Tales of the Empire Tells Us Parts Of A Whole Story After having such a good time reviewing Tales of the Jedi, I figured that Tales of the Empire would be similar. That it would also contain a bunch of interesting looks at the history of various familiar characters. But I wouldn’t call these characters…
(Hello! Welcome to a new mini-series of sorts I’m calling “It Came From The Archives!” where we highlight old articles that we’ve had on the site. Don’t worry, there’s still plenty of our usual content coming out, we just wanted to pay tribute to our older articles. Enjoy this blast from the past!) I awaited…
I awaited the release of Star Wars: The Old Republic for over two years. Much of that time was spent listening to the greatest podcast I’ve ever heard, which later became the lamest podcast I’ve ever heard, which from there became an “all right” to “decent” podcast, ultimately surpassed by other shows which I didn’t…
NOTE: This was written prior to the release of Episode VII. It’s almost time for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, so keep away from all spoiler-ific social media and sit back and enjoy my ranking of all six episodes of the franchise. 6. Episode II: Attack of the Clones It was a mess. It felt so…
The great thing about Star Wars is that the adventure doesn’t end with the movies. There are dozens of books that take place as far back as 36,000 years before the main trilogy as well as 130 years after Return of the Jedi. The Expanded Universe (as such tales have been collectively called) was set aside when…
For the past twenty years, the Star Wars franchise has detailed the intricacies of the Sith through various novels. Narratives range from Darth Bane (the creator of the Rule of Two, the edict behind the fact that there’s only Palpatine and Vader) to Darth Plagueis (Palpatine’s Master and the most likely candidate responsible for Anakin Skywalker’s…
WARNING: This article contains heavy spoilers. The Force Unleashed multimedia project introduced Starkiller, a Sith apprentice raised in secret by Darth Vader. He begins his journey on the dark side but redeems himself at the end by making the ultimate sacrifice for his friends and laying the foundations for the Rebel Alliance. The Force Unleashed II deals…
In celebration of Disney’s Star Wars Weekends, we’re releasing Retro Reviews of the original Star Wars movies! Stick around all weekend as we take you on a journey through your favorite trilogy! —D. Alexander, The Editor Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) from Lucasfilm Ltd. Who: Directed by Irvin Kershner (RoboCop 2, Never Say Never Again), introducing Billy…
I awaited the release of Star Wars: The Old Republic for over two years. Much of that time was spent listening to the greatest podcast I’ve ever heard, which later became the lamest podcast I’ve ever heard, which from there became an “all right” to “decent” podcast, ultimately surpassed by other shows which I didn’t…
