March 28th, 20144266
Ian Doescher's stellar work on the Star Wars saga is something no fan of Literature or Star Wars should miss, and we have gloriously received another example of this in The Empire Striketh Back, Doescher's latest addition to the Star Wars mythos. As with William Shakespeare's Star Wars, Ian incorporates the muse of Shakespeare to...
Confirmed! Episode VII to take place thirty years after Return of the Jedi, and will start filming May of this year! From the official site:
Disney and Lucasfilm are excited to announce that principal photography on Star Wars: Episode VII, directed by J.J. Abrams, will commence May 2014, and will be based at London's historic...
In this Rebels Reactions Exclusive, we welcome Greg Weisman to Coffee With Kenobi! Greg is an Executive Producer of the eagerly anticipated Star Wars Rebels Animated series, and shares his thoughts on Star Wars Rebels, as well as Gargoyles, Young Justice, and his excellent novel, Rain of the Ghosts. For exclusives on Star Wars...
March 4th, 20141177
Star Wars Empire and Rebellion: Honor Among Thieves is the latest EU novel to feature Han Solo in a somewhat ‘solo’ novel of his own. Han takes center stage in the first Star Wars novel from James S. A. Corey (pen name of writing duo Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck), and it certainly does not disappoint. Full of fast paced action...
February 28th, 2014382I am thrilled to announce that my first post for the Official Blog can now be found on Star Wars.com! I talk about how I incorporate Star Wars into the High School curriculum, as well as why using the Saga is relevant (as well as pertinent) to advancing critical thinking and analyzing literature. The support from our community has...
Finally, we get to witness the last season of a wonderful animated series that ended when it was in its prime, Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The Emmy winning series has chronicled that legendary moment in time first mentioned by Obi-Wan Kenobi in his hut on Tatooine. Thanks to the Clone Wars, viewers get to experience the...
January 28th, 20142212
It's been about a year or so that I've gotten back into reading EU books. I'll pick up one here or there, maybe something that looks interesting or a newer title centering on smuggler and his famous smirk. I'm a big reader in general, but I'm a picky reader. If a book hasn't caught me at around 50 or 60 pages in I set it down. So...
January 27th, 20145474
Review of Star Wars: Maul: Lockdown
This review contains some minor Spoilers
Maul: Lockdown by Joe Schreiber surprised me, and it’s difficult to say how. I suppose I was not sure what to expect. I knew there would be a lot of action, and I assumed it would be violent, but I had no idea that the novel would start to...
Note: Our audio review of the Podcast was on Show # 8, if you want to hear us discuss Star Wars: Frames.
Star Wars: Frames is a visual masterpiece of images collected by George Lucas, who personally took two years to go through over 1 million frames of his six Star Wars films. The end result is 1,416 images from the films, and it is...Book Reviews
Death Star Owner’s Technical Manual by Ryder Windham, Chris Reiff, and Chris Trevas is a fascinating look at the Death Star through the lens of a Haynes manual. For the uninitiated, Haynes manuals feature technical details and information about real vehicles, such as how to repair and maintain them; this manual design concept has...
