In what has become an annual tradition, Lucasfilm animation guru Dave Filoni thanked fans for their birthday wishes by sharing another Dave Filoni exclusive sketch. Last year, he shared a Tolkien-inspired sketch of “Ahsoka the White” perched upon a clifftop, gazing out onto the horizon; in 2017, his cryptic sketch teased the return of Ahsoka Tano in Star Wars Rebels’ final season. This year, Filoni’s birthday sketch ... [Continue Reading]
It has been months since I featured any Ahsoka Tano fan art on this site, so I felt it was time to revive Team Ahsoka’s fan art roundups. Long-time readers may recall that I used to post weekly fan art features on this site back in its infancy but these fell to the wayside as time went on. Going forward, I will be posting regular roundups of the art I come across on Twitter and Instagram and will embed the artists’ posts here rather ... [Continue Reading]
Holocrons and kyber crystals are among the many items you can buy at Dok-Ondar’s Den of Antiquities at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and when you insert a white kyber crystal into a Jedi holocron, you will hear a familiar voice imparting knowledge and wisdom from a galaxy far, far away. Ashley Eckstein recorded a number of new lines of dialogue specifically for Galaxy’s Edge and each of these touch upon certain events, locations, ... [Continue Reading]
Dave Filoni isn’t just one of Lucasfilm’s most respected figures and a masterful storyteller; he’s also one hell of an artist, as he has demonstrated on numerous occasions. If you’ve been following him on social media or watching his panels at Star Wars Celebration, you’ll no doubt have seen some of his “doodles” at some point. Earlier this year, he shared two new sketches of “Ahsoka the ... [Continue Reading]
Star Wars Celebration Chicago is approaching at hyper-speed. Guests, panels, and other events are being announced on a weekly basis and it’s getting tough to keep track of all the latest updates, so here’s a handy guide to some of the Ahsoka Tano, The Clone Wars, and Star Wars Rebels events being held at this year’s convention as well as some details about the merchandise you can purchase there. Please note that the times, ... [Continue Reading]
Star Wars Celebration Chicago is now just over a month away and the organisers have revealed that a plethora of exclusive art prints will be available for pick-up at the Celebration Art Show. The Art Show, one of the event’s most popular features, will be held at McCormick Place, Chicago, from April 11 to April 15 (inclusive) and will feature a range of officially licensed art that pays homage to the franchise’s forty-plus-year ... [Continue Reading]
If you’re a fan of Star Wars Rebels, it’s time to make some room in your bookshelves or clear some space on your coffee table because Dark Horse Books and Lucasfilm have a special treat in store for you this autumn in May 2020! IGN has announced that Dark Horse has teamed up with the creative team over at Lucasfilm Animation and will be publishing a hardcover art book that promises to offers fans a behind-the-scenes look at some of ... [Continue Reading]
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 much-loved series. Team Ahsoka will be among the ... [Continue Reading]
It’s been nearly a year since the Star Wars Rebels finale “Family Reunion and Farewell” aired and we said our goodbyes to the Ghost crew, but the tributes keep pouring in as fans continue to share artwork, fan fiction, and cosplay photos inspired by this much-loved series. One of these talented fans is Elisa Ardell, whose long-running web comic series Star Wars Destinies offered an alternative non-canon view of what happened ... [Continue Reading]
A translation can make – or break – a work of fiction but as long-time Japan resident and amateur Japanologist Dave Hackerson discovered, sometimes it can improve upon an already emotive scene. Dave, who goes by the username @NorskAkiruno on Twitter, has long been interested in the ways that Japanese philosophy can be applied to the Star Wars universe and how that universe has itself been influenced by Japanese aesthetics, samurai ... [Continue Reading]
Dave Filoni and Lucasfilm may have given fans of The Clone Wars the perfect gift this summer when they announced that the prematurely-cancelled series would be returning for one final season in 2019 but the Star Wars Rebels executive producer had one more gift to bestow on his social media followers on Christmas Day 2018: a brand new image of Ahsoka Tano in her guise of “Ahsoka the White”. Filoni’s coloured sketch depicts the ... [Continue Reading]
On November 8, Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced that Lucasfilm was developing a new live-action series centred around Rogue One’s rebel spy, Cassian Andor. Diego Luna will be reprising his role as the morally-questionable intelligence officer and the series will be set during the formative years of the Rebellion, serving as a prequel of sorts to the critically-acclaimed 2016 film. Marketed as a spy thriller, the as-yet untitled ... [Continue Reading]
In her article Designing Star Wars: Ahsoka Tano, StarWars.com editor and blogger Kristin Baver celebrated the tenth anniversary of Star Wars: The Clone Wars by looking back on some of Dave Filoni’s earliest concept art and character designs for Ahsoka Tano to see how this much-loved character was brought to life and how she grew from the headstrong teenage warrior seen in The Clone Wars to the formidable and inspirational Rebel leader we ... [Continue Reading]
