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New Her Universe Gear Coming on Cyber Monday

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Need to do some holiday shopping for the women in your life, or just looking to buff up your  own geeky wardrobe? Luckily for you, Her Universe is here to save the day! Yesterday the company previewed their new holiday items, which include two Doctor Who tees, a Star Wars v-neck shirt (the same style shirt as the Mara Jade exclusive from Celebration, which fits so very well), a Star Trek tee, a Battlestar Galactica sweatshirt, and last but not least, Darth Vader pajamas designed by Katie Cook!

How cute are they?? Katie did an awesome job.

You can purchase all of these items starting Cyber Monday (November 26). Even better, there are two exclusives for orders placed on that day only: every order will receive a free Chewbacca holiday pin, and all orders within the United States are eligible for free ground shipping.

And in news very relevant to readers of this blog, Ashley Eckstein teased on Twitter that Her Universe is in the process of designing a Rogue Squadron dress and tank top! No word yet on when we might see those released, but you can be sure I’ll be first in line to get them.

You can see all of Her Universe’s new holiday items here.

Jedi Prince Retrospective: Prophets of the Dark Side

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A JEDI PRINCE.

A DEVASTATING BETRAYAL.

AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE LOST CITY?

(My favorite part about the teaser is the extraneous question mark at the end.)

(Also, confession time: 12-year-old Nanci thought that Ken the Jedi Prince was a total hottie on that cover. It’s Drew Struzan’s fault, okay?! Don’t judge me!)

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Stormtrooper Katie!

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As if we needed more proof that the 501st Legion (and its counterparts) are completely awesome.

Remember Katie the Star Wars Girl, who was bullied for carrying a Star Wars water bottle back in November 2010? The fandom rallied around this little girl and offered tons of support. Well Katie’s back in the news, this time for a super awesome Halloween costume made by members of the 501st Legion. Katie had been upset by that ridiculous news slideshow of costumed fans at Celebration VI, and wanted to show her solidarity with the 501st by being a stormtrooper for Halloween. Instead of helping Katie and her mom augment a store-bought costume, the members of the local garrison made Katie her very own set of armor! After she grows out of it, it’ll be donated back to the 501st to use during Make-a-Wish events.

May the Force be with Katie!

(sniff…it’s a little dusty in here…)