With plenty of action, backstory, and evenhanded perspective, authors Michael Reaves and Steve Perry flesh out the Star Wars universe and realistically capture the zeitgeist of the DeathStar era in StarWars:DeathStar.
At its core DeathStar e...
STARWARS: POWER OF THE JEDI -- Collections 1&2 (Hasbro) Let's start this look at Star Wars toys with Hasbro's latest Star Wars 3-3/4-inch figures in sets and in sealed cases. Set 1 features six figures, primarily from Episode I. These figures are grouped...
In a press release, Wizards of the Coast and a subsidiary of Hasbro Inc. have announced the 2007 product lineup for its popular Star Wars™ Miniatures game and Star Wars® Roleplaying game, including the November release of The Force Unleashe...
A screw-you-Pat amount of books came out this week with a little something for everyone: several anthologies for the SF reader, new fantasy / horror stand-alone novels and series installments, and even a widely neglected, early novel from George R.R. ...
By fleshing out their initial single-disc soundtrack for STAR WARS EPISODE 1: THE PHANTOM MENACE into two discs, Sony Classical provides virtually every note of John Williams' score, including one cue dropped from the final release print. With 68 cues, th...
LucasArts and TT Games recently announced their plans to release LEGO® Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy [working title], the sequel to one of the best-selling video games of 2005. Created by TT Games and developed by Traveller's Tales, LEGO Star Wars II...
I’ve long considered Dark Horse to be the smartest and most resourceful comic book publisher. When they started out over twenty years ago, they made the conscious decision to not try to take on Marvel and DC at their own game. Instead, the...
Before the time dark time, before the prequels, there was little left in the world that was new Star Wars. Dark Horse Comics was one of a few outlets that kept the flame alive. They had numerous Star Wars comics published over the years including Droid...
You can tell Christmas is right around the corner when the publishers start busting out the new collector’s editions and staple genre series guides. This Tuesday, November 14th brings a Voyage of Jerle Shannara and Gotrek & Felix compendiums...
When it comes to THE NEXT GENERATION feature films, Ronald D. Moore is candid about his successes and failures. He co-wrote the first two with Brannon Braga; Michael Piller wrote the third. Moore says, `I am more than willing to accept at this late date t...
STARWARS: POWER OF THE FORCE 2 - FAN CLUB EXCLUSIVE `FREEZE FRAME` FIGURES (Kenner)Just before the Christmas Season of 1998 started, Kenner announced that the last four figures in their `Power of the Force` assortment, featuring the `Freeze Frame` film s...
...review of StarWars:DeathStar stay tuned to the site later on this week.
Richard Matheson, best known for his SF / horror extravaganza I Am Legend, also takes a stab at another sci-fi media giant this week with the hardback release of Mathes...
Previously, DK Books has release four volumes in their Star Wars cross-sections series, covering the various Star Wars films. In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Star Wars, they’ve now combines all four of those volumes, along with new i...
Happy Tuesday everybody! This week we've got new Tor releases of the Wolfblade Trilogy, the Count Saint-Germain series, and The Company novels. In addition to those hardback debuts we've got a technical guide to the science of Star Wars from the good folk...
There's something wrong when the loudest applause occurs as the curtain goes up--in anticipation of, rather than response to, the film being seen. Thatwas the case with THE PHANTOM MENACE, the highly-hyped STAR WARS prequel that earlier this year gave GOD...
In honor of the Star Wars 30th Anniversary, Dark Horse Comics is re-releasing some of their best selling trade paperbacks into a limited edition hardcover format. These books will only be available through the direct market. The third volume is ...
I'll admit it: I love Star Wars. Something about the incredible speed, intense action, and classic tale of good vs. evil has always drawn me in. Ever since I saw the first video of ROGUE LEADER, it has been at the top of my "most wanted games" list. Thank...
STARWARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES delivers on every cinematic promise George Lucas has made. In his years of directing and producing, Lucas has been putting his spin on nearly every genre in Hollywood's pantheon. He reordered the way a generati...
Marvel Comics used to wreak havoc with its superhero continuity by coming up with some of the most interesting alternate universe theories in their WHAT IF? series. It was always great to see what would happen if significant events in a super hero's life ...
According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the 1977 Best Picture nominee Star Wars will be screened as the first feature of the fourth installment of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' "Great To Be Nominated" ser...
