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

Andor’s Adventure Begins • Disney+ series debuts on August 31, 2022

Expanding Galaxy • More new Star Wars shows on their way!

This Party Isn’t Over • Star Wars Celebration Europe confirmed

Galactic Guests • Boba Fett and Fennec Shand touch down on Batuu

A Game of Survival • Cal Ketsis and BD-1 break cover in a new adventure

PRODUCTION DIARY • Our regular summary of Star Wars movies and television series currently filming:

Sneaking Into Your Collection • Just the right height for a stormtrooper

THE LIGHT SIDE

Wandering Warrior • Visions of Anime Sith

To The Max! • Savor the flavor of the Max Rebo Band

The StarWars DotColumn • Fascinating features and articles from the digital vaults of StarWars.com

Astromech Tech • An R2-D2 with added boost!

Vader Illuminator • Let the dark side light up your life

Dressed to Impress • Become one with a fashionable Force

Lovably Luxurious • Pattern your style after these exemplary accessories

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

Book Club • Untold tales and unlikely heroes star in the latest Star Wars book releases.

Comics Roundup • Heroes arise from every faction 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

KRRSANTAN! • Actor Carey Jones, who played the Wookiee-gladiator-turned-bounty-hunter Krrsantan in The Book of Boba Fett (2021), reveals how it feels to be a fan of the Star Wars galaxy who became part of it

CRACKING KRRSANTAN

MAKING UP

FROM THE SHADOWS • As we look forward to the launch of Andor on Disney+, Insider explores the precarious existence of the rebel spy, and how Cassian’s selflessness set him apart from more extreme figures like Saw Gerrera.

GOOD SOLDIERS FOLLOW ORDERS

UNDERCOVER AGENTS

ARMY OF INSURGENTS

It’s A Matte, Matte World! • Some of the most striking visual environments in the original Star Wars trilogy were, in reality, two-dimensional works of art painted on panes of glass. Craig Barron, who worked in Industrial Light & Magic’s matte department for almost a decade, reveals how such images added depth to the galaxy far, far away.

TRAVELING MATTE

CLEAR AS GLASS

Double the Bounty • Win a set of The Mandalorian collector’s editions from Titan Comics!

STEWARDS OF THE FOREST MOON • With help from anthropologists and tribal cultural experts, Star Wars Insider seeks answers about who the Ewoks were, how they were changed by the presence of the Empire, and what might have come next for the inhabitants of Endor’s forests.

HUGH QUARSHIE THE QUEEN’S PROTECTOR

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO CAPTAIN PANAKA?

PLAYING WITH SHADOWS • Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith author Adam Christopher talks about the novel that sheds new light on the sequel trilogy.

Across The Galaxy

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….

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