June 22nd, 20200105Earlier today on the Hasbro Pulse Facebook page, members of the Hasbro Star Wars brand and design team exclusively revealed several new Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 offerings, with the lineup including a third wave of Star Wars: The Black Series 40th Anniversary figures featuring characters such as Chewbacca, Boba Fett, and more, as well...
January 31st, 2020043 Rancho Obi-Wan Auction Offers 30 Artist-Designed Death Star Replicas From an illuminated Dagobah garden to an exploded Dar th Vader mask, from a Fabergé-style egg to a dianoga’s lair, and from R2-D2 to Scarif ’s Citadel Tower from Star Wars: Rogue One, artists have turned 30 10-inch high resin replicas of the Death Star...
September 27th, 20181178When 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...
August 27th, 20181166Last month I discussed how the time period between Episodes III and IV is my favorite era in all of Star Wars and that there has been a huge expansion in canon material around that time. In this new monthly series, I will be going through all the books, comics, and movies there within. This month I'll be looking into what makes...
July 27th, 20181455"For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times... before the Empire." -- Obi-Wan Kenobi Since Obi-Wan's famous line in the original Star Wars, fans have been wondering what these "dark times" actually were. Since the Lucasfilm purchase by Disney...
July 23rd, 20182776Ever since its inception, one of the key elements of Star Wars has been the droids. R2-D2 and C-3PO were the original iconic droids of the franchise. When Disney purchased Lucasfilm and began producing new Star Wars movies, more iconic droids joined the franchise. The Force Awakens delivered BB-8. Next, Rogue One debuted K-2SO. Finally,...
July 11th, 20182254This past week my family was out of town and while they were gone I thought about how important families are in general and in Star Wars. Of course in Star Wars there are the families that are biologically related (Anakin and Shmi Skywalker; Beru and Owen Lars and Luke Skywalker; Han, Leia, and Ben Solo), but there are also the...
April 23rd, 20181271Last month, I began exploring the concept of evil in Star Wars. This series began by examining how evil was portrayed in the prequels. In the prequels, “evil” is fluid. The galaxy is split between the Republic and the Separatists, but the movies made clear that “evil was everywhere.” When all factors were balanced, the...
March 25th, 20181116We’re swiftly closing in on the latest entry in the Star Wars film series, so you will soon get a break from my monthly ramblings on this subject. However, until that time comes, strap in, I’m about to jump to Hyperspace! In 2016, Disney and Lucasfilm took what some called a HUGE gamble and released a film that takes place outside...
January 31st, 20180148I was 18, on the cusp of my last year as a teenager when this little space fantasy I had heard about hit theaters in 1977. At first, I wasn’t sure if I’d go see the film – mostly because it was touted as a sci-fi movie. Truth be told, that really wasn’t my cup of tea back then. However, I had seen American Graffiti four years...
