James came through again! Here’s most of yesterday’s Her Universe panel. Check below the cut for Jane Espenson, Katie Cook, Mary Franklin, Bonnie Burton, Cat Staggs and more. Continue reading “SDCC video: The Her Universe panel”
‘Darth Vader’ robs bank; The Empire responds
A man dressed as Darth Vader robbed a Long Island bank on Thursday. The Empire’s response, via DeathStarPR:
The Galactic Empire categorically and emphatically denies Lord Vader’s involvement in the alleged robbery and quite frankly, we find these allegations offensive. Several reliable witnesses can confirm that at the time of the robbery, Darth Vader was busy brutally murdering a Jedi cell in a galaxy far, far away.
They go on to use “Darth Vader’s’ fashion choices as proof. However, Darth Vader claims he is at Comic-Con. What is the real story? Stay tuned…
UPDATE: Chad also denys.
Quickly! Dispatches from San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con is here, and StarWars.com has snapshots from Preview night. (Watch their Flickr for stuff from today/tonight.) Of special note for EU fans: The cover to John Jackson Miller’s Knight Errant novel. Newsflash: It snows.
- The Westboro Baptist Church showed up. There was mockery. It was genius. Trekkie, I salute you.
- Joss Whedon is directing The Avengers. Officially.
- Boba Fett is going to be in The Force Unleashed II, raising the game’s level of fanboy pandering to critical levels.
The geek girls panel was this evening, but I’m not seeing any reports just yet… It did launch a hashtag, though.
Video: Star Wars Subway Car
Hilarity insues! (via)
Familiar faces at SDCC’s Her Universe panel
Ashley Eckstein will be joined by our Star Wars peeps Mary Franklin and Bonnie Burton, artists Cat Staggs and Katie Cook, writer/producer Jane Espenson (Battlestar Galactica, Buffy The Vampire Slayer,) author Melinda Snodgrass and the Syfy Channel’s Director of Development, Erika Kennair. The panel, ‘Her Universe: Shining the Spotlight on Female Fans – the Past, Present and Future of Science Fiction Through Female Eyes’ will take place Saturday evening.
France’s Henri IV (and horse) go intergalactic
A Paris statue of Henri IV is now sporting a lightsaber as part of an art installation that celebrates the 400th anniversary of the King’s death. Why not? (via)
Cheap shots: Cat joins the Galactic Empire
You know what’s coming, I’m sure.
Video: The 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time
I don’t like your jerkoff name, I don’t like your jerkoff face, I don’t like your jerkoff behavior and I don’t like you. Jerk off.
Video: AT-AT day afternoon
With Jabba the poo! (By Patrick Boivin, who did the Fett Flashdance video from a few years back.)
Video: Disney Weekends Dance-Off 2010
It’s that time of year again… Here’s the new batch of Dance Off with the Star Wars Stars from Star Wars Weekends.