We’ve got a glut of new Clone Wars content last night, most notably a new webcomic, ‘Hunting the Hunters’ (a story that bridges S1 and S2,) as well as a new game and the official announcement of the ‘Clone Commandos’ DVD.
Details on the second Clone Wars DVD
The Clone Wars’ second DVD will be titled “Clone Commandos” and include the episodes “Rookies,” “Storm Over Ryloth,” “Innocents of Ryloth,” and “Liberty of Ryloth,” according to DVDActive. (They also give a release date of September 15.)
The Ryloth trilogy seems an odd choice considering they were among S1’s last aired episodes, but TFN’s reasoning seems sound enough.
Out this week: Fanboys, No Prisoners, KOTOR
Fanboys is coming out on DVD tomorrow, and if you’re in Los Angeles you can head over to a release party then… Or one in San Diego tonight.
On the book front Tuesday is a big day for Traviss fans, as The Clone Wars: No Prisoners and the Order 66 paperback will both be in stores. And the comic fans can look forward to Knights of the Old Republic #41 on Wednesday.
The Clone Wars as a season, why little boys like Star Wars and more…
Several reviewers have summed up their opinions after seeing a whole season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. IGN gives it a 7.7 out of 10, saying “it has a ton of great action and adventure, is increasingly great to look at, and has had some surprisingly effective character moments.”, calling out ‘Rookies’, ‘Cloak of Darkness’ and ‘Trespass’ among their favorite episodes. Ki-Aaaron-Mundi blogs about the impressive first season on his sw.com blog, pointing out the good, the bad, and the ugly. Lazypadawan highlights the sophistication of the writing, and the great new characters.
Reviews are also coming in for the Star Wars: The Clone Wars DVD – A Galaxy Divided (containing 4 episodes containing 4 episodes: the Yoda-centric ‘Ambush’ and the Malevolence three-parter). IGN also panned it for weak episodes and no extras – good for kids, but adults should wait for the full season 1 release. SWCloneWarsReviews sums it up: the reviewer bought the DVD so you don’t have to.
Meanwhile, SW.com takes a look at the latest issue of the UK’s The Clone Wars comic/magazine. EUCantina reported on briefly seeing “The Force Unleashed – Special Edition” on Gamefly, releasing at the end of September.
And the Washington Post’s Parenting blog looks at Star Wars and other kid obsessions, keying off of a Slate article by Emily Bazelon on why Star Wars resonates with little boys.
The Clone Wars is over for now, but hey! DVDs!
And so the first season of The Clone Wars ended on Friday with a ‘Hostage Crisis’. Dave Filoni talks about bounty hunters in the episode commentary, and Bonnie interviews Corey Burton, who voices Cad Bane, Count Dooku and Ziro the Hutt. And don’t forget about the S2 preview!
- DVDs: The show’s first four episodes are out today.
- Poll: Register your thoughts on the season in our latest poll. (More than a hundred have already weighed in!)
Robot Chicken Star Wars II on DVD in July
IGN has some details on the Robot Chicken Star Wars II DVD. It’s slated for a July 21 release with what looks like a nice chunk of extras. (via)
Fanboys coming to DVD May 19
IGN has word that the Fanboys DVD will be coming to stores across the country in little over two months.
The Clone Wars S2 coming in fall, maybe
Looks like we might be getting a nice long break from The Clone Wars: A schedule snapped at Toy Fair shows that the second season of the show (and a box set of the S1 DVDs) are on track for the fourth quarter of 2009. That means we likely won’t see them until October at the earliest.
We can also expect another video game (??) in September.
The Clone Wars explores Ahsoka’s existential crisis
Tomorrow’s new episode, ‘Storm Over Ryloth’ kicks off the Ryloth trilogy. Apparently it will be epic. Or something.
- Awards: TCW took home a Golden Reel award for Best Sound Editing on the episode ‘Lair of Grievous’.
- DVDs: EUC spotted a Netflix listing for the second set of TCW DVDs.
- Podcast: The ForceCast talks ‘Blue Shadow Virus’ and ‘Mystery of a Thousand Moons’ with Fanboys Kyle Newman and Ernest Cline. EUC’s We Talk Clones also addresses the two-parter.
NYCC: Report from Steve Sansweet’s panel
Not a ton of breaking news here… The bulk of TFN’s report deals with some Clone Wars stuff, including some deleted scenes and a peek at the S1 finale. (Speaking of: Cartoon Network has picked up the second season, shocking absolutely no one.)
But we can expect a Celebration V announcement sometime this summer!