Damn, this just wasn't long enough! Now why does Dark Horse persist in churning out issue after issue of Sith Tales and Jedi This and Dark That, all of it a torrent of pseudo-STAR WARS garbage that barely justifies its printing and distribution costs, whe...
Walter Jon Williams author of classic early nineties SF novels like HARDWIRED and DAYS OF ATONEMENT has just hit book stores with the most recent entry in the STARWARS: NEW JEDI ORDER series. The fourteenth NEW JEDI book, titled DESTINY'S WAY, sees the N...
After a weekend highlighted by crappy weather and lousy Super Bowl adverts, I found something last night that turned my whole sub-par Sunday around: the news that Star Trek Books is finally releasing their very own “Guide to Women.”
It’...
It’s been five years since the first StarWars: Clone Wars television miniseries debuted on Cartoon Network, yet the folks over at Lucasfilm Animation seemed to have held onto the idea of an anime-style Star Wars arc pretty tightly. This August will...
It's funny. Upon exiting the first press screening for STARWARS: EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONES, the only feeling I could assimilate with any kind of certainty was that this installment was better than the first film in the prequel trilogy. However, th...
Oh, what a wacky roller coaster of emotion this STAR WARS saga has some of us aging fanboys on! After a decade and a half of anticipation, THE PHANTOM MENACE hit screens to the tune of a boatload of cash and, for many people like me who were teens when we...
It is a story that has become legion over the years among some STAR WARS fans. Loyal, rabid fans. REALLY rabid fans. In the heady days after the 1977 release of STAR WARS, with creator George Lucas trying to figure out what he was going to do next, and `M...
I really liked the concept when it started. Take an established STAR WARS story, and in Marvel WHAT IF? style (more on that later), re-envision it with a very different series of events. What would happen if Luke Skywalker died on Hoth rather than going o...
Despite mild denials from George Lucas that he would be adding even more scenes to the original STAR WARS trilogy to tie it more closely together with his prequel trilogy, then re-release all six films in the saga in 2006, rumblings of just such a project...
Since the release of the new STAR WARS role-playing game its producer Wizards of the Coast has come out with well laid out, beautifully produced supplements and books...all done in the aftermath of the beloved West End Games version. After West End ceased...
If this turns out to be legit STAR WARS fans will have a Brit magazine named Hotdog to thank for it, but here goes: according to the December 2003 issue of that magazine, Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew said that when he signed his contract to work in EPISOD...
Old toys never die. Well, sometimes they do, but often they just get repackaged or rediscovered by new fans attracted to the property when it becomes a big-budget movie (like TOMB RAIDER) or a popular TV show (like WITCHBLADE). Today, we take a look at a ...
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Well, here I am reviewing the newest Star Wars movie. And let me get one thing straight from the get go. I am a huge Star Wars fan. I am also a huge film fan in general, and I am able to be both at the same time. Is this an easy task... well for s...
StarWars: Panel to Panel Vol. 2 is an interesting book. It’s part comic book, part art collection, and part Star Wars Expanded Universe history all rolled into one gorgeous package. The book takes a look at the Expanded Universe of Star W...
Fantasy author R.A. Salvatore will pen the novelization of StarWars: Episode II. He follows on the heels of another fantasy author, Terry Brooks, who wrote the novelization to Episode I. Salvatore`s previous Star Wars novel credit was the controversial S...
GODZILLA PVC FIGURES (Bandai)Well, after over a year of watching merchandise languish from 1998`s travesty that posed as a Godzilla film, I was overjoyed to learn that figures from the Japanese films (the only true Godzilla movies!) were at long last avai...
The Star Wars Vault may not be the greatest book ever published, but it might be the greatest thing to come off a printing press since Noah Webster published his first dictionary. This is the type of book that will have Star Wars fanatics all wide-ey...
Welcome to the new site everyone for the Weekly Book Buzz’s first new edition on mania.com. I won’t waste your time with comments on the new design or site features because frankly, we’ve got too much to do with so many releases comin...
What do you get when you cross the frenetic paced, space sequences of STAR WARS with the planet forming magic of STAR TREK: WRATH OF KHAN, mix in a hint of Japanese anime then wrap it with the suspenseful soirees of HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER and ENTER THE DRAG...
After rejecting initial treatments developed by Gene Roddenberry, Paramount studio`s search for the proper vehicle to launch the first STAR TREK film began The writers approached included science fiction veteran Robert Silverberg; famed author Harlan Elli...
