The Past Is Past, Until It’s Not: Marchion Ro’s Struggle Against History in The High Republic

I spent a lot of The High Republic struggling with Marchion Ro and the Nihil. I didn’t find them very interesting. Their motivations felt one-dimensional. Marchion Ro came across as every college libertarian who reads Atlas Shrugged and makes it their personality. They presented a host of technical problems for the Jedi — how to […]

Not Just Programming: Why Droids Deserve Moral Consideration

During an audience Q&A at the ATX Film Festival, Tony Gilroy revealed that he named B2EMO, the Andor family droid, after his son’s corgi, Bemo. Ever since season one, fans have pointed out how B2EMO resembles the old family dog, from his unwavering loyalty to Maarva to his bed-shaped charging station. The closing minutes of […]

Exploring Love and Sacrifice in Tales of the Underworld

If you would like to support our fundraising raffle and help us put Star Wars books into the hands of kids (while winning some amazing prizes!) follow this link! Tales of the Underworld, which released on May 4th, tells an interconnected story that offers more than just narrative entertainment. The shorts invite a deeper reflection […]

The Jedi Order: Understanding Strength in Diversity

The animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender holds the title of one of the best animated shows of all time—so much so that it spawned a live-action reinterpretation on Netflix. While not quite reaching the same heights as the animated series, the live-action show is a solid adaptation that resonates in a similar fashion to […]

Paths of Light and Shadow: Exploring Moral Journeys in Tales of the Empire

Tales of the Empire, the new Star Wars series released on May 4th, is a beautiful exploration of how we react to injustice, who we become because of that reaction, and the paths we can end up following as a result. The first three shorts, entitled The Path of Fear, The Path of Anger, and […]

Best of the Book: Crimson Climb

E.K. Johnston has become the de facto choice to author any young adult novel about a female character in the beloved galaxy far, far away. After her Queen’s trilogy and Ahsoka compelled readers with their character development over plot focused storytelling, Johnston has picked up her pen once more to explore a character, Qi’ra, that […]

Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade Shows How Complete The Jedi’s Failure Was

Spoilers for Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade The fall of Anakin Skywalker is a compelling tale of what happens when jealousy, attachment, and anger take root in one’s soul. At the same time, it is an example on what can happen when the systems that are supposed to work for the people begin to […]

How Leia Will Redeem Obi-Wan

While the portrayals of Obi-Wan Kenobi given by both Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor are nearly flawless, there has always been a bit of a disconnect between the two. At the end of Revenge of the Sith we have a man whose entire life has been left in shambles. Picking up in A New Hope, […]

The Rebirth of Boba Fett

For over forty years, Boba Fett was a character that every fan put into one of two categories. The first was that the armored mystery man was a do-nothing who dies a chump’s death. The second was a near-fanatical obsession with the character because he looked cool and the mystery allowed him to be a […]

Shang-Chi: A Star Wars Story

Great art is rarely original. It builds off the strengths of its predecessors and pulls in the accepted norms of its form. Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, which George Lucas used to build his narrative for Star Wars, is a testament to this. Lucas pulled from the narrative history of mythology, filmmaking, and storytelling in the […]

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