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Review of Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Ascension

WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS REVIEW Unfortunately, Fate of the Jedi: Ascension is just a bad Star Wars

Who Should Write Strong Female Heroines? Women Don’t Always Get It Right

July 15, 2011November 4, 2011 Fangirl Aaron Allston, Comics, Del Rey, EU, feminism, Her Universe, Michael Stackpole, Seeking Strong Female Heroines, Star Wars, Tim Zahn

Most definitely I hope to see more women in creative roles not just at DC, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars, but everywhere. At the same time, I want women capable of effectively creating characters and storylines that women can relate to, or this Spaceship to Gender Equality in Scifi and Fantasy will take us nowhere fast.

Fangirl SciFi Star Wars

SEEKING SFH (STRONG FEMALE HEROINE) – Jaina Solo in the New Jedi Order

June 28, 2011October 4, 2011 Fangirl Del Rey, EU, Jaina Solo, Seeking Strong Female Heroines, Star Wars

Seeking SFH is a new series at FANgirl Blog meant to highlight stories with strong female heroines.

Fangirl Star Wars

Do Franchises Need Traditional Publishing Houses?

June 25, 2011 Fangirl Del Rey, EU, Fate of the Jedi, Star Wars

Harry Potter fans might be a little disappointed that Pottermore isn’t more Harry Potter books, but I bet franchises are watching with carefully. This is the first major franchise to take the big step away from the traditional publishing houses to self-publish. With the upcoming changes in the editorial leadership at Lucasfilm, I’ve been wondering if Star Wars might be considering the same bold leap away from Del Rey.

Fangirl Star Wars Storytelling and Writing

Can Luke Skywalker Avoid Character Apocalypse? Follow-up to Luke Skywalker Must Die

June 23, 2011June 11, 2013 Fangirl Del Rey, EU, Fangirl Speaks Up, Fate of the Jedi, ForceCast, George Lucas, Jaina Solo, Legacy, Luke Skywalker, Mortis, Star Wars, writing

In May, my blog post Luke Skywalker Must Die generated a lot of discussion within the fandom, and even caught

Fangirl Star Wars

One Fangirl’s EU Wishlist

June 13, 2011September 16, 2011 Fangirl Aaron Allston, Del Rey, EU, Fangirls, Imperial Knights, Jaina Solo, Legacy, Luke Skywalker, Michael Stackpole, Padme Amidala, Star Wars, Tim Zahn, X-wing Series

I always believe in balancing critical discussion with positive input. I’ve been talking a lot lately about where the EU is lacking, so I wanted to balance that with some ideas on the most appealing element of the Star Wars universe – how much room there is for everyone.

Fangirl Star Wars Storytelling and Writing

Luke Skywalker Must Die

May 16, 2011June 23, 2011 Fangirl EU, Fangirl Speaks Up, Fate of the Jedi, George Lucas, Luke Skywalker, Star Wars, writing

I think killing Luke Skywalker in an Expanded Universe novel, and doing it in the near future – both in the real world and in-universe – is the perfect opportunity to revive the stagnating EU storyline, rebuild enthusiasm in the EU fanbase, and bring in a whole bunch of new fans to the EU in the process. To save the EU novels, Luke Skywalker must die. I hope you’ll hear me out on my reasons why.