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Respectfully, I disagree Buzz. It's all about outlook. You can't blame publishers for trying to sell books while there's a window of anticipation for new media. When a new edition with additional material has appeared in the past I have simply sold my older versions of these kinds of books and put those funds towards subsidising my purchase of the new volume - no redundancy on the shelf and someone else gets to enjoy my old book for less than regular retail price. Win - win, wouldn't you say?

I've found that later editions tend to cover subsequent seasons, with not much overlap except for main characters - which (in the case of Sabine) often have confirmed costume/look changes, so I always look forward to second issues to follow along with the seasons and new characters/locations etc.

In other news, some sites are reporting a possible new character preview - possible spoilers at the link -

http://www.jedinews.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsID=17625

Reverend Strone wrote:Respectfully, I disagree Buzz. It's all about outlook. You can't blame publishers for trying to sell books while there's a window of anticipation for new media.

I "blame" them for greedily re-selling you the same thing you've already bought by tacking in a few extra pages / articles. The Cross-section books, for example. For something like Rebels it would be better to release separate "Season" books OR wait until the show is over and release a "Full Series" book ... or even do as the Fact Files did and release new pages you can slot into a ring binder where appropriate.

It's not just the book pulishers either. The DVD publishers also often do the same thing, sometimes even worse by having different re-issues having different Bonus content. Then of course there's good ol' Hasbro re-issuing and repackaging / repainting existing figures, but at least those are usually easier to avoid (although somethimes those too come with different extras).

A video review of the Visual Guide book. Minor spoilers only (mention of a few locations and characters that make appearances, etc.)

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So, Jason Isaacs (aka Lucius Malfoy) was confirmed as the voice of The Inquisitor a couple of days ago. I think he is a superb choice. The official vid associated with the announcement is quite cool.

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MattG wrote:A video review of the Visual Guide book. Minor spoilers only (mention of a few locations and characters that make appearances, etc.)

That timeline at 1:31 is particularly interesting. The Battle of Naboo is listed as having occurred in "3245 LY". Is this a dating convention I'm unfamiliar with? Or are we looking at a new system that'll replace the old BBY/ABY dates?

Archon Revuge wrote:That timeline at 1:31 is particularly interesting. The Battle of Naboo is listed as having occurred in "3245 LY". Is this a dating convention I'm unfamiliar with? Or are we looking at a new system that'll replace the old BBY/ABY dates?

I noticed that too. The page that that timeline is on seems to indicate that the "L" stands for Lothal (the planet)...this may be a regional and/or Rebels-specific notation, depending on the significance of Lothal to the wider continuity.

I've ordered the book, but don't have it in hand yet...I'm quite keen to read that timeline explanation in full when I do.

MattG wrote:

Archon Revuge wrote:That timeline at 1:31 is particularly interesting. The Battle of Naboo is listed as having occurred in "3245 LY". Is this a dating convention I'm unfamiliar with? Or are we looking at a new system that'll replace the old BBY/ABY dates?

I noticed that too. The page that that timeline is on seems to indicate that the "L" stands for Lothal (the planet)...this may be a regional and/or Rebels-specific notation, depending on the significance of Lothal to the wider continuity.

Ah, well-spotted Matt.

MattG wrote:I've ordered the book, but don't have it in hand yet...I'm quite keen to read that timeline explanation in full when I do.

I look forward to hearing it!

A new extended trailer for Rebels has just been released, and it is amazing.

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Yeah; don't care what age group this is aimed at, I'm looking forward to it.