The San Diego ComicCon is this week!!  Get all the info your heart can desire on what’s going to happen in that far away galaxy!!  But fear not if you can’t make it G4 will be broadcasting a special live Star Wars panel!!  Still bummed that you can’t go?  Well at least we get a free eBook this week to tide us over.  After the break get the full scoop on SDCC as well as John Jackson Miller’s newest Lost Tribe of the Sith story.

Tuesday July 21st

TOS releases John Jackson Miller’s Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith: Skyborn for free!! 

Thursday July 23rd

ComicCon Begins!!

Hands-On with Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes and LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Original Adventures!!  ALL DAY EVERY DAY!!  Key members of the development team will be on-hand to answer questions, be interviewed, and walk you through the games!

11 AM - 12 NOON: Signing at the Star Wars Pavilion (Hall D)
Monkey Island — Craig Derrick (Producer); Dela Longfish (Artist); Jeff Sangalli (Art Director)

1 - 2 PM: Signing at the Star Wars Pavilion (Hall D)
Gus and Duncan’s Comprehensive Guide to Star Wars Collectibles — Gus Lopez and Duncan Jenkins (Writers)

1:30 - 2:30 PM: LEGO Star Wars Visual Dictionary ( Room 8 )
Find out how such an amazing partnership was formed from Jonathan Rinzler (Executive Editor, Lucasfilm) and Rob Johnson (Art Director, The LEGO Group), while Simon Beecroft (Author and Publishing Manager, DK Publishing) doles out all sorts of information on the upcoming LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary.

2 PM: Signing at the Acme Archives Booth (#5429)
Artists Brian Rood and Lawrence Noble

2:30 - 3 PM: Photo-Op at the Star Wars Pavilion (Hall D)
The Old Republic Jedi and Sith

3 -5 PM: Recording Star Wars Stories at the Star Wars Pavilion (Hall D)  The Star Wars Stories Project invites fans to share their own tales of fandom through video testimonials.

3:30 - 4 PM: Photo-Op at the Star Wars Pavilion (Hall D)
Sith Cheerleaders

Friday July 24th

Star Wars Day at the Con!!

9:45 - 10:45 am Signing: Star Wars: The Essential Atlas (Del Rey Booth in Star Wars Pavilion; booth 2913D)  Authors Jason Fry and Dan Wallace along with illustrators Chris Trevas and Chris Reiff. Free copy of the book available for the first 50 people in line.

10 - 11 AM: Hasbro Star Wars (Room 7AB)
Featuring Derryl DePriest (Hasbro Global Marketing), Brian Parrish (Hasbro Design), Mark Boudreaux (Hasbro Design), Brian Merten (Hasbro Design), Chad Donvito (Hasbro US Marketing) and Vickie Stratford (Hasbro Design). Come to the Hasbro Star Wars Panel to hear what the Hasbro Design and Marketing teams have in store for the remainder of 2009. Catch a special sneak peek into some 2010 secrets, too! Also includes Q&A time.

10 - 11 AM: How-To Session: Tom Hodges (Room 18)  Tom Hodges will present information on working on daily comics in a web environment.

11:00 – 12:00 Dark Horse Comics Signing: Jeremy Barlow, Rick Lacy & Michael Atiyeh: Star Wars Adventures

11 AM - 12 NOON: Signing at the Star Wars Pavilion (Hall D)
Monkey Island — Molly Denmark (Artist); Craig Derrick (Producer); Dela Longfish (Artist); Jeff Sangalli (Art Director)

11 AM - 12 NOON: Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Building the Universe (Room 7AB)  Find out insider secrets about building the Star Wars galaxy, making the first season of the groundbreaking series and what’s to come in Season Two!

11 AM - 1 PM: Recording Star Wars Stories at the Star Wars Pavilion (Hall D)
The Star Wars Stories Project invites fans to share their own tales of fandom through video testimonials.

