The SWU Podcast LIVE | 11/10/19

On this episode, Dominic, Ben, and Chris are joined by friend of the show Chris "Starrapter" Abbot to break down the news from New York Comic Con and recap Triple Force Friday.  But first, they examine the recent rant that Star Wars Rebels actor Freddie Prinze Jr went on regarding balance of the Force and the current state of Star Wars fandom.  Then, the guys compare Triple Force Friday experiences, which run the full spectrum of good and bad, and reveal what they bought.  Then Dominic and Starrapter recap the news from NYCC, including all the publishing reveals, the new toys from Hasbro, and Vader Immortal.  They also review Secrets of the Empire.  Plus, ideas for the next Force Friday, and when will the next The Rise Of Skywalker trailer hit?  All this and much more!

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Hasbro Reveals New Black Series and Vintage Collection Figures At NYCC

By: Dominic Jones

With Triple Force Friday having come and gone, Hasbro representatives took the stage this afternoon at New York Comic Con to give a fans a peak at what's coming up next for the toy maker.  Several reveals were made at the panel, with the focus being on the 3.75" scale Vintage Collection and 6" Black Series.  All figures revealed will be available later this year, and will be available for pre-order from the various retailers on Monday.

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Recap Of The 'Journey To The Rise Of Skywalker' Publishing Panel At #NYCC

By: Benjamin Hart

New York Comic Con is happening right now in the Big Apple and moments ago another fantastic Star Wars panel just concluded. The Journey To The Rise Of Skywalker publishing panel explored all of the Star Wars literature that's being released in the lead up to Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker's theatrical debut on December 20th.

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'Thrawn: The Ascendancy Trilogy', 'Star Wars #1', And More New Books And Comics Revealed At NYCC

By: Dominic Jones

The future of Star Wars publishing was on full display this afternoon at New York Comic Con, as nine Star Wars authors took the stage to look back on their already published books and to preview what was coming next.  The panel was moderated by Lucasfilm publishing's Michael Siglain, who closed out the hour long session with a series of rapid fire announcements of new books and comics that would be coming out in the next year.  Here's what was announced,

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NYCC 2019: 'Vader Immortal' Panel Recap

By: Dominic Jones

New York Comic Con kicked off today in the big apple, and ILMxLAB helped get things going with a panel previewing Episodes 2 & 3 or Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series.  The panel was moderated by Indie Wire's Christian Blauvelt, and featured Vader Immortal director Ben Snow and Lucasfilm Story Group member Matt Martin.  Over the course of the hour long discussion, Snow and Martin gave fans an overview of what Vader Immortal is all about, the challenges faced when creating immersive virtual reality (VR) experiences, and teased what's to come in the third and final chapter.

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New York Comic Con Hasbro 'Star Wars' Panel Recap

By: Dominic Jones

Today at New York Comic Con, members of the Hasbro Star Wars team took the stage to update fans on what's going on with their various lines and make a couple of reveals about what's still to come.  Hasbro had already made several announcements on Thursday, when they revealed the first Star Wars Resistance figures, as well as a couple of new Black Series and Black Series Archive figures.  During the panel, they recapped those previous announcements, gave an update on the HasLab Jabba's Sail Barge vehicle, made some announcements, and did some Q&A.  I was in the audience and live tweeted the panel, you can read those tweets and re-live the panel below,

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Twitter Recap Of The Star Wars Publishing Panel At #NYCC

By: Benjamin Hart & Dominic Jones

On top of all the amazing Star Wars news we've been getting over the past few days, New York Comic Con is happening now in the Big Apple! And with the convention comes lots of awesome panels and an assortment of exciting news & info.

The Star Wars Publishing panel at New York Comic Con just wrapped up, featuring an assortment of writers and creators from Lucasfilm, Del Rey, and Marvel, including Amy Ratcliffe, Charles Soule, Chuck Wendig, and many others. Or very own Dominic Jones was in attendance and live-tweeted the panel, providing swift and detailed updates from the panel. To get the gist what was said at the panel, as well as what big announcements were revealed, keep scrolling...

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The SWU Podcast LIVE | 4/10/18

On this episode Chris and Ben dive into all the latest breaking Star Wars news, including the big reveal of Jon Favreau’s upcoming live-action series The Mandalorian. They discuss the first image, synopsis & casting rumors, and break down the diverse collection of episodic directors for the show. Furthermore, they share their thoughts on Kathleen Kennedy’s contract extension at Lucasfilm, a new Resistance preview, and more Solo tidbits. Later in the show Dominic joins in to give his opinions on all of that, plus he provides a live report from New York Comic Con! This jam packed episode is not to be missed!

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Hasbro Reveals New Black Series, Black Series Archive, and 'Star Wars Resistance' Figures

By: Dominic Jones

As New York Comic Con kicked off today, Hasbro took the opportunity to reveal several new additions to its current lines of action figures, as well as a brand new line based on the upcoming animated series Star Wars Resistance.  The Toy Company shared with the press first looks at new figures in the 6" Black Series and Black Series Archives lines, while also debuting the first wave of Resistance  figures over on Cnet.  You can check out the reveals below.

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Video: Tested Unveils 'Battlefront II' Messenger Droid Cosplay At NYCC

By: Benjamin Hart

Cosplay is truly an art form unto itself that's practiced by millions of people each year at conventions and other various events across the globe. As always, Star Wars fans in particular are always finding ways to push it to the next level, and some brand new Star Wars Battlefront II cosplay that just popped up has been turning a lot of heads.

