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Mace Windu Wants Revenge on the Sith in This Exclusive Star Wars Novel Excerpt

See what was going on in Mace Windu's head right after the events of The Phantom Menace in our exclusive excerpt from the next Star Wars novel, The Glass Abyss.

By James Whitbrook Published October 8, 2024

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The Acolyte‘s Dark Side Fighting Style Has Some Old, Expanded Universe Connections

The Stranger's unconventional fighting style is just The Acolyte 's latest re-canonization of an old EU concept.

By James Whitbrook Published June 27, 2024

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What You Need to Know About The Acolyte‘s Lightsaber-Shorting Metal

The Acolyte 's latest episode gave us our first live-action look at one of the most fascinating Star Wars materials from the Expanded Universe: cortosis.

By James Whitbrook Published June 27, 2024

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This Kit Fisto Figure Puts the ‘Hot’ Back in Hot Toys

The Jedi Master introduced in the Star Wars prequels gets an appropriately epic new figure.

By Germain Lussier Published May 31, 2024

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The Acolyte: Meet the New Star Wars Characters

New trading card-inspired art shows the new Jedi, and non-Jedi, from the upcoming Disney+ show.

By Germain Lussier Published May 28, 2024

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The Acolyte’s New Promo Whips Up a Sick New Weapon

The lightsaber's all well and good, but sometimes, you need to be a bit colorful and change things up.

By Justin Carter Published May 18, 2024

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Oreo’s Special Edition Star Wars Cookies Are Here to Feed Your Inner Wookiee

Order them starting May 30 before they go on sale at retailers nationwide June 10.

By Sabina Graves Published May 15, 2024

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20 Years Ago Today, General Grievous Killed the Crap Outta Shaggy From Scooby Doo

It's been 20 years since Genndy Tartakovsky's Clone Wars first introduced us to General Grievous in horrifying fashion. But it did so with a little gag, too.

By James Whitbrook Published April 8, 2024

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Marvel’s Phantom Menace Comic Gives Anakin a Wild New Look

Star Wars: Episode I gets a whole new spin from the POV of Anakin Skywalker himself.

By Germain Lussier Published March 29, 2024

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

Amandla Stenberg, star of the upcoming Disney+ show The Acolyte from Russian Doll 's Leslye Headland, gives new hints about her role.

By Cheryl Eddy Published February 26, 2024

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Everything We Know (and Think We Know) About Star Wars‘ Project Necromancer

The Bad Batch 's third and final season is digging into Palpatine's top-secret ghoulish scheme.

By James Whitbrook Published February 23, 2024

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Looking Back on the Madness of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Toy Line, 25 Years Later

Two decades earlier, Star Wars changed the toy industry forever. When it returned to theaters for the prequels in 1999, it was ready to do it again.

By James Whitbrook Published January 17, 2024

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Mace Windu Shatters The Glass Abyss in New Star Wars Novel

The purple lightsaber-wielding Jedi gets to headline his first Star Wars novel in 20 years.

By Justin Carter Published December 9, 2023

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20 Years Ago Today, Genndy Tartakovsky’s Clone Wars Changed Star Wars Forever

Twenty-six years after their first mention, in 2003 Clone Wars brought the conflict to TV for the first time—and shaped Star Wars ' future for generations.

By James Whitbrook Published November 7, 2023