Here is this week’s Around the Web news roundup of Star Wars and beyond.
Book News
- Some updates on the upcoming short story collection From a Certain Point of View: we now know some of the characters certain authors will be covering.
Meg Cabot = Aunt Beru
Nnedi Okorafor = the Dianoga
Cavan Scott = Obi-Wan Kenobi
Cavan actually wrote up a blog post for the reveal which includes the name of his short story.
- If you’re heading to SDCC and plan on picking up the Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad convention edition, Unbound Worlds has all the details.
- Zomnibus by Kevin J. Anderson is out and collects the first Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. novel Death Warmed over with all of the short stories from the Working Stiff collection. If you haven’t read any of the books in the series, this would be a great way to jump in. They’re pretty fun. The next book coming out in the series will be entitled Tastes Like Chicken.
- In other KJA news, Tales of Dune – The Expanded Edition is now out and includes all of the published Dune short stories by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
- The cover for Kevin Hearne‘s Scourged has been revealed.
Comic News
- StarWars.com has a look at the upcoming IDW Star Wars Adventures comics.
- Comicosity has a preview of Poe Dameron #17.
Convention & Event News
D23 Expo kicks off today and you can find the live stream schedule here.
- ConGregate is July 14 to 16 in High Point, NC. Star Wars guests include Barbara Hambly, Michael A. Stackpole and Timothy Zahn.
- Kevin Hearne‘s Besieged Tour stops off at the Philadelphia Free Library in Philadelphia, PA on July 14 at 7:30 PM along with Chuck Wendig.
- Kevin Hearne‘s Besieged Tour stops off at Yale Bookstore in New Haven, CT at 2:00 PM.
- Kevin Hearne‘s Besieged Tour stops off at The Harvard Coop in Cambridge, MA at 2:00 PM.
- Kevin Hearne‘s Besieged Tour stops off at Phoenix Books in Burlington, VT at 7:00 PM.
- Kevin Hearne‘s Besieged Tour stops off at Barnes & Noble in Boulder, CO on July 18 at 7:00 PM.
- Kevin Hearne‘s Besieged Tour stops off at The Bookworm in Omaha, NE at 6:00 PM.
- Kevin Hearne‘s Besieged Tour stops off at the Madison Central Library in Madison, WI at 7:00 PM along with author Patrick Rothfuss.
- Kevin Hearne‘s Besieged Tour stops off at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville, IL at 7:00 PM.
- Kevin Hearne‘s Besieged Tour stops off at Nicola’s Books in Ann Arbor, MI at 3:00 PM.
- RobCon is July 29 to 30 in Bristol, TN. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
- Colorado Springs Comic Con is August 25 to 27 in Colorado Springs, CO. Star Wars Guests include Paul Springer, Joonas Suotamo, Spencer Wilding, Billy Dee Williams, Simon J. Williamson and Timothy Zahn.
- Dragon Con is September 1 to 4 in Atlanta, GA. Star Wars guests include Kevin J. Anderson, Delilah S. Dawson, Rebecca Moesta and Timothy Zahn.
- Salt Lake Comic Con is September 21 to 23 in Salt Lake City, UT. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
- New York Comic Con is October 5 to 8 in New York, NY. Star Wars guests include Katie Cook, Jim Cummings, Kieron Gillen, Mark Hamill, Skottie Young and more.
- Necronomicon is October 20 to 22 in Tampa, FL. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
- Timothy Zahn will be in Lucca, Italy at Lucca Comics and Games from November 1 to 5th.
- World Fantasy Con is November 2 to 5, 2017 in San Antonio, TX. Star Wars guests include Martha Wells.
- TusCon is November 10 to 12 in Tucson, AZ. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
- OryCon is November 17 to 19 in Portland, OR. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
For more events, check Star Wars Actor Appearances.
Fandom News
- Dave Filoni teased Ahsoka fans with the following post on Facebook.
- And speaking of Dave, the latest episode of Rebels Chat has an interview with Dave Filoni.
- J.W. Rinzler has recently released blog #11 of “The Rise and Fall of Star Wars.”
- Here’s the latest episode of The Star Wars Show.
- And in case you missed it, you can also check out their “How We Make The Star Wars Show” episode.
- ChannelStarWars also has an interview with author John Jackson Miller in their latest episode.
Forces of Destiny
Need to catch up? Here’s the first eight episodes which you can watch online and on the Disney Channel. The next batch will be available in October.
Toy & Collectible News
- Sideshow released a preview for their upcoming Premium Format K-2SO.
- The Sideshow Snowtrooper Commander is now available for pre-order.
- Sideshow also released a preview for their life sized Boba Fett bust , Captain Phasma Premium Format Figure and they teased their life sized Stormtrooper bust.
- Hot Toys has pictures of their 1/6th scale Return of the Jedi Luke.
- Nerdist has a look at the D23 Elite Series Figures.
Posted By: Skuldren for Roqoo Depot.
