Why did Leia Organa need to start the Resistance anyway?

Why did Leia Organa need to start the Resistance anyway?

The Force Awakens was intended to thrust the audience right into the sequel trilogy, attempting to explain just enough backstory to inform audiences about what had transpired over the past three decades since the Battle of Endor but not delving deep into the political structure of the New Republic. I assume this was intentional, since [...]

The Last Jedi comic adaptation does a beautiful job of tying Luke Skywalker’s journey together

The Last Jedi comic adaptation does a beautiful job of tying Luke Skywalker’s journey together

The final issue of the Star Wars: The Last Jedi Adaptation was released this month, and it wrapped up a terrific six issue comic adaptation of the film, written by Gary Whitta and illustrated by Michael Walsh. Many of the 'new' elements of the book focused on the character of Luke Skywalker, which was a good [...]

Rian Johnson watched the Mortis arc of The Clone Wars while writing The Last Jedi

Rian Johnson watched the Mortis arc of The Clone Wars while writing The Last Jedi

One of the really cool things about The Last Jedi is the way it grows, expands, and challenges our knowledge of the Force more than many of the previous installments of the franchise. So its no surprise that writer and director Rian Johnson explored some other material dealing strongly with the Force while he was [...]

Ranking the best moments of modern day Star Wars: Numbers 1-5

Ranking the best moments of modern day Star Wars: Numbers 1-5

On Twitter, Bryan Young recently asked his followers what their favorite moment of the modern Star Wars era (the Disney era) is, and there are too many great ones to count.  Inspired by that, we'll be taking a look at this author's top 50 moments from recent Star Wars material.  Today, we conclude with a [...]

Ranking the best moments of modern day Star Wars: Numbers 6-10

Ranking the best moments of modern day Star Wars: Numbers 6-10

On Twitter, Bryan Young recently asked his followers what their favorite moment of the modern Star Wars era (the Disney era) is, and there are too many great ones to count.  Inspired by that, we'll be taking a look at this author's top 50 moments from recent Star Wars material.  Today, we look at numbers [...]

Ranking the best moments of modern day Star Wars: Numbers 11-15

Ranking the best moments of modern day Star Wars: Numbers 11-15

On Twitter, Bryan Young recently asked his followers what their favorite moment of the modern Star Wars era (the Disney era) is, and there are too many great ones to count.  Inspired by that, we'll be taking a look at this author's top 50 moments from recent Star Wars material.  Today, we look at numbers [...]

Ranking the best moments of modern day Star Wars: Numbers 26-30

Ranking the best moments of modern day Star Wars: Numbers 26-30

On Twitter, Bryan Young recently asked his followers what their favorite moment of the modern Star Wars era (the Disney era) is, and there are too many great ones to count.  Inspired by that, we'll be taking a look at this author's top 50 moments from recent Star Wars material.  Today, we look at numbers [...]