Fan Events
For years, fans have found creative ways to celebrate their love for Star Wars on May the Fourth, and 2021 was no exception. Some fans spoke about the ways Star Wars had changed their lives for the better, others expressed their love in the form of fan art, and another group of fans honoured their beloved space-fantasy franchise by cosplaying as Ahsoka Tano. Here are just some of the many ... [Continue Reading]
Ahsoka Tano Featured on Disney+ “Star Wars Day” Artwork
May the Fourth, aka “Star Wars Day”, is upon us once again and this year, the Disney+ streaming platform has chosen to celebrate the event with an almost week-long fan art takeover featuring commissioned artworks from over a dozen different artists. Special artwork has been created for the landing pages for each of the nine saga films, Rogue One, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Clone ... [Continue Reading]
Remembering ‘Star Wars Rebels’ on March 5
March 5, 2019, will mark the anniversary of Star Wars Rebels’ final episode “Family Reunion – and Farewell” and, to celebrate, Johnamarie Macias of The Wookiee Gunner is calling on fans of the series to celebrate this special day by sharing their favourite moments and memories from the show, their fan theories, and art, fan fiction, and cosplay creations inspired by the ... [Continue Reading]
Ashley Eckstein to Attend Star Wars Celebration Chicago
Lucasfilm has announced that the voice of Ahsoka Tano herself, Ashley Eckstein, will be among the many guests attending Star Wars Celebration Chicago this April and will be signing autographs at the Topps autograph area during the five-day event. Details of the panels she will be participating in have yet to be confirmed but she will no doubt be helping to promote the upcoming final season of The ... [Continue Reading]
Guest Article: #CloneWarsRewatch: Using Twitter and Rabbit.TV to Connect With ‘Star Wars’ Fans
I watch a lot of media. It’s true. If I’m not on YouTube watching someone play a video game, I’m on Netflix. If I’m not watching something on Netflix, it’s Hulu. Not on Hulu? I’m searching for something new on Amazon Prime or popping in a movie I’ve seen hundreds of times before. I’ve probably watched Simpsons episodes hundreds of thousands of times. I’ve put myself through two ... [Continue Reading]
Ahsoka Tano Fans Celebrate International Cat Day
International Cat Day 2017 coincided with Twitter’s weekly #TanoTuesday event, so I leapt at the chance to dub the day “Tooka Tuesday” (after the cat-like creatures of the Star Wars universe) and invited fellow Ahsoka Tano fans to share photos of their feline friends posing with our beloved Togruta. Here’s a purr-fect summary of the day’s events, which is also ... [Continue Reading]
‘Ahsoka Lives Day’ Coming to Star Wars Celebration Orlando
If you’re an Ahsoka Tano fan heading to Star Wars Celebration Orlando this April, listen up! The 3rd ‘Ahsoka Lives Day’ will be taking place on Saturday, April 15, 2017, and the organizers are calling on all fans to join them and Ahsoka Tano herself, Ashley Eckstein, for a special group photo that afternoon. First launched in 2015, ‘Ahsoka Lives Day’ quickly became ... [Continue Reading]
Ahsoka Tano Day 2017: Highlights
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]
Ahsoka Tano: First Impressions, And How Wrong They Were
Today the Twittersphere is celebrating the third annual Ahsoka Tano Day, a social media celebration of all things Ahsoka that was first launched by Twitter user @AhsokaTanosLife on January 29, 2015. You may be wondering, “Why January 29?”. Well, it’s because Ahsoka was first unveiled to the public on January 29, 2008. Let’s just try to ignore the fact that it’s ... [Continue Reading]
Ahsoka’s Untold Tales – Part 7: Duel
Over the course of our series on the Ahsoka’s Untold Tales panel, we’ve learnt a little more about some of the key events that helped shape Ahsoka Tano into the complex and resilient character we all love. From her humble beginnings on Shili to her time living amongst the denizens of the Coruscant underworld, from her mission to a beseiged Mandalore to her pivotal role within the ... [Continue Reading]
