>>>running alongside the comic adaptation
of quest for freedom we bring you the sixth and final chapter of the scanned pages of
quest for freedom chapter six, silver streak.
alternatively, click here
or go through assorted and then Lightsabre articles to access the quest for freedom
- the 1982 scans page.
>>>way
back in 1988 the covers to the nhp - newbold hicks productions
- audio library were being
designed. not many had been completed at the time, but jonathan hicks
took the lead and began concept sketches for the forthcoming stories.
click here and visit the cassette covers page to
see what might have been.
a 1988 cover
concept by jonathan hicks
friday 29th june 2007
>>>we bring to you the sixth page of our
four-issue online comic adaptation of quest for freedom, drawn
to celebrate not only the 30th anniversary of the original star wars
but also the 25th anniversary of that very first story. drawn and
designed by richard skidmore,
with cover art by craig burt and logo design by
tim wann, this mark newbold
written story takes places between the events of empire strikes back
and return of the jedi, as lando calrissian and chewbacca
search the galaxy for their lost friend han solo. click the
mini banner below to reach the comic book archive and
the sixth page of our weekly comic strip, quest for freedom.
>>>we delve back to the roleplaying days of the
early 1990's with a letter written during a multi-session
roleplay scenario.
the session, featuring
louis
turfrey, darren houghton, paul squire
and nick gilmore featured - as was common back then - andy curtis'
character luschia arkensaw calling the shots. read the letter
below to get a flavour of our early 90's rpg.
miss arkensaw
speaks...
thursday 28th june 2007
>>>our look at selected characters of
importance from the history of the setnin sector continues with
durne selka, the brother of mactin selka and co-pilot of both
jan lomona and goah galletti...
From the single-mooned world of Chinngard, Durne Selka was the brother of Mactin Selka and the sometimes co-pilot of Jan Lomona and Goah
Galletti.Ever ready to assist a
friend in a tough situation, Durne helped the RebelAlliance on many occasions.Always eager to impart his wisdom to
younger colleagues Durne was a great help to Jan Lomona when setting up the Trac-Tran Transit Company, which
Durne worked for on occasion.
>>>news
from our audio section and some movement regarding the
untitled audio drama
for 2007. david ankrum, the voice
of wedge antilles in a new hope, has provisionally agreed to
play a part in the show, saying he'd be 'thrilled' to play a part in the
production. excellent news, and a big
step in the right direction.
david ankrum
wednesday 27th june 2007
>>>this is the mark of a good
businessman. way back in 1977, when george lucas had completed
star wars and steven spielberg was hard at work on close
encounters of the third kind, the two men made a deal. over to
spielberg. "george
came back from star wars a nervous wreck. he didn't feel star wars
came up to the vision he initially had. he felt he had just made this little
kids' movie. he came to mobile, alabama where i was shooting close
encounters on this humongous set and hung out with me for a couple of
days. he said, 'oh my god, your movie is going to be so much more
successful than star wars. this is gonna be the biggest hit of all
time.' he said, 'you want to trade some points? i'll give you two and
a half per cent of star wars if you give me two and a half per cent
of close encounters.' i said, 'sure, i'll gamble with that,
great.' and i think i came out on top of that bet. close encounters
made so much money and rescued columbia from bankruptcy. it was the
most money i ever made, but it was a meagre success story. star wars
was a phenomenon and i was the happy beneficiary of a couple of points from
that movie which i am still seeing money on today."
spielberg and
lucas on the set of indiana jones 4...
>>>on the subject of indiana
jones 4 the first set report video has been posted on indianajones.com, clearly
the first of many planned for the production of the film. click here to go to the site
and watch the first moving images from the set of the most hotly anticipated
sequel since revenge of the sith back in 2005.
tuesday 26th june 2007
>>>setnin select reaches number 245 with artwork by richard skidmore.
this shows a concept sketch of the imperial super star destroyer revenger. for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the
mini banner above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>it seems almost unbelievable that
after a decade and a half of waiting between trilogies, june 26th 2007
marks the tenth anniversary since george lucas began shooting star
wars episode 1 - the phantom menace. the first scene shot - the
balcony scene between the two sith lords, darth sidious and
darth maul. all the waiting, the breathless anticipation and
clamouring for news seems a lifetime away now, but thankfully we have the
new
indiana
jones sequel and the two star wars television series
to look forward to.
the saga
continued ten years ago today...
monday 25th june 2007
>>>turning to the dork side week 3 hits
the site direct from
neil bakers own site a place in the galaxy.
you can view it there or go to our humour section on the
sidebar where the hilarity never stops...honest. i mean where else would you
get jokes like this. two frogs in a fish tank. the one frog
turns to the other and says 'ribbit'. the other frog says "sorry mate,
i don't speak toad..."
