October 2015 Preview

October brings us even closer to The Force Awakens, including more issues of Marvel’s “Journey to The Force Awakens” mini-series Shattered Empire by Greg Rucka.

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GeekGirlCon 2015 – This year’s convention takes place October 10-11 in Seattle. Like last year, FANgirl contributors will be participating on a pair of panels on topics near and dear to the blog: Star Wars and the Heroine’s Journey. Look for previews before the con, and recaps after.

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Star Wars Rebels Returns – After the one-hour premiere of “Siege of Lothal” in the summer, the regularly scheduled episodes of Star Wars Rebels begin October 14th. The first two feature the return of Captain Rex and his friends as they work with the crew of the Ghost to fight the forces of the Empire.

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

New Star Wars Comics

• Shattered Empire #2 – October 7th
• Lando #5 – October 7th
• Darth Vader #10 – October 7th
• Star Wars #10 – October 7th
• Shattered Empire #3 – October 14th
• Chewbacca #1 – October 14th
• Shattered Empire #4 – October 21st
• Darth Vader #11 – October 21st
• Chewbacca #2 – October 21st
• Star Wars #11 – October 21st
• Kanan #7 – October 21st

New Movies

• The Martian – October 2nd
• Pan – October 9th
• Bridge of Spies – October 16th

Television Series Premieres

• Sleepy Hollow – October 1st (Fox)
• The Good Wife – October 4th (CBS)
• The Flash – October 6th (CW)
• Arrow – October 7th (CW)
• Supernatural – October 7th (CW)
• The Vampire Diaries – October 8th (CW)
• The Originals – October 8th (CW)
• Star Wars Rebels – October 14th (DisneyXD)
• Supergirl (series premiere) – October 26th (CBS)
• Grimm – October 30th (NBC)