12 - 1PM: Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Behind the Mic! (Room 7AB)
Season Two of Star Wars: The Clone Wars is coming in hot, and you can believe that the talented voice cast has something to say about it! Join supervising director Dave Filoni as he talks with the actors behind your favorite Clone Wars characters, and get an intimate look at the animated antics inside the recording studio — as well as some unique and exclusive insights into what’s coming this Fall!

12:00 - 1:00 Dark Horse Comics Signing:  Rob Chestney & Alex Sanchez: Star Wars – Old Republic

1 - 2 PM: Behind the Scenes: The Making of Star Wars: The Old Republic (Room 7AB)
Jake Neri (Producer, LucasArts) speaks with Hall Hood (Senior Writer, BioWare), Alexander Freed (Managing Editor, BioWare), Dallas Dickinson (Senior Content Producer, BioWare), and Jeff Dobson (Art Director, BioWare) discussing the making of the new massively-multiplayer online role-playing PC game Star Wars: The Old Republic. Join the team to get new behind-the-scenes information about the game!

2 PM: Signing at the Acme Archives Booth (#5429)
Artist Eric Tan

2 PM: Signing in Autograph Area AA9
Jackson Sze, Russell Chong, Randy Bantog, Thang Lee, and Wayne Lo — artists from The Clone Wars series, will be on hand to sign Chronicle Books’ The Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Pick up the book at Chronicle Books booth, #1506.

2 - 3 PM: Star Wars: The Old Republic Mini-Comic Signing
Meet Dark Horse artist Alex Sanchez and BioWare writer Rob Chestney as they sign your very own Star Wars: The Old Republic mini-comic!!

2 -3 PM: Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi (Room 7AB) Join Star Wars authors Aaron Allston, Christie Golden, and Troy Denning along with Shelly Shapiro (Editor-At-Large, Del Rey), Sue Rostoni (Executive Editor, Lucasfilm), Leland Chee (Keeper of the Holocron, Lucasfilm), and Pablo Hidalgo (Online Editorial Manager, Lucasfilm) as they discuss the new Star Wars novel series: Fate of the Jedi.

2 - 3 PM: How-To Session: Joe Corroney (Room 18)  His how-to session will include an introduction to the comic book illustration process.

2 -4 PM: Recording Star Wars Stories at the Star Wars Pavilion (Hall D)  The Star Wars Stories Project invites fans to share their own tales of fandom through video testimonials.

3 PM: Signing at the Acme Archives Booth (#5429)
Artist Sam Fout

3 - 4 PM: Star Wars: Collectibles Update (Room 7AB)
Barry Jones of eFX, Ashly Powell of Gentle Giant Studios, Frank Supiot of Kotobukiya, Robin Chaudhuri of Museum Replicas, and Brant Bridges of Sideshow Collectibles offer product development insights and previews of the latest Star Wars collectibles. Moderated by Chris Spitale of Lucas Licensing.

3:00 - 4:00 Dark Horse Comics Signing:  Colin Wilson & Tom Taylor: Star Wars - Invasion

3:30 - 4:30 pm Signing: Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi (Del Rey Booth in Star Wars Pavilion; booth 2913D)  Authors Aaron Allston, Troy Denning, and Christie Golden will be signing, with free books and posters available to have signed.

Free Giveaways (Del Rey Booth in Star Wars Pavilion; booth 2913D) Star Wars: Death Troopers poster, Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi poster, Star Wars: Death Troopers bookmark, Star Wars: Darth Bane: Path of Destruction paperback book.

Raffle (Del Rey Booth in Star Wars Pavilion; booth 2913D) Enter to win the contents of the display case at the Del Rey booth in the Star Wars pavilion including a copy of The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia and Star Wars: The Complete Vader.

