Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #45 goes on sale today, and the first part of “Destroyer” answers a whole bunch of tasty questions. Why is Zayne Carrick imprisoned on a faraway planet and forced to fight for survival? What is the mysterious Crucible all about? What is the connection between deadly Chantique and Jarael — and what’s Chantique’s interest in Zayne? And what secret has Jarael yet to …
Quite a few electrons have been sent hither and yon this past week on the asking of favors from writers. It seems to have started (as much as I can tell from within my bunker) with Josh Olsen‘s piece for the Village Voice on the reading of screenplays for near-strangers, and the response to it. Harlan Ellison then read a Seuss-ified version of the piece echoing the sentiments. Now, today, …
Wisconsin and Northern Illinois readers, I’ll be appearing Saturday at Edge Comic-con, a new one-day show in Edgerton, Wis., along with guests including Jeff Balke, Mike Hoffman, Mike Hoffman, and Art Baltazar. Show opens at 10; a panel on my work is at 4. Click the link for directions. Not only that, there’s a chili championship nearby at the same time. Comics and chili — you can’t miss. See you …
I was asked if I had copies of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide I co-wrote last year for sale. I don’t, but I was surprised to learn how dear they’ve gotten. Amazon has only used copies ranging today from $93 to… $475?! Good heavens.It appears that eBay auctions are going for lower, but still a good deal over the cover price. I knew the book …
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And there are now a few thoughts online on the ideas behind Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #44. How were The Beagle Boys, the Star Frontiers role-playing game, and the United States Navy tangentially connected with this tentacle-covered comic book? Read on, Macduff, and learn how! (Er… there are tentacles on the cover, that is. The comic book isn’t tentacle-covered unless you’re reading the issue while in the …
My little brush with historical unreality: I was interested to see the Associated Press had a feature today on Jayson Blair, the reporter who fabricated material in stories for The New York Times and resigned in 2003. His story is less familiar than that of Stephen Glass, who was portrayed by future Anakin Hayden Christensen in the excellent movie Shattered Glass, but it was no less a black eye for …
And my latest issue of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic hits stands this Wednesday — issue #44, the second part of “The Reaping,” featuring one of the most unusual space combats we’ve presented. Surplus Republic warship over here; flying oil platform over there. But be careful which way you bet! I’ll have some notes up about the story as soon as I can catch my breath. It’s been …
I understand the Star Wars Atlas by Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry releases this week; I got an early peek from publisher Del Rey and have to say it’s an amazing book. They sought input from lots of people working in the Expanded Universe, and readers of my own work on Knights of the Old Republic and Lost Tribe of the Sith will find a number of places where we …
The victims of the diabolical Mandalorian doctor Demagol have waited long enough for justice. The trial begins in November in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #47, announced yesterday by Dark Horse on the official Star Wars site. Victim Malak is right there on the cover — but where’s Zayne Carrick? It’s part one of a four-issue story that’s full of surprises, one after another. And backtracking a bit, …