September 27th, 20181181When he first appeared on-screen in 1977, Grand Moff Tarkin created and cultivated an air of superiority as the secondary villain behind Darth Vader. Tarkin met his end when Luke Skywalker blew up the Death Star. It has taken the Legends expanded universe and the new canon format to expand his backstory. Written by James Luceno, Tarkin...
October 2nd, 20161180 5 Star Wars Novels That Had More Impact Than You Think -- A Guest Blog by Cassie Phillips After Disney acquired the rights to Star Wars, many fans hoped they would touch upon characters and plots from the Expanded Universe (EU). Disney, however, wanted to create an original story and script, something that would be difficult as the...
August 14th, 20152139 Luke and Randy are joined once again by Alex Damon of Star Wars Minute. Listen as the guys break down the book Darth Plagueis. It's space politics galore! Alex and Randy also discuss their addiction to the new Star Wars Topps Card Trader app. They finish up by announcing the next book review. Legends Library ... let the...
July 27th, 20152314Just like any other from of entertainment, Star Wars is always taking real world elements and applying them to the Galaxy Far, Far Away. One thing that is ever present in our world is banking and the financial industry. Because I happen to work in the financial industry, I thought it would be a great idea to take an in-depth look and...
December 10th, 20147219 Note: This Blog features speculation and possible spoilers. About a year ago I came across a video on YouTube that fascinated me. It was a presentation that J.J. Abrams gave at the TED Talks in 2008. In the speech, Mr. Abrams discusses the relevance of mystery in great storytelling, using an old, unopened box of magic tricks his...
