Around the Web

March 15, 2019 at 12:01 am | Posted in Around the Web, Celebration, Conventions, Events, 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.

Celebration News

• There will be a podcast meet up Saturday at the Arc Bar. You can check out the details here as well as all the podcasts that will be attending.
• The Episode IX panel will be Friday. Not too many details yet.
• In addition to the Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars Resistance animation panels previously announced for Star Wars Celebration, there will also be a LEGO Star Wars Animation panel on Saturday. Guests include the shows creators Bill Motz and Bob Roth, as well as Leland Chee and Jason Cosler.
• There will be a Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge panel on Saturday.
• New guests have been revealed: Matt Denton, Josh Lee, Hugh Quarshie, Katee Sackhoff, Lee Towersey, and Forest Whitaker.
• You can now pre-order autographs for Ahmed Best and Erin Kellyman.

Convention & Event News

• MidSouthCon 37 is March 15 to 17 in Memphis, TN. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• FantaSci is March 22 to 24 in Raleigh, NC. Star Wars guests include John Jackson Miller, and Timothy Zahn.
• Star Wars Celebration 2019 is April 11 to 15 in Chicago, IL. Star Wars authors who will be in attendance include Jeffrey Brown, Katie Cook, Zoraida Cordova, Delilah S. Dawson, Alexander Freed, Claudia Gray, Justina Ireland, E.K. Johnston, Cavan Scott and Timothy Zahn.
• ConGlomeration is April 19 to 21 in Louisville, KY. Star Wars guests include Timothy Zahn.
• D23 is August 23 to 25 in Anaheim, CA.
• Disney’s Star Wars Day at Sea will be returning in 2020.

Fandom News

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

• StarWars.com has a neat article on the inspiration and design for some of the ships, creatures and characters in Star Wars Resistance.
• Here’s the latest Star Wars by the Numbers video for alien species in the original trilogy.

• StarWars.com has an interview with Scott Lawrence (Yeager in Star Wars Resistance).
• Queen’s Shadow author E.K. Johnston shares her six favorite Padme moments on StarWars.com.

Movie & Television News

• Here’s the latest Bucket’s List for Star Wars Resistance “No Escape: Part 1.”

• And the latest Star Wars Resistance Rewind.

• New trailer for Avengers: Endgame.

Toy & Collectible News

• The Hasbro 40th Anniversary The Empire Strikes Back Fans’ Choice Figure has been revealed…Dagobah Luke Skywalker.

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