Just because Gary Kurtz said George Lucas took the Star Wars franchise in a different direction after ESB because of its lucrative licensing deals doesn’t necessarily mean we’re opposed to the molded action figures of our youth. I, for one, got sucked into the original trilogy because of them. I still remember the Kenner box sets …
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Spot the Gadgets in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
In honor of Star Wars Month, I volunteered to painstakingly watch all six Star Wars movies and compile a list of gadget-like devices I spot in each one. I can promise you I will miss a few and I won’t know what some of them are supposed to be called, but I’ll be damned if I don’t watch all six episodes of one of the greatest film
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10 Star Wars Comics You Should Read
With hundreds of collections – and multiple time periods and casts – to choose from, it can seem a little overwhelming to know where to start with Star Wars comics. Luckily, we’re here to help. Here’re our choices for 10 Star Wars Comics You Should Read… and in (roughly) chronological order, too!
Star Wars: Vector Vols. 1 & 2
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Star Wars Yoga: The Video
It’s finally here.
A few weeks ago, the hilarious Matthew Latkiewicz, creator of Star Wars Yoga, was nice enough to give me a lesson. In New York’s Central Park, Matthew showed me how to get my midichlorians flowing while I did my best stretchy attempt to become one with the force. We even got a few recruits to join along. Enjoy.
Time Capsule: Hamill/Ford Talk Star Wars Prequels In 1980
Look! Proof that the prequel trilogy wasn’t a late George Lucas cash-in (Jump to 1:27 of the first clip)!
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Oh, Harrison Ford, with your dry “It gets real confusing after awhile, doesn’t it?” and picking your nose on live …
Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me About the Inbred Jedi?
In a galaxy far, far away in an alternate Star Wars universe, Obi-Wan failed to inform Luke that Leia was his sister. It turns out they did a little more than play tonsil hockey while Luke was recovering from the wampa abduction. Say hello to little Gree-Morr Skywalker.
P.S.- Bonnie, you may not want to watch this (again?), since …
Timeline: The Star Wars Saga
We’re all familiar with the start of the Star Wars movies: A Long Time Ago, In A Galaxy Far, Far Away… But with all the spin-off novels, games and comics, the Star Wars saga actually starts a much longer time ago than you’d think. Like, twenty-five thousand years earlier. Oh, and it continues more than a century after the end of Return …
Star Wars 101: Childhood Lessons In Good Vs. Evil
The first time I laid eyes on a Star Wars film, I was kicked out of the room almost instantly. I was probably nine or ten and had just come wandering in to investigate the noise our surround sound was making. I marched right in firing questions off as I watched two men poke each other with long glow sticks.
“What are you watching? Who …
Interview: Tom Taylor on Writing “Star Wars” Comics
Tom Taylor is a young Australian dramatist who’s just started writing comics in the past few years, but he’s already making a splash, writing The Authority and several indie graphic novels. American audiences probably know him best for his Star Wars comics, though; we talked to him about his upcoming plans for a galaxy far, far away.
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Q&A With Jedi Path Author Daniel Wallace
Techlander Mike Williams came across the Amazon page for The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force by Daniel Wallace a month or two ago, so we tracked down the author to ask him about it. And here’s what happened.
What’s your earliest memory of Star Wars?
Daniel Wallace: I saw the original in the theater. But only …
Star Wars Tai Chi Taught By Darth Vader
And here we thought Star Wars yoga would be the new craze.
Qi or Chi: the Chinese word meaning ‘life force’ – an energy created by all living beings. A Tai Chi master’s strength flows from this FORCE.
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A Gallery of Star Wars Clone Trooper Armor
Like the nose art of the Clone Wars gunships, the little things that differentiate such mass-produced symbols of the Star Wars universe fascinate me and the Clone Troopers themselves are no different.
(More: The 10 Tiny Details that Made Star Wars Matter)
Before we jump into a massive gallery of the different armor worn by the …