Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
A look back at Tim Hildebrandt’s Star Wars art and career
Bugs named after Vader, Chewbacca, and Yoda.
New Mythologies: Star Wars as a Testament to Modern Storytelling is featured blog.
Site search returns thanks to Yahoo.
For Hyperspace members, there’s Visit to Rancho Obi-Wan #3 and the follow-up to the Pablo Hidalgo’s Rookies webstrips started up this week.
Star Wars belt buckles, from Hot Topic. Your choice of Vader, Fett, or stormtrooper.
Star Wars is Overall Best License of the Year, according to the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association.
The Empire wants you to buy Make magazine. (via Neatorama)
The beloved digital sidekick was voted the most annoying film character of all time in a U.K.-based poll. Again. Needless to say, we’re completely shocked.
With its FISTS. Twice. Yes, there is now a Star Wars Transformers Deluxe Millennium Falcon, and for only $45.99 it could be yours. (Thanks to Prophet for the link.)
Hollywood Reporter article on licensing hints at some future plans of Lucasfilm, saying that the CG TV series is currently slated for release in 2008 and the live-action series ‘in preproduction.’ What I assume is the ‘Secrets of 2007’ video game will be tied to the 30th anniversery and released in fall ’07.
Indiana Jones also gets a mention, with yet another video game due in 2007 and the next film in summer 2008.
The lightsaber is MTV’s favorite movie gizmo of all time.
Well, duh.
Science Fiction Weekly reviews out Sideshow’s 12″ Luke Skywalker. Sounds pretty cool, though he still looks more dead-eyed than haunted to me. They also review the Premium Format Vader and Han.
Collectors might note that the pre-order for the 12″ Darth Maul has just started.