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

Hello There! • The Return of a Jedi

We’re All One With The Force • Get Ready for Star Wars Celebration 2022

PRODUCTION DIARY

More Machine Now Than Man • Darth Vader takes the high ground in epic Mythos style

THE LIGHT SIDE

Now I am the Master • A Vader statue that will strike you down

Star Waffles • The battle for breakfast begins!

The StarWars DotColumn

All Wings Report In • Battle the Empire with Bandai

Deploy the Cosplay! • Direct a Krennic costume to your wardrobe

Retro Rebels • New clothes, vintage style

Mando Merch • The latest bounty on which to blow your beskar

Book Club • Legends from the past provide guidance for the future in the Latest Star Wars books.

Comics Roundup • Live life on the fringe in this month’s Star Wars comics

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

Republic Roundup

THE SOUL SKETCHBOOK OF IAIN McCAIG • A key player in redefining the look of Star Wars for the prequel era, artist Iain McCaig tells Insider how a drawing of his worst nightmare was enough to scare George Lucas.

THE ART OF IAIN McCAIG MOTHER TALZIN

GALAXY’S EDGE

THE HIGH REPUBLIC

Mandalorian Mayhem • Insider’s Top 10 brawls, fights, and fisticuffs from The Mandalorian!

“TAUN WE’S HERE.” • Rena Owen, the actor who played Kaminoan cloner Taun We in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002), talks to Insider about her journey from rural New Zealand to a galaxy far, far, away….

FINDING TAUN WE

Lessons in Love • Win a copy of Star Wars: I Love You. I Know. from DK!

Across The Stars • In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Insider examines how the movie’s blossoming romance between Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala drew from the traditions of medieval storytelling.

CHIVALRY IS NOT DEAD

NABOO COUTURE

COMETH THE HOUR COMETH THE MANN • Author George Mann reveals how his twin childhood obsessions with Star Wars and storytelling, and a love of horror movies, led to a career in writing and his arrival in The High Republic.

PLOTTING EASTER EGGS

MAKING THE MILLENNIUM FALCON • Over the decades, many craftspeople have been involved in bringing the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy to movie screens. Insider talks to four artisans who’ve played their part in turning the design icon into one of the enduring stars of Star Wars.

STAR WARS VISIONS • Star Wars: Visions, the Disney+ anime anthology series that launched in 2021, was a love letter to both George Lucas’ effervescent space fantasy and the Japanese film genres that played a part in inspiring it. Insider takes a closer look at the nine, groundbreaking tales that explored the Star Wars galaxy from a different point of view.

HALCYON DAYS ALL ABOARD STAR WARS: GALACTIC STARCRUISER • With Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida now making scheduled flights across the galaxy far, far away, Insider asks Disney’s Imagineers how the experience of a lifetime was brought to life.

INSIDE THE STARCRUISER

Ramped Up ?

A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW • Our resident Star Wars expert, Jay Stobie, consults his library of...