NOTE: For a history and breakdown of the Hero’s Journey concept see my prologue article, The Hero’s Path. This examination of Rey’s Journey will mainly follow Christopher Vogler’s outline of the Hero’s Journey—with several of Campbell’s steps mentioned. It will also follow the chronological plot of the film, rather than a strictly linear outline of […]
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The Most Important Thing I Learned At Celebration 2016
It was at the International Star Wars Fandom panel, early Saturday morning, to be precise. Now, it’s not an earth-shattering thing, certainly, and con-goers will have learned this long before some halfwit writing pretentious long-form did so. But please forgive me, I’m new to this world. Celebration Europe 2016 was not just my first Celebration, […]
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Life Con The Cheap – How I spent less than $177 at SWCE
I’m cheap. I love to travel. I love Star Wars. Somehow I was able to accommodate all of these seemingly competing interests and pull off an affordable trip to Star Wars Celebration Europe in London. Here’s how I did it.
Star Wars: Aftermath: Life Debt – A Beyond the Films Review
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. Aftermath: Life Debt by Chuck Wendig (hardcover, 2016) The second book in the Aftermath trilogy has arrived, and to say that I was not particularly looking […]
Star Wars: Adventures in Wild Space: The Dark (or The Darkness) – A Beyond the Films Review
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. Adventures in Wild Space: The Dark by Tom Huddleston (softcover, 2016) The Dark is book #4 in Adventures in Wild Space, though technically the fifth entry in the series […]
Gaming News from Star Wars Celebration- CCC Ep. 056
Nate and Michael discuss the gaming news coming out of Celebration Europe 2016