An opening crawl for the High Republic era has been released!

An opening crawl for the High Republic era has been released!

There are many, many iconic things about Star Wars. One of them is the opening crawl, which right from the start throws you into the middle of a story already unfolding. All nine saga films have begun with it, and it looks like the High Republic is following suit. In October, the Star Wars website [...]

Some thoughts on those quotes from George Lucas about his potential sequel trilogy

Some thoughts on those quotes from George Lucas about his potential sequel trilogy

By now you may have seen the recent discussion about George Lucas's ideas for a Star Wars sequel trilogy. Included in Paul Duncan's upcoming book, The Star Wars Archives 1999-2005, are interviews with the Star Wars creator, including him talking about ideas he had for the sequel trilogy. And they're notable enough that it's no [...]

Does Rey really train Finn as a Jedi after The Rise of Skywalker?

Does Rey really train Finn as a Jedi after The Rise of Skywalker?

The LEGO Star Wars Holiday released yesterday, and it was a fun, entertaining, and humorous special. But you may be wondering: is it canon? Quite frankly, it shouldn't matter too much whether it's canon, as the more important question is simply whether you enjoy. But I know that many (including myself) are always wondering how [...]

The origin of those spiders in The Mandalorian have a long history in Star Wars

The origin of those spiders in The Mandalorian have a long history in Star Wars

I don't like spiders. So, of course, when they showed up in Chapter 10 of The Mandalorian, they were enough to creep me out. That's for sure! But they also made me happy, because those spiders have a long history in Star Wars, dating back to Ralph McQuarrie, but this is the first time they've [...]

Darth Vader #7 continues to tie in to The Rise of Skywalker in some very interesting ways

Darth Vader #7 continues to tie in to The Rise of Skywalker in some very interesting ways

Darth Vader #7 was recently released, and it seems to tie in to The Rise of Skywalker in a number of ways. The series, written by Greg Pak, is currently exploring Vader's punishment and testing on Mustafar at the hands of Emperor Palpatine, left to fend for himself and rebuild himself while being hunted by [...]