Leia the Warrior
Check out my thoughts on why Leia Organa is one heck of a warrior over at FANGirlBlog!
Aftermath: Empire’s End by Chuck Wendig – Review (Spoiler Freeish)
Chuck Wendig’s Aftermath published in the fall of 2015 was the first novel to reset the clock of the Star Wars expanded universe in the time period after Return of the Jedi. It was a resounding success built on the story of the New Republic trying to find its initial footing while the remnants of…
Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy – Review
The author of Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy is an expert in the field whose knowledge of the subject extends back decades. Wonderfully, this applies to both the fictitious author of the tome, Jaynor of Bith, and to the writer behind Jaynor, Lucasfilm Story Group member, Pablo Hidalgo. The…
Riffing on Star Wars: #14 – The Sadness of The Force Awakens
Tragedy is inherent in the Star Wars franchise, and this is never truer than in The Force Awakens.
Princess Leia in the Marvel Comics
Many thanks to FANGirl Blog for the chance to write about the incredible Princess Leia!
Star Wars Aftermath: Life Debt by Chuck Wendig – Review
Just over a year ago, Chuck Wendig’s Aftermath hit the shelves of bookstores to overwhelming sales and the wailing of a distinct minority of fans who claimed Wendig had somehow ruined their beloved franchise. Their complaints encompassed everything from the use of present tense to the presence of gay characters, and thankfully, now with the…
Star Wars: Star Wars, Vols 4 – 6, – Review and Summary
If the first three issues of Marvel’s Star Wars were intended to simply introduce our characters, the next three push our main heroes, Luke, Han, and Leia, off onto paths which come to define them in the following films of the Original Trilogy. Luke continues his path to becoming a Jedi, while the building blocks…
Star Wars: Bloodline by Claudia Gray – Review
Two things happened within the period of a few years regarding the Star Wars universe in recent history. First, Disney purchased Lucasfilm and shortly thereafter, it was declared that the old Expanded Universe was no longer canon. Second, The Force Awakens was released in December, 2015. The effect of both these events on the Star…
The Women of Disney’s Star Wars
On April 7, the first trailer for the first non-sequential Star Wars film, Rogue One, was released to great fanfare. Focused on the main character Jyn Erso, played by Felicity Jones, and the trailer featured her recruitment by the Rebel Alliance to uncover and stop the Empire’s new super weapon. The trailer is just over…
Star Wars: Princess Leia, Vols 1 -5 – Review
After Marvel Comics was bequeathed Star Wars by Disney, three classic characters from the Original Trilogy received limited series as part of the new push to re-explore the Star Wars universe in comic book form. Among those three were Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian, with the former enjoying an adventure which involved helping a teenage girl…
