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313: A Toy Store Near You with Brian Volk-Weiss

Time for an early Christmas present - a discussion with A Toy Store Near You creator, Brian Volk-Weiss! Brian has been involved in the creation of so many series we love, including The Toys That Made Us and The Holiday Movies that Made U s on Netflix and the upcoming Behind The Attraction on Disney+. We have an in-depth behind-the-scenes discussion on A Toy Store Near You , which is a series born from the pandemic that highlights small business owners of amazing toy stores around the world. The second season airs Christmas Day on Amazon Prime. To learn more about Season 2, check out this article by Eric Onkenhout. Hear our previous interview with Brian Volk-Weiss on Episode 198: The Toys That Made Us . On December 17th we lost another veteran Star Wars actor, Jeremy Bulloch, who played Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi . We share our memories and those of our Skywalkers. Because this is our holiday episode, throughout you will hear holiday greetings

312: Disney Investor Day!

12/10/20 - Disney Investor Day will be a day long remembered. Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Pixar and Walt Disney Studios revealed film and TV plans for the next 3+ years, including 10 Star Wars series and 10 Marvel series and so much more. Because our brains couldn’t contain all of that information at once, we recorded a livestream that night with 30+ Skywalkers, going over our favorite announcements - Star Wars: Andor, Ms. Marvel, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Rogue Squadron and so much more. Join in the fun and then tell us what you thought!   Read a more thorough account of Disney Investor Day Star Wars , Disney , Marvel and Pixar announcements. Join Our Mailing List   Sign Up for our Weekly Newsletter   Check out these SKYwalking NETwork Podcasts:   Resilience Squadron - Sharing the adventures and challenges of disabled fans across and in the Star Wars universe Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics - Delving into each issue of the Star Wars comic series 1977-1986 The

Classic Marvel STAR WARS Comics #27: "Return of the Hunter!"

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Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics #27 “Return of the Hunter!” is perhaps the BEST issue so far in this comic series!! Bounty hunter Valance appears, bringing with him all the melodramatic feels of his half human, half cyborg self. We were blown away by the resonating themes and action as Valance confronts Luke, goding him on with insulting name in the galaxy, "droid lover!" Luke and Threepio have some great buddy moments together too, and the three characters are pitted against each other in a final confrontation with a surprising end. Richard and Sarah discuss the comic and find FTOOM! Fast Facts (classic comic things that appear now in Star Wars books, comics and films) - including Valance appearing in a NEW and currently ongoing Marvel comics series Star Wars Bounty Hunters . Watch the Unedited Episode and See the Comic Book Pages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laPOqUkviGU   Or read the comic book here!   Show Notes:   Title: "RETURN OF THE HUNTER&qu

311: Dave Prowse is Darth Vader!

We celebrate Dave Prowse, the man behind the Darth Vader mask; and share our thoughts and your comments on The Mandalorian S2 - Chapter 13 “The Jedi”. SPOILERS AHEAD.   On 11/29 the world received the sad news that David Prowse had passed away at the age of 85. Not only was he the onscreen Darth Vader in the Original Trilogy, he has had an incredible career beginning in 1962. We share a summary of his career including film highlights.    Then it’s time to talk AHSOKA and the amazingness that is The Mandalorian S2 episode “The Jedi” directed by Dave Filoni.    Synopsis:  Mando follows Bo Katan’s tip to find a Jedi by heading to the planet Corvis. There he finds Ahsoka Tano!! Ahsoka and Mando team up to free the city from an Imperial remnant Magistrate - Morgan Elsbeth, and we learn Baby Yoda’s name and a bit of his backstory.    We get into our thoughts on Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka, Baby Yoda’s name, Easter Eggs in this episode, the name-drop of THRAWN and all of our Sk