Star Wars Insider

Celebrating the greatest space adventure saga of all time, Star Wars Insider really gets the reader inside the worlds of Star Wars through interviews, behind-the-scenes exclusives and unrivaled access to the Lucasfilm archives. Each issue offers star interviews, ‘making of’ features and merchandise coverage, plus the unique ‘Blaster!’ section covering up-coming books, comics, action figures and other collectibles.

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STAR WARS INSIDER

Registry of the Jedi • Star Wars Sequel Inducted into Historic Movie Archive

Movie Milestones • George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy Honored

Bargain Bonanza • Rare Toys Amaze at Auction

No Disintegrations • Take Aim with NERF’s Boba Fett EE-3 Blaster

An Annie For Anime? • Star Wars: Visions Nominated for Top Animation Award

PRODUCTION DIARY

Diplomacy, Geonosis Style • You won’t need “aggressive negotiations” to secure this statuesque senator

THE LIGHT SIDE

A Rey of Hope • Awaken the Force within you with cosplay garb fit for a Jakku scavenger

A Regal Rancor • Take the throne that’s geared up with gargoyles

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Endearing Earrings • Adorn your ears with classic characters from a galaxy far, far away.…

The Cargo Holdall • Pack up your baggage in your own Fett sling bag

Track Down a Bounty • Allow your outwear to reflect your love of Boba Fett

MANDO MERCH • The latest bounty on which to blow your beskar

Book Club • Gear Up with the Mandalorian in the latest Star Wars book releases.

Comics Roundup • Chart a course for the stars in this month’s Star Wars comics.

Incoming • Don’t Miss These Upcoming Releases

Luminous Lore • Shining a light on Star Wars: The High Republic.

Republic Roundup

INSIDE JABBA THE HUTT • Star Wars Insider speaks to puppeteers Dave Barclay, Toby Philpott, and Mike Edmonds about their experiences inside the guts of the galaxy’s vilest gangster.

JABBA’S JOURNEY FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN:

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT • Insider investigates the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Star Wars galaxy.

MOST WANTED

LAYING DOWN THE LAW

Fully Armed & Operational • Actor Emily Swallow talks exclusively to Star Wars Insider about the Zen-like inner strength of the Armorer, and how not tripping up on set helped her get into character.

THE ARMORER HAS IT FIGURED

MEETING THE MERCS

Light Versus Dark • Win a pair of ARTFX+ statues from Kotobukiya!

Great Expectations • Despite its status as a worldwide phenomenon, not everyone has seen a Star Wars movie. Writer and lecturer Andy Hageman, who teaches a science fiction movie class every year, offers an insight into how students from across the world respond to their first viewing of a Star Wars film.

MAUL FROM SITH LORD TO CRIME LORD • Star Wars Insider explores how a combination of bad luck, bad timing, and bad decisions made the tattooed dark-sider the Zabrak he was.

CRIMSON FATE

LOWEST EBB

Spice: Just Say No! • Spice is ubiquitous in Star Wars, mentioned in the opening minutes of Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) and appearing in all of the saga’s iterations, from movies and television shows to books and comics. Insider explores how the substance affected the lives of our heroes, and the galaxy as a whole.

SPICE WORLDS

KNOW THE LINGO

Low-Level Lawbreakers

A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW • Our resident Star Wars expert, Jay Stobie, consults his library of holocrons and ancient Jedi texts to answer your questions about the events, people, and places of the galaxy far, far away....

DJ’s Diagnosis

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