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Archived News-March 2007


Week 5

Saturday March 31, 2007
New Star Wars Insider - #93

Insider 93.jpg (77796 bytes)The Official Star Wars Site has provided a look into the next Star Wars Insider. Unless you actually have been in a galaxy far, far away, you'll know that Star Wars Insider will now be coming to you from Titan Publishing.

Issue 93 will include all the usual Star Wars Insider favorites, from Best of Starwars.com and Bantha Tracks to Tosche Station and all the inside news about new books, comics, and collectibles.

As LucasArts invites you to take a journey to the dark side, we get an inside look at Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. We've got exclusive interviews with the creators, amazing pictures and details of what the game will entail.

It's not all Star Wars and I am not sure that I like that. For those waiting for a certain Dr. Jones to crack his whip in the forthcoming Indiana Jones movie, Star Wars Insider offers the latest news as well as a look into the Lucasfilm Indiana Jones Archives.

With the latest news on the Star Wars TV projects and the low-down on mysterious characters Head Man, Blue Stars and Adam Adam, the all-new Star Wars Insider is coming to a galaxy near you on April 24.


Posted by: Jedi Power

Friday March 30, 2007
Guy Lagacé's Climactic Battlescenes

Today I have updated Guy Lagacé's Climactic Battlescenes with another of his scenes. This was the third in the series for this section. Be sure to also see other great artists in the Featured Artists section. Enjoy!

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Note: I am missing several pieces or have smaller versions!
If you have any Guy Lagacé art, please send it to Jedi Power 
to be included in these galleries!


Posted by: Jedi Power

Friday March 30, 2007
Homing Beacon #184

The latest Homing Beacon has arrived and today the coverage continues of what to expect at Celebration IV.

Share the Celebration IV Fun with E-cards
Celebration IV or Bust! Join partying Ewoks and R2-D2 the bartending droid in spreading the fun of Celebration IV, coming May 24-28 to the Los Angeles Convention Center. Send these Hollywood-centric e-cards (http://www.starwarscelebrationiv.com/card.php) to friends. The four cards are the first in a series. Look for more soon.

Rare Medallions at Collectors' Panels
Star Wars collectors and fans of vintage Kenner toys will not want to miss the collecting panels at Star Wars Celebration IV. The panels, scheduled starting at 10 AM each morning from May 25 through May 28, will feature great information and discussions for serious collectors. Now, thanks to the help of dedicated sponsors, attendees at the panel could receive an extremely limited, exclusive give-away. Two-inch pewter medallions, commemorating the first 12 Star Wars action figures originally released by the Kenner toy company, will be given away at 12 randomly-selected collecting panels over the course of the weekend.

http://www.starwars.com/community/event/celebration/news20070327b.html

Official Celebration IV Poster
One of the most iconic scenes in the entire six-movie Star Wars saga features Luke Skywalker on his home planet of Tatooine, peering at the twin setting suns. The Star Wars Celebration IV commemorative poster captures the ardent emotions of this scene with stunning art by John Alvin, a world renowned artist and well known illustrator of cinema art. Alvin created this piece specifically for Celebration IV, to capture the essence of 30 years of Star Wars. Fans can purchase the poster at the Celebration Store throughout the show while supplies last.

http://www.starwars.com/community/event/celebration/news20070323.html

Plan Your Celebration Time with the CIV Program Book
Star Wars Celebration IV will pack endless memories into five full days and nights. To help fans remember all the amazing things that they do over the course of the weekend, Gen Con LLC and Lucasfilm Ltd. are creating a beautiful, full-color souvenir program book. The program is slated to sell for $5 in the Celebration Store, and will be available throughout the show, while supplies last. Star Wars artist Randy Martinez illustrated this bold, stirring image of iconic Star Wars characters for the cover of the program book. Martinez's cover artwork will also be sold as a poster in the Celebration Store.

http://www.starwars.com/community/event/celebration/news20070327.html

Admission Badges a Galaxy of Fun
At Star Wars Celebration IV, coming this May to the Los Angeles Convention Center, getting in the door will be part of the fun, with these whimsical admission badges. The designs feature Star Wars characters that are full of fun, with different designs for adults and kids, and for each day the show is open to the public, plus four-day badges that cover the weekend.

http://www.starwars.com/community/event/celebration/news20070323b.html


Posted by: Jedi Power

Friday March 30, 2007
Path to the Force - Episode 166

Today we have Episode 166 of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force which has been created by Nathan Ciprick. You will be able to access these stories through the Comics section. Check out the latest episode!

Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force-Episode 166

Be sure to join us next week for the one-hundred and sixty-sventh episode of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force. Then join us every week as we continue to follow the adventures of the Wookiee E'nac from the Star Wars Galaxies videogame in the form of Gamics!


Posted by: Jedi Power

Thursday March 29, 2007
Darth Plagueis Novel Canceled

Del Ray has just announced that James Luceno’s upcoming novel about Darth Plagueis has been canceled. We first announced the book back on June 9, 2006. James Luceno wrote Cloak of Deception, Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, and Labyrinth of Evil.

The book was originally scheduled for release in October 2008. In February, Luceno announced that the novel had been put on hold due to issues surrounding the revelation of Palpatine's backstory.

Sue Rostoni stated that: "I'm sure you've noticed that the Plagueis novel is not listed. It's true. The novel has been cancelled. We decided that this was not the right time to delve into Palpatine's back story and Plagueis's beginnings. You'll still see Jim Luceno around, though, as he's an author we are not willing to lose."

Maybe this means that an upcoming TV show or video game will be delving more into Plagueis's background. Why else would they cancel a highly anticipated novel like this one? Only time will tell.


Posted by: Jedi Power

Thursday March 29, 2007
Stamp Sheet Revealed

Stamp Sheet.jpg (65394 bytes)The commemorative stamps feature images from all six movies in the Star Wars saga: Luke Skywalker; Han Solo and Chewbacca; Princess Leia Organa with R2-D2; C-3PO; Yoda; Queen Padmé Amidala; Obi-Wan Kenobi as seen in Episodes IV through VI; Anakin Skywalker battling Obi-Wan Kenobi; Darth Vader; Emperor Palpatine; Darth Maul; Imperial stormtroopers; Boba Fett; the Millennium Falcon; and an X-wing fighter. The stamps will be released at a first-day-of-issue ceremony on Friday, May 25, at Star Wars Celebration IV, the biggest Star Wars event in the galaxy, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Posted by: Jedi Power

Wednesday March 28, 2007
Movies Section Updated

Today I have updated the Movies Section with a new Fan Film entitled Ryan vs. Brandon. Ryan Vs. Brandon was first released to the internet as part of the Lightsaber Choreography Competition at Theforce.net. I am not sure of the exact year, but I believe it was around 2005 or 2006. As with all of Ryan's lightsaber films, there is no story or dialogue, just pure lightsaber action as good vs. evil! Enjoy!


Posted by: Jedi Power

Wednesday March 28, 2007
Guy Lagacé's Climactic Battlescenes

Today I have updated Guy Lagacé's Climactic Battlescenes with another of his scenes. This was the second in the series for this section. Remember that these images were his vision of scenes from movies that had not been created. Great stuff! Be sure to also see other great artists in the Featured Artists section. Enjoy!

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Note: I am missing several pieces or have smaller versions!
If you have any Guy Lagacé art, please send it to Jedi Power 
to be included in these galleries!


Posted by: Jedi Power

Wednesday March 28, 2007
Star Wars Stamps Coming

Leia Stamp.jpg (65722 bytes)Last week the buzz was about the new R2-D2 mail boxes showing up around the country as the USPS and Lucasfilm combine forces for the 30th anniversary of Star Wars. This week, the first Star Wars stamp has been revealed and it is Leia giving the Death Star plans to R2-D2. There will be 14 more stamps to come and they will be released on May 25th, which is the day Star Wars released back in 1977. There should be an announcement today at uspsjedimaster.com announcing the other 14 stamps.

