The WonderCon programming is out, and as one might expect from Lucasfilm’s hometown con, there are a number of events from Star Wars and licensees. Check it out beneath the cut. Continue reading “Two weeks to San Francisco’s Wondercon”
Coldplay, Beck, and Johnny Cash on a Star Wars EU soundtrack?
As first reported a few days back, Del Rey was promoting Joe Schreiber’s upcoming Deathtroopers novel with a free soundtrack CD at the New York Comic Con. Now, Schreiber goes over the soundtrack playlist on his blog. With some of the aforementioned musicians, the soundtrack also included some Pixies, Allison Krauss, Tool, and Rob Zombie — and starts off with the 20th Century Fox fanfare. Not since “Christmas in the Stars” have some lucky fans gotten a Star Wars album so eclectic.
Eye candy: io9’s Best Of NYCC Cosplay
Rounding off the con, io9 has gathered their favorite NYCC costumes, including several Star Wars folks and an entire section devoted to Jayne hats. (Photo by Ellen Wright.)
Another fun shot from NYCC: Rebel cheerleaders!
Peter Roan (peterjr1961) captured these Rebel cheerleaders (and droid friend) at New York Comic Con this weekend. I hope there are enough of these folks out there to do a whole Bring It On skit with their Sith counterparts.
(And anyone care to explain this? Statue? Costume? Life-sized bobblehead?)
Catching up with a Clone Wars con weekend
The Clone Wars was a big draw at NYCC’s Star Wars panel, where Steve Sansweet debuted a trailer for season 1’s three-part finale, The Ryloth Trilogy. Now it’s up for everyone to see!
And I don’t think anyone is surprised to hear that Cartoon Network has picked up the series for season 2.
(At right, a great Clonetrooper costume shot by Muckster at the con. Check out the whole set!)
- The Hidden Enemy: Read the expanded episode guide or watch the video commentary for last week’s episode. And check back later today for a guest review from The Stooge!
- Next week: Padme and Jar Jar are joined by the Michael York-voiced Dr. Nuvo Vindi in ‘Blue Shadow Virus.’ (Logan’s Run? I don’t think the target audience will remember that. I barely remember that. Try Austin Powers. Or Gilmore Girls!)
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!
Going to New York Comic Con this weekend?
This weekend is the first major con of the year, New York Comic Con. Steve Sansweet and “some famous—maybe infamous—guests” will be there to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Phantom Menace, along with folks from Del Rey, Dark Horse and Robot Chicken. And for The Clone Wars fans, the official site promises “an exclusive sneak peek of something very special.”
The Beat has the schedule of Dark Horse events, including a Star Wars panel and several signings on Saturday. And Star Wars is certain to come up at the Random House panel later (?) that day.
In other event news, dates were announced for Disney’s Star Wars Weekends last week.
Photo from NYCC ’08 by elorgwhee on Flickr. All hail Creative Commons!
Eye Candy: Tilt-shift Star Wars
Bonnie ran a whole collection of photos through the Tilt Shift Maker, transforming the realistic into toy-like miniatures. Not surprisingly, the effect is particularly impressive when used on Stormtroopers!
GenCon to reorganize in Chapter 11 – not acquired by GAG.
According to a GenCon press release, the bankruptcy court has agreed to let GenCon reorganize itself, and not be subject to a hostile takeover bid (by the GenCon Acquisition Group). The company plans to eventually pay off all its creditors and continue to operate.
GenCon Offer Revised by Mysterious GAG
A revised offer to get GenCon through bankrupcy has been made by the GAG. No – not Jacen Solo’s door-kicking secret police in black (Galactic Alliance Guard), but the GenCon Acquisition Group. GenCon had refused GAG’s previous offer, but this new offer has amendments to not contest the Lucasfilm claim against GenCon. For more information on this GAG offer, check out ICv2.com’s article.