The Galactic Empire suffered a decisive blow at the Battle of Endor in Return of the Jedi, with the deaths of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader, the destruction of the Death Star and the Executor, and the loss of numerous personnel. Yet the Galactic Civil War would continue for another year, with the Imperial remnants [...]
When Anakin Skywalker was redeemed at the end of Return of the Jedi, Luke Skywalker had spent the previous year dealing with the fact that his father was actually Darth Vader. So by the time Anakin returned to the light, Luke had already come to believe there was still good in his father and was [...]
The Star Wars comics are finally beginning to cover the time period following Return of the Jedi, but they'll soon jump a few decades further in the timeline to begin filling in some more gaps in the sequel trilogy storyline. Veteran Star Wars author Charles Soule is writing a new comic series called Star Wars: [...]
A little while ago it was announced that the current main Star Wars comic line, written by Charles Soule and bridging the gap between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, will come to a close with issue #50 later this summer. Fans naturally began wondering what was next, and given the fact [...]
A ten-issue Yoda comic recently concluded with a very interesting final issue that saw a major figure from the High Republic era make a shocking cameo. The series included flashbacks to the High Republic era, but the 'main' story took place while Yoda was in exile on Dagobah. The Jedi Master is pained and haunted [...]
Last year, Tales of the Jedi showed us the tragic story of Dooku, once a respected Jedi Master who turned to the dark side after seeing the Republic's failures and the seduction of Darth Sidious. The moment that finally cemented Dooku's darkness came when he confronted Master Yaddle, who tracked him to a meeting with [...]
As seen in the Skywalker Saga films, two of the greatest Jedi Masters to ever live both went into a self-imposed exile. First it was Yoda, who went into exile on Dagobah after the fall of Anakin Skywalker to the dark side and the collapse of the Jedi Order - until a young Jedi-to-be showed [...]
It seems we finally have the canon version of how Luke Skywalker acquired his green kyber crystal. Charles Soule's current Star Wars comic run is telling the story of the rebellion in-between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, and obviously Luke's journey is a major part of that. His confidence in the [...]
In Return of the Jedi, with Han Solo and Chewbacca leading the strike team on the forest moon of Endor, it was Lando Calrissian piloting the Millennium Falcon above the planet, leading an attack on the second Death Star. His co-pilot in flying the ship was Nien Nunb, a Sullustan smuggler who joined the Rebellion [...]
This past year was a huge one for Star Wars, and 2023 looks to be much the same. There's a ton of new Star Wars content that will be coming this year, from shows to books to comics to games to everything in-between - and that's just of the stuff we know about! There's always [...]
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