Jedi Jondee here on the Ghost, Warwick Davis host intro clip was shown. He went through the audience on a hover board to get to the stage. He showed some photos of Star Warriors sent in. Davis summed up Season 2. He welcomed Dave Filoni and actors of Star Wars: Rebels; Tiya Sircar (Sabine Wren) and […]

Jedi Jondee here in London (via live stream), The audience for the Anthony Daniels was cautioned about asking questions about the red arm in Force Awakens even though this was revealed in the C-3PO #1 by James Robinson and Tony Harris. All of the main stage panels were moderated by Warwick Davis. There was an […]

Jedi Jondee here at Star Wars: Celebration Europe, The live stream returned to Andi with Ashley Eckstein and Dave Filoni. They just finished the Ahsoka panel. She introduced the “Ahsoka’s Untold Tales” with Pablo Hidalgo and Dave Filoni. The empty chair between them was “symbolic” Filoni joked before Ashley Eckstein was brought on with the […]

Jedi Jondee here at the Excel Center (via the live stream), The Star Wars Show is streaming Star Wars: Celebration Europe 2016 live on Star wars.com. Host Andi Gutierrez did the requisite London opening next to Big Ben running down the events for the Celebration. On the show floor, Andi and co-host, Peter Townley, came […]

Jondee here at the Cantina, Han Solo #2 features a cover by Lee Bermejo with Han leaning back with his blaster as two expired thugs are slumped around him. This continues the series with Marjorie Liu and Mark Brooks and throws you into a splash page of action. The Millennium Falcon is flying past ships […]

Jondee here on the Finalizer, We finally have another Marvel adaptation of a Star Wars movie with this limited series. I’m not sure how many issues it will last; I’m guessing five issues. It has a nice painted cover by Esad Ribic with Rey standing in front of Finn and BB-8 with the Falcon overhead. […]

Jondee here at Aduba-3, The Entertainment Weekly article (released online on June 22nd) introduced the characters that we saw in the cast photo from last year. Interesting was Donnie Yen’s character, Chirrut Imwe, a “warrior monk”, like the blind Zatoichi. This was a swordsman created by Kan Shimozawa and turned into a series of films […]

Jondee here at the Dragon Void, The big question of any Star Wars comic is how it furthers the story, in most cases, the recent comics stray and go off in their own corner. Not so with Han Solo #1. Writer Marjorie Liu currently has Monstress for Image, but has also written Astonishing X-Men and […]

Jondee here at the Celebration, This is a return to the article for the last day of Star Wars Celebration, April 19, 2015.  It gives some info on Rogue One.  (Pablo) Hidalgo then gave the official summary, “A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a daring mission to steal the Death Star plans and […]

Jondee here on Kashyyyk, This is a re:tro of an article posted on April 19, 2015, photos were not allowed at the panels, it will be a two-parter: The highlight of the day was the panel, “Conversations with Gareth Edwards & Josh Trank.” Pablo Hidalgo, Lucasfilm Brand Communications Manager was the host of the panel, […]

Jondee here in The Matrix, The early 90’s gave us potential in computer graphics to fulfill the wildest science fiction visions and soon every super power. Disney hit its heights in the early 90’s, but will stumble here, until finishing in the 2000s for computer animated films. 1995 gave us Waterworld which was a terrific […]

Jondee here at Takodana, The Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away Volume 1 – Aliens was released digitally (four of the six as ebooks in December of last year), but appeared in small, hardback form recently. It reminds me of an Expanded Universe anthology, Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina, that explored the cantina […]

Jondee here on an unknown planet, The mystery of C-3PO’s red arm from The Force Awakens is finally revealed in this comic book that was delayed from February. It has hit the comic book stands with the Starman team of James Robinson and Tony Harris. The artwork has the thick lines of an independent comic, […]

Jondee here at D’Qar, Oscar Isaac’s Poe Dameron had a hint of his true character as the best pilot in the Resistance in The Force Awakens. There is more him and Black Squadron in this comic book. The prequel novel, Before the Awakening by Greg Rucka, followed Poe as a pilot for the New Republic’s […]

Jondee here on Thune, This young readers series is published by UK publisher Edgmont. This book, is the first book, but The Escape also by Cavan Scott is a prelude. It is fully illustrated by David M. Buisan. Wild Space is the unknown region of the Star Wars galaxy. The Clone Wars series had Teth […]

