J.J. Abrams talks bringing Palpatine back for The Rise of Skywalker, consulting with George Lucas before writing it

J.J. Abrams talks bringing Palpatine back for The Rise of Skywalker, consulting with George Lucas before writing it

Before he wrote the script for The Rise of Skywalker, J.J. Abrams and his team met with George Lucas to discuss the story. He revealed that in an interview with IGN at Star Wars Celebration on Friday.  When asked why it was important to bring Palpatine back for this one, Abrams responded: “Well I can't [...]

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

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

At the end of the panel for Star Wars: Episode IX, we got a teaser trailer that is absolutely amazing, and at the end of that we got the official title: The Rise of Skywalker. The teaser trailer is amazing, and we're going to break it down shot-by-shot here.  If you missed it, though, check [...]

Breaking down the second batch of Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures shorts – and they’re even better than the first group!

Breaking down the second batch of Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures shorts – and they’re even better than the first group!

In early December, several new Galaxy of Adventures shorts were released on the Star Wars Kids Youtube channel.  I watched them at the time, but for whatever reason I didn't get around to writing about them until now. But here's the reality: these shorts are absolutely amazing.  Seriously, they're great.  If you haven't seen them [...]

Darth Maul learns an important lesson in latest Age of Republic comic

Darth Maul learns an important lesson in latest Age of Republic comic

The second issue of Star Wars: Age of Republic was recently released, this time focusing on Darth Maul.  The series, written by Jody Houser and illustrated by Luke Ross, focuses on a different character from the Republic (prequel) era of Star Wars. The first issue focused on Qui-Gon Jinn, while this issue focused on Darth [...]

The final issue of Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith is stunning and amazing!

The final issue of Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith is stunning and amazing!

On Wednesday, the 25th and final issue of the popular Star Wars comic series, Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith, was released.  Written by Charles Soule and illustrated by Giuseppe Camuncoli, the series has explored Vader's transformation into the feared and iconic Sith Lord we know him to be. It began with Vader's "no!" [...]