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Tony Pacitti’s Best Friend is a Wookie. Allegedly.
For reasons that I cannot possibly fathom, in the eyes of TV, film and literature, Star Wars and geekery were joined at birth. Following on from Fanboys et al is My Best Friend is a Wookie: A Memoir, One Boy’s Journey to Find His Place in the Galaxy, Tony Pacitti’s presumably semi-autobiographical novel of awkward adolescence and a galaxy … read more
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Graphic Novel Review
2008, Dark Horse
Script: Haden Blackman
Art: Brian Chang, Bong Dazo, Wayne Nichols
Colors: Michael Atiyeh
Why do Star Wars comics so rarely work? The space opera movies, with their colourful characters, lovingly hammy dialogue, epic vistas and galactic dogfights should translate perfectly to the comic medium. And yet Dark Horse’s offerings, while seldom terrible, never manage to grasp what … read more
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Tagged Dark Horse Comics, graphic novels, movie/tv adaptations, Star Wars
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is, er… Forcefully Unleashed?
The demo for the much anticipated Star Wars unleashed has just hit Xboxlive, and it’s pretty darn good to say the least. In fact I was so impressed by it that I decided to write a certain someone a little letter:
Dear Mr Lucas,
Unlike most of my ilk, I would not accuse you of raping my childhood, or even … read more
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Movie Review
2008
Director: Dave Filoni
Written by: Henry Gilroy, Steven Melching, Scott Murphy
Voice Cast: James Arnold Taylor, Matt Lanter, Ashley Drane, Tom Kane, Christopher Lee, Samuel L. Jackson
There’s a noticeable lack of grandeur in the very first minutes of Clone Wars. Gone is the scrolling text, replaced by a recap montage and a Starship Trooper-esque commentary which … read more
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