Category Archives: Star Wars

More from the Coruscant Craft Fair

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It’s the end of the semester over here, and that means one thing–my immune system has given up and decided that I need a couple of days to recuperate from running non-stop.  Naturally, that means I spent far too much time on Pinterest this week.

So, remember those shoes I posted last time?  Check out Geek with Curves for instructions on how to make your own Star Wars shoes using old magazines and Mod Podge.  Don’t feel like doing it on your own?  Fashionably Geek has a link to an etsy store where you can buy handpainted R2-D2 Toms.

If you’re more into cooking, how about a set of these for the kids: Chewbacca cupcakes.

If you’re making them for the adult crowd, I might suggest using this recipe which adds to the chocolate-y goodness by including Guinness. (No, there is no redeeming nutritional value to these at all.  But they’re Chewie cupcakes!  Who wants there to be?)

 

If you’re more into needlework instead, take a look here at these crocheted Granny Square TIE fighters from Craftzine.  Each fighter has a different granny square as its foundation.  Unfortunately, there aren’t any instructions.  But if you’re looking for Star Wars-themed crochet, you can buy a pattern for a mini Yoda amigurumi over at Etsy.

 

In fact, you can get more than just Yoda.  The seller features 12 different Star Wars amigurumi patterns at her Etsy store. Aren’t they cute?

New Mystery Star Wars Project Announcement Incoming

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Hit it, John Jackson Miller!

Could this be the original trilogy project Dark Horse hinted at during C2E2? We’ll have to wait for the actual announcement to know for certain, but that won’t stop any of us from stooping to rampant speculation.

I, for one, am hoping we’ll finally get a book or comic filled with Bren Derlin Facts.

Sideshow Introduces New Stories and Statues in “Mythos”

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Toy maker Sideshow is introducing a new line of Star Wars figures they dub “Mythos.”

The Star Wars Universe is limitless with possibilities, its mythology ever-expanding. Our art team wanted to contribute to that expansion by telling new stories about some of the most compelling Star Wars characters. With the encouragement of Lucasfilm, we created the Mythos line of statues.

This line of collectibles will be populated by characters from new and existing story lines. We will bring history, unique details and personal choices to each in order to elaborate on who they are. Through the design and sculpt process our goal is to delve deeper into these established characters and offer our own interpretations of what they have done outside of the Star Wars canon.

They already have concepts and art for a Darth Maul and Obi Wan figurines. While these figurines look to be extremely well done, what really catches my eye are the interesting pieces of story that take place outside of the films. Obi Wan’s page includes a brief little first-person introspective that takes place just after he delivers Luke to Owen and Beru Lars.

While  these figures are neat, I’ve got to agree with Dunc over at Club Jade …

Anyway, the “new” part of the equation? Psst, there are a few existing characters you guys haven’t done yet, in any form. I mean, we are still waiting for that Mara. Or even, hell, a Leia not wearing a metal bikini. Or a Padme. Have they ever done a Padme? An Ahsoka? What do the Gamorrean fans have that we don’t, Sideshow? TELL US.

I would buy these figures as well, Sideshow.

Via Club Jade

George Lucas Approves New Book Project

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While no one’s sure just how deeply involved George Lucas is with Star Wars Books, there’s always reason for excitement/optimism/fear/loathing when word gets out that he’s personally approved something. Take it away, Lucasfilm executive editor and writer J.W. Rinzler:

If I had to wager a guess, I would say it’s some kind of reference book ala the Essential Guide series.

Jason Fry Releases Fourth Batch of ‘EG to Warfare” Endnotes

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Rejoice, fans of Mandalorian culture. Jason Fry’s fourth batch of Essential Guide to Warfare endnotes dishes the Mando love.

War and the Mandalorians:Dan Wallace and I were almost finished with the Essential Atlas when we learned the Clone Wars TV show would shake up everything we thought we’d known about the spur-jangling warriors and nomads of the galaxy far, far away. Working quickly, I consulted with Pablo Hidalgo and Leland Chee at LFL to adapt the existing backstory to accommodate Satine and the New Mandalorians, and explain (at least for the most part) how swathes of the planet were turned into wastelands of fine white sand.

Dan and I wanted to do more: Originally, the Atlas was going to include a “Closer Look” at Mandalorian Space, with a local map and write-ups for its major systems. With Mandalorians taking center stage for a number of Lucasfilm projects, that idea was discarded — until Warfare gave me a chance to fill in a gap or two.

It’s understandable that with the uncertainty caused by The Clone Wars, Fry would want to avoid going into too much depth about Mandalorian culture and space. Now that things appear to be more settled, it’s quite a bit safer to flesh out more about them.

For more, head on over to Jason Fry’s Tumblr.

Ewoks are the Devil

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So, I’m working my way back through some of the books that I remember being either some of the worst books I read or those I was warned off of in the EU when I was younger. Right now, I’m working my way back through a book that I already know I can really rant on it for pages and pages, and I will. On the other hand, I’m learning some stuff about it. In comparison to Children of the Jedi, it reads like a masterpiece, it’s just some of the other bits that are just grating.

In the mean time, I owe you all something to take a look at. You get Ewoks.

At the end of the day, what are the things you remember about RotJ? The battle around the Death Star, the Sarlaac, the last lightsaber fight? Yeah, all of those are the good parts of it that I remember. Ewoks make my blood run cold.

More after the jump.

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