Ashley Eckstein Tells Fans “Ahsoka Has a Future”
During one of Disney’s immensely popular Star Wars Day at Sea cruises, StarWars.Com reporter Bryan Young got the chance to chat with Ahsoka Tano herself – Ashley Eckstein – to see if she could shed any light on what Dave Filoni has in store for the character. Unfortunately, all she was allowed to say was that “Ahsoka has a future”. What this purposefully vague ... [Continue Reading]
Ahsoka’s Untold Tales – Part 6: Rebel
Thanks to the Ahsoka’s Untold Tales panel at Star Wars Celebration Europe 2016 and E.K. Johnston’s young adult novel, Star Wars: Ahsoka, we’ve learnt a little more about those years between Ahsoka Tano’s departure from the Jedi Order and her long-awaited return to our screens in the season one finale of Star Wars Rebels. We now know that she spent some time living in the ... [Continue Reading]
Ahsoka’s Untold Tales – Part 5: After the War
When Ahsoka Tano left the Jedi Order in The Clone Wars season five finale ‘The Wrong Jedi’ and walked off into the sunset, a huge question mark hung over her fate. For two years, fans were left wondering what had happened to the disillusioned young apprentice. Had she survived Order 66? Had she been captured (or killed) when the Empire seized control of the galaxy? Would we ever see ... [Continue Reading]
Ahsoka’s Untold Tales – Part 4: Siege of Mandalore
Ever since Captain Rex mentioned serving alongside Ahsoka Tano from the Battle of Christophsis to the Siege of Mandalore in the Star Wars Rebels episode ‘The Lost Commanders’, fans have been aching to learn more about the pair’s final mission together. Granted, Ahsoka’s mission to Mandalore was nothing entirely new. Those who had watched the Untold Clone Wars panel back in ... [Continue Reading]
Salt Lake Comic Con – The Life & Times of Ahsoka Tano
Fans who weren’t able to attend “The Life and Times of Ahsoka Tano” panel at Salt Lake Comic Con (SLCC) this September will be happy to know that the panel is now available in podcast form over on the SLCC website. The hour-long panel was moderated by writer and podcaster Bryan Young (StarWars.Com, Star Wars Insider, Full of Sith) and his guests were writer E.K. Johnston ... [Continue Reading]
‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’ Book Tour & Fan Meet-Ups Announced
If you’re an Ahsoka Tano fan living in New York, Florida, or California, listen up! Actress Ashley Eckstein and author E.K. Johnston will be attending a number of special book signings and fan meet-ups across these three states throughout October and November and are inviting fans to join them in celebrating the launch of Star Wars: Ahsoka at any of the following events: October 7th – ... [Continue Reading]
Ashley Eckstein Answers Fans’ Questions During Reddit AMA
She may have been rushed off her feet promoting the amazing Her Universe Fashion Show, making headlines in that incredible Ahsoka Tano Lego dress, and hanging out with fellow Star Wars fans at the San Diego Comic Con but Ashley Eckstein (voice of Ahsoka Tano) still found time in her hectic schedule to take part in a special Comic Con AMA on Reddit. On July 24, 2016, Ashley took part in her very ... [Continue Reading]
‘Yarnsoka’, Comic Con’s Craftiest Cosplay
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]
‘Ahsoka’s Untold Tales’ Panel To Be Streamed on StarWars.Com
Unable to attend Star Wars Celebration Europe? Fear not, you’ll be able to join in the fun from the comfort of your own home (or workplace) via StarWars.Com’s weekend-long live stream! Ahsoka fans will be able to watch the ‘Ahsoka’s Untold Tales’ panel online as from 13:00 BST (08:00 EDT/05:00 PDT) on Friday, July 15, two hours after the live event (this is due to a ... [Continue Reading]
“Ahsoka Lives” Event to Be Held at Star Wars Celebration Europe 2016
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]
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