Who do you think is the ideal mentor, Count Dooku or Mace Windu? Well, that's precisely what you're about to find out while playing Star Wars Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns. Aside from the add-ons in terms of a whole bunch of brand new units and t...
Robert Picardo, who plays the holographic Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager, recently had several inspiring experiences. His character escaped from the hazards of managed health care, met an entire species that looked up to him as a role model, and got inside ...
`It’s the last season, and hopefully it will be the best season. That’s certainly our goal,` says Voyager executive producer Kenneth Biller. `We’ve got a great line up of stuff, I think, and it’s going to be fun.` Biller has firmly taken the reigns of th...
In 1977, audiences were introduced to the battle between the evil Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance in the classic "Star Wars" series. With the advent of computer gaming, fans longed to take command of something more than a simple starship or soldier...
In the past, Star Wars games have always brought excitement to a wide variety of gamers. Although, recently the enthusiasm and anticipation for upcoming Star Wars games slightly started to fade, along with the spirit, which the old trilogy presented. The ...
`During the early ‘70s,` explains David Gerrold, `NBC was the villain, because they had cancelled STAR TREK, and Gene made sure that everybody knew that NBC was the villain. Gene was this man who wanted to change the world for the better, and NBC wouldn`t...
It’s a no-brainer. Ask anyone what made StarWars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace cool and they’ll invariably repeat two words: Darth Maul. Switch gears to their biggest disappointment, and the answer is equally predictable: Not enough Darth Maul. Witho...
Hollywood Reporter published a few interesting tidbits regarding STAR WARS and INDIANA JONES 4.The article talks about the upcoming Licensing 2006 International Trade Show being held in New York.Regarding INDIANA JONES 4:Howard Roffman, president of Lucas...
With the dawn of a new ‘Star Wars’ saga beginning this August (‘Star Wars Clone Wars’) I would like to get back into the universe George Lucas has created. Dark Horse Comics is currently the most vibrant outlet for ‘Star...
The upcoming new season of StarWars: The Clone Wars will debut in theaters on August 15, 2008 before it begins airing on TNT and the Cartoon Network in the fall. Here's what Lucasfilm had to say in their press announcement at the...
George Lucas has provided more details on both of his upcoming STAR WARS television series to TV Guide. One will be the next SW Clone Wars series set in CG animated style. The other will be a new live action series set in the SW universe. In the...
The game commences after Darth Vader had captured princess Lea, and the pod with droids had fallen on Tatuin. The player leads Imperial ground forces through 20 missions. As the story develops, the main characters (Two brothers, one in charge of the strat...
Popularity isn’t everything. The Gorn have fascinated Star Trek fans for more than 30 years, ever since they debuted in the original series episode `Arena` in 1967. But what do we really know about these cool alien lizards? Sure, they’re big, green, extre...
This is a reminder to any and all that tonight at 9pm (ET/PT), The History Channel premieres STARWARS: THE LEGACY REVEALED, a 2-hour special exploring why the emotional impact of the Star Wars Saga remains as relevant as ever. Through interviews wi...
Forget the Klingons and Romulans. Ask almost any fan of the original Star Trek who their favorite `evil` aliens were, and the answer is simple: the Gorn. The green, warlike reptiles’ first appearance was in the fan-favorite episode `Arena,` in which Kirk ...
When a father is high on the thrill of watching his first born come into the world, he might babble about looking forward to teaching the lad how to lace his shoes and ride a bike. But what he's really thinking about watching Star Wars for the first time ...
In Part One of this article, we interviewed Rich Heierling, a film and video producer at Digital Stream in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, who has sent Paramount Pictures a proposal to remake STAR TREK — The Original Series’ (TOS) visual effects with new, state...
Drew Karpyshyn is no stranger to Star Wars, or sci-fi in general for that matter. An award-winning video game writer / designer, Karpyshyn penned the tremendously successful StarWars: Knights of the Old Republic and Mass Effect video games as BioWare&rsq...
There I was, minding my own business in the video store, picking up the latest DVD release of Dario Argento's masterpiece of giallo horror, DEEP RED, when what did I see on the wall behind the cash register? A brand new, honest-to-god laserdisc, looking l...
By the time early November 1977 came along, production of `In Thy Image` was scheduled to begin in just a matter of weeks. It seemed that nothing was going to interfere with STAR TREK`s return. On November 10th, Gene Roddenberry shot a memo off to Bob Col...
