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  • Star Wars Visions Will Return for Even More Anime Greatness

    Star Wars Visions Will Return for Even More Anime Greatness

    The animated side of Star Wars has served as home to some of the franchise’s most interesting works. When Star Wars Visions was released last year, it offered us different glimpses of George Lucas’ science fantasy world, through the eyes of powerhouses in Japanese animation such as Studio Trigger, Science SARU, and Kinema Citrus. It…


  • Star Wars Concept Artist, Colin Cantwell, Dies at 90

    Star Wars Concept Artist, Colin Cantwell, Dies at 90

    Colin Cantwell, the concept artist behind many Star Wars designs, passed away Saturday at his Colorado home. His work included the X-Wing Starfighter, TIE Fighter, Star Destroyer, and the Death Star, but he had an incredible career even before his collaboration with George Lucas on his films, having worked in a jet propulsion lab and…


  • How Disney’s Galactic Starcruiser Fits Into the Star Wars Timeline

    How Disney’s Galactic Starcruiser Fits Into the Star Wars Timeline

    At a climactic point in the interactive narrative that unfolds onboard the Halcyon — the hotel-cum-spaceship that is home to Disney World’s incredibly expensive, soon-to-open two-day theme park/Live Action Role Play Star Wars experience — an invasion of First Order stormtroopers overtakes the ship, adorning it with blood red banners featuring their hexagonal insignia. It’s…