October 2013 Preview

October promises initial word on Star Wars Rebels and the prospect of news about Episode VII. In the meantime, we’ll continue discussing a number of topics.

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Star Wars at GeekGirlCon – After last year’s standing-room-only Star Wars panel, I’ll be hosting another Star Wars panel at this year’s convention. We’ll have preview posts and a full recap afterward, of course.

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New York Comic Con – FANgirl will also be experiencing the madness of the Big Apple’s premiere genre convention this year. Check back for analysis of the Star Wars Rebels panel and other developments.

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More Heroines – Catching Fire is almost here, I expect good things from Star Wars, and I can share more about my own heroine in my forthcoming novel Wynde. Admittedly all of these things are exciting, especially that my manuscript will be handed off before the month is half over. Then there will be news, and time to write about lots of heroines, whether it be analyzing them or spinning new fiction.

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

New Star Wars Books

• The Making of Return of the Jedi – October 1st
• Star Wars Art: Concept – October 15th
• The Bounty Hunter Code – October 29th

New Star Wars Blu-ray/DVD

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Complete Season Five – October 15th

New Star Wars Comics

• The Star Wars #2 – October 2nd
• Star Wars #10 – October 9th
• Legacy #8 – October 23rd

New Movies

• Captain Phillips – October 11th
• Escape Plan – October 18th

Television Returning Shows & Premieres

• The Vampire Diaries – Thursday, October 3rd at 8:00 p.m. on CW
• The Originals – Thursday, October 3rd at 9:00 p.m. on CW (season premiere)
• The Originals – Tuesday, October 8th at 8:00 p.m. on CW (regular timeslot)
• Supernatural – Tuesday, October 8th at 9:00 p.m. on CW
• Arrow – Wednesday, October 9th at 8:00 p.m. on CW
• Once Upon a Time in Wonderland – Thursday, October 10th at 8:00 p.m. on ABC
• White Collar – Thursday, October 17th at 9:00 p.m. on USA
• Covert Affairs – Thursday, October 17th at 10:00 p.m. on USA
• Grimm – Friday, October 25th at 9:00 p.m. on NBC

New Releases on DVD

• The Little Mermaid: Diamond Edition – October 1st
• The Wizard of Oz: 75th Anniversary Edition – October 1st
• Much Ado About Nothing (Whedon, dir.) – October 8th
• Pacific Rim – October 15th