Review: DCeased Issue 1

Creators: Taylor, Hairsine, Harren, Gaudiano, Beredo

It would be easy to compare this book to the Marvel Zombies series, but DC has dipped into stories about the dead before with Blackest Night, but this series is very different.  It begins with Darkseid invading earth and being confronted by the Justice League. 
The League thinks they have won but Darkseid always has layers to his plans. Cyborg is the target of Darkseid's visit and by tampering with him a virus is unleashed on two world, a virus that  turns hero vs hero.
This story is quick and brutal with fantastic art and strong dramatic tension. I'm so excited to see how this story unfolds.

Today's Star Wars 65: Tie Fighter Issue 1

CREATORS: Houser, Antonio, Prianto, Dowling, Loughridge

There is a lot to unpack in this first issue of the series. We meet Shadow 5 aka Shadow Wing. They are a group of Tie Fighter pilots with high level skills sent on a mission to track down a Star Destroyer that has gone dark.

The team is very diverse, with male and female pilots and even two that are in a relationship. This series is a companion series to the upcoming novel Alphabet Squadron:

There are two stories in this first issue, the second story is a quick interlude that introduces us to Lt. Quell  and Zin Graw, two female pilots that look to be very integral to the main story in the novel. I think the impact of this series will have more depth once the Alphabet Squadron is released, for now it's great to have some visuals for the characters in the novels and watching some cool fight scenes.

Today's Star Wars 64: Star Wars Celebration Wrap Up: 2 Book Adventures

Booth Photo courtesy of Del Rey Star Wars Twitter

My first indication that everything book related at Celebration Chicago was going to be a success, was the fact that I couldn't get a good picture of the book during the whole convention. Thanks to the social media team at Del Rey I do have the above picture to share.

My first goal Thursday at the convention  was to get a wristband for the special edition of Claudia Gray's Master & Apprentice:

Tickets for these books went fast! I was very fortunate to get a copy, the booth also sold out of the regular editions twice! Demand for books and author signings was high and the Del Rey staff handled it spectacularly. No matter how busy the booth was the staff was always friendly and informed on events.

Use The #BookJedi Readers!

I was really intrigued  by the new feature that debuted  at Celebration: Book Jedi. The quiz was presented on several digital devices, and readers answered various questions to help pick their reading paths:

After the quiz you were given a sampler book and a bookmark that matches the result of your quiz:

My results defined me as a Rebel Reader, and the bookmarks had a list of suggested books on the back, all ones I've read and enjoyed.

Panels, Announcements, & Signings

The author lineup at Celebration Chicago was a combination of fan favorite,and rising stars like Justina Ireland and Zoraida Cordova. As far as new info panel attendees got a little tease of an untitled book by Justina that involves "stormtroopers and the falcon", more Vader's Castle comics from Cavan Scott and IDW publishing and the mysterious Project Luminous. All the panels were full of book lovers and the very first panel on Friday was at capacity! 

Though I had schedule conflicts for most of the signings I did score a ticket to one of the best ones of the event! A ten author signing for A Certain Point of View anthology. Ten fantastic authors interacted with fans at this event: John Jackson Miller,  Claudia Gray,  Zoraida Cordova, Delilah S. Dawson, Daniel Jose Older, Cavan Scott,  Jason Fry, Alexander Freed, Charles Soule, E. K. Johnston

This signing was one of the best things about my celebration trip! I also got a chance to listen to a sample from this audio experience:

The part I listened to contained dialogue from Ventress and Dooku and it sounds incredible!!

I'm Definitely buying this one! I also enjoyed connecting with other book fans, the Force is strong with Star Wars books and readers and there is so much to look forward to this year and in 2020.