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Category Archives: Literature
Lucasfilm REveals Star Wars: the High Republic Publishing Campaign
“Star Wars: The High Republic, which has previously been referred to as “Project Luminous”, will be set in an era when the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order are at their zenith, about 200 years before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. This period on the Star Wars timeline will not overlap any of the filmed features or series currently planned for production, giving creators and partners a vast amount of room to tell Star Wars stories with new adventures and original characters.”
Head on over to StarWars.com for the full details.
New Vanity Fair Features TROS
Next month’s Vanity Fair will feature an in-depth first-look covering the details of Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. Accompanied by photography by Annie Leibovitz, the story will give readers our best look yet at the final chapter in the Skywalker Saga. Print editions featuring two collectible covers will be on newsstands on June 4.
Episode #101: Who Will Be The Chosen One(s)?
The Realm Recap returns this week and we’re in full “con mode” as more and more exclusives have been announced. Hasbro as lifted the veil on theirs with the reveal of three 6″ Black Series items not to mention the return of the Fan’s Choice poll! Hasbro has also shown off some new products that we can expect to see in aisles this fall. Funko and Sideshow/Hot Toys have even more announcements this week with new POP!s hitting stores and preorders going online. Finally, Flyguy and I run down the latest book announcements including Chuck Wendig’s Aftermath: Life Debt which has clear ties to The Force Awakens. All of this and much more on Episode 101 of The Realm Recap.
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Lucasfilm Issues Statement Regarding Controversial GQ Photos
We’re sure you’ve seen or at least heard of the recent controversy surrounding some racy images published by GQ Magazine involving a couple Star Wars characters. We won’t be publishing the images or the links here due to the varied ages of our readership, but Lucasfilm has issued the following statement.
It’s not surprising that GQ would want to capitalize on the cultural cachet of Star Wars, but Lucasfilm and Disney did not authorize, participate in or condone the inappropriate use of our characters in this manner.
Toyguide Update: #ForceFridayCountdown Promotional Calendar
The Yakface Toyguide updates resume today with a special addition focusing on the #ForceFridayCountdown Promotional Calendar sent out by Hasbro and Hunter PR to various collector/news sites. This calendar counts down the days until Force Friday, September 4, 2015, when official merchandise for Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits store shelves. Each page features a factoid relating to the date or product shown. Click on through to check out the calendar in its entirety and reflect on almost 40 years of Star Wars merchandise from Kenner and Hasbro.
Again, we’d like to thank Hasbro/Hunter PR for this great piece.
Dark Disciple Cover Revealed
StarWars.com today has posted an exclusive cover art reveal of the upcoming novel Star Wars: Dark Disciple by Christie Golden featuring striking artwork by Matt Taylor. Click on over for the full look. Dark Disciple is scheduled for release July 7, 2015
Previews/Hasbro Exclusive Star Wars #1 Variant
Yet another cover variant has been announced for Marvel’s Star Wars #1 which will be exclusive to NY Toy Fair:
To celebrate the return of Star Wars comic books to Marvel Comics, Hasbro Toys and Diamond Comic Distributors have created a unique Star Wars #1 – Hasbro PREVIEWS Exclusive Variant, Toy Fair Edition, a special variant that will be limited to just 10,000 copies!
For the full details head to PREVIEWSworld.com
September Release for Episode VII Product?
MakingStarWars.net has posted an article recently describing several new books tied to the release of The Force Awakens. Within the text, it appear that it is planned have the books released in conjunction with the first wave of Disney Consumer Products “toys to bed spreads and everything in between” sometime in September 2015.
Thanks to C.C. Russell for the heads up.
The Star Wars Trilogy Retold
USA Today has posted a great video and article for the upcoming children’s book Star Wars: The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight featuring the art of the late Ralph McQuarrie. It is available for pre-order now with a release date of October 8.