She was pretty tired of being photographed by passersby by the time it was done! (Sorry, a photo of me got you absolutely nothing.)
Peter White, whose Zayne Carrick costume had appeared in the letters pages of Knights of the Old Republic, also appeared; it was more than a bit surreal for me to see these two characters in one place.
This is me thinking, "Sorry, Zayne — Kerra can definitely beat you in a lightsaber duel. We haven't statted her character for the role-playing game, but she's probably got something like a half-dozen melee feats you don't!"
While I didn't give away much in the panel, I did reveal the visual inspiration for a particular tower-like vessel that appears in the first issue of the comics series. I had kept thinking it should look, y'know, kind of like the stubby thing that's left over when you snap off the wing of a Kenner TIE Fighter; so I finally just told the artist that's what to base it on. (No, I'm not even going to begin to come up with a continuity rationalization for the resemblance...)
We had signings, of course — I was really pleased to get to meet everyone. And luckily, my voice held out for much of the show — I was pretty terrified of reaching the Saturday panel with only the ability to croak!At the Hasbro booth, they were displaying the Entertainment Earth exclusive figures of Rohlan and Jarael that are coming later this year. Don't forget, you can still preorder the figures by clicking here.
It was also the first time I'd been to Florida since my senior class trip umpty-ump years ago. I visited EPCOT then, but got no closer to it to the parking lot this time, on the way to the Magic Kingdom with the family. Initial thoughts of hitting EPCOT again on Sunday evaporated — along with much else — once I saw hot blazing hot it was. (The last time I'd been there, it'd been March.) No matter; it just meant a fourth day back at the convention.
Celebration itself was, of course, plenty entertaining on its own; the life-sized TIE Interceptor was a marvel to look at, as were several other displays. This thing had cables attached to the ceiling to keep the wings standing.There are more photos here, and I'll be posting a few more on my Facebook page. I won't miss the Florida heat, but I really did have a great time. Thanks to Lucasfilm, Reed Exhibitions, TheForce.net party folks, and my publishers for the hospitality — and thanks to everyone for coming out! (Thanks also to the Intrepid Meredith and the Energetic Trudy for their photo assistance!)
