Over a half a year ago, we wrote about the place of Luke Skywalker in the new expanded universe or rather, the absence of Mark Hamill’s character. Since then not much has change, unfortunately, and the shadow of Skywalker’s absence has only grown larger over the expanded universe set after Return of the Jedi. On…
Adaptations can serve two purposes, but usually only one or the other. An adaptation can present a well-known story from a new perspective, be it more descriptive or different visually, or it can genuinely serve as the consumer’s first interaction with a story in a medium familiar to the reader. Given the incredible success of…
For fans of The Clone Wars the season finale of Rebels’ second season ended in the fan equivalent of high octane adrenaline being injected straight into the heart. Why? It brought together master and apprentice, Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano. Their friendship and partnership was a driving force throughout the The Clone Wars series and…
Remember the time Princess Leia picked up a lightsaber to fight off Imperial troops? What about when Darth Vader began his ruthless hunt for the identity of the X-wing pilot who destroyed the Death Star? Not even the moment Han Solo earned the nickname ‘nerf herder’? If the answer is no, then most likely you…
The foundation of the Star Wars universe is built upon the heroic monomyth and unsurprisingly, filled with heroes and villains. In the original trilogy, we immediately think, Han, Luke, and Leia. In the prequel trilogy, which embodies the creation of a villain, we still have Padme, Qui-Gon, and Obi-Wan. Even in The Force Awakens, it’s…
Tragedy is inherent in the Star Wars franchise, and this is never truer than in The Force Awakens.
Star Wars is a franchise which revolves around concealment of one’s identity. It’s most famous villain resides behind an impenetrable mask for almost the entirety of his screen time, and the removal of masks is nearly entirely the role of the protagonists. Its prevalence throughout the Star Wars films occurs because concealment is simply excellent…
For the seventeen years that separated the end of the original trilogy and the start of the prequel trilogy, Star Wars fans were forced to sit on their hands and simply hope that one day there would be a cinematic return to the galaxy far, far away. The Phantom Menace, released in 1999, was the…
The planet of double suns, Tatooine looms large in the mythos of Star Wars. The setting for the first act of A New Hope and Return of the Jedi, the second act of The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones, and part of the concluding final act of Revenge of the Sith. Only The…
In Riffing on Star Wars #6, we discussed the most well-known ship in the Star Wars galaxy, the Millennium Falcon. Today, we will talk about one of the most identifiable, the X-wing, the star fighter debuted in the final act of our favorite film from 1977. Revealed in the rebels’ hangar bay inside a vine…
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