Rebelscum has Dark Horse’s October solicitations, including Legacy #29/Vector part 10, Clone Wars #2, Knights of the Old Republic #34, the second volume of the new Clone Wars digest, and the fourth Legacy collection, Alliance.
The EU minute: Fan art, merchandise, gaming
- Fan Art: Some new Expanded Universe images from Shea Standefer. (Warning: LOTF spoilers.)
- Merchandise: The Clone Wars party gear coming to Hallmark in August.
- Gaming: Preview KOTOR miniatures; A Galaxies card game? Seriously?
Acronym soup: CBR interviews JJM about KOTOR while WOTC preps for Old Republic RPG
Comic Book Resources talks to Knights of the Old Republic scribe John Jackson Miller about the book’s upcoming ‘Vindication’ storyline.
Speaking of KOTOR, Wizards of the Coast is gearing up for the release of the Knights of the Old Republic campaign guide and miniatures in August with some previews – the first of which went up yesterday. (via)
Expanded Universe newsbits: Revan amigurumi, Reaves, Perry, Karpyshyn
- Craft: Sammi Resendes, whose Star Wars amigurumi you might remember, has produced a Darth Revan figure.
- Interview: Tomorrow sees the release of Michael Reaves’ Jedi Twilight, so EUC has a chat with him and frequent collaborator Steve Perry.
- People: Drew Karpyshyn updates his TOS blog with some random thoughts about the publishing industry
The fandom minute: Revenge comic, new KOTOR site, cheap-ass lightsabers, Boba Fett
Flashback: 14-year old Dave Lowe’s Revenge of the Jedi fan comic from 1980. There’s Luke/Leia kissing and sleeveless Vader! (via) In a more professional capacity, he also did some work for a Sci-Fi Channel Star Wars marathon back in 1993.
- Fan sites: MizzeeOh, we we know as a contributer over at EUC, has launched a new KOTOR site, Carbonite Dreams.
- Howto: A cheap custom lightsaber at Instructables.
- Lists: Topless Robot places Boba Fett in the #1 spot in their list of the 10 most awesome characters ruined by fans. Can I get an amen? (The real shocker of the article: Sonic the Hedgehog has fans?)
Out this week: KOTOR, Legacy, Claws of the Dragon
Rejoice, comic fans! Wednesday brings quite a bounty to your local comic shop. Diamond lists Knights of the Old Republic #30 and Legacy #25.
And for those of you who follow Legacy in trade paperbacks, the Claws of the Dragon collection comes out as well. It’s a storyline you don’t want to miss.
Undercity talks to KOTOR’s John Jackson Miller
The Undercity Portugal blog has a new look – and an interview with Knights of the Old Republic writer John Jackson Miller. They talk about KOTOR, Vector, Indiana Jones and some upcoming projects.
EU newsbits: Graphic novels, KOTOR, miniatures
- Upcoming: ‘The Ultimate Star Wars Graphic Novel Collection’ has been spotted on several of the boards… Dark Horse editor Randy Stradley gave a few details over at their message boards. The gist? “Our existing comics readers are not the target audience for these books.”
- Preview: Knights of the Old Republic #30
- Gaming: Rebelscum has pictures of some of the Legacy of the Force miniatures.
Out this week: Invincible, KOTOR
You probably won’t be surprised to hear that the final Legacy of the Force novel, Troy Denning’s Invincible, goes on sale Tuesday. (We’ll poll for your reactions next week.)
Meanwhile, Diamond says Wednesday will bring Knights of the Old Republic #28, the fourth part of Vector and the finale for its run in KOTOR. (The storyline will then jump several thousand years forward in Dark Times #11.)
Out this week: Legacy, Dark Times, KOTOR
No books, but Diamond says that Wednesday will bring comic fans an embarrassment of riches: Legacy #22, Dark Times #10 and
Knights of the Old Republic #27, aka Vector part 3.