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jewishcissiekj · 8 months

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Asajj Ventress (and Anakin Skywalker) on the Japanese covers of Clone Wars novels: The Cestus Deception, Yoda: Dark Rendezvous, and Jedi Trial

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blizzardsofilum · 3 months

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"The words that make us fall apart, cannot be taken back. You hold the line that holds my heart, don't let go of that. The stars that keep on falling down, will shine on us forever. We disappear without a sound, on wings of hopeless dreams."

The Words by Dragonborn feat. Jacob Bellens

#star wars #a'sharad hett #anakin skywalker #jedi #tusken raiders #clone wars #my art #watercolor #this was inspired by star wars republic nro 59 #it's a comic from 2003 #I really recommend these comics!#they were part of the original clone wars multimedia project

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bear-of-mirrors · 9 months

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Something many people in the fandom these days seem to forget when interacting with anything Clone War/prequel era related is that the core of those stories, especially the Clone Wars Multimedia Project released between and after Episodes 2 and 3 and before TCW started altering things, were written during the Bush era and the War of Terror’s early years. More, those stories have some very serious societal commentaries and critiques about that war, the increased surveillance state of the US, the manipulation of good people into serving a corrupt system in an unjust war, and how African Americans lack of connection to their home cultures due to the legacy of slavery severing it can leave people susceptible via the military to grasping onto overly nationalistic America patriotism to fill that void.

It all ties in with how George Lucas wanted the prequels to be a big commentary on how easy it is to lose democracy to fascism (how good or bad he himself was at telling that commentary is a whole other conversation). And so I think redoing the clone war stories via TCW and other shows from Dave Filoni does a disservice to the larger Clone Wars Multimedia Project because the collection of commentaries about that era have been stripped from that story arc.

#Star Wars #Star Wars legends #star wars canon #attack of the clones #revenge of the Sith #Star Wars episode 2 #star wars episode ii: attack of the clones #Star Wars episode ii #Star Wars episode 3 #star wars episode iii: revenge of the sith #clone wars multimedia project #the clone wars #thoughts from a Jewish decepticon

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legendscon · 1 year

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We are so excited to announce that beloved author Matthew Stover will be attending LegendsCon! He will be available to meet with fans, sign autographs, and appear on panels all weekend!

Buy tickets now on Eventbrite, and join us for a celebration of all things Expanded Universe at the Marriott Convention Center in Burbank, California on September 9th-10th 2023!

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auditect · 2 months

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Star Wars: Tides of Terror Comic Dub!

Aayla Secura and Kit Fisto discover that the Seperatists have bribed a cloner to create a nano-virus designed to infect the Clone Troopers and destroy the Grand Army of the Republic from the inside! Join our friends in a race against time to discover the traitor and find a vaccine!

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vorbarrsultana · 9 months

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the dilemma of NOT actually liking tcw, but liking ahsoka tano

#like... the 2003 multimedia project is still my clone wars #(jabiim arc and shatterpoint my beloved)#and there are way too many things i hate in f*loniverse #the mortis arc what he did to dathomir bringing maul back ruinung ventress and quinlan and a certain cyborg general but.... AHSOKA

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bobby-the-wallflower · 1 year

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You Should Be TERRIFIED To Fight This Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Enemy - Gen'Dai Explained

#youtube #star wars #star wars lore #star wars legends #star wars canon #gen'dai #star wars: jedi survivor #dirge #clone wars multimedia project

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daily-glup-shitto · 3 months

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i think the prologue to revenge of the sith is my favorite piece of star wars writing anywhere

nobody asked matthew stover to cook this hard but he did anyway

sorry andor, you're a close second

it's really cool because not only is it so evocatively written, but it manages to simultaneously adapt the opening shot of the movie but also tell the story of the entire clone wars, bringing us up to speed on exactly what has happened in the interim since attack of the clones and telling us exactly where the people of the galaxy are emotionally and ideologically as they are primed for empire

and it also perfectly bridges the military sci-fi style of the clone wars multimedia project with the heroic fantasy of the movie itself, embracing both without giving ground on either front

"A pair of starfighters. Jedi Starfighters. Only two.

Two is enough.