4:00 – 5:00 Dark Horse Comics Signing: Matt & Shawn Fillbach: Star Wars – Clone Wars Adventures

5:15 - 6:15 PM: The Star Wars Spectacular (Hall H)
Get all the latest news from the Star Wars universe in an all-new show format! Join our special guest hosts — G4’s Olivia Munn and Kevin Pereira — as they grill a galaxy of guests from The Clone Wars and beyond, including supervising director Dave Filoni, voice talent from the show and more! It’s an all-new, interactive Star Wars Spectacular!  Game fans, be sure to mark your calendars and be in attendance!

8:30 — 10:30 PM: Star Wars Fan Movie Awards (Ballroom 20)
The Star Wars Fan Movie Award Ceremony at San Diego Comic-Con International is always entertaining, and often studded with surprises. Each year the top prize, the George Lucas Selects Award, is chosen by Star Wars writer/director George Lucas, and finalists wait with anticipation to learn who will win industry and audience recognition, and the coveted Star Wars-themed trophies. The Movie Challenge, sponsored by Lucasfilm and Atom.com, is in its eighth year. Don’t miss the most entertaining Star Wars fan-made movies out there!

Saturday July 25th

11 AM - 12 NOON: Signing at the Star Wars Pavilion (Hall D)
Monkey Island — Molly Denmark (Artist); Craig Derrick (Producer); Dela Longfish (Artist)

11 AM - 12 NOON Dark Horse: We Love Comics, Too! (Room 2)
Join director of public relations Jeremy Atkins and senior managing editor Scott Allie, along with a cast of top creators, for an exclusive preview of all that Dark Horse has to offer in the coming year. This is the big one! Dark Horse breaks the mold with a format you’ve never seen! With breaking news on all of your favorite Dark Horse titles, major announcements and surprise guests, be the first to know about heroes, horror, and more!

11 AM -1 PM: Recording Star Wars Stories at the Star Wars Pavilion (Hall D)
The Star Wars Stories Project invites fans to share their own tales of fandom through video testimonials.

11:15 AM - 12 NOON: Family Guy (Ballroom 20)  They’ll be offering a not-to-be-missed sneak peek at “Something, Something Dark Side,” the Empire Strikes Back parody follow-up to Star Wars: Blue Harvest!!

12:00 – 1:00: Dark Horse Comics Signing: Star Wars: Old Republic – Rob Chestney & Alex Sanchez

12:30 - 1 PM: Photo-Op at the Star Wars Pavilion (Hall D)
Rebel Legion Troopers

1 - 2 PM: How-To Session: Matt Busch (Room 18)  Matt will share some of his adventures and give unique insight into how you can make your dreams of working for your favorite publisher or Hollywood property come true. He will also show some videos and have prizes for those with great questions!

1:15 - 1:45 PM: Photo-Op at the Star Wars Pavilion (Hall D)
Mandalorian Mercs (Fett-Style Mercenaries)

2 -4 PM: Recording Star Wars Stories at the Star Wars Pavilion (Hall D)  The Star Wars Stories Project invites fans to share their own tales of fandom through video testimonials.

2 - 4 PM: Star Wars Spectacular! on G4 (Your Television)  The Star Wars Spectacular! will air Saturday July 25th at 2:00pm ET/PT only on G4, and will feature never-before-seen footage, breaking news, surprise announcements, guest stars and more!!

2:30 PM: Signing at the Acme Archives Booth (#5429)
Artist Peter Ferk

3 - 3:30 PM: Photo-Op at the Star Wars Pavilion (Hall D)
Stormtroopers

3 - 4 PM: How-To Session: Dave Dorman (Room 18)  The fans voted him the “#1 Star Wars Artist of All Time,” and he is a proud honorary member of the 501st Midwest Garrison.

3 - 4 pm: Signing: Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi (Del Rey Booth in Star Wars Pavilion; booth 2913D)  Authors Aaron Allston, Troy Denning, and Christie Golden will be signing, with free books and posters available to have signed!!

