Over the last week, we finally got our first look at Del Rey’s first post-ROTJ novel in the new canon – and a brand new, very Twitter-savvy author to go with it. We also swooned over Oscar Isaac pictures, planned for Celebration (#SWCA is the official hashtag, if that matters to you) and partook of some delicious fanboy tears. Onward!
兄者ーー！！ pic.twitter.com/qVIjslWLLe
— Yamaguchi Katuhisa (@fuikitodoki) March 20, 2015
Am I gonna be the only one to point out that no war is fought over a star in any #StarWars movie? Cracks in the armor, that's all I'm saying
— The Literal Review (@literalreview) March 23, 2015
You can never have too many Chewbaccas made of bacon. pic.twitter.com/gwan2xqAcx
— Epic Meal Time (@EpicMealTime) March 24, 2015
At a time when vintage looking photography is cool and in style, watching the unaltered original #StarWars films is hauntingly beautiful
— Team Lamb (@EntryInvalid) March 25, 2015
The first of a few freebies for #SWCelebration #WeWantLeia pic.twitter.com/sXh35bupRm
— Yakface.com (@yak_face) March 24, 2015
Aftermath
Obviously, it feels cuckoo bananapants to write Star Wars canon. Exploring narrative territory I've been dreaming about since whoa-dang.
— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) March 17, 2015
I do consider the Force to be with me since I asked Twitter if I could write a SW novel on 9/4/2014, and AFTERMATH comes out 9/4/2015.
— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) March 17, 2015
I choose to believe that announcement was made today because Chuck Wending may have spontaneously combusted otherwise.
— Brian (@LaneWinree) March 17, 2015
Wendig in SW is such a success story – he did the work and wrote best selling books, then asked for the SW gig and received.
— Megan (@blogfullofwords) March 17, 2015
Whenever I don't feel like writing I'm going to remember @ChuckWendig got to write a SW book by arting hard & then asking nicely on Twitter.
— Nanci (@nancipants) March 17, 2015
Huh. What are those TIE fighters doing over @chuckwendig 's Sektrit Writing Shed? And why is the Shed look…spherical…now?
— Fred Kiesche (@FredKiesche) March 17, 2015
I am very excite to read AFTERSHAVE of THE STAR WARS. This is very big CANON!
— Jhonny Star Wars (@JhonnyStarWars) March 17, 2015
In honor of @ChuckWendig's *officially* announced STAR WARS novel I will now refer to him only by SW puns on his name, e.g. Wendig the Hutt.
— Matt Wallace (@MattFnWallace) March 17, 2015
I kind of hope @ChuckWendig manages to sneak in a few references to “The Truce At Bakura” into “Aftermath.”
— Donna Dickens (@MildlyAmused) March 17, 2015
I love that people think I'm gonna write some sexed-up foul-mouthed Tarantino version of SW. Wookiee snuff films and droid profanity.
— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) March 18, 2015
I RESPECT THE SOURCE MATERIAL, PEOPLE. I mean, sure, there's an Ewok bath salts and cannibalism chapter, but that's it. Full stop.
— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) March 18, 2015
Very excited for @ChuckWendig's Star Wars novel news!
But I have to admit, I haven't felt writing-envy like this in a LONG time…
— Jim C. Hines (@jimchines) March 18, 2015
And finally, while we have no idea how the book will turn out, Wendig is clearly winning Twitter:
The Force Awakens
Hello, this is your daily reminder that Oscar Isaac is really pretty and he's going to be in an X-wing pilot uniform. pic.twitter.com/VEA4G4dMSr
— Nanci (@nancipants) March 21, 2015
If the #StarWars The Force Awakens trailer is any indication, we can expect about 22min total of pitch black between scenes in the movie.
— Patrick McAtee (@prmcatee) March 20, 2015
501st Legion Spanish Garrison TK – 21913 with BB-8 pic.twitter.com/I7xpF6QvOM
— Spanish Garrison (@legion501) March 15, 2015
Rogue One
You KNOW I'm not knocking Liam Neeson Ewan or Natalie etc., but this generation of STAR WARS casting is next level bonkers.
— Joanna Robinson (@jowrotethis) March 26, 2015
Forgive me if I'm not putting much stock in third-hand descriptions of concept art that essentially say "It looks like Halo"
— Brian (@LaneWinree) March 16, 2015
Just throwing this out there–why would the concept art *need* to have X-wings in it? We know what X-wings look like. #RogueOne
— Eleven-ThirtyEight (@eleventhirtyate) March 16, 2015
Prayer circle for Alexandre Desplat, the first non-John Williams person to score a Star Wars movie.
— Rebecca Pahle (@RebeccaPahle) March 16, 2015
I know he's going to kill it–the man has 7 Oscar noms and 1 win–but DAMN, that's pressure.
— Rebecca Pahle (@RebeccaPahle) March 16, 2015
(The rest of) the Expanded Universe
By request, my batshit concept doodles for the Kupohans, made while drafting HEIR TO THE JEDI: pic.twitter.com/qpdHxmDPwH
— Kevin Hearne (@KevinHearne) March 21, 2015
Just two ladies who are writing Star Wars books meeting for the first time at #OntarioTBF with @claudiagray pic.twitter.com/R4VwXc638d
— cecil castellucci (@misscecil) March 21, 2015
No matter what flaws #httj has, it still has a scene where Luke hugs Artoo and calls him the best droid in the world.
— Kate (@jadelotus_) March 24, 2015
Enjoying Lords of the Sith. It's not the best of the initial bunch so far—that's Tarkin, for me—but it's a solid Imperial story. #StarWars
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) March 22, 2015
Here's a thought: what if Ventress fakes her death like she did in the comics, & then goes away from the war to…Tatooine? O_O
— Elaine Tveit (@tveitlight25) March 21, 2015
I'm hoping Dark Disciple turns out to be awesome. I have faith.
— Rocky B. (@ladydarthcaedus) March 21, 2015
The Star Wars universe is adding its first official gay character in an upcoming book. Finally, I might get a fan from another galaxy!
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) March 26, 2015
Star Wars life
Say what you will about Sheev Palpatine, but I'd hire him as a Strategic Planner in a heart beat. He's the best.
— Black Llama (@MandyBu) March 23, 2015
This weekends highlight: my six year old screening #StarWars wanted hair like "princess Slayer" and thought Yoda was an old woman. #myjaan.
— Cal Perry (@perrycal) March 23, 2015
The hubby wanted to throw away our vhs player years ago and I insisted on keeping it. Now we're watching original #StarWars #Iwin
— Lorien (@runaroundmacy) March 18, 2015
If you're ever in Central Florida, you should visit the @cloakandblaster and order the Wedge Antilles salad pic.twitter.com/sbVvqyhQ9y
— Tosche Station (@Tosche_Station) March 21, 2015
You can't say "vote of no confidence" without me thinking about #StarWars for the entire class.
— Leslie Banton (@LeslieB2013) March 17, 2015
My wife keeps referring to the new #StarWars as "divorce awakens." Should I be concerned?
— Doug Adams (@DougAdamsMusic) March 18, 2015
Snark
Star Wars: Rouge One, in which Luke Skywalker experiments with various shades of fancy lipstick
— Star Wars Scripts (@StarWarsScripts) March 24, 2015
Delicious. pic.twitter.com/FAr1g1CQQ6
— Andi Gutierrez (@DeeGoots) March 19, 2015
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