Abel G. Peña

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"I think my folks sat me down to watch A New Hope on VHS when I was very young, and that was the beginning of the end."

―Abel G. Peña^[1]

Abel Gustavo Lopez Peña IV is an author who has written reference books and articles for Star Wars Insider, the Official Star Wars Website, the Star Wars Roleplaying Game, Star Wars Gamer, The Official Star Wars Fact File and Vader: The Ultimate Guide. He is also a translator of rare Spanish and Italian Star Wars comics. He is known for referencing obscure and out-of-print Star Wars material in his work. Peña posted on both Star Wars: Blogs and the Jedi Council Forums under the names "Halagad" and "Halagad_Ventor" respectively.

This interest in the obscure West End Games character Halagad Ventor led Peña to his second role in Star Wars, that of a model. In 2005, artist Joe Corroney used Peña as the basis of his rendering of Ventor for Insider 84's HoloNet News.

He is a member of the Star Wars Fanboy Association.^[2]

Works

Bibliography

Year	Title	Format	Notes
2001	The Emperor's Pawns	Magazine article	Published in Star Wars Gamer 5 Co-written with Juan Schwartz and Pablo Hidalgo
2002	A Marvelous Comeback	Magazine article	Published in Star Wars Insider 61
2002	The Circle Is Now Complete: Classic Marvel Talents	Web article^[3]
2003	Who's Who: Imperial Grand Admirals	Magazine article	Published in Star Wars Insider 66 Co-written with Daniel Wallace
2003	The Official Star Wars Fact File 105	Magazine article
2004	The Official Star Wars Fact File 106	Magazine article
2004	The Official Star Wars Fact File 116	Magazine article
2004	The Official Star Wars Fact File 117	Magazine article
2004	Star Wars Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO	Magazine article	Published in Polyhedron 170 Co-written with Rich Handley
2004	A Subject of the Divine	Magazine article	Published in Star Wars Insider 78
2005	The History of the Mandalorians	Magazine article	Published in Star Wars Insider 80
2005	Droids, Technology and the Force: A Clash of Phenomena	Web article	Published on the Hyperspace as supplement to Star Wars Insider 81
2005	The Dark Forces Saga	Web article	Co-written with Jason Fry
2005	Kyle Katarn's Tale	Web article	Co-written with Jason Fry
2005	The Path of Evil	Magazine article	Published in Vader: The Ultimate Guide
2005	Vader Tech	Magazine article	Published in Vader: The Ultimate Guide
2005	20 Most Memorable Moments of the Expanded Universe	Magazine article	Published in Star Wars Insider 83 Co-written with Enrique Guerrero
2006	Unknown Soldier: The Story of General Grievous	Magazine article	Published in Star Wars Insider 86
2006	The Story of General Grievous: Lord of War	Web article	Published on the Hyperspace as supplement to Star Wars Insider 86
2006	Evil Never Dies: The Sith Dynasties	Web article	Published on the Hyperspace as supplement to Star Wars Insider 86
2006	Underworld: A Galaxy of Scum and Villainy	Magazine article	Published in Star Wars Insider 89 Co-written with Ryan Kaufman
2006	Underworld Appendix: Swoops, Spice, and Wretched Rogues	Web article	Published on the Hyperspace as a supplement to Star Wars Insider 89 Co-written with Ryan Kaufman
2007	The Empire's Finest: Who's Who in the Imperial Military	Magazine article	Published in Star Wars Insider 96 Co-written with Daniel Wallace
2007	Strangers Among Us: The Aliens Who Built the Galactic Empire	Magazine article	Published in Star Wars Insider 96 Co-written with Rich Handley and Jonathan Wilkins
2007	Aliens in the Empire	Magazine article	Published in Star Wars Insider 96 Co-written with Rich Handley
2008	Echoes of the Jedi	Web supplement	Part of the Dawn of Defiance campaign Co-written with Jean-François Boivin
2008	Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide	Hardcover
2008	KOTOR Campaign Guide Web Enhancement 5: Karnak Tetsu, Sorcerer of Tund	Web supplement^[4]
2013	MyComyc	Comic	Translator
2013	The Droids Re-Animated	Web article	Co-written with Rich Handley
2013	Barely Tolerable: Alien Henchmen of the Empire	Web article	Co-written with Rich Handley
2013	Star Wars: The Power of the Force	Comic	Translator
2013	The Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire	Web article	Co-written with Daniel Wallace
2013	The Star Wars Spy Game: SPIN Declassified	Web article	Co-written with Greg Mitchell
2015	SkyeWalkers: A Clone Wars Story	Web article
2015	Lone Wolf: A Tale of Obi-Wan and Luke	Web article
Canceled	Vader's Legacy	Magazine article