Hey, Happy All Saints Day/Day of the Dead! Hope everybody had a fabulous scary (but not TOO scary) Halloween. Speaking of scary stuff, I didn't list them in the column, but last week Triumph Marketing released a series of DVDs that I find truly frightenin...
Lucasfilm (via the official STAR WARS website) has finally lifted the curtain and released the content details to be found on their forthcoming STAR WARS trilogy DVD set, arriving this September 21. The new bonus features will constitute over 10 hours wor...
Ever since the theatrical release of A NEW HOPE George Lucas’ Star Wars series has come to dominate pop culture, evolving its form to fit new mediums as the uncontested poster boy of mainstream sci-fi. Novels, toys, television series and comic books...
Not very long ago, 2000 AD represented all that was futuristic and fantastic within our common view of life. That far-off era was held for fantasies of high technology or tales of The End of All That We Know or, at the very least, showing humanity in its ...
According to TVGuide.com, Edward Furlong may be playing a role in Star Wars TV Series.TVGuide.com's Michael Ausiello fielded the following question in a recent column:Question: I ran into the wild Edward Furlong at IHOP in Hollywood and, when I asked what...
Just over one month ago a video that was never meant to be seen by anyone except its creator was uploaded to the Kazaa file sharing network. If you downloaded it, you would see an overweight 15-year-old teenager holding a golf ball retriever pretending i...
What They SayIf our little runaway Sora is ever going to become a Kaleido Star, she has to overcome some pretty tough, not to mention gorgeous, adversaries. Sora and May give it their all, but neither is sure what will satisfy Leon. Layla invites Sora t...
Evil witches, an alien stargate, undercover detective work and sword-wielding warriors are not elements one normally expects to find combined, particularly in a Star Wars story. However, readers of Dark Horse Comics' ongoing Star Wars title will discover ...
It had to happen: 'The Dark Knight' finally concedes the #1 spot to the other hero of the summer movies: Robert Downey Jr., but proves that fans like Batman better than Yoda.
According to estimates published by Box Office Mojo, the Bat-sequel came in at ...
Besides previews of numerous other projects, footage from STARWARS: EPISODE II was screened at this last weekend's San Diego Comic-Con International.A tipster by the name of "Fatboy Roberts" checked in with T'Bone's Star Wars Universe site. Here are some...
In a must-have volume for collectors, Mark Cotta Vaz has gathered and assembled development art from the STARWARS: EPISODE II design departments. The lush edition is stunning. Included are literally thousands of character sketches, set paintings and phot...
Hasbro Inc. and other toy makers are preparing to launch the much-anticipated products linked to the next -- and final -- chapter in the "Star Wars" movie franchise.Merchandise will include everything from "a Darth Vader voice-changing helmet, board games...
According to the Associated Press, Hasbro stated while reporting earnings that they expect to release a new DVD for the 30th anniversary of the Star Wars films. Also reported was an update on the status of both Star Wars TV shows.Looking ahead, Verr...
The undisputed GameCube king of the hill has finally arrived. We got our copy of LucasArts' STAR WARS ROGUE LEADER: ROGUE SQUADRON II this past weekend, and after being chained to the GameCube for the weekend (willingly) I've finally returned to give a re...
In an interview with our own Zachary Sotolongo, STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES writer/director George Lucas talked about the pressure of fan attention he toils under while creating the STAR WARS prequel trilogy, as well as what will happen whe...
When LucasArts came up with the premise for THE CLONE WARS, the company must have been giddy with excitement; they were going to be able to tell the tale of The Clone Wars, from which the game gets its name. In other words, the most fascinating story in t...
StarWars.com is currently showing the music video for the “Battle Of The Heroes” Theme for STARWARS: EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH. The music video includes some footage taken from the movie trailer as well as some new material. Entitled “A Hero Falls...
As our collector fans know, Wal-Mart offered an exclusive product to capture the nostalgia of the first STAR WARS figures ever made. A near-exact replica of Kenner's 1977 "Empty Box" has been sold exclusively at Wal-Mart. Inside is a Redemption Certificat...
Do you hear that sound? It's the sound of hardcore Star Wars fans everywhere throwing their plastic light sabers up in the air in celebration. Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will be releasing two-disc special editions of Sta...
LucasArts announced today that their newest game in the long line of Star Wars games, STAR WARS GALACTIC BATTLEGROUNDS, has been shipped to stores.Using the AGE OF EMPIRES II engine, GALACTIC BATTLEGROUNDS allows players to choose from one of six factions...
