My Star Wars Entertainment Update for October 2025

Hello friends! Lots of things to cover this past month, so let’s get started.

If you missed the past two reviews of my Legends Reading Challenge, here are the links: Deceived, and Red Harvest.

The Final Order, by Kwame Mbalia. I’ve been really looking forward to this book, as I’ve been extremely eager for some post-sequel trilogy stories. In fact, we sequel fans have been starved for stories, and we kept waiting and waiting and waiting…

Well, this book ain’t that.

Not exactly, anyway. It begins mere days after the Battle of Exegol with a young man named Coy, who’d been part of the Citizen’s Fleet. His family grows tea on his home planet, and he was pretty damn well terrified at the battle. But he made it and is proud he took part. He was ready to go home…until a ship arrived full of refugee kids from the First Order, and Finn and Jannah need a ride to find a vicious FO officer named Major Grohl. So Coy finds himself on another adventure.

But the bulk of the book is alternating chapters between Finn and Jannah, flashbacks to their time as stormtroopers. Like, 95% of the book. Which was disappointing. Sure, we get to see Jannah and her troops refuse to fire on civilians on Ansette Island–at the very end of the book. And the whole story of how they got to that point. As well as Finn’s entanglements with Major Grohl. But did I really need these stories? No, not really. Nope.

That’s not to say it’s a bad book. The author did a fine job with what he was given and allowed to write about. But it wasn’t what I expected or wanted, and I’m being grumpy about it, lol. I feel like Lucasfilm/Disney is holding back on sequel-era stories, while The Rise of Skywalker came out six freaking years ago! We’ve gotten plenty of “leading up to” stories, and “between this movie and that movie” stories, but nothing after. It’s frustrating. And yes, the Rey movie, blah blah blah, but who knows if that will even come out? (I hope so). And yes, Starfighter takes place after the sequels, and I’m eager to see what might be going on. But damn, give us some books or comics with Rey, Finn, Poe, etc. after TROS. Please???

Anyway, rant over. The book was fine, and if you want to know more about Finn and Jannah’s experiences as stormtroopers, this is your book; if you’re looking for new, uncharted material, you’ll have to wait.

Comics:

Han Solo: Hunt for the Falcon #2. Han and Chewie continue their search for the Falcon, this time running into the Irving Boys. The only thing I find particularly interesting about these comics are the personal moments, the character-driven moments, Han’s memories of his family, etc. At the beginning of this one, Leia is speaking to Chewie via hologram and warns him not to let Han drag him into one of his schemes. To go back to his family. Also, Han has a memory of himself and Leia with little Ben on the Falcon, and Ben is so excited to be at the controls with his old man. Damn. I imagine the next two issues will involve Unkar Plutt, the Guavian Death Gang and/or Kanjiklub. Stay tuned.

Legacy of Vader #9. Tava Ren fights Kylo Ren, then they have dinner, a little conversation, she kisses him, he recoils and attacks her, she escapes his ship, and though he could shoot her ship down, he lets her go. In a nutshell, lol. Tava fights Kylo, teases him, provokes him, infuriates him. I’m still not sure why she even went there, to be honest. To serve him was a lie, and she admits that. She tells him he misses the freedom of the Knights of Ren, that with the First Order he’s in a cage. She definitely strikes a nerve, but I’m not sure if we’ll see her again or what her end game is. Stay tuned.

Visions 1 & 2 rewatch. With Season 3 of Visions dropping on October 29th, I thought I’d rewatch Seasons 1 & 2. There’s only a few episodes that don’t really resonate with me, but for the most part I love this series. My favorites are “The Duel,” “The Ninth Jedi,” and “The Elder,” from Season 1; almost all the episodes from Season 2 are fantastic but I particularly love “Sith,” “The Bandits of Golak,” and “The Pit.” I can’t wait to see what we get in Season 3–there are sequel episodes to “The Ninth Jedi” (and a series in the works, I hear), and “The Bride.” I love it all so much!

(I’ve since watched S3 and will discuss it a bit more in my next Update).

