The “Ahsoka Lives” meet-up at Star War Celebration Anaheim was one of the most popular and talked-about fan events of last year’s convention. Organized by Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) and Johnamarie Macias of The Wookiee Gunner to celebrate the return of this beloved character to our TV screens, this special group photo shoot attracted dozens of Ahsoka fans and featured a surprise ... [Continue Reading]
If you’ve got Friday tickets for Star Wars Celebration Europe, you’ll want to get there early and make your way to the venue’s Galaxy Stage for the highly-anticipated “Ahsoka’s Untold Tales” panel, which will begin at 11:00 local time. During the hour-long panel, voice actress Ashley Eckstein will be joining Dave Filoni (Supervising Director of The Clone ... [Continue Reading]
Spend an hour or two browsing through the DeviantArt website and you’re bound to stumble upon some incredible works of art by fellow Star Wars fans. And we’re not just talking about traditional sketches or digital art. Some fans express their love for the franchise through wood carving. Some do it by taking photographs of their prized action figures. And others turn to crochet. The ... [Continue Reading]
Have you ever read a book, played a video game, or watched an animated series and found yourself wondering who you would cast in a live-action adaptation of said media? This entertaining little pastime is known as “fan casting”. Even Claudia Gray, author of the sensational Star Wars novel Bloodline, has been getting in on the action. If you’d like to know who Gray would cast ... [Continue Reading]
Shortly after the heart-wrenching Star Wars Rebels season two finale “Twilight of the Apprentice” was aired, Nerdist.Com broke the news that Ahsoka Tano would be getting her very own young adult novel, one that would explore how the former Padawan went on to become a key figure within the fledgling Rebel Alliance. Update: The novel is now out! Read our review of Star Wars: Ahsoka to ... [Continue Reading]
If you’re a Star Wars Rebels fan and are attending Celebration Europe 2016 this July, you’re in for a real treat! StarWars.Com has announced that the show’s executive producer, Dave Filoni, will be at the convention in London and that he (and some special guests) will be giving fans a little taster of what we can expect in Season Three. The exact date and time of the Star Wars ... [Continue Reading]
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]
With Star Wars: Episode VIII currently in production and Rogue One out in cinemas in just seven months’ time, social media has been swamped with sneakily-snapped set photos and leaked promo images, making life trickier for fans who are avoiding movie spoilers like the plague and overshadowing other, less spoilerific franchise news. So here’s a look at some of the Star Wars news ... [Continue Reading]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
