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[COS] Greatest Job of My Life – Doctor Aphra / Star Wars

June 30, 2017
by Bria

Any day is a good excuse for more Aphra pictures but it tends to be a really good day when you’ve recently been approved as the first Aphra in the 501st. (I actually got the news during this photoshoot!) Even better… I have a chance to take pictures with my friend and garrisonmate in his Darth Vader!

Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra: Bria
Darth Vader: SL-2469
Photography by Lafhaj Studios

Thank you to Haythem of Lafhaj Studios for all of the rad pictures! There was a lot going on at the shoot and I’m happy that we were able to get these shots especially for the ones that were aiming to recreate panels!

Such as, you know, one of the early panels from the first volume of the Darth Vader comic.

“Can we stop with what I can only presume is crime lord flirting? No, I don’t want to see your enormous undercover operation.”

Whatever it is… it wasn’t Aphra’s fault.

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[COS] We are Alderaan – Star Wars/Leia Organa

May 15, 2017
by Bria

It’s not a secret how much I love Leia and I can’t help but make new costumes for her all the time now. (It may be the latest obsession.) Ever since I saw her new dress in the Marvel Comics a few years ago, it’s been on my wish list. It’s the perfect blend between her classic Senatorial look and something more fitting with her somewhat more action oriented role in the comics. It may have taken a lot of work combined with plenty of frustration about sewing spandex but it was totally worth it.

Shout out to my Alderaanian sister Nicole for being my Evaan Verlaine at Celebration!

Leia Organa: Bria
Evaan Verlaine: Nicole

Photography by Jonathan Baker

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[INSPO] Styles for Sartorial Nerds: Dr. Aphra

October 13, 2016
by Bria

If you’ve been reading the Darth Vader comic, you’re already aware of the AMAZING Dr. Aphra.  She’s been one of my favorites ever since we first saw her on the cover of Darth Vader #3 and now she’s getting her very own comic!  It seemed appropriate to put together a look inspired by her.

Dr. Aphra
Dr. Aphra by ourwhitehotroom 

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[INSPO] Civil War Week: Styles for Sartorial Nerds: Captain America

May 3, 2016
by Bria

Look, I know we said on the first day that we don’t play favorites but… okay we lied.  We are on Team Cap around here… but we’re also on ‘Team Wear a lot of Black’.  This will do nicely.

Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War by ourwhitehotroom 

 

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We’re here to style salute the stars&stripes just one more time with our Captain America: Civil War Week so join us in this fun fashion punch-up while we, as the saying goes, are up all night to get Bucky.

 

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[NEWS] Marvel and Del Rey at Celebration

April 22, 2015
by Bria

It wasn’t just the glamor of Hollywood at Celebration Anaheim despite the films, TV show, and Battlefront getting the big opening panel slots. Saturday featured back-to-back panels from first the folks at Marvel Comics and then Del Rey publishing with long lines of fans waiting to get in to both. As expected, there were announcements. Obviously.

Marvel had a few announcements but they had all already made their way to the general public long before the actual panel. The creative team for Shattered Empire (part of the Journey to The Force Awakens) was announced and Greg Rucka will write the book with Marco Checchetto on art duties (as opposed to Phil Noto as some had speculated due to the teaser art.) The big announcement was the Lando limited series that will start in July after Mark Waid’s Princess Leia book wraps up. It will be written by Charles Soule and drawn by Alex Maleev and takes place after Lando loses the Falcon to Han Solo. In the anti-announcement realm, an adaptation of The Force Awakens will likely happen but not right away for security reasons.

During the panel comprised of CB Cebulski, Jordan White, Jen Heddle, and Leland Chee, it was mentioned that Princess Leia #1 had been the best selling comic book of March and there was definitely a lot of love for both Leia and the recently started Kanan book in the room. Speaking of Kanan, Greg Weisman will remain on the book for the second arc. We also learned that Jen Heddle will be moving off Marvel and Frank Parisi (a former editor over at Del Rey) will be taking over.

Then it was Del Rey’s turn. Jen Heddle took the stage again along with editor Shelly Shapiro and authors John Jackson Miller, James Luceno, and Christie Golden. The panel started with a recap of sorts of all the published novels so far (A New Dawn, Tarkin, and Heir to the Jedi) and then moved to the forthcoming (Lords of the Sith on Tuesday and Dark Disciple in July.) Those authors present got a moment to discuss their book and let listeners in on some of the behind the scenes from the books’ creations. Although Chuck Wendig was sadly not present, his book, Aftermath, was the next mentioned although we didn’t learn much else new. Good luck getting any spoilers though as it’ll be under heavy embargo until September 4, 2015 when all of the Journey to The Force Awakens tie-ins are released.

And then announcements! First, A New Dawn and Tarkin will be released together in a combined format titled Star Wars: Rise of the Empire on October 7, 2015 and will also include three brand new short stories to supplement the novels. The authors of the short stories will be announced at a later date. The much-discussed Battlefront addition to the timeline now included in books is indeed a novel. Battlefront: Twilight Company will be written by Alexander Freed and released on November 3, 2015 prior to the release of the Battlefront III game. The book will be able to stand on its own and enjoyed by both those who play the games and those who just want a good read. Finally, Alan Dean Foster was announced as returning to the Star Wars universe to novelize The Force Awakens in a cute little set-up where Foster pretended to be an audience member asking if he could write it. Rumors about the book being released prior to the film were proven firmly false as Shapiro announced that the ebook will be available on December 18th (the day the film premieres) and that the hardcover will be available sometime later in January 2016 for security reasons.

During both panels, questions were asked regarding the Legends book and characters. The answers to these are not going to change regardless of how many times people ask. The material from those books is there and available for authors to use (see references to Rise of the Dark Lord in Tarkin and Shatterpoint in Kanan) and characters could potentially make the jump to canon status but there are no current plans to continue the Legends universe. Question and Answer sessions at fantastic panels such as these are precious time and it would be great to see them filled with more questions which might give us new answers and revelations instead of retreading old ground when the answer won’t change any time soon.

As we still don’t have any official book announcements for 2016, expect to hear more on that front at either San Diego this summer or New York in the fall. The Marvel panel said that there are series they haven’t announced yet but those are a year away. I am still hopeful that sales of the Leia book will be strong enough to warrant an ongoing once the limited series wraps up.

If you’re interested in more tidbits from the panels, I’ve compiled all my live tweets from both panels below.

 

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