Western Reaches #7

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This week on Western Reaches, Megan and Saf are joined by guest John Bierly to discuss the books Planetfall and The Departure, the games Soma and Shrubnaut, and Captain America Civil War!

You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on iTunes/Google Play and subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed for more great shows, discussion, and commentary.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and your support on Patreon!

Tosche Station Radio #148: What Does Cal Omas Even Look Like?

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This week on Tosche Station Radio, Tom joins us to discuss life at Del Rey and what it’s like helping to publish Star Wars (and GRRM) novels.

By the way, earlier this week Tom had a little contest going to guess the books behind his #SummarizeSWEU tweets. We’ve got the answers!

      1. If you talk to yourself and nobody’s around to hear it, are you still crazy? (Kenobi)
      2. Worst episode of Storage Wars ever. (Annihilation)
      3. Dispute over proper cultivation of flower nearly dooms galaxy. (Red Harvest)
      4. Star Wars and the Fall of House Slytherin (Parth of Destruction)
      5. Bad seed infiltrates group of cosplay enthusiasts. Nearly ruins group entry in summer festival. (Scoundrels)

You can find Tom on Twitter and here on the Tosche Station Network as the GM for Of Dice and Droids.

Tosche Station Radio is the official podcast of Tosche-Station.net and a part of Majestic Giraffe Productions. If you like what you hear, please leave a review on the iTunes Music Store and Google Play. We can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

Nanci and Brian are the co-founders and writers of Tosche-Station.net. You can find Nanci on Twitter with the handle @Nancipants and you can find Brian with @LaneWinree.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and your support on Patreon!

Tosche Station on Location: Awesome Con 2016 – Rampant Speculation in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

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From Awesome Con Day 2: Four Star Wars fans have to speculate wildly about what could and what probably definitely won’t happen in the Star Wars universe.  Your panelists are Bria LaVorgna (Tosche Station), Alexandra Petri (Washington Post) Eric Geller (Daily Dot), and Jay Shah (Eleven Thirty-Eight)

Tosche Station on Location: Awesome Con 2016 – Timothy Zahn Q&A

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According to Timothy Zahn, Star Wars and Star Wars literature are in good hands with Kathleen Kennedy and company. From Awesome Con Day 2, it’s a Q&A panel with the one and only Timothy Zahn! Our own Bria LaVorgna moderates.  While dressed as Mara.

Tosche Station Book Club #3: Bloodline by Claudia Gray

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Welcome back to the Tosche Station Book Club! This month, host Nanci is joined by guests Bria and Nicole as well as audio engineer Brian to discuss Star Wars: Bloodline by Claudia Gray.

Tune in next month for a review of The Cold Between by Elizabeth Bonesteel!

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and your support on Patreon!  If you like what you hear, you can subscribe to the Tosche Station Book Club on iTunes or you can subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Megafeed for all of our great Star Wars and geek culture content. We can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

8 Characters that Filoni Could Be Teasing for Rebels

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rebels logoLate Friday night, Dave Filoni took to Twitter to tease his appearance at Celebration London this summer and to remind us that “there’s always a bit of truth in legends.” Needless to say, fandom handled this precisely as expected. (Thrawn. Everyone’s losing their minds because it might be Thrawn. Or maybe Mara Jade. Nah, probably Thrawn.) Problem is… that’s boring. Why waste these beautiful months of speculation time by assuming a certain Chiss is a given? Here are eight more minor Legends characters who I think have potential to appear in Rebels.

Qwi Xux – She’s the most logical choice, really. With Rogue One rapidly approaching, what better tie in for Rebels than to delve into the building of the first Death Star? Qwi Xux was a very naïve scientist who contributed greatly to its creation. Perhaps the time isn’t right to directly introduce the Death Star but teasing its existence with a secret military science lab would be intriguing to say the least. Using Qwi would give Rebels a chance to further contribute to the idea of Imperials who aren’t bad people but who still support the cause and it would given them an excuse to design a blue bird lady.

Adan Dooku – If they’re looking for a cool Prequel Trilogy connection, reaching back to Count Dooku would be a smart one that could also tie into Alderaan. In the Agent of the Empire comic, Adan Dooku was the Count’s nephew who lived on Alderaan in exile amongst the Organa court. He may not have been the best of people in Legends but the sky is the limit when it comes to canon.

Laryn Kre’fey – Or, as Rogue Podron as renamed him, Cray Cray Kre’fey. It’s only a matter of time before Bothans make their return to prominence in canon. Rebels needs on ranking officer cannon fodder and we should offer up Laryn Kre’fey. He’s arrogant and not too smart. In other words, he’s the perfect character to bring over from Legends just to die because of his own mess up. (He’s a legend because of how much he’s sucked. That’s the joke, guys.)
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Of Dice and Droids Episode V: Livin’ on a Prayer

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THE END OF ALL THINGS

EPISODE V: Livin’ on a Prayer

The Cast:

  • Tom the GM
  • Kiera Lex played by Rocky
  • Dia Barron played by Nanci
  • Lane Zorvan played by Brian

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and your support on Patreon. Be sure to subscribe on iTunes to hear even more adventures! You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station master podcast feed for even more great Star Wars content. 

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and your support on Patreon. Be sure to subscribe on iTunes to hear even more adventures! You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station master podcast feed for even more great Star Wars content. 

Western Reaches #6

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This week on Western Reaches, Megan and Saf discuss Every Heart a Doorway, their habit of getting stuck in Undertale, Star Wars Celebration, and general book a and gaming nerdery!

You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on iTunes and subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed for more great shows, discussion, and commentary.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and your support on Patreon!

Review: Star Wars #19

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You know what book I would read? I would read a book about Leia, Sana, and Aphra running around the galaxy as a rad girl gang who kick butt and take names and take no crap from anyone. This story arc has been so much fun because of the interactions between the ladies and I have loved every minute of it. Yes, even those minutes when Han and Luke were literally herding nerfs.

If you thought like I did that the Star Wars Annual #1 was a throw away story… we were wrong. I’m sorry for doubting you, Marvel. We won’t go into specifics here but everything about it is very well handled. Speaking of which, Jason Aaron’s handle on Luke has been a highlight of the book especially in this issue. He actually feels and sounds like a 19 year old kid. He doesn’t feel quite as seasoned and worldly (galaxyly?) as the rest of the trio because, well, he shouldn’t.

This has really been Leia’s chance to shine. She got some fantastic moments in Vader Down but this arc has been 100% about her ability to take charge and kick butt in a crisis. More importantly, it does so without making her feel out of character. This just feels like another aspect of her in addition to her political side instead of being a completely different character as some writers have been prone to do.

Oh and hey. Let’s chat a little about how this issue essentially confirms that Sana is probably bisexual and Aphra is either bisexual or lesbian. I am 100% here for non-straight ladies of color so thank you very much for this, Jason Aaron and Marvel. I would also be 100% here for that backstory that Sana tells Leia not to ask about… wink wink. It’s really nice to see that the commitment to diversity is something that’s consistent across all Star Wars mediums and I’m glad we live in a world where we can no longer count all of the LGBT characters on our fingers.

We get another Kenobi issue next month and then it’s on to some very dangerous looking stormtroopers. As always, I can’t wait to see where the creative team goes with this! Truly we live in a golden age of Star Wars comics.

Review: Obi-Wan and Anakin #5

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Perhaps more so than with any other book, it is a damn shame that Obi-Wan and Anakin comes to an end today and isn’t an ongoing because Charles Soule and Marco Checchetto have knocked it out of the park with every issue. Obi-Wan and Anakin #5 concludes a fantastic story that’s a must read for all Star Wars fans.

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