Two is enough because the adults are wrong, and their younglings are right.

Though this is the end of the age of heroes, it has saved its best for last."

#star wars #revenge of the sith #matthew stover #anakin skywalker #obi wan kenobi

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stellanslashgeode · 1 month

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I'm happily educating myself on all things Barriss via your wonderful blog. If you'd ever feel like unpacking more of your Wrong Jedi thoughts/intrigue, I'd love to hear more of your analysis.

Oh my, you've put a quarter in the machine now you have to hear the whole song.

The arc is very divisive with Barriss enjoyers because her character veers so far from her Legends depiction. She was a pretty prominent character in the original Clone Wars multimedia project and was a caring and selfless healer. And the arc doesn't do much to explain her motivations for turning.

Another thing that vexes me is because it is essentially a police procedural (they even hired a writer from Third Watch for this arc) so much occurs off-screen. So, we do not know quite what happened but have to infer.

Let's start with motivation. In her very few post The Wrong Jedi appearances they've tried to hint at Barriss falling mainly though post-traumatic stress disorder. And that's sort of a good explanation? She was at Geonsis at the start of the war, and was one of two Padawans we know of IN the arena who lived and the other was Anakin! You have to think this is a healer, someone who was trained to be a pacifist, and the battle was so sudden and frantic that she had to witness other Padawans she knew in the creche die all around her and she was too busy defending herself to do anything. So that's trauma and guilt. The short story A Jedi's Duty shows that she sat out nearly the entire first year of the war healing others back at the temple, explaining why she wasn't there to deal with Asajj Ventress with Luminara in TCW season 1. Also, she is having trouble sleeping because of memories of that first battle. She asked for help but they told her to meditate if she couldn't sleep, but she couldn't meditate properly because of this haze of the dark side invading her perceptions. She's even having trouble Force healing and she feels guilty that others are taking risks that she is unwilling to take. She consults with an old friend, Tutso Mara and is finally able to meditate, but right then Luminara calls her to a briefing, and wouldn't you know it, they're going to Geonosis again. She is frightened but memorizes the tunnel formations under the weapons factory they need to destroy because that's her duty to the Light and to her Order. The last scene is her joining Luminara and Gree to depart for the battle. And it's such an ironic story because Master Mara is one of her later victims and the place she bombs is right there in the temple hangar where the story ends. I think that's why she chose it as her target, it was the place she went from safety to chaos.

And what happens next? She almost is buried alive Right Away, then as she's reeling from that she gets a Geonocian brain worm. She was also at the Battle of Umbara, and you know how that goes. So I guess trauma is a fairly good reason, as well as her love and admiration of Jedi ethics and pedagogy that just went right out the window when the Jedi had to do what it took to fight in this war. Barriss is a bookworm, all that heritage meant something to her. And really, that was the purpose of the war, to isolate the Jedi by having them betray their morals and sully their reputation with the public.

Fanfiction writers also can pick and choose from Legends, such as all the crazy stuff that happened to her on Drongar but that's a story for another day.

So we get to the Wrong Jedi Arc itself. We aren't shown how she meets Letta Turmond, how much of a partnership that was. Letta says Barriss was the mastermind of the operation but that's after she's jailed. I don't trust her. I mean, Letta is a grown woman and while Barriss was an idealistic and heartsick Jedi at that point she's just 17-18 according to Feloni. I can see it as a situation where a teenager gets politically radicalized and taken advantage by a woman she trusts. If we get a Letta flashback in Tales of the Empire I will be so happy!

Ahsoka is framed. But there's a multi-step aspect to it. Part A, Letta calls Ahsoka to the prison because she was told she was the only Jedi her collaborator trusted and gets Force choked by someone we do not see. Part B, after she is arrested someone leaves a key card outside her cell and she follows a trail of first injured then dead clones to make it look like she broke out and went on a killing spree. Part C is the only one we actually see start to finish, where Ahsoka contacts Barriss and she lures her to the factory that made the nano-droids.

