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Hey Star Warriors! I’ve been feeling the pressure of the show a bit. Teaching and parenting haven’t left as much time as I’d like to give to it, so I’m gonna stick a tack in it for a month and try to get a couple episodes in the can during that time, so I can come back swinging lightsabers with the best of them in November. Thank you for your dedication and downloads! See you in thirty!
Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this forty-fourth episode, I revisit the comics to discuss Star Wars: Dark Empire 4 from Dark Horse Comics, by Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy. With me is Jeffrey Taylor of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in three days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this forty-third episode, I continue the first young adult Star Wars series with the second installment, The Lost City of the Jedi by Paul and Hollace Davids.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in three days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this forty-second episode, I take a venture into the third branch of the Star Wars franchise revival of the early 90s by delving into The Glove of Darth Vader by Paul and Hollace Davids.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in three days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this forty-first episode, I return to the story that relaunched a franchise with Dark Force Rising by Timothy Zahn.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in three days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this fortieth episode, I take another monthly break from story coverage to look at your emails. I also talk about the recent Star Wars Rebels animated shorts.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this thirty-ninth episode, I discuss Star Wars: Dark Empire 3 from Dark Horse Comics, by Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy. With me is Jeffrey Taylor of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in three days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this thirty-eighth episode, I discuss Star Wars: Dark Empire 2 from Dark Horse Comics, by Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy. With me is Jeffrey Taylor of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in three days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this thirty-seventh episode, I continue my 90s coverage with the first comic book published by Dark Horse for their Star Wars line: Star Wars: Dark Empire 1 by Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy. With me is Jeffrey Taylor of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in three days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this thirty-sixth episode, I begin my look at the Star Wars franchise relaunch of the early 1990s with Heir to the Empire, volume 1 of a three-book cycle by Timothy Zahn.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in three days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this thirty-fifth episode, I complete my Rebels coverage break with Ezra’s Gamble, an original novel by Ryder Windham. After this episode, I’m moving back in time to the franchise revival of the early 90s. For real this time.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in three days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this thirty-fourth episode, I begin a little interlude to discuss the various children’s books that have been released in association with Star Wars Rebels. This episode includes the following:
- Zeb to the Rescue, adapted by Michael Siglain, based on the Star Wars Rebels episode “Entanglement,” written by Henry Gilroy and Simon Kinberg;
- Ezra and the Pilot, adapted by Jennifer Heddle, based on the episode “Property of Ezra Bridger” written by Simon Kinberg;
- Chopper Saves the Day, adapted by Elizabeth Schaefer, based on the episode written by Greg Wiseman;
- A New Hero written by Pablo Hidalgo, and
- Rise of the Rebels, written by Michael Kogge.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in three days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this thirty-third episode, I discuss Star Wars 27 from Marvel Comics, by Archie Goodwin and Carmine Infantino. After this episode, I’ll be leaving the Original Trilogy era behind for a while and moving ahead to the franchise revival of the early 90s.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in three days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this thirty-second episode, I discuss Star Wars 26 from Marvel Comics, by Archie Goodwin and Carmine Infantino.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in three days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson, now coming out every three days instead of every two.
In this thirty-first episode, I discuss Star Wars 25 from Marvel Comics, by Archie Goodwin and Carmine Infantino, and I also get to wrap up the story from the strips in Pizzazz magazine by taking a look at Star Wars Weekly 60, by Archie Goodwin and Dave Cockrum.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in three days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this thirtieth episode, I take another regular break from story coverage to look at your emails. I also talk about some changes to the show’s schedule and the first glimpses we’ve gotten of Star Wars Rebels.
There are two sites mentioned in the course of events worth checking out: the Arcana Historica and an article in two parts that explores the history of the Wheel (Part 1 Part 2).
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this twenty-eighth episode, I discuss Star Wars 24 from Marvel Comics, by Mary Jo Duffy and Carmine Infantino. Beginning here and going forward, I am also going to be covering the newspaper strips in every comic book episode from this era, discussing the strips from the calendar month when the comic was released.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this twenty-eighth episode, I discuss Star Wars 23 from Marvel Comics, by Archie Goodwin and Carmine Infantino.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this twenty-seventh episode, I discuss Star Wars 22 from Marvel Comics, by Archie Goodwin and Carmine Infantino, and the Star Wars strip from Pizzazz 16, its final installment, by Archie Goodwin and Dave Cockrum.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this twenty-sixth episode, I return to the comics to discuss Star Wars 21 from Marvel Comics, by Archie Goodwin and Carmine Infantino, and the Star Wars strip from Pizzazz 15, by Archie Goodwin and Dave Cockrum.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this twenty-fifth episode, I take the plunge and discuss the Star Wars Holiday Special. Yes, my need for completeness is that deep-seated and in need of therapy. With me for the ride is Scott Coles, and you should totally check out his show, the Legion of Substitute Podcasters podcast.
