In his last video for the new Star Wars: Force for Change charity, JJ Abrams showed us the first creature from Star Wars Episode VII. This time we get a look at the new design for the X-Wing. Money for charity; nuggets of geek goodness for fans. Win win.
Timely, as one of the first three rumored Star Wars spin-offs is about Red 5 (Luke’s X-Wing call sign in the first Death Star battle), are these two fantastic pieces of Star Wars art from Dave Seeley. I feel like I’m right in the middle of the attack, and the second piece provides a cockpit view of the action going on in the first. Just stunningly good stuff. If you want to check out more of his work, click here.
Hasbro may just have let the cat out of the bag on whom the first three Star Wars spin-offs will focus on. At a recent event, Hasbro unveiled their toy schedule through 2020 and it went thusly:
2014: Star Wars Rebels (animated series)
2015: Episode VII
2016: Boba Fett
2017: Episode VIII
2018: Solo
2019: Episode IX
2020: Red Five
Red Five is, of course for Star Wars fans, Luke’s call sign in the X-Wing he flew in the Death Star battle in Episode IV. It doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a Luke spin-off about his time as a pilot, it could be a Rogue Squadron movie about those pilots. I think that’s a really intriguing spin-off idea and way to think outside the box of being confined to just character origins. I’ll paste Geek Tyrant’s whole article below, but if this is my Star Wars plate through 2020, I’m a happy geek! Continue reading Has Hasbro Leaked The First Three Star Wars Spin-Offs: Han Solo, Boba Fett and RED FIVE!?!
These SW posters were made for a Topps trading card set, but were very striking to me of the type of poster you see pop up during wartime, especially during the early part of the 20th century. Very cool stuff by artist Russell Walks.
What better way to start the week than to gaze lovingly on the beautiful visage of the DARK SIDE! Force choke your Monday, people.
Killing Time 