Tag: star wars
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Star Wars: Moving Target by Castellucci and Fry – A Book Review
Set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, Moving Target is a Princess Leia adventure showcasing her bravery, intelligence, and selflessness. Han Solo has been frozen in carbonite, and though Leia yearns to rescue him, her loyalty to the Alliance must come first. She volunteers to act as a decoy in order…
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Star Wars: Darth Vader (Volume 1) by Gillen and Larroca – A Book Review
Recently released by Marvel Comics, this first collected volume of the Darth Vader comic book series is everything a Star Wars fan desires. Focusing solely on Darth Vader following the events of A New Hope, the dark lord must learn who destroyed the Death Star even as the Emperor seemingly seeks to replace him. Vader…
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Chewie … We’re All Home
If you somehow missed it last week … In my mind, any concerns about Star Wars: The Force Awakens are now officially put to rest. I shamelessly hereby abandon all cynicism and firmly place my fan boy hat atop my head. The above trailer hit all the right chords with me. This looks like Star…
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Concerning Star Wars: Rebels
Before I begin, it should be noted I’m thirty-eight years old – born in 1977. I grew up watching the original Star Wars movies. I clearly remember seeing Return Of the Jedi in the movie theater. My older brother, best friend, and I loved the action figures, vehicles, and sets. I had lunch boxes, masks,…
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My Thoughts On Disney Buying Star Wars
When I read earlier today that Disney bought LucasFilm (and all properties therein) my first reaction was utter astonishment. For one, the price is a number that my brain literally cannot conceive. Secondly, never, ever, in a million years did I ever think George Lucas would relinquish the rights to the universe he built from…
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300 – A Movie Review
When I first saw the preview for 300 several months ago, I knew that this would be a film that would have the same impact upon the industry as did The Matrix and the original Star Wars. It looked so unlike anything else out there! Guess what, folks? It finally came out last week, and…
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