Articles by Kelly M
Every Friday, we turn the spotlight on some of the most impressive works of Ahsoka Tano fan art on the internet. Our featured artists this week are DarthTemoc, Offworldtrooper, and Mono-Owl. Feel free to check out their artist profiles to see more of their work! DarthTemoc – “Winged Hope” It may be a while before we find out what really happened to Ahsoka Tano at the end of ... [Continue Reading]
Dave Filoni Talks About the Women of Star Wars
Star Wars Rebels executive producer Dave Filoni was recently invited to the National Centre for Women and Information Technology to discuss the role of women in the Star Wars universe. In his 25-minute long talk, Filoni talked about the franchise’s various female characters, the challenges of creating an apprentice for Anakin Skywalker, his childhood inspirations, and his own ... [Continue Reading]
Fan Art Friday #5
Every Friday (well, almost every Friday), we turn the spotlight on some of the most impressive works of Ahsoka Tano fan art on the internet. Our featured artists this week are Saby Menyhei, Miryah, and VargasNi. Feel free to check out their artist profiles to see more of their work! ********** Saby Menyhei – “Ahsoka Tano” Our first piece of fan art this week is a concept ... [Continue Reading]
Michael Moreci & Phillip Sevy Working on Ahsoka Fan Comic
There’s still no word on an official Ahsoka Tano comic series so while we wait for Marvel to step up to the plate, Star Wars fans have taken it upon themselves to fill the void. Among them are writers Michael Moreci (Roche Limit, Burning Fields) and Tim Daniel (Enormous, Curse). For those of you who may not know, Moreci and Daniel teamed up last year to work on Tales from the Far, Far ... [Continue Reading]
15 Amazing Ahsoka Tano Black Series Figure Photo Shoots
To the uninitiated, action figure photography may seem like child’s play. Just grab a camera (or smartphone), position the action figure in an interesting pose, and take the shot. It’s that simple. Right? Wrong. While anyone can indulge in some amateur toy photography in their spare time, it takes a tremendous amount of skill, creativity, and, yes, perhaps even some photo editing ... [Continue Reading]
Star Wars Day 2016: Highlights
Another May the Fourth has come and gone in the blink of an eye. And while this year’s Star Wars Day may have been relatively uneventful in terms of special announcements or movie news, it still had its fair share of surprises. Here’s a quick recap of some of this year’s highlights: New Ahsoka Tano Comic by Michael Moreci & Phillip Sevy Let’s start with something ... [Continue Reading]
Ahsoka Tano at the ‘Star Wars: Identities’ Exhibition
Back in March 2016, I got the chance to visit the Star Wars: Identities exhibition in Vienna, where I spent a good couple of hours wandering from display case to display case, admiring the saga’s iconic costumes and props, and taking in the dozens of pieces of concept art and sketches on display. The exhibition explored the theme of identity and was divided into three key sections: the ... [Continue Reading]
Fan Art Friday #4
Every Friday, we turn the spotlight on some of the most impressive works of Ahsoka Tano fan art on the internet. Our featured artists this week are KaelaCroftArt, ElTheGeneral, and Shorelle. Be sure to check out the artists’ DeviantArt accounts to see more of their work (Star Wars-related or otherwise). ********** KaelaCroftArt – “Jedi Ahsoka Tano” First up in this ... [Continue Reading]
Ahsoka Tano in Other Canon ‘Star Wars’ Media
As a long-time fan of Ahsoka Tano, I’ve often bemoaned the fact that she was largely unknown to those who hadn’t watched Star Wars: The Clone Wars or followed her more recent adventures on the Disney XD series Star Wars Rebels. She has yet to make an appearance (or even be referred to by name) in the Star Wars cinematic universe and chances of this ever happening seem, sadly, quite ... [Continue Reading]
Fan Art Friday #3
Every Friday, we turn the spotlight on some of the most impressive works of Ahsoka Tano fan art on the internet. Our featured artists this week are Renny08, MikeKimArt, and Lorna-Ka. ********** Renny08 – “Chilling Up” This older work of fan art by Renny08 features our favourite dynamic duo, Skyguy and Snips. Always on the look-out for a new adventure. ********** MikeKimArt ... [Continue Reading]
Ashley Eckstein Talks About Amusing Audition Process for Ahsoka Tano
Most actors have their own amusing anecdotes about the various audition processes they’ve gone through during the course of their acting careers and Ahsoka Tano voice actress Ashley Eckstein is certainly no exception. During a recent Q&A at Emerald City Comicon 2016, Eckstein and fellow panellist Anne Convery (wife of Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels supervising director Dave Filoni) ... [Continue Reading]
Funko Confirms Ahsoka Pop! Figure is in the Works
During their regular #AskFunko Q&A, pop culture toy producer Funko took the time to reply to fans’ questions and confirmed that an Ahsoka Pop! figure is in the works. There’s currently no word on when this highly-anticipated figure will hit the stores or whether it will be modelled on her Rebels or Clone Wars character model but chances are we’ll find out more in the ... [Continue Reading]
Fan Art Friday #2
Every Friday, we turn the spotlight on some of the most impressive works of Ahsoka Tano fan art on the internet. Our featured artists this week are Charles Tan, Tourbillon-Da, and DarthTemoc. ********** Charles Tan – “Vagabond Ahsoka” This piece of art by Charles Tan was inspired by Ahsoka’s departure from the Jedi Order at the end of Clone Wars‘ fifth season. ... [Continue Reading]
Ashley Eckstein: “Ahsoka Started a Movement”
During her hour-long panel at this year’s Emerald City Comicon, voice actress Ashley Eckstein shared some amusing anecdotes about how she landed the role of Ahsoka Tano back in 2006 and took the opportunity to answer fans’ questions about Ahsoka’s future, her thoughts on the Rebels season two finale, and her sci-fi clothing line, Her Universe. But the part that perhaps stood ... [Continue Reading]
Will Any ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Characters Appear in ‘Rogue One’?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock this week, you’ll know that the teaser trailer for the upcoming anthology film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, has been released into the wild and all I can say is that we’re in for a real cinematic treat this December. It’s hard to say what the fanbase is most excited about: The rebellious new anti-heroine Jyn Erso (played by British ... [Continue Reading]
Fan Art Friday #1
Every Friday, we turn the spotlight on some of the most impressive works of Ahsoka Tano fan art on the internet. Our featured artists this week are Shea Lambert, Raikoh-illust, and Grant Gould. Feel free to visit their DeviantArt profiles to see more of their work. ********** Shea Lambert – The Apprentice Lives Lambert’s sketch depicting a duelling Ahsoka Tano and Darth Vader pays ... [Continue Reading]
Ahsoka Tano Novel Coming in October 2016
If the Star Wars Rebels season two finale left you with an Ahsoka-shaped hole in your life, fear not. The former Padawan will be getting her very own young adult novel this October, according to Nerdist.Com! Slated for an October 11 release date, E.K. Johnston’s novel will shed some light on what our favourite Togruta got up to between the end of the Clone Wars and her introduction to the ... [Continue Reading]
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