Jondee here at Yavin IV, From the beginning, there is the light piano keys of the Star Wars piece “Binary Sunset”, setting the drama rather than the action (hint of the music by Alexandre Desplat? John Williams’ score is intact). Felicity Jones’ character is brought in as a prisoner past Rebel guards, across a hangar […]

Jondee here at Malachor, The Phantom is in hyperspace, piloted by Kanan with Ezra and Ahsoka talking via hologram to her old friend Captain Rex. He is worried, but signs off, “May the Force Be With You.” Kanan tells Ezra that Malachor was off limits to Jedi. They drop out of hyperspace and approach the […]

Jondee here at Osaka, BB-8 was the sensation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the newest Star Wars themed items are also eye catching. The biggest is the ANA jets with R2-D2 patterns all along the jet. There is a new addition to the fleet. Here’s the press release on the ANA jet: Los Angeles, […]

Jondee here on Corellia, The Han Solo anthology film is set for release on May 25, 2018. It features a script by Lawrence Kasdan and his son, Jon Kasdan, which brought Kasdan back to the Star Wars franchise. He is going full circle with the Han Solo story. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are set […]

Jondee here on Lasan, The Ghost descends on the planet Nixus and then to the landing bay. Ezra is in charge and they are on a mission to help refugees. The Rebels see stormtroopers guarding the refugees, who it turns out to be Lasat, Zeb’s people! An elderly woman, Chava the Wise, and a burly […]

Jondee here at Concord Dawn, The Phantom connects to the Blockade Runner Liberator, the ship of Commander Sato. Kanan walks into the conference room with Zeb and Ezra announcing the supplies are secure, but the Empire has given them trouble. Sato notes that that a new hyperspace route is needed to Lothal and Sabine suggests […]

Jondee here on Alderaan, On Lothal, Kanan and Govenor Azadi talk with Hera via hologram. She wants to know how Ezra is taking the news of the loss of his parents. Hera also tells them that Senator Organa is sending three cruisers with relief supplies to Lothal. Kanan says that the mission is what Ezra […]

Jondee here on Pressylla, Greg Rucka has been instrumental in the Journey to Force Awakens; the Shattered Empire comic book series and the young reader’s novel, Smuggler’s Run. His prequel novel, Before the Awakening, was released on the day of the film’s opening (so SPOILERS!) and features the stories of Finn, Rey, and Poe. Similar […]

Jedi Jondee here on Jakku, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is an emotional journey.  I think this ranks at the very top of Star Wars films simply because of this, not only Star Wars action, but an emotional dimension to the movie. There are parallels to A New Hope and Force Awakens; a young person lives […]

Jedi Jondee here at Hyperspace Mountain, The second day of the Season of the Force at Disneyland filled Tomorrowland. Walt Disney World, Hollywood Studios, has the Launch Bay out now. We covered Star Tours, Path of the Jedi, and some of the merchandise. Now, comes the highlight, Hyperspace Mountain! Now, it is basically Space Mountain, […]

Jedi Jondee here on Jakku, Disneyland is celebrated it’s 60th anniversary with a decorated castle and diamond Minnie ears. There is also Christmas with a massive decorated tree in Main Street, lights along the store fronts, and Christmas music. Still, in Tomorrowland it was all about Star Wars. There was a Season of the Force […]

Jondee here on Yavin IV, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope came out on May 25, 1977 and in all of the time of Star Wars fandom there is one thing missing – a name. The strength of Star Wars fandom was felt with the shutting down of theater websites when tickets for […]

Jondee here on Coruscant,  Star Wars Annual #1 cover. The first annual of the new Marvel Star Wars line is written by Kieron Gillen, writer of the Darth Vader comic, with art by Angel Unzueta who is known for his DC work. The cover by John Cassaday features the Rebel spy, Eneb Ray, in front of the […]

Jedi Jondee here at Arkanis,    The Secret Academy by Jason Fry. The fourth book in the Servants of the Empire series, “The Secret Academy”, is by Jason Fry who worked on the other books and also wrote Weapon of a Jedi. Imperial cadet Zare Leonis was introduced in the Star Wars: Rebels young readers […]

Jedi Jondee here on Ralltiir,  Bria Tharen, art by Brian Rood. Rogue One has begun filming, but we can still explore a little into the Expanded Universe. The encounter with Lord Tion from the radio dramatization was expanded upon in the Dark Horse comic book, Star Wars: Empire #5 (2003) “Princess…Warrior” written by Randy Stradley. […]