Brooklooineghost wrote an excellent essay on compassion; Drew Karpyshyn addresses continuty errors in Path of Destruction.; Rogueish on politics in the GFFA; Vader of Bast throws down a rant about the Legacy comics; Lord Noctifer rambles on Skywalker courage; Jan Lomona wonders why only Palpatine noticed Luke’s compassion.
From the Blogside
Farside4 makes haiku upon the prequels and original trilogies; CaptainStarfire longs for the return of the CCG; Yoda’s Waiter attempts to retcon some minor prequel ‘errors’; Kidan9 maps out Anakin Solo’s hero’s journey.
From the Blogside
The Movie Blog’s John Campea on why we aren’t swimming in fantasy films in the wake of Lord of the Rings.
Apprentice of Wisdom does some digging and finds a possible origin for Palpatine’s name.; RJ Peters considers hope and redemption; Kenobi-fan on the Force; Abel G. Peña continues his Emperor’s Pawns endnotes with a look at the retconning of Lumiya; Leland Chee on continuty, cross-platform storytelling and non-SW terms.
From the Blogside
Sunnyskywalker explores the origins of Varykino and wonders what Bail told Padme’s family about her death; DJ Maul reviews Bloodlines; The Infinite Force wraps up his look at the Sith.
From the Blogside
The Infinite Force on how to write a ‘popular’ blog on starwars.com. I don’t think there’s really a set formula, but you might as well give it a try. Early morning rambles and very snarky things about Courtship of Princess Leia or the YJK series (inexplicably beloved by the young’ens) have also been known to work. Or just hope everyone else sucks that day.
For all your high-minded analysis needs – Lord Noctifer on Apollonian Jedi and Dionysian Sith. Meanwhile, Master Ki-Aaron-Mundi considers the Force.
Nardasarmy introduces the fandom buddy system.
Dan Wallace lists the top eight B-List Marvel characters. Aren’t all Marvel characters B-list until proven otherwise?
But wait, there’s more!
Big Dumb Object continues tracking the big Star Wars debate I’m sure everyone but me is throughly sick of by now.
Follow-up from Scalzi
A much more measured post on George Lucas. Don’t fear George, fear his fans. We’re way more screwed up.
Implosion in 3.. 2… 1…
John Scalzi on Star Wars, entertainment, storytelling, and mythology. (via Morwen on the list) Not for the faint-hearted – I sense much wank in this one…
Movies still not as good as when we were 8
Mark Beall wants George Lucas and Joss Whedon to redeem themselves. (Plus: Serenity a failure to fans? Huh?) Do you agree? Do you care?
From the Blogside
Harry Potter is a fraud! This isn’t a blog, but it’s certainly burning through the fandom in a way I find quite amusing. Please note it was originally published in 2002.
Icarusancalion has excellent advice for fandom security. Hiding your tie-in novels in the underwear drawer is not, surprisingly, one of them.
Oboe-Wan ponders hats and Ewoks. Sadly, not hats of Ewoks. (Yes, it’s old-school CJ reference day!)
On the VIP front, Helen Keier on how she got the gig, Sterling Hershey explains what a freelance game designer does and Abel G. Peña discusses the origins of Darth Millennial. Oh, and Jeremy Bulloch has shown up.