SDCC 2022: Lucasfilm Publishing Panel Recap

A highlight of every San Diego Comic Con for Star Wars fans is the Lucasfilm Publishing panel. Moderated by Lucasfilm Publishing creative director Michael Siglain, the annual event features a panel of Star Wars authors discussing their upcoming and recently released books, including novels, comics, and reference books. The panel always closes out with a barrage of previews and announcements and this year’s was no exception.

Our own Dominic Jones was in attendance at the panel and live-tweeted all the happenings, including the announcements. You can check out a full recap of the panel below,

The Lucasfilm #StarWars publishing panel is about to begin at #SDCC pic.twitter.com/gK5j79tcu7

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Starting the panel with a question for all panelists: which Star Wars character do you most identify with? #SDCC

Kristen Baver: Han Solo
Cecil Castellucci: Aunt Beru
Cavan Scott: Lando
Claudia Gray: Princess Leia or R2D2
George Mann: Chewie
Beth Revis: General Leia or Chopper

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Cavan Scott: Jaxxon
Keirsten White: Ewoks#StarWars #SDCC

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Next question is about prequel memories.

Kristen Baver talks about seeing TPM for the first time, having been a kid who didn’t get to see the OT

Cecil Castellucci recalls waiting for tickets for six weeks in a tent outside the Chinese Theater in LA#SDCC #StarWars

— The Star Wars Underworld (@TheSWU) July 22, 2022

Adam Christopher says TPM is still the film he’s seen the most times in theaters (11-12 times!)

Claudia Gray told a story about seeing TPM the first time and her friend came in a glow in the dark Force Ghost Obi-Wan cosplay.#SDCC #StarWars

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George Mann talks about how he really came to love the prequel era when he watched it again with his son.

Beth Revis remembers how the prequels made her realize how many more people in her school loved Star Wars too!#StarWars #SDCC

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Cavan Scott says he had a complicated relationship with the prequels, but the expanded universe around the films (especially the Republic comics) made him love the era.

Kiersten White remembers a time when her friend came to high school in full Darth Maul cosplay!#SDCC

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Adam Christopher talks about how crafting Shadow of the Sith and writing Rey’s parents, even though we know that they have to die. Wanted it to feel like the characters were surprised by their fate. #StarWars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/2FoF7gkpfu

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Adam Christopher also says he was interested to explore Lando in this era because of how his life gets turned upside down by the kidnapping of his daughter.#SDCC #StarWars

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Adam Christopher says he was a little surprised by Ochi’s character in the comics. But he had a lot of fun writing him, and thinks he got the end he deserved.#StarWars #SDCC

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Kiersten White says that reading Claudia Gray’s novel Master and Apprentice was extremely helpful in writing her YA novel Padawan (out next week!)#SDCC #StarWars pic.twitter.com/WXlt2FJLAt

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Kiersten White: Obi-Wan as a teenager was very, very anxious.

Padawan also continues to explore the idea that Qui-Gon didn’t choose to train Obi-Wan.

Siri Tachi (from Legends) is also brought into canon in Padawan!#SDCC #StarWars

— The Star Wars Underworld (@TheSWU) July 22, 2022

Beth Revis says about writing The Princess And The Scoundrel that she tested all of Han and Leia’s banter with her husband (who is also a big Star Wars fan)#SDCC #StarWars pic.twitter.com/J5KWDgbn45

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Beth Revis says that she was able to explore the parts of the Halcyon that you can’t actually go to at the hotel in The Princess and the Scoundrel#SDCC #StarWars

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Han and Leia at their wedding! #SDCC #StarWars pic.twitter.com/7cfKbB1Woc

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Beth Revis describes the ewoks as “drunk” in The Princess And The Scoundrel#StarWars #SDCC

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Beth Revis says the Shattered Empire comic was a big influence on The Princess And The Scoundrel #SDCC #StarWars

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Cecil Castellucci describes the Hyperspace Adventures comics as three stand alone stories with a larger story playing out across all the eras that the series covers in the background.#SDCC #StarWars pic.twitter.com/OYeQhIIIdW

— The Star Wars Underworld (@TheSWU) July 22, 2022

Hyperspace Adventures pages and covers #SDCC #StarWars pic.twitter.com/tCILF04o6h

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Cavan Scott describes the framing device for Tales From The Rancor Pit as a spacer who is about to be pushed into the Rancor pit and he tries to buy himself so time by telling Jabba ghost stories!
#SDCC #StarWars pic.twitter.com/dUIP7uwOuC

— The Star Wars Underworld (@TheSWU) July 22, 2022

Ty Yorrick from The High Republic will appear in Tales From The Rancor Pit!#SDCC #StarWars

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Tales From The Rancor Pit art!#StarWars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/KF5mwNjgSK

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Kristen Baver describes using massive spreadsheets to plan and write Star Wars: Timelines for DK.#SDCC #StarWars pic.twitter.com/PXfLs2Xbej

— The Star Wars Underworld (@TheSWU) July 22, 2022

Star Wars: Timelines isn’t about filling in every blank, but it’s meant to be a guide for people who want to explore the existing stories. Book will be out in time for the holidays! #SDCC #StarWars

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Star Wars: 100 Objects by Kristen Baver#SDCC #StarWars pic.twitter.com/jNwNrt4O64

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The High Republic: Quest of the Jedi crawl! #StarWars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/kxHgXprAPC

— The Star Wars Underworld (@TheSWU) July 22, 2022

Quest For The Hidden City follows two exploration teams in the High Republic era who are exploring the frontier of the galaxy. #StarWars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/tnlcoVNtFY

— The Star Wars Underworld (@TheSWU) July 22, 2022

New cover for The Battle of Jedha audio drama! #StarWars #SDCC #TheHighRepublic pic.twitter.com/bC0MhgNeMW

— The Star Wars Underworld (@TheSWU) July 22, 2022

Claudia Gray describes the lead character of her Dark Horse comic book series (Quest of the Jedi), Barnabous Vim as being another one of the great mystics of the Jedi order #SDCC #StarWars pic.twitter.com/1gUROVBfDi

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The High Republic Adventures #1 cover#SDCC #StarWars pic.twitter.com/LfrVOqCqc6

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Art from The High Republic: The Nameless Terror#SDCC #StarWars pic.twitter.com/fbkykPopdU

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The High Republic #1 comic covers#SDCC #StarWars pic.twitter.com/XHFJz86SMu

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The High Republic #2 cover #SDCC #StarWars pic.twitter.com/ckdU5tjmPr

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#StarWars Comics teases! #SDCC pic.twitter.com/MkjnA0DhV7

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Final reveal: The Life Day Pop-Up book!#SDCC #StarWars pic.twitter.com/tJfD1kqVR0

— The Star Wars Underworld (@TheSWU) July 22, 2022

It’s a wrap on the #StarWars publishing panel! #SDCC pic.twitter.com/NGCzyRyNVi

— The Star Wars Underworld (@TheSWU) July 22, 2022

For more from San Deigo Comic Con 2022, check out our full recap of the weekend here!