Star Wars Insider 128

Star Wars Insider 128

Publisher's summary[]

To celebrate the arrival ofStar Wars on Blu-ray, this issue ships with 3 collectable covers and contains a complete guide to the Saga in High Definition! We take an in-depth look at the bonus content, the making of the special features and where to begin your Blu-Ray saga. Plus,Fanboys director Kyle Newman shares with us his love ofThe Phantom Menace!

Contents[]

Departments[]

• Launch Pad –Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season Four previewed; an exclusive look at the forthcomingStar Wars: The Blueprints book; fans attempt to save theLars Homestead; help a little girl in need and much more!
• Interrogation Droid! –AdmiralMotti may have cheateddeath at the hands ofDarth Vader, but he met his end when theDeath Star was laterdestroyed.Insider reaches out to Motti himself,Richard LeParmentier, to see how he'd have stayed alive had he escaped.
• MyStar Wars –Star Wars superstarTom Kane puts down his microphone to share some of his favorite memories of the saga!
• Mon Mothma's 5 Facts –Mon Mothma presents five amazing facts about the saga. Can you spot which one is an out-and-out fib?
• Jedi Archive – Cough! Splutter! Wheeze! Destroy! Rare images of multi-armed menaceGeneralGrievous revealed!
• Classic Moment – PoliticsStar Wars style inThe Phantom Menace. VotePalpatine!
• Blaster
  • Books – We take a look atDarth Vader in 3-D and someStar Wars ships take to the skies!
  • Ask Lobot
  • Comics –Jedi KnightKerra Holtbattles to escape from behind enemy lines, whileJediDass Jenniravoidsbecoming a victim ofOrder 66.
  • Incoming – The latest and greatestStar Wars must-haves to hit the shelves previewed. It's a collector's paradise!
  • Bounty Hunters
  • Bantha Tracks
• Red Five –Star Wars authorTimothy Zahn offers five storytelling faux pas!

Features[]

• "A Blu Hope!"

  Find out what to expect from theStar Wars Blu-rays, and meet some of the stars of the hotly anticipateddeleted scenes!

  • "Han's Girl!"

  Mark Newbold interviewsHan Solo's original squeeze fromA New Hope.

  • "My Best Friend Was a Jedi!" – Interview withGarrick Hagon (Biggs Darklighter), written(byJonathan Wilkins.)
  • "In a Fix With Fixer!" – Interview withAnthony Forrest (Laze "Fixer" Loneozner), written(by Jonathan Wilkins.)
• "Season Four Secrets"

  Star Wars: The Clone Wars returns, and who better to preview thenew season than supervising director,Dave Filoni!

• "30 Years of Star Wars Radio Drama Part II: How the Empire Almost Won and the Jedi Never Returned"

  In the second part of our exclusive feature, discover howThe Empire Strikes Back andReturn of the Jedi made it on air!

• "Proto Power!"

  Unproduced, but not unwanted!Insider looks at the toys that might have been!

• "And Leebo Makes Three"

  Dash Rendar, last seen inShadows of the Empire, returns in our bumper length not-so-short story!

• "Phanboy!"

  As part of our ongoing series, A Certain Point of View,Fanboys director Kyle Newman looks back at Episode I!

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Cover gallery[]

Newsstand edition #1

Newsstand edition #2

Newsstand edition #3

Comic Store Exclusive edition

Sources[]

• Look Inside:Star Wars Insider #128 on theThe OfficialStar Wars Blog(original site is defunct)

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