Barriss is guilty of Part C. But did she do Part A and B? She was at the funeral with Ahsoka and heard same time as her that she was transferred to a military compound. Then in the maybe hour, two hours Ahsoka was in a mission briefing Barriss supposedly broke into a brand-new high security compound, got in the walls, and strangled Letta as Ahsoka was in the cell alone with her. Then Part B, she hung around undetected for a few more hours to set up the escape while also erasing the audio off the recording of the murder.

I personally think Palpatine MIGHT have done part A. He has much greater access and he has the motive (to take away a pillar of stability for Anakin). If Barriss did do Part A, what was the motivation? The most pessimistic reading is she did it to save her own skin and purposely framed Ahsoka. Another is that Barriss genuinely talked up Ahsoka to Letta, and did NOT do so to set her up but because she was one of the lonely girl's only friends (and maybe love interest) and then Letta goes ahead and calls her there, Barriss is in the walls, and she just cannot have Ahsoka's opinion of her ruined. She killed Letta to silence her from tainting this one friendship she had left, did so out of panic, and wasn't thinking of the consequences. Then Part B, oh no I got my girlfriend framed for murder. So she springs her out. So why does she kill those clones to further frame her?

Consider the conversation after the funeral, "Ahsoka, do you think it is right for us to ignore our emotions?" I think the subtext there was "Ahsoka, I'm hurting so much, join me to stop me." She was feeling her out to see if she felt the same about the war as she did. And she did Part B to see if Ahsoka would run, SO THEY COULD RUN AWAY TOGETHER. Sure, it's manipulative as all Hell, but that's the dark side for you. It was a test, and Ahsoka failed because as soon as she gets out, she calls Barriss to help clear her name. So that she could get back to the war. The war Barriss hates with all her being. So that's why she did Part C. She had been alienated by the Order and her own master by all these deployments and the one person left who she valued was buying into the propaganda that the Jedi needed to finish this war. It broke her. And she did something awful.

All and all I think her fall is fascinating because it wasn't for personal power or attachments, she wanted to sacrifice her own grace to save the souls of all other Jedi. She did it out of love for the Order, even if it came in such a twisted and destructive form. That's also why she'd become a lousy Inquisitor. They're the anthesis of all she stood for, an army fighting for the dark side.

I know a lot of fans hate this arc but... man that speech! I spent the whole Prequel trilogy and TCW waiting for a Jedi to stand up and say "What we are doing is wrong, we should stop." Yoda and Mace know their path is leading to the dark, but they see no other way but through. I just wanted someone to say no with their whole chest. And it was Barriss. That's why I love her, your honor. I admire the idealists, her and Satine. They should have teamed up and put a stop too all that nonsense.

Sorry this is so long? I have a lot of FEELINGS and now you can see why I have a lot of trepidation about this Saturday. You know, I thought of you last night when I was rewatching Tales of the Jedi. It was the scene were Dooku was leaving to meet Palpatine with Yaddle following in The Sith Lord. I was imagining how you felt watching that for the first time, and I remembered my reaction was "Oh no, it's the temple hangar! Barriss is going to blow the shit out of this place in a decade and change!"

#barriss offee #the wrong jedi #tales of the empire #barriss and staine could have hooped

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tremendouskoalachild · 2 months

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i like Barriss Offee well enough but don't enjoy anything she's in and haven't watched or read any of it in like 12 years so. i'd appreciate an update or correction if anyone knowledgeable sees this. but here's my likely very skewed understanding of the situation:

2002's attack of the clones arena scene has many jedi, though most show up for a single shot or so, and they have many different alien designs to make it visually interesting. a lot of them don't do anything (not to distract from the main characters' action and because of the limitations of a greenscreen set, as well as some of the costumes and prosthetics not being well suited to action).

two of these background jedi are green-ish ladies with facial markings and head coverings (is this originally for a practical reason because face paint is more complicated when the character's hairline is visible? i don't know enough about film make-up to guess)

Lucas isn't interested in or simply doesn't have the time to establish lore for random background characters, and movie tie-in material is pumped out quickly to drive hype for the films and make the most out of the films' relevance. the early reference books and pre-aotc novels are not very consistent (remember when Tholothians were canonically just humans wearing funny hats for a while? i remember). Luminara and Barriss are officially humans and Jedi Knights for a bit. Barriss' face markings are connected to Depa Billaba's culture.

