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Weighing over twenty-five pounds, Star Wars: The Blueprints is literally a hefty new addition to the line of nonfiction coffee-table books that give fans behind-the-scenes glimpses at the creative process of the Star Wars films, providing an in-depth look at a stage of the creative process rarely seen previously by the public: the technical drawings from the production design department.
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The first six episodes of Season Four of The Clone Wars have aired, and with Season Three released on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday the series takes a one-week break before launching into the next major, four-part story arc. So this seemed like a good time to give some big-picture impressions from the start of the season.
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This afternoon New York Comic Con hosted its Del Rey panel for Star Wars Expanded Universe books. Reports are still trickling in around the internet, with the initial accounts bringing word of the return of some fan favorites.
Read moreThe news breaking yesterday was not subtle – Darth Maul Lives!
Read moreSpeaking of Star Wars, here are a couple of other news items from around the internet that caught our attention this week.
Read moreThe Twentieth Anniversary Edition of Heir to the Empire went on sale yesterday. When the cover art was first revealed, I commented briefly about why Timothy Zahn’s novel – and for that matter the entire Thrawn Trilogy – is rightfully considered a classic of the Star Wars Expanded Universe. Now that the special edition is out, I thought I’d share a few additional thoughts.
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If you had told me in the spring of 2006, at the time we were anticipating the start of the Legacy of the Force novels and the Legacy comic series, that in fall 2011 I’d be far more excited for Season Four of The Clone Wars than for any upcoming Expanded Universe book or comic, I’d have said you were crazy.
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No matter the franchise, a key element of success is generating buzz to build enthusiasm for the characters and the story.
Read moreIn this week’s Fangirl Speaks Up blog, one of the main talking points was editorial control.
Read moreAfter viewing the two-part premiere of the new Syfy series Being Human, the show is shaping up to be a lot more interesting than first appearances and teaser trailers might have suggested.
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