Tarkin’s Top Shelf #390: Book Review: Star Wars: The Acolyte Visual Guide by Pablo Hidalgo

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/tarkinstopshelf/TTS_Acolyte_Visual_Guide.mp3 In this episode of Tarkin’s Top Shelf, your hosts review Star Wars: The Acolyte Visual Guide by Pablo Hidalgo. Mark and Becca go over the latest in Star Wars news: Rebuild the Galaxy (Pieces of the Past), Ahsoka Season 2 rumors, and Obi-Wan Kenobi rumors. Then, your hosts discuss ‘The Acolyte’ Visual Guide, The […]

This Weeks Publications – 7th July 2025

Welcome to this week’s publications breakdown. The scheduled releases for this week will be; Tuesday 8th July 2025 Ewoks: Caravan of Carnage (TPB) (Marvel – ISBN 978-1-302-95860-2) The breakout stars of Return of the Jedi, the beloved Ewoks, return for an all-new adventure! A team of Imperial-led bounty hunters and scavengers arrives on the forest […]

Ivanna Sakhno on Rory McCann as Baylan Skoll, “Watching Him Has Been A Gift”

In an interview with ScreenRant‘s Liam Crowley about M3GAN 2.0, Ivanna Sakhno was asked about Rory McCann coming in as Baylan Skoll for Ahsoka season 2, sharing “he is so depthful and has such immense respect for Baylan and also for what Ray has created”. “We are actually currently in the middle of filming Season […]

The ForceCast: 10 Rapid Fire Questions from ChatGPT

The ForceCast is BACK!!! This week, Ryan and Brad discuss Jurassic World Rebirth and Brad’s reaction to the movie and the fandom. Then, the show gets weird from there. Ryan had ChatGPT create questions for them and it ranges from weird to funny to surprisingly deep. Along the way a few friends call in. Contact […]

‘Ahsoka’ Season 2: Four Directors Revealed, Dave Filoni and Bryce Dallas Howard Confirmed to Return

A new agency listing reveals four of the directors for Ahsoka Season 2, including regular Star Wars Disney Plus directors The post ‘Ahsoka’ Season 2: Four Directors Revealed, Dave Filoni and Bryce Dallas Howard Confirmed to Return appeared first on Star Wars News Net. Read more at Star Wars News Net

Star Wars Concept Art Turned Into Scale Model Diorama! | Adam Savage’s Tested

We catch up with model maker Chris Benware of the Nerf Herder’s Workshop build group to get an update on his studio scale Sandcrawler build at WonderFest! This year, not only has he completed his Sandcrawler miniature, but he’s taken on the challenge of turning Ralph McQuarrie’s concept drawing of Jabba’s sail barge into a […]

Start Your Engines Technical Manual 18: TIE/ad starfighter ‘TIE Avenger’

Top up your coaxium, pay off the portmaster, check the nava computer and try not to bounce too close to a supernova as we invite you to Start Your Engines. This episode Paul Naylor and Mark Newbold discuss the TIE Avenger, the prototype fighter Cassian Andor steals at the start of season 2 of Andor. […]

Ex-LEGO Star Wars Designer Nate Clark Shares Missing Felucia Terrain Instructions

Ex-LEGO Star Wars designer Nate Clark has shared the instructions for the Felucia Terrain mini-build that was seen in the initial leaked pictures of the 327th Star Corps Clone Troopers Battle Pack (75341), up for preorder now and shipping from August 1st.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Nate Clark […]

Podcast Stardust #908: Mark Hamill’s Dark Pitch for Luke Skywalker – Star Wars News

https://traffic.libsyn.com/podcaststardust/PS_908_News.mp3 Mark Hamill has been making the rounds promoting Life of Chuck, and naturally, he is getting asked questions about Star Wars. In one such interview, Hamill shared a pitch he made for Luke Skywalker’s backstory for The Last Jedi. We are sharing our reactions to that pitch in this edition of Star Wars news on Podcast Stardust. Also in this […]

ILM Evolutions: Animation, from Rotoscoping to Blending with Live-Action

In the first part of a new series exploring ILM’s 50-year legacy, Jamie Benning, writing at ILM.com, talks to original Star Wars animator Chris Cassidy and current ILM animation supervisors Rob Coleman and Hal Hickel. Animation has been woven into the DNA of Industrial Light & Magic’s story since its earliest days. From utilizing legacy […]