Barriss doesn't have an official age for a while but is assumed to be around Anakin's age or a bit older.

the Mirialan species is established in the lore, Barriss and Luminara being members. their tattoos are now a part of Mirialan culture. it is established that Mirialans have a deep cultural respect for the Force and Mirialan Jedi often take other Mirialans on as students.

authors are allowed to play around with the side characters because that won't impact the films. Barriss is established as a talented compassionate healer and is the main character of the MedStar duology (2004).

Barriss is at first planned to be one of the Jedi shown executed during Order 66 but the scene is cancelled, much like Shaak Ti and Luminara.

The Clone Wars 3D animated show (2008) begins development a while after the prequels end and slowly starts overwriting the Clone Wars multimedia project, because it is made with Lucas. an effort is made to keep the two projects consistent but it becomes more and more difficult the longer the show goes on. the show does incorporate some lore or events from prior media, but regularly changes them to fit its plot and characterization.

Ahsoka is the child audience pov character and needs a peer for some storylines. there are no young teen girl Jedi in the films but Barriss is close enough and her design fits well with the tcw aesthetic, which often prefers hairless characters for its animation style, especially in the early seasons. she is changed to be around Ahsoka's age and a Padawan.

Ahsoka and Barriss are established to be close, paralleled from time to time, and the writer of their main arc together later claims he intended a romance between them. (i only got this second hand and haven't fact checked this.). the barrissoka fandom forms.

Barriss disappears from the show, which focuses on different arcs for a few seasons.

Filoni is writing an important arc for Ahsoka, which needs to challenge her emotionally and philosophically as well as physically, and must culminate with her leaving the Jedi in order to be absent during Revenge of the Sith. he decides to bring back Barriss as an adversary, for the emotional drama of being betrayed by a friend.

Barriss is intended to die during this 2012 arc but Filoni ends up sparing her for undisclosed future plans. she gets arrested and imprisoned instead.

her character's previous ending, shown in the original novels as dying in service of the Jedi on Felucia, doesn't seem to work at all anymore. the MedStar duology is extremely dubiously canon at this point. the canon reset is imminent and lucasfilm has more or less stopped pretending all these events are part of the same continuity. wookieepedia editors are in shambles.

the multimedia project is officially declared Legends in 2014, and Barriss doesn't appear in tcw's new canon tie-ins. her characterization now comes only from the show. she doesn't show up in any of the prequel-era projects for years, until the novel Queen's Hope (2022).

Filoni's new canon show Rebels (2014) introduces new adversaries in the form of inquisitors, former Jedi who are now hunting survivors. one of the more prominent villains is a female Mirialan inquisitor. there is rampant fan speculation that this is Barriss. it isn't.

Ahsoka becomes a main part of the show. the fandom keeps hoping for Barriss to reappear with her. she doesn't.

Filoni creates a tcw spin-off focusing on Ahsoka (and Dooku) in 2022. Barriss doesn't appear.

Ahsoka gets her own post-original trilogy show by Filoni in 2023. there is some speculation Barriss could appear, possibly as a mysterious new inquisitor character. she doesn't.

in 2024 there is a new season of the animated tcw spinoff, prominently featuring inquisitors. Barriss is now a main character, picking up a while after the Wrong Jedi arc. it has been something like 12 years since we last saw her.

#barriss offee #barrissoka #is that about it barriss stans. i wanna know

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antianakin · 4 months

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Hi! I hope you're having a great day or night :)

Theres a question I've been wanting to ask for a few days now so I might aswell ask you now.

What's your thoughts on the Clone Wars (2003) 2D Micro-Series and the Clone Wars Multimedia Project?

I heard some Star-Wars Fans say that they prefer the Multi-Media Project and Clone Wars 2003 over the 2008 Clone Wars and think that it fits better in the Prequel Trilogy Continuity than Clone Wars 2008, so I'm curious on what's your take?

So I only ever watched like half of the 2003 Clone Wars show, which I think is what you're calling the 2D Micro-Series that aired between AOTC and ROTS in very short like 2-3 minute installments, so my opinion of it is obviously somewhat limited since I never saw the entire thing. I was watching it on YouTube I think very shortly before it got put onto Disney+ and the last half ended up unavailable before I could go see it and I haven't gone back to finish it because I figure I've kind-of gotten the gist.

