“A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.” —Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces NOTE: […]
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Balance of the Force: Symmetry
Balance of the Force: Symmetry shazbazzar “The Jedi were real!” “Used to wonder about that myself. Thought it was a bunch of ‘mumbo-jumbo’. A magical power holding together good and evil, the Dark Side and the Light. Crazy thing is, it’s true. The Force, the Jedi…all of it. It’s all true.” The words of Han […]
Star Wars Updates, Upgrades, and Expansions – CCC Ep. 042
This week its a whole slew of new as Fantasy Flight Releases their newest wave of X-wing and announce their next Force pack for the card game and some new ships for Armada. On The video game side of things, we talk more about the Uprising update after getting some time with it as well […]
Analysis of The Force Awakens — Luke Skywalker: The Resolving of Gray
The premise that Luke has vanished is immediately intriguing. Like most people, I assumed when Episode 7 was first announced that Luke would be a central mentor figure from the beginning, having reestablished some form of Jedi Order. His absence raises many questions: Why is he missing? How long has he been gone? What could […]
Analysis of The Force Awakens — Maz Kanata: A New Kind of Force User
The Visual Dictionary reveals that Maz was a mentor to Han, likely getting him started as a smuggler. It is, of course, ironic that his mentor was a secret Force user. It makes me wonder if she ever tried to tell Han about the Force and he rejected the idea as nonsense, thinking she was […]
Analysis of The Force Awakens — Han Solo: From Cynical Smuggler to Believing Mentor
The portrayal of Han in The Force Awakens was one of the few things I was worried about leading up to the premiere. There were many fans I encountered who believed Han was the type of character who would never settle down and have a family, but that, to me, ignores his entire character arc […]