How The Rise of Skywalker handles the character of General Leia Organa

How The Rise of Skywalker handles the character of General Leia Organa

****This article contains major spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker**** The Rise of Skywalker recently released, and the late Carrie Fisher reprised her role as General Leia Organa one last time, thanks to previously unused footage and the wonders of ILM. J.J. Abrams has previously called Leia "the heart of this story", and in [...]

There’s one thing in particular The Rise of Skywalker did that served as a fitting end to the Skywalker saga

There’s one thing in particular The Rise of Skywalker did that served as a fitting end to the Skywalker saga

****This article contains major spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker**** The Rise of Skywalker is intended to be the end of the nine-chapter Skywalker saga. The film put a ton of effort into attempting to establish this satisfying ending, and it paid off in plenty of ways. In just one example, Rey ends [...]

The Rise of Kylo Ren #1 gives us a shocking revelation about the destruction of Luke’s Temple

The Rise of Kylo Ren #1 gives us a shocking revelation about the destruction of Luke’s Temple

The Rise of Kylo Ren, a comic mini-series written by Charles Soule and drawn by Will Sliney, is a very highly-anticipated look at Ben Solo's descent to the dark side. The series promises to give us a look at Ben Solo, Luke Skywalker, Snoke, and the Knights of Ren. The first issue of the comic, [...]

It’s now confirmed: Leia trains Rey in the ways of the Force in The Rise of Skywalker!

It’s now confirmed: Leia trains Rey in the ways of the Force in The Rise of Skywalker!

When the TV spot hit that showed General Leia Organa holding the Skywalker lightsaber in the jungles of Ajan Kloss, speculation continued to increase as to whether Leia might actually be continuing Rey's training. It turns out that's exactly the case. There was a press junket on Wednesday for The Rise of Skywalker, and included [...]

Luke Skywalker: “Confronting fear is the destiny of a Jedi”

Luke Skywalker: “Confronting fear is the destiny of a Jedi”

In the final trailer for The Rise of Skywalker, there's a line from Luke Skywalker in a voiceover that I think is really great and worth discussing a bit more. We hear Luke saying (almost certainly to Rey): "Confronting fear is the destiny of a Jedi. Your destiny." I love that line, because there's so [...]

Preview of upcoming comic shows Luke Skywalker and Ben Solo fighting the Knights of Ren; drops major tidbits about Ben’s rebellion!

Preview of upcoming comic shows Luke Skywalker and Ben Solo fighting the Knights of Ren; drops major tidbits about Ben’s rebellion!

Wow!!! Today, a preview for the second issue of Charles Soule's upcoming Kylo Ren comic, and it's a stunner. This is the cover (drawn by Will Sliney) for the second issue, due out in January: https://twitter.com/CharlesSoule/status/1187359415344795648 Yes, that's right, the cover shows Jedi Master Luke Skywalker and his apprentice, Ben Solo, fighting the Knights of [...]

Breaking down the final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker!

Breaking down the final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker!

On Monday night, the final trailer for the ninth and final installment of the Skywalker saga, The Rise of Skywalker, was released! It's a beautifully made trailer, and it manages to thrill and excite audiences with stunning visuals and music while maintaining a very hopeful note, giving us optimism that this saga will wrap up [...]

Main Star Wars comic line to relaunch next year by exploring the period in-between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi!

Main Star Wars comic line to relaunch next year by exploring the period in-between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi!

We knew that the main Star Wars comic line is coming to an end later this year, wrapping up with issue #75, followed by a one-shot called Empire Ascendant, leading right up to the events of The Empire Strikes Back on Hoth. Announced last Friday was that the main comic line will relaunch in January [...]