Which I guess tells you something of my opinion on it on its own.

I don't dislike it by any means, but I think that the 2003 Clone Wars show is, by its nature, VERY different from the 2008 show. It doesn't take itself even HALF as seriously as the 2008 show does, which means that the stakes are very low and I as the audience can give it a lot more leniency on a lot of things. I'm not EXPECTING these big epic storylines in the 2003 show because that just, quite simply, isn't what it's made for. The 2008 show on the other hand clearly WANTS to be taken seriously most of the time and definitely takes ITSELF more seriously, especially in later seasons where it definitely hits on some heavier topics. So as a viewer, especially an adult one, I tend to sort-of analyze it with the perspective that it's a show that does WANT to be taken seriously to some degree and it wants me to feel things more than a slight thrill at the cool visuals.

So I had some good fun watching some of those early 2003 episodes, like the Mace Windu one and the original Kit Fisto on Mon Cala episode, etc. It's a silly show with some silly little storylines in a fun 2D art style.

But, while there are a LOT of things I think the 2008 show did badly and missed the mark on, there's also a lot of things they ADDED to the worldbuilding that I really love and some genuinely emotional storylines that have stayed with me. In particular, the clones. I don't think anything truly gave the clones the real character and pathos that the 2008 show did, I LOVE the way they were written in 2008, I love how much they want the AUDIENCE to care about them and the nuances added to the characters in how they view themselves and the galaxy and their place in it, I love their relationships with the Jedi, and I love the addition of the chips in the sense that I really like the way it changes Order 66 into this additional tragedy for the clones and the way their fate parallels the Jedi's. They would always mean each other's doom, but it also meant that their people were intertwined from the beginning and this was actually something all of them really cared a lot about and genuinely loved and appreciated, which just makes Order 66 THAT MUCH MORE TRAGIC (and I'm an angst ho so I love that shit). And I am of the firm opinion that the Umbara arc is the best-written storyline in the entire show, hands down, I would rather have the Umbara arc even if it means having the rest of TCW along with it than not have the Umbara arc at all, that's how much I love it. It's heart-wrenching and difficult and visually stunning and complicated and one of the very few storylines that allows the clones to truly shine.

And I like that the 2008 show was able to give a little more depth to some of the Jedi side characters in a way the 2003 show just couldn't (I recognize comics often did more with these characters, but we're not talking about those right now lol). In particular I'm thinking of Shaak Ti and Aayla and Ki-Adi-Mundi and Mace and Luminara and Adi and Eeth and Kit. Barriss of course got treated better in 2003 than in 2008, sadly, but GENERALLY the Jedi characters who got even one or two episodes of focus in the 2008 show got treated kindly and given some additional personality that I found really nice and gave me more Jedi characters to love. In 2003, we get to see them do some action-y stuff that's fun, but from what I saw, they don't necessarily get given super distinct personalities.

So, I guess, TL;DR, the 2008 show is able to do a lot more things regarding the Jedi and clone characters who had up until then remained pretty sidelined that the 2003 show did not, but the more in-depth storylines of the 2008 show invite a deeper analysis of it sometimes that it doesn't always live up to for me while the 2003 show remains a fun, light-hearted, silly romp that can be enjoyed for what it is.

If there's more to the "Clone Wars Multimedia Project" just assume I don't know what it is and haven't seen it so I have no real opinions on it.

