Star Wars

By ComicList Plo Koon, a Jedi from Revenge of the Sith, had a niece, named Sha Koon. Weary from various battles during the Clone Wars she takes in some downtime at the Jedi Temple. She's sworn off the war, but is given a special assignment by her Uncle. She is to track down the hidden Sith by scouring the Jedi ar...

By jawajames Last week’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode ‘Landing at Point Rain’ has been garnering the praise from the usual reviewers. (Don’t forget our review!) Eric at TheForce.net calls it “Best. TCW. Ever.” with words like “cinematic”, and says the “episode shines because of the visuals”. IGN give...

By John Scott Lewinski Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1 (Finally) Hits DVD‘Star Wars: Retold’ Takes Lucas’ Fan Movie AwardC-3PO Actor Puts ‘Friendly Face’ on Star Wars Concert Tour …Review: Star Wars: In Concert Melds Movies, Music Masterfully …Lego Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary Is a Bookful of Awesome...

By Dunc Star Wars: In Concert has continued to wind its way through the country, leaving lots of local press coverage in its wake: Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City. Dallas, Tulsa, Houston, Tampa, Philadelphia, and Charlotte. (Anthony Daniels was no slouch either.) And don’t forget Paula’s review!

By Paula Anthony Daniels spins a magical tale. Yes, we all know the story. But the way he tells it is a wonderful take on the individual characters and the overarching saga. And, as anyone who has seen him at a convention knows, he knows how to work a crowd.

By Paula Admit it.  You’ve always wanted to see Steve Sansweet’s collection.  I mean he has the World’s Largest Star Wars Collection.  (I’m sure that has to be trademarked, by now.  But it’s true.) We’ve gotten to enjoy a video tour in the past, but that doesn’t allow you to really look at all the cool stuf...

By jawajames Here’s the latest reviews and reports on ‘Senate Spy’, last week’s episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Tonight, Cartoon Network shows a re-run of ‘Children of the Force’ (only after 4 episodes?). And be sure to check out Club Jade’s own review, this week provided by guest reviewer and Hitc...

By John Scott Lewinski C-3PO Actor Puts ‘Friendly Face’ on Star Wars Concert TourStar Wars Soundtrack Hits High Note of New Music Poll‘Star Wars: Retold’ Takes Lucas’ Fan Movie AwardStar Wars: Coming To A Concert Hall, Very Close ByPlaylist: The Elements, Atlas Sound, Star Wars in Concert

By ComicList The comic excels as it shows Luke in action. Luke as a full Jedi Master is just so much cooler than the Luke from the movies. He doesn't come off as a wise master but he sure knows how to be a badass when it's needed. The comic is also great when it presents the emotional roller coaster that Finn is on. H...

By ComicList The artwork is brilliant. There is plenty of action as Cade and Luke have themselves a lightsaber duel. However, the issue excels when it deals with the character interactions and their reactions. These panels tend to have no backgrounds leaving the full focus on the faces. It works well in th...

By noreply@blogger.com (Adam Whitehead) Anyway, Katarn, somewhat stiffly and with a strangely limited field of vision, blasted his way through various missions for the Rebels, eventually defeating a project by the Empire to build some badass new robot stormtroopers, who, unlike their human counterparts, actually could hi...

By ComicList The comic is good because it has a complicated plot using many characters with a multitude of allegiances. At the heart of the story is Cade and his two pirate buddies. They are making their way through Sith Imperial ships and stealing cargo. They cash in the stolen goods on the remote planet of...

By ComicList The comic is good because it has a complicated plot using many characters with a multitude of allegiances. At the heart of the story is Cade and his two pirate buddies. They are making their way through Sith Imperial ships and stealing cargo. They cash in the stolen goods on the remote planet of...

By Charlie Jane Anders He will, once he runs out of money. It's just a matter of time. Those life-size solid-gold Yoda bidets don't pay for themselves, you know. (With the proximity activation, and the voice that says, "Wash your bottom, you will." That's expensive stuff.) All it'll take is another few insane Star Wa...

By ComicList The issue is heavy on the strategy. It’s got a simple enough setup. The new alliance led by Admiral Stazi and the former Emporor Fel’s fleet attempt a hit on some of the Sith Empire’s ships. Fel sends his most unpredictable commander, Admiral Fenel.

By John Scott Lewinski Review: Fanboys Might Have Been Funny 'A Long Time Ago'It's a Wrap! Ernie Cline Has Written the Ultimate Star Wars Fan MovieStar Wars Tribute Fanboys Delayed Until 2009Sci-Fi Satire Fuels Fanboy's Funny Star Wars VideosHow Star Wars Changed the World

By ComicList Star Wars Legacy #35 Dark Horse Comics The issue ends with the unveiling of the new “Darth Vader”. As a result, Cade has a falling out with this Uncle and Aunt and leaves the planet pretty much as an outcast. The new Vader returns to Fel and the Imperial Knights.

