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UPDATE! Random House Worlds has announced that you will be able to get your hands on Reign of the Empire early if you are attending New York Comic Con. Visit the Star Wars area of Booth #3021 at @NY_Comic_Con with the secret message to claim an advance reader’s copy of THE MASK OF FEAR by Alexander Freed.“Mon Mothma requests your aid.”Copies are limited. First come, first served while supplies last. pic.twitter.com/LOaHdAou7W— Star Wars Books (@StarWarsByRHW) October 11, 2024 Senior editor Tom Hoeler confirmed these exclusive copies will contain the entire book. He went on to clarify that they will try to make copies available every day, but wasn’t able to make a guarantee. Word of advice for those new to conventions, make booth #3021 your first priority if you are interested in getting...

ReedPop, the organization behind Star Wars Celebration Japan, has revealed a new set of rules that attendees planning to cosplay at the event must follow. Additionally, the first wave of the official hotel block has been made available for people who still haven’t booked their rooms for the convention. Dressing up as your favorite Star Wars character will still be allowed at Celebration but with the event heading Japan for the first time since 2008, ReedPop are encouraging fans to be mindful of the cultural differences there when it comes to cosplay and travelling to and from the convention and will be enforcing some new rules when it comes to cosplay next year. To help cosplayers understand the new guidelines Star Wars Celebration is splitting cosplay into two definitions. First is “ca...

Need things to put on your Christmas list? Well, December’s comic solicitations tease a swathe of Star Wars holiday cheer, including the final chapter of the Battle of Jakku, Grand Admiral Thrawn, a wedding, Force lore, Ewoks battling various monstrosities, and more. Before we get to any of that, here are a few recent things in the galaxy of Star Wars comics you may have missed:We exclusively revealed The Bad Batch: Ghost Agents, a five-issue miniseries beginning in January 2025.Comic Buzz revealed the cover for The High Republic Adventures 2025 annual, a January anthology that will bring together the initiative’s writing team once moreStar Wars Splash Page has a rundown of everything else coming in January from Dark Horse. As always, we’ll feature them next month. For now, The High Rep...

This week, we’re looking at Savage Opress on our Star Wars Character Spotlight, our second-favorite Zabrak darksider. Voiced by the legendary Clancy Brown, Savage Opress existed entirely in The Clone Wars animated series, a Force-sensitive Zabrak who allied himself with various dark side users throughout the war. Savage was plucked from obscurity and used as a pawn by the larger dark side players to achieve their own ends, eventually finding kinship in his fellow Zabrak Darth Maul.  Dathomir  Savage was the leader of his clan of Nightbrothers on Dathomir, living in subservience to the Nightsister witches. When Asajj Ventress announced that she would host a competition for a Nightbrother to prove his worth as her mate and servant, Savage competed against his brothers for what he thought ...

We’re 10 days away from the latest LEGO Star Wars series Rebuild the Galaxy, and Lucasfilm have released a 90-second clip of new footage from the opening episodes.  In the clip, our hero Sig has teamed up with Yesi Scala and “Jedi Bob”, a character voiced by Bobby Moynihan whose inclusion will delight early LEGO Star Wars fans. For those not familiar with Jedi Bob, this is a reference to an early LEGO set from back in 2008; a gunship that came with an unnamed hooded Jedi with the yellow skin that was standard on old LEGO minifigures. In lieu of an official name, fans started calling him “Jedi Bob” and here we are. It’s a cool touch that will bring a smile to the faces of any Star Wars fans who recognize it. It’s a shame it’s probably a little too late to get him added as a playable char...