August 18: Joe Corroney Interview, EPISODE III characters in Insider #71, REPUBLIC #60, and more on the JEDI: YODA fan comic!

[Webmaster's Note: This news update is a bit dated due to my busy schedule, but I still see a need to post it. Also, look out for scans of the Comic-Con 2003 Exclusive CWAS Sketchbook to be hosted here on TCWUS in the near future. Enjoy!]

Accomplished STAR WARS artist Joe Corroney recently took time to answer a few of our questions. Joe has drawn for several STAR WARS outlets including HoloNet News, STAR WARS Insider and Gamer and several Source Books. Read the full interview here. Also, be sure to check out his official site at JoeCorroney.com.

Joe also posted some interesting tidbits regarding Insider #71 and EPISODE III! He says we should be on the look out for the FIRST appearances of characters from the final installation of STAR WARS films soon! That issue should be shipping in early October 2003.

Starwars.com recently updated with cover art and a synopsis for REPUBLIC #60. This issue marks a departure from the BATTLE OF JABIIM story arc and the return of Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress. It's by the Blackman/Ching duo so it should be a good one. Our timeline has been updated with this new cover and synopsis.

Touching on the previous news byte on the fan comic JEDI: YODA (see below), we have a short article on the evolution of the comic by the author, Paul Myers. Check it out here.

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Thanks to several sources, we now know that the official Clone Wars site at CartoonNetwork.com will be located here. There's nothing really to see, but the full content will likely be available in November when the "micro-series" debuts.

TF.N reports that IESB.net has posted scans of the Clone Wars Animated Series sketchbook given away at Comic-Con 2003. Check them out here.

TF.N also reports that E! Online recently featured this article on the CWAS. Check out both the links for cool Clone Wars info!

Wrapping up tonight's update, we have exclusive preview art of the upcoming fan comic, JEDI: YODA, by Paul Myers and Sergio Juarez. This comic is scheduled for a Sepetember 6th launch date and can only be viewed here at TCWUS! Have a looksy at the cool art:

*CLICK HERE TO VIEW PREVIEW IMAGES*

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