Movies that have plot holes, shaky characterizations or structural problems are often sources for great novelizations, as the format allows for deeper exploration that may have been lost in the directing or editing process. More […]
“The Approaching Storm” (2002) has a heckuva hook: It’s the first “Star Wars” novel from Alan Dean Foster since the late 1970s, when he wrote the “A Nope Hope” novelization and “Splinter of the Mind’s Eye,” […]
Although the propaganda in conjunction with Disney’s “Star Wars” reboot would have us believe that the Expanded Universe was licensed fan fiction, the reality is that readers saw EU stories as being the true continuation […]
“Rebels,” set between Episodes III and IV, will premiere on Oct. 3 on the Disney Channel, but as fans know, for many years there was another TV series planned for this era: “Underworld.” This live-action series […]
Writer Haden Blackman’s “Jango Fett: Open Seasons” (2002) is one of the most essential pieces of “Star Wars” storytelling, as it mends the contradictions between “The Tale of Boba Fett” and Boba’s portrayal in “Attack […]
As fans know, there are two continuity branches to “Star Wars” storytelling: The movies and TV shows overseen by George Lucas (and now Disney) and the Expanded Universe that was kinda-sorta overseen by Lucas (and […]
Lucasfilm arguably dropped the ball in telling Anakin’s story between Episodes I and II, when he aged from 9 to 19. From 1999 through May 2002, only two adult novels (“Rogue Planet” and “The Approaching […]
I don’t know if it’s coincidence or correlation, but Timothy Zahn’s first five “Star Wars” books (the Thrawn trilogy and “Hand of Thrawn” duology) were great, and those were set at the end of the […]
“Episode II: Attack of the Clones” came out in May 2002, but that month’s issue of “Star Wars: Republic” — No. 42, the start of “Rite of Passage” – didn’t jump directly into the Clone Wars. I’m […]
Issue 32 of “Star Wars: Republic” marks the start of John Ostrander’s epic run as the primary writer of this ongoing series. Starting here, he writes 19 straight issues, taking the series up to the start of […]