Wordsmith Books sends in the Clones
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Remember The Clone Wars? Those pitched interstellar battles between Count Dooku’s separatist forces and those of the Galactic Republic? Yoda and the other Jedi leading armies of identical clones against those remarkable ineffectual battle droids? Anyone? Bueller?
Perhaps you’ve repressed memories of the past two Star Wars movies, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, but George Lucas is betting you haven’t. On August 15 he’s releasing a CGI animated feature film called The Clone Wars, which takes place between Attack and Revenge. Some Star Wars actors, including Christopher Lee, Anthony “C-3PO” Daniels and Samuel L. Jackson will even reprise their roles by voice. To whet your appetite for more clone-based fare, Wordsmith Books hosts an author appearance by Karen Traviss, who has written the hardcover adaptation of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Traviss will be at Wordsmith at 7:30 p.m., July 30, and Wordsmith encourages fans to come dressed in costume — so if you want a chance to Beta-test your outfit for next month’s Dragon*Con, here’s an opportunity.
Incidentally, The Clone Wars movie works as a lead-in to a new CGI series called, of course, “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and scheduled to debut on Atlanta’s Cartoon Network on Oct. 23. These clones sure know how to replicate themselves…
