The Star Wars Holiday Special

First Aired On: The CBS Network Reviewed by Melissa Minners             When I was a child, I remember watching a television holiday special featuring my favorite Star Wars characters in my bedroom on my Zenith black and white television.  Aptly dubbed The Star Wars Holiday Special, the show aired only once on CBS on November

Star Wars: Kenobi

Author: John Jackson Miller Published By: Del Rey Books Reviewed by Melissa Minners                 Thanks to George Lucas and his Star Wars prequels, we all now know how Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa came into existence, how Luke arrived on Tatooine and was placed in the care of Owen and Beru Lars and how a Jedi known as Obi-Wan Kenobi just happened to be on the planet when Luke came into possession of

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra

Written By: Sarah Kuhn Published By: Del Rey Reviewed By: Melissa Minners                I had some gift card money to spend.  What better way than to buy one of the new Star Wars novels.  They’re a little pricey and I needed to save some dough.  Free is a great price!  So, I decided to pick

The Thrawn Trilogy:

The Trilogy Every Star Wars Fan Wishes George Lucas Would Make By Melissa Minners                 So, now that George Lucas has begun to work on the live action Star Wars television series, talk has resurfaced about whether or not Lucas will do another trilogy. Of course, people who are not Star Wars fanatics are probably

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Artist: Din Produced by: Marc Merilainen and Alex Mine Reviewed by Melissa Minners                I first met Dean Jalonen through Marc Merilainen, also known as Nadjiwan.  He pointed me toward The Soles, a band fronted by artist, performer and songwriter Dean Jalonen, now Din.  Formed in 2001, the band released a number of albums and