Book news:

Ooh, new book news! I love that we’re getting some more sequel novels; along with The Last Order (see above), we’re getting this one with Leia and Rey between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. Can’t wait! Here’s the blurb:

STAR WARS: LEGACY

By Madeleine Roux

On Sale Date: July 28, 2026

Set between Episodes VIII and IX, Rey and Leia embark on a quest to repair Rey’s lightsaber and rekindle the legacy of the Jedi.

After barely escaping the First Order on Crait, Rey and the Resistance are struggling to rebuild. Her friends need the last Jedi more than ever, but Rey feels alone and overwhelmed. Jedi tradition is built on masters and apprentices, and Rey’s teacher is gone. Leia Organa tries her best to train Rey in the ways of the Force as Luke did for her so many years ago, but Leia’s knowledge is limited, Rey’s lightsaber is broken, and the specter of Kylo Ren and regrets from the past haunt them both. How can Leia pass the torch when she herself is unsure of the way?
But then, the ancient Jedi texts offer a glimmer of hope: a long-forgotten Jedi temple on Tython that might hold the key to repairing Rey’s saber. Rey leaps at the chance to journey there — and to her surprise, so does Leia.
Rey and Leia’s nascent mentorship is put to the test when they discover the temple on Tython is filled with obscure clues to decipher and arcane trials to complete. As they work to unravel the temple’s mysteries, they encounter a group of refugees living in its shadow, hiding from a First Order officer hot on the trail of two freedom fighters in their midst. With the threat of the First Order looming and the secrets of the temple yet to be unlocked, the newly forged master and apprentice must confront their pasts, reach each other in the present, and decide what it means to carry the legacy of the Jedi into the future.

Again, an “in-between” story, but I’ll take it, because I still would like some more insight into Rey and Leia’s relationship.

Eyes Like Stars, by Ashley Poston. There’s always been romance in Star Wars, with some books focusing on it more than others, but this one is being touted as the first “romance novel” in Star Wars. It’s a young adult novel, which makes sense, and I’ll probably read it out of curiosity. It’s also during the sequel era, which is a plus. I’m kind of hoping it leads to more romance novels featuring more familiar characters (Obi-Wan and Satine, anyone? We’re waiting, Disney/Lucasfilm!), but we’ll see. Here’s a little blurb:

What’s been entertaining you lately? Let me know in the comments and we’ll talk about it!

Can we talk about this Ben Solo thing?

Hello friends 🙂

I don’t usually do “Star Wars News” posts, at least not in a separate post, but I have a few thoughts about this latest news. If you haven’t already heard, Adam Driver recently stated in an interview that he and director Steven Soderbergh had developed a script about Ben Solo that takes place after The Rise of Skywalker called “The Hunt for Ben Solo.”

Whaaaa????

As a sequel trilogy fan, a Kylo/Ben fan, and an Adam Driver fan, this is hugely exciting. The two brought the script to Kathleen Kennedy and Lucasfilm and got a green light there. But when they brought it to Bob Iger (head of Disney) he said no. His reason? He can’t see how Ben Solo is still alive after TROS. End of story.

Excuse me? Disney Star Wars, where somehow…Palpatine returned? Not to mention Maul, Asajj Ventress, and Boba Fett all made miraculous returns after death? Adam freaking Driver, perhaps one of the best actors of his generation, and who brought his considerable acting chops to Star Wars, wants to do a movie, which was greenlit by Kathy Kennedy and Lucasfilm, and you’re just like, “Nah” ????

I know that the sequel trilogy wasn’t perfect. It was, in fact, Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren who carried a lot if it with his performance. And one of the things that hugely disappointed me was Ben Solo’s death. Yes, I get it, he’d been a monster as Kylo and even though he turned back to the light, how would the galaxy ever forgive him, blah blah blah. Easier to just kill him off, like most redemption stories in Star Wars. Crosshair in The Bad Batch was a great exception to this rule, as he has to live with his sins and try to atone for them somehow. We need to see more of this.

