The Unofficial Clone Wars Site is 1.5 years old today. These past 18 months have been a blast and I'm sure the next 10 months leading up to Episode III will be even more awesome and exciting! To celebrate this occassion I present to you some never before seen, exclusive, behind-the-scenes concept work for the site! Along with each archive page is the equivelent page or section of the site as it exists today. As you can see, we have grown a ton since our inception on January 24, 2003!! Home Page - Original Concept Home Page - Today Timeline - Original Concept Timeline - Today Battles - Original Concept Battles - Today Jedi List - Original Concept Database - Today Thank you for supporting us all these eighteen months. Please continue to support us by checking out every section of our site, emailing us with your comments, and most importantly, telling your friends about us. Thank you. This site will continue to grow and prosper. I'm sure we will have many more layouts. And I guarantee you each will be better than the last. We are in a very exciting time now, with the build-up leading to Episode III! We will help you stay excited as much as we can!

 

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After many, many, long months of speculation and discussion, at Comic-Con international, in front of a packied audience, the title for Star Wars: Episode III was finally revealed! The title for the final Star Wars movie is: ... ... ... EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH! Check out the full story here. Wow this is exciting! The Episode 3 title was revealed on the same day that this site was celebrating our 1.5 year old birthday. Wow!

 

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Starwars.com recently updated with the cover and more information about the Labyrinth of Evil, the novel that leads into Episode III! Starwars.com also updated with news Daily Star Wars Comics coming to StarWars.com Hyperspace this fall. One of them will be a Clone Wars strip called: "Reversal of Fortune"! Starwars.com also updated with news of Republic #70: Dreadnaughts of Rendili 2 featuring Obi-Wan, Anakin, Asajj Ventress, and a guest appearance by someone from the Classic Era! Finally, StarWars.com updated with lots of juicy information about the new Dark Horse Comics 5-part series "Obsession", which will also lead into Episode III in it's own way! In other news, I just finished updating the Timeline and Battles sections! While there are still a few things missing, it is a lot more up-to-date than it was.

 

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TUCWS has secured some details on the upcoming, newly revamped Star Wars Insider. According to the editor-in-chief, Brett Rector, IDG isn't looking to reinvent the hyperdrive, but "are striving to give the magazine more visual appeal to better convey the grandeur of the films." Rector goes on to say that new names have been given to some regular Insider departments. "We are still going to include the same departments within the magazine, but we've reworked the names on those as well to better bridge the gap between print and film. For example, we are now calling "Comics Link" "Drawn by the Force” and "Bookshelf" "Jedi Library." Still don't have Hyperspace? Well, Rector and his team will be expanding the "Best of Hyperspace" section in each issue by devoting four extra pages to the section. So expect even more never-before-seen images and more webcam shots to whet your palette. As fans may have heard, Bantha Tracks will be included into every issue of Insider, but now a minimum of six pages will be dedicated to each issue. Rector also gives assurances to collecting and gaming fans. "I'm also proud that we will still cover as much on collectibles as possible (I'm a huge collector myself) and that we are including an actual dedicated games section, aptly titled "Anchorhead Arcade."" Rector envisions Insider to be more than just a typical magazine. "What we want for the magazine is to have readers and fans feel like they have something worth displaying on a coffee table to show off to friends and family. In essence, we want each issue to be a collector's item. The people here at IDG Entertainment who are working on the mag are all passionate Star Wars fans, and the magazine will certainly reflect our passion issue after issue. I'll be eager to know what you think about the magazine once it hits stands late July/ early August." We at TUCWS are looking forward to seeing what IDG has to offer. Good luck with the magazine! Click this link for even more info from starwars.com. Included in the next installment of Star Wars Insider (#77) is Timothy Zahn's Clone Wars short story, Changing Seasons II: "People of the Guardian" which features Anakin and Obi-Wan. To celebrate the release of the story and the revamping of Star Wars Insider, TUCWS has a new interview with the artist of the two-part short story, Andrew Robinson. For fans that don't quite know Robinson, he was the cover artist for Star Wars Tales #19 and Star Wars Character Record Sheets. He's also done work in the various Star Wars RPG Rulebooks. As a special bonus to our readers, we also have an exclusive First Look at the art for part 2 of Changing Seasons. Click the link below to read the Q&A and view some of Andrew's spectacular art. Andrew Robinson interview ~~~ And finally, the folks at The Fantasy Crossroads send word that they have a new interview with Matthew Stover, the author of Shatterpoint and the Episode III novel. Click the link to check out the interview.

 

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The first Clone Wars adult paperback novel, Medstar I: Battle Surgeons, hit bookstores this past Tuesday. Below is the text from the back cover of the novel: A surgeon who covers his despair with wisecracks: another who faces death and misery head-on, venting his emotions through beautiful music...A nurse with her heart in her work and her eye on a doctor...A JediPadawan on a healing mission withour her Master...These are the core members of a tiny med unit serving the jungle world of Drongar, where battle is waged over the control of a priceless native plant, and and endless line of medlifters brings in the wounded and dying--mostly clone troopers, but also soldiers of all species. While the healers work desperately to save lives, others plot secretly to profit from the war--either by dealing on the black market or by manipulating the events of the war itself. In the end, though, all will face individual tests, and only those of compassionate hearts and staunch spirits can hope to survive to fight another day. To celebrate the release of Battle Surgeons, TUCWS has conducted an interview with the book's creators: authors Michael Reaves and Steve Perry, and cover artist, Dave Seeley. Click the links below to read what they had to say. Beware: SPOILERS ABOUND! Michael Reaves interviewSteve Perry interviewDave Seeley interview

 

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