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Star Wars: Guardians of the Whills – A Beyond the Films Review

Posted on by Nathan Butler

Star Wars Beyond the Films‘ Nathan P. Butler is now posting short, non-spoiler reviews for many new releases. Spoiler-filled discussion will often follow in the weeks or months thereafter on the podcast.  Guardians of the Whills by Greg Rucka (hardcover, 2017) After his success with Before the Awakening, the discovery that author Greg Rucka would be writing another “tie-in […]

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Everything You Need to Watch, Read, and Play to Prepare for Episode VIII: The Last Jedi

Posted on by Jacob Burdis

I grew up on Star Wars movie marathons. I probably watched the original trilogy at least once a year, and had a marathon before the premiere of each of the prequels. But ever since Disney’s introduction of an increasing amount of alternative canon material, like TV series, novels, comics, and games, marathon options have become […]

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Thrawn – Review

Posted on by Matt Rushing

It is said that to create a compelling villain an author must make them sympathetic in some way. Villains never see themselves as such, as with the rest of us, they believe they are doing the right thing. Timothy Zahn, in his new book Thrawn, has given us just that; a villain that believes he’s […]

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Star Wars: Thrawn – A Beyond the Films Review

Posted on by Nathan Butler

Star Wars Beyond the Films‘ Nathan P. Butler is now posting short, non-spoiler reviews for many new releases. Spoiler-filled discussion will often follow in the weeks or months thereafter on the podcast.  Thrawn by Timothy Zahn (hardcover, 2017) Left to right: regular version, Barnes and Noble exclusive variant, Star Wars Celebration 2017 Variant In 1991, Timothy Zahn launched […]

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Thoughts on Star Wars Celebration Orlando

Posted on by Paul Depaola

Star Wars Celebration Orlando is officially behind us.  We have seen the sneak peeks, the epic costumes, and heard the stories.  This was my fourth Celebration.  I first attended Celebration IV in Los Angeles in 2007, then Celebration V in Orlando in 2010, and Celebration Anaheim in 2015.  We arrived in town late on Tuesday […]

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