But Ben’s death left a huge hole in my heart. We only got a short, tantalizing glimpse of Ben Solo, a few amazing scenes in which he says nothing at all (and yes, actions speak louder than words, but his last word was “Ow.” Come on, man!) I NEED more Ben Solo in my life, please, yes, please. And I was content to maybe get some books or comics about him; lately all we’ve been getting are comics about Kylo Ren. I’m not complaining, exactly, I just want more Ben. But to have Adam Driver actually want to reprise the role in some way and bring him back to the big screen–dreams do come true! I was under the impression the guy was done with Star Wars and Kylo, but no, it looks like Driver had some unfinished business with Ben himself. And that’s just amazing to me!

But Bob “I’m an idiot” Iger said no. Now, there is a question as to how Ben would come back. As we don’t have access to the actual script, we can’t really know what Driver had in mind. But based on all the other characters who have been raised from the dead, in a sci-fi fantasy story, no less, there are endless possibilities.

At the end of TROS, Ben disappeared into the Force. Maybe he’s in the World Between Worlds and needs to learn some lessons there? Maybe it’s about young Ben Solo and his childhood and Driver isn’t in it at all, he just has the idea for the character and wants to executive produce? I don’t know. But I’m sure there’s an answer there.

He’s a complicated man. Sorry, he WAS a complicated man.

Anyway, I’m very disappointed and a bit flummoxed as to why it was shot down. It seems to be a huge missed opportunity. I’m sure there are other fans out there who feel “He died, end of story. He sacrificed himself for Rey, and if he comes back that would cheapen it, blah blah blah.” I get it. As someone who is a big Bad Batch fan and has been embroiled in the whole #TechLives thing on social media, I get it. The point is valid. The thing is, I don’t care, lol. If I can’t have Tech back, give me Ben Solo. I’d forfeit Maul, Ventress, and Boba Fett, all of them, in an instant to get either one back. Anyway, that’s my rant on the whole Ben Solo thing.

What do you think? Should Iger have agreed to this? Or did he do the right thing? Let me know how you feel about #thehuntforbensolo in the comments and we’ll talk about it!

Star Wars Chat Pack: What one Force ability would you choose and why?

First of all, Happy New Year friends! With the new year, I have a slew of new plans, goals, and ideas, including post ideas for the blog. I’ll be blogging more and testing these ideas out, so stay tuned.

I thought I’d start with going back to the Star Wars Chat Pack and do a question once a month, just because it’s fun. Today’s question is: What one Force ability would you choose and why?

Hands down, my choice would be Force Healing. Maybe not as cool or sexy as lightsaber skills or telekinesis, but I can’t think of anything more satisfying than being able to heal someone’s injuries or illness or take away their pain. I think it’s a rare ability, but it would certainly be a valuable one.

Rey had healed a vexis, a monster snake in TROS. It’s a bit of foreshadowing, as she calls Kylo Ren a “snake” and then heals him later in the film as well.

I feel like we don’t see too many examples of this ability before Rey in the Sequel trilogy. Maybe in Clone Wars or some Legends books here and there, but when I saw Rey heal that big snake, I thought, Wow, Jedi can do that? Now we see Grogu with the ability. But it makes total sense. The Force is life energy itself. Why shouldn’t someone who can influence the Force be able to transfer some to an injured or sick being?

There’s nothing worse than watching someone you love (or just anybody, really) suffer in pain and not be able to do anything about it. So that’s why I’d choose Force Healing as my Jedi ability.

What about you? What one Force ability would you choose? Let me know in the comments and we’ll talk about it!

Star Wars Chat Pack: What if Ben Solo never turned to the dark side?

Welcome to Day 25 of my NaBloPoMo Challenge, where I randomly pick a card from the Star Wars Chat Pack.

Today’s question is: What if Ben Solo never turned to the dark side? Would he still have a connection to Rey? Would the destiny of the galaxy-at-large be affected differently?

Ooh, this is a good one, and another Sequel question! But hard, because I’ve never been good with What If scenarios. Everything in the stories seem so pre-ordained, it’s hard for me to imagine if something was different. I see them a lot on Youtube and such: What if Anakin never turned to the dark side? What if Luke was brought up on Alderaan and Leia went to Tatooine? What if Padme didn’t die? What if, what if, what if….well, I dunno, lol. We’d have a completely different story, that’s for sure.

