In Solo: A Star Wars Story, Han doesn't have a family and takes the name "Solo" because he is, well, alone. But that doesn't mean he's forgotten where he came from; he's just moved on from it. Because he does remember his father, and he talks about him at times - and we may have [...]
There has been a very strange mystery that's lurked in the background of some Star Wars discussion the last few years surrounding the identity of Rothgar Deng - and whether he's actually Dengar. And it seems like we just keep getting more and more hints that they're actually the same person. Let me unpack the [...]
At the very end of The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 6, Luke Skywalker offers Grogu something very significant, yet unexpected: Yoda's lightsaber. Luke tells Grogu to choose between either the lightsaber, and with it embracing the Jedi path, or the beskar gift from Din Djarin, embracing the Mandalorian foundling path. We don't get to [...]
We're nearing the end of the first phase of The High Republic, a massive publishing initiative spanning books and comics (and also a few games). The brand-new era launched in January 2021 and is reaching the end of its first phase a little over a year later. There are three phases in total in the [...]
In The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 2, "The Tribes of Tatooine," it was revealed that the Twins have laid claim of the planet. These twin Hutts were believed by Boba Fett to be preoccupied with the debauchery of Nal Hutta, but instead decided to claim the planet that once was ruled by their cousin, [...]
The third issue of the Trail of Shadows mini-series recently released, furthering the Jedi and Republic joint investigation into the Nihil's mystery weapon just as Marchion Ro closes in on the Nihil traitor. This was the third of five issues, meaning we are now over halfway through the story! I'm expecting it to only continue [...]
Happy New Year! We have turned a page into a new year, 2022, and so whereas yesterday we looked back at what happened in the Star Wars galaxy in 2021, today we're taking a look forward at what is to come in this year. And it's A LOT. In fact, it'll be the biggest year [...]
We got a ton of new Star Wars content in 2021. Though it paled in comparison with what came in 2020 and especially pales in comparison with what is to come in 2022, we are in the midst of an incredible time to be a Star Wars fan. Consider that a "down" year for the [...]
The second issue of the mystery mini-series Trail of Shadows recently came out, showing the investigation by the Republic and Jedi really getting started. The series is written by Daniel José Older and spans five issues, so we're just getting started. It deals with the Republic and Jedi investigating what happened at the Republic Fair, [...]
Another influential figure from Star Wars Legends has just recently been brought into the new Star Wars canon: Prince Xizor himself! In Charles Soule's Crimson Reign #1, which tells the story of Crimson Dawn and the crime syndicates in-between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, Qi'ra puts her plan in motion which [...]
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