Lit Books Star Wars Lit @ NYCC 2023

The panel information for NYCC is up, as well as some signings. As we get closer, I'm hoping to hear about more signings and maybe even some convention-exclusive editions of books or comics. (I haven't bought FaCPoV RotJ yet just in case.)

Here's the official Star Wars panel:

From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi: A Star Wars 40th Anniversary Celebration
Thurs, Oct 12, 2023
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Room 1C03

From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi - Panel Book Signing
Thurs, Oct 12, 2023
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Author Autographing Tables


And there's lots of stuff this year featuring at least one Star Wars EU author:

Fabulous First Chapters with Delilah Dawson (Ticketed Event)
Thu, Oct 12, 2023
10:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Room 1D05

Reluctant Readers: How to Encourage Your Kids to Read
Thu, Oct 12, 2023
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Room 1B02
Reluctant Readers - Panel Book Signing
Thu, Oct 12, 2023
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Author Autographing Tables

The Horror, The Horror
Fri, Oct 13, 2023
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Room 1B02
The Horror, The Horror - Panel Book Signing
Fri, Oct 13, 2023
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Author Autographing Tables

Fierce Reads for Fall: Fill Your Bookshelves with these YA Must-Reads
Fri, Oct 13, 2023
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Room 408
Fierce Reads for Fall - Panel Book Signing
Fri, Oct 13, 2023
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Author Autographing Tables

Battle of the Tropes
Sat, Oct 14, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room 1B02
Battle of the Tropes - Panel Book Signing
Sat, Oct 14, 2023
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Author Autographing Tables

For Fans of Mythology… Mermaids, Pirates, Fae, and Monsters Welcome
Sun, Oct 15, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room 1B02
For Fans of Mythology - Panel Book Signing
Sun, Oct 15, 2023
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Author Autographing Tables

Writing in Someone Else's Universe
Sun, Oct 15, 2023
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Room 406.1
Writing in Someone Else's Universe - Panel Book Signing
Sun, Oct 15, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Author Autographing Tables

Disney Classics Retold With a Twist
Sun, Oct 15, 2023
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Room 406.1

Return to Arrakis: Visiting the world of Dune with BOOM! and Abrams ComicArts
Sun, Oct 15, 2023
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Room 1B02
Return to Arrakis - Panel Book Signing with Kevin J Anderson
Sun, Oct 15, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room 1B02

 

There won't be a con edition of FACPOV: ROTJ, but regular copies will be available at the show.

 

This makes sense as I wondered why we hadn't had any new book announcements in a while.

 

Lucasfilm Publishing Panel now announced. - @Loopy777, if you want to update your original post, here's the link:

https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-...ublishing-Stories-from-a-Galaxy-Far-Far-Away…

 

Sadly, I can't edit my original post, and I won't be able to attend on Sunday, so I'll be watching this forum for news.

Also, here's some additional signing information for Star Wars authors (including JJM signing posters for his next Star Wars book):

==Thursday==
Mur Lafferty (Station Eternity)
11:00 AM
SIGNING @ Penguin Random House Booth # 3021/3220 TABLE #1
FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY

John Jackson Miller (Star Wars: The Living Force)
12:30 PM
SIGNING @ Penguin Random House Booth # 3021/3220 TABLE #1
FREE POSTER GIVEAWAY


==Friday==
John Jackson Miller (Star Wars: The Living Force)
11:00 AM
SIGNING @ Penguin Random House Booth # 3021/3220 TABLE #1
FREE POSTER GIVEAWAY

Delilah S. Dawson (Star Wars: Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade)
3:00 PM
SIGNING @ Penguin Random House Booth # 3021/3220 TABLE #2
BOOKS FOR SALE– BYOB (bring your own book)

Claudia Gray (The Late Mrs. Willoughby)
4:30 PM
SIGNING @ Penguin Random House Booth # 3021/3220 TABLE #2
BOOKS FOR SALE – GIFT WITH PURCHASE


==Saturday==
John Jackson Miller (Star Wars: The Living Force)
3:00 PM
SIGNING @ Simon & Schuster Booth #3409

 

Few more updates for you all:

John will also have his own table in THE WRITER'S BLOCK (like artist alley) - he'll be at TABLE 3, so anyone attending the show who can't make it to one of the specific signings can find John at his table through the weekend.

