The Acolyte Finds Great Light in Star Wars' Shadows
For the past few years, Star Wars has been fascinated with the question of how we came to the status quo of its original trilogy …
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The Year Ahead in Star Wars
James Whitbrook is the Deputy Editor of io9, with an expertise in covering Stars of the Wars and Trek varieties, as well as anime, games, …
Dave Filoni Is Right Where Star Wars Needs Him to Be
There has been a great disturbance in the Force. As if, somehow, millions of voices suddenly cried out “what if Dave Filoni got a promotion?” …
Hasbro Explains How Star Wars Toys Get Chosen, and Why They Sometimes Take Forever
When I was 19 years old, I stood outside a Toys “R” Us for hours, waiting for midnight so I could buy toys from Star …
San Diego Comic-Con 2023: Who's in and Who's Out?
The time of year is finally here when thousands of nerds descend upon Southern California for San Diego Comic-Con. Last year’s Comic-Con was a return to …
Thank God, Star Wars Outlaws Isn't Set During the Rise of the Empire
Of all the surprising things we’ve learned about Star Wars Outlaws in the days since its reveal—its focus on the galaxy far, far away’s underworld …
The Mandalorian Gave Bo-Katan a Story Like No Other
Season three of The Mandalorian has finished telling its tale, and boy it’s been a bumpy ride. After the dizzying highs of Andor and the …
The Mandalorian Finally Remembered Its Place in Star Wars' Timeline
The Mandalorian is a show that rarely wants to sit in its worldbuilding. Things are said, they are present in the moment they need to …
Hey, Maybe Star Wars Should Leave Mandalore the Hell Alone
Image: Lucasfilm To paraphrase Luke Skywalker, “If there’s a nice center to the universe, Mandalore is the planet it’s farthest from.” The home planet of …
2022 Was the Year Franchises Fell Off Their Pedestals
Image: Disney/Lucasfilm From start to finish, 2022 felt like a weird year, one where the stability of nearly everything we’ve taken for granted was greatly …