 1-6.” This is great news for fans of the series as well as fans of Star Wars music in general. Kiner also spoke about the differences between music in The Clone Wars and Rebels. (via)
I’m still waiting on the complete soundtracks for Episodes II and III, by the way. *taps foot*
Star Wars Rebels: Extended Preview Now Online
Monday night, an extended preview of Rebels aired on Disney XD. Don’t have the channel? First, you should get on that before the show premieres sometime in October. Second, you’re in luck! The extended preview is now available on the Star Wars YouTube channel. Enjoy…
Del Rey releases first seven chapters of A New Dawn
There’s no winning if you’re Del Rey’s Star Wars team right now. The inevitable changing of the Expanded Universe to its current Legends status was bound to upset folks, and their Facebook page has been flooded with angry comments ever since. It’s worth pointing out and reiterating that this change was outside of their control. More importantly, it was something that needed to happen with new films on the horizon.
Keep that in mind when you see Del Rey’s peace offering: the first seven chapters of A New Dawn. They’re proud of the new direction Star Wars literature is going and the least you can do is give it a chance.
Review: Rebel Heist #4
The final piece falls into place today as Rebel Heist #4 by Matt Kindt and Marco Castiello arrives in comic book stores. It’s Luke Skywalker’s turn to take the spotlight!
Han’s captured, Leia’s captured, and Chewbacca’s captured. That leaves Luke Skywalker to save the day and the Bothan Imperial spy to narrate the events. Can he get all three of his friends out of jail and still pull off the mission?
This review contains some spoilers.
SDCC 2014: Marvel Takes Back Star Wars
Just as expected, the Marvel Cup O’Joe Panel at San Diego Comic-Con gave us our first real look at what Marvel will be doing once they take back the Star Wars license in January.
First up, (and to me, the most exciting!) we’ll be getting a miniseries titled Star Wars: Princess Leia with script by Mark Waid and with art by Terry Dodson. The first issue will be released in March.
We’re also getting two ongoings of which is the first is the expected ‘Star Wars‘. That will have Jason Aaron on script and John Cassaday on art. The first issue hits in January and will feature our usual suspects amongst the main cast.
And finally, there will also be a Star Wars: Darth Vader ongoing series written by Kieron Gillen with art by Salvador Larroca. (Note that the cover below is by Adi Granov.) The first issue will be released in February 2015.
The two ongoing series will take place concurrently as they will back up after the Battle of Yavin. Apparently the Vader series picks up right after Vader’s fighter goes spinning into space while Star Wars picks up two weeks later. Jordan White will be the editor for all three books.
One of the questions at the panel did ask whether we’d be seeing Expanded Universe characters in the comics and the answer is that it is up to the Lucasfilm Story Group. Apparently we will also see Boba Fett at some point but it’s a tricky time period.
The Official Site has interviews up with all three writers of the new books.
As for other questions from the panel, someone asked if characters from the old Marvel comics might show up. The answer was that Jason Aaron will try but Jordan White might stop him. The Marvel crew found Patton Oswalt’s Star Wars pitch hilarious but don’t think they have the rights to make that into a comic. Also apparently Axel Alonso is trying to make ‘The Punisher Kills The Star Wars Universe’ a thing that happens.