Canadian actor Charles Ross is appearing in a one-man off-Broadway show called ONE-MAN STAR WARS TRILOGY. What's particularly unique about this is he does in fact play all the characters himself.Per Ross' site, the show is described as "a one-hour, high ...
After begging, threatening, crying, and screaming, STAR WARS fans have finally gotten what they wantedthe first film in George Lucas' beloved series is now available on DVD. But the question is, much as it was when STARWARS: EPISODE I THE PHANTOM MENACE...
Video game publisher THQ Inc. has announced they will work with Lucasfilm to develop a STAR WARS game for mobile phones. THQ Wireless, a THQ unit, said it would develop "Star Wars Battlefront Mobile," with sales expected to launch November 1 exclusively ...
Ronald D. Moore asks pointedly, `What is STAR TREK exploring? What are the things it’s trying to make the audience think about? What relevance does it have to you and me? If it doesn’t have a relevance to you and me, in our lives, what’s the point? Why am...
Scooper 'ShadowHammer' sent me the following report from IMDB.com today:I just found this on IMDb.comSTAR WARS Fans Upset About DVD Plans for Original TrilogyDespite earlier reports that Lucasfilm would be re-releasing the original unedited theatrical ver...
StarWars: Rogue Planet, available in hardback, is the first Lucas tie-in to be set around the time of Phantom Menace (not counting Terry Brooks' book of the film). As such, it occupies an interesting position in spin-offery. Most such books are written w...
We've heard it from a friend that all the hubbub created by the clandestine Lucasfilm licensing meeting scheduled for next month isn't concerning the classic STAR WARS films coming on DVD. Instead, our source tells us that Lucasfilm's big pow-wow is to ma...
'A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away,' we were thrilled and entertained. We loved C-3PO, R2-D2, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Princess Leia. And most certainly, we loved to hate Darth Vader. Industrial Light and Magic's revolutionary...
MYSTERY MACHINE KIT WITH SCOOBY-DOO & SHAGGY FIGURES(Kit 6808, Polar Lights/Wal*Mart Exclusive) Zoinks! Polar Lights` new snap-together plastic assembly kit of The Mystery Machine van from Scooby-Do! Where Are You? hit the Wal*Mart shelves just in time fo...
Various images have been posted online of the upcoming Star Wars figures, Order 66.You can find the images here.The two packs come in 6 combinations:Yoda and Kashyyyk TrooperAnakin Skywalker and Airborne TrooperObi-Wan Kenobi and AT-RT DriverDarth Vader a...
"Initial D," a movie based on a Japanese comic book, has stunned "StarWars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" and the action thriller "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," starring Jolie and Pitt, at the Hong Kong box office.
StarWars: Saga Rogue Two Snowspeeder with Zev Senesca figure will be showing up on shelves at Target stores sometime this summer. The snowspeeder will include:- Opening canopy for 2 pilots- retractable landing gear- swiveling tail gun- opening air brake...
The Emmy Award-winning animated series STARWARS: CLONE WARS is coming to the iTunes Music Store. 20 chapters of the series will be available on iTunes starting now. Later episodes are expected to be added around June.Each episode is available for the p...
Recent reports published by STAR WARS and movie film websites have hinted that George Lucas may be considering making a third STAR WARS trilogy of films. Last week an anonymous email was sent to this website from someone claiming that non-disclosure agree...
Plot: All grown up, Anakin Skywalker defies the rules of the Jedi in a forbidden romance with Amidala. Things get darker as Darth Sidious' power grows and Anakin continues on his doomed path that will result in his taking on the mantle of Darth Vader. ...
When you go out and buy the STARWARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE DVD, you may well be able to get access to an exclusive online trailer for EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES as well.According to The Digital Bits (http://www.thedigitalbits.com), via T...
Daniel Wallace has updated the STARWARS: ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO CHARACTERS to include characters from EPISODE I, EPISODE II and the Del Rey NEW JEDI ORDER novel series. Wallace, who has written and/or contributed to countless STAR WARS resource books, picked...
Ewan McGregor has never held back on expressing his opinion regarding the STAR WARS franchise, and word of the film's new title is no exception.While talking to the UK Popcorn website, McGregor was asked what he thought of the title being STARWARS: EPISO...
In attempting to bring STAR TREK back to audiences of the 1970s, the show found itself saddled with one particular problem that had to be overcome in order for the series to work effectively. `The original series had seventy nine episodes,` points out Jo...
