Around the Web

September 15, 2017 at 12:01 am | Posted in Books, Comic Books, Conventions, Events, Marvel, Movies, News, Star Wars, Star Wars Books, Star Wars News, Toys & Collectibles, trailers | Leave a comment

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

Book News

• Del Rey has been posting special “social cards” for From A Certain Point of View. They’re neat little image teasers with snippets from the book. There is one for each story.
• We now have a release date for Star Wars: The Last Jedi novelization by Jason Fry. According to edelweiss it will be released on March 6, 2018. The hardcover will also be 304 pages (as of the current listing). The three month delay has some speculating that there will be a significant revelation/twist in the movie warranty the extra bit of secrecy.

Comic News

• Marvel will be doing a The Last Jedi comic tie-in called Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Storms of Crait which will be written by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker with art by the talented Mike Mayhew.
• StarWars.com has an interview with Captain Phasma artist Marco Checchetto.
• StarWars.com also has an interview with Darth Vader writer Charles Soule.

Convention & Event News

• Salt Lake Comic Con is September 21 to 23 in Salt Lake City, UT. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• New York Comic Con is October 5 to 8 in New York, NY. Star Wars guests include Katie Cook, Jim Cummings, Kieron Gillen, Mark Hamill, Felicity Jones, John Jackson Miller, Skottie Young and more.
• 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.

Fandom News

• GQ has a video up with Mark Hamill talking about his fandom, Star Wars and rocking a cape like Krennic. He also talk about the Canto Bight casino scene, and even talk about voicing Darth Bane.

• Here’s the latest episode of The Star Wars Show.

Movie & Television News

• Star Wars Rebels Season 4 will be getting an odd release schedule on October 16 with an initial airing at 12:30 AM and then reruns throughout the day (3:00 AM, 7:30 AM, 5:30 PM, and 9:00 PM EDT on Disney XD).
• Porg facts via Rian Johnson on Twitter.

They are sea birds. Their coloring varies. Males are slightly larger than females. They can fly short distances. They're inquisitive.

— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) September 13, 2017

• For Blade Runner fans, the second prequel short for Blade Runner 2049 is out now. It’s called “Nowhere to Run.”

• This one might be good. It’s more or less the Black Widow movie without Black Widow. Red Sparrow will be out March next year.

• Liam Neeson is back for a suspense thriller called The Commuter. Could be good, could be bad. It’ll be out in January.

• As a sucker for westerns and movies made down under, I have to share this one. Sweet Country doesn’t have a US release date yet.

• Guillermo del Toro looks to be in top form with his next movie The Shape of Water. It’ll be out in December.

Toy & Collectible News

• Pre-orders are up for the ANOVOS Kylo Ren helmet.
• Previews are up for Hot Toys Praetorian Guard and Elite Praetorian Guard.
• Sphero R2-Q5 was leaked.

Posted By: Skuldren for Roqoo Depot.