Come say hello to Lucasfilm’s Steve Sansweet, head of Fan Relations, at the second 2008 Star Wars Weekends this coming weekend, June 13 to June 15 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

Steve will be signing copies of The Star Wars Vault, co-authored by Lucas Online’s Pete Vilmur, on Saturday from 12:45 PM to 2:15 PM at Wicket’s Warehouse, the special store chock full of Star Wars Weekends merchandise.

Steve will also be the Lucasfilm presenter at “Behind the Force — Experience The Clone Wars,” an exploration of the creation of the upcoming, groundbreaking Star Wars feature film opening August 15th. During “Behind the Force — Experience The Clone Wars,” fans this weekend will get a chance to meet Steve, and, at the culmination of the presentation, see an exclusive clip of The Clone Wars that can be seen only at this presentation, which runs five times a day for all three days during the entire month of June during Star Wars Weekends.

Read more about Star Wars Disney Weekends here on Starwars.com.

Check out the latest news and images here on the Official Starwars.com Blog coverage of Star Wars Disney Weekends.

The Bay Area travel show “Open Road” explores San Francisco’s Presidio national park, and goes behind the scenes at George Lucas’ Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic campus. Take a tour of the facility including the hallways and server rooms of Lucasfilm, as well as ILM’s motion capture stage!

VIDEO: “Open Road” Visits Lucasfilm at the Presidio

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In case any of you missed coverage of New York City Comic Con, here’s a round up of some of the most interesting clips of bloggers, journalists and fans geeking out at the largest comic convention on the East coast.

• VIDEO — BBtv: NYC Comic Con geek-gasm
• VIDEO — Best Week Ever Does Comic-Con
• ‘Star Wars’ Live-Action Show To Reveal Galaxy’s ‘Greasy, Seamy Underbelly’ (MTV)
• NYCC 08: Robot Chicken - Star Wars DVD Details (IGN.com)
• NYCC: Star Wars, Indiana Jones and The Dark Knight (Cinematical)
• New York Comic Con: Glimpses at ‘The Dark Knight,’ ‘The Spirit,’ and more! (EW.com)
• Club Jade NYC Comic-Con Coverage

About 3,000 members of select media should keep an eye out for a non-descript orange poster tube heading their way. Why? Because it may just be four full-size Indiana Jones one-sheets, one from each film in the Indiana Jones saga!

To turn the buzz up a notch, posters from each Indiana Jones movie, from Raiders to Crystal Skull, are being sent out to some lucky media personnel to fancy up their office, kid’s bedroom, or the forgotten top shelf of the hall closet. Whatever their destiny, these are some pretty sweet pieces of swag, as the three classics (Raiders, Doom, and Crusade) are nearly one-to-one reprints of the originals, measuring 27×40 inches and include a small reprint blurb in the lower left corner — they didn’t want collectors crying foul!

But the Crystal Skull poster is an original — and a pretty stunning piece of art, we might add – so keep those thumbtacks away if you plan to hand it off to a collector!

The reprint blurb with the Indy IV release date of May 22, 2008

Today, legendary Star Wars concept artist Ralph McQuarrie was presented honorary membership in the 501st Legion in a small ceremony conducted in front of the Yoda fountain at Lucasfilm’s Presidio complex.

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So many panels and events at Wondercon, so little time. But we’re here to help! The Starwars.com team will be at Wondercon reporting about the latest news, toys, comics, celeb sightings and more. Be sure to check back here on the Official Starwars.com Blog and the Official Starwars.com Flickr Photo Blog for ongoing WonderCon 2008 coverage!

Check out this handy link for the full list of WonderCon programs and panels. But to get you started, here’s a listing of our picks of things not to be missed!

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Join the Force.

The local TV show “Bay Area Backroads” recently took a tour of the Lucasfilm digs at the Presidio, and even got a peek at our very own starwars.com servers!
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Marvel.com, the official website of Marvel Comics, has recently spruced up their website with a hub of all their cinematic adaptations. Sure, the smash hits of recent years like Spider-Man, X-Men and the Blade series are well represented, but Marvel went the extra mile to ensure even the less-well received ventures from yesteryear are there. The Lucasfilm-produced Howard the Duck from 1986 finally has an official web presence.

Check it out here.