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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May The Clone Force 99 Be With You! • Celebrate this Star Wars Day with The Bad Batch on Disney+
Galaxy’s Best • Awards season puts Star Wars in line for multiple wins
Bad to the Bone • New batch of galactic heroes go mobile!
Take Command • Republic Commandoes Back in Action!
The Look of Boba Fett • Coming back from the sarlacc
THE LIGHT SIDE
A Spice Dream Team • Seasonings become as smooth as a Tatooine dune
Courageous Clones • A good match from a Bad Batch
The Star Wars Dot Column • Fascinating features and articles from the digital vaults of StarWars.com
A Jedi in Jade • The Force is powerful with this pendant
Trooping in Style • Travel the galaxy with this luxurious luggage
Join the Scouts • Show off your speeder bike credentials
MANDO MERCH • The latest bounty on which to blow your beskar
Stellar Sweetness • Embark on a galactic gastronomic tour with Star Wars: Galactic Baking
Take Cover! • Prepare for mayhem in Prelude to War of the Bounty Hunters.
Incoming • Don’t Miss These Upcoming Releases
Luminous Lore • Shining a lighton Star Wars: The High Republic.
Republic Roundup
STAR WARS TALES FROM THE GALAXY’S EDGE FROM CONCEPT TO HEADSET • Star Wars Insider pulls back the digital curtain on ILMxLAB’s virtual reality expansion of the planet Batuu, with director Jose Perez III and cast members Bobby Moynihan and Debra Wilson.
THE YODA EFFECT
BOBBY MOYNIHAN • BEHIND THE BAR AT SEEZELSLAK’S CANTINA
ENCOUNTERS WITH THE GUAVIAN DEATH GANG
TIMOTHY ZAHN HEIR OF AN EMPIRE • To commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Timothy Zahn’s Heir to the Empire, the author walks Star Wars Insider through its inception and the creation of Grand Admiral Thrawn.
THE THRAWN IDENTITY • Timothy Zahn has followed the career of the blue-skinned Grand Admiral across 10 novels since 1991, with an 11th due in 2022. The books, however, follow two iterations of Thrawn, with the books published by Del Rey since 2017 being the character’s official Star Wars story. The original Thrawn Trilogy, and its follow-up The Hand of Thrawn, fall under the Legends category.
STAR WARS THE MANDALORIAN Season Two Companion • In the second part of Star Wars Insider’s companion guide to the hit Disney+ series, we take a look at The Mandalorian’s astonishing sophomore season.
WHO IS AHSOKA TANO?
INSIDE THE ASTROMECH R2-D2’S HUMAN COMPONENTS • Droid builder Lee Towersey and R2-D2 performer Hassan Taj take us beneath the dome of the galaxy’s most resourceful astromech.
THE DROID BUILDER
BENEATH THE DOME
R2-D2’S TOP TEN TOOLS • Everyone knows that R2-D2 is the real hero ofthe Star Wars saga. Likea rolling Swiss Army knife, our favorite astromech droid has a tool for every eventuality, finding creative applications that even his makers probably didn’t intend. Here’s a look at the top ten tools of the hero with a thousand devices.
Finding a Family • This Week in Star Wars host Kristin Baver reveals how she wrote the ultimate Star Wars biography, Skywalker: A Family at War.
Take Aim to Take Home! • Win a stunning The Mandalorian Premiere Collection Statue...