Path of Destruction sequel’s title is tentative no longer: StarWars.com officially introduces Drew Karpyshyn’s Rules of Two. Alas, the Mustafar-chic cover art is also confirmed.
The midweek catchup
Battlefront: Renegade Squadron came out yesterday. TOS keeps on trucking with a look at the game’s weapons and more Q&As
Also…
- Fandom: Brooklyn fan builds Sandcrawler to action figure scale. (via)
- Expanded Universe: Dan Wallace talks up co-author Jason Fry’s planet database.
- Events: Second Annual DCSWCC Roadshow this Saturday.
- Crafts: Motorcycle safety the Mandolorian way
- Pretties: More sketch card madness from Topps.
- People: Dave Prowse manages rock band. (via)
Out this week
Comic fans will only see one new release this week: Dark Times #5. Yay?
As for other releases, the whole Colbert showdown with A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy is rather confused by Amazon saying the book comes out next week. Not that Amazon is a paragon of reliability. Of course, they’re also saying October 15th – a Monday. Go figure. It’s in the most recent B&N email with a 28% off coupon, though. (If you’re a member.)
There have been some rumblings that copies of The Star Wars Vault (translated versions?) have been found in Europe, but Amazon is giving a U.S. release date of October 30th. So go ahead and look for it… just not too hard.
ETA on The Essential Atlas
TOS gives us a first look at ETA on The Essential Atlas from Jason Fry and Daniel Wallace. And we have a release date: June 2008. The Wookieepedians must be drooling…
TFN thread of the indeterminate time period
The Enjayoh Is Seriously Underappreciated. The great irony of this thread, no matter how one feels about the NJO, is that in a few years there will be one just like it regarding the much-maligned Ellohteeff. Today’s ‘turd’ is tomorrow’s trophy; Thus goes the circle of fandom. (Except perhaps in regard to The Crystal Star.)
The Catchup: Friday morning reading list
NEWS
- Fractal Matter interviews Rick McCallum about all the usual suspects: Red Tails, TV shows, etc.
- Antifungal drug causes visions of Chewbacca. Well, better Wookiees than, say, Cthulhu.
- Star Wars gets namedropped in Blackwater probe.
- £10,000 worth of figures stolen in UK.
EVENTS
- Cédric Delsaux’s Star Wars on Earth photographs are on exhibit in Washington D.C.
GAMING
- Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron comes out on Tuesday, and TOS has been pulling out all the stops: a two part Q&A; an introduction to Commander Col Serra and a look at his character evolution.
FANDOM
- Perennial blogger Jason Kottke asks the age-old question: What’s the best order to indoctrinate your young with Star Wars?
- University of Alabama offers BUI 301: The Gospel of Star Wars: Mass Entertainment as Postmodern Religion. Does that mean Steve Sansweet is a prophet?
- Bengal Trooper spotted!
PEOPLE
- Sean Connery sexier than Harrison Ford, says poll.
- Natalie Portman campaigns to help end global poverty; will be starring alongside Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brothers.
- Carrie Fisher to take on Mrs. Bennett in Pride And Prejudice spoof.
- Billy Dee Williams in Aretha Franklin biopic?
MERCHANDISE
- Get your Master Replicas’ products now; with their license expiring, they stop selling Star Wars stuff after December 31st.
- Check out some of the 30th Anniversary Sketch Cards.
- Complete your collection of convention exclusives with the Celebration Europe Droid 2-pack.
Hyperspace
- The latest Bantha Tracks.
- Two Newsnets: Ralltiir Blockade Impacting Sector Economy and Kira Run Opening Up to Mainstream Trade.
- One tiny fiction bit: One Step Ahead.
- And a lowdown on Delta Source.
A Colbert-level showdown
Uh-oh – Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy shares a release date with Stephen Colbert’s I Am America (And So Can You!)? Pity the poor pop-ups!
Comics from the future!
Rebelscum has the Dark Horse solicitations for January 2008. There’s not much, but Legacy fans will be happy to hear that #20 finally gives us a look at the Galactic Alliance. Also included is Knights of the Old Republic #25, aka part one of the Vector crossover mega-series, which just happens to be the focus of DarkHorse.com’s latest editor letter.
And for a look at more upcoming comics, previews of Dark Times #6 and Knights of the Old Republic #21.
Today in EU news…
Drew Karpyshyn walks us through the writing and production of Rule of Two.
Rebelscum has even more photos of EU figures: KOTOR’s Darth Revan and Malak, plus the Pre-Cyborg Grievous.
MaryAnn Johnson snarks on Lucas’ comments about getting The Clone Wars on TV.
EU news of the day
- Sue Rostoni confirms that the Fury summary that appeared last week is indeed the real thing.
- Drew Karpyshyn revealed on his personal site that the manuscript for his December Bane sequel has been sent off to the powers that be.
- And for you Clone Wars/half naked Anakin fans, Rebelscum has posted pictures of the Hasbro figure inspired by Chapter 24 of the animated micro-series. They also have pics of Roron Corobb and Yoda with Kybuck.