Around the Web

May 26, 2017 at 12:01 am | Posted in Around the Web, Books, Conventions, Events, News, Regular Feature, Star Wars, Star Wars Books, Star Wars News | Leave a comment

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

Book News

• Star Wars artist Brian Rood will be doing illustrations for a new book, this time covering the prequels: Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy Stories. Edelweiss has a preview of some of the artwork. It will be out in September.

Convention & Event News

• Phoenix Comic Con is May 25 to 28 in Phoenix, AZ. Star Wars guests include authors Kevin J. Anderson, Terry Brooks, Alan Dean Foster, Claudia Gray, Michael A. Stackpole and Timothy Zahn, artists Mark Brooks and Tom Hodges, and actor Alan Tudyk. The Del Rey team will be there and you can check out their schedule here.
• Joliet Public Library Annual Star Wars Day is June 3rd. Star Wars guests include artists Jamie Snell, James Tampa, Mikey Babinski, Steve Palenica and Dave Dorman and authors John Jackson Miller and Keith Kappel.
• ComiCONN is June 10 to 11 in Mashantucket, CT. Star Wars guests include Ray Park, Felix Silla and 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.
• ConGregate is July 14 to 16 in High Point, NC. Star Wars guests include Barbara Hambly, Michael A. Stackpole and Timothy Zahn.
• RobCon is July 29 to 30 in Bristol, TN. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• Colorado Springs Comic Con is August 25 to 27 in Colorado Springs, CO. Star Wars Guests include Paul Springer, Joonas Suotamo, Spencer Wilding, Billy Dee Williams, Simon J. Williamson and Timothy Zahn.
• Dragon Con is September 1 to 4 in Atlanta, GA. Star Wars guests include Kevin J. Anderson, Delilah S. Dawson, Rebecca Moesta and Timothy Zahn.
• Salt Lake Comic Con is September 21 to 23 in Salt Lake City, UT. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• Necronomicon is October 20 to 22 in Tampa, FL. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• Timothy Zahn will be in Lucca, Italy at Lucca Comics and Games from November 1 to 5th.
• World Fantasy Con is November 2 to 5, 2017 in San Antonio, TX. Star Wars guests include Martha Wells.
• TusCon is November 10 to 12 in Tucson, AZ. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• OryCon is November 17 to 19 in Portland, OR. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.

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

Fandom News

• StarWas.com has a roundup of their 40th anniversary content right here.
• Here’s the latest episode of The Star Wars Show.

Movie & Television News

Vanity Fair pulled out all the stops for Star Wars’ 40th anniversary with a slew of content:

• Cover Story: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Definitive Preview
• Star Wars: Inside the Troubled Past and Exciting Future of Rey’s Lightsaber
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi: So, About That Title . . .
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi Photos: Which Secrets Are Revealed?
• Star Wars Nerds, Mark Hamill Is One of You
• Here’s How Seriously Adam Driver Takes Playing Kylo Ren
• What’s in Star Wars: The Last Jedi—and What’s Not
• Kathleen Kennedy on Carrie Fisher’s Death and the Future of Star Wars

Jedi News also has a recap of the Vanity Fair The Last Jedi Reddit AMA.

• Elsewhere, there’s a trailer out for Wind River which looks promising. It’ll be out in August.

• Despicable Me 3 has a new trailer. It’ll be out next month.

• Spider-Man: Homecoming also has a new trailer. It’ll be out in July.

Toy & Collectible News

• If you’re hunting down the new Elite Series 40th Anniversary figures, keep an eye out for the variants.

Posted By: Skuldren for Roqoo Depot.