There’s not a clear point where it really hit me, and even weeks later it still feels more like a dream, that I was on Batuu, a planet in the galaxy far, far away of which I’d been dreaming of, reading about, and enjoying my whole life, when I visited Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World with my wife and our friends in late February, but I left it knowing I’d love a chance to go back. In many ways, it lived up to my expectations (which weren’t too high), the rides really blew me away, the “citizens” of Batuu were integral to the experience, and I even cried making a lightsaber, but in the end it’s still unavoidable to know you’re in a park and you’ll likely need more than one trip to truly take it all in and fully enjoy it. Continue reading “To the Edge and Back Again: A Mynock’s Adventures to Galaxy’s Edge”
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Featurette for VR Game Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge Released, New Details
The next Star Wars VR project from ILMxLAB is Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge for the Oculus, out sometime later this year. It sounds like it will live up to the Tales moniker, as a bartender tells players stories and you get to live them out, while also avoiding the Guavian Death Gang between rounds of space darts or hanging out with porgs. Bobby Moynihan (Star Wars Resistance’s Orca) will play bartender Seezelslak while Debra Wilson (Jedi: Fallen Order’s Cere Junda) plays the pirate Tara Rashin, a member of the Guavian Death Gang. The player character is a droid repair technician, so expect there to be some droid building to be had as well. It sounds like a fun way for those unable, unwilling, already been, or never able to go to Galaxy’s Edge to get a small slice of the park, though the barrier to entry on VR happens to be expensive in it own right but I imagine it’ll come to more platforms than Oculus, much like Vader Immortal did when it arrived on the cheaper PSVR. Check out some concert art below! Continue reading “Featurette for VR Game Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge Released, New Details”
Canon Novel Review: Galaxy’s Edge – Black Spire
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Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire, written by Delilah S. Dawson, is the last big park tie-in content, doing the heavy work of setting up how and why Vi Moraldi and the Resistance are facing off with Supreme Leader Kylo Ren and the First Order on a little backwater planet Batuu that you, dear reader, can visit. Unfortunately, in doing so, the novel forgoes a lot of opportunities and comes up short in overall entertainment. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: Galaxy’s Edge – Black Spire”
Canon Comic Miniseries Review: Galaxy’s Edge
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Opening up the first ever Star Wars theme park is quite the big deal, so of course to both build up the location within the universe and hype up the park, a publishing program launched, including the 5-issue miniseries, Galaxy’s Edge. Written by Ethan Sacks, with art by Will Sliney and Dono Sánchez-Almara, the comic explores the background to several objects within Dok-Ondar’s Den of Antiquities, tying them into a ‘present’ set heist story for the mythical Sword of Khashyun. While full of some intriguing and fun tales with familiar characters, Galaxy’s Edge doesn’t spend enough time at the park, meaning the heist or new characters don’t steal the show. Continue reading “Canon Comic Miniseries Review: Galaxy’s Edge”
Canon Comic Review: Galaxy’s Edge #5
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Galaxy’s Edge #5 finds Kendoh and her crew, antiquities dealer Dok-Ondar, and the burgeoning First Order presence clash in the stigma-avoiding finale to this theme park tie-in. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Galaxy’s Edge #5”
Canon Middle Grade Novel Review: Myths & Fables
Myths & Fables, part of the Galaxy’s Edge tie-in program, is a book full of exactly what its title implies, myths and fables the denizens of the Star Wars galaxy tell one another. Written with fantastical wit by George Mann, with gorgeous illustrations by Grant Griffin, Myths & Fables offers a unique view into the galaxy far, far way not to be missed. UPDATE: As of 8/31/2020, a Target exclusive Galaxy’s Edge themed edition of this book released, offering new tales. I’ve got some thoughts on the new additions below! Continue reading “Canon Middle Grade Novel Review: Myths & Fables”
Canon Young Adult Novel Review: A Crash of Fate
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A Crash of Fate is a young adult novel written by Zoraida Córdova as part of the Galaxy’s Edge tie-in program, taking place primarily at the park’s in-universe location, following two old friends who cross paths again in a romantic and danger filled day-long adventure. The romance is never too heavy handed, the adventure that weaves them across Black Spire Outpost is engaging and fun, and the characters are relatable, but sometimes the park aspect gets a little too on the nose, though overall it results in an enjoyable and unique little tale. Continue reading “Canon Young Adult Novel Review: A Crash of Fate”
Canon Comic Review: Galaxy’s Edge #4
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Doctor Aphra comes crashing through Galaxy’s Edge #4 for a highly entertaining appearance, as she’s wont to do, while the main story of the miniseries picks up and ends on a cliffhanger making me eager to see the finale! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Galaxy’s Edge #4”
SDCC 2019: The Rise of Kylo Ren Announced, New Return to Vader’s Castle Details, and More!
SDCC is the bastion of news and reveals for all things geekery and there’s always some fun Star Wars comic and book related info for us fans. At SDCC 2019, Charles Soule was revealed to be writing The Rise of Kylo Ren comic miniseries (!!), we got more details on IDW’s Return to Vader’s Castle miniseries and Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker plans, Dooku: Jedi Lost hardcover edition was announced, and more, so check out the latest reveals below! Continue reading “SDCC 2019: The Rise of Kylo Ren Announced, New Return to Vader’s Castle Details, and More!”
Canon Comic Review: Galaxy’s Edge #3
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If you haven’t yet or won’t be anytime soon enjoying the Galaxy’s Edge theme park, then I can honestly say issue #3 of the park’s tie-in comic miniseries might be its best yet, as it connects to the park in a more meaningful way than the previous issues, while some familiar faces (including a BIG favorite of mine) add even more fun. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Galaxy’s Edge #3”
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