#star wars #the clone wars #tcw #2003 clone wars

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jewishcissiekj · 8 months

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Yoda: Dark Rendevouz unabridged audiobook right when I started reading the Clone Wars Novels???? Love that for me (It's coming out March 2024 tho so guess I'll have to wait a while for it)

#yael is reading star wars #cestus deception and jedi trial next plsss #and it only took 20 years for them to do it #(less than that techincally bc it did come out at the end of 2004 and still)#sw #star wars #yoda dark rendevouz #the clone wars multimedia project

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thedellenedblunters · 1 year

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Star Wars Headcanon Timeline

4000 BBY: Knights of the Old Republic (Female!Revan)

1000 BBY: Darth Bane Path of Destruction, Darth Bane Rule of Two, Darth Bane Dynasty of Evil

200's BBY: The High Republic Multimedia Project

140 BBY: Darth Plagueis

102 BBY: Dooku Jedi Lost

32 BBY: The Phantom Menace

22 BBY: Attack of the Clones

22 BBY - 19 BBY: The Clone Wars/Clone Wars

19 BBY: Revenge of the Sith

19 BBY - 18 BBY: The Bad Batch Season 1-2

15 BBY: Jedi Fallen Order

10 BBY: Solo

9 BBY: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Survivor

5 BBY: Andor Season 1

5 BBY - 0 BBY: Star Wars Rebels

0 BBY: Rogue One

0 BBY - 0 ABY: A New Hope

3 ABY: Empire Strikes Back

4 ABY: Return of the Jedi

5 ABY: Aftermath, Aftermath: Life Debt, Aftermath: Empire's End

9 ABY: The Mandalorian Season 1 and 2, Shadows of the Sith

11 ABY: The Book of Boba Fett, The Mandalorian Season 3

25 ABY: Rise of Kylo Ren

29 ABY: Bloodlines

34 ABY: The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, Star Wars Resistance

40 ABY: The Rise of Skywalker

#star wars #star wars headcanons #kotor #darth bane #high republic #prequel era #jedi fallen order #jedi survivor #original trilogy #the mandalorian #sequel trilogy

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ethanreedbooks · 5 months

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Star Wars Unleashes Epic New Movie: 'The Mandalorian & Grogu' - Jon Favreau Takes Fans to the Big Screen!

In a recent announcement, "Star Wars" has unveiled a new movie titled "The Mandalorian & Grogu," directed by Jon Favreau. This exciting development brings the beloved characters from the Disney+ series "The Mandalorian" to the big screen. Scheduled to commence production later this year, the film marks a significant expansion of the "Mando"-verse created by Favreau.

"The Mandalorian," originally a Disney+ series, follows the adventures of a helmet-wearing bounty hunter played by Pedro Pascal. The central narrative revolves around his mission to protect a young and endearing alien named Grogu, affectionately known as Baby Yoda among fans. While it remains uncertain where the upcoming movie fits into the timeline of the live-action series, which is currently in development for its fourth season, the prospect of seeing the Mandalorian and his apprentice Grogu on the big screen has generated tremendous excitement.

Jon Favreau expressed his enthusiasm, stating, "I have loved telling stories set in the rich world that George Lucas created. The prospect of bringing the Mandalorian and his apprentice Grogu to the big screen is extremely exciting."

"The Mandalorian & Grogu" stands as the first major "Star Wars" movie in the works since the release of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" in 2019, which served as the epic conclusion to the original nine-chapter saga. Following this, several planned installments in the space opera series were announced but never materialized. In the interim, "Star Wars" expanded its universe with the successful Disney+ series, including "The Book of Boba Fett," "Ahsoka," and the upcoming "Skeleton Crew."

Produced by Jon Favreau, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, and "Ahsoka" creator Dave Filoni, the movie is set to lead Lucasfilm’s upcoming feature-length development slate. Filoni, who will also contribute to the second season of "Ahsoka," expressed the significance of bringing two beloved characters to the big screen. Kathleen Kennedy praised the creative duo, stating, "Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni have ushered into Star Wars two new and beloved characters, and this new story is a perfect fit for the big screen."

In addition to "The Mandalorian & Grogu," Lucasfilm's upcoming feature-length development includes separate "Star Wars" films directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, James Mangold, and Dave Filoni. The anticipation for these projects is high, given the success of "The Mandalorian" and the expansive storytelling potential of the "Star Wars" universe.

As "Star Wars" continues its multimedia journey, Disney has slated an untitled "Star Wars" movie for May 22, 2026. Furthermore, another film set in the galaxy far, far away is scheduled for December 18, 2026, and a third "Star Wars" adventure will open on December 17, 2027. Despite the absence of specific details, fans eagerly await these upcoming cinematic experiences.