But this one intrigues me. I’m not sure why; maybe because I find Kylo Ren so fascinating; maybe because we never got to know Ben Solo; maybe because the concept of the dyad is so interesting to me. Whatever the reason, I’ll give it a go.

So first of all, if Ben never turned–if, for whatever reason, Palps never whispered poison into his ear–then I think perhaps his parents would have stayed together. It’s the pain of losing Ben that caused them to separate. I think Leia still would have become involved in the Resistance. She did that before Ben burned down Luke’s school and went in search of Snoke. Not much before that, but she did.

I think the Resistance would still be needed because the First Order would still rise. I’m getting a lot of this from the book Bloodline, by Claudia Gray, and it outlines how the First Order rose from the ashes of the Empire. So Leia would be a General still. What about Han? In the book Bloodline, he was involved in racing. Maybe he would have stayed with racing, or maybe he would have helped his wife in the Resistance, but I don’t think he would have gone back to smuggling. That was a knee-jerk reaction to losing his family.

So, Ben–he would have gone to Luke’s school. He never would have burned it down. He never would have caused Luke to question his loyalties. The school would have gone on, producing more Jedi to help in the fight against the First Order. Luke certainly wouldn’t have exiled himself to Ach-To. He wouldn’t be all “I failed my nephew and the Jedi Order sucks and needs to die,” etc.

So if Luke is not on Ach-To, then Poe would never have to go looking for a map to him, would never have gone to Jakku, would never have met a psycho named Kylo Ren and become his prisoner; Finn would never have been on Jakku, although he still might have had a change of heart somewhere else with some other atrocity.

So, no map in BB-8 going down to Jakku, no Finn or Poe crashing there. The Millenium Falcon would not be on Jakku, and Rey certainly would never have met Han. Rey would have just gone on with her awful life there, scavenging and waiting for a family that would never show. Or would she?

The other part of this question is, would Ben and Rey still have the dyad connection? I think so. Snoke claims he caused the connection between them, but I don’t think I believe him. Also, Palpatine was surprised by the dyad connection in TROS, but speaks of it as if it’s a thing. “Not seen for generations,” he says.

So they would still have the dyad connection, and because Ben never turned to the dark side, it would be truly what it was meant to be, a profound connection in the Force that makes them one. They get a glimpse of this at the end of TROS, when Ben goes to Exegol to help Rey. The whole lightsaber hand-off is rather mind-blowing, and probably just hints at what they might be capable of.

I think they would have found each other somehow. The connection is too strong and profound for them not to. Perhaps Ben senses it and goes in search of her. Can you imagine what they could do against the First Order, with other Jedi beside them?

But of course, that’s too easy. Our heroes need obstacles, things have to go terribly wrong, tragedy must strike, the odds must ever be against them–at least for a good story. It makes the triumph at the end that much sweeter. Maybe Ben would still die at the end, sacrificing himself to save Rey or something, I don’t know. But I believe they would definitely defeat Palpatine, just as they did in TROS.

Although it pains me that Han and Leia’s love child was manipulated and twisted to the dark side, it does bring more drama to the table (and borrows from Legends, as well, as one of their sons–Jacen–fell to the dark side). And Kylo/Ben’s redemption arc was satisfying.

What do you think about all this? How do you think it would have played out if Ben Solo never turned? Let me know in the comments and we’ll talk about it!

Star Wars Chat Pack: What is your favorite Rey moment?

Welcome to Day 21 of my NaBloPoMo Challenge, where I randomly choose a card from the Star Wars Chat Pack.

Today’s question is: What is your favorite Rey moment?

Yay! Finally, a Sequel question! But it’s kind of hard, because there are a lot of Rey moments I love. Here’s a few I can think of:

Claiming the Skywalker Lightsaber:

At the end of The Force Awakens, Rey faces Kylo Ren and must defend an injured Finn. Finn had battled Kylo with the Skywalker lightsaber, but lost it during the fight. As Kylo reaches for it, he’s surprised when it flies right past him into Rey’s waiting hand. This is Rey’s first steps in accepting her destiny and leaving the past behind. The Force theme swelling during this scene makes it truly a special moment.