It’s been a decade since Star Wars: The Clone Wars first graced our screens. With the tenth anniversary of the series’ debut just around the corner, podcasters put together their tributes to the series and called on Clone Wars fans to send in their thoughts on the much-loved show and its leading female Jedi, Ahsoka Tano. Here’s a selection of tenth anniversary podcast episodes that explore Ahsoka Tano’s journey from ... [Continue Reading]
Renowned toy and collectible manufacturer Gentle Giant Ltd. unveiled one of its latest masterpieces at San Diego Comic-Con 2018: a mini bust of Ahsoka Tano (Star Wars Rebels edition). Back in March, Gentle Giant Premier Guild members were invited to vote in the company’s mini bust poll and were asked to choose between five candidates: Doctor Aphra, Count Dooku, Ponda Baba, the rather obscure Amanaman (who made a few brief appearances in ... [Continue Reading]
One of the merchandise releases that slipped under my radar during my social media hiatus earlier this year was the Hot Wheels Ahsoka Tano Character Car, which started appearing in physical and online stores in April 2018. The character car’s vibrant colours and sleek design were inspired by Ahsoka Tano’s Togruta markings, lekku, and montrals and if you look closely, you’ll even spot a few aesthetic nods to Ahsoka’s ... [Continue Reading]
Ahsoka Tano was recently featured in 365 Days of Star Wars Women, a year-long project that highlights the female heroes, villains, and scoundrels of that galaxy far, far away and the careers and achievements of female cast and crew members, writers, artists, and cosplayers. This project is the brainchild of Amy Richau, a frequent contributor to the official Star Wars site and FANgirl Blog and the principal researcher for the documentary series ... [Continue Reading]
Star Wars Rebels has drawn to an epic (and emotional) close after a phenomenal four seasons but one of the things that has gotten fans talking is the long-awaited return of Ahsoka Tano, who was shown to have survived her encounter with Darth Vader thanks to a portal and Ezra’s timely intervention and who can later be seen in all her white-clad glory in the finale’s epilogue. Naturally, Star Wars fans and artists wasted no time ... [Continue Reading]
Looking for some fun and inexpensive projects to keep you or your kids busy while you wait for the next installment of the Skywalker saga? Then scroll down and get ready to unleash your forces of creativity with these nifty Ahsoka Tano-themed arts and crafts projects! 1) Download Some Free Colouring Pages Colouring can be an immensely therapeutic hobby for kids and adults alike. All you need are some colouring materials, a few sheets of blank ... [Continue Reading]
Things You May Have Missed on Team Ahsoka Ahsoka & Padmé Have a Surprise Guest for Dinner in ‘Forces of Destiny’ – My write-up and photo gallery of the Forces of Destiny episode, ‘The Imposter Inside’. The Star Wars Show Goes Behind the Scenes of ‘Forces of Destiny’ – The Star Wars Show hosts pay a visit to Ghostbot to see how Forces of Destiny was brought to life. ‘Star Wars: Forces of Destiny’ Comic ... [Continue Reading]
Attention Funko fans! A new Holographic Ahsoka Tano Funko Pop! figure will be making its public debut at Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con later this month. This glow-in-the-dark figure will be available at Hot Topic’s booth (#1841) on October 27, 28, and 29. Only a limited number of figures will be available each day so if you’re attending the convention, be sure to stop by the booth as early as possible to avoid ... [Continue Reading]
Back in May 2017, hobby game company Fantasy Flight Games announced that it would be releasing an Ahsoka Tano Ally Pack for its popular strategy board game, Star Wars: Imperial Assault, this autumn. The Ahsoka Tano Ally Pack is one of three new character packs that are slated for release in October 2017 (the other two are Villain Packs for Maul and Emperor Palpatine). The expansion pack will include five new Command cards, two new skirmish ... [Continue Reading]
One of the standout designs at this year’s Her Universe Fashion Show was “Tano Couture”, the Ahsoka Tano-inspired dress designed and brought to life by talented cosplayer and costumer Rachel Roth. I caught up with Rachel recently to learn more about her eye-catching Tano Couture outfit, her background in fashion design, and her experience as a contestant in the 2017 Her Universe Fashion Show. Hello there! Tell us a little ... [Continue Reading]
Anyone who knows me personally will know that I’ve never been one for public speaking. I can wax lyrical about Star Wars on social media, but ask me to share my views with an actual audience and I’ll just clam up. There’s always that underlying fear that I’ll misquote something, get a fact wrong, or simply put my foot in it. Nevertheless, I recently decided to throw caution to the wind and take my first step into the ... [Continue Reading]
After months of searching for her in local toy stores and keeping an eye out for good deals on Amazon, I’m finally the proud owner of a Hasbro Black Series Ahsoka Tano action figure thanks to a good friend and follower of Team Ahsoka. It seems that no matter how beloved a character is, fans will inevitably struggle to get their hands on it… especially if they live on this side of the Atlantic. Supply issues aside, the action figure ... [Continue Reading]
