Review: ‘Light of the Jedi’ by Charles Soule
January 7, 2021 at 6:59 am | Posted in Books, Random House, Reviews, Star Wars, Star Wars Books | Leave a commentTags: charles soule, light of the jedi, the high republic
Light of the Jedi is a first taste of The High Republic, the new publishing initiative from Disney and Lucasfilm. The project spans several multimedia forms, including novels, comics, and the upcoming Disney Plus scripted program The Acolyte. The High Republic brings up to a time period previously unexplored by any Star Wars literature, including the non-canon Expanded Universe – 200 years before the events of the Skywalker Saga. A Star Wars publishing project of this magnitude has not been attempted since the days of the New Jedi Order – the early 2000’s. Thankfully, Light of the Jedi is a solid introduction to a new era of Star Wars, and captures everything that made us fall in love with the Jedi.
Continue Reading Review: ‘Light of the Jedi’ by Charles Soule…Project Luminous Revealed: The High Republic
February 25, 2020 at 7:49 am | Posted in Books, Comic Books, Disney Lucasfilm Publishing, IDW, Marvel, News, Star Wars, Star Wars Books, Star Wars News | Leave a commentTags: cavan scott, charles soule, claudia gray, daniel josé older, project luminous, the high republic
StarWars.com has all the details on Project Luminous and the High Republic publishing initiative for this year. The main takeaway is that they’ve carved out a time period for the writers to play in that won’t be affected by the films. So we should get some good stories without any binders holding them back.
The books and comics are set to launch in August 2020 with the following titles:
- Star Wars: The High Republic: Into the Dark by Claudia Gray (Young Adult novel, Disney Lucasfilm Press)
- Star Wars: The High Republic: A Test of Courage by Justina Ireland (Middle Grade novel, Disney Lucasfilm Press)
- Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures by Daniel José Older (IDW Publishing comic book series)
- Star Wars: The High Republic by Cavan Scott (Marvel comic book series)
- Star Wars: The High Republic: Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule (Adult novel, Del Rey)
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Podcasts in Review
April 12, 2018 at 12:01 am | Posted in Podcasts, Podcasts in Review, Regular Feature, Reviews, Star Wars | Leave a commentTags: charles soule, jason fry
Here is this week’s Podcasts in Review.
Blast Points Podcast: Episode 116 they talk about getting The Last Jedi on Blu-ray, the experience of watching it at home, they go over the documentary The Director and The Jedi, the deleted scenes and they touch on some of the other extras included. Now I specifically waited until after I watched all the extras before listening to this episode, but in retrospect, that’s really not necessary. Either way, you’ll enjoy this episode, assuming you like movie of course.
Podcast Network: N/A, Runtime: 1 hour 17 minutes, Audio Quality: Excellent, Editing: Excellent, Hosts: Jason, and Gabe, Rating: Great
Blast Points Podcast: Episode 118 they go over the Solo trailer. This is a nice breakdown that keeps it fun as they touch on all the cool stuff revealed.
Podcast Network: N/A, Runtime: 53 minutes, Audio Quality: Excellent, Editing: Excellent, Hosts: Jason, and Gabe, Rating: Great
Brews and Blasters: Episode 163 covers Mr. Miagi, vodka, the HasLab sail barge getting backed and what might be next, the Solo Denny’s commercial, aliens in the Solo cantina, Topps cards, Therm Scissorpunch, lobster recipes, Gamorrean guard figures, and Simon Pegg on changes in Episode VIII. This was definitely the funniest episode I listed to this week. Loved it.
Podcast Network: Retrozap, Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes, Audio Quality: Excellent, Editing: Excellent, Hosts: Joe, and Chris, Rating: Great Continue Reading Podcasts in Review…
SWCO: Publisher’s Roundtable
April 30, 2017 at 4:53 pm | Posted in Books, Celebration, Comic Books, Conventions, Events, Marvel, Random House, Star Wars, Star Wars Books | Leave a commentTags: ben acker, ben blacker, beth revis, charles soule, delilah s. dawson, jody houser, michael kogge, timothy zahn
Here’s the audio from the Lucasfilm Publisher’s Writing Roundtable at Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017. The panel featured guests such as Timothy Zahn (Thrawn), Beth Revis (Rebel Rising), Delilah Dawson (Phasma), Charles Soule (Poe Dameron), Jody Houser (Rogue One), Michael Kogge (Poe Dameron Flight Log), and Ben Acker & Ben Blacker (Join the Resistance).