I call this one The Pasaana Flip:

In The Rise of Skywalker, Rey and friends are on Pasaana, searching for clues as to where they could find Exegol and the Final Order. Kylo finds out she’s there, and duly goes after her. She senses him coming, and waits for him to arrive in his TIE fighter. This whole sequence is awesome, as she runs in front of the TIE and then flips backwards over the wing, cutting it with her lightsaber. She lands neatly as the TIE goes rolling across the desert like a giant smoking ball. Just for the sheer Force-supported acrobatics alone, this scene is super cool.

Defeating Palpatine

On Exegol, Rey faces Palpatine after nearly being drained of her life-force. Ben has been flung down a crevasse, and she must face him alone. But not completely alone–the Force ghost voices of Jedi past are finally with her, encouraging her to get up and fight and finish the job. So she does, pushing Palpatine’s Force lightning back onto himself and dissolving him once and for all. This is a great scene and brings the Skywalker saga to an end, but there’s another, quieter scene that I like most of all:

Healing Kylo

“I did want to take your hand. Ben’s hand.”

On Kef Bir, after piercing Kylo with his own lightsaber, Rey decides to heal him instead of letting him die. This is a great act of compassion, as Kylo had just been about to strike her down before his mother’s voice distracted him. He’d been ready to kill her. When he drops his lightsaber, she catches it and thrusts it viciously through his torso. It’s an act of instinctual fury. As he sits there dying, both of them knowing that Leia had just died, she takes pity and decides to heal him, as she’d healed the giant snake earlier (the symbolism of that scene, while a little obvious, gets me every time, lol. Kylo’s just a wounded animal, lashing out.) It’s Leia’s reaching out and Rey’s compassion here that cause Kylo to re-evaluate his life decisions and bring Ben Solo back. That’s why I love this scene so much.

I realize I have no Rey scenes from The Last Jedi here, which kind of pains me, since I adore that movie. And there are great Rey scenes in that film, but they just didn’t make the cut for this little list. I think that movie is a good pick for the best Kylo Ren scenes.

Now I really want to re-watch the Sequel trilogy! Perhaps after this Challenge, I’ll settle down with some popcorn and sink into it. I’m actually thinking of a Star Wars marathon sometime soon, watching in chronological order. But one challenge at a time…

Anyway, what’s your favorite Rey scene? Let me know in the comments and we’ll talk about it!

Star Wars Chat Pack: High Stakes,the Greater Good, and Sacrifice

Welcome to Day 12 of my NaBloPoMo Challenge, where I pick a random card from the Star Wars Chat Pack.

Today’s question is:

In The Rise of Skywalker, C-3PO’s mind is wiped to uncover a vital clue. Would you make the same choice if you were in a similar high stakes conflict? What type of greater good would compel you to make such a sacrifice?

First of all, let it be said that C-3PO’s memory is backed up on R2D2, so is there really a sacrifice here? Threepio pointed out that it wasn’t exactly reliable, and there was a chance it wouldn’t be able to be retrieved. I suppose Poe, Finn and Rey had to decide if they were willing to take that (probably small) chance.

And who really likes Threepio, anyway? Just kidding. He was never my favorite–okay, I thought he was extremely annoying in the Original trilogy. But in TROS, I found I really liked him. I think he was just written well, and was actually amusing rather than annoying.

And there’s the “He’s just a droid,” argument, but that brings up a whole other can of worms. In Star Wars, droids are nearly sentient–in fact, they are sentient, at least ones like Threepio, and that brings up the whole “droids are slaves” ethical questions, etc. etc. That’s another post. But the fact of the matter is, droid or not, Threepio is their friend, and they had to make the decision. They made it pretty quickly, though, and decided it was worth the risk.

“What are you doing there, Threepio?” I’ll admit, when he answers, “Taking a last look at my friends,” I got a little choked up.

