Ep. 130: Mark Newbold talks CELEBRATION EUROPE 2023

It’s that time of the year again. Every year I’ve done the show I’ve been able to sneak into the schedule of the busiest person in the Star Wars galaxy and one of my favorite people in fandom, Mark Newbold of Fantha tracks. He returns to the show to talk about the upcoming CELEBRATION EUROPE and give you some nice insight. I was also curious what he thought of the recent climate of the franchise and what we could be looking to expect to come from the ExCel London. If you’re familiar with Mark, then you know this is a conversation you don’t want to miss. Mark’s been writing since the early 80's and has contributed for various publications about Star Wars and Star Trek since the mid 90's. You have seen his work in Star Wars Insider Magazine since '06, and after years with the online site Jedi News, he helped create Fantha Tracks in 2017, which to this very day/minute and second, covers all aspects of the Star Wars universe. With co-host Mark Mulcaster, Making Tracks is one of the many fine Fantha Tracks podcasts which should be a staple in your weekly playlists and is no stranger to a CELEBRATION Podcast stage. Mark is on Twitter and Instagram @Prefect_Timing. Fantha Tracks online www.fanthatracks.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fanthatracks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/fanthatrackstv Pintrest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/fanthatracks/ Homestead Keeping: In our Homestead Keeping segment, special guest Sam Tashima from @tashi_station gives us an update on the many events planned this year for the fan supported Star Wars Card Customizable Card Game. Sam was also a guest on the recent ‘Batch for Breakfast’ along with Greg Cass from @eyeoncanon talking about the episode ‘Retrieval.’ Full interview with Sam on Episode 119 https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/RABYznzlKxb Star Wars Customizable Card Game links: https://www.starwarsccg.org Card downloads: https://www.starwarsccg.org/resources/virtual-slips/ Play online for free https://gemp.starwarsccg.org/gemp-swccg/ 2022 Organized Play Schedule https://forum.starwarsccg.org/viewtopic.php?t=80089 Players Committee Twitch Stream https://www.twitch.tv/swccgpc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swccg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/swccg YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwzN9PSUyCvxzbvCRfScS6Q Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/swccgpc Latest Topps Online offerings: https://www.topps.com/cards-collectibles.html?property=11233 “Topps Star Wars Throwback Thursday! This exciting collaboration features your favorite Star Wars characters on some of the most beloved designs from Topps' design archive. 3 new cards launch every Thursday! • Look for 1:20 Short-print Photo Variation each week
• Look for numbered parallels Bronze /10, Silver /5, and Gold /1
• 18pt Heritage style premium stock Checklist: 1 Princess Leia 2 Darth Vader-Shortprint variant 3 Luke Skywalker 4 Stormtrooper 5 Boba Fett 6 C-3PO 7 R2-D2 8 Yoda 9 Obi-Wan Kenobi 10 Mace Windu 11 Ashoka Tano-Shortprint variant 12 Lando Calrissian Topps Throwback Thursday celebrates seminal artwork from the over 80 year history of an iconic and innovative American brand. Three new cards launch every Thursday, only on Topps.com!” Upcoming events: 3/31-4/2 C2E2 Chicago McCormick Place, Chicago 4/7-4/10 Celebration Europe - ExCel Center London, UK 5/26-5-28 ICCC Nashville Nashville, TN 8/10-8/13 Fan Expo Chicago, Donald E Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL Card Release Schedule (Subject to change):2023 2022 Book of Boba Fett - Still on shelves Masterwork March 2023 3/15/23? Topps Star Wars Living Set (Ongoing) Tuesday 1 week releases Topps Wrapper art cards (Ongoing) Rumor-mill: Mando Series 3 online weekly release Ahsoka/Skeleton Crew online weekly release May the 4th Online? Kenobi set being worked on. (Sketch Card inserts from this set purportedly pulled) Also no SW Signature Series purportedly 2023 Topps Star Wars Chrome Mentioned Andor Set?