Here is this week’s Around the Web news roundup of Star Wars and beyond.
Book News
- You can now read the first 50 pages of Lords of the Sith by Paul S. Kemp on RandomHouse.com.
- Humble Bundle has an interesting sci-fi bundle going on right now that includes The Golden Queen by David Farland (aka Dave Wolverton), Veiled Alliances by Kevin J. Anderson, Assemblers of Infinity by Doug Beason and Kevin J. Anderson, Working Stiff by Kevin J. Anderson and Five By Five 3: Target Zone which also features Kevin J. Anderson and Michael A. Stackpole.
- Greg Weisman, producer for Star Wars Rebels season one and writer for Kanan: The Last Padawan #1, has a kickstarter out for an audioplay based on his Rain of the Ghosts novel which will feature voice talents like Vanessa Marshall, Steve Blum, Jim Cummings and many others.
- Pre-orders for A New Proof will go up on April 7th. This book covers the Star Wars Kenner packaging design of 1977 to 1979.
- StarWars.com has a first look at Jeffrey Brown’s Darth Vader and Friends.
- Jedi Bibliothek reported some leaked artwork for an upcoming Star Wars Old Republic book. Artists T.J. Wright posted it on his blog.
- John Jackson Miller has posted his production notes for A New Dawn which came out in paperback this week.
- You can also pick up John Jackson Miller‘s novel Overdraft: The Orion Offensive this month for just $2 on Amazon.
Comic News
- Star Wars #1 is going to a 5th printing (with yellow cover), Darth Vader #1 and #2 are going to a 3rd printings, Princess Leia #2 is going to a 2nd printing and Star Wars #3 is getting a 2nd printing according to Jedi News.
- StarWars.com has a preview of Darth Vader #4.
Convention & Event News
- Reel Art Artist Day is April 4 in Berwyn, IL from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. Star Wars artist Dave Dorman will be there.
- John Jackson Miller will be at Book World in Stevens Point, WI from from 1:00 to 3:00 PM for a book signing.
- Kevin Hearne will be in Denver, CO at Denver Public Library Public Hill Branch at 2:00 PM for an event.
- Wondercon is April 3 to 5 in Anaheim, CA. Star Wars guests include Kevin J. Anderson, Sam de la Rosa, Braden Lamb, Rebecca Moesta, John Ostrander, Livio Ramondelli and Greg Weisman.
- Middle East Film and Comic-Con is April 9 to 11 in Dubai. Star Wars guests include Livio Ramondelli and Fiction Frontiers Sohaib Awan.
- Star Wars Celebration Anaheim is April 16 to 19 in Anaheim, CA. Star Wars guests include Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, Steve Blum, Dave Filoni, Taylor Gray, Vanessa Marshall, Freddie Prinze Jr., Tia Sircar Christie Golden, James Arnold Taylor, David Collins, Steve Sansweet, James Luceno, John Jackson Miller & more.
- Tim Lebbon will be in London England at Forgotten Planet for the book launch of his latest novel The Silence on April 18th.
- Fox Cities Book Festival is April 25 in Appleton, WI at the public library. Author John Jackson Miller will be there.
- Disney Star Wars Weekends May 15-17, 22-24, 29-31, June 5-7, and 12-14 in Orlando, FL. Star Wars guests include James Arnold Taylor.
- Phoenix Comicon is May 28th to 31 in Phoenix, AZ. Star Wars guests include Livio Ramondelli and Kevin Hearne.
- Supanova is June 18 to 30 in Sydney and Perth. Star Wars guests include Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta.
- Botcon is June 19 to 21 in Chicago, IL. Star Wars guests include Livio Ramondelli.
- San Diego Comic-Con is July 8 to 12 in San Diego, CA. Star Wars guests include Carlos Ezquerra, Livio Ramondelli.
- TFCON is July 17 to 19 in Toronto, ON. Star Wars guests include Livio Ramondelli.
- DragonCon is September 4 to 6 in Atlanta, GA. Star Wars guests include Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta and Livio Ramondelli.
- Amazing Hawaii Con is September 18 to 20 in Hawaii. Star Wars guests include Livio Ramondelli.
- New York Comic-Con is October 8 to 11 in New York, NY. Star Wars guests include Livio Ramondelli.
For more events, be sure to check out Star Wars Actors Appearances.
Fandom News
- RebelScum.com is giving away 50 four day passes to Star Wars Celebration Anaheim.
- ThinkGeek and Sideshow are giving away a Yoda statue.
- The 501st Legion is giving away a print of Joe Corroney and Brian Miller‘s Star Wars Celebration prints.
- My Star Wars Story did a new episode, this time with author John Jackson Miller.
Movie & Television News
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars has earned seven Emmy nominations.
- If Mad Max: Fury Road does well, we could be seeing Tom Hardy come back for three more movies.
- Here’s the teaser for Spectre.
Toy & Collectible News
- SH Figurarts has revealed their Luke Skywalker figure.
- Play Arts has revealed their alternate Stormtrooper and Boba Fett.
- Star Wars Celebration Anaheim store exclusives are now up so attendees can check out what will be available.
- Kotobukiya Star Wars Celebration Anaheim exclusive R3-A2 and K-3PO are up for pre-order.
- Funko has revealed their Star Wars Celebration exclusives.
- You can get your Fangirl Flail shirts now on teepublic.
- Cartamundi has some cool Star Wars card exclusives for Celebration.
- You can find details here on the DioramaWorkshop.com Celebration giveaway.
- Hearing Kevin Liell talk on a recent episode of Full of Sith, I finally dragged myself over to NorseLegion.com to check out their Star Wars jewelry, and let me say, they’ve got some cool stuff. If you haven’t checked them out yet, do so. Whether you’re a guy or a girl, they’ve got something you’ll like at a price you can afford.
Video Game News
- Star Wars: Commander will be shown off at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim.
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