Dragon Con Looks at Creating Iconic Characters in Star Wars and Beyond
What’s it like working on iconic characters? And how do creators working in different media approach them? These are some
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Storytelling and Writing
Review of Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition
Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition not only greatly lives up to the expanded moniker, it makes the movie’s
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Hyperspace Theories Episode 40: Rey the Grey…Jedi?
There’s much to discuss on this month’s episode of Hyperspace Theories. Tricia, B.J., and Kay begin with a quick look
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Review of William Shakespeare’s Jedi The Last
Fun to read out loud but probably more than a bit of a challenge to stage, William Shakespeare’s Jedi The
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Behind the Book: Interviewing Timothy Zahn on Thrawn: Alliances
Timothy Zahn is simultaneously my favorite and least favorite writer to interview. He’s my favorite for all the usual reasons.
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At the Intersection of Science and Entertainment: An Interview with Ann Merchant
We are fans of science fiction, of fantasy, of space operas – where the science is often (though not always)
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Thrawn: Alliances Review
Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn: Alliances is two Grand Admiral Thrawn and Anakin Skywalker stories for the price of one. Sometime between
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Kill The Farm Boy Review: Flipping Your Fairy Tales
Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne takes a popular epic story setup and flips it
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Magic Words: Reviewing Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Naomi Novik’s Spinning Silver is a fantastical ride of a modern fairytale. Beginning with Miryem, the daughter of a moneylender
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The Hero’s Journey for Han in SOLO
From the beginning Star Wars has drawn upon the Hero’s Journey as a foundational storytelling structure for its films, particularly
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