We look at the continuity nitpicks when they give obscure references to continuity, give opinions on story beats (such as they are), and other such things expected of a podcast, and you should be thankful. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this twenty-fourth episode, I discuss Star Wars 20 from Marvel Comics, by Archie Goodwin and Carmine Infantino, and the Star Wars strip from Pizzazz 14, by Archie Goodwin and Dave Cockrum.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this twenty-third episode, I discuss Star Wars 19 from Marvel Comics, by Archie Goodwin and Carmine Infantino, and the Star Wars strip from Pizzazz 13, by Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this twenty-second episode, I discuss Star Wars 18 from Marvel Comics, by Archie Goodwin and Carmine Infantino, and the Star Wars strip from Pizzazz 12, by Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this twenty-first episode, I discuss Star Wars 17 from Marvel Comics, by Archie Goodwin and Herb Trimpe, and the Star Wars strip from Pizzazz 11, by Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this twentieth episode, I discuss Star Wars 16 from Marvel Comics, by Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson, and the Star Wars strip from Pizzazz 10, also by Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this nineteenth episode, I discuss Star Wars 15 from Marvel Comics, by Archie Goodwin and Carmine Infantino, and the Star Wars strip from Pizzazz 9, by Archie Goodwin and Tony DeZuniga.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this eighteenth episode, I discuss Star Wars 14 from Marvel Comics, by Archie Goodwin and Carmine Infantino, and the Star Wars strip from Pizzazz 8, by Archie Goodwin and Tony DeZuniga.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this seventeenth episode, I discuss Star Wars 13 from Marvel Comics, by Archie Goodwin and Carmine Infantino, and the Star Wars strip from Pizzazz 7, by Archie Goodwin and Tony DeZuniga.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this sixteenth episode, I return to the comics to discuss Star Wars 12 from Marvel Comics, by Archie Goodwin and Carmine Infantino, and the Star Wars strip from Pizzazz 6, by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this fifteenth episode, I take what will be a regular break from story coverage to look at your emails and reviews. I also take some time to talk about the origins of the show and my background with Star Wars.
There are three sites mentioned in the course of events worth checking out: the Arcana Historica, an article comparing the film to its novelization, and another article discussing Splinter of the Mind’s Eye.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this fourteenth episode, I return to the comics to discuss Star Wars 11 from Marvel Comics, by Archie Goodwin and Carmine Infantino, and the Star Wars strip from Pizzazz 5, by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this thirteenth episode, I discuss Splinter of the Mind’s Eye, a new novel by Alan Dean Foster.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this twelfth episode, I discuss Star Wars 10 from Marvel Comics, by Don Glut and Howard Chaykin, and the Star Wars strip from Pizzazz 4, by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this eleventh episode, I discuss Star Wars 9 from Marvel Comics, by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin, and the Star Wars strip from Pizzazz 3, by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this tenth episode, I discuss Star Wars 8 from Marvel Comics, by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin, and the Star Wars strip from Pizzazz 2, by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this ninth episode, I discuss Star Wars 7 from Marvel Comics, by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin, and the first installment of the Star Wars strip from Pizzazz, by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this eighth episode, I discuss Star Wars 6 from Marvel Comics, by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this seventh episode, I discuss Star Wars 5 from Marvel Comics, by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this sixth episode, I discuss Star Wars 4 from Marvel Comics, by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this fifth episode, I discuss Star Wars 3 from Marvel Comics, by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this fourth episode, I sit down with the theatrical release of the original Star Wars film for a little in-film commentary. Joining me is my daughter Lily, co-host over at Avengers Inspirations.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this third episode, I discuss Star Wars 2 from Marvel Comics, by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson.
In this second episode, I discuss the first issue of Star Wars from Marvel Comics, by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin.
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Welcome to The Star Wars Saga Cast, hosted by Jon M. Wilson, who has done scads of super-hero podcasts and is now turning his eyes to the Star Wars universe.
In this premiere episode, I discuss the novelization Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker, a novel by George Lucas (ghost-written by Alan Dean Foster).
I look at the continuity nitpicks, give opinions on story beats, and other such things expected of a podcast. Give a listen, enjoy, send an email or leave a review on iTunes, and I’ll be back in a couple days.
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Let’s get this party started! Here is a promo for the show. Please feel free to download it and share it in your own podcasts, productions, or other corners of the Internet.
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