In Indianapolis over the weekend at a fan convention, George Lucas announced that Lucasfilm is making plans for two new TV series that would continue his STAR WARS epic.The first project Lucas told the crowd would be a 3-D animated half-hour show that exp...
Now, this is a little more like it! After the widespread disappointment that greeted George Lucas' fun-idea-packed but dramatically underwhelming STARWARS: EPISODE I THE PHANTOM MENACE three summers ago, a reviewer would like nothing better than to shou...
STARWARS: EPISODE II – ATTACK OF THE CLONES, the most highly anticipated movie of the year. JEDI STARFIGHTER is the first EPISODE II game to be released from LucasArts, and improves greatly on its predecessor, STARFIGHTER.JEDI STARFIGHTER puts you in the...
STARWARS: THE POWER OF THE FORCE (Kenner/Hasbro)Back in 1983, when Return of the Jedi toys were hitting the shelves, collectors were hopefully wondering, `Will Kenner make a `Slave Girl Leia` action figure?` Yes, Carrie Fisher in her space bikini had toy...
`Tell me why there are no gay characters in STAR TREK,` says Ron Moore. `This is one of those uncomfortable questions I hate getting when I was working on the show, because there is no good answer for it. There is no answer for it other than people in cha...
Tim Hildebrandt, an influential part of STAR WARS, passed away on June 11 due to complications from diabetes. Our thoughts go out to his brother Greg and everyone in the Hildebrandt family.Greg and Tim Hildebrandt are internationally known illustrators. ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:VariousTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayIn celebration of Star Trek\'s 40th anniversary, here are five new episodes set in the Original Star Trek series: The last survivors of gender war live on as spirits in machinery...
Whether you love ATTACK OF THE CLONES or hate it, there's no denying the film boasts some of the coolest hardware designs since the original trilogy. While THE PHANTOM MENACE seemed influenced by the colorful, art deco look of the pre-war 1930s, ATTACK mo...
STAR TREK creator Gene Roddenberry often attributed the success of the series to the fact that it showed man transcending his intolerance for his fellow man; it said that we, as a species, would move beyond our petty differences, which have for so long se...
Not only will STARWARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES be getting the IMAX treatment, but it looks like the film will also be getting a running time "haircut." The maximum 120-minute capacity for most IMAX platter systems dictates a cut of 23 minutes ...
The new Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith poster is being featured on StarWars.com along with a mug and a T-shirt sporting the same image.Check the poster out by clicking on the image above.
The very first video store I ever worked at was a mom and pop store that only competed with the big chains because it had a great location, we carried adult videos and we weren’t under a lot of scrutiny about what we carried like the big chain store...
With the upcoming release of STARWARS: EPISODE 2 - ATTACK OF THE CLONES, the expected rush of hype and merchandise has begun to flow toward ravenous fans. One of these releases is veteran sci-fi writer Alan Dean Foster's EPISODE 2 tie-in, THE APPROACHING...
In the Star Wars Jedi Academy trade paperback, Leviathan, writer Kevin J. Anderson asks us to follow new heroes, while the heroes we`ve worshipped in the past (Luke Skywalker, especially) fade to the sidelines. He`s right to ask us, and the story benefits...
STAR WARP'D by Andrew Hershberger (Sun 05-12-2002)
If there’s one dead horse that’s apparently never going to get enough beatings it would have to be the STAR WARS parody film. From HARDWARE WARS to THUMB WARS to GEORGE LUCAS IN LOVE to THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL to infinity, the world is quickly evolv...
When the three-day "Star Wars Celebration Japan" opens at the Makuhari Messe center on July 19, attendees will be some of the first Star Wars fans in the world to glimpse never-before-seen, exclusive footage from the upcoming CG-animated adventu...
Hot damn! Last week's lame outputting of new fantasy and sci fi literature is officially eclipsed by the cornucopia of new hardback releases coming out today. From armor-plated unicorns to world-destroying aliens, we've got a flavor to fit everyone's ta...
Two new images relating to STAR WARS EPISODE III are scorching their way across the Internet today. However, if you've been following the pulse of spoiler material for this movie, chances are that you'll already have seen what's in store.First up, the new...
A little more is coming out about that STAR WARS SPECIAL-SPECIAL EDITION we touched on last week. It seems in the Dutch magazine Score, John Williams indicated he would be slipping the Imperial March into STAR WARS EPISOD IV: A NEW HOPE (which we'd alread...
