Our second sidebar poll expires at midnight (Eastern) tonight, so get your answer in while you still can. The next one relates to last night’s Stargate: Atlantis season final. (Don’t worry – Paula wrote it.)
The Yoda cake to end all Yoda cakes
Check out this super-impressive hand-carved Yoda cake by Debbie Does Cakes.
Gate Geek – Well, that was a long trip
So Stargate Atlantis Season 4 wrapped up in the US with The Last Man. So how long a stretch are we expecting before we get new stuff?
According to Alex Levine, it might just be this summer. And according to the promo for the SuperFan contest, it’s July. So yay!
There’s also a great interview with David Hewlett to enjoy. (Thanks to Scary for the tip.)
In the meantime, we have a SG-1 adventure to extend the new Stargate love for at least another week. And, if all goes well with their pilot, we’ll have a new series from Michael Shanks and Christopher Judge which you know will just become an extension of the Stargate family.
Still. That’s a long time to wait….
It came from Japan: Dark Nest covers and more
For the third (final?) look at Japanese book covers, StarWars.com features the Clone Wars, Dark Nest, Jedi Quest and Last of the Jedi series.
Possible Shadows of Mindor summary spotted
The EU Cantina posted about another summary today – this one for Matthew Stover’s Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor from the book’s Amazon UK page. Not going to bother to spoiler-bar this one, but keep in mind it is unverified.
The Battle of Mindor, where the forces of the New Republic, led by Luke Skywalker, take on the Black Stormtroopers, led by Lord Shadowspawn, self-styled new Emperor of the galaxy. What Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han, Solo, Chewbacca, C-3P0, R2-D2, Lando Calrissian, and the pilots of Rogue Squadron don’t realize is that the Battle of Mindor is a trap devised just for them – a diabolical attempt by Lord Shadowspawn to do away with the heroes of the New Republic so that he can crush the upstarts and restore the Empire – with himself at the helm. But Lord Shadowspawn has underestimated the bravery and resourcefulness of his enemies…
Shadows of Mindor is currently scheduled for an October 21st release.
Invincible summary from the SFBC
A summary has reportedly appeared on the Science Fiction Book Club website and is available only to members, but someone at the Wookieepedia cut and pasted it.
VERIFIED: Paula logged into the SFBC and this is indeed the one they have posted.
The club writes their own summaries (check out the different Betrayal blurbs at SFBC and Random House) so it’s not too surprising that this is different from the last. (Which still hasn’t been confirmed – they’re keeping a tight lid on this one.)
It’s a long one, so spoilers are under the cut. Click and highlight at your own risk. Continue reading “Invincible summary from the SFBC”
New Indy IV photo from from Entertainment Weekly
A new exclusive image from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
It came from Japan: NJO book covers
StarWars.com gets into the meat of the Japanese books covers with the New Jedi Order. These covers have developed quite a following among EU fans for their depiction of the large cast, many of whom have (or had) few reference images before this. (Above: Force Heretic I: Remnant.)
Hopefully there’s a part III, but you can see the Dark Nest covers here for now.
Indiana Jones and the Image Macros of Doom
I suppose this was inevitable: LOLIndy.
Indy Special Edition DVDs: the really special edition
Indiana Jones man-bags for everyone? or just for cinematical.com DVD reviewers (and their kids)? Check out the Cool Swag of the Week: Indiana Jones special edition DVDs, in a nifty man-bag. The special edition DVDs of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade come out on May 13.