Around the Web

November 25, 2016 at 12:01 am | Posted in Around the Web, News, Regular Feature, Star Wars News | Leave a comment

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

Art News

• Star Wars artist Joe Corroney is running a Dark Side Friday Sale.

Book News

• Author John Jackson Miller is offering a complete signed set of his new trilogy Star Trek: Prey via his website. Great gift for the holidays.
• Penguin Random House is running a giveaway for Bloodlines and Carrie Fisher’s new book The Princess Diarist.
• Jason Fry has posted part 3 of his notes for Edge of the Galaxy.

Convention & Event News

• Star Wars: Destiny Preview Event is today in Roseville, MN. Star Wars guests includeTimothy Zahn.
• Star Wars Identities is heading to London and will be there from November 18, 2016 to September 3, 2017.
• Local Comic Book Store Day is November 19 in Oshkosh, WI at House of Heroes. Star Wars guest John Jackson Miller will be there from 1:00 to 4:00 PM.
• Sci-Fi Authorfest 10 is November 20 in Beavertown, OR. Star Wars guest include Timothy Zahn.
• Timothy Zahn will be in Bandon, OR for a book signing at Winter River Books at 1:00 PM on November 26th.
• Paradise City Comic Con is December 9 to 11 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Star Wars guests include John Jackson Miller, Billy Dee Williams, Paul Blake, Garrick Hagon, Brian Herring and James Marsters.
• Pensacon is February 17 to 19 in Pensacola, FL. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn and Dave Dorman.
• Star Wars Celebration Orlando is April 13 to 16, 2017 in Orlando, FL. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• Force V is June 2 to 4 in Melbourne, Australia. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• Origins Game Fair is June 15 to 18 in Columbus, OH. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• SoonerCon is June 23 to 25 in Oklahoma City, OK. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• IndyPopCon is July 7 to 9 in Indianapolis, IN. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• World Fantasy Con is November 2 to 5, 2017 in San Antonio, TX. Star Wars guests include Martha Wells.

For more events, check Star Wars Actor Appearances and the Jedi News convention page.

Fandom News

• Here is the latest episode of The Star Wars Show.

Movie & Television News

• Kathleen Kennedy and Kiri Hart talk about the future of Star Wars films with EW.
• EW also has an interview with Rogue One composer Michael Giacchino.
• Kathleen Kennedy talked with Variety about various things including finding a female director for a future Star Wars film.
• Mark Hamill’s new show Pop Culture Quest is showing up on YouTube. You can catch the first two episodes there.

• The latest episode of Rebels Recon is out along with the official episode guide for “Iron Squadron.”

• There’s some new Rogue One tv spots.

• Martin Scorsese has a new film coming out called Silence which includes Liam Neeson and Adam Driver. It’ll start hitting theaters in December with a wider release in January.

• Now Brimstone looks like a freaky western where the badguy is a preacher played by Guy Pearce. It’ll be out in March.

• If you like short films, Lost Boy is kind of cool. It’s a mix of Mad Max, Terminator and Blade Runner. There’s no dialog, but the imagery is evocative.

• New trailer for Kong: Skull Island which will be out in March.

Toy & Collectible News

• Sideshow is offering $89.99 off their First Order Sixth Scale Stormtrooper Set and their First Order Sixth Scale Snowtrooper Set.
• Sideshow’s Sixth Scale Zuckuss is available for pre-order.
• In other news, the Walmart exclusive Scarif trooper is starting to hit stores and the Black Series 6-inch Revan is showing up at GameStop’s according to YakFace.

Posted By: Skuldren for Roqoo Depot.