Star Wars

Hanging Stormtrooper Skeletons Are the Perfect Halloween Decor

Nothing ruins the Halloween holidays like the stress of trying to decide how to properly decorate your home. ThinkGeek has made it easy this year, though, with these cheap, festive, and well-timed Stormtrooper hanging skeletons. They’re just like the ones you remember your teachers hanging in grade school, with hinged limbs and a completely inaccurate…

These Excellent Figuarts Star Wars Toys Are All About The Awesome Villains

Sure, here in the West we had Force Friday for the new The Force Awakens merchandise, and got some cool action figures of the movie’s bad guys. But Bandai are knocking it out of the park with their Star Wars Figuarts, and the First Order has never looked better! Figuarts have been doing all kinds…

This R2-D2 Is Either Really Angry or an Adorable Humidifier

If he can repair an intergalactic spaceship while it’s blasting through the cosmos, it only makes sense that turning water into steam would be child’s play for the world’s most multi-talented astromech droid. Although, if cartoons have taught us anything, steam blasting out of his head means that R2-D2 could also be absolutely furious at…

So You Want To Join The Empire: Tools Of The Trade

It’s occurred to me that I while I’ve been working on constructing Stormtrooper armor, I haven’t actually gone into what I’ve been using to allow me to do the building. So, let’s take a look at what tools are useful when it comes to armor construction. There’s a bit of a disclaimer here: this is…

Britain’s Royal Mail Celebrates The Force Awakens With A New Set Of Stamps

It’s time to get a pen pal in the UK. The Royal Mail has announced that they’re going to be issuing a new set of Star Wars themed stamps! Starting October 20th, the service will issue 12 new stamps, featuring Darth Vader, Yoda, Obi Wan Kenobi, Stormtroopers, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Darth Sidious, Luke Skywalker,…

The Dozens Of Famous Characters In This Video Make One Hell Of A Party

I really appreciate a good mashup. Hell’s Club puts together dozens of famous characters into one club, and it’s spectacular. The editing here is excellent, jumping from character to character, often with the same actors looking themselves in the eyes. Al Pacino, Tom Cruise, Ewen McGregor, and many, many more from a whole range of…

The Most Perfect Way That Star Wars Could Troll Everybody

Actually, there are a LOT of ways that Star Wars could troll its fans, and audiences in general. Almost a whole galaxy’s worth of ways, in fact. But commenter Sean Kelley hit on a great one. In response to the question about whether Star Wars: The Force Awakens should have a post-credits scene, Kelley imagined…

Should Star Wars: The Force Awakens Have a Post-Credits Sequence?

There’s a new rumor going around that The Force Awakens will have a post-credits sequence when it debuts in December. We don’t know what it would be—a promo for Rogue One, maybe a teaser for Episode VIII—or if it even exists. But some people are losing their minds at the idea. So what do you…

Risk: Star Wars Edition Lets You Conquer an Entire Galaxy, Not Just Earth

You know the sense of satisfaction you get from conquering an entire planet while playing Risk? Well imagine what it must feel like when you take over an entire galaxy. If that’s not enough reason to try Risk: Star Wars Edition, playing with X-wings and TIE fighters should sweeten the pot. Available now for $30,…

These Gorgeous Science Fiction-Themed Prints Should Be On Your Walls Right Now

Artist Josh Lane has created a line of prints that incorporate classic science fiction shows and movies into the usual floral patterns. And now, I want a room devoted to each one of them. You can purchase these prints on pillows, shirts, posters, at Lane’s Society6 store—where you can also fall into a mini-panic over…

Zack Snyder Admits Superhero Movies Could Be Heading For A Crash

A few weeks back, Steven Spielberg made headlines saying he thought superhero movies would eventually “go the way of the Western.” And now, the architect of DC, one of the biggest superhero movie worlds, says he pretty much agrees. That person is Zack Snyder, director of Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice…

Elected Queens and Princess Senators: How the Politics of Star Wars Work

Greetings, my magnificent mail-minions! I’ve got a swell—dare I say it, keen group of questions in this week’s mailbags, but I want to try something. If you have a question for the postman, you can email me, but you can also leave it in the comments of this article, and I’ll try to round them…

The Sadly Typical Routine of Off-Duty Stormtroopers

Photographer Jorge Pérez Higuera’s latest series of work is called “The Other Side,” and it will remind you that the vast majority of Imperials we see in the movies are just everyday mooks. Higuera told Wired: The most important thing for me is to value everyday life, underlining the fun aspects in each tiny detail…

Does This AT-AT Costume Mean You Love or Hate Your Dog?

In just shy of a couple of months Halloween will be upon us and there’s no reason your pets can’t participate in the fun. However, you’re going to need an extra patient dog if you expect them to wear this humiliating AT-AT costume without instantly trying to shred it to pieces. Made from a mix…

The stunning visual symmetry between the old Star Wars trilogy and the new movies

Here is a truly lovely visual comparison between the much loved, original Star Wars trilogy and the much maligned, newer prequel movies. The video, called Star Wars Poetry, shows off how the new movies are so strikingly similar with the old trilogy, honoring the original flicks while creating a sense of familiarity in the world.…

I Need This Millennium Falcon Asteroid Field Coffee Table In My Life

Star Wars merchandise has been in the news a lot lately, both for good and bad reasons. Mostly though, the headlines are about people’s passion for the series, and wanting to own a piece of it. And there are not many pieces as amazing as the one you see here. What you see is a…

Janelle Monae IS the Droid Star Wars Was Looking For

The deluge of Star Wars marketing and promotional tie-ins is already getting kind of ridiculous—but it’s all worthwhile, if it results in Janelle Monae becoming one of the faces of the Resistance against the First Order. Cover Girl just unveiled the latest of their Star Wars-themed makeup lines, featuring the indispensable android musician as their…

A $28,500 Watch For Obscenely Well-Funded Star Wars Fans

So how much money did you spend on Star Wars toys on Force Friday? A couple hundred bucks? It might seem like a small fortune when your credit card bill finally arrives, but it’s nothing compared to Devon’s new Empire-themed timepiece. If you’re unfamiliar with Devon, the watchmaker has made a name for itself with…

Colin Trevorrow has started work on Star Wars Episode IX. Or, at least he’s started doing something Star Wars related. The Jurassic World director posted the below image on Twitter, which is pretty crazy considering we’re still three months from Episode VII, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and about 20 until Rian Johnson’s Star Wars…

This 17-Inch Vader Figure Talks, Moves, and Poses All By Itself

With Star Wars: The Force Awakens comes a bunch of new characters that fans of the saga have already embraced, but will any of them ever hold a candle—or lightsaber—to Vader? Not when there’s a giant animated action figure now available in his likeness. You may not have heard of Thinkway Toys before, but in…