Posted by: Jedi Power

Tuesday March 27, 2007
Ships Section Updated

Today I have updated the Ships Section with the YT-1210 Freighter. You can get a listing of ships using their picture by type at the Ships Section. Or, if you would like to see an alphabetical listing of all of our ships, you can check out the Ship Index. Enjoy!

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Posted by: Jedi Power

Tuesday March 27, 2007
The Art of Guy Lagacé

Today I have started to update the Guy Lagacé Collection in the Featured Artists section. Guy Lagacé was a friend of mine that had to suddenly leave the Star Wars arena due to unforeseen circumstances back in 2003. His art was visionary because he took elements to make pictures of scenes and characters from the movies that had not yet been show.

He had a gallery at Aldera.net which is now closed and two galleries at Jedinet.com that are now gone. I used to be the webmaster for his website called Binary Sunset where he featured his latest works. I thought I would try to bring some life back into his works by showing all the pieces I have from his website in his gallery here at Galactic Voyage.

I will be adding the images to his collection on a regular basis until it is as complete as possible. The first images that I will bring to you are from Guy's Climactic Battlescenes section. I will complete one gallery at a time and try to present them in the order in which they were given to me. Enjoy!

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Clean Copy
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CB with projected title

Note: I am missing several pieces or have smaller versions!
If you have any Guy Lagacé art, please send it to Jedi Power 
to be included in these galleries!


Posted by: Jedi Power

Monday March 26, 2007
Featured Artist Holly Freeman-The Braces of Najus

Holly has completed a new piece entitled "The Braces of Najus." She has done some really excellent work creating these images for a Star Wars Role Playing Game. Thanks Holly! Here is more information about the picture:

"It chronicles another epic struggle, but this particular RPG combined some role playing for not only our light-side characters, but our dark side characters as well...."

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THE STORY BEHIND THE PICTURE:

This was part of an adventure where our Light Side Characters were in a race with our Dark Side Characters to find some bracers that had been imbued with dark force energy. The Light Side Characters wanted them so that they could destroy them, the Dark Side Characters at first wanted them each for themselves... But when they saw and felt the horrible power it contained and saw the damage it could do, they too decided to destroy them in the end as well...

-Tohra and Sevoriah are sisters, of the felinoid race of Trianii (center); obvious that Sevoriah is darkside, and Tohra is lightside.

-The character up on the left corner is my bounty hunter, Aurynn AKA Kallen... She's got her own story, but basically the Empire hired her to assist with the search for the Bracers.

-The creature up in the right hand corner is a Defel: Arc Menace is an evil wolf-like creature that is very difficult to see in our light spectrum, especially in the dark: even in the daylight Defels look like a shadow.

- Under the left cat (Sevoriah) you can see Chopra, a Twi'Lek who was assisting the team on the light side... She's a smuggler, not unlike Han Solo, and hails from Corellia...

- The pink girl to the right of her (under Tohra) is a Zoltran: similar to Falleen, they have very persuasive pheremones... I can't remember her name at the moment...

- The two dueling are Jaycekken (light side) and Sariss (dark side): fortunately they didn't actually meet, otherwise Jace would've been beaten, simply from lack of experience. It was all a dream.

-Mariganti is the one having this vision and is trying to keep his friends safe from the leeching power of the Bracers...

Thanks for the background Holly! Also, you can find other great works by more very talented artists at the Featured Artists section. Enjoy!


Posted by: Jedi Power

Monday March 26, 2007
Path to the Force - Episode 165

Today we have Episode 165 of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force which has been created by Nathan Ciprick. You will be able to access these stories through the Comics section. Check out the latest episode!

Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force-Episode 165

Be sure to check back later this week for the one-hundred and sixty-sixth episode of Star Wars Galaxies-Path to the Force. Then join us every week as we continue to follow the adventures of the Wookiee E'nac from the Star Wars Galaxies videogame in the form of Gamics!


Posted by: Jedi Power