Around the Web

August 2, 2019 at 12:01 am | Posted in Around the Web, Books, Conventions, Events, Movies, News, Regular Feature, Star Wars, Star Wars Books, Star Wars News, trailers, Video Games | Leave a comment

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

Book News

• StarWars.com has a quick interview with author Timothy Zahn.

Convention & Event News

• The Official Star Trek Convention is July 31 to August 4 in Las Vegas, NV. Star Wars guests include Olivia d’Abo, Clint Howard, and Brent Spiner.
• D23 is August 23 to 25 in Anaheim, CA.
• New York Comic Con is October 3 to 6 in New York, NY. Star Wars guests include James Arnold Taylor, Mark Brooks, Ken Lashley, Charles Soule, and Billy Dee Williams.
• Author Kevin Hearne will be in Doylestown, PA on October 7th for a book signing. No details on the locations yet.
• Author Kevin Hearne will be in Richmond, VA on October 8th for a book signing.
• Author Kevin Hearne will be in Charelston, NC on October 9th for a book signing.
• Author Kevin Hearne will be in Orlando, FL on October 10th for a book signing.
• Disney’s Star Wars Day at Sea will be returning in 2020.

Fandom News

• Here is the latest episode of The Star Wars Show.

Movie & Television News

• Now for some movie trailers. Here’s 1917 which will be out December 25th.

• How about a zombie comedy called Little Monsters? It’ll be out sometime this fall.

• The Irishman will be hitting Netflix and select theaters this fall.

• This one might be good if it’s not too artsy. The Lighthouse will be out October 18th.

Video Game News

• Arcade1UP pre-orders are now available for the Star Wars home arcade with riser via GameStop (price tag is $499.99). It’ll be available October 15th.