Canon Revisited | Marvel Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin
This five-issue comic series from 2016 might hold some insights into the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series. Continue reading Canon Revisited | Marvel Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin
Whatever Happened to…Korkie Kryze?
Whether he was just a familial connection to Satine to raise the stakes in The Clone Wars, Korkie is out there and he is related to Mandalorian royalty, and his whereabouts should be accounted for. Continue reading Whatever Happened to…Korkie Kryze?
The Best Thing About Every Major Star Wars Canon Film and Series (A Positive Ranking)
Championing some positive energy on Star Wars Day. Continue reading The Best Thing About Every Major Star Wars Canon Film and Series (A Positive Ranking)
More to Explore | Jedi Master Depa Billaba
Let this Jedi Master rise from the shadows of her connection with Kanan Jarrus. Continue reading More to Explore | Jedi Master Depa Billaba
The Book of Boba Fett and the Second Act
Focusing on one through-line in the series: Can you teach a bunch of old dogs new tricks? Continue reading The Book of Boba Fett and the Second Act
Star Wars Alphabet Squadron and Realistic Redemption | Part Two: Soran Keize
Some redemption stories are ill-fated, playing more to what could have been. Part Two featuring Soran Keize. Continue reading Star Wars Alphabet Squadron and Realistic Redemption | Part Two: Soran Keize
Star Wars Alphabet Squadron and Realistic Redemption | Part One: Yrica Quell
It took a trilogy of pilots in the aftermath of Return of the Jedi to portray a true path to redemption. Part One featuring Yrica Quell. Continue reading Star Wars Alphabet Squadron and Realistic Redemption | Part One: Yrica Quell
More to Explore | The Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Lost Generation
Focusing on the character arcs of Cal, Trilla, and Merrin from Jedi: Fallen Order and the possibilities of future stories. Continue reading More to Explore | The Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Lost Generation
Star Wars The High Republic Phase One: Top Five Canon Contributions
Five of the best Star Wars lore additions from The High Republic Phase One. Continue reading Star Wars The High Republic Phase One: Top Five Canon Contributions
Star Wars The High Republic Wave Three Thoughts and Themes
Exploring two key themes from The High Republic Wave Three. Continue reading Star Wars The High Republic Wave Three Thoughts and Themes
Star Wars The High Republic Jedi: Missing In Action
Looking at all the Jedi unaccounted for at the end of Phase One and their probable fates. Continue reading Star Wars The High Republic Jedi: Missing In Action
Marchion Ro is No Darth Vader
The only way you identify with this Star Wars villain is if you are a psychopath. Continue reading Marchion Ro is No Darth Vader
Star Wars The High Republic: Midnight Horizon Thoughts
Daniel José Older closes out the Phase One novels with some of his High Republic Adventures characters, hard truths, and a little hope. Continue reading Star Wars The High Republic: Midnight Horizon Thoughts
IDW Star Wars The High Republic Adventures: Let Go and For Light and Life Thoughts
The High Republic Padawans grow up and one chooses an unexpected path as The High Republic Adventures Phase One ends. Continue reading IDW Star Wars The High Republic Adventures: Let Go and For Light and Life Thoughts
Marvel’s Star Wars The High Republic: Eye of the Storm Thoughts
The comic in which our hero and villain are one and the same. Continue reading Marvel’s Star Wars The High Republic: Eye of the Storm Thoughts
Whatever Happened to…Katooni?
A fifth-season arc in The Clone Wars introduced a slew of new Younglings, but one, in particular, has had a noticeable impact in Star Wars canon. Could she still be around? Continue reading Whatever Happened to…Katooni?