No matter what holiday you celebrate there’s always one constant during the winter season: terrible gifts. Because of a schedule / travel conflict with the fam I happened to celebrate Christmas early this year. Did I get Subterranean Press’ li...
What They SayGene Starwind and his partner Jim Hawking run a small business on the backwater planet of Centinel 3. But all that changes the day that Hilda hires them for a bodyguard job. Now, thrust into a mystery they don’t fully understand, they...
The Los Angeles Premiere of STAR WARS EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH was recently held in Los Angeles at the Mann Village Theater in Westwood, California. This 20th Century Fox film was presented by Kellogg's and was a benefit for the charity Artists fo...
The popular STAR WARS epic novel series, NEW JEDI ORDER is slated to come to a close in November of 2003 with the release of STARWARS: NEW JEDI ORDER, UNIFYING FORCE.The NEW JEDI ORDER books take place many years after the events of the film RETURN OF TH...
Scooper Grant gave Cinescape a heads up on an "interesting character" who recently asked George Lucas a question about how Jedis die.MetalSludge.tv reports, "C.C. Banana recently attended the enormous Star Wars Celebration III in Indianapolis, coinciding ...
In an interview about STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES, prequel trilogy producer Rick McCallum all but revealed there will be new scenes inserted into the eventual DVD release of the original STAR WARS Trilogy. When asked if it were true that mu...
The trailer for STARWARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES, can now be viewed online.Called "Breathing," the trailer on front of every print of MONSTERS, INC., is now available to view at the official STAR WARS website [http://www.starwars.com]. Go ther...
It looks like STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES is going where EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MANACE shied away from: namely, pay TV. Lucasfilm and Twentieth Century Fox shook up the bidding departments of HBO, Showtime, Starz and the other pay channels ...
Some sharp-eyed viewers of the new STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES trailer caught a new website for WARS fans to check out: Holonetnews.com. The site is a fictional slice of life on Coruscant, as presented in an Associated Press style website r...
The February issue of Game Informer leaked a bunch of details regarding the PS3 and Xbox 360 game StarWars: The Force Unleashed.The issue states that players will have a chance to work for Darth Vader himself as his apprentice, hunt down the last remaini...
Entertainment Earth has announced the upcoming Star Wars - The Saga Collection 3 3/4-inch Basic Action Figure Assortment Wave 2, which contains 12 individually packaged action figures based on the Battle of Hoth. The set contains two General Veers, two Ma...
VARIETY covers the Cartoon Network's upcoming slate of changes, notably including a series of 20 three-minute interstitial shorts titled STARWARS: CLONE WARS, backfilling the Clone Wars portion of the STAR WARS mythos. The series is to be produced by Gen...
It's only been one week since the release of STAR WARS GALAXIES: AN EMPIRE DIVIDED, the massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment, but it's already proved to be a big hit. According to sales...
Last time, we left off just as Luke learned the truth about his girlfriend, Rebel pilot and secret Imperial agent Shira Brie. And then, it was time for Darth Vader to return to prominence in the saga. It's Anakin's time to shine as we conclude our look at...
In an interview with CINESCAPE's own Anthony C. Ferrante for our SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW, STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES producer Rick McCallum went off a bit on the swirl of rumors which constantly dog Lucasfilm during the production of the preq...
Long before Dark Horse made STAR WARS into a comic book cottage industry, Marvel Comics tackled the challenge of expanding on George Lucas' galaxy far, far away with a monthly comic that occasionally delved into bizarre territory (a pastel-hued talking ra...
Amazon.com has a solicitation for a forthcoming STAR WARS novel for young readers, set during the Clone Wars and featuring a young Boba Fett. STARWARS: BOBA FETT - A NEW THREAT is scheduled for an April 2004 publishing date, but what's causing STAR WARS ...
LucasArts has announced that it is in development on a sequel to STARWARS: JEDI OUTCAST titled JEDI ACADEMY. Set shortly after the conclusion of OUTCAST, you will be able to play as a Jedi student being tutored by Luke Skywalker and Kyle Katarn on the a...
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few years, you've probably heard something about STAR WARS GALAXIES, the first massively multiplayer online RPG (MMORPG) based in the STAR WARS universe. But for those of you who might not be video game ...
In a posting at the official STAR WARS GALAXIES website, LucasArts Producer Haden Blackman announced a release date for the immersive online STAR WARS game, which has been the source of fan speculation for over a year now. Well, kind of a release date. Th...
