Around the Web

April 4, 2014 at 12:00 am | Posted in 501st, Around the Web, Comic Books, Conventions, Dark Horse, Events, Humor, News, Regular Feature, Star Wars, Star Wars News, Television | Leave a comment
Tags: chris trevas, Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman, jason fry, samuel l. jackson

Here is this week’s Around the Web news roundup of Star Wars and beyond.

Comic News

• Star Wars fans looking to branch out might want to try Deep Gravity which will be written by Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman (Star Wars: Legacy). CBR has an interview with creators plus a look at the interior art.

Convention & Event News

• Odyssey Con is this weekend in Madison, WI. Star Wars author Troy Denning will be there. You can check out Troy’s schedule below.

Friday

• 5:30pm The Walking Dead: Where’s the Love?
• 8pm Opening Ceremonies

Saturday

• 10am Firefly: Why is it so Shiny?
• 1pm-2:30 Guest of Honor Book Signing
• 2:30 Editors Agents and Publicists, Oh My!
• 4pm Writer’s Workshop
• 7-8pm Dinner with Master of Ceremonies/Con Chair
• 8pm Guest of Honor Presentation/Speeches

Sunday

• 10am When to Quit the Day Job
• 11:30am True Blood

• Gem City Comic Con is in Dayton, OH this weekend. Star Wars artist Joe Corroney will be there.
• WonderCon Anaheim runs April 18-20, and of great importance to Star Wars fans, there will be a Star Wars Rebels panel. Star Wars guests in attendance at the con include Katie Cook, Tommy Lee Edwards, Paul Gulacy, Mike Mayhew and Gabriel Hardman (Saturday only).

Behind the Scenes of Star Wars Rebels

Members of the cast and crew of Star Wars Rebels present an exclusive look at the highly anticipated television series. Star Wars Rebels is set between Episodes III and IV, and it is a dark time in the galaxy. In the spirit of the original trilogy, the Empire is once again the preeminent villain of the saga, and Star Wars Rebels puts the might of Imperial forces in the spotlight. Produced by Lucasfilm Animation and featuring many of the key talents from the Emmy Award-winning Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels is scheduled to premiere this fall as a one-hour special telecast on Disney Channel; it will be followed by a series on Disney XD channels around the world.

Saturday April 19, 2014 2:00pm – 3:00pm, Room 300AB

• Jedi News has a rundown on upcoming Rebel Legion UK events this month.

Fandom News

• Boring Conversation Anyway has a really cool video panel with feedback on Hasbro’s Star Wars lineup from Toy Fair. It’s long, but it’s interesting to hear the communities feelings on the toys that were revealed.

• Author Jason Fry was on Fictional Frontiers to talk Jupiter Pirates.
• Samuel L. Jackson appeared on The Daily Show and talked a little Star Wars. You can watch the full episode here.
• Star Wars artist Chris Trevas also shared a sneak peak of his upcoming artwork in Star Wars Insider.

Movie & Television News

• The Big Bang Theory will be doing a Star Wars episode which will air May 1st. The Hollywood Reporter has the details.
• Following suit, The Goldbergs is also getting a Star Wars episode, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It will air May 6th.

Toy News

• Hasbro is running a sale until April 7th. Just use the promo code FRIENDS14 for free shipping and 20% off all items at HasbroToyShop.com.

April Fool’s Highlights

• Kotobukiya and their chocolate Jabba.
• Star Wars Rebels and their Jar Jar Filoni sketch.
• Roxy the Rancor’s broken nail.
• Ben Affleck as the Emperor (via 501st).
• Quirk Books new line of William Shakespeare books.
• Bleeding Cool had Dark Horse’s scorched earth policy.
• Star Wars Underworld did a My Little Pony crossover.
• And two more from the 501st Legion. First up, their current roster of troopers…

• And perhaps the best of all, Florida Garrison redirected all traffic to this page which cued some Disney themed music.

 

Posted By: Skuldren for Roqoo Depot.