With the never ending run of new Star Wars films, TV shows, books, games, and comics, it's always been easy to fall behind. Add in work, freelance, or whatever else is going on, and the stack of reading material can really, um, stack up. I managed to make some significant headway the last few months. In a probably futile effort to dig out my office, I've added some new shelves for the ever-expanding collection of games and books. That's prompted me to look more closely at a few items that have been under a few layers of more stuff, before putting them on the shelf for the time being.
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Star Wars Wednesday - 2015 Year End Grab Bag Blog Post
Click image to make your own Lucasfilm Star Wars Holiday Card.I used to do a year end catch-all sort of post that I think I've gotten away from lately. It seems time to return to the idea, with a post covering several topics. No spoilers. Star Wars Wednesday - Awakened
As with the vast majority of you, I saw The Force Awakens last week. For those that haven't seen it, there are no spoilers in this week's entry. Maybe later, but I'll give some warning about it. Star Wars Wednesday - Nearly Awakened
So, this is the week everyone has been waiting for, with The Force Awakens just days away. Certainly there's been plenty of excitement building for days now. As has been mentioned by a few others, it's been interesting to see most Star Wars fans go from wanting to know something about what is coming, to not wanting to know anything (more).
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So, Keeping the Peace for Force and Destiny arrived today. I'm guessing it's in stores now, or will be very soon. Star Wars Wednesday - Force Friday Started Wednesday
Or maybe it was Tuesday, if you count stores that broke the street release date. Anyway, this is Friday is the big release of Force Awakens products, ranging from books to toys to more toys, and even more toys.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Announcement Battlefront
So, with E3 leading the way, it has been another crazy week of Star Wars related announcements. Good thing, too, since I'm busy again.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Star Wars Days
Monday was the increasingly popular Star Wars day, or May the Fourth Be with You. I tend to think a day later in May is more suitable, but a terrible pun is amusing and memorable, so most seem to be running with it. Sometimes, it seems like everyone is trying to get in on the action - a point made on Monday's @midnight show on Comedy Central. Lots of deals and a few really good announcements. And Celebration news and stories keep surfacing, especially now that more videos are hitting the internet.
Star Wars Wednesday - Celebration Anaheim 2015, Part 2
Star Wars Celebration. Too much to be confined to one day, and too much to be confined to one blog post. Star Wars Wednesday - Celebration Anaheim 2015, Part 1
Star Wars Celebration Anaheim was fantastic. It certainly had a seemingly never-ending stream of announcements and news, starting off with a bang with the new Star Wars Episode VII trailer. It's as big or a bigger hit around the world as it was at the show. But, Celebration had far more than that. For starters, it sold out 4 day tickets, Saturday, and Sunday tickets. Star Wars Wednesday - Rebellion Day Rebels
Star Wars is steadily gearing up on all fronts. Fantasy Flight Games announced the Rebellion Day store event for Age of Rebellion. JJ Abrams released a new Episode VII sneak peek. A new Rebels trailer arrived. Next week I'll likely be talking about whatever news comes out of San Diego Comic Con. New and old games keep rolling along as well. I played Star Wars Miniatures for the first time in roughly forever, followed up by a couple of Star Wars Age of Rebellion Beginner Game sessions at Kantcon this past weekend.Star Wars Wednesday - Set Up
Saturday is close to Wednesday, right? Well, anyway, it's been that kind of week. Lots of exciting announcements for not only Star Wars, but also Dungeons and Dragons, both of which I have a great interest in for obvious reasons. I doubt anyone seeing this by now hasn't already seen some of the announcements, but I'll throw a few thoughts in there as well.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Star Wars Day(s)
Last week marked the pseudo holiday, Star Wars Day. There was much celebration, and the day was marked all around the web, tv shows like the Big Bang Theory, and more. There were also a couple of reveals...
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Unlearn what you have learned
Lucasfilm finally broke the news about the Expanded Universe going forward this wee....EPISODE 7 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT!
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - The Hits Just Keep on Coming
It has been another amazing week for Star Wars, and with today's announcement, things aren't slowing down anytime soon in a galaxy far, far away.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Blue Ghost of Star Wars Present
I didn't originally plan to go with the whole Blue Ghost of .... series when I started it, but why stop now? With the explosion of Episode 7 rumors, it actually rather fits.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Blue Ghost of Star Wars' Future
So, today's* astonishing news can be summed up in about 6 words:
Disney buys Lucasfilm. Seven. Eight. Nine.
By luck I seemed to catch the front end of the explosion that became my twitter feed. While still in the...wait, what? stage, confirmation tweets from Pablo Hidalgo and Leland Chee scrolled past and the race was on to learn what I could from work. I finally caught up on the rest after the work day was through, but for me, a lot of the news came through the various tweets from my main Star Wars sources and their retweets.
"This is where the fun begins." As they say.