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Ignition… blast off! Star Wars: Knight Errant #1 ships October 13

And we have a shipping date — and a story title — for the inaugural issue of Star Wars: Knight Errant. According to the solicitation, the first issue ships October 13 — the week of Columbus Day, not a bad time to embark on a journey! Order the first issue of our first story, “Aflame,” next month from your retailer. I’ve set up a page on the site for the …

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Mass Effect Redemption production notes online

I’m finally beginning the process of getting the updates onto the site that I missed while in novel-land; good timing, too, with more news coming from San Diego this week. (No, I won’t be there after all, but that’s not the news!) Anyway, let’s begin with Mass Effect: Redemption. Notes are now online for issues #3, #4, and the trade paperback. That trade paperback is now available in wide release …

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Jarael, Rohlan action figure pack now available separately

Last week, Entertainment Earth began selling the Jarael and Rohlan action figures as part of a set including the entire final wave of Comic Packs. As of today, they’re also selling the pack individually, so you can get just the ones you want. The Comic Packs are EE’s best-selling set in a long time, from what I understand. Preorders for the Jarael/Rohlan set run $17.99, with the figures shipping later …

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Jarael and Rohlan action figures now available!

I am pleased to report that the Jarael and Rohlan action figures will appear this fall from Entertainment Earth as exclusives. They’re available for preorder now: The company’s copy: * An Entertainment Earth Exclusive! The Final 4 Star Wars Comic Packs! * Features never-before-made action figures from the Star Wars comic book series! * Each pack includes a full-size Star Warscomic book reprint and accessories for the action figures! The …

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JJM on Fictional Frontiers podcast

Heigh-ho! Still extremely busy — even with the bulk of the novel out of the way, there’s been lots of work to tend to. But you can hear me discuss Star Wars: Knight Errant and other things on the latest episode of Fictional Frontiers. Listen to it here! There are several people on the podcast, including Christie Golden, author of Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Allies!

Star Wars: Knight Errant releases Feb. 22. Pre-order now!

I’m pleased to report we have a release date for my first novel, Star Wars: Knight Errant. It’s a mass-market paperback from Del Rey, 320 pages, for $7.99. Preorder it now from Amazon! The release of the novel follows the conclusion of the first storyline for the Knight Errant comics series, which I’m also writing. Look for it this fall! Click to post a comment!

From a secure and undisclosed location

In case you’re wondering where I’ve been these last weeks — and where a few of the updates have been — I’ve been in heavy-duty Star Wars: Knight Errant novel mode. The good news (well, great news) is that it’s going very well, and will result in a lot more to write about here on the site. Hang in there!

“The Secret Journal of Doctor Demagol” now online!

A busy week for short stories! The Secret Journal of Doctor Demagol is now online here at StarWars.com on its Hyperspace fan club service. This is a fun little story I had originally conceived of as a companion piece for Demagol’s origin story, which eventually ran in Knights of the Old Republic #48. In effect, we get to see what was going on “behind the mask” from the beginning of …

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JJM on Forcecast

Good heavens! Two posts in two days.Well, that’s because there is something from Chicago: the first of two podcasts I recorded there, with Forcecast. A wide-ranging discussion, talking about all of my various works, past and upcoming. Enjoy! Click to post a comment!