Programmable Souls: On Droids and Narrative
“He’s more machine, now, than man; twisted and evil.” — Obi-Wan Kenobi. “Oh my.” — See-Threepio. Are droids in Star Wars sentient? Well, we don’t know. And I’m not here to tell you. Sure, I could...
View ArticleForbidden Knowledge: Question Everything Except the Force
“There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.” — Jedi Code But knowledge of what? The cosmetic difference between Sith and Jedi, and between the Light and Dark sides of the Force, is emotional – are we...
View ArticleDark Horse vs Marvel: The Future of the Comics License
A long time ago, in a galaxy not-so-far-away, in 1977, the first Star Wars movie was released…into a world that already had a Star Wars comic. Marvel published Star Wars #1 a month before the movie’s...
View ArticleGoodbye, Dark Horse
At the end of the year, Dark Horse will cease publishing Star Wars comics and end over two decades of stewardship. Most of their catalogue will fall out of print, not forever, I’m sure, but for a time....
View ArticleWhat We Mean to Say – Remembering Aaron Allston
“I have come to a conclusion that is important to me. I no longer believe that the momentum of a life headed in a worthwhile direction ends when that life does. “I will never know how much good...
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