Anyway, back to the question. I suppose you have to decide how to interpret it. Sacrifice someone’s memory, like with Threepio? Or sacrifice their life? I’m going to go with any kind of sacrifice, especially a life. A mind-wipe? That’s tough, but at least they’re alive. I guess for a droid, it’s akin to death.

In that particular scenario, I would have agreed to take the risk. But if I had to risk a human (or alien) friend? Like, their life, not just their memory? That’s thornier. If that friend was willing to do whatever was asked, insisted on it, I’d probably agree, even if I didn’t like it.

It depends on the situation and the stakes. Something like defeating the Emperor (again) so he doesn’t take over the galaxy (again) is pretty important. If it’s my child? No. Nope. My spouse? No, unless he did it to save our child. Myself? Probably, but I don’t think my family would like that, obviously. I’d want to know my child would be cared for (she has a disability). But I’d want her to live in a better galaxy. It’s such a hard question, without any specifics. Real world stuff? (Shrugs) I don’t know. Thinking about things like this ahead of time, as opposed to deciding in the moment, when you’re faced with a decision, could be very different.

That’s the best I can do with this question, lol. What about you? How would you answer this question? Let me know in the comments and we’ll talk about it!

My Entertainment Weekend Update

Hello friends, and happy weekend! Happy holidays as well. 🙂

Not much to report this week, as I’ve been busy getting ready for the holiday and haven’t gotten as much reading in as I would have liked. I’m continuing on with Stephen King’s Fairy Tale, as well as The Guardians of the Whills, by Greg Rucka. I thought I’d have the latter done by now, since it’s a small book, but not quite yet. Next week for sure!

This past week marked the fifth anniversary of the release of The Last Jedi, and so I naturally indulged in a rewatch. Yup, I still love it. It still divides the fandom, of course, and maybe always will, along with the entire sequel trilogy. But this one in particular draws very strong reactions on both sides. It’s either absolutely brilliant or it ruined their childhood. I believe the truth is somewhere in between those extremes (although maybe it ruined your childhood, I don’t know, lol).

Anyway, I follow a Youtuber called The Goldman, and he discusses mostly Star Wars, as well as some other fandoms, and despite being only 23 years old, he’s smart, insightful, and knows the elements of a great story. He recently posted a video on TLJ five years later, and I thought he really nailed it. He’s a sequel trilogy fan, so he’s making an argument for the movie, but he doesn’t shy away from what doesn’t work, either. It’s an hour long, but well worth the watch if you’ve got time for it:

Obviously I don’t think it’s going to change the haters’ minds, but I like how he pokes holes in some of the naysayers’ criticisms.

I saw that there’s a new book coming out soon on the characters of the High Republic:

I’ve noticed some people complain that there are so many characters in the High Republic and it’s hard to keep track of who’s who. Well, there are quite a few characters if you count all the books and comics (which is a lot), so here’s a book for you to keep track of them all. I wouldn’t mind adding it to my collection myself.

That’s it this week. I hope everyone has a great holiday!

What’s been entertaining you? Let me know in the comments and we’ll talk about it!

What I’d like to see in a Star Wars sequel to the Sequels

I’ve been reading Shadow of the Sith by Adam Christopher, and it’s about Luke and Lando trying to help Rey and her parents escape Ochi of Bestoon. It’s put me in a sequel sort of mood, and I’ve been thinking about what I’d like to see in a sequel to the Sequels. It could be a movie, a TV show, a book, I don’t care; I just want to know what happens with Rey, Finn, Poe, etc. after The Rise of Skywalker! Here are some of the things I’d like to see or questions to be answered:

Rey training Finn/A new Jedi Order. In The Rise of Skywalker we learned that Finn is Force-sensitive. It only makes sense that Rey trains him, even though she didn’t have too much training herself. They’re going to have to figure it out themselves. I’m curious to see how strong Finn is in the Force–Jedi-level, or just Force-sensitive? At any rate, I’d love to see Rey seek out Force-sensitives and continue the Jedi tradition.

How will the galaxy be governed? What happens after the defeat of the First/Final Order? Who will lead? Or will the galaxy’s planets and peoples rule themselves? It’s clear both Republic and Empire models have failed, so something new may be required.

