Star Wars Insider 186

Star Wars Insider 186

Publisher's summary[]

News, interviews, and the latestStar Wars merchandise and publishing!

Contents[]

Features[]

• "Great Expectations:Star Wars: The Phantom Menace"(byTricia Barr)

  Exploring the themes and character arcs ofStar Wars: The Phantom Menace

• "An Innocent Abroad: The Rise and Prattfalls of Jar Jar Binks"(byMark Wright)

  Reassessing the reputation of kind-heartedGunganJar Jar Binks.

• "Leading the Resistance"(byTara Bennett)

  The executive producers ofStar Wars Resistance talk about creating the show.

• "Irresistible: The Voices ofStar Wars Resistance"(byTara Bennett)

  We interview the irresistible voice behindStar Wars Resistance'sKazuda Xiono.

• "World Building"

  Designing the planets and environments forSolo: A Star Wars Story.

• "The Droid That Knew Too Much"(byAmy Ratcliffe)

  How heroic astromech R2-D2 become the droid that knew too much.

• "2-1b or Not 2-1b: Writing Shakespeare'sStar Wars"(byMegan Crouse)

  Author Ian Doescher reveals how he rewroteStar Wars in iambic pentameter.

• "Menacing Merch"(byMark Newbold)

  The maddest merchandise and marketing forStar Wars: The Phantom Menace.

• "Secrets of the Sith: A Dark Side Chronicle"(byMichael Kogge)

  Revealing insights into the origin of the Jedi's greatest nemesis.

• "Lock the Door!"(byDarren Scott)

  Stormtroopers: an elite fighting force or a bunch of bucketheads with bad aim?

Departments[]

• "Launchpad"
• "Competition!"
• "Jedi Master's Quiz"
• "Worldwide"
• "TheStar Wars Archive"

Media[]

Cover gallery[]

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Notes and references[]

External links[]

• Star Wars Insider Issue #186 onTitan Magazines'official website(content obsolete and backup link not available)