Concept artist Iain McCaig’s fertile imagination was once deemed too scary for George Lucas. McCaig, whose career includes accolades as a storyteller and filmmaker, was hired on by Lucasfilm in the late 1990s. Part of the esteemed art department shaping the design of the prequel trilogy, McCaig mined his deepest fears and scariest nightmares to […]
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From a Certain Point of View: What’s the Best Moment in Star Wars: The High Republic Phase I?
One of the great things about Star Wars is that it inspires endless debates and opinions on a wide array of topics. Best bounty hunter? Most powerful Jedi? Does Salacious Crumb have the best haircut in the saga? In that spirit, StarWars.com presents From a Certain Point of View: a series of point-counterpoints on some of the biggest — and most […]
7 Costuming Tips for Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022
We’ve all had to practice patience, but Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 is finally around the corner. For some of us who are planning to attend, that means another looming topic is on our minds: Costumes! Do you want to go as something classic like Princess Leia or Han Solo? Or do you want to […]
How Explosions Actually Kill
Wars often spark misinformation about the nature of blast trauma. Russia’s unprovoked bombardment of Ukraine is no different.
Dispatches from the Halcyon: The Story of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
The instant you step off the launchpod and into the grand Atrium of the Halcyon starcruiser, you know your reality has shifted. The grandeur of the space, an opulently appointed double-decker room with circular chandeliers and rounded red-velvet benches, hints at the in-world history of the ship. And while the room is central to the […]
Chart the History of the Galaxy in Star Wars: Timelines – Exclusive
Soon you can immerse yourself in the galaxy like never before, with an indispensable companion that chronologically maps key events, characters, and developments that shape the Star Wars story. As revealed on This Week! In Star Wars, the new book Star Wars: Timelines by Kristin Baver, Jason Fry, Cole Horton, Amy Richau, Clayton Sandell arrives from DK […]
From the Pages of Star Wars Insider: Billy Dee Williams and Donald Glover Talk Lando in Galaxy’s Greatest Heroes Special – Excerpt
Hello, what we here? The next collection of classic Star Wars Insider features — Star Wars: The Galaxy’s Greatest Heroes — arrives February 15, celebrating the Jedi, rebel princesses, and Wookiee warriors we love. But not to be left out, of course, are the charming rogues. In StarWars.com’s exclusive excerpt of the magazine special, Billy […]
Hello There! Marvel’s Obi-Wan Comic Coming in May – Exclusive
This spring, Marvel has the high ground. Star Wars: Obi-Wan, a new five-issue miniseries from the House of Ideas, will launch in May, StarWars.com can exclusively reveal. Written by Christopher Cantwell with art by Ario Anindito, the series finds the titular bearded hero in the final days of his time on Tatooine, chronicling earlier adventures […]
Star Wars Inside Intel: The Nightsisters
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, Emily analyzes the peculiar coven of Nightsisters…. Making their canon debut in the […]
Krayt Dragons, Ahsoka Tano, and Luke Skywalker: Exploring The Art of The Mandalorian (Season 2)
Like all of us, Lucasfilm creative art manager Phil Szostak has spent much of the past two years at home. But unlike most of us, he wrote another book: The Art of The Mandalorian (Season 2), which takes fans inside the creation of the concept art that brought The Mandalorian’s second season on Disney+ to […]