I want a Poe romance. The question is, with who? Zorii has made it clear she’s not interested anymore. There are fans who ship him with Finn, and I’m not against it, but honestly I’d like to see him with Rey. In the original Colin Treverow script for the third movie in the sequel trilogy, Poe and Rey begin a romance, and I kind of like the idea. But I don’t know, Rey seems like a loner in that regard. I think it’s best if maybe the three just remain good friends. Maybe it could be someone completely new. Just give that man a love interest!

Please, for the love of God, give me some more Ben Solo! Clearly, he would have to be a Force ghost, and I’d love it if Ben appeared to Rey, either to help her with her Jedi Order training, to give advice, to keep her company, I don’t care. The dyad is a rare, powerful bond, and I can’t imagine even death would break it. Right?? I have doubts Adam Driver would be interested in reprising the role, so it would need to be in a book (please, no comics–I need a novel, lol).

Naturally, there needs to be a new antagonist. I’m not sure what form that antagonist should take. The Sith are done, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any dark Force users out there. Or it could just be a new bully trying to run things. I’m just curious as to what the writers would come up with.

So yes, yes, I know the powers-that-be said the Skywalker saga is done. And Rey has named herself a Skywalker, but I don’t care. I want more. I love all the new stuff Star Wars is putting out, but I still need something familiar, too. And I don’t care, to hell with the haters, I love these characters, and I need to know what happens to them. I would be very happy with a book or a series of books. A trilogy of books! Maybe someday. A girl can dream.

Poe Dameron Fan Art

With Moon Knight premiering on Disney Plus today, I thought I’d showcase Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron in some fan art. I found some really cool pieces, so enjoy!

Jake Bartok is always a favorite with me, and here he has Poe as part of his Medieval series. I love how he made BB-8 an orange and white cat!

The Ace pilot. Yeah, he’s a handsome devil, lol.

Noooooo!

First Order Poe by Brilcrist on DevientArt.com

This is more like it. Poe with his buddy BB-8.

Classic Poe with his X-Wing. I love the style here.

These are the ones that stood out to me. What do you think of these images? Are you looking forward to Moon Knight? Let me know in the comments and we’ll talk about it!

My Entertainment Weekend Update

Hello my friends, and happy weekend!

I don’t have a lot to report this week. I’ve been reading Mission to Disaster, by Justina Ireland, the middle-grade High Republic book recently out, and I’m almost done with it. I don’t usually do reviews for the middle grade books, but I might do so this time. It’s quite good.

Other than that, March is looking wide open as far as books and shows go. Moon Knight premieres on the 31st, but other than that, there’s no Star Wars or Marvel show that I can think of that will fill up the month. There’s also no big book releases. The months of April through August (at least) will keep me busy with a new book release per month, but March? Zip. What’s a Star Wars fan to do?

Well, catch up on other things, for one. I remembered I’d ordered Before the Awakening, by Greg Rucka, on my Kindle a while ago but never read for one reason or another. It’s a YA book (I think) that has some stories about Rey, Finn and Poe before the events of The Force Awakens. I’ll probably dig into that.

I’ve also ordered the combined comics of the Marvel High Republic series, as well as the High Republic Adventures. I’m pretty excited about this, as I’ve long wanted to read these comics. I’m not a huge comic fan, but I know that the story being told in the High Republic era encompasses both books and comics. There are characters that feature mainly in the comics (like Avar Kriss, Keeve Trennis, Skeer, and many others), as well as storylines that I feel are important to understand the totality of the High Republic era.

I also think that, with a storyline that has no live-action medium (or even an animation), the comics really fill in the look of the High Republic. What do these characters look like? What about the ships, and the droids, and other aspects of the High Republic that we’ve never seen before? The comics answer those questions and gives us a visual to latch onto. So yeah, I can’t wait to read these!

Oh, and by the way, we’ve got a cover for the YA book by Kiersten White about a young Obi-Wan Kenobi coming out on July 26th:

Obi-Wan looks pretty intense here, lol. Definitely on my pre-order list.

That’s really about it right now. What’s been entertaining you? Let me know in the comments and we’ll talk about it!