Josh Howard News

So, Josh Howard will be at Dallas Comic Con this weekend so be sure and stop by and get a print and congratulate him on the good news. It seems that they’ve found a director for the Dead@17 movie. In addition to that, he will be drawing a one shot for IDW of the Ghostbusters.

 

Thanks to Josh Howard and Moviegeekfeed for the heads-up!

Photos and video of the Percy Jackson cast in North Texas

I missed the opportunity to see Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Brandon T. Jackson, and Jake Abel of ‘The Lightning Thief’ as they made their way to Stonebriar Mall in Frisco. I have to thank two young ladies who came into my store to purchase books for autographing as they returned to show the autographs they had received. Thank you for sharing. I’ve found video from Bigfanboy and photos from Moviegeekfeed. If you have photos or videos of your own, let me know so that I can link them.

Video Interview          Photos

Oh, and don’t forget about the movie release party at all Borders Books locations!

Star Wars Literature – Where to start

I’ve read some of the old SW novels but after I joined the Navy, I didn’t really have time for it. Now, that I’m reliving my second childhood (or going through a mid-life crisis. However you wanna look at it,) I’ve decided to try to get back in there. I remember reading the original movie books and then picked up the Han Solo novels, “Han Solo at Stars’ End” and “Han Solo and the Lost Legacy.” I figured if I was gonna start reading them again, I might as well start at the beginning, but where the heck was the beginning?

 

 

After a little research, I found three pretty good sites. The first is the Star Wars Wiki, Wookiepedia. Covers everything and even includes some future product. It’s color-coded to let you know if the book is adult, young adult, e-book, or unpublished. You have to go to other links to get comics and other stories but all-in-all pretty good.

The next link is from Del Rey. Clicking this link will take you to the home page but if you notice the menu across the banner at the top, it says “Star Wars Timeline.” Click this and it will pull up a two page pdf for printing. It only shows the books, not e-books or comics, though it might at a later time. This comes in handy though, because you can print it out and go to your local bookstore and get the next one in line.

And last but not least, is a website out of the UK called Star Wars Books. Not only do they have timelines for each of the story arcs, including comics, they also carry news and interviews in the Star Wars literary universe.

I’m confident that with these sites, I will not get lost or confused and can read from beginning to end or jump in at any story arc and enjoy myself. Though, when I look at how many books are out there, it seem a little daunting. Anyone claim to have read all of them or even come close? Which ones were your favorites or not-so-favorites?

My “Team Edward”

Here in Dallas resides a talented cartoonist named Joel Watson. He has a web comic called HijiNKS Ensue and the topics usually deal with sci-fi/fantasy pop culture and the like. Recently he put together a strip showing his own “Team Edward” and it was such a hit, produced the shirt. I’ve got mine. It’s only $20 and all licensing proceeds go to ‘Doctors without Borders’. Get yours and show those Twilight fans whose boss! So Say We All!

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Movie Release Party

February 06, 2010 2:00 PM

Lewisville - Borders
2403 S. Stemmons, Suite 100
Lewisville, TX 75067

The Lightning Thief will be released in movie theaters very soon. Celebrate all things Percy Jackson with Borders at this very special Movie Release Party! Fans ages 7 to 14 will have a great time participating in Olympian Games, a Demi-God Debate, Percy trivia and more!

(Courtesy of Borders)