No books, no comics, just the Obi-centric Star Wars Insider #112. In more forward-looking news (or at least stuff you didn’t read last month,) the official site has December 2009 comic solicitations.
The first review of Death Troopers is here
Naturally, it’s at Fangoria. Allan Dart shares some details (possible spoilers) and gives the much-hyped book a mixed review. (“…A prosaically imitative zombie tale that doesn’t take enough advantage of the STAR WARS Universe.”) What that means for those of us not knee-deep in horror conventions on a regular basis is anyone’s guess. But it certainly sounds bloody.
Video flashback: The Vector Prime TV commercial
Quality of Vector Prime aside, this was a sad day for Expanded Universe fans… I remember being surprised by it on the Sci-Fi Channel and being terribly embarrassment squicked. (My wariness of book trailers probably dates from that moment. Though things do seem to have improved.)
In any case, better now than later to introduce the Expanded Universe playlist at Youtube ClubJaders. Most of it is much less squicky than this, I promise.
Transcript of Suvudu’s Essential Atlas chat
Suvudu has been kind enough to offer up the embed of the chat they did with Atlas authors Jason Fry and Daniel Wallace the other day. Check it out below the cut. Continue reading “Transcript of Suvudu’s Essential Atlas chat”
EUbits: Atlas and then some, Denning, Ostrander, Bohnhoff, iPhones and Twitter
More on the Atlas. First up, there’s a live chat with Jason Fry and Daniel Wallace today at 2pm EDT at Suvudu. And there’s heaps going on at StarWars.com: Background, an online appendix, and endnotes. And there’s a new interview with Jason Fry over at Lightsabre.
Fate of the Jedi. Lightsabre also has an interview with Troy Denning.
Charity. Another auction to help out John Ostrander. And don’t forget the Aaron Allston Donation Fund!
Short stories. Hyperspace members can now read ‘Passages’ by our own Charlene Newcomb!
The blogside: Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff on alien dialogue.
Technology! A select few Star Wars comics are now available on the iPhone. And Death Troopers has a Twitter!
Out this week: Luke bio, Invasion
If Amazon is to be believed, today is the ‘official’ release date of Ryder Windham’s A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker. Wednesday brings Invasion #3, featuring the triumphant return of Beefy the Vong! Or something.
Denning’s Abyss on the bestseller lists
The latest Fate of the Jedi novel has made the near-obligatory appearances on the bestseller lists: #6 for Publisher’s Weekly, #7 in The New York Times and #41 in USA Today.
Bad wrong merchandise of the day: Sarlacc fail
Really, Hasbro? No one objected to this? Yes, we know where the ultimate blame falls, but still. Really?
In less wince-worthy toy stuff, get up close and personal with the repackaged Comic Packs, as well as the news ones such as Darth Krayt & Sigel Dare, Lumiya & Luke, Beefy the Vong & Kyle Katarn and the news-to-me Emperor’s Hand Imperial Shuttle.
The fandom minute: L/M on Etsy, Star Wars car culture, 70’s school stuff, Palpy’s plummet, and cake!
There really is something for everyone on Etsy. I’m prepping a few posts for next week, and I ran across a Luke and Mara Wedding cake topper. (What a post-ROTJ EU pairing has to do with The Clone Wars I have no idea.) The seller, Hildoom, also has a Yoda Birthday Cake topper for sale.
Cars. Jalopnik is on something of a streak, exploring the hot rod culture of Star Wars and likening the ABT Audi R8 V10 to something that “Anakin’s coke dealer” would drive.
Back to school. StarWars.com takes a look back at the 70’s with retro class cear from Helix.
Lists. Palpatine makes #1 on Sci-Fi Squad’s top ten sci-fi deaths.
Cakes. A neat Millenium Falcon by Da Bombe Desserts.
If only… io9 suggests swapping the writing staffs of The Clone Wars and the The Venture Brothers, which may be the only way to get me to cheerfully watch the former.
EUbits: Fun with faux castings, looking for ‘Sith,’ Atlas endnotes, Bohnhoff’s alien homework
Winceworthy. Geekdad’s Lonnie Morgan gets a bit too into reading Star Wars novels and celebrates by inflicting yet another round of fantasy casting upon the internets. (I dislike this kind of thing: They all tend to come out in fail.) There’s also a poll on which (if any) EU series/era you’d like to see come to the screen.
Lost Tribe of the Sith: Sue Rostoni gave a tentative date of February 9th for the next installment of the Fate of the Jedi tie-in ebooks. That’s about a month before the fourth book, Allston’s Backlash, is due out.
The blogside: Dan Wallace and Jason Fry continue with their Essential Atlas endnotes; Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff on dealing with aliens.
Podcasts: Thursday’s EUCast (7pm EST) will focus on Mara Jade.
Comic previews: Invasion #3, Knights of the Old Republic #45, and The Clone Wars #9.
Gaming: A 20-minute video walkthrough of The Old Republic MMO.