Star Wars

Divas, Alien Invasions And America Reborn In This Week's Comics

source: io9

That said, release of the week is probably Star Wars: Invasion, a new series from Dark Horse taking place 25 years after Return Of The Jedi, and bringing the characters we know and love from the original movies face to face with new scum and villainy in the form of the Yuuzhan Vong. Classic Exp...

Published Tue, Jun 30

Star Wars Fate of the Jedi book 2: Omen is now out — but it’s too expensive

source: Show Me SciFi

Posted in scifi Tagged: Christine Golden, fate of the jedi, Omen, outcast, Sci Fi, science fiction, scifi, Star Wars, starwars We mostly liked the first book in the Fate of the Jedi series: Outcast.  It starts off an interesting new Star Wars series.. The only problem is that this series is al...

Published Mon, Jun 29

Transformers 2 Blows Critic-Audience Divide Wide Open. Today in Film Bloggery 06/29/09

source: blog.spout.com

…the runner-up position in my book goes to Revenge of the Sith, the final and most futile attempt from clumsy director and tin-eared writer George Lucas to create a prequel trilogy to match the myth-making spirit of the original Star Wars saga he unleashed in 1977. I’d still watch Sith five...

Published Mon, Jun 29

Star Wars Legacy #37 REVIEW

source: 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...

Published Mon, Jun 29

Nintendo Weekend Warrior - Stronger with The Force, but not the Transformers guy

source: Nintendo DS

Getting stronger with The Force, the Wii is. Bensussen Deutsch & Associates has announced that they're manufacturing licensed Lightsaber accessories to give you the extra Jedi Knight feel when playing Star Wars games on your Wii. Also available are Clone Trooper blasters, in case y...

Published Sat, Jun 27

Star Wars The Old Republic – The Sith Sack Coruscant – Game trailer

source: Show Me SciFi

Posted in scifi Tagged: science fiction, scifi, Star Wars, The Old Republic This is perhaps the most awesome game trailer ever made. The animation is frakking fantastic! If the actual gameplay of Star Wars The Old Republic is anything close to the cinematic quality of the trailer — this ga...

Published Thu, Jun 25

Transformers 2 Breaks Box Office Record. Yawn. Today in Film Bloggery 06/25/09

source: blog.spout.com

The midnight screenings alone earned $16 million, putting it third behind The Dark Knight ($18.5 million) and Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith ($16.9 million). As Skids might say, “Daz be a ‘hoooo lodda cheddah! Cans you ordah lunch? I can’z be readin duh orderin’ papuh.”

Published Thu, Jun 25

BDA bringing Star Wars Clone Trooper Blaster, Light-up Lightsaber peripherals to Wii

source: Go Nintendo

“Inspired by the blasters used in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the Clone Trooper Blaster upholds the quality and creativity standards of both Nintendo and Lucasfilm,” said Eric Bensussen, president of BDA. “As the only licensed Star Wars blaster on the market, players will genuinely feel...

Published Thu, Jun 25