Star Wars Launch Bay at Disney is shutting down, new The Bad Batch novel and everything else that happened in the week of July 19 – July 25, 2025.
Take a look at the Lucasfilm Pavilion at SDCC 2025
Lucasfilm has built a special Pavilion on SDCC where fans can see multiple displays that cover Lucasfilm’s 20 years of animation. It has items from the first season of The Clone Wars, Tales, Rebels, The Bad Batch, and even the upcoming show, Maul – Shadow Lord, which is releasing next year.
The displayed items include busts, models, props, and concept art for all of these shows.
A video on the Star Wars YouTube channel is available for all of us who aren’t attending San Diego Comic-Con.
Hasbro Vintage Collection LAAT Gunship
There are many elements that make SDCC a unique experience for fans. One of them is the fact that pretty much every major brand always makes important announcements of its upcoming products.
This year, Hasbro revealed the Republic LAAT Gunship from Attack of the Clones for a whopping price tag of 449.99 (USD/Euros).
It measures approximately 71 centimeters long (28.74 in), 78.5 centimeters wide (30.91 in), and 26.9 centimeters tall (10.61 in). It is a little over 20% bigger than the toy from 2013.
It requires a total of 8000 backers before September 8th at 11:59 pm ET. The three additional tiers unlock members of the Jedi Council, all new additions to the Vintage Collection, including Coleman Trebor (10k backers), Saesee Tiin (12k backers), and Agen Kolar (14k backers).
If this crowdfunding succeeds, the Vintage Collection LAAT Gunship will start shipping in the Fall of 2026.
New comics announced
A new comic mini-series, Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch: Rogue Agents, written by Michael Moreci has been revealed with the main cover art and two variants. Issue #1 arrives in December 2025.
Other comics revealed during the panel included covers of upcoming issues of of Doctor Aphra, Legacy of Vader, and the Jedi Knights series.
An Outlaws story
Low Red Moon is a Star Wars Outlaws prequel novel. Coming to a bookstore near you on February 3rd, 2026.
ND-5 and Jaylen Vrax embark on their descent into the galaxy’s underworld. Now available for preorder (Amazon affiliate link) wherever books are sold.
Clone Force 99 is coming back in a new book
Omega, Wrecker, Hunter, and Tech are back in Sanctuary by Lamar Giles. Set during the events of Season 2, our favorite clone family is trying to score good-paying jobs after leaving the treacherous Cid behind.
With the help of Phee Geona, they end up in a mess that involves multiple (and dangerous) parties.
Sanctuary arrives on August 5, 2025. Hopefully, our spoiler-free review will help you decide if it’s worth giving it a try.
Star Wars Launch Bay at Disney is shutting down
The Star Wars Launch Bay experience at Hollywood Studios will close in September of this year.
It’s going to be replaced by The Magic of Disney, a new experience where everyone will be able to draw and explore animated experiences of multiple Disney stories.
The Glass Abyss Paperback release
The Glass Abyss by Steven Barnes is a standalone story that happens after The Phantom Menace. It revolves around Mace Windu and a promise he made to Qui-Gon Jinn before his death.
Windu ends up on Metagos, a strange system involved in a political battle between the two main factions.
The Glass Abyss came out in October 2024, but it’s now available on Paperback (Amazon affiliate link) as well. Our review explains what you can expect from this novel.
Doctor Aphra: Chaos Agent #2
Luke Skywalker and Doctor Aphra continue tracking a mysterious artifact. Their search leads them to the Argau system, where an underworld collector has other plans for them and the artifact.
Doctor Aphra: Chaos Agent #2 (Amazon affiliate link) was released on July 23, 2025.
