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#CloneWarsSaved. Riley reports in from Comic-Con International in San Diego about the return of The Clone Wars, fan reactions, new Padme and Obi-Wan & Qui-Gon books, and the Trail of Poe Dameron. In addition, he provides interviews with LEGO, Topps, Coffee with Kenobi, and The Legal Geeks. Bruce and Mark also discuss the Solo digital/Blu-ray release and the pending Disney purchase of 21st Century Fox.

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The Clone Wars is back!

• Highlights from the panel.
• How Dave Filoni trolled the audience,
• The reaction to the trailer.

Queen’s Shadow will be written by E.K. Johnston, who wrote 2016’s novel Ahsoka.

• Johnston describes as “the story of Padmé changing from a queen to a senator,” and the other women in her orbit.
• Set in the period between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones
• Hits stores on March 5th, 2019.

Master and Apprentice will be written by Claudia Gray, author of  Lost Stars, Bloodline, and Leia: Princess of Alderaan

• Focus on Obi-Wan Kenobi and his master, Qui-Gon Jinn, prior to Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
• Gray noted that it will hit stores in 2019.

The Trail of Poe Dameron at Comic-Con

• Highlights with Riley and Thomas Harper (@thomasLharper) of The Legal Geeks

Solo: A Star Wars Story is coming home (starwars.com)

• Digital release is Sept. 14
• Blu-ray release is Sept 25

A New Hope is (closer to) coming home to Disney

• Comcast ends its bid to buy 21st Century Fox (fiercevideo.com)

Riley interviews: 

• Dan Zehr (@MrZehr) and Nick DiColandrea (@CoffeeWithNick) of Coffee With Kenobi 
• Mark Von Ohlen (@DarthVonOhlen) of Topps
• Thomas Harper (@thomasLharper) and Joshua Gilliland (@bowtielaw) of The Legal Geeks
• Ashley Edwards (@AshleyEdwards) of LEGO

Episode edited by Michael Morris

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