June 18th, 20162828Jay's Galactic Espressions Once upon a time, the Expanded Universe (EU) of Star Wars opened up an outlet for me that helped sate my unyielding desire for all things in a Galaxy Far, Far Away. I consider myself a relative newbie to the now-titled Legends category of knowledge and stories, having only come into it about 10 years...
May 13th, 20160115 Timothy Zahn is back in the Legends Library with his Oceans 11, stand-alone novel, Scoundrels. Tune in as Luke and Randy try to keep up with this very complicated story. Zahn's writing holds your attention to the very last sentence, by adding such a plot twist that it is worth going over the book a couple of times to see what details...
April 15th, 20160113 The cinematic trailer, Deceived, introduced us to a host of new characters. Join Luke and Randy this month, as they break down the novel inspired by the trailer. Paul Kemp does a masterful job of weaving the characters together into an amazing story that keeps us all on the edge of our seat. From the darkness of Darth Malgus to the...
March 23rd, 201611309As part of their five questions for new guests to Coffee with Kenobi, Dan and Cory ask their guests “what themes or messages from Star Wars resonate with you?” I’ve always been intrigued by the answers that guests have given. Of all the questions they ask, that is probably the one I have considered the most. Well, it comes after...
January 8th, 2016057 The Case for New Canon: Why It's Just Better This Way -- A Guest Blog by Mike Harris While we were all speeding along on our "Journey to The Force Awakens," I found myself thinking back to the day everything changed -- October 30th, 2012. A day that will be long remembered. After the dust settled, I (and I'm sure many like me) was...
December 26th, 20150108 Lost Connections -- A Guest Blog by Franklin Taylor Some stories can not be ignored. After Lucasfilm announced that they would be only canonizing the immoveable stories from Star Wars Universe, and relabeling the rest as Legends, some stories fell into a state of limbo. One of these stories is The Sith Hunters graphic novel. A story...
December 20th, 20150105 #starwarscanon: What “Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Has Taught Us -- A Guest Blog by Jason Brame **This blog contains some spoilers for the Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens series of books and comics.** In July, 2015, StarWars.com broke the news that several titles will be published across all mediums under the...
November 14th, 20155118 "Star Wars! Nothin' but Staaaaaar Wars!" In case you haven’t heard, there is a new Star Wars movie coming out next month. There are five other movies coming in years to follow, we have another season of Star Wars Rebels to watch right now, Battlefront being released soon, and a plethora of novels, Marvel comic books, and reference...
October 23rd, 20151115 This week Luke and Randy discuss Republic Commando: Hard Target. This will be the first of five books in the series. Karen Traviss does an incredible job of giving us a good look into the life and culture of the Republic Commando Clones. They also discuss some of the recent material that has been published by Del Ray. So join in the...
September 18th, 2015182 Luke and Randy revisit a classic from the prequel era: Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter. The I-5 story line starts here with the first Michael Reeves novel in the Legends timeline. They also discuss the new Star Wars Disney Park and how it could be used to pay homage to some of the Legends locations and characters. Last but not least,...
