Chronicling The Clone Wars

[James T. Skywalker]

Chronicling the Clone Wars
November 15, 2002


"This is just the beginning!" -- Count Dooku
For 25 years, Star Wars fans have wondered about the Clone Wars. With the release of Episode II, audiences witnessed the events that started that epic conflict, and now want to know what happens next.

Starting next year, LucasBooks is chronicling these historic events through a publishing program that covers the span of the Clone Wars. Through comics, adult novels, middle grade fiction, audio books, short stories and more, the story of the Clone Wars will unfold.

Clone War titles will be identified on the cover (for example, "A Clone Wars Novel"), marking it as one piece in a much larger puzzle. Some stories will describe the victories, losses and stalemates of the epic war. Others will use the Clone Wars as a dramatic backdrop to tell different types of tales. The publishing program will give fans a clearer picture of what has transpired between Episodes II and III in time for the next Star Wars film in 2005.

The ongoing Star Wars: Republic series from Dark Horse Comics will focus its attention on the Clone Wars, starting with the double-sized issue #50. Dark Horse will also release Star Wars: Jedi next year, four one-shots detailing the heroic efforts of key Jedi Knights during the war.

Del Rey Books will begin its Clone War coverage with Star Wars: Shatterpoint, a hardcover novel featuring Mace Windu by Matthew Stover due out in 2003. More Clone War novels and audio books are planned in both paperback and hardcover to be released over the next few years. Just announced is author William Dietz, who will be writing a stand-alone Clone War paperback novel due out in 2004.

Scholastic Inc. will continue to explore Boba Fett's youth in its series of middle grade books. Already, the first two hardcover books of the series take place in the days after the Battle of Geonosis. These two books (The Fight to Survive and Crossfire) will be released in paperback as part of the Clone Wars series, and will continue with the third book, Maze of Deception by Elizabeth Hand.

The Star Wars Insider will not only carry original short fiction tied into the various Clone War titles, but will also see the return of HoloNet News, now as a printed edition, with includes the official news the Republic and Separatist governments want you to read.

LucasArts Entertainment Company has already chronicled the earliest events of the war with their recently released Star Wars: The Clone Wars video game. Starting with the Battle of Geonosis, this game moves to other battlefields on distant worlds. Future titles are in the works with more Clone War action.

And this is only the beginning. These original and epic tales will not only tell of Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Count Dooku, but also introduce new heroes, villains, locations and technology that played pivotal roles in the Clone Wars.

Keep checking starwars.com for more developments in this exciting new program.

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You can see the article at this link (http://www.starwars.com/eu/news/2002/11/news20021115.html).

So, what do you all think about this? Discuss, discuss!

~James T. Skywalker

[Luminara Skye]

<span style='color:royalblue'>I read that yesterday on TOS. I'm excited about the additions to Insider. However, I read something yesterday about there being an Animated Series on the Clone Wars to be aired on Cartoon Network. I couldn't find this info anywhere else, so I don't know. Have you heard anything, James? style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/y.gif </span>

[Whuffa]

Animated series? ??? Even tough I looooove Cartoon Network (Cow & Chicken Rock!) I wouldn't want this ti happen. But I think the entire "Clone Wars series of books" is cool tough.

[JediKeri.]

Oooooooo...more about "young" Obi_wan.....

[Handothrawn]

Please God, don't let them call it the Old Jedi Order!

[James T. Skywalker]

Originally posted by Luminara Skye@Nov 18 2002, 04:16 AM
<span style='color:royalblue'>I read something yesterday about there being an Animated Series on the Clone Wars to be aired on Cartoon Network. I couldn't find this info anywhere else, so I don't know. Have you heard anything, James? style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/y.gif </span>
So far, this is only a rumor. Until it's formally announced on the Official Site, don't believe everything you hear (or read).

TFN has been toting that it has the inside scoop, but nothing has been said on the Official Site yet. I personally doubt that it will happen, since we have this brand new little project from LucasBooks/LFL, but know can know right now.

~JTS

[Clara]

Originally posted by handothrawn@Nov 19 2002, 10:27 AM
Please God, don't let them call it the Old Jedi Order!
style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wacko.gif I'm with you on that one.

[Luvinna.]

Originally posted by JamesTSkywalker@Nov 16 2002, 06:39 PM
Clone War titles will be identified on the cover (for example, "A Clone Wars Novel"), marking it as one piece in a much larger puzzle.
Does that answer your question? style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif

[Whuffa]

On second thought, "Cow & Chicken in the Clone Wars" would be awsome!!!

[Justin]

Personally, I'd rather they wait until after Episode III and we all know the big secrets pertaining to the Clone Wars, because it would be interesting to see how Dooku and Palpatine and so on figure into everything.

[James T. Skywalker]

Maybe Lucas will actually pay attention to some of the books while he's writing the screenplay.

...

Yeah, even I know that's a stretch a few lightyears too far.

~JTS

[Luminara Skye]

Thanks for answering my question, James. I haven't read anything about it since my first post. Though I read something on TF.N that it doesn't look like it'll happen because of money. Who knows? I just found out a guy I work with is a huge SW fan. He is the one who pointed me to the aintitcoolnews.com article.

[cartographer]

Insider 65 arrived in my mailbox this afternoon. I can't wait to read the Clone Wars story when I get home from work!