David Collins and Amy Ratcliffe Announced as Stage Hosts for Celebration Chicago

By: Dominic Jones

We're still about eight months out from Star Wars Celebration Chicago, taking place April 11th-15th at McCormick Place, however plans are beginning to be announced for Lucasfilm's official fan convention.  StarWars.com announced today that David Collins and Amy Ratcliffe will be returning as stage hosts.  Ratcliffe, who is her third Celebration as host, will be hosting the Behind The Scenes satge, while Collins, who is on his seventh Celebration as host, will be hosting the Galaxy Stage.

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Tweet Recap Of The 'Star Wars' Publishing Panel At #SDCC

By: Dominic Jones and Ben Hart

The Star Wars publishing panel at San Diego Comic Con just finished up, and a ton of exciting news and info about Star Wars books and comics was revealed. The panel includes various authors and creators including Tom Angleberger, Rae Carson, Charles Soule, Daniel José Older, Adam Rex, Katie Cook, Jody Houser, EK Johnston, Cavan Scott, Justina Ireland, Amy Ratcliffe and Timothy Zahn.

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'Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy' Book Announced!

Women of the Galaxy cover by Jen Bartel.

By: Dominic Jones

Lucasfilm announced a new book celebrating the female characters of the Star Wars galaxy today!  The book, which is titled Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy, is written by Amy Ratcliffe and features art from eighteen female and non-binary artists.  Women of the Galaxy will highlight seventy-five female characters from across franchise, including film characters like Rey, Padme, Rose, Leia, and Jyn, to the animated projects with characters like Ahsoka Tano and Bo-Katan, and characters introduced in publishing like Rae Sloane and Vi Moradi. 

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Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017 Stage Hosts Announced, Badge Art Revealed

By Ciaran Duggan,

Lucasfilm have announced the stage hosts for next year's Celebration Orlando.

A trio of hosts will return to lead the stage at the Orange County Convention Centre, Orlando, from April 13-16 2017.

The names of the three hosts are listed down below:

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Star Wars' 40th Anniversary Logo Revealed

By: Benjamin Hart

Next year will be a momentous year for Star Wars. Not only do we have Star Wars: Episode VIII and Star Wars Celebration in Orlando to look forward, among countless other things, 2017 will be the 40th anniversary of the saga. May 25th, 2017, to be exact, will mark 40 years since Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope(know then simply as "Star Wars") opened in theaters and changed the world forever. Lucasfilm has already begun preparing for the occasion by revealing the logo for 40th anniversary. Yesterday, during the closing ceremonies of Star Wars Celebration Europe, hosts David Collins, Amy Ratcliffe and Warwick Davis unveiled the logo to the audience. You can see a photo of it below:

The logo for the 40th anniversary of #StarWars! #SWCE

A photo posted by The Star Wars Underworld (@theswu) on Jul 17, 2016 at 8:21am PDT

The perfect to celebrate the 40th anniversary in 2017 is to attend Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, which takes place April 13th - 16th, and catch Star Wars: Episode VIII in theaters on December 15th!

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