At long last, we're going to be getting a story that focuses on the main heroes of the original trilogy in the period immediately following the Galactic Civil War. Star Wars recently announced that the main Star Wars comic line, re-launching in 2025, will jump into the post-Return of the Jedi era, with the previous [...]
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 [...]
At the very end of Return of the Jedi, Luke Skywalker looks on at the Force ghosts of his Jedi masters, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda, joined by a third: Anakin Skywalker. Luke smiles, having seen his father return to the light and defeat not just Emperor Palpatine, but Darth Vader. "Tell your sister, you were [...]
In the World Between Worlds in Ahsoka, master and apprentice engage in a lightsaber duel all intended to teach one last lesson. As Ahsoka Tano fights Anakin Skywalker, there are a couple of real interesting parallels to another Star Wars lightsaber duel: Luke Skywalker versus his father, Darth Vader, aboard the second Death Star in [...]
Earlier this week all 40 chapters were announced from the upcoming book From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi. The book follows 40 different Star Wars character, each with a different chapter, interacting in some way with the events of the film. You can find the whole list of stories here, but [...]
A Star Wars book that I'm particularly excited about will be releasing later this month, as From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi will release on August 29. The book is the third in a trilogy celebrating the 40th anniversary of each film from the original trilogy. In 2017 there was the [...]
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 [...]
As Return of the Jedi turns 40, I thought it would be fun and fitting to take a watch back through the film and note 40 things that I love about it. There's plenty more that could be said, but here are 40 random (and some not so random) notes about what I love so [...]
Return of the Jedi recently turned 40 years old, and I think it contains a moment that's the most pivotal in the entire Star Wars franchise - not just at the time, but still to this day. And I dare say that, without properly understanding it, people will be prone to miss the deeper themes [...]
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