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February 17, 2008May 27, 2008

On the TOS: Hyperspace, fan movies, events

It’s been a weird few weeks – here’s some of the stuff we missed on the official site.

Hyperspace: Get up close and personal with the 2008 Membership Kit; online supplement for Insider #98; the latest Bantha Tracks (which will be available as a printable PDF in March.)
Fan films: It’s time for the 2008 Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge! This year, the winners will be aired on SpikeTV.
Memorial:A tribute to John Alvin.
Events: Star Wars exhibits in Philadelphia and Belgium.
Charity: Tommy Lee Edwards raises money for The Ride for Kids with a limited-edition lithograph.
In the Source Archive: Peter Schweighofer’s feature Recon & Report from the Adventure Journal #2; The Other Side of the Story from Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters; Balancing the Books from The Star Wars Sourcebook and NewsNets Bakura Annexed by Empire, New Year Fete Week Launched in Imperial City, Dentaal Declares Independence, Expels Governor, and Fondor Closed To Civilian Traffic.

February 16, 2008December 29, 2011

Toy Fair: LEGOs, Clone Wars, and Legacy figures!

The Official Blog has pictures of new Clone Wars and Indiana Jones LEGO vehicles and sets, fresh from U.S. Toy Fair. Above, the V-19 Torrent. (You can see the Star Wars stuff a tad larger, plus descriptions, over at Gizmodo.) Warning to spoilerphobes: The Indy IV sets look like they contain some location spoilers.

Wizard has official photos of Hasbro’s Clone Wars line.

Yakface has an impressive gallery of pictures from the Hasbro booth, including some familiar faces from the Legacy comics and other EU faves.

Oh, and Deet? Gentle Giant is coming out with a Shirtless Darth Maul. I thought you should know.

February 16, 2008February 16, 2008

Rumor: Who’s voicing Ahsoka Tano?

Someone told TFN that actress Ashley Eckstein is taking on vocal duties for The Clone Wars newcomer.

February 16, 2008December 30, 2011

Weekend project: Needlework

Star Wars Crochet and Knit Charts by Leah Fenton. Also includes the Falcon, both Death Stars, an X-Wing, logos, and a variety of heads.

February 15, 2008December 29, 2011

Eye Candy Friday: Keith Short, Sculptor

Explore the site of sculptor Keith Short, the man responsible for Palpatine’s throne and the Ark of the Covenant. He also worked on The Phantom Menace and Temple of Doom, among others.

February 15, 2008December 29, 2011

Cable rights to air Indy 4 already sold

That was quick… USA is picking up the tab to air Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, as well as the three previous Indy titles, for what may end up being as much as $40 million, depending on Kingdom’s box office. The network will air Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade in May to help give the new film a boost.

February 15, 2008March 20, 2008

Expanded Universe newsbits

For those of you wondering about how Vector will be released in TPB, Sue Rostoni had this to say on Monday: “It will be published in two volumes, six issues each.”
Rule of Two reviewed at SF Site.
501stCast has their full interview with Karen Traviss available.

February 15, 2008March 20, 2008

There is no KOTOR III, or something

LucasArts tells IGN: “Yes, we are working with BioWare. We’ve announced that we’re working with the developer on a project, but it has nothing to do with Knights of the Old Republic.” (via)

February 15, 2008December 28, 2011

In the news: The few, the proud, the not Clone Wars

Geek love: Guy proposed to girlfriend in a Darth Vader suit at Revenge of the Sith – yes, she’s the fan. They’ve been married almost two years.
Auction: Life-size Star Wars characters go to auction today in Detroit. …Why am I only hearing about this now?
Fandom: Lightsaber vigilante/performance artist haunts city.
Rehash: The Los Angeles Times takes a ‘where are they now’ look at the stars of Star Wars.

February 14, 2008February 14, 2008

Today in The Clone Wars

UPDATE: Hasbro’s Clone Wars Collection.
TV Guide answers five burning questions. The question is: Burning for who?
TOSblog has a headline roundup from last night, but now the Associated Press is on the case – look for versions of this story in all the local papers tomorrow morning. Or next week.
The Character Design blog is empathetically not impressed.
Slightly bigger pics of stuff we’ve already seen at AICN and Animated News.
And yet another internet staple picks up the news: Slashdot.