In a related development, Lucasfilm has confirmed the ongoing development of "Ahsoka" Season 2, created by Dave Filoni. This revelation accompanies the announcement of "The Mandalorian & Grogu" and emphasizes Filoni's integral role in expanding the "Star Wars" universe. "Ahsoka" Season 1, which concluded on October 3, featured Rosario Dawson as the fan-favorite Jedi on a mission to save the galaxy. Filoni, with his multifaceted contributions to "The Mandalorian," "The Book of Boba Fett," and "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," continues to be a driving force behind the success of the franchise.

The intricate storytelling of "Ahsoka" Season 1 introduced new characters and explored the post-Galactic Empire era, further connecting with the broader "Star Wars" narrative. With the confirmation of Season 2, fans can anticipate more riveting adventures and revelations in the continuing saga of Ahsoka Tano.

As the "Star Wars" universe expands across various mediums, including Disney+, and with Filoni directing a feature film to conclude his TV series' storylines, the future promises an exciting blend of cinematic and episodic experiences for fans worldwide.

#star wars #the mandalorian #ahsoka

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legendscon · 11 months

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Happy 19th release anniversary to MedStar I: Battle Surgeons by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry! Often referred to as M.A.S.H in Star Wars, this novel features padawan Barriss Offee as a Jedi healer working with a small medical unit to help injured clone troopers.

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levisgeekstuff · 6 months

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Star Wars: de Dark Horse periode

Je kan het je vandaag nauwelijks nog voorstellen, maar in de jaren '90 stond de Star Wars hype op een vrij laag pitje. 'Return of the Jedi' was toen alweer enkele jaren oud, de Marvel comics waren gestopt in 1986 en van tv-series of zelfs plannen voor pre- of sequel films was nog geen sprake. Zo kon de nog jonge uitgeverij Dark Horse Comics toen relatief makkelijk en goedkoop de licentie voor nieuwe Star Wars comics bemachtigen. En dat zou best een grote impact hebben.

Dark Horse Comics stond bekend om zijn innovatieve en vaak meer volwassen benadering van comics dan mainstream uitgevers als DC of Marvel. Dat trok zich uiteraard ook door in hun Star Wars comics, die vaak nieuwe verhalen en personages introduceerden die buiten de bestaande films vielen. De strips verkenden verschillende tijdperken in het Star Wars-universum, zoals die vóór de originele trilogie en die in de nasleep ervan. Zo was één van de meest opmerkelijke en succesvolle verhalen 'Dark Empire' uit 1991, dat zich afspeelde na de gebeurtenissen van 'Return of the Jedi'. Helaas is deze nooit in het Nederlands verschenen, maar een aantal andere Dark Horse comics vonden wél hun weg 👉

Star Wars: Schaduwen van het Imperium

Al in 1996 waagde de nog jonge uitgever Big Balloon zich aan ‘Shadows of the Empire’. Dit verhaal speelt zich af tussen ‘Empire Strikes Back’ en ‘Return of the Jedi’ en maakte (in de VS) deel uit van een groter multimedia-project met dezelfde naam, met ook een roman, videogame en speelgoed. De comic versie werd geschreven door John Wagner en getekend door Kilian Plunkett.

Ik ken geen exacte cijfers, maar ik vrees helaas voor Big Balloon dat deze uitgave geen groot succes was. Je kwam de 3 albums dan ook vaak tegen bij Boekenvoordeel of ramsjverkopers als De Sleghte. Jammer, want het is écht wel een goede strip en een goed voorbeeld van hoe de comics van Dark Horse de basis legden voor het ‘Expanded Universe’ van Star Wars.

