News
New Look Insider!
Celebrating 30 years of Lucasfilm’s legendary franchise, the new issue of Star Wars Insider has a brand new look! With so much new Star Wars on its way soon, we’ve made changes that echo the exciting directions our beloved saga is set to take. It’s fresher, sleeker, faster – we’re sure you’ll enjoy it.
Blaster
Launching this issue is the dynamic ‘Blaster’ section, packed with familiar favorites such as Steve Sansweet’s Scouting the Galaxy and Bantha Tracks, along with the opportunity to Ask Lobot. Plus, even more new books, comics and games from the Star Wars universe under scrutiny than ever before.
Issue Spotlight
Robert Watts
Robert Watts’ association with Lucasfilm began as production supervisor on the original Star Wars. He worked on all three films of the original trilogy, as well as the first three Indiana Jones movies. In this issue’s big Insider interview, Watts discusses his varied work, with exclusive photos from his private collection!
Features
Top Ten Lightsaber Battles
For some people, lightsaber battles are what Star Wars is all about – those moments when the blades are ignited and battle commences. But they’re not all about action – these confrontations are often the most emotionally charged sequences of the saga. No one will ever forget the seminal moment when Obi-Wan Kenobi faced off against Darth Vader in A New Hope, but has that battle been trumped in the Star Wars movies that followed? In this issue, Star Wars Insider counts down the 10 greatest ever lightsaber battles.
The Essential Expanded Universe
The six Star Wars movies have always been the core of the saga, and perhaps the only absolutely essential parts to being a fan, but the growing roster of stories known as the Expanded Universe has added gigabytes of detail and events to the history of that galaxy far, far away. Even the biggest fan can be forgiven for wincing when asked to catch up on 30 years of backlogged fiction, but this issue of Star Wars Insider tells you everything you need to get you started in your exploration of Star Wars beyond the big screen.
Making the Falcon Fly
Richard Edlund is one of the most decorated special effects experts in Hollywood. Having won an Oscar for his work on the original Star Wars movie, he was awarded special achievement Academy Awards for his accomplishments on The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, and gained further Oscar nominations for his contribution to films such as Poltergeist, Die Hard and Ghostbusters. Edlund kick-starts a new Star Wars Insider series on the men behind the effects, and looks back at the making of A New Hope.
Launch Pad
Our new look News section. The Clone Wars movie and TV series, a Celebration in Tokyo, and a very cool desk!
Science of Star Wars
NEW! A look at how close reality is coming to duplicating some Star Wars gadgets.
Versus
NEW! Two Star Wars icons go head-to-head. Only one can survive!
A Long Time Ago
NEW! Can you remember what was happening in the world of Star Wars in 1980? Let us remind you.
Space Gear
A look at Star Wars items at Toy Fair.
Books
Troy Denning brings Legacy of the Force to a dramatic conclusion.
Comics
Family matter to the fore in Legacy.