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Around the Web
October 14, 2016 at 12:01 am | Posted in Books, Comic Books, Conventions, Events, Marvel, News, Star Wars, Star Wars Books, Star Wars News | Leave a commentTags: charles soule, chuck wendig, e. k. johnston, james luceno, kieron gillen, timothy zahn
Here is this week’s Around the Web news roundup of Star Wars and beyond.
Book News
- StarWars.com has an interview with Ahsoka author E. K. Johnston.
- For fans of ABC-3PO, Katie Cook will be illustrating a new kids book called Obi-1, 2, 3. The book is being published by the Disney Book Group and will be out February 14, 2017.
Around the Web
June 10, 2016 at 12:01 am | Posted in Around the Web, Comic Books, Conventions, Events, Interview, Marvel, Regular Feature, Star Wars | Leave a commentTags: charles soule, dennis muren, heather antos, joe caramagna, mike mayhew, timothy zahn
Here is this week’s Around the Web roundup of Star Wars news and beyond.
Book News
- Christie Golden‘s novelization of Warcraft came out this week.
- Edelweiss has updated their entry on Star Wars: Complete Locations. It will be written by Jason Fry with artwork by Kemp Remillard.
Comic News
- There’s only 2 days left to back John Ostrander and Jan Duursema‘s comic project Hexer Dusk.
- Marvel.com has an interview with Mike Mayhew covering his work on Star Wars.
- StarWars.com talks with Charles Soule, Joe Caramagna and Heather Antos about Poe Dameron.
- Buzz Comics has a preview for Star Wars #20 and Han Solo #1.
New Obi-Wan and Anakin Comic
October 11, 2015 at 9:28 am | Posted in Comic Books, Marvel, Star Wars | Leave a commentTags: charles soule, marco checchetto, obi-wan & anakin
Revealed at New York Comic Con, Marvel will be releasing a five issue Obi-Wan and Anakin mini-series this January. The mini-series will be written by Charles Soule (Star Wars: Lando) and drawn by Marco Checchetto (Shattered Empire). Called simply Obi-Wan & Anakin, it will be set in between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. CBR has an interview with Charles Soule covering the announcement.
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Podcasts in Review
July 30, 2015 at 12:00 am | Posted in Interview, Podcasts, Podcasts in Review, Regular Feature, Reviews, Star Wars | 1 CommentTags: charles soule, christie golden, dark disciple, lando, pablo hidalgo
Here is this week’s Podcasts in Review.
Card Trader Illuminerdi: While there’s a handful of Star Wars podcasts I listen to on a regular basis, I try to branch out and listen to new ones every now and then. And yes, I do follow through on suggested ones (so feel free to hit me up with your suggestions). I got a poke on Facebook suggesting I listen to Card Trader Illuminerdy, so I did. First off, these guys live up to their name. They go in deep on the Star Wars Topps Trading App covering new cards, upcoming releases, and even the odds on different cards. Unfortunately if you’re unfamiliar to the trading app (like me) the discussion quickly gets overwhelming. I couldn’t really follow along with a lot of the stuff they were talking about. But, if you’re a big fan of the app, this may be the podcast you’re looking for. It’s certainly the only podcast I’ve heard of focusing on the game, they’ve got a good mix of hosts, good audio quality, and there’s some nice additions of humor and information. In particular, I checked out the July.17.2015 Episode.
Coffee With Kenobi: Coffee Chat with Pablo Hidalgo features a conversation with Pablo covering storytelling, Star Wars, and insight on the story group. I especially enjoyed hearing his comments on how they’re handling Vader as a character. The only downside to the episode is that Pablo’s audio is a little crummy, everyone else is fine. Still worth a listen.
Comic Book Noob: Ant-Man episode is a nice little episode that provides some background on the main characters in the Ant-Man comics, their many iterations, and how it ties into the film. It doesn’t spoil anything and for anyone unfamiliar with Ant-Man (like me) it gives some much needed insight on the character and the series without diving too deep into the subject matter and getting bogged down. It stays light, informational, entertaining, and gives just the right about of info for fans new to the character. I have to say the Comic Book Noob episodes are a great thing to check out. I’m really enjoying them so far.
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