The Acolyte’s Real Lessons Can Finally Begin
The story of Star Wars’ dark side has long been defined by temptation—a temptation to power, a temptation to save people no matter the cost, a temptation for forces to…
I Can’t Believe The Acolyte’s Cool Helmet Is Han’s Hoth Jacket All Over Again
Lots of shocking things came out of this week’s episode of The Acolyte, but for me, one stands above the rest. It’s the fact that our new favorite maybe-Sith, the…
The Acolyte’s Dark Side Fighting Style Has Some Old, Expanded Universe Connections
Thought cortosis was the only thing with roots from Star Wars’ expanded universe that showed up on The Acolyte this week? Turns out, another old concept was hiding in plain…
On The Acolyte, Sith Has Really Hit the Fan
There’s a lot of violence in Star Wars. But a lot of Star Wars’ violence, and its approach to it, is rooted in the abstract—whole planets gone in the blink…
Marvel’s Star Wars Comics Are Finally Moving on From the Most Unhinged Year in Canon
Since early 2020, many of Marvel’s primary Star Wars comics—the main Star Wars series, Darth Vader, and the already concluded Doctor Aphra and Bounty Hunters—shifted to a new period in…
The Acolyte Just Blew Star Wars Wide Open, From a Certain Point of View
Star Wars is filled with half-truths. Even as its fans crave the reliability of a rigorously defined canon, the saga has always played in the realm of mythologizing itself, and…
Five Years On, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Is Still Thriving
Disney Parks’ first venture into making one of their lands immersive opened five years ago today—May 31, 2019—inviting guests to live out their own Star Wars adventures at Disneyland’s Galaxy’s…
The Essence of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Was You Made the Experience
A year after the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser took its last flight, here’s a look back at the best of Disney Parks’ bold venture into the immersive entertainment space—and why…
Our First Taste of Star Wars’ Post-Rise of Skywalker Vision Comes From Disneyland
When audiences last saw Rey Skywalker, she announced her new name and the credits rolled. What specifically she’d do next, how she was feeling, and all that kind of stuff was…
One of the Rarest Star Wars Toys Ever Made Could Be Yours
Image: Heritage Auctions / HA.com Tomorrow is May the Fourth, but you have a few more weeks to save up ahead of Heritage Auctions’ next Star Wars–themed sale, which happens…