By ComicList Star Wars Legacy #35 Dark Horse Comics The issue ends with the unveiling of the new “Darth Vader”. As a result, Cade has a falling out with this Uncle and Aunt and leaves the planet pretty much as an outcast. The new Vader returns to Fel and the Imperial Knights.

By ComicList Probably the most important of the two sides is the Sith seeing as how they rule the galaxy. This issue covers exactly how Darth Wyyrlok plans to deal with keeping the others in line. For the most part, he plans to lie and deceive the others. This certainly can’t be the long-term plan, but for now it will suffice. We also find out that he, in fact, has offspring. We all know how Sith like to bump off their masters and since Darth Wyyrlok is already the third Wyyrlok to serve the Emperor, I’m thinking the kids end up killing off their parents. We’ll see how this plays out, but for now Darth Wyyrlok will be the man to further the mission of Darth Krayt. The question still nags at me though. Is Krayt really dead?   [read the full post]

By ComicList This issue begins the process of reshaping the Legacy universe now that the head of the Sith is gone. Both, the Sith and Cade’s side are about to get some major changes thrown their way, neither of which may be good. The issue throws an interesting loop in at the end that will produce a character...

By ComicList Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic #39 Dark Horse Comics Miller, Ching & Atiyeh The issue begins by introducing Goethar. He’s a hybrid of gladiator and pod racer. Basically he’s an entertainer with all kinds of handlers and leeches helping to suck him dry and keep him earning them money. He retires. The premise is good. Pod racing, gladiator events, a father-son dynamic, some gambling and crooked scum. It’s a fun Star Wars story if you ask me. The artwork is good but is at its best when it shows off the games. The easy thing to do would have been to use scenes from the Phantom Menace, but this comic redefines these events and puts a unique stamp on them. Also the art takes advantage of showing off some alien characters nicely.   [read the full post]

By Stooge Mace Windu is like the Christian Bale of Star Wars… he can do anything in the world except smile. Don’t get me wrong, it works for him. While Obi-Wan and Anakin seem to get their jollies by slicing and dicing through droid armies, Mace knows that just because you’re good at creating carnage doe...

By ComicList Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic #38 Dark Horse Comics Miller, Zachary & Atiyeh There is a scene in the movie Apocalypse Now where the Navy boat stops a Vietnamese boat for a routine check. There is no reason for them to stop and it only brings about an awful turn of events once they do. This comic had the feeling to it. They find a ship and they decide to stop. Why? It can only bring trouble. Shortly after the introductions, Slyssk is found nearly dead. He seems to have been choked, much like the dead people already on board the ship. Coincidence? I think not. Eventually Zayne has to determine if the killer is Toki or Kayo and what he finds is that Toki has some Sith tendencies to him and that Kayo is a lunatic robot.   [read the full post]

By Dunc The WonderCon programming is out, and as one might expect from Lucasfilm’s hometown con, there are a number of events from Star Wars and licensees. Check it out beneath the cut. 8:15-9:45 Friday Star Wars: Last Fan Movie Standing—Choose the last Star Wars fan movie standing at this friendl...

By John Scott Lewinski The question isn't whether Fanboys, the long-awaited Star Wars nerd road comedy, is funny. It's not. Wired: Cameos by sci-fi legends remind us why we are fanboys. Tired: Gags not lifted from other road movies are ripped from more-effective Star Wars parodies. Rating: See also:

By showmescifi Star Wars Clone Wars Wild Space by Karen Miller is a great book. It fits into the new Star Wars Clone Wars canon with the animated series (complete with Ashoka). It fits in between Clone Wars Episode 6 and 7 where R2 is lost. This book is about the Dark Side.

By Dunc About a month ago, Karen MIller’s first Star Wars novel was released. It’s been getting a surprising amount of of lip service in fandom lately, and I wasn’t sure why until I read a couple of reviews on LiveJournal - not exactly the hot spot for EU meta these days.

By Tempo First of all, Cartoon Network and the official "Star Wars" site will host online "marathons" of all 10 "Clone Wars" episodes starting Monday. I post this information in honor of my son, who has selected "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" as his favorite show of the year (possibly of the century).

By John Scott Lewinski See also: For those rare occasions where sci-fi geek meets sports freak, the past year introduced perfect holiday gifts allowing that rare mix of top-notch athletic performance and hopeless nerdiness. Above you see an example of 2008's Brunswick Bowling "Viz-A-Ball" Star Wars...

By John Baichtal Speaking of Star Wars: this roleplaying game, using the d20 system that's the backbone of D&D, helps bring George Lucas's milieu to life. Focusing on the core six films, the rules allow players to assume the roles of bounty hunters, Jedi, and other tough guys. Buy it from Amazon.

By AJ Glasser This made me squee inside because I’m a fangirl who’s read all the fanfiction Expanded Universe books and the best thing I took away from them was Vergere’s challenge to Luke Skywalker that there is no Dark or Light Side. There was also something in those books about Sith not defaulting to ev...

