Around the Web

April 6, 2018 at 12:01 am | Posted in Around the Web, Conventions, Events, News, Regular Feature, Star Wars, Star Wars News, Toys & Collectibles | Leave a comment

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

Comic News

• Adventures in Poor Taste has a preview of Darth Vader #14.
• StarWars.com has an interview with comic writer Kieron Gillen.

Convention & Event News

• Author Kevin Hearne will be in Houston, TX for a Scourged signing at Murder By the Book on April 5 at 6:30 PM.
• Author Kevin Hearne will be in Huntsville, AL for a Scourged signing at Barnes & Noble on April 6 at 7:00 PM.
• Author Kevin Hearne will be in Doylestown, PA for a Scourged signing at Doylestown Bookship on April 7 at 4:00 PM.
• 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.
• Phoenix Comicon is May 24 to 27 in Phoenix, AZ. Star Wars guests include Steve Blum, Katie Cook, Joe Corroney, Tim Curry, Delilah S. Dawson, Jason Fry, Adi Granov, Tom Hodges, R. A. Salvatore, Charles Soule, Chuck Wendig, and Wil Wheaton.
• MantiCon is May 25 to 27 in Minneapolis, MN. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• Star Wars: Galactic Nights is May 27 in Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
• 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.
• All*Star Comic Con is June 15 to 17 in Tysons Corner, VA. Star Wars guests include Jason Aaron, John Jackson Miller, and Brian Muir.
• Westercon is July 4 in Denver, CO. Star Wars guests include Kevin J. Anderson.
• Bell County Comic Con is August 3 to 5 in Belton, TX. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• Tampa Bay Comic Con is August 3 to 6 in Tampa Bay, FL. Star Wars guests include Kevin J. Anderson.
• Dragon Con is August 30 to September 3 in Atlanta, GA. Star Wars guests include Kevin J. Anderson.
• FanX is September 6 to 8 in Salt Lake City, UT. Star Wars guests include Tim Curry, Delilah S. Dawson, Kevin Hearne, Paul Reubens, and Brent Spiner.

Fandom News

• Collider has a short video interview with Mark Hamill speculating on Episode IX.

• You can watch John Boyega’s panel at Awesome Con below.

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

Movie & Television News

• Denny’s takes Star Wars commercials to a new level with this one promoting Solo.

• Tony Gilroy, who oversaw the reshoots for Rogue One, appeared on the podcast The Moment with Brian Koppleman. I haven’t had a chance to listen to it yet, but The Hollywood Reporter has some interesting highlights from the podcast.
• The Los Angeles Times talked with Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman who hinted that there’s more behind the scenes footage for The Last Jedi that *might* get released, possibly as a miniseries.

Toy & Collectible News

• Yak Face has a look at the exclusive Solo Topps trading cards at Denny’s.
• Yak Face also has a look at the Funko Mystery Minis for Solo.
• Fantha Tracks has a look at the upcoming Amazon exclusive 6 inch Black Series Red Squadron astromech set.

Video Game News

• Minecraft has a new Star Wars skin pack with 53 characters from the sequel trilogy.

Posted By: Skuldren for Roqoo Depot.