The Los Angeles charity premiere of STARWARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES held on Sunday, May 12th at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood was one of eleven charity screenings held throughout the United States and Canada to raise money for ch...
Anyone who grew up loving George Lucas' first STAR WARS trilogy, has certainly been hyper-critical of his prequel trilogy of movies entrenched with their political diatribes and CGI-overloaded sequences (we won't even go there about Jar Jar). Of course, y...
The Review!Having never seen Arcadia of my Youth or any other Leiji Matsumoto saga outside of Galaxy Express 999, I wasn't sure to expect from this title when I bought it. To my shock, it turned out to be one of my favorite anime titles yet.
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Our world needs many things; world peace, toleration between brothers, food for the hungry and more protection for our environment. One of the items not on that list is a prequel novel to STAR WARS EPISODE 1. James Luceno is scribe of such novels as the b...
While STAR TREK: NEMESIS has been receiving a good deal of positive buzz in recent months from those who've seen early versions and read the script, the film has now received its first bit of negative word. Writing in the NEW YORK TIMES, Stuart Klawans ha...
The official STAR WARS website debuts its new look today as well as a new subscription based content service. Called "Hyperspace", the new service gives paying subscribers exclusive content and personalization features, with most of the exclusive info bei...
LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment's highly anticipated MMORPG STAR WARS GALAXIES: AN EMPIRE DIVIDED will be on store shelves before the end of the month, specifically June 26. In development for over three years, gamers will finally be able to play ...
LucasArts announced that the sequel to EPISODE I: POD RACER, STAR WARS RACER REVENGE, has gone gold and is ready for manufacturing.Developed by Rainbow Studios for the Playstation 2, the game features 23 playable characters, from which only six are from t...
After forking over a lot of money to get as much of the complete set of STARWARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE action figures, I was setting out to be a little more selective for EPISODE II – ATTACK OF THE CLONES. No dice. Curses to you George Lucas. Y...
Hayden Christensen has been talking about the simple pleasures in life that may well cease after STARWARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES. While promoting his work in the upcoming LIFE AS A HOUSE at the Toronto Film Festival, Christensen spoke of his ...
Gentle Giant Studios has released an image of the first figure from their upcoming Star Wars Kustomz line. The Scout Trooper on Speeder Bike is an homage to the Ratfink style of figure and a vehicle. The items are highly detailed pieces mad...
Kevin sent me an email yesterday pointing me to some deleted scenes from the original StarWars: A New Hope.I can't speak for their authenticity, but it was fun to watch.If you are interested, you can check out the video here.The scenes, from what I can t...
For the all important February television sweeps, a lot of cooks got together to mix up a brew for STAR TREK: VOYAGER. While co-executive producer Kenneth Biller and writer Robert Doherty worked on an episode that turned into `Tsunkatse,` they thought abo...
The official STAR WARS website has posted the latest installment of their ongoing documentary devoted to the making of STARWARS: EPISODE II. This time it focuses on the extras used in the coming film.However, this latest offering also provides glimpses o...
Now that all the joy and expectation I ever associated with the STAR WARS series has been beaten out of me by the tribute to Jar Jar that was THE PHANTOM MENACE, I no longer harbor any hopes that any new installment will be entertaining. It doesn't matter...
*Tatooine ShowdownDarth Maul, Qui-Gon Jinn, and Anakin Skywalker: Recreating Maul and Qui-Gon's desert duel, with Anakin ready to run like a scared rabbit. This scarce Episode I three-pack has great detailing, and uses soft-plastic sculpting to excellent ...
As the corporate blitz ramps up to whet the appetites of filmgoers for STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES, the sister company of Twentieth Century Fox, the Fox Network, is doing its part by airing EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE, EPISODE V: THE EMPI...
Since last April (right before E3) I've been clamoring to get on the beta test for the upcoming STAR WARS GALAXIES. I mean, what fan of the series wouldn't? You get to roam around the galaxy with thousands of other people, living your life as you would if...
George Lucas has gone public on when we can expect to see a trailer hit theater screens for his upcoming STARWARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES.While talking to Empire Online [http://www.empireonline.co.uk/news/news.asp?3433], Lucas explained why we...
The official STAR WARS movies website has posted the latest in a series of online premiered chapters of a growing documentary on the making of STARWARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES.This latest chapter, called "It's ALL Magic" focuses on ILM's conti...