Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
A schoolgirl girl band. And Ahsoka. Oh, Japan. (From The Clone Wars panel – the band is AKB48, and it seems Dave Filoni does most of the talking.) Also: Steve Sansweet in a kimono yukata, Mark Hamill and George Lucas in Carbonite. (Okay, mildly surprising.)
The final 30th anniversary convention is gearing up near Tokyo… Both StarWars.com and RebelScum are on site.
The cover story of the latest EW features Watchman, the adaptation of the classic graphic novel whose trailer debuted yesterday. Also in the issue? ComicCon giveaways for JJ Abrams’ Star Trek, four posters that unite to form a one-sheet – and feature our first official look at some of the cast. Also in their SDCC slideshow: Peeks at Dollhouse, Terminator Salvation, an Ender’s Game comic, and Fringe.
TheVaderProject.com has updated with the names of some of the Japanese artists (art groups?) who’ll be providing all-new art helmets for Celebration Japan.
Okay, maybe only 17, but a complete list of the exclusive artist prints that will be available at Celebration Japan. Above, a piece from Erik Maell.
Only a week to go! StarWars.com has the schedule – 7 pages worth!
Looking for something to do on the evening of Thursday, July 24?
Going to be in beautiful downtown San Diego for Comic-Con?
Want to have fun in a chance to win a $200 grand prize?
The San Diego Rocket Race team (aka SirDan and JawaJames) is putting on a race around downtown San Diego:
How it works:
At the start of the race, each team of two will receive a packet with their first clue, which will lead them to a place where they will receive their second clue, which when solved will lead them to a place to get their third clue, etc. Clues will require solving puzzles based on all sorts of things you might find at Comic-Con: movies, comics, sci-fi, fantasy, gaming, etc. (more than just the standard sci-fi fare from the annual fall Rocket Race or the Star Wars theme of the Kessel Run). Racers will travel on foot, and the race should take no more than 2 hours.
A Comic-Con badge is not required.
Did I mention that the first place prize is $200?
Get more information or register online at www.sdrocketrace.com or show up with $20 cash on-site for registration.
TFN previews more Celebration Japan prints, including those from Randy Martinez, Tsuneo Sanda and Matt Busch. Above, snippets from Sanda, Martinez and Malcolm Tween.
StarWars.com posts all of the Star Wars events at San Diego Comic Con: Mostly on Friday, mostly The Clone Wars, with some Indiana Jones thrown in for good measure.
Are Baltimore, Minneapolis, Chicago, Indianapolis and Orlando the finalists for Celebration V?
Yes, I saw this over the weekend, but I figured they were drawing that city list from the Force-Cast’s interview with Sansweet: Old news. Except… I didn’t type out that part. So lo, TFN made news of it (again, thus illustrating my number one issue with news and podcasts, but that’s another post) and it’s all over the internet.
Let the haggling, whining, and bitching begin (or continue.) Quite frankly, as long as it’s not Florida (or at least not Disney World) I don’t care.
