Author E.K. Johnston has been a fan of Padmé Amidala since she was 15 years old, watching the prequels and falling in love with the character and her story. “I still kind of want to be her when I grow up,” Johnston quips. With the third book in her Amidala trilogy, a sequel to Queen’s […]
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4 Reasons Salacious Crumb is Scarier Than You Might Think
Characters + Histories // OCTOBER 27, 2021 Jabba’s right hand Kowakian monkey-lizard is not to be underestimated. Being a Kowakian monkey-lizard means you don’t get much respect. But judge this creature by its size, you must not. Especially one that goes by the name of Salacious B. Crumb. It might seem odd to label Salacious […]
Star Wars Inside Intel: The Nihil Hierarchy
Star Wars Inside Intel is a StarWars.com feature where Lucasfilm Story Group member Emily Shkoukani, whose job is to know as much about a galaxy far, far away as possible, explores obscure facts about Star Wars lore and continuity. In this installment, and in honor of both the Halloween season and Star Wars Reads, Emily breaks […]
Why Bor Gullet Freaks Me Out More Than Anything Else in Star Wars
“The thing in the shadows repelled him, offended him on a level too intimate for words.” — Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization by Alexander Freed In a galaxy filled with strange and unusual creatures, Bor Gullet stands out (slithers out?) as the creepiest. Star Wars certainly has its share of creatures that go bump […]
Artist Jack Hughes Celebrates LGBTQ+ History Month with the Women of the Star Wars Galaxy
Most of the Star Wars action figures that Jack Hughes pulled out of his older brothers’ toy box were as worn and weathered as the used-future space opera they were based on. All except for one: Princess Leia Organa. “She was almost immaculate,” Hughes tells StarWars.com, overlooked by his siblings and rarely conscripted for a […]
5 of the Scariest Star Wars Sidekicks
Characters + Histories // OCTOBER 21, 2021 It’s not always the big baddies you have to worry about. It’s who’s next to them. There are plenty of monsters in Star Wars, but sometimes the most frightening things aren’t creatures with razor-sharp teeth. Sometimes scary can come in the form of a cool mercenary, a mad […]
Why Marchion Ro is One of the Scariest Star Wars Villains
You never quite know what the Nihil will do next. Pirates fueled by greed and debauchery, Marchion Ro shaped them from a loose network of ships to an organized fighting force. Using their spacecraft’s unique Path engines, they can appear unexpectedly out of hyperspace like a monster lurking in the walls. And at the top […]
Star Wars Inside Intel: Twi’lek Culture
Characters + Histories // SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 Discover more about this alien species, including traditions, rituals, and beyond. Star Wars Inside Intel is a StarWars.com feature where Lucasfilm Story Group member Emily Shkoukani, whose job is to know as much about a galaxy far, far away as possible, explores obscure facts about Star Wars lore […]
Inside Star Wars: Visions: Meet the Ships and Vehicles
Star Wars is going to a new galaxy of storytelling. Star Wars: Visions, an anime anthology featuring nine shorts from some of the world’s best anime creators, is set to debut September 22 on Disney+. With Inside Star Wars: Visions, StarWars.com will pull back the curtain on the series for exclusive early insights into what might await us. […]
Inside Star Wars: Visions: Meet the Droids
Star Wars is going to a new galaxy of storytelling. Star Wars: Visions, an anime anthology featuring nine shorts from some of the world’s best anime creators, is set to debut September 22 on Disney+. With Inside Star Wars: Visions, StarWars.com will pull back the curtain on the series for exclusive early insights into what […]