Around the Web

February 3, 2017 at 12:01 am | Posted in Around the Web, Art, News, Regular Feature, Star Wars, Star Wars News | Leave a comment
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Here is this week’s Around the Web news roundup of Star Wars and beyond.

Book News

• i09 has an except from Chuck Wendig‘s upcoming novel Empire’s End.
• Jason Fry has posted book notes for Weapon of a Jedi Part 3 (Part 1, Part 2), and Rebel in the Ranks Part 1 and Part 2.
• Del Rey has a look at the double-sided poster that will be in the Barnes & Noble exclusive version of Empire’s End.

Comic News

• StarWars.com has an interview with Jody Houser, the writer of the upcoming Rogue One comic adaptation.
• Adventures in Poor Taste has a preview of Doctor Aphra #4.

Convention & Event News

• Pensacon is February 17 to 19 in Pensacola, FL. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn and Dave Dorman.
• Northwest Comic Con is March 18 to 19 in Tillamook, OR. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• 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

• Her Universe is offering a new “Self-Rescuing Princess” t-shirt.
• StarWars.com has a neat update showing where the worlds of Rogue One would be located using the maps from The Essential Atlas.
• Hishgraphics has an interesting spotlight on the Rogue One Ultimate Visual Guide highlighting the pulls from West End Games.
• Here is this week’s episode of The Star Wars Show.

• And Dave Dorman is continuing to pump out new Star Wars artwork, this time a great one of Baze Malbus and a picture of Ben Kenobi (which is still for sale).

Toy & Collectible News

• The Gentle Giant Greedo POTF Jumbo figure is up for pre-order.

Video Game News

• A single player campaign has been confirmed for Star Wars: Battlefront 2 which will be out this year.

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