Club Jade

StarWars.com has instructions from Lawrence Noble on how to make a spooky Yoda pumpkin.

StarWarsShop has a limited edition Darth Vader bronze sculpted by Lawrence Noble on sale. For a mere $18,000, one of thirty 4-foot tall Vaders could be yours to love, cherish, and seize command of the neighbor’s lawn gnomes.

It’s beginning! Our first chunk of Celebration Japan news is a biggie: Carrie Fisher will appear at the three-day anniversary con near Tokyo. In other news, sculptor Lawrence Noble will be sculpting Luke Skywalker live, the Collectible Medallions are returning, and tickets are going on sale this weekend!

Lawrence Noble will be live-sculpting Grand Moff Tarkin at Celebration Europe. Just like at CIV, one lucky fan will get to take the bust home. There’ll also be an art show and environments by Weird & Wonderful that will “transport visitors into the world of Star Wars.”

Artist Lawrence Noble will be sculpting a bust of Obi-Wan Kenobi live at Celebration. Not only that, but a fan will be selected to recieve the piece once it’s cast. Pretty cool!

Also, more guests have been announced, including Bonnie Piesse, Ray Park, Michonne Bourriague, and Shannon McRandle.

Another exhaustive look at the differences between the original movie and the 2004 DVDs, this time focusing on Empire Strikes Back. Also check out 1980: The Empire Theatrical Experience.

Artist Lawrence Noble is profiled. I want that ESB fan club poster!

New stuff from Hasbro, including a really cool Sith Starfighter I can’t recall ever seeing before.

- What’s the Story, Round 6
- Road Trip in Seattle
- Original Trilogy Lenticular Posters
- Drawing LEGO Lando and Chewbacca
- New VIP blog: Mike Quinn