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480: Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics #49 "The Last Jedi"

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Do you recall Prince Denid from THE LAST JEDI? Do you remember Luke’s red-bladed lightsaber, or his tryst with an Imperial captain? No? Then I’m wondering if you know THE LAST JEDI at all! In this episode we will breakdown Marvel Star Wars comic issue #49: "The Last Jedi" (1981)!! Mark Hamill even tweeted that this comic contains spoilers for the 2017 film. So does it? Let's find out, with Richard and Sarah!         #49 “THE LAST JEDI"   Release Date:  April 21, 1981 Writer: Mike W. Barr Artwork: Walt Simonson, Tom Palmer Cover Art:  Walt Simonson   Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and the droids bring Prince Denid and his guardian Jedi-diah, a Force-wielder who refused the call to be a Jedi knight, to the planet Velmor. There, Denid will take his rightful place on the throne before his Imperial-sympathizer brother is appointed.    Will he make it in time before the Empire can assassinate him and the Rebel heroes? It all comes down to the

479: Mary Poppins & A Sherman Brothers Tribute

This D23: Ultimate Fan Event 2024 celebrated The Sherman Brothers in a big way. They have contributed so much to Disney’s legacy, so we wanted to take this episode to pay our own special tribute to them. Walt Disney hired Richard and Robert Sherman in 1960 to be the Walt Disney Studios ONLY in-house composers, and they worked on such classics like Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, The Parent Trap , “The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room”, “it’s a small world after all”, and hundreds more. Richard and Sarah give a brief history of the Sherman Brothers and share our personal stories meeting Richard Sherman.    Then, sit back and listen to the entire “Road To Cherry Tree Lane: Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins” panel , recorded at D23 2024. Disney music historian Randy Thornton hosted this panel in which he shares how Walt’s daughters Diane and Sharon, Davy Crockett, Disneyland/Vista Records, and Annette Funicello were all crucial intersections on “The Road to Cherry Tree Lane ” and Walt Disney’s Mary

478: D23 2024 Recap, Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of our D23 discussion! After attending the entire weekend and all the big Disney Showcase panels, we sat down with Courtney & Kelly Turckel ( Neverland Clubhouse ) and Joey Pittman ( Disney Universe Podcast ) to record this roundtable into the wee hours of the morning. This Part 2 discussion includes:   Disney Parks Showcase Deadpool crashes the party Avenger’s Campus updates Avatar coming to DCA Villains Land and Cars update at Magic Kingdom Tropical Americas with Encanto and Indiana Jones coming to Animal Kingdom Smuggler’s Run getting Mandalorian and Grogu update Legends Ceremony Harrison Ford Frank Oz John Williams Jamie Lee Curtis Miley Cyrus & more Overall experience wrap-up   SPONSORS   Small World Vacations is an official sponsor of Skywalking Through Neverland. Contact them for a no obligation price quote at www.smallworldvacations.com . Tell them Skywalking Through Neverland sent you.   SUPPORT TH

477: D23 2024 Recap, Part 1

Is your head still swimming from all the D23 2024 news?? We will happily break it all down for you in 2 episodes! After attending the entire weekend and all the big Disney Showcase panels, we sat down with Courtney & Kelly Turckel ( Neverland Clubhouse ) and Joey Pittman ( Disney Universe Podcast ) to record this roundtable into the wee hours of the morning. Part 1 discussion includes:   D23 2024 Disney Entertainment Showcase Lucasfilm Marvel Disney+ National Geographic Disney Animation Disney Live Action Overall Show Floor Experiences Pros and Cons of the convention Disney Parks Showcase - just the opening. This discussion continues in Part 2.   SPONSORS   Small World Vacations is an official sponsor of Skywalking Through Neverland. Contact them for a no obligation price quote at www.smallworldvacations.com . Tell them Skywalking Through Neverland sent you.   SUPPORT THE SHOW   Find out how you can become a part of the Skywalking Force

476: DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE Breakdown

LFG with Deadpool & Wolverine !! In this episode, we discuss the film that broke all R-rated box office records and made $444 billion in its opening weekend - DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE. We’ll give our opinions, explain some cameos, and share sound bytes from Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman about their beloved characters. We also have some behind-the-scenes info from D&W composer Rob Simonsen , courtesy of San Diego Comic-Con! This is an in-depth, awesome discussion so YES, there will be SPOILERS.   Today in Star Wars History - 7/31/2001   Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade become parents to Ben Skywalker in The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth, written by Greg Keyes. This is the second book of The New Jedi Order duology that is contained within the 19-part New Jedi Order series.    Mark Hamill: "Pablo Hidalgo just told me about this. It doesn't surprise me. Somebody's using their head. George had talked about me handing Excalibur down to the ‘ne