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April 7, 2022

SEVEN MORE SIGNING GUESTS ANNOUNCED FOR CELEBRATION

For the third Thursday in a row Star Wars Celebration has announced signing guests for Anaheim’s autograph hall. Today’s announcement included seven signers for the show. Starting things off with signing guests from The Mandalorian are Katee Sackhoff ($100), Carl Weathers ($100) and Emily Swallow ($60 .) Two “must have” names for fans of The Bad Batch were Star Wars...
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April 7, 2022

STAR WARS CELEBRATION AUTOGRAPH PRE-PURCHASES NOW LIVE

Now, the time is! Pre-purchases for Celebration autograph tickets are now available through the Epic Photo Ops website. For those who attended Celebration in Chicago, this system will look very familiar. In addition to those names that have already been announced as signing in autograph hall, several new names are also available on the site. They are Amy Allen, Carl...
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April 7, 2022

ACTOR, TEACHER CHRIS MUNCKE DIES AT 79

Chris Muncke, the actor who portrayed Captain Khurgee in A New Hope has died. The announcement was made by his son Sam on Facebook. “We are heartbroken to announce that Chris Muncke passed away yesterday morning. We already miss his warm smile, his sharp wit, his amazing storytelling and his unconditional love.” Originally from Chicago, Muncke joined The Second City...
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April 7, 2022

OFFICIAL STAR WARS CELEBRATION PRE-ORDER AND SEND-IN SERVICE NOW LIVE

Official Pix has launched the official pre-order & send-in service for Star Wars Celebration, allowing fans who can’t make it to Anaheim to still add autographs to their collections. Fans can place orders for all autograph hall signers who have already been announced. Additional names will be available as they are announced by Star Wars Celebration. Those attending Celebration will...
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March 31, 2022

SECOND ROUND OF GUESTS ANNOUNCED FOR STAR WARS CELEBRATION

One week following our first look at who will be in autograph hall at Star Wars Celebration and we have received our next batch of signers. This week features several signers from film, television and the world of books. Giancaarlo Esposito and Omid Abtahi kick things off as the first two guests from the highly popular Disney+ show The Mandalorian....
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March 24, 2022

OFFICIAL PIX RETURNS TO STAR WARS CELEBRATION

Its an exciting day for autograph collectors attending Star Wars Celebration. We have received our first autograph hall guest announcements and we finally know who will be running autograph hall in Anaheim. Fans have debated who would next run autograph hall after Topps discontinued their Star Wars Authentics brand last year. Official Pix has announced in their Facebook group that...
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March 24, 2022

FIRST GUESTS ANNOUNCED FOR STAR WARS CELEBRATION 2022

The question on everyone’s mind has been answered. The first guest announcements for Star Wars Celebration have been released. The show takes place at the Anaheim Convention Center May 26-29, 2022. Celebration made their first announcement a great one for Star Wars autograph collectors. The first three autograph and photo op guests are none other than Anthony Daniels, Ian McDiarmid...
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March 15, 2022

YOUNG LUKE SKYWALKER ACTOR REVEALED

One major highlight from the first teaser trailer from Obi-Wan Kenobi was our first look at a 10-year old Luke Skywalker as he plays atop the Lars Homestead, his mind obviously very far from where he was. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed the identify of the young actor. Grant Feely, who has previously appeared in an episode of Creepshow, plays...
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March 12, 2022

CONVENTION REVIEW: COVCON JUNIOR 2022

Following a 2021 convention season still feeling the effects of the pandemic the 2022 season starts with everyone hopeful if will be a more normal year, with fewer cancellations of events and guest signers. For me, this was my first convention of the year, and one I had not attended previously. Covcon have been running small to medium sized conventions...
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January 6, 2022

TIMOTHY ZAHN UPDATES AUTOGRAPH POLICY

Timothy Zahn has been signing autographs for over forty years and the creator of Thrawn had made it a policy to do so at no charge to fans. The author announced his new autograph policy on his official Facebook page, citing age (he turned 70 in September) and a significant increase in requests for non-book autographs. https://www.facebook.com/TimothyZahn/posts/473618017458422 He has set...
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