Skywalking Through Neverland

We go back to 1987 with Dan Madsen! Over Memorial Day weekend in 1987, Star Wars was celebrating its 10th Anniversary. To commemorate such a milestone, Starlog Magazine held a convention in Los Angeles called, “ Starlog Salutes Star Wars– A 10th Anniversary Tribute to George Lucas and the Galaxy Far, Far Away Which He Created!” We prefer the title – Star Wars Celebration 0 . Only a few thousand fans attended, as opposed to the tens of thousands that attend these past Celebrations. I was there and, another big Star Wars fan was there, a fan who would rise in the ranks to become the founder and president of the new Star Wars fans club and publisher of the upcoming Lucasfilm Fan Club magazine, Dan Madsen! On this episode we will listen to a selection of the George Lucas Q&A Panel, and comment on his answers. What predictions and statements came to be? What was George's answer to a pointed question, "Why is there only 1 woman in Star Wars?" George's answers may b

Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics #25 “Siege At Yavin” is the first of a 2-part storyline involving Luke and Leia exploring some shady business surrounding the planet Yavin, near the Rebel base. Richard and Sarah discuss the comic and find FTOOM! Fast Facts - names and planets that show up later in Star Wars books, comics and films. It's fascinating the amount of material that's pulled from these original comics. Title: "SIEGE AT YAVIN" Release Date:  April 24, 1979 Writer: Archi Goodwin Artwork: Carmine Infantino,  Gene Day and Ben Sean Cover Art: Carmine Infantino / Bob Wiacek Synopsis: The Rebel base on Yavin is being attacked by a TIE Fighter squadron. And no one knows where they came from since there is no base or ships in the sector. Meanwhile, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker arrive at the trading world, Centares, to trade in their ship for a less traceable craft since The Empire saw them.  As they leave the planet they discover that a House of Tagg

If you miss Galaxy’s Edge, then this is the episode for you - we speak with author Cole Horton about the making of his new book, Galaxy’s Edge: A Traveler’s Guide to Batuu ! You know it’s a party when Cole shows up!  We are excited that artist, business owner and professor, Fernando del Rosario will be joining us at ForceFest. We’ll check in with him and see what he has in store for the convention, and talk about his superhero-inspired art! In Things We Want To Share, let’s get down to business. The Disney+ business of Live Action Mulan being released to Disney+ for a premium price of $29.99 on September 4th! Lots of thoughts and feelings from the Skywalkers on this one. Sarah is donating AND selling face masks! For all the details, click here . Check out these SKYwalking NETwork shows: Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics The Max EFX Podcast SPONSORS Small World Vacations is an official sponsor of Skywalking Through Neverland. Contact them for a no obligation price q