Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy

As opposed to the "faithful" adaptation of The Force Awakens, the comic adaptation for The Last Jedi adds more breadth and depth to the story, and makes you realize that the movie was not as "different," per se, as it might have seemed on first few viewings. Punch it!

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Yes, I know, you're really just cooling your heels waiting for the new news to come out of SDCC on Friday, right? So let's look back at other versions of the current crop of Star Wars movies and see what else we can learn about them. Today, we'll start with The Force Awakens. Punch it!

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The opening of Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland in Anaheim was just the first salvo in Star Wars' enormous new expansion at the Disney Parks. On today's show, let's talk about the rest of the important dates that have been announced, reports about park attendance, and what we know so far about the upcoming "Rise of the Resistance" ride. Punch it!

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The public green-lit announcement hasn't been made, but Jon Favreau is already writing and in pre-production for season 2 of The Mandalorian. Which makes sense, because he didn't wait to get a green light before starting to write season 1, either... Punch it!

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The biennial D23 Expo returns to the Anaheim Convention Center next month! They recently announced "all" of their Star-Wars-related events coming to the show, and here's the rundown for you. Punch it!

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We're one week away from San Diego Comic-Con 2019! Today, here's your full preview of the big Star Wars-related panels taking place at the event - and one glaring omission. Punch it!

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Lucasfilm unveiled its plans for an SDCC costume exhibit, headlined by the rise of the Sith Trooper, the next Imperial/First Order evolution in the field. But wait - didn't Kylo Ren say he wanted the past to die? Here's three possibilities for why a Sith Trooper exists in The Rise of Skywalker. Punch it!

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Did you know that Darth Maul was loaded? That he liked to hunt big game - in packs? And that he liked to taunt Jedi before Sidious said the Sith were allowed to "reveal themselves"? That and more fun facts about Darth Maul's history today, courtesy of his 5-issue Marvel mini-series. Punch it!

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The Star Wars "Who's Who in the Galaxy Character Storybook" by Ella Patrick is a retelling of the eight Skywalker Saga stories to date, under the "Galaxy of Adventures" banner. And there's something about this lovely book that took me right back to the days when I first shared Star Wars stories with my kids, before they were old enough to watch the movies... Punch it!

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When it comes to popular Star Wars characters, the tendency is to expand them from novels into books and comics - for example, Captain Phasma got one of each after her intriguing appearance in The Force Awakens. But what about it going the other way? How about getting popular characters introduced in comics and novels to make their way to bigger screens? Punch it!

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