Star Wars and the Empire Took Over the Empire State Building

Lord Vader took over his Empire’s State Building.Image: Disney/Lucasfilm Typical Empire. It hears its name on a building or a state and it just swoops in there and takes it over. That happened on Thursday when Star Wars descended on the Empire State of New York and fully took over the Empire State Building in … Read more

The Dark Side Is Strong With Star Wars’ New May 4 Merch

A small sample of new Star Wars merch. Image: Lucasfilm Three things you can count on in this world are death, taxes, and new Star Wars merchandise. Just days after a huge dump of new figures for the upcoming show The Acolyte, it’s now time for a “March to May the 4th.” Basically, that means … Read more

Hasbro’s New Star Wars Toys Embrace the Dark Side

Image: Hasbro Star Wars products love a theme moment—Force Friday, Triple Force Friday, whatever the Force Friday equivalent for Rogue One was called. Maybe they just love Fridays, but now Lucasfilm and its merch partners are capitalizing on a whole month to sell you things, with a specific villainous twist. This March is now Imperial … Read more

Star Wars Is Getting Closer and Closer to Exposing the Jedi Order for What It Is

When Star Wars first arrived in the world—back when it was just the original trilogy, mountains of toys, and one peculiar holiday special—fans knew where things stood. The Jedi were the good guys; Darth Vader and his pals were the baddies. But in the decades since, things have gotten a lot murkier across both sides … Read more

The Phantom Menace Goes All the Way Retro In These New Star Wars Toys

Image: Hasbro Retro toys are a funny thing. When The Phantom Menace hit theaters, it did so alongside the firepower of a fully armed and operational action figure line that represented a huge generational leap from the Star Wars toys that changed the movie industry two decades prior. And yet now in the present, nearly … Read more

Mace Windu Leads Star Wars’ 2024 Novel, The Glass Abyss

Image: Random House Worlds The prequel trilogy of Star Wars films (and similar material set in the same time period) introduced audiences to plenty of new Jedi, with one of the most striking being Samuel L. Jackson’s Mace Windu. Though he’s one of the most important players of that era, he hasn’t always gotten a … Read more

Loungefly Pets Line Features Loki, Spider-Man, Star Wars

Image: Loungefly Cosplay looks for your pets are here from Loungefly, with a new line of backpacks and other accessories from some of your favorite fandoms. The soon-to-be released collection has revealed its first line of pet gear just in time for holiday shopping. It’s not only super adorable but highly functional, with awesome collars, … Read more

Comedian Con 2023—Lucasfilm Publishing Talks Excessive Republic Section 3

Star Wars: The Excessive Republic might have started as a golden age for its titular authorities and the Jedi Order that stood beside it—however later this 12 months issues are taking a flip in direction of darkness, as Lucasfilm’s prequel publishing initiative kicks off its third and remaining section. However as darkish as issues might … Read more