Star Wars The High Republic: The Edge Of Balance Vol. 2 Thoughts
The weight of the keepers of peace and protectors of light comes crashing on the Jedi on Banchii and ends in tragedy in an improved Vol. 2. Continue reading Star Wars The High Republic: The Edge Of Balance Vol. 2 Thoughts
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser and Creative Freedom’s Dance with Self-Promotion
With the Galactic Starcruiser (aka the Halcyon) finally opening at Galaxy’s Edge, the promotion campaign has seeped into publishing over the past year. Let’s discuss what has worked and what has been a little more shameless. Continue reading Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser and Creative Freedom’s Dance with Self-Promotion
Star Wars Black Krrsantan and When Content Sets up Product to Fail Spectacularly
Disney Star Wars is still struggling with the synergy of content and product. How one bad product reveal can bring momentum to a halt. Continue reading Star Wars Black Krrsantan and When Content Sets up Product to Fail Spectacularly
Marvel’s The High Republic: Trail of Shadows Thoughts
Star Wars Trail of Shadows is a noble attempt at infusing film noir into The High Republic but this story sells itself short by being too long. Continue reading Marvel’s The High Republic: Trail of Shadows Thoughts
A Road Not Travelled: The Implicit Romance of Zeb and Kallus in Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars Rebels left many unanswered questions but the interpretation of Zeb and Kallus relationship remains the most fascinating. Continue reading A Road Not Travelled: The Implicit Romance of Zeb and Kallus in Star Wars Rebels
The Book of Boba Fett Chapter Seven: In the Name of Honor Thoughts
Boba Fett, Mando, Fennec, and crew are left to pick up the pieces of a broken Mos Espa in the final chapter of Boba Fett’s strange journey. Continue reading The Book of Boba Fett Chapter Seven: In the Name of Honor Thoughts
More to Explore | Sith Relics and Relic Hunters
With more Sith artifacts popping up in canon, some context would help these elements be more than a cliché plot device. Continue reading More to Explore | Sith Relics and Relic Hunters
The Book of Boba Fett Chapter Six: From the Desert Comes a Stranger Thoughts
The Book of Boba Fett Chapter Six sidelines Boba Fett’s story before the finale. Who knows what’s next. Continue reading The Book of Boba Fett Chapter Six: From the Desert Comes a Stranger Thoughts
Star Wars Insider The High Republic: Shadows Remain Thoughts
The last Starlight short story of Phase One (and the last one on Starlight Beacon) is a familiar tale of self-sacrifice. Continue reading Star Wars Insider The High Republic: Shadows Remain Thoughts
The Book of Boba Fett Chapter Five: Return of the Mandalorian Thoughts
The Book of Boba Fett Chapter Five becomes The Mandalorian Chapter 17 in a detour that checks in with the bounty hunter since he last left the little green guy. Continue reading The Book of Boba Fett Chapter Five: Return of the Mandalorian Thoughts
The Book of Boba Fett Chapter Four: The Gathering Storm Thoughts
Power hates a vacuum, and Boba tries to fill it as we learn what happened after Boba Fett met Fennec Shand. Continue reading The Book of Boba Fett Chapter Four: The Gathering Storm Thoughts
Star Wars The High Republic: Mission to Disaster Thoughts
Kidnappings, environmental disasters, government bureaucracy, and corruption occupy Justina Ireland’s second middle-grade novel in The High Republic. Continue reading Star Wars The High Republic: Mission to Disaster Thoughts
The Book of Boba Fett Chapter Three: The Streets of Mos Espa Thoughts
Chapter Three puts more players on the board on the road to full-scale war. Continue reading The Book of Boba Fett Chapter Three: The Streets of Mos Espa Thoughts
Star Wars The High Republic: The Fallen Star Thoughts
We finally get the answer to what the Jedi fear most in this endearing yet overstuffed conclusion for Phase One. Spoilers. Continue reading Star Wars The High Republic: The Fallen Star Thoughts
The Book of Boba Fett Chapter Two: The Tribes of Tatooine Thoughts
The second Chapter in Boba Fett’s series includes feared syndicates and bounty hunters. But it is the Tusken Raiders who get the spotlight. Continue reading The Book of Boba Fett Chapter Two: The Tribes of Tatooine Thoughts
Whatever Happened to…Commander Cody?
For Star Wars fans who have only seen the films, Cody is one of the only recognizable names associated with the clones and Order 66. So where is this clone Judas to Obi-Wan’s Jesus? And is he an inevitability to reappear? Continue reading Whatever Happened to…Commander Cody?
