When I was a kid, I used to collect Star Wars cards. Nearly every one of my friends did. I would get 50 cents allowance and that was enough for two packs a week. My sister, Karen, is the thrifty … Continue reading Star Wars Card Trader – The Worst Best Star Wars App Around
Rise of the Empire is a rollicking ride through the original Star Wars trilogy. Having just finished the game on the new Infinity 3.0, I found it to be even better than Disney’s first Infinity foray into this universe – … Continue reading Rise of the Empire – Infinity 3.0 Takes on the Original Star Wars Trilogy
Star Wars joins the Infinity universe! It started with 1.0 and the introduction of the Infinity system. That early system featured a variety of playsets and what Disney called the Toy Box. The Toy Box offered free play in the … Continue reading Star Wars Goes to Infinity and Beyond! – Infinity 3.0 Review
Adam Gidwitz is the New York Times bestselling author of The Grimm Trilogy – A Tale Dark and Grimm, In A Glass Grimmly, and The Grimm Conclusion. Before Adam was a renowned writer, he was a teacher for second grade … Continue reading So You Want to Be A Star Wars Author? – Exclusive Interview With Adam Gidwitz
What is it like to be a Jedi? If you read Adam Gidwitz’ retelling of the classic The Empire Strikes Back, you’ll definitely have some idea – or you just might turn out to be Jedi material. Adam was tapped … Continue reading So You Want to Be A Jedi? (spoiler-free book review)
Tom Angleberger obviously has a sharp intellect and a thoughtful way of looking at life. Getting to interview him was a treat, especially for my 11-year old daughter who absolutely loves his Origami Yoda series of books. But Tom is … Continue reading Tom Angleberger – Adding Deep Insight Into the Star Wars Universe (exclusive interview)
Have my first novel published. Check. Be on the New York Times Bestsellers list. Check. Have one of my novels picked up for possible film. Check. Do all this before the age of 30. Check. For Alexandra Bracken, this is … Continue reading A True Star Wars-ian – Alexandra Bracken Shares Her Thoughts
With a title like that, it sounds like you’re about to read a classic fairy-tale. And perhaps you are. Star Wars is a modern classic fairy-tale complete with all the elements you’d expect – excitement, danger, romance, heroics, a daring … Continue reading The Princess, The Scoundrel, and The Farm Boy (Spoiler-free book review)
Star Wars flooded D23 Expo 2015! More than just all the cool Star Wars “stuff” (and there was plenty of it), it seemed every division of the company seemed to have exciting Star Wars news. Disney Interactive: Previewing the new … Continue reading D23 Expo 2015 – Everything is Coming Up Star Wars!
We’ve covered so much already about some of the exciting things going on at D23 Expo – from special events to panels and presentations to exclusive merchandise available only at the event. But what is actually happening on the floor … Continue reading A Look Ahead to D23 Expo 2015 – What’s On the Floor?
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