Star Wars Insider 43

Star Wars Insider 43

Contents[]

Features[]

• "Brian Blessed: A Blessed Event(byScott Chernoff)

  AsBossNass, leader of theGungans, actor Brian Blessed looms large overEpisode I—even though we never see his real face. Blessed tells theInsider'sScott Chernoff who's the Boss.

• "George Lucas Down Under Part II"

  In the conclusion of our coverage of George Lucas' meeting with the Australian press, he talks about the origins ofStar Wars, and the future of the saga.

• "Droids of Episode I"(byDaniel Wallace)

  They're all here—from familiar friends likeastromech (R2) droids andprotocol droids (likeC-3PO), to new foes likestarfighter droids andSith probes—it's an exclusive guide to the droids ofThe Phantom Menace fromDaniel Wallace, author ofStar Wars: The Essential Guide to Droids.

• "Decipher: The Thrill of Victory"(byRyan Morris)

  They came, they saw, the conquered. Ryan Morris takesInsider readers inside the 1998 DecipherStar WarsCustomizable Card Game Championship Tournament, where it really is how you play the game.

• "Lucasfilm Lifers"(byKevin Fitzpatrick)

  From the model shop to the executive suite, meet the magnificent seven who have been with Lucasfilm from the firstStar Wars movie through the latest. TheInsider'sKevin Fitzpatrick tells us why they stayed in that galaxy far, far away.

Departments[]

• From the Editor's Desk(by Jon Bradley Snyder)
• Rebel Rumblings
• Prequel Update: The Characters of Episode IThe Phantom Menace
• Prequel Profile —David Tattersall(byJamie Painter)
• Star News(by Scott Chernoff)
• In the Star WarsUniverse —Paul Blake(byMatt Yeo)
• Straight from the Horse's Mouth – Episode I Comics: The Double-Bladed Saber(byPeet Janes)
• Scouting the Galaxy – Build Your Own Universe(byStephen J. Sansweet)
• Jawa Trader
• The Last Page

Media[]

Cover gallery[]

Collector Cover 1 – Subscriber

Collector Cover 2 – Newsstand

Previews Exclusive cover

Notes and references[]

External links[]

• Star Wars Insider #43 in theStarWars.comCargo Bay(original site is defunct)