Once upon a time, it was tough being a female Star Wars fan. Perhaps, like me, you grew up hearing the phrase “But Star Wars is for boys”. Maybe you struggled to find other girls or women who shared your love for that galaxy far, far away. Or perhaps you yearned for a wider range of female characters to look up to. Over the past decade, Lucasfilm has done a tremendous job of boosting ... [Continue Reading]
Fan Art Friday is back after a month’s hiatus! Star Wars Celebration Orlando and May the 4th have both come and gone in the proverbial blink of an eye and summer’s now just around the corner (if you’re in the northern hemisphere). This week’s theme is “MerMay”, a nod to Disney animator Tom Bancroft’s annual drawing challenge of the same name. Our ... [Continue Reading]
Time for a new edition of Fan Art Friday, our fortnightly weekly feature that shines the spotlight on some of the best Ahsoka Tano fan art out on the web. Since the third season of Star Wars Rebels finished a couple of weeks ago, I thought it’d be great to highlight artwork featuring our favourite heroines from the series. So this week’s theme is “Ahsoka and the Ghost crew ... [Continue Reading]
What’s that? It’s Friday? I guess that means it’s time for a brand-new edition of Fan Art Friday, our fortnightly feature that shines the spotlight on some of the best Ahsoka Tano fan art on the internet. Since it’s St Patrick’s Day, this week’s chosen theme is “Green”. Our featured artists this week are Raikoh-illust, Gisele Jobateh, Charles Tan, ... [Continue Reading]
Star Wars fans are always finding fun, creative new ways to pay homage to their favourite characters, whether they’re cosplaying as their galactic heroes, setting up impressive action figure photo-shoots, or crafting adorable wooden peg dolls. But few of them have ever expressed their love for a character in the form of haiku poetry. The Imperial Talker blogger Jeffrey Cagle devoted an ... [Continue Reading]
It’s a new month, a new Friday, so that means it’s time for a new edition of Fan Art Friday, our fortnightly feature that turns the spotlight on some of the best Ahsoka Tano fan art found on the internet! Our theme this week is “Meditation” and our featured artists are MeltyArtz, Purplebluecrow, and Greg Verreault. As always, if you enjoy their work, please consider ... [Continue Reading]
Every so often, my Twitter followers will ask me which songs I feel are a perfect fit for Ahsoka, or I’d stumble upon Star Wars-themed playlists elsewhere on the internet, such as Jen Strawn’s Sabine-themed soundtrack or the character playlists on Spotify, which come complete with groovy lightsaber progress bars. Normally I’m terrible at compiling playlists for fictional ... [Continue Reading]
Do you know what time it is? It’s time for a new edition of Fan Art Friday, our fortnightly feature that turns the spotlight on some of the best Ahsoka Tano fan art found on the internet! This week’s theme is “Ahsoka and Rex” and our featured artists are Darth Yelah, Krepf, Spindlewit, Pipparachi, and Muguathepapaya. As always, if you enjoy their work, please consider ... [Continue Reading]
It’s the first Friday of February, folks, and that means it’s time for a brand-new edition of Fan Art Friday, our regular feature that turns the spotlight on some of the best Ahsoka Tano fan art on the internet. Before we continue, I’d like to point out that new editions of Fan Art Friday will be posted fortnightly – not weekly – from now on. Each edition will now feature 4 ... [Continue Reading]
Ahsoka Tano Day 2017 has come and gone in the blink of an eye but I think it’s safe to say that it was a spectacular success! Hundreds of fans from across the world came together to celebrate this beloved Star Wars character and shared their thoughts, memories, photos, and fan creations with fellow fans on Twitter throughout the course of the day. This annual social media event was first ... [Continue Reading]
It’s Friday, folks, and that means it’s time for a brand-new edition of Fan Art Friday, our weekly feature that turns the spotlight on some of the best Ahsoka Tano fan art on the internet. This week’s theme is “Ahsoka and the Daughter of Mortis” and our chosen entries come courtesy of Ksenia Z (aka Lorna-ka), AnibyDesign, and Aellaeart. As always, if you enjoy their ... [Continue Reading]
Are you a parent looking for some Star Wars colouring pages to keep your kids entertained? Or are you a stressed-out fan looking for a fun, easy way to unwind and channel your inner artist? Then check out Ryan Brock’s gallery of Ahsoka Tano colouring pages, which are free to download from his DeviantArt page or Twitter account. Full-size versions of the images shown below can be found on ... [Continue Reading]
It’s the first Friday of 2017 and that means it’s time for a brand-new edition of Fan Art Friday, our weekly feature that turns the spotlight on some of the best Ahsoka Tano fan art on the internet. Following the heart-breaking loss of Star Wars royalty over the Christmas period, I’m dedicating this week’s Fan Art Friday to the late and great Carrie Fisher. While Princess ... [Continue Reading]
It’s Friday and that means it’s time for a new edition of Fan Art Friday, our regular feature that shines the spotlight on some of the best Ahsoka Tano fan art found on the internet. Christmas Day is now just a couple of days away and New Year’s Eve won’t be far behind, so it’s fitting that the theme for the final Fan Art Friday of 2016 is – unsurprisingly ... [Continue Reading]
It’s Friday and that means it’s time for yet another edition of Fan Art Friday, our (occasionally) weekly feature that shines the spotlight on some of the best Ahsoka Tano fan art found on the internet. Winter is almost upon us here in the northern hemisphere so the theme this week is – rather unimaginatively – “Winter”. This week’s chosen pieces were ... [Continue Reading]