Second: anyone that missed out on the special edition of RISE OF THE RED BLADE - we're bringing some extra books to NYCC, so you'll have another chance to get it (or have someone get it for you!). These are pretty limited so I wouldn't wait to try and get one. I don't expect them to last through the full weekend.

 

Mostly comic news: https://www.starwars.com/news/nycc-2023-lucasfilm-publishing-panel

Of the most interest is probably Bounty Hunters confirmed to be ending, the 'Hyperspace Stories' line is becoming a line of graphic novels starting with Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon focuses, and High Republic continues to be happening. And that Stellan Gios lightsaber looks pretty cool.

 

NYCC 2023: 13 Highlights from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel
Edit: Got beaten to the punch lol

 

Well, as I predicted, Thrawn: Alliances adaptation is coming, seems like no plans on Grysk in live-action.

 

It shouldn’t be too much of a surprise, the Grysk have been a book-only thing for a long time now and limited to Zahn’s saga at that.

But I’m pretty excited to see how they visualise a lot of these characters and concepts.

 

Glad to hear the Bounty Hunter series is ending. Haven't been a big fan of that series. Infact I have just been collecting it's issues and waiting until the series is over to catch up.

Since it soon will be I can finally put all those issues into the box. Wonder what they are going to announce to take it's place?

 

There's been some speculation about what direction Marvel/SW will go after they reach RoTJ with the current runs - certainly seems like we might be heading in a prequel-y direction (of which I approve!)

 

Definitely a possibility but if they do I don't think they would have anymore than one or two of their ongoings in a non movie era.

And I think the regular Star Wars line will always be focusing on movie characters.

 

Of course! If you take the current construction - main book, Vader, Aphra, and BH - and apply it to the TPM/AotC gap, you could have Obi/Ani, Dooku (and/or Ventress), new character or minor one (Qymaen jai Sheelal could be interesting!), and Jango

 

I would like at least one ongoing series set in the ST. There is a chunk of time between TLJ and TROS that could support some type of series. I was a fan of the Poe Dameron ongoing. But I’m not holding my breath for more ST content (outside of the YA Dark Horse comics) until the New Jedi Order film actually happens.

 

And here I was just commenting in another thread that we probably wouldn't get more comic adaptations of the Thrawn books. Happy to be wrong, and very excited to see visualizations of the Grysk and their ships.

Almost weird to see a Jango Fett focused comic that isn't Open Season. Wonder if it will cover the same "how Dooku recruited Jango" storyline as the old game, or if this will be a bit earlier during his bounty hunting career. Should be interesting either way, especially since other stories have established things like Jango having a rivalry with Cad and a friendship with Hondo.

Mace, Qui-gon and Obi-Wan are always fun, though not much to speculate on.

Very much looking forward to the High Republic offerings.
Oh Lorna Dee, how many times will you need to get your arse beat before you learn?

 

Agree. I am particularly interested in how Dooku's henchmen from Serenno will be depicted.

Thtat can be very interesting since Bane was at first Jango's protege.
Also, since Sacks is writing, there is a chance for Durge appearing.

 

The other thing worth noting that was sort of buried in the announcement that Jody Houser confirmed on her Twitter, unlike last time Timothy Zahn is actually co-writing the comic with her. Perhaps it’ll be more of an “expanded” adaptation of the book.

 

Grysk ships were easy enough to imagine, but the Grysk themselves?!? Woot!

 

I think Alliances is the weaker of the 6 Zahn Canon novels. But I will still give this a resd

 

I might be one of the few people who prefers it to Thrawn (2017). Maybe because it has more action, but also because I found Eli Vanto to annoying upon revisiting that original book and found Faro to be a much more enjoyable “Watson”.