De ‘Thrawn trilogie’

In 1991, rond dezelfde periode dat Dark Horse begon met haar Star Wars comics, verscheen met ‘Heir to the Empire’ ook een eerste succesvolle roman van schrijver Timothy Zahn. Dit boek zou samen met de vervolgen ‘Dark Force Rising’ (1992), en ‘The Last Command’ (1993) de ‘Thrawn Trilogy’ gaan vormen, genoemd naar de slechterik van het verhaal: Grand Admiral Thrawn. De boeken waren immens populair omdat ze een fraai en realistisch vervolg vormden op de originele filmtrilogie. Voor de liefhebbers: deze romans zijn in 1996 ook in het Nederlands verschenen en in 1999 ook nog eens in gebundelde vorm 👇

Maar we zijn hier natuurlijk vooral voor de comics. Het hoeft dan ook niet te verbazen dat Dark Horse eind 1995 begon met een stripversie van de Thrawn trilogie. Het zou echter nog tot 2018 (!) duren eer we die in het Nederlands te lezen kregen. Dark Dragon Books bracht het verhaal toen in 3 hele fraaie delen uit.

Filmspecials

Eind jaren ‘90 werden de plannen voor de prequel films steeds concreter en in 1999 was het dan eindelijk zover: The Phantom Menace verscheen in de zalen. Ik denk dat zowat elke Star Wars liefhebber het met me eens zal zijn dat dit verre van de beste film was uit de franchise, maar het betekende wél de start van een nieuwe hype die eigenlijk tot de dag van vandaag zou blijven duren.

Geen wonder dat Dark Horse ook een vierdelige miniserie uitbracht met het verhaal van de film. Bij ons verschenen die in 2 delen op album formaat bij Sanoma. Drie jaar later werd het kunstje nog eens herhaald en werd ook de miniserie van ‘Attack of the Clones’ hier uitgeven in 2 delen.

Het derde deel van de prequeltrilogie zou het oorspronkelijk niet meer tot een Nederlandse uitgave schoppen. Daarvoor was het wachten tot 2017, wanneer Dark Dragon Books alle Star Wars filmspecials opnieuw uitbracht in mooie albums.

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Clone Wars

Dankzij de films van de prequeltrilogie werd eindelijk ook wat meer aandacht besteed aan ‘de Clone Wars’. Oorspronkelijk was dit niet meer dan een zinnetje van Obi Wan aan de jonge Luke Skywalker om te vertellen hoe diens vader gestorven was. Fans begonnen toen echter al meteen te speculeren over wat er precies allemaal gebeurd zou zijn tijdens die Clone Wars. Ook Dark Horse deed daaraan mee in haar comics en besteedde véél verhalen aan dit onderwerp. Voornamelijk in de lopende reeks ‘Star Wars Republic’, maar ook in een aantal specials en one-shots. Ten tijde van de release van ‘Attack of the Clones’ werden deze verhalen gebundeld in een reeks trade paperbacks. Daar zag Sanoma, dat ook de filmspecials van Episode I en II uitgaf wel brood in. Zij brachten de eerste 4 tpb’s ook uit in de Lage Landen.

Brian Wood

Dark Horse bleef jarenlang comics en miniseries uitgeven, maar het moet gezegd dat na die eerste geweldige periode er een zekere sleet op kwam. De verhalen nog steeds goed, maar echt verrassen of boven het maaiveld uitsteken deden ze niet meer. Daar kwam in 2013 verandering in. Brian Wood startte toen met een nieuwe doorlopende reeks die zich afspeelt vlak na de ontploffing van de eerste Death Star aan het eind van ‘A New Hope’. Het verkent de periode waarin de Rebellen zich hergroeperen en plannen maken voor hun volgende stappen, terwijl het Keizerrijk op zoek is naar wraak. De reeks was goed geschreven en vooral ook heel mooi getekend door oa. Carlos D'Anda. Al in 2014 kwam er dan ook al een vertaalde versie uit bij Dark Dragon Books. Die zou 10 albums lopen.

Einde van een tijdperk

Na meer dan twee decennia verloor Dark Horse in 2014 de licentie voor Star Wars-comics aan Marvel. De verschuiving vond plaats in de context van Disney's overname van Lucasfilm in 2012. Met deze overname kreeg Disney ook de controle over de Star Wars-licenties. En aangezien Marvel Entertainment uiteraard ook onder de Disney-paraplu viel, was het een logische stap om de Star Wars terug over te brengen naar Marvel Comics.

Om met een schone lei te beginnen verplaatste Marvel zowat alle verhalen en personages uit de Dark Horse periode naar de categorie van ‘Legends’, een alternatieve canon.

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