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Watch The Lucasfilm Publishing Panels From New York Comic Con

By: Dominic Jones

Last weekend during New York Comic Con, Lucasfilm publishing hosted two major panels about the recent and upcoming releases of Star Wars books and now Penguin Random House has uploaded high quality versions of the panels to YouTube so that everyone can watch them.  The first panel, held on Friday, featured twelve authors who have written Star Wars books talking about their history with Star Wars and making announcements about what's to come.  The second panel, held on Saturday, features 19 of the 43 authors who contributed to the From A Certain Point Of View collection of short stories.  You can check out both panels below,

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NYCC: "From A Certain Point Of View" Panel Recap

By: Dominic Jones

Today at New York Comic Con, Lucasfilm and Del Rey publishing hosted a special panel all about the recently released short story collection, Star Wars: From A Certain Point Of View.  The books was released to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of A New Hope in 1977 and features 40 short stories, by 40 authors, each from the point of view of a different secondary or background character. The panel was moderated by Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm Story Group, who also wrote a story for the book, and featured 19 other authors who wrote stories for the book.

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Timothy Zahn Announces 'Thrawn: Alliances' at NYCC

By: Dominic Jones

Lucasfilm publishing and author Timothy Zahn announced a sequel novel to Zahn's novel Star Wars: Thrawn, which was released earlier this year, to an excited crowd at New York Comic Con today.  The sequel is titled Star Wars--Thrawn: Alliances and will hit shelves in the summer of 2018.  Alliances will also feature Darth Vader in a primary role.  No cover art or specific release date were available at this time.

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The SWU Podcast LIVE | 6/10/17

On this episode, Chris and Ben discuss breaking information about when and where to buy The Last Jedi tickets, cover the latest interviews with the cast and crew of The Last Jedi and Han Solo films, and break down a new trailer and clip from Battlefront II. Later, Dominic, along with Riley Blanton from the Star Wars Report, call in from New York Comic Con to report on The Last Jedi booth, new Hasbro announcements, and convention shenanigans. Plus, some spoilers about the opening scenes of The Last Jedi. All this and much more!

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Report From 'The Last Jedi' Booth at NYCC

By: Dominic Jones

One of the can't miss attractions at New York Comic Con for Star Wars is the The Last Jedi booth on the convention.  While there will be no The Last Jedi panel during the con, the booth does give fans a sneak peak at some of the costumes, props, and models that we will be seeing up on the big screen this December.  While there aren't any major reveals (the focus is mainly on things that have already been revealed in the marketing), the booth is a fun way to get a good look at some new Star Wars items.  Check out the Instagram galleries below to get a peak inside the booth!

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Felicity Jones to Appear at New York Comic Con

By: Dominic Jones

ReedPOP, the organizers behind the annual New York Comic Con event taking place this October 5th-8th at the Javits Center in Manhattan, announced today that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story star Felicity Jones will appearing at this year's event.  Jones portrayed the Rebel operative Jyn Erso, who stole the plans to the first Death Star and transmitted them to Princess Leia in the film, and will be appearing on Friday only at NYCC to sign autographs for fans.

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Mark Hamill to Appear at New York Comic Con

By: Dominic Jones

It was announced today that Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill would be appearing at New York Comic Con this October 5th-8th.  The actor is slated to sign autographs at the event.  The official NYCC Twitter account announced the news by tweeting, "(Mark Hamill) is coming to #NYCC & it’s his final autographing convention appearance in the US…like ever. You don’t want to miss this".  The use of the words "like ever" led some to speculate that Hamill would be retiring from conventions, however Hamill took to Twitter to clarify that this was only his last convention of the year and that he would be back on the con circuit in 2018.

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The SWU Podcast | NYCC MEGAPOD Pt. 2

It's part two of Megapod!  Join Dominic and Chris of The SWU Podcast, Johnny and Mike of Rogue Won: A Star Wars Podcast for Winners, Steele Saunders of the Steele Wars Podcast, and Patrick Bonfrisco of KPFK Geek Radio on the Friday night/Saturday morning of New York Comic Con for some drunken Star Wars craziness!  They share stories from NYCC, talk about what they saw from Hasbro and Star Wars publishing during the convention, and the lack of Star Wars Rebels at NYCC (and why that might be).  All this an much more!

Warning: This episode contains mature language and content!  Listener discretion is advised.

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Video: "Star Wars Presents: A Writers Roundtable Panel | New York Comic Con 2016"

By: Dominic Jones

This past weekend at New York Comic Con, a group of Star Wars authors gathered for a very special panel discussion about writing for a galaxy far, far away.  The panel included Timothy Zahn (Heir to the Empire, Star Wars: Thrawn), Chuck Wendig (Aftermath, Aftermath: Life Debt), Charles Soule (Marvel's Poe Dameron), James Luceno (Star Wars: Tarkin, Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel) E. K. Johnston (Star Wars: Ahsoka), and Kieron Gillen (Marvel's Darth Vader, Star Wars: Classified).  It was moderated by Lucasfilm's senior editor Jennifer Heddle and featured announcements from creative director of Lucasfilm publishing Michael Siglain.  Check out the video below,

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Jyn Erso Young Adult Novel, Penned By Beth Revis, Coming Next Year

By: Benjamin Hart

Yesterday at New York Comic Con a collection of some of the biggest names in Star Wars publishing assembled at a panel to discuss current and upcoming works. In addition, we were also treated to a few announcements, one of which is that a major character from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is getting their own novel.

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