Our regular hosts discuss news of a Phantom Menace event in the UK, the latest guest announcements from Celebration (all eleven of them!) and the passing of an unsung hero in Star Wars history. Plus who has started their Celebration packing early? All this and much more on this week's episode of the Star Wars Autograph News Podcast.

This week we have news from Episode IX, Star Wars Resistance, #RebelsRemembered and, of course, Star Wars Celebration which is now only a month away. Graham reviews Comic Con Liverpool and we all explain the swag we are bringing to Chicago.  We're getting excited for the show and hope you are too.

We can officially say Celebration is next month and we have all the latest updates for you this week. We are joined by Spencer Jawitz, a moderator for one of Facebook's largest Celebration groups and it's Stuart's birthday! Stuart tells us about his experience at LFCC and walks us through his look back to The Phantom Menace trailer. All this and much more on this week's show.

On this week's episode: Pre-orders for Celebration autographs going live on Monday, plus we break down all the information we received from Mark Von Ohlen last week, do a quick review of the Topps Star Wars Autograph blind boxes and Ed returns to the show to explain the benefits of having a Celebration VIP badge.

This week Topps Star Wars Authentics manager Mark Von Ohlen returns to the podcast and runs down the latest Star Wars Celebration guests and offers a behind-the-scenes look into his role of booking guests for Chicago. Mark also announces the send-in and pre-order services which will be available for those who want autographs from Celebration but aren't able to attend. Whether you'll be in autograph hall in Chicago, or home wishing you were, this is one episode you won't want to miss.

The debut of our new weekly format!  Breaking news from Topps about Celebration autograph presales, prices and signer schedules, plus a run down of the guests already announced; a look into Alden Ehrenreich's first private autograph signing; a TTM etiquette lesson from Steve Blum and a sad story from the Star Wars community with a happy ending.

We take look back on 2018, including Graham's moving remembrance of the late Gary Kurtz, before digging into the new year, including our first installment of our look into Celebration Chicago. 

In this special edition of the Star Wars Autograph News Podcast Frank talks with Star Wars Authentics manager Mark Von Ohlen.  Look forward to an in-depth discussion about Star Wars Celebration, the Black Friday sale that is going on now at SWA and much more. 

Jeremy Bulloch announces his retirement from conventions, Episode IX casting news, #Clonewarssaved from #SDCC, Host, Post, Ghost and much, much more! 

This month:  Our thoughts on Celebration Chicago, Solo and the state of Star Wars fandom; preview upcoming signings with Topps and Official Pix and run down our recent shows, autographs and signings.  Our popular "Host, Post, Ghost" segment is back this month with three new signers you'll want to add to your collections and we answer your questions from the Star Wars Autograph News Facebook Group.  All this and more on the June 2018 episode of the Star Wars Autograph News Podcast.