A sampling of my coverage of Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017 for NerdvanaMedia.com
Tag: Star Wars
It’s a Star Wars life
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Shoppers lining up and camping out for exclusive merchandise, humming familiar tunes and bathed in the warm glow of red, green and blue lightsabers.
Episode 7 Days of Star Wars
Episode 1-6 retrospective Nerdvana’s Episode 7 Days of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Nerdvana’s Episode 7 Days of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Nerdvana’s Episode 7 Days of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Nerdvana’s Episode 7 Days of Star Wars: A New Hope Nerdvana’s Episode 7 Days of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes … Continue reading Episode 7 Days of Star Wars
STAR POWER: Fanatics make midnight run for ‘Phantom’ toys
The Tribune Sunday morning, Dan and April Wendt and their two sons were at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver, braving wet and windy 30-degree weather to feel the Force at the Star Wars Celebration. By that night, they had joined about 300 other fans of George Lucas' saga in … Continue reading STAR POWER: Fanatics make midnight run for ‘Phantom’ toys
Star Wars bloopers
The Star Wars cast and crew are not without their faults. Bloopers are scattered throughout the trilogy, and few were corrected in 1996's Special Edition. Here are a few examples: A stormtrooper in a Death Star hallway in A New Hope may be "a little tall for a stormtrooper;" he bumps his head in a … Continue reading Star Wars bloopers
Scottsdale author lives some fans’ dream, continues Lucas legacy in ‘Star Wars’ novels
Special to the State Press Magazine Michael A. Stackpole gets to play in George Lucas' Star Wars universe, and he gets paid to do it. The 41-year-old Scottsdale resident is the author of Bantam Spectra's I, Jedi and five books in the X-wing series, including the just-released Isard's Revenge. He has also written for Dark … Continue reading Scottsdale author lives some fans’ dream, continues Lucas legacy in ‘Star Wars’ novels
Power of the Force
'Star Wars' die-hards brave the elements, ridicule to be the first in line for the film's opening -- and to raise a little money for charity, too Special to the State Press Magazine The Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood is famous for the celebrity handprints and footprints in the Forecourt of the Stars outside. But … Continue reading Power of the Force