Fangirl of the Day: Lizzy Perales
Lizzy, the daughter of cosplay experts Liz and Sal Perales of Rogue Rebels, was announced as Fangirl of the Day on Saturday, September 6. She currently cosplays as Hera Syndulla from Star Wars Rebels, as seen in her character card. Not only is she a Star Wars costumer, but she’s also an avid video game player. Congratulations and keep being the awesome person you are, Lizzy!
Visit the Rogue Rebels on Facebook, and if you have a fangirl in your life, please nominate them to be Fangirl of the Day over at Her Universe.
Ahsoka Tano Cross-Stitch
Tumblr user parvumautomaton created an exquisite Ahsoka Tano cross-stitch. To view other impressive cross-stitch patterns, visit their blog.
Daniel Logan and More Boba Fetts at Cincinnati Comic Expo 2014
Dickey Beer, Daniel Logan and John Morton will be present at this year’s Cincinnati Comic Expo. Held at the Duke Energy Convention Center on September 19-21, the actors will have a Boba Fett reunion. As explained by John “Dak” Morton on Twitter, “Jeremy [Bulloch] is Big Boba. Daniel: Young Boba. Dak: Bespin Boba. Dickey: Stunt Boba.” If you’re in the Cincinnati area, make sure to check out the convention and support our favorite Boba Fetts.
Design Your Own Stormtrooper Helmet
Disney XD Australia has a fun and creative contest currently open for Star Wars Rebels fans. Australian residents can submit a stormtrooper design for a chance to win a Star Wars Rebels prize pack, including an iPad Air. The top 10 designs with the most votes goes home with the win. To be eligible to enter the Disney’s Star Wars Rebels: Design a Stormtrooper Helmet competition, you must first register to participate and live in Australia. The contest ends on Sunday, September 28, and the winners will be announced during the premiere of Star Wars Rebels on Friday, October 3.
LEGO Star Wars Rebels
Blue Zoo, an independent and BAFTA award winning animation studio based in central London, created LEGO Star Wars Rebels animations previously mentioned in the last roundup of news. The studio specializes in crafting animation for advertisements, branding, and broadcasting.
HoloNet News Update
A new HoloNet News special report, entitled “Controversial Statue Finally Destroyed,” appeared in the HoloNet News Tumblr site over the weekend, following the LA press screening of Star Wars Rebels in Burbank, California.
Vanessa Marshall Narrates An Excerpt From Star Wars: A New Dawn
If you didn’t catch it last week, the voice of Hera Syndulla, Vanessa Marshall, recorded an excerpt from John Jackson Miller’s new novel, Star Wars: A New Dawn. Coordinated and recorded by RebelForce Radio’s Jimmy Mac, the excerpt is made of pure awesome. Jimmy Mac also did a recording with James Arnold Taylor for Miller’s Kenobi.
You can listen to Vanessa’s excerpt here.
Caleb Dume and Depa Billaba by Brian Snook
Artist Brian Snook, best known for his Star Wars Rebels fan art, recently created a piece with Jedi Padawan Caleb Dume and Jedi Master Depa Billaba from Star Wars: A New Dawn.
Star Wars Rebels Fan-Made T-Shirts
When official merchandise doesn’t offer the fanbase what they want, the fanbase goes out and creates their own. Rebels Report found a Sabine Wren t-shirt featured at TeePublic. Designed by MariaBelenIB, the shirt is $14 USD and mostly comes in dark colors.
Rebel Transmission also found fan-made t-shirts of Hera and Sabine designed by Twitter user Mathildefrench.
Find Star Wars Rebels
Not sure where to watch Star Wars Rebels? A brand new site created by Disney and Lucasfilm allows fans to locate Disney XD. Enter your zip code and see if Disney XD is available through your cable or satellite provider.
New Star Wars Rebels Promotional Teasers
There are two new promotional teasers, entitled “Empire” and “Sabine & Hera.” If you’re unable to view them on the Disney site, Jedi-Bibliothek kindly provided YouTube version of the videos found below.
Rebel Resistance Kit
Justin LaSalata of Jedi News pointed out that the Disney XD website for Star Wars Rebels has a brand new section known as the Rebel Resistance Kit. The section includes bookmarks, stickers, wanted posters, and a variety of other fun projects.
Two Star Wars Rebels Episode Descriptions
Rebel Transmission and Star Wars Union shared the episode descriptions for “Droids in Distress” (episode 104) and “Fighter Flight” (episode 105), the first two episodes of the series beginning Monday, October 13. The one-hour movie special contains episodes 102 and 103, entitled Star Wars Rebels: Spark of the Rebellion, premiering on Friday, October 3. Episode 101 is made up of the four character shorts that feature the main protagonists of the series.
Her Universe Fashion Show Highlight Video
The wait is over! Her Universe, Hot Topic, and the Nerdist proudly present the Her Universe Fashion Show highlight video:
Podcasts to listen:
Star Wars Kidscast Episode 11: Small Screen Themes
Skywalking Through Neverland: Episode 45: Michael Kogge — Rise Of The Rebels
The WolfPack Podcast Special Episode: Tom Kane Interview
The WolfPack Podcast Special Episode: Sam Witwer Interview
The WolfPack Podcast Special Episode: Catherine Taber Interview
Roqoo Depot: A New Dawn Interview with John Jackson Miller
Assembly of Geeks: Star Wars Rebels and Rumors with Mark Newbold and Pete Morrison
The Cantina Cast Episode 63: Star Wars: A New Dawn (John Jackson Miller Interview)
Full of Sith Episode LXXX: John Jackson Miller
Coffee With Kenobi Show # 24: Darth Maul
Other links to visit:
Feel the Force Friday: Episode VII Casting News, “A New Dawn” Released, Rodarte’s Star Wars Fashion and MORE!!! by Daniel Berry | Dork Side of the Force
Why Star Wars matters so much to its fans by Mark Newbold | The Metro
Star Wars Rebels: Why the characters are about to become household names by Mark Newbold | The Metro
Star Wars Rebels: How the new show could change the face of Star Wars by Mark Newbold | The Metro
Paper Magazine Features Rodarte Star Wars Collection at Skywalker Ranch by Amy Ratcliffe | StarWars.com