The State of Star Wars Storytelling: What Happens Next?
Over forty years into the franchise, it can be difficult to isolate the various factors that have contributed to Star
Read more
Storytelling
Reviewing Star Wars Icons: Han Solo
There’s a lot of ground to cover when it comes to a character who has been part of the galaxy
Read more
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
Read more
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.
Read more
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
Read more
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
Read more
Heroine’s Journey Review: Finding Hope Among Your Demons
Sorry, Evie and Aveda. Bea is my favorite now. The following review is spoiler-free. Heroine’s Journey, the third book in Sarah
Read more
The Good, The Bad, and The Less Than Great Choices – Looking at the Ladies of Solo: A Star Wars Story
Coming out of my first viewing of Solo: A Star Wars Story I distinctly remember thinking about how I much
Read more
Review: Only Human – Book 3 of The Themis Files
Sleeping Giants and Waking Gods are two of my favorite sci-fi books from recent years. Now the Themis Files trilogy
Read more
Hyperspace Theories #38: God Speed, Rebels
With the home-video release already reaching our personal screens, Tricia Barr, B.J. Priester and Kay Serna continue their analysis of
Read more