Tag: From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (novel)

“To Whom Do We Give Faces?” – An Analysis of “The Veteran” in FACPOV

Posted on August 29, 2023September 2, 2023 by James

Spoilers for “The Veteran” Ahead

Over the past six years, From a Certain Point of View (FACPOV) has been an exercise in the margins. These anthologies were an opportunity to expand Lucasfilm’s author base and provide glimpses into the lives of characters who might only appear for a split second on-screen. New voices, new faces, brought to the forefront and given new interiority. Fandom has even made a game of trying to guess which characters would be so honored. An unexpected recipient of Return of the Jedi’s FACPOV was Dexter Jettster in Adam Lance Garcia’s “The Veteran.” Continue reading ““To Whom Do We Give Faces?” – An Analysis of “The Veteran” in FACPOV” →

Novel Review: From a Certain Point of View – Return of the Jedi

Posted on August 20, 2023August 29, 2023 by Head Butler Ryan

– Minor Spoilers –

The finale 6 years in the making, From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi closes out one daring, fun, and always exciting initiative to celebrate the 40th anniversary for each original trilogy film. Considering it would be at least 16 years before we’d ever see one again (yes, The Phantom Menace’s 40th is closer than I imagined), if they do one then, this is the end for the foreseeable future, and at least it went out on a high note. Despite 40 different authors across 40 different stories, an overarching theme, consistent quality of tales, mini-trilogy finales amongst the stories, and surprising choices lead to a finale which takes readers back to 1983 in the best way possible. Continue reading “Novel Review: From a Certain Point of View – Return of the Jedi” →

Novel Review by Chris: From a Certain Point of View – Return of the Jedi

Posted on August 15, 2023August 29, 2023 by Chris

40 years of Return of the Jedi can only mean one thing…a new edition of From a Certain Point of View! Does the third movie’s edition hold as much fun and excitement as the previous two?

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From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi Character Cards Revealed!

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Head Butler Ryan

The moment fans have been waiting for ahead of From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi’s release on August 29 is here…the character cards have been revealed! Over an hour and half, the details for all 40 stories in this trilogy finale dripped through on Twitter (no, it’s not named anything else), and it’s always a joy to see fans react to each new release, be it favorites getting their time to shine, stories they guessed, or big surprises, and today’s character cards were no different. Head below to see my Top 10 most anticipated and some general thoughts on the rest. Continue reading “From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi Character Cards Revealed!” →

SDCC ’23 Publishing Panel: The High Republic Phase III Covers, Dark Droids Glimpses, and More!

Posted on July 22, 2023July 25, 2023 by Head Butler Ryan

This year’s Lucasfilm Publishing Panel at SDCC had some little tastes of other publications on their way or recently released, but a big focus was the upcoming third and final Phase of The High Republic, revealing new covers full of theory-inducing images fans will be ruminating over until it begins in the fall. Head below for all the new covers and additional images from upcoming works like the Dark Droids Marvel comics crossover and Rebellion focused visual guide! Continue reading “SDCC ’23 Publishing Panel: The High Republic Phase III Covers, Dark Droids Glimpses, and More!” →

From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi Cover and Authors Announced!

Posted on March 10, 2023May 11, 2023 by Head Butler Ryan

Bless the Ewoks, the moment we’ve all been waiting for in this year of the Wicket, the 40th Anniversary of Return of the Jedi, is here: From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi has been announced! These excellent collections of 40 stories from 40 different authors has brought us memorable, unique, jaw-dropping, exciting, and weird new perspectives on the original trilogy films so far and I expect Return of the Jedi’s to be no different. Head below for the list of authors, what stories have already been revealed, and some little tidbits on this and the series from Random House Worlds Editor Tom Hoeler! Continue reading “From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi Cover and Authors Announced!” →