Review: Vader Immortal, Episode II

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More than anything else, Vader Immortal: Episode II is a lesson in the dangers of episodic content.

Being one of the relatively few Star Wars fans who can afford to play the Vader Immortal saga has been a bit of a roller coaster: if you look back to my review of Episode I when it first came out, my mind was blown. Two months later, when discussing the experience on Book Wars Pod (shameless plug), I had a lot of nagging issues with the story and the gameplay. With all that said, Wednesday’s surprise release of Episode II made me really excited to recapture the feelings of awe I had when going through the introductory chapter for the first time. Continue reading →

Book Wars Pod, Episode 101: Friendly, Upsetting Banter

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We’re starting our read of Paul S. Kemp’s LORDS OF THE SITH with an examination of where Ryloth and the Empire stand right now, the forever-extra shenanigans of Darth Vader, and a discussion of Cham Syndulla, Saw Gerrera, and terrorism vs. freedom fighters.

This podcast is NOT spoiler-free.

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The Choice is Yours If You’re Willing to Choose

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Let’s go ahead and say this right off the bat: ‘Cool motive, still murder’ is the world’s biggest truth. I am not in any way, shape, or form excusing the truly horrible actions of some of my favorite characters. Bad things are still and always will be bad. However, how people find themselves on a darker path and what they choose to do about it is inherently fascinating and worth some further musings. This? Would be that musing.

For a long time now, I’ve thought a lot about the paths and lives of some of my favorite male characters in Star Wars. Specifically, I’ve been thinking about Del Meeko, Kylo Ren, and Armitage Hux who have all, at one point or another, found themselves on the bad guy side in a galaxy far, far away. One made a choice to be better, one fell to the dark side, and one never knew any other way in life. Their paths are uniquely their own, informed by their experiences, the worlds they were born into, and their choices. Continue reading →

Holonet Blast #121

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It’s a comics heavy Holonet Blast this week! First, the official site released a preview of Age of Resistance: Kylo Ren, which releases on September 25. (Mark Hamill’s birthday!) The issue shows Kylo following in his grandfather’s footsteps on the planet Benathy. In Kylo-adjacent news, Charles Soule talked about his upcoming The Rise of Kylo Ren, the first issue of which will be released on December 4. The rest of the comic drops AFTER The Rise of Skywalker on December 20. Soule confirmed the comic will touch on Kylo’s training with Luke Skywalker, leading up to the night he destroyed the Jedi temple.

The official site also announced a new comic event, Empire Ascendant, which will close out Marvel’s flagship Star Wars series, as well as the ongoing Doctor Aphra, with the Rebels building Echo Base on Hoth. The 56-page comic will be written by Charles Soule, Greg Pak, Simon Spurrier, and Ethan Sacks, with art by Luke Ross, Roland Boschi, and more. The announcement promises to reveal the fate of Aphra, which has several Tosche Station staff members very nervous.

Finally, in non-comics news, Slashfilm revealed the complete list of movies and TV shows coming to Disney + on launch day, thanks to a preview event in the Netherlands. All the Star Wars films except for Solo will available (due to Solo still being on Netflix), as well as The Clone Wars, Rebels, and Resistance.

That’s it for this week’s news. May the Force be with you!

The Mouse Droid #16: Epcot Transformations

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This month on The Mouse Droid, we catch up on the news and revel in Galaxy’s Edge opening at Disneyland.

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Book Wars Pod, Bonus Episode 20: Saber Tots

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To celebrate our recently-released 100th episode, Kate, Chris, Kristen, and Miranda take Patreon subscriber questions. Learn what our dream jobs in the Star Wars universe would be, who our dream authors are for the galaxy, and much more!

Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunes Google Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.

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Western Reaches #41

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Western Reaches is back with an all new episode! The hosts catch up and discuss Control, Hades, The Return of the Obra Dinn, and Tacoma.

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 by your support on Patreon!

Holonet Blast #120

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Hello and welcome to a totally not late Holonet Blast that I definitely did not forget to do last night! Let’s just jump right in, shall we?

If you have a Nintendo Switch, you can now get Star Wars: Pinball for the platform if that’s your thing. The coolest thing here, in my opinion, is the inclusion of characters from Rebels!

On a video game related note, the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Limited Edition Art Book was announced last week. This edition will include concept art, a lithograph, and much more.

And finally, the official site released previews of the Age of Resistance: Rey and Age of Resistance: Rose comics. I am looking forward to both of these issues and not just because I contributed to them in a tiny way.

And that’s it for this week! Tune in next week for yet another totally timely weekly round up of Star Wars news!

Vongcast #20 – The Final Prophecy by Greg Keyes

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All hands, tentacles, and claws on deck! The Vongcast is back with their next episode as Rocky, Megan, and Bria discuss The Final Prophecy/em> by Greg Keyes.

You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords,  Rocky with @ladydarthcaedus, and Bria with @chaosbria. This podcast has been brought to you in part by your support on Patreon!  If you like what you hear, you can subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Megafeed for more episodes and all of our network’s great Star Wars and geek culture content. We can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

 

Dragon Con 2019: Zahn Talks Thrawn

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From Dragon Con 2019 is a special panel talking all things Thrawn with Timothy Zahn. Moderating is our own Nanci.

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