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Archived News-June 2008
Week 4
| Monday June 30, 2008 | |
| Daily Video Clip | |
Today's new video clip in the Movies Section is from the upcoming Clone Wars video game! Last week you saw the trailer, now be able to download it. The Lightsaber Duels Trailer is now available from Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels that will be released in the Winter of 2008. You can find this video clip in the Video Game Scenes section. If you have a movie clip or scene from any video game in a AVI, MOV, etc. format, please send it in! Enjoy!
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| Monday June 30, 2008 | |
| Japan Exclusive-Star Wars: The Art of Ralph McQuarrie | |
John Scoleri from Dreams and Visions Press e-mailed us and is pleased to announce the Star Wars Celebration Japan exclusive release of Star Wars: The Art of Ralph McQuarrie. Star Wars: The Art of Ralph McQuarrie is a 168 page, full color oversize paperback created to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Star Wars in Japan. Authors Stan Stice and John David Scoleri have compiled a book that contains nearly all of Ralph's Star Wars art from their critically acclaimed The Art of Ralph McQuarrie, along with dozens of newly discovered, never before published production pieces from Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. Be sure to read more about this great exclusive! Thanks for letting us know John!
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| Monday June 30, 2008 | |
| Kevin Graham Sketch Books | |
Our good friend and Featured Artist Kevin Graham has updated us on his soon to be released Sketch Books. "I wanted to let everyone know the Sketch Books will start shipping early July in the order I received the orders for the sketch books. The printing was delayed a bit because I made some last minute changes to add more artwork and have more printed. Very sorry for the delay and thank you for your patience." "If you haven't ordered a Sketch Book and would like one there is still some available. Click Here to Order." Kevin These are sure to be a hit, so if you haven't ordered one, now's the time! | |
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| Wednesday June 25, 2008 | |
| Clone Wars Novel Announcement | |
This is the Del Rey Press Release seen on the official SW.Com blog announcing the novels: NEW YORK, NY – June 25, 2008 – LucasBooks and Del Rey, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today that Del Rey will publish five novels to tie-in with the upcoming Star Wars: The Clone Wars feature film, premiering on August 15, and the animated TV series that will air in fall of 2008 on Cartoon Network and TNT. The first novel – Star Wars: The Clone Wars – is written by fan-favorite Star Wars author Karen Traviss, and will go on sale July 26, 2008. Popular science-fiction/fantasy author Karen Miller will write the second novel, to be published in December 2008. Both books will add depth, color and background to the screen stories and characters, making them must-reads for every Star Wars fan. The story follows the heroic Jedi Knights as they struggle to maintain order and restore peace during the tumultuous Clone Wars. More and more systems are falling prey to the forces of the dark side as the Galactic Republic slips further and further under the sway of the Separatists and their never-ending droid army. Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano find themselves on a mission with far-reaching consequences, one that brings them face-to-face with crime lord Jabba the Hutt. But Count Dooku and his sinister agents, including the nefarious Asajj Ventress, will stop at nothing to ensure that Anakin and Ahsoka fail at their quest. Meanwhile, on the front lines of the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Master Yoda lead the massive clone army in a valiant effort to resist the forces of the dark side. Del Rey Editor Shelly Shapiro says, “It is a gift to all Star Wars fans to see the franchise continue to grow and develop under the watchful and ever-inventive eye of its creator, George Lucas. The Star Wars galaxy is one of the richest fictional “worlds” ever invented, and it is exciting to be able to explore this new area with novels, as we’ve done with so much success–and so much fun–with the original six movies.” ABOUT THE AUTHORS: British writer Karen Traviss received critical acclaim for her first novel, City of Pearl, as well as for its five sequels. She is the author of seven other Star Wars novels, including three books in the immensely popular Legacy of the Force series, as well as the upcoming Star Wars: Order 66. Her short stories have appeared in Asimov’s, Realms of Fantasy, and On Spec. She lives in England. Karen Miller was born in Vancouver, Canada, but was raised in Sydney, Australia, where she still lives today. She fell in love with Star Wars when she saw it on the big screen, the very first time it was released in 1977. That love affair has lasted her whole life. So far she’s written six mainstream fantasy novels and two Stargate SG-1 tie-ins. ABOUT DEL REY BOOKS: Del Rey Books (http://www.delreybooks.com) was founded in 1977 as an imprint of Ballantine Books, a division of the Random House Publishing Group, under the guidance of the renowned Judy-Lynn del Rey and her husband, Lester del Rey. Del Rey publishes the best of modern fantasy, science fiction, and alternate history. In 2004 it expanded by launching Del Rey Manga, which has grown to be a major force in the U.S. graphic-novel field. There you have it everyone– five novels to tie-in with The Clone Wars movie, although at this time no authors beyond Traviss and Miller are known and it’s unknown if anyone else will be writing with them. | |
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