January 6th, 2020057PRESS RELEASE: The WCHS Book and Game Clubs present S.T.E.A.M into Star Wars: A Celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math, Reading and Writing on January 11 from 9:30 to 1:00 at Washington Community High School in Washington, IL. Bring the whole family to join in live podcast recordings with Dan Z, host of Coffee...
October 29th, 2018094In his latest piece for IGN, Coffee With Kenobi host Dan Z examines the symbolism surrounding Han Solo's fate in the carbon freeze chamber of Cloud City in a truly iconic moment from The Empire Strikes Back. What does this moment tell us about the man himself, and his growth as a character? Check out an excerpt below: Han...
September 18th, 20180492In his latest piece for IGN, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the Paradox of the Jedi," Coffee With Kenobi host Dan Z takes a deeper look at the season one episode "Ambush." What does the episode tell us about the destiny of the Jedi, Yoda, and the Clones themselves? You can check out an excerpt below: Star Wars: The Clone Wars...
September 7th, 20180364In addition to "The Train Heist" scene posted earlier today by the Star Wars YouTube channel, IGN has posted a look at the Qi'ra (Emilia Clarke) answering to her new boss, Darth Maul (Ray Park, Sam Witwer), after the untimely end of Dryden Vos at the end of Solo: A Star Wars Story. You can check it out below: The Phantom Menace...
August 18th, 20180120The trailer for the upcoming animated series Star Wars Resistance premiered this past Friday, and IGN has a breakdown and analysis of what we saw and what it could mean for the show when it airs on the Disney Channel starting this October. Of interest to Coffee With Kenobi listeners and readers -- Our very own Dan Z wrote the script for...
July 23rd, 2018094Did you hear? Star Wars: The Clone Wars is coming back! That was certainly some of the biggest news to come out of San Diego Comic-Con, and Coffee With Kenobi host Dan Z has written a new piece for IGN looking at what fans can expect from the upcoming revival. You can read an excerpt below: Thursday, July 20 will be a day long...
May 25th, 20180190In a new piece for IGN, Coffee With Kenobi host Dan Z has written a spoiler-filled look at Solo: A Star Wars Story and its connection to previous installments in the overall Star Wars saga, such as The Phantom Menace, The Clone Wars, and Star Wars Rebels -- With an emphasis on SPOILER-FILLED. We won't even post an excerpt, it's that...
April 19th, 20180151In his latest piece for IGN, Coffee With Kenobi host Dan Z takes a look at the animated shorts Forces of Destiny and their contribution to Star Wars canon. You can find an excerpt below: When Star Wars: Forces of Destiny was announced at Celebration Orlando in April of 2017, fans were promised a bevy of new mini-adventures (about...
March 5th, 20180203In his latest piece for IGN, Coffee With Kenobi host Dan Z helps prepare us for the finale of Star Wars Rebels by looking back on the series and examining its importance to canon. You can read an excerpt below: The Emmy award-winning Star Wars Rebels reaches its series conclusion tonight, leaving an indelible mark on Star Wars...
February 10th, 20182170Coffee With Kenobi host Dan Z has a new post up on IGN, and this time he's looking at Star Wars -- Specifically the cave visions of Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back and Rey in The Last Jedi. How do the scenes compare as they show each character on their quests for self-discovery? You can read an excerpt below: One of the...