Suspicious Mind Trick, or SMT, is the official FanForce chapter for the metropolitan Memphis, TN area. The chapter was established in September 2002 with one goal…to meet and interact with fans of all aspects of the Star Wars universe in our local community through an array of social and charitable events.
Costumes are not required to join the chapter or to participate in FanForce activities, but many of our members enjoy costuming for various events and are also members of the 501st and Rebel Legion.
Check back often for news and announcements. Please stop by our message board to say hi!
StarWars.com announced yesterday that additional dates and cities have been added to the North American tour of Star Wars in Concert, and Memphis is included!
The concert will be Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at the FedEx Forum. Tickets will go on sale on Saturday, March 13.
Additional information about the tour is available at http://www.starwarsinconcert.com/.
MidSouthCon 28 is rapidly approaching, and SMT members will be turning out in force! Many of our members will be moderating panels, attending as guests, or working behind the scenes to ensure the convention is the most successful to date.
Kevin J. Anderson, a prolific writer whose work includes Star Wars comics, novels and short stories, is the Author Co-Guest of Honor. He shares the title with his wife, Rebecca Moesta, who wrote the Star Wars Junior Jedi Knights series.
SMT Honorary Members John Jackson Miller, Dean Zachary and Jim Hall will be returning as guests once again. Among their many panels, they will be on the Star Wars Comics panel, moderated by SMT President Nicki Howe.
SMT members among the guests include Rhonda Platania, Lin Workman, Tim Brown and Nicki Howe.
Hope to see you in Olive Branch!
Dark Horse announced yesterday that SMT Honorary Member and friend John Jackson Miller will be pulling double-duty in writing a new ongoing comics series and a novel called Knight Errant. The press release states that the comic and novel will be set 1,000 years prior to Episode I and will follow the exploits of a young female Jedi named Kerra Holt.
JJM posted to his blog that the comic is scheduled for release later this year, with the novel to follow in 2011.
JJM will be in Memphis for MidSouthCon 28 on March 12-14. Be sure to check out his panel at MSC for more information on his new project.
We received word from Jim that the signing has been moved to Saturday, November 28. Update those calendars, folks!
http://www.memphisfanforce.com/2009/10/purge-seconds-to-dies-jim-hall-book-signing/
Memphian Jim Hall, the artist on the upcoming Purge: Seconds to Die, will be at Comics and Collectibles for a signing on Saturday, November 14 from 12-3pm. Members of the SMT will be attending.
Purge: Seconds to Die is written by SMT Honorary Member (and all-around great guy) John Ostrander and will hit shelves on November 11.
More of Jim’s work can be seen at www.jnhall.com.
