My ten favorite stories in From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back!

My ten favorite stories in From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back!

Recently, the anthology collection of stories paying tribute to the 40th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back was released, and From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back lives up to the expectations by giving us 40 stories about 40 characters from the film, written by 40 different authors. Like you would obviously [...]

The New Republic apparently doesn’t take the threat of Moff Gideon’s Imperial remnants too seriously in The Mandalorian

The New Republic apparently doesn’t take the threat of Moff Gideon’s Imperial remnants too seriously in The Mandalorian

*** Be warned that some SPOILERS ARE AHEAD for the most recent episode of The Mandalorian, so if you haven’t watched it yet, don’t read this article. *** We've already seen the New Republic show up a couple of times in the second season of The Mandalorian. In chapter two, Carson Teva and Trapper Wolf [...]

Some thoughts on Moff Gideon’s mysterious plans in The Mandalorian

Some thoughts on Moff Gideon’s mysterious plans in The Mandalorian

*** Be warned that FULL SPOILERS ARE AHEAD for the most recent episode of The Mandalorian, so if you haven’t watched it yet, don’t read this article. Trust me, you want to go into this one without spoilers. *** The most recent episode of The Mandalorian, "Chapter 12: The Siege," was another thrilling adventure for [...]

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 [...]

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 #6 shows the Sith Lord punished… and re-living his lowest moment

Darth Vader #6 shows the Sith Lord punished… and re-living his lowest moment

I'm a little bit behind on these write-ups about the Star Wars comics, but currently the Darth Vader comic series is exploring the Sith Lord in-between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Written by Greg Pak, the first arc of the series saw Vader investigating Padmé Amidala's death and how she gave [...]