3 - 7 PM: Lucasfilm Licensing Portfolio Review (PR D)
Troy Alders, art director at Lucas Licensing, will conduct portfolio reviews, provide critiques and offer tips for aspiring artists. Bring in a portfolio selection of your best work and see if you have what it takes to create art for the ever expanding Lucasfilm galaxy. For a previous interview with Alders regarding the portfolio review process!!

3:30 - 4 PM: Photo-Op at the Star Wars Pavilion (Hall D)
Sith and Bounty Hunters

4 - 7PM: G4’s LIVE Coverage from the Exhibit Floor (Your Television)

8PM on: Comic-Con Masquerade Ball (Ballroom 20)
Lucasfilm Ltd. will reward the best Star Wars costumers with fabulous items from their Licensing Archives. The finest entries from the Star Wars galaxy will be selected by a Lucasfilm representative (Josh Kushins, LFL’s Manager of Communications) to receive special limited-edition collectibles.

8:30 - 9:30 PM: Atom.com, Lucasfilm, and Olivia Munn talk Star Wars Fan Movies (Room 7AB)  Olivia Munn (G4’s Attack of the Show) joins Atom.com, Lucasfilm, and top fan filmmakers to discuss 2009’s newly anointed Fan Movie Challenge winners and new developments in fan filmmaking. Get a sneak preview of the highly anticipated sequel, Star Wars Gangsta Rap: Chronicles, and hear about Olivia’s new fan film project (hint: it could be yours). Also joining the panel will be former George Lucas Selects Award winners Trey Stokes (Pink Five), Robert Reeves (Padmé), and Chris Crawford (Star Wars Gangsta Rap). Moderated by Chris Albrecht, co-editor of NewTeeVee.com.

Sunday July 26th

Hands-On with Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes and LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Original Adventures!!  ALL DAY EVERY DAY!!  Key members of the development team will be on-hand to answer questions, be interviewed, and walk you through the games!

11 AM: Signing at the Acme Archives Booth (#5429)   Artist William Silvers

11 AM - 12 NOON: Signing at the Star Wars Pavilion (Hall D)
Monkey Island — Molly Denmark (Artist); Craig Derrick (Producer); Dela Longfish (Artist)

11 AM - 12 NOON: How to Draw Star Wars for Kids (Room 30CDF)
Lucasfilm’s Bonnie Burton (You Can Draw: Star Wars) and artist Katie Cook (The Clone Wars web comic) help kids draw fun Star Wars characters!!

11:00 – 12:00 Dark Horse Comics Signing:  Star Wars: Invasion: Colin Wilson & Tom Taylor!!

11 AM - 1 PM: Recording Star Wars Stories at the Star Wars Pavilion (Hall D)  The Star Wars Stories Project invites fans to share their own tales of fandom through video testimonials.

11 AM - 2 PM: Lucasfilm Licensing Portfolio Review (PR D)
Troy Alders, art director at Lucas Licensing, will conduct portfolio reviews, provide critiques and offer tips for aspiring artists. Bring in a portfolio selection of your best work and see if you have what it takes to create art for the ever expanding Lucasfilm galaxy. For a previous interview with Alders regarding the portfolio review process.

12 NOON - 1 PM: How-To Session: Benton Jew (Room 18)  Benton will present more information on the creative process from storyboarding on major motion pictures to independent publishing.

1 - 2 PM: Signing at the Star Wars Pavilion (Hall D) Gus and Duncan’s Comprehensive Guide to Star Wars Collectibles — Gus Lopez and Duncan Jenkins (Writers)

2 - 3 PM: Star Wars Trivia Game Show (Room 7AB)
Members of the San Diego Star Wars Society, veteran hosts of trivia game shows at Star Wars Celebration III and at Comic-Con International since 2002, have prepared a bigger challenge this year for all fans who think they know their stuff about the galaxy far, far away. Added this year will be one game round for kids 12 and under. Come test your knowledge and win one of the many valuable prizes to be given away!!