By Joystiq Staff We've waited for it for a long time, we knew it was coming: BioWare has announced the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic-inspired MMO at last: the title is Star Wars: The Old Republic! Commence rejoicing with Ewoks and Gungans in the streets!WAR has only just begun to compete with WoW, d...

By John Scott Lewinski Spaceballs: The Animated Series, a weekly version of Mel Brooks' 1987 big-screen sci-fi spoof, takes pot shots at everything Star Wars, Star Trek or sci-fi in general every Sunday at noon on the G4 cable channel. Spaceballs: The Animated Series airs Sundays at noon on G4.

Flash forward to my young adulthood, and suddenly I'm an apprentice named Galen, aka "Starkiller." This darkness is a natural extension of today's game world of anti-heroes. But serving under the tutelage of nasty old Darth Vader ranks right up there on the sinister-o-meter.

By showmescifi If Dark Horse is ever to attemp such a multi-timeline story again i hope they just do a time travel - force flow walking thing. The linear timeline here just sucks. Posted in scifi   Tagged: celeste morne, comics, Dark Horse, muir talisman, rebellion, Sci Fi, science fiction, sciencefict...

By tblack@coxohio.com I have been eagerly awaiting the release of ‘Star Wars: The Force Unleashed’ for a long time. I knew I had to play the Wii version of the game so as to take advantage of the motion controls. I wanted to be able to control my character’s lightsaber moves with a swing of the remote control (Wiimote)....

By ComicList This is a great origin and character introduction story. I can’t say this comic is essential because I’m not sure it is. I do know that knowing a character’s story is helpful and this one is as good of an origin as I’ve seen in a Star Wars story in a long time. I think followers of this series will enj...

By James Star Wars: The Clone Wars A review by Loopman As I walked into an afternoon showing of the new Animated Star Wars movie, The Clone Wars, by myself …I didn’t know what to expect. Then on Saturday night a few hours after the Clone Wars it hit me: Star Wars parallels life.

By STV It’s not the look or design that pushes it over the top into stereotype, of course, but the voice (performed by Corey Burden), a lispy, high-pitched twang purposively reminiscent of Truman Capote. So how did a character who wasn’t even supposed to speak English wind up sounding like that?...

By Kevin Kelly In Star Wars and Star Trek, the main way to get around the galaxy is to use warp speed or flip on your hyperdrive, which is a bit like hitting the gas pedal as hard as you can so you'll get there a bit quicker. There's more science to it than that, involving subspace fields and hyperspace and all th...

Jedi-Con 2008 was in Germany this past weekend, and while not a lot of hard news, some very interesting and "almost confirmed" rumors were floated about. Star Wars Action News reporter Steve was there and reports back to us with details about Celebration Japan, Celebration 5's possible l...

By Zonk A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a ... company called Wizards of the Coast abandoned Star Wars fans who enjoyed their tabletop roleplaying game to an awful fate: product death. The Star Wars d20 product line, which saw print from 2000 to late 2004, attempted to capture the epic adventu...

By Ed Driscoll Of course, like any decent film, it's a miracle that Star Wars is as good as it is. It's an even bigger miracle that it got made in the first place. J.W. Rinzler's The Making of Star Wars is that story. It's a look back to those heady days of 1977, when Star Wars seemed astonishingly fresh and new. In oth...

Applelinks has posted a new review of Star Wars: Empire at War, a strategy title which puts players in control of ground and space warfare in the Star Wars universe. Set during the time period of the original move trilogy, Empire at War lets players join the Empire or Rebellion in a struggle t...

By Blake Matthews But then again, according to Obi-Wan, these are the dark times. And anyone looking for a bit more info about the times in between the prequel and the original trilogy should definitely pick this series up - and also look out for a five-issue mini-series entitled The Dark Times from Dark Hors...

By Rory The game is called Lego Star Wars II, and it's this game where you play through the Star Wars movies, but you do it with Legos. Oh, yeah. It's called "Star Wars". But that's only half of Lego Star Wars II. The other half of the game is the Lego part.

By Mark Beall But I don't own the new trilogy, which in turn begs the question: Am I a true fanboy? Truthfully, I don't know the answer to that anymore. I still adore Star Wars, but I don't follow it with the absurd, nearly religious conviction of the true nut job fans. I really don't know everything there is t...

By Matt Paprocki After stating on repeated occasions the original theatrical versions of the Star Wars trilogy would never be seen on DVD, it seems the upcoming holiday rush was too much of a risk to miss. As such, fans have been treated with an individual re-release of all three films in the original trilog...

On Tuesday, Lucas Arts sent me copies of Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy for the Xbox 360 and Playstation Portable. I had contacted them for a copy of the 360 version so I could review it for the newspaper. But they asked me if they should include the PSP version as well. Sure, why not, I tol...

By Gary Susman Now that George Lucas is finally releasing (on Sept. 12) the original, theatrical, unexpurgated, non-CGI Star Wars trilogy on DVD, how do the discs rate? We don't know; there are no advance review copies being sent to critics. The PR...