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Diana’s Heroine’s Journey Continues in Wonder Woman 1984

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 Lex Gal Gadot, Hero's Journey, Heroine's Journey, Patty Jenkins, Storytelling, Wonder Woman

The character of Wonder Woman has a long, and sometimes troubled, history in the pantheon of DC Comics superheroes. Across

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New Insights on the Flawed Finale: The Rise of Skywalker Revisited

September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 Lex B.J. Priester, Finn, General Leia, Kylo Ren, Leia Organa, Rey, Skywalker Saga, Star Wars, Storytelling, The Rise of Skywalker

Nearly nine months have passed since the theatrical premiere of The Rise of Skywalker, and in that time Lucasfilm has

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The Story Process Origins of a Dissonant Redemption: The Rise of Skywalker Revisited

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 Lex B.J. Priester, Kylo Ren, redemption, Star Wars, Storytelling, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker

At the beginning of this year in the weeks following the theatrical release of The Rise of Skywalker, FANgirl Blog

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Reconsidering Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi After Knives Out

September 4, 2020September 9, 2020 Lex B.J. Priester, Knives Out, Kylo Ren, Rian Johnson, Star Wars, Storytelling, The Last Jedi

Undeniably, Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi produced widespread disagreement upon its theatrical release in December 2017. Some considered it to

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Review: Star Wars After Lucas by Dan Golding

April 13, 2020April 11, 2020 Lex Dan Golding, J.J. Abrams, legacy characters, legacy film, Lucasfilm, nostalgia, Rogue One, Star Wars, Star Wars After Lucas, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi

It’s no surprise that the new era of Star Wars storytelling has spawned a major resurgence of interest in the

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Review: Show Sold Separately by Jonathan Gray

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Lex fan studies, Jonathan Gray, media studies, Paratext, Star Wars

The past decade has been a fascinating one for Star Wars. Quite a lot has happened, in both the franchise

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Star Wars: The High Republic Revealed

February 26, 2020February 29, 2020 Lex Cavan Scott, Charles Soule, Claudia Gray, Daniel Jose Older, Justina Ireland, Project Luminous, Star Wars, Star Wars: The High Republic

Back at Star Wars Celebration Chicago in April 2019, Lucasfilm first began teasing a new publishing project under the codename

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The Failures of The Rise of Skywalker, Part 6

January 17, 2020January 25, 2020 Lex Expanded Universe, Lucasfilm, Star Wars, Star Wars Legends, Storytelling, The Rise of Skywalker

The fundamental problem with The Rise of Skywalker is simple: a disappointing but not terrible movie finishes the Sequel Trilogy.

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The End of the Skywalker Saga: The Failures of The Rise of Skywalker, Part 5

January 15, 2020January 12, 2020 Lex Anakin Skywalker, Kylo Ren, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, Padme Amidala, Rey, Skywalker Saga, Star Wars, Storytelling, The Rise of Skywalker

The Skywalker Saga has always been about family – even when it was just Star Wars, before it ever took

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Finn’s Unfulfilled Potential: The Failures of The Rise of Skywalker, Part 4

January 13, 2020January 12, 2020 Lex Finn, Kylo Ren, Poe Dameron, Rey, Star Wars, The Rise of Skywalker

Although the Sequel Trilogy had its storytelling inception in the origin story of a female Jedi, the character had a

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