Around the Web

November 22, 2013 at 12:00 am | Posted in Around the Web, Art, Books, Comic Books, Dark Horse, Episode VII, Interview, Movies, News, Regular Feature, Star Wars, Star Wars Books, Star Wars News | Leave a comment
Tags: clockwork angels, dark times, dave dorman, doug wheatley, hunt for the hyrda, j.w. rinzler, Jan Duursema, jason fry, jeffrey brown, joe corroney, kevin hearne, kevin j. anders, randy stradley, star wars storyboards the original trilogy, the jupiter pirates, timothy zahn

Here is this week’s Around the Web covering Star Wars and beyond.

Art News

• Star Wars artist Dave Dorman has some original artwork up for sale for the holidays. He also has a selection of art prints for sale as well.
• Star Wars artist Joe Corroney has a new online store.
• IDW’s new game Kill Shakespeare will feature Dave Dorman as part of the art team.

Black Friday Deals

• For Black Friday, Titan Magazines is running a special promotion for Star Wars Insider. Sign up and you can get a free copy of the Millennium Falcon Owner’s Workshop Manual or the Death Star Owner’s Technical Manual.
• Yakface.com is doing a Black Friday Giveaway for Wave 2 of the 3-3/4″ Black Series figures.
• Walmart is doing a pre-Black Friday sale on the LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles DVD combo for The Phantom Clone and Menace of the Sith.
• And Things From Another World is doing their annual Black Friday sale which is a great way to pick up some cheap comics. Some comics are already on sale, with discounts increasing as Black Friday draws nearer.
• Club Jade also has a look at what Her Universe will have out for Black Friday.

Book News

• J.W. Rinzler tweeted the cover for Star Wars Storyboards: The Original Trilogy.
• You can catch a sneak peak of Jason Fry‘s upcoming novel The Jupiter Pirates: Hunt for the Hydra right here.
• Star Wars author and artist Jeffrey Brown will be on tour in the UK. Click here to check out his tour dates.
• Lightsaber Rattling dives into some of the new Star Wars Rebels books that have been announced.

Comic News

• Star Wars artist Doug Wheatley has made a radically contract renegotiation with Dark Horse Comics. Doug will now be paid in stuffed animals.
• In other comic news, Doug posted a really cool glimpse behind the scenes of how Dark Times is made complete with a page of the script written by Randy Stradley, the thumbnail art by Doug, and the final uncolored page art.
• Star Wars artist Jan Duursema posted some colored and uncolored artwork from the original Legacy series.
• Kevin J. Anderson‘s Clockwork Angels is getting a graphic novel.

Events & Conventions

• Dave Dorman will be in West Dundee, IL for an event at Barnes & Noble at Spring Hill Mall from 5:00 to 7:00 PM today.
• Upcoming Star Wars author Kevin Hearne will be in Arizona for an event at the San Tan Barnes & Noble at 6:00 PM today.
• Boston Supermegafest also kicks off this weekend and includes Star Wars guests Ray Park and Jeremy Bulloch.

Star Wars Episode VII

• StarWars.com has confirmed that R2-D2 will be in Star Wars Episode VII. I think this is a pretty good reason to make this sequel trilogy the astromech saga.

Videos

• If you’ve seen Gravity, you can check out the short film that ties into the movie.
• As a Russell Crowe fan, I thought the trailer for Noah looked pretty cool.

• And courtesy of Fairy Tale Podcast, there’s a nice video interview with authors Timothy Zahn and Cherie Priest.

Posted By: Skuldren for Roqoo Depot.