Last year, writers Michael Moreci and Tim Daniel celebrated the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by publishing “Star Wars: Tales From the Far, Far Away”, a fan-made comic anthology that included a story set during Obi-Wan Kenobi’s exile on Tatooine and another starring fan-favourite bounty hunters Boba Fett and Bossk. And to celebrate the release of Rogue One this ... [Continue Reading]
It’s the first Friday of December so it’s time for yet another edition of Fan Art Friday, our (somewhat) weekly feature that shines the spotlight on some of the best Ahsoka Tano fan art found on the internet. The theme this week is “Art Inspired by the Ahsoka Novel”. This is the second time we’ve covered this topic (the last time was in Fan Art Friday #13) but the ... [Continue Reading]
It seems like not a day goes by without me discovering yet another talented fan artist or creative type within the Star Wars fan community. Whether they’re working on a fan comic, crafting a screen-accurate prop, or putting a unique twist on a classic costume, their exceptional skills and creativity never cease to amaze me. This time, I’d like to draw your attention to the Twitter ... [Continue Reading]
Another Halloween has come and gone and, as always, Star Wars fans have celebrated it in style. Whether they carved pumpkins, decorated their homes, drew fan art, or dressed up for the occasion, fans have found fun (and often very creative) ways to pay homage to their favourite Star Wars characters. Here’s a selection of Ahsoka Tano Halloween tributes I spotted on Twitter! Let’s ... [Continue Reading]
It’s Friday so that means it’s time for a brand-new edition of Fan Art Friday, our weekly feature that shines the spotlight on some of the best Ahsoka Tano fan art found on the internet. And since it’s almost the end of the month, the theme this week is Halloween. Our featured artists this week are Purplebluecrow, Tourbillon-da, and Raikoh-Illust. If you like their work, please ... [Continue Reading]
It’s time for a brand-new edition of Fan Art Friday, our weekly feature that shines the spotlight on some of the best Ahsoka Tano fan art found on the web. The theme this week is “Star Wars: Ahsoka” (you can read my review over here). All of the fan art below was inspired by E.K. Johnston’s novel in some form and may contain minor spoilers. Our featured artists this week ... [Continue Reading]
It’s time for a brand-new edition of Fan Art Friday, our (not-quite) weekly feature that shines the spotlight on some of the best Ahsoka Tano fan art found on the web. This week’s theme is “Inktober” and our featured artists are A.M. Wells, Olivia Moy, and E.V. Kwun. If you like what you see here, please consider visiting the artists’ sites or social media pages to see ... [Continue Reading]
It’s time for another edition of Fan Art Friday, our weekly feature that shines the spotlight on some of the best Ahsoka Tano fan art found on the web. If you like what you see here, please consider visiting the artists’ sites or social media pages to see more of their work and/or share your feedback. This week’s featured artists are Anna Rettberg, Raikoh-Illust, and CynderMizuki. Anna ... [Continue Reading]
It’s safe to say that many Ahsoka Tano fans are yearning for an official comic series starring their favourite Togruta. But until that particular dream becomes a reality, here are a few webcomic series that should quench your thirst. Please keep in mind that the comics listed below are all *fan-made* and may, therefore, stray from the established canon. The artists and writers involved ... [Continue Reading]
It’s time for another edition of Fan Art Friday, our weekly feature that shines the spotlight on some of the best Ahsoka Tano fan art found on the web. As always, we recommend that you visit the artists’ websites and social media pages to see more of their amazing work. This week’s featured artists are Ksenia Z, Albert Nguyen, and Jasmine Batista. Ksenia Z – ... [Continue Reading]
In all the excitement of watching (and re-watching) the brand-new Rogue One trailer, I almost forgot to publish this week’s edition of Fan Art Friday. Almost. Without further ado, here’s some of the greatest Ahsoka Tano fan art spotted on social media over the past week or so. As always, be sure to visit the artists’ sites and social media profiles to see more of their work. ... [Continue Reading]
Back in May 2016, comic artist Phillip Sevy (Tomb Raider) and writer Michael Moreci (Suicide Squad, Roche Limit) announced that they are working on a collection of Star Wars fan comics to celebrate the release of Rogue One this December. One of these comics is the Ahsoka Tano tale, “Touching Darkness”, and while the comic won’t be published online for another few months, Sevy ... [Continue Reading]
San Diego Comic Con has come and gone and while Ashley Eckstein’s Lego dress and Ahsoka-inspired braids created quite a stir, it wasn’t the only Ahsoka Tano outfit that was turning heads at this year’s convention. Candice Dunlap Miller’s striking “Yarnsoka” cosplay caught the eye of Star Wars: The Clone Wars supervising director Dave Filoni and Her Universe ... [Continue Reading]
It’s been a busy couple of weeks here at Team Ahsoka. Between my weekend away in London and the flurry of Celebration-related news, Fan Art Friday has had to take a backseat lately. But not to worry. It’s back in full force this week! Let’s see what the talented artists of Tumblr, Instagram, and DeviantArt have to offer us and, as always, feel free to visit the artists’ ... [Continue Reading]
The 3rd Annual Her Universe Fashion Show was held at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego on Thursday July 21st, 2016, as part of this year’s San Diego Comic Con festivities. A total of 27 designers were selected to take part in this annual “geek couture” fashion show, which celebrates pop culture, fandom, and fangirls (and boys) of all shapes and sizes. The prize? The ... [Continue Reading]
