August 2012 Preview

I don’t think I really have to say much about why August is going to be a fun month for FANgirl Blog. So let’s get right to it, in chronological order.


X-Wing: Mercy KillWe’ll have a spoiler review from Kay on release day, Tuesday the 7th. Be sure to run out and get your copy, and support Aaron Allston and the X-Wing series.


GeekGirlCon – I’ll have daily reports from the convention, but of course the highlight for me will be my first-ever convention panel as host. The Star Wars EU panel – From Jedi Princess to Sith Witch: An Exploration of Female Characters in Star Wars – is Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time, so look for a late post that day.


Star Wars Celebration VI – Just two weeks later, August 23-26 in Orlando, is the big Star Wars event of the year. Naturally we’ll have lots of coverage on the blog, and hopefully great news about things to come for our favorite female heroines.


Here are a few of the other things we’re looking forward to in August:

New Star Wars Books

  • X-Wing: Mercy Kill – August 7th

New Star Wars Comics

  • Darth Maul: Death Sentence #2 – August 29th

New Movies

  • Total Recall – August 3rd
  • The Bourne Legacy – August 10th
  • The Expendables 2 – August 17th

New Releases on DVD

  • Grimm: Season One – August 7th
  • The Hunger Games – August 14th
  • Revenge: The Complete First Season – August 21st
  • Once Upon a Time: The Complete First Season – August 28th