The Star Wars Show Heads To New York Toy Fair
Yep, “The Star Wars” show — now a monthly update — returned today, fresh off a trip to New York City.
Host Anthony Carboni and The Child invaded the New York Toy Fair, as Star Wars merch took a bite out of the Big Apple.
The Star Wars Show: February 26
The official YouTube site teased:
This month on The Star Wars Show, Anthony heads to New York Toy Fair to check out all the new merchandise from The Mandalorian and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Kristin brings us along to the Project Luminous event where we learn all about Star Wars: The High Republic. Plus, Detective Maclunkey is on the case, determined to get to the bottom of what happened to poor Greedo.
Meanwhile, the host of Lucasfilm’s This Week! In Star Wars, was on hand as Project Luminous was introduced to the world.
In her latest blog post, Kristin Baver picked out “5 Things We Learned About Star Wars: The High Republic.”
Charles Soule Is Up First
We're so excited to be kicking off the #ProjectLuminous @DelReyStarWars publishing program in August with LIGHT OF THE JEDI by @CharlesSoule! Who else can't wait until August 25th?!🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/zDsIgXIdrj
— Del Rey Books (@DelReyBooks) February 25, 2020
Of that fistful of facts, my favorite is [spoilers ahead]:
5. A disaster in [Charles] Soule’s story will ripple out through the other storytelling as the galaxy reacts, Siglain says.
Soule’s story will kick off a hallmark of the initiative: delving into one event that will connect to the larger story as a whole told through multiple books and comics. The creators note that readers will be able to pick up anywhere, but those who want to immerse themselves in the lore will get a more robust experience from seeing it all unfold in tandem.
Check out Ms. Baver’s entire article. What’s your favorite thing about the new “High Republic” era of Star Wars?
Star Wars: The High Republic: Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule (Adult novel, Del Rey / available for pre-order)
