Around the Web

January 19, 2018 at 12:01 am | Posted in Around the Web, News, Regular Feature, Star Wars, Star Wars News | Leave a comment

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

Book News

• StarWars.com has an interview with Star Wars Golden Books illustrator Chris Kennett.
• Thrawn: Alliances’ June release has been move back to July.

Comic News

• StarWars.com has an interview with Star Wars Forces of Destiny writer Devin Grayson and artist Eva Widermann.

Convention & Event News

• Farpoint 25 is February 9 to 11 in Baltimore, MD. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• Capricon 38 is February 15 to 18 in Chicago, IL. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• Indiana Comic Con is March 30 to April 1 in Indianapolis, IN. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• East Coast Comicon is April 27 to 29 in Meadowlands, NJ. Star Wars guests include Howard Chaykin, Jan Duursema, and Timothy Zahn.
• Comic Con Revolution is May 19 to 20 in Ontario, CA. Star Wars guests include Jason Aaron, Howard Chaykin, Tom Hodges, Mike Mayhew, Cat Staggs, Greg Weisman, and Timothy Zahn.
• MantiCon is May 25 to 27 in Minneapolis, MN. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• Lilac City Comicon is June 2 to 3 in Spokane, WA. Star Wars guests include Daniel Logan, and Timothy Zahn.
• Origins is June 13 to 17 in Columbus, OH. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• Bell County Comic Con is August 3 to 5 in Belton, TX. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.

Fandom News

• StarWarsInterviews.com has an interview with Nick Kellington, one of the Canto Bight denizens.
• The New York Times has an interview with The Last Jedi costume designer Michael Kaplan.
• Empire Podcast has an episode out which includes an interview with director Rian Johnson (starts about 2 minutes in and ends 27 minutes in). You can check out the highlights in their article here.
• Director Rian Johnson and several of the actors from the film did a BAFTA Q&A which you can check out here.
• SyFy.com has an interview with Leland Chee on The Fandom Files podcast.

Movie & Television News

• If you’re into dramas, the trailer for Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot looks promising. It will be out in May, so you can catch it after watching Solo.

Toy & Collectible News

• ANOVOS pre-orders are up for the AT-AT helmet kit.
• The Target exclusive Blu-ray of The Last Jedi will feature a 40 page booklet and a “Meet the Porgs” featurette.
• Gentle Giant pre-orders are up for the 1:8 Zuckuss statue.
• Gentle Giant pre-orders are up for the Royal Guard jumbo figure.
• Sideshow pre-orders are up for the Hot Toys sixth scale standard Boba Fett and deluxe Boba Fett.

Posted By: Skuldren for Roqoo Depot.