A hero corrupted by the power he relies upon to defeat the enemies of his people, driven by the deaths of the ones he loves family, he will fall even further so long as his descent means no one else will have to suffer. Sound a little like Anakin Skywalker? There are a number of [...]

Tatooine is probably one of the most iconic locations in all of Star Wars. Just reading the name likely reminds people of the opening of A New Hope, with its two setting suns. It’s a location full of turning points for the Skywalker family – where Anakin stopped being a slave and Luke began his [...]

This week my sons and I will give you a look at Death Star Battles, another DK Readers level 3 book – meant for children who are reading alone. As mentioned last time, this book was a much bigger hit with my sons than Join the Rebels had been, and after the break I’ll give [...]

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If you do, some of these reader submitted topics will be put towards popular vote on an official NJOE poll.  The highest voted topic will be in an upcoming “In Defense of…” column at a (for now) to be announced month.  You must tell me [...]

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…

I started reading these books. The Star Wars Expanded Universe has gone through numerous upheavals since the its inception in 1978. None of these were more seemingly important at the time while becoming nearly irrelevant years later than the 20th Star Wars Anniversary spectacular event, Shadows [...]

Headlines from this past week include the back cover and blurb for Fate of the Jedi: Vortex, a Riptide teaser, as well as news about The Old Republic and The Clone Wars, some more Celebration V stories, interviews, videos and more. Click on the link to see them all.
Part 1 of interview with Dark Horse [...]

Welcome back to another edition of This Week In Star Wars!!  After the break you can find out what’s coming out this week and what we have planned for the site!!
 

 
Monday August 30th
Sometimes there is news that doesn’t quite make the front page and now you can catch up on all of it In Case You [...]

“Begun The Clone Wars has!” With these words Yoda announces the beginning of the clone Wars! In my bi-weekly column, Through the Eyes of a Clone, I will be discussing the TV show Star Wars: The Clone Wars. This week I will be discussing news on Star Wars the Clone Wars Season 3. [...]

Role-play in the Star Wars Universe can take on many forms, not just traditional role-playing games, there’s also immersive character role-play on dedicated websites, to playing with action figures, and even dressing up in themed costumes. This column will be devoted to all things role-play, from highlighting upcoming products, reviewing role-playing books, or introducing readers [...]

The Old Republic: Blood of the Empire #10 is up at the game’s official site, discuss here.
Riptide teaser from Paul Kemp’s twitter feed, discuss here.
New personalized YA book The Clone Wars: The Way of the Warrior announced via the official site, discuss here.
Interview with TOR Comic writer Rob Chestney at Dark Horse, discuss here.
Interview with [...]