Get a first look at Knights of the Old Republic #18, Dark Times #4, Rebellion #9, and Legacy #15.
Book announcement at Comic Con!
The Comic Con schedule was released yesterday, and TFN makes note of the Star Wars book panel, which promises:
Keith Clayton (editor, Del Rey) will reveal an exclusive announcement on an upcoming Star Wars title from Del Rey and LucasBooks, just for audience members at Comic-Con!
Very likely not a novel, but certainly could be interesting. Fans are theorizing that it could be the soft-confirmed Atlas of the Star Wars Galaxy.
Hyperspace fiction returns!
Nora Mayers’ The Capture of Imperial Hazard is the latest WEG story to gain new life through Hyperspace. According to the Wookieepedia, it originally appeared in the Star Wars Adventure Journal 10.
In other Hyperspace/WEG (OTP!) news, I’ve been lax in reporting the Source Archive, where various bits and pieces from the sourcebooks of ye olden gaming days are being revived. It appeared shortly after C4, and was the result of a request at the con. (See, it pays to come to the Fan Club Lounge!)
Comics this week
Wednesday brings Legacy #14 and Rebellion #8 to the comic shops.
And take a look ahead at Dark Horse for October: Legacy #17, Dark Time #6, KOTOR #22, Crimson Empire hardcover and a ANH Photo Comic. (Okay: In what universe are photo comics a good idea?)
No comic news is good comic news
Randy Stradley: Don’t expect any big Star Wars announcements from Dark Horse this year. That’s cool. We’re mostly just hoping the books show up on time.
Who’s who in Death Star
Sue Rostoni posted the Dramatis Personae for the upcoming Death Star by Steve Perry and Michael Reaves. The book comes out in September, and the DP is quoted beneath the cut.
Because what the Expanded Universe really needs is another deus ex machina!
Yes, there are Sacrifice spoilers in the links, so don’t even think about mousing over them if you haven’t read the book. No, I’m not posting any details here, but I gotta quote this:
Lucas Licensing apparently allowed this disaster to happen and now we should call on them to reverse it. The Sith have the power to bring back the dead and so too then does the Force.
Whether it is [CHARACTER] or [CHARACTER] or even someone else I don’t care. I just want [SPOILER] back.
I’m facepalming as hard as I can. Look, being sad/disappointed with the ‘event’ is all well and good, but internet petitions over spilt milk are just silly.
Writing on a deadline
Speak of the devil
Back cover copy of Inferno, plus a larger look at the cover, over at the official site.
More tidbits from the publishing program
Sue reveals what potion of the Dark Times era they’re allowed – less than you might think:
The major portion of the Dark Times era, the time between Ep3 & 4, is still off-limits for development. We’re allowed one year after Ep3 and one year before Ep4.
And good news on the Death Star front – as well as the typeface, for you font geeks.
I’m presently reading the page proofs for DEATH STAR. A good read — a nice combo of known and unknown characters — a super story. And for those of you who enjoy page counts, it’s 363 pages long.
Also, the back cover copy for Inferno ought to be showing up on starwars.com soon.