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Michael Kogge
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Writer. JOHN CARTER OF MARS: THE AUDIO SERIES. STAR WARS: RISE OF SKYWALKER, THE LAST JEDI, THE FORCE AWAKENS, and BATMAN V. SUPERMAN, FANTASTIC BEASTS books. EMPIRE OF THE WOLF graphic novel. JEDI CHALLENGES game. www.michaelkogge.com
László Krasznahorkai is unusually experimental for a Nobel Prize in Literature winner, but in an unstable world, his selection feels perfectly timely. Walt Hunter on the political power of his timeless art:
October 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
This exists.
September 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Seems appropriate today.
September 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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The greatest exchange in comics interview history still belongs to Jack Kirby
September 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Are you a Star Wars fan feeling the #DragonCon FOMO? Don't miss out on your chance to attend a celebration of the Expanded Universe at Legacy Expo on September 13th & 14th in the Los Angeles area!

We are running a special sale this weekend so don't delay! legacy-expo.square.site/product/lega...
August 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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August 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Some big news - so excited to bring JOHN CARTER OF MARS to life as animated series! Kaor!

Will be speaking more about it at @sandiegocomic-con.bsky.social 2025 on Friday 7/25 in room 32AB at 4pm! @edgarriceburroughs.bsky.social

www.thewrap.com/john-carter-...
'John Carter of Mars' Animated Series to Be Unveiled at Comic-Con | Exclusive
A new animated series based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic sci-fi novel series "John Carter of Mars" will be developed by the author's estate and showrunner Michael Kogge.
www.thewrap.com
July 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I wrote this tribute to Rebekah. For David Lynch's MULHOLLAND DRIVE, she contributed one of the greatest scenes ever shot in cinema -- but moreover was a kind, kind soul who will be missed. @indiewire.com
www.indiewire.com/news/general...
‘Crying’ — A Tribute to the ‘Mulholland Drive’ Club Silencio Singer Rebekah Del Rio
A fan's homage to the Club Silencio singer Rebekah Del Rio, who helped define 'Mulholland Drive.'
www.indiewire.com
June 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Nosferatu by Bill Sienkiewicz.
#comics #art #horror
June 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Yes yes and YES!
You ever think about how Yoda’s last words are about Leia or are you a normal person
June 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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You ever think about how Yoda’s last words are about Leia or are you a normal person
June 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Happy TRIALS OF THE JEDI day! It's hard to believe this day is actually here! @charlessoule.bsky.social did an amazing job with this final book. #TheHighRepublic has been one heck of a ride and I'm glad I got to take it with such wonderful people. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734822...
Star Wars: Trials of the Jedi (The High Republic) by Charles Soule: 9780593723524 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
In this epic conclusion to Star Wars: The High Republic, the Jedi face a final confrontation against the Nihil and Marchion Ro. The Force is everything. A single life connected to all life. All...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
June 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Thanks Sharon! I hope your journey is going well!
Thank you for your article 'Writing the True-Life Screenplay' in Logline (Page International Screenwriting Awards newsletter) @michaelkogge.bsky.social - this is so helpful for me right now!
June 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Amazing! The British Film Institute has an immaculate 1977 Technicolor print of STAR WARS and just screened in Southbank, London. This short documentary does a great job explaining the Technicolor process.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bsC...
Inside the Archive: Star Wars in Technicolor | BFI
YouTube video by BFI
www.youtube.com
June 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I ❤️ L.A.
June 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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He knew she was a reporter too.
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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1 in 12 Americans live in California.

1 in 35 Americans live in LA County.

LA is America
not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns

los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
June 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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"Eudora Welty took photography seriously, & even if she had never published a word of prose, her pictures alone would probably have secured her a legacy as a gifted documentarian of the Great Depression."
- Danny Heitman

"Home by Dark", Yalobusha County, Mississippi, 1936
April 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Remove a letter, ruin a movie.

BOB & CAROL & TED & LICE
Remove a letter, ruin a movie.

PRETTY IN INK

No, wait, that might be even better.
Remove a letter, ruin a movie. I'll go first:

The People Under the Stars
May 3, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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"The Emperor has existed as long as the franchise itself..."

And come this fall you will hear the man who voiced him in the audio drama of JOHN CARTER OF MARS. Ian McDiarmid is the Man in the Atmosphere Factory in "A Princess of Mars"!

variety.com/2025/film/fe...
‘Revenge of the Sith’ Supervillain Ian McDiarmid on His ‘Star Wars’ Heel Turn, ‘Rise of Skywalker’ Backlash and Steven Spielberg’s Reaction to The Emperor: ‘Oh My God You’re Evil’
As 'Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith" turns 20, Ian McDiarmid talks playing the Emperor for four decades and 'Rise of Skywalker' backlash.
variety.com
April 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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We’re excited to welcome Michael Kogge to Legends Expo! Kogge has written for Hyperspace, Star Wars Insider magazine, the Star Wars: Edge of the Empire roleplaying game, and more. Tickets are on sale now - get them before the price increases on May 4th! legends-expo.square.site
April 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
An absolutely fascinating article on authorship, publishing, and art by @bigreaderbadgrades.bsky.social.

The Last Contract www.metropolitanreview.org/p/the-last-c...
The Last Contract
William T. Vollmann's Battle to Publish an American Epic
www.metropolitanreview.org
April 23, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Thanks Monty - me too! I'd love to continue the tale.
March 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM