Special Guests

Anyone who said “don’t meet your heroes” has never been to one of our events! These world-renowned creators will be coming to Burbank to sign, speak, and mingle with fans like us! (All guests appearing both days unless otherwise noted.)

Meet James Luceno

James Luceno

Author

Did you ever hear of the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the wise? It’s not a story the Jedi would tell you…but we know someone who would. We’re so excited to welcome James Luceno to Legends Expo! Other works from Luceno include:

  • Labyrinth of Evil
  • Cloak of Deception
  • Several New Jedi Order novels
  • And more!
Meet Steven Barnes

Steven Barnes

Author

  • The Cestus Deception

Note: Mr. Barnes will only be joining us for Sunday, September 14th

Meet Gabriel Hardman

Gabriel Hardman

Writer / Penciller

  • Star Wars: Legacy comics sequel

Note: Mr. Hardman will only be joining us for Sunday, September 14th

Meet Abel Peña

Abel Peña

Writer 

Abel Peña is best known for his “nonfiction fiction” articles that were published in Star Wars Insider, Star Wars Gamer, Hyperspace, and more. Peña also wrote the Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide, and has even translated some foreign Star Wars comics from Spanish and Italian into English. He developed a lot of the lore from the 2000s on, including the Mandalorian Mythosaur!

Meet Barbara Hambly

Barbara Hambly

Author

  • Children of the Jedi
  • The Planet of Twilight
  • Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
  • Tales from Jabba’s Palace
Meet Sean Stewart

Sean Stewart

Author

  • Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
Meet Craig Miller

Craig Miller

Original Director of Fan Relations at Lucasfilm

As the original Director of Fan Relations at Lucasfilm, he created and ran the Official Star Wars Fan Club, and wrote almost all of the articles for the first two years of Bantha Tracks. Join us to hear him share stories from the early days of fandom!

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