Interview: Darth Internous Tom Hoeler
An interview with Del Rey’s summer Star Wars Books intern, Tom Hoeler.
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GeekGirlCon 2012: Star Wars Panel Recap Part Two
The second half of my recap of the GeekGirlCon Star Wars panel.
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GeekGirlCon 2012: The Star Wars Saturday That Almost Didn’t Happen
Recapping a wild Saturday at GeekGirlCon, including the Star Wars panel I hosted.
Read moreCelebration VI: Suvudu Jaina Solo Art Brought to Life
In June, Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare co-author Paul Urquhart shared with Suvudu readers his best star-pilots in the Galaxy Far Far Away. The article featured images created by Frank-Joseph Frelier and included artwork of Stealth-X pilot Jaina Solo. On the first day of Celebration VI, I was amazed to see Shea Standefer at the Dark Horse Comics booth in her cosplay recreation of the new flight suit. In less than two months she pulled off a spectacular costume.
Read moreFangirls Around the Web: Celebration VI Edition
Lots of fangirls at Celebration VI!
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Interview: Shea Standefer
One of the best parts of Celebration is meeting in person many fans I’ve known online for years. This time, I finally had the chance to meet Shea Standefer, an incredible cosplayer of Jaina Solo and many other characters.
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Celebration VI: Dark Horse & Brian Wood Recap
Like Del Rey, Dark Horse only made a small number of new product reveals this time around at Celebration VI. One of their upcoming titles, though – Brian Wood’s Star Wars – definitely earned showcase attention, with a Friday evening session in the Star Wars University room dedicated simply to Wood and editor Randy Stradley holding an hour-long casual conversation with fans about the series.
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Celebration VI: Secrets of the Chiss Jedi
For all the high-profile events a Celebration convention can bring – Mark Hamill or Carrie Fisher, Last Tour to Endor or The Clone Wars Red Carpet Premiere, even The Maker himself – there is always great fun and insight to be had at the smaller, less prominent panels. One of this year’s true highlights for me was a Thursday evening panel in the Star Wars University room: Ryder Windham’s “Secrets of the Chiss Jedi,” discussing the Secret Missions young-readers series and its starring character, Nuru Kungurama.
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George Lucas Loves WeLoveFine
George Lucas visited the WeLoveFine booth at Celebration VI.
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Celebration VI: The Clone Wars: Season Five and More
With the world premiere of Season Five held at the Digital Stage on Friday night, it was no surprise that The Clone Wars had a major presence at Celebration VI.
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