Praise for BATMAN: THE ANIMATED INTERVIEWS
Prior to a book’s release, it’s helpful for an author to gather endorsements from prominent individuals, who are given advance reader copies for their review. These are the accolades I’ve received for Batman: The Animated Interviews. I’m grateful for all of them: “Bob Miller’s highly researched and thoroughly engaging history, Batman: The Animated Interviews, is […]
The 501st Legion Honors Bryce Eller, the Promotional Darth Vader
On July 2, 2022, the Southern California Garrison of the 501st Legion–aka Vader’s Fist–honored Bryce Eller (formerly Kermit Eller) with an honorary membership. Eller wore the original screen-used Darth Vader costume at promotional events from 1977-1982. He’s the one in the poster, here: And partially out of costume, here: And here we are at the […]
Artoo-Detoo Fries Himself!
When Star Wars exploded onto cinema screens in 1977, I had the opportunity to see it in both 70mm and 35mm versions in north Texas. In Dallas, the film played at the NorthPark Cinema II, where it opened on Friday, May 27 (though, it wouldn’t be until December 23 that the 70mm version would play […]
I’m on Rebel Force Radio!
Want to learn more about The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook? On Wednesday, September 3, 2019, Jimmy Mac and Jason Swank interviewed me on Rebel Force Radio, the premiere podcast for all things Star Wars. They perform a valuable service to Star Wars fandom, preserving views and interviews covering the world’s greatest science fantasy franchise. For […]
An Interview by Katie Leigh!
Today voice actress Katie Leigh dropped by my place to pick up her copy of my new book, The Animated Voice, Volume One. Yes, she is featured in a chapter, from an interview I did with her in Torrance last year. During her visit she did a Facebook Live interview, which you can see here:
Win a Free Copy!
This week on the Neverland podcast, Jeremy Shields and Eric Warren plays the second part of their interview with W.R. Miller about The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook. They’re offering a free copy with a contest. Jeremy says, “Eric and I want to give you a copy of his book! Share this episode by tweeting, retweeting […]
The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook, International Libraries
To make the Star Wars Historical Sourcebook as comprehensive as possible, I contacted international libraries for their materials, either by personal visits, or by enlisting local researchers, or by inquiries via email. I wish to acknowledge help from the following international libraries. Individual librarians are named in the Sourcebook itself: Austria Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wien, Austria […]
Skywalking Through Neverland, A Preview
Last week I was interviewed by Richard and Sarah Woloski for Episode 220 of their podcast, Skywalking Through Neverland. They are a delightful couple who are really knowledgeable, and enthusiastic, about Star Wars and Disneyana. Tune in tomorrow, August 6, to learn about the making of The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook, some behind-the-scenes Star Wars […]
The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook: First Major Review!
First major review! Dennis Pellegrom has reviewed The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook at his website, starwarsawakens.nl, here. It is written in Dutch, so those not versed in Dutch may have to use Google’s translator or other means of translation. Full disclosure: Dennis graciously allowed quotations from his interviews with Anthony Forrest, Paul Huston and Paul […]
Mark Hamill on The Tonight Show, 1977
The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook includes links to online videos at YouTube and Vimeo, so fans can see for themselves a visual source of information. Here’s a clip of Mark Hamill guesting on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on November 29, 1977, sharing a story in which Sir Alec Guinness plays a prank on […]
