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Screenshot: LucasfilmSo that’s where we are, who’s gone and who’s back. So what can we expect in season three? All eyes are on Mount Tantiss right now—not just for whatever project Hemlock has cooking for the Emperor, but for our surviving Batchers to rescue Omega before it’s too late, to see wherever Crosshair’s re-examination of his duty takes him while he’s imprisoned there, and to figure out just what is up with Emerie and her connections to both Omega and Hemlock.But then there’s a billion other questions. How’s…

Image: HasbroWe might be getting a lot of new Star Wars this year, but when it comes to new Star Wars toys, Hasbro is playing things close to the vest so far for 2024. The toy company kicked off its first livestream from the galaxy far, far away today with a series of reveals that focused less on the new, and more on the familiar.That’s not to say there weren’t some highlights among the familiar re-releases and repaints, however. In the 6" Black Series line, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Phantom Menace, Hasbro…

Image: HasbroThe live-action Clone Trooper has had a bit of a renaissance lately, between The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and even Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andor last year, all taking us back to the Clone War and its aftermath to give us actual, physical live-action phase one and phase two Troopers on screen long after their digital debuts. Which I’m sure Hasbro, lover of all things Trooper action figure, is very happy for.Especially so as Ahsoka in particular—which took us to multiple conflicts along its titular character’s life on…

Image: LucasfilmOrder 66 is one of Star Wars’ most defining moments—even before we knew its name and the intricacies of its machinations, we have known since the very beginning of the saga that there were once thousands of Jedi Knights, only for them to be systemically eradicated by the Empire. But even as Star Wars has detailed this moment more and more, it’s also revealed more and more Jedi that slipped through the Empire’s grip.The more contemporary Star Wars media interacts with the time of the prequels, and even…

Image: Disney/LucasfilmClone Force 99 ain’t done yet. During Star Wars Celebration 2023, Lucasfilm’s Jennifer Corbett, Athena Portillo, and Brad Rau announced that a third season for Star Wars: The Bad Batch is in production.‘I Started a Yoda Fan Club’Bad Batch’s pretty solid second season ended not too long ago, so we’ll avoid spoilers for those who’ve yet to fully catch up. But suffice to say, the show’s third season will see the Clone Troopers-turned-mercenaries getting into even more trouble than before, now that the…

At this point it is impossible to separate the story of Din Djarin and Grogu from the wider universe of Star Wars’ galaxy far, far away. In a similar manner to how the unlikely duo met, The Mandalorian has picked up iconic characters from across Star Wars film and TV to become part of its story. But for once, its latest surprise was less about pointing at the familiar, and doing right by someone Star Wars has rarely done justice with.“The Foundling,” the fourth episode of The Mandalorian’s third season, largely focuses…

Image: Lucasfilm/Acme ArchiveThe next Star Wars Celebration is just a month away—promising news on the franchise’s future, but also giving us a veritable sea of merch to ogle. This especially goes for the con’s traditional art show, which in 2023 is jam-packed with riffs on The Mandalorian, Andor, and more... especially if you like Ahsoka Tano.The former Jedi is undoubtedly the star of our first look at the lineup of prints that will be available this year in London—and only there, as preorders, set to go live at Dark Ink…

Image: HasbroTen years ago, Hasbro announced something akin to a disturbance in the Force—and Star Wars toy fans’ wallets: The Black Series, a brand new line that would bump the iconic heroes and villains of the galaxy far, far away up to 6" scale for the first time (and away from the 3.75" scale Star Wars changed the game with).Since then, countless characters from movies, games, comics, streaming shows, and more have made their way onto our desks and shelves—classic heroes like Han, Luke, and Leia;all-new ones still…

Screenshot: LucasfilmThe Bad Batch, is ready to come back, and now the team behind Star Wars’ Clone Wars spinoff has a new mission: fight back against the Empire instead of merely survive it.Lucasfilm has dropped a new trailer for the second season of the spiritual Clone Wars sequel, set during the early years post-Revenge of the Sith. As the galaxy adapts to the rule of Emperor Palpatine, our titular heroes—a band of genetically-enhanced former Clone Commandos, all voiced by Clone Wars stalwart Dee Bradley Baker—and…

Star Wars has a long, long history on the tabletop, whether it’s through RPGs, spacebound strategy games like X-Wing and Armada, or miniaturized ground warfare from the halcyon days of the Wizards of the Coast and Star Wars: Legion. Now, as Yoda once said, there is... another.Star Wars: Shatterpoint Announcement Trailer02:27The First Things To Do In VR, Part 3Yesterday 9:39AMToday, Atomic Mass Games and Asmodee announced Star Wars: Shatterpoint, a new skirmish-sized tabletop miniatures game set in the galaxy far, far…