2021 Year in Review: Star Wars Merchandising
Looking back at an unusual but revealing year of Star Wars Merchandise. Continue reading 2021 Year in Review: Star Wars Merchandising
The Book of Boba Fett Chapter One: A Stranger in a Strange Land Thoughts
The first chapter in Boba Fett’s story sets the tone for a more subtle, personal narrative in the Star Wars universe. Continue reading The Book of Boba Fett Chapter One: A Stranger in a Strange Land Thoughts
IDW The High Republic Adventures Mission to Bilbousa and Back Together and Away Again Thoughts
Farzala and Qort get some time to shine and much-needed character development as the Padawans face impending danger from the Nihil. Continue reading IDW The High Republic Adventures Mission to Bilbousa and Back Together and Away Again Thoughts
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Five Years Later
Rogue One was released on this day five years ago and was a huge success. How this film made it through the toxic storm of Star Wars fandom and came out on the other end with a series. Continue reading Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Five Years Later
Star Wars The High Republic Wave Two Themes and Thoughts
A look back at key themes from The High Republic Wave Two. Continue reading Star Wars The High Republic Wave Two Themes and Thoughts
C&C Pick for December: The Star Wars Holiday Special(s)
Spend your holiday season watching not one, but two Star Wars Holiday Specials: the original 1978 for the experience and the LEGO Special to immediately wipe some of the original from your mind. Continue reading C&C Pick for December: The Star Wars Holiday Special(s)
Star Wars The High Republic: The Edge Of Balance Vol. 1 Thoughts
The High Republic releases its first manga and struggles to find the balance between character development and world-building. Continue reading Star Wars The High Republic: The Edge Of Balance Vol. 1 Thoughts
Star Wars The High Republic: Out of the Shadows Thoughts
The second YA novel in The High Republic functions more like a long-form philosophical debate within and around the Jedi Order than a plot-driven story. Continue reading Star Wars The High Republic: Out of the Shadows Thoughts
IDW The High Republic Adventures: The Monster of Temple Peak Thoughts
This four-issue run with backstory into the High Republic Jedi monster hunter answers some questions but leaves room for more to be discovered. Continue reading IDW The High Republic Adventures: The Monster of Temple Peak Thoughts
Star Wars: Life Day Treasury Thoughts
A collection of stories that pull from various celebrations from Christianity to Hinduism and tell the tales of Star Wars holidays in the galaxy. Continue reading Star Wars: Life Day Treasury Thoughts
Whatever Happened to….Riyu Chuchi?
The Pantoran Senator had two great episodes in The Clone Wars and then fell into the background. Now it’s time to bring Riyu Chuchi to the forefront again and discuss what could have happened to her. Continue reading Whatever Happened to….Riyu Chuchi?
A Few Thoughts on Star Wars and Disney Plus Day
Disney Plus Day did have reveals about Star Wars but not what fans were hoping for, and not what Lucasfilm might have wanted. Continue reading A Few Thoughts on Star Wars and Disney Plus Day
Five Things To Expect From Star Wars on Disney Plus Day
When Disney Plus Day hits Friday, November 12th, fans will get information and first looks from anticipated Disney Star Wars shows. Since I like things in fives, here are five big things I am expecting to see and hear. Continue reading Five Things To Expect From Star Wars on Disney Plus Day
Star Wars Insider The High Republic: Past Mistakes Thoughts
The tales of Velko continue this time with a Jedi Master and an old flame. Continue reading Star Wars Insider The High Republic: Past Mistakes Thoughts
C&C Pick for November: Master & Apprentice
The third Claudia Gray recommend is an adult novel exploring the earlier part of Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi’s relationship. Continue reading C&C Pick for November: Master & Apprentice
Star Wars: The High Republic Trail of Shadows #1 Thoughts
A Jedi and Private Investigator team up to get to the bottom of the horrifying weapon used against a Jedi Master in the first issue of a new run, Trial of Shadows. Continue reading Star Wars: The High Republic Trail of Shadows #1 Thoughts
Star Wars: More War, Less Fantasy
Watching Dune (2021), I couldn’t help but wonder: shouldn’t a franchise centered around wars have more representation of the consequences? Continue reading Star Wars: More War, Less Fantasy
The Cynic and the Optimist | Revisiting Star Wars: The Aftermath Trilogy (Part 2)
Recontextualizing the first major publishing release of the Disney/Star Wars era through its female leads. Part 2: The Optimist. Continue reading The Cynic and the Optimist | Revisiting Star Wars: The Aftermath Trilogy (Part 2)
The Cynic and the Optimist | Revisiting Star Wars: The Aftermath Trilogy (Part 1)
Recontextualizing the first major publishing release of the Disney/Star Wars era through its female leads. Part 1: The Cynic. Continue reading The Cynic and the Optimist | Revisiting Star Wars: The Aftermath Trilogy (Part 1)
More to Explore | Mon Mothma
There is a much-needed exploration of the visionary political leader who hoped for the best but prepared for the worst. Continue reading More to Explore | Mon Mothma
Star Wars Resistance Three Years Later
A look back at the strange journey of the third, and shortest, Star Wars animated series that did not quite connect with fans. Continue reading Star Wars Resistance Three Years Later
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