Category Archives: star wars

The OTHER greatest Star Wars book ever. No, really.

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Just when we thought the matter had been settled last year, when The Greatest Star Wars Book Ever was identified, we have this: From the marketing copy: “In this irresistibly funny follow-up to the breakout bestseller Darth Vader and Son, … Continue reading →

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Something else to rile the Star Wars fanboys.

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

Yesterday, my 6-year old comes home from school with one of those catalogs from Scholastic they hand out on occasion, from which the kids can order books and the school gets a cut of the deal to fund various things. … Continue reading →

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Star Wars Reads Day!

Posted on October 6, 2012 by

Come on. How can you not like something like this? So, what’s the deal? Pretty simple, really: celebrate reading and Star Wars, all at the same time! Lucasfilm and a number of its print licensees, Dark Horse Comics, and other … Continue reading →

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Star Wars Detours, and the end of life as we know it!

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

So, with all the stuff about Hurricane Isaac, the flying squirrel circus that is the Republican convention, and Snooki’s baby over this past weekend, you may not have noticed your childhood being dragged through broken glass yet again, or whatever. … Continue reading →

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Happy 35th Birthday, Star Wars!

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

A long time ago, in a theater far, far away…. I was 10 years old and in the summer of 1977 some friends and I went to see Star Wars because out of the movies playing at my neighborhood 4-screen … Continue reading →

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The greatest Star Wars book ever. I mean it.

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

You can stop looking. From the marketing copy: “What if Darth Vader took an active role in raising his son? What if “Luke, I am your father” was just a stern admonishment from an annoyed dad? In this hilarious and … Continue reading →

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She’ll make .5 past the toybox….

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

As some of you may know, my oldest daughter, all of 5, is a budding Star Wars geek. Don’t worry, she still digs Rapunzel from Tangled and various other Disney characters, but she migrates between those things and stuff that … Continue reading →

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Pixar Wars!

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

This is awesome. The gang over at GeekTyrant.com have posted a piece of sweet mash-up artwork as rendered by Andrew Chesworth, showcasing what Star Wars might look like if re-imagined by the fine folks at Pixar: Click to visit the … Continue reading →

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Stormtrooper blues.

Posted on October 10, 2010 by

E-Mailed to me by a friend. Yeah, I chuckled.

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“Do, or do not. There is no try.”

Posted on May 21, 2010 by

Wow. Thirty years ago today, The Empire Strikes Back opened in theaters. I wasn’t there opening day, but I was there that weekend, and I remember standing in line in the hot Florida sun for five hours waiting to get … Continue reading →

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