Abel G. Peña

Abel G. Peña
Biographical information
Born	May 29, 1979, California
Nationality	American

"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

Abel Gustavo Lopez Peña IV (born May 29, 1979) 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. Known for referencing obscure and out-of-print Star Wars material in his work, Peña is among the few authors who fraternizes with the fan community, posting on both the StarWars.com 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.

Published works

Title	Part of	Format	Date
The Emperor's Pawns (with Juan Schwartz and Pablo Hidalgo)	Star Wars Gamer 5	Magazine article	May 2001
A Marvelous Comeback	Star Wars Insider 61	Magazine article	July 2002
The Circle Is Now Complete: Classic Marvel Talents	StarWars.com	Web article	July 2002
Who's Who: Imperial Grand Admirals (with Daniel Wallace)	Star Wars Insider 66	Magazine article	March 2003
Contributions to The Official Star Wars Fact File 105, 106, 116, 117	The Official Star Wars Fact File	Magazine article	March - May 2004)
Star Wars Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO (with Rich Handley)	Polyhedron 170	Magazine article	May 2004
A Subject of the Divine	Star Wars Insider 78	Magazine article	September 2004
The History of the Mandalorians	Star Wars Insider 80	Magazine article	March 2005
Droids, Technology and the Force: A Clash of Phenomena	Hyperspace (Star Wars Insider 81 supplement)	Web article	March 2005
The Dark Forces Saga (with Jason Fry)	wizards.com	Web article	April - June 2005
Kyle Katarn's Tale (with Jason Fry)	wizards.com	Web article	April - May 2005
The Path of Evil	Vader: The Ultimate Guide	Magazine article	July 2005
Vader Tech	Vader: The Ultimate Guide	Magazine article	July 2005
20 Most Memorable Moments of the Expanded Universe (with Enrique Guerrero)	Star Wars Insider 83	Magazine article	July 2005
Unknown Soldier: The Story of General Grievous	Star Wars Insider 86	Magazine article	February 2006
The Story of General Grievous: Lord of War	Hyperspace (Star Wars Insider 86 supplement)	Web article	February 2006
Evil Never Dies: The Sith Dynasties	Hyperspace (Star Wars Insider 86 supplement)	Web article	June 2006
Underworld: A Galaxy of Scum and Villainy (with Ryan Kaufman)	Star Wars Insider 89	Magazine article	August 2006
Underworld Appendix: Swoops, Spice, and Wretched Rogues (with Ryan Kaufman)	Hyperspace (Star Wars Insider 89 supplement)	Magazine article	August 2006
The Empire's Finest: Who's Who in the Imperial Military (with Dan Wallace)	Star Wars Insider 96	Magazine article	September 2007
Strangers Among Us: The Aliens Who Built the Galactic Empire (with Rich Handley and Jonathan Wilkins)	Star Wars Insider 96	Magazine article	September 2007
Aliens in the Empire (with Rich Handley)	Star Wars Insider 96	Insider 96 supplement	November 2007
Echoes of the Jedi (with Jean-François Boivin)	Dawn of Defiance	Web supplement	April 3, 2008
Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide	Star Wars Roleplaying Game	Hardcover	August 19, 2008
KOTOR Campaign Guide Web Enhancement 5: Karnak Tetsu, Sorcerer of Tund	Star Wars Roleplaying Game	Web supplement	October 8, 2008
Vader's Legacy	Unpublished	Magazine article	Canceled
MyComyc (translation)		Comic	April 10, 2013
The Droids Re-Animated (with Rich Handley)	StarWars.com	Web article	June 13 and July 5, 2013
Barely Tolerable: Alien Henchmen of the Empire (with Rich Handley)	StarWars.com	Web article	August 8, 2013
Star Wars: The Power of the Force (translation)		Comic	August 13, 2013
The Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire (with Dan Wallace)	StarWars.com	Web article	December 5, 2013

External links

A photo of Abel G. Peña was the basis for Joe Corroney's illustration of Halagad Ventor.

•  Only Sith Deal In Absolutes!, Abel G. Peña's StarWars.com Blog (content now obsolete; archived from the original)
• The Story of General Grievous (aka The Official Abel G. Peña Thread) on StarWars.com Message Boards. Posted by Halagad. (content now obsolete; backup link)
• The Official Abel G. Pena Discussion Thread on the Jedi Council Forums (Authors and Artists board) (backup link)

• Abel G. Peña (@ThePhilodoxer) on Twitter
• The Philodoxer, Abel G. Peña's regular column at World Famous Comics

In other languages

• dansk
• español
• polski
• português
• русский