FANgirl Blog 2012 Year in Review
Looking back on the year 2012 for FANgirl Blog.
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Author: Lex
Dawn of the Jedi: Ostrander and Duursema Strike Gold Again
Lex reviews Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm, the first arc in the new series. Issue #1 of Dawn of the Jedi: Prisoner of Bogan arrives November 28.
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The Clone Wars Joins the Circus
Megan reviews “Bound for Rescue,” the third episode of the Young Jedi arc in The Clone Wars.
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REVIEW: Star Wars: The Clone Wars: A Test of Strength
Megan reviews “A Test of Strength,” the second episode of the Young Jedi arc.
Read moreFangirls, Family, and Female Characters in Star Wars’ Future
Lex here with today’s post. Naturally, the biggest news in the Star Wars franchise in fifteen years erupted two days before the start of NaNoWriMo, when Tricia has committed all her writing time to finalizing her novel Wynde. The team of FANgirl contributors and I will do our best to keep the blog rolling while she’s away. We’ll start with some great coverage inspired by the announcement of the Sequel Trilogy.
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James S.A. Corey To Write Han Solo
Last Friday, Del Rey announced that the Han Solo book in the upcoming “Rebels” series will be written by James S.A. Corey, the pen name used by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck.
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Seeking SFH: Myka Bering and the Women of Warehouse 13
From its inception, Syfy channel’s Warehouse 13 has been a fangirl-friendly series with a gender-balanced, diverse cast and character arcs focused on friendships, teamwork, and even some romance. With Warehouse 13 beginning its fourth season, the time is fitting to delve a bit deeper into the Strong Female Heroines – and occasionally more ominous strong female characters – who give the show its heart.
Read moreZahn’s Choices of One in Paperback
Timothy Zahn’s Choices of One paperback edition goes on sale today.
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Star Wars Weekends 2012: Dave Filoni Special Appearance
Announced less than a week in advance, a special appearance by The Clone Wars supervising director Dave Filoni made a fitting conclusion to this year’s Star Wars Weekends. He always seems to enjoy putting on a good show for the fans, and this time was no exception.
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The Heroine’s Journey: How Campbell’s Model Doesn’t Fit
Why isn’t the existing Hero’s Journey model already good enough to use for heroine-centered stories? In this post, we address the three main problems we see in Joseph Campbell’s monomyth and its impact on storytelling, and how we hope to design the Heroine’s Journey model differently to avoid them.
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