sunday 24th june 2007
>>>we welcome to Lightsabre our
latest star interview guest, the man behind the visage of jedi master
saesee tiin, jesse jensen. jesse was generous with
his time and gave some fun answers, which can be found
here or by going through the sidebar
and hitting
interviews. then discuss it at
smugglers rantson
blogs.starwars.com. and don't
forget to check back next week for the second part of our interview with rick
mccallum.
jesse jensen
>>>there's a glut ofcelebration europe news
building right now, and we have it covered right here at Lightsabre.
so, to catch up on the latest news click on the celebration europe
map and check it all out.
getting there is
trickier than flying through the five fire rings of fornax...
saturday 23rd june 2007
>>>for the first time since 1993, while he was
filming the fugitive and as a favour to george lucas,
harrison ford is back in the hat. and for those non-believers who
thought that ford was too old and wouldn't look right in the part any
longer, feast your eyes on this simple photo, taken by steven spielberg
on june 21st. you can bring on your potters, your
transformers and your latter day franchise giants - this image right
here is the most exciting photo of 2007 so far...
the man in the
hat is back...nuff said...
>>>running alongside the comic adaptation
of quest for freedom we bring you the fifth chapter of the scanned pages of
quest for freedom chapter five, private ventures.
alternatively, click here
or go through assorted and then Lightsabre articles to access the quest for freedom
- the 1982 scans page.
friday 22nd june 2007
>>>we bring to you the fifth page of our
four-issue online comic adaptation of quest for freedom, drawn
to celebrate not only the 30th anniversary of the original star wars
but also the 25th anniversary of that very first story. drawn and
designed by richard skidmore,
with cover art by craig burt and logo design by
tim wann, this mark newbold
written story takes places between the events of empire strikes back
and return of the jedi, as lando calrissian and chewbacca
search the galaxy for their lost friend han solo. click the
mini banner below to reach the comic book archive and
the fifth page of our weekly comic strip, quest for freedom.
thursday 21st june 2007
>>>our look at selected characters of
importance from the history of the setnin sector continues with
captain pellone, the pilot who rendezvoused with dressel only to
be betrayed by the ganglord...
Starship captain who rendezvoused with Dressel in a location in deep space, only to be betrayed and
attacked by the ganglord.Flying his
ship, a Class Three Haruuga
trading vessel, Pellone was ill prepared for what fate befell him
wednesday 20th june 2007
>>>here at Lightsabre towers we are dead
set against any kind of mental or physical torture, but this following video
clip perhaps ranks behind only the star wars holiday special as the
single most excruciating piece of star wars footage in existence.
prepare yourself for the donny and marie star wars show part one...
tuesday 19th june 2007
>>>setnin select reaches number 244 with artwork by
craig burt.
this shows a-desandian governor of ecaps city jan lomona. for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the
mini banner above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>check out this fantastic look back to the
grand old days of the making of video's. here we take a nostalgic look
at the making of the star wars saga, with very dry observations and
some brilliant photo's. click here and prepare to laugh
yourselves dry...
"i say, do you
mind dear boy..."
monday 18th june 2007
>>>turning to the dork side week 2 hits
the site direct from
neil bakers own site a place in the galaxy.
you can view it there or go to our humour section on the
sidebar where the hilarity never stops...honest. i mean where else would you
get jokes like this. a whiphid walks into a bar. the barman says
"why the long face?"...
sunday 17th june 2007
>>>we welcome to Lightsabre a returning
interview guest, the author of the making of star wars and executive
editor of lucasbooks, j w rinzler. we spoke to
jonathan just last tuesday and chatted at length about his well received
and fast selling book, and his replies can be found
here or by going through the sidebar
and hitting
interviews. then discuss it at
smugglers rantson
blogs.starwars.com. and be sure
to come back next sunday for our interview with jesse jensen.
j w rinzler
>>>what better way to celebrate
fathers day than to buy your old man this fantastic twin pack from hasbro. featuring
luke and vader as seen in the empire strikes back this
is the perfect gift to give dad, and then nab back a few weeks later when
he's forgotten all about it...
"just you wait
'till i get out of this box..."
saturday 16th june 2007
>>>running alongside the comic adaptation
of quest for freedom we bring you the fourth chapter of the scanned pages of
quest for freedom chapter four, the battle.
alternatively, click here
or go through assorted and then Lightsabre articles to access the quest for freedom
- the 1982 scans page.
>>>more great news from celebration europe,
the latest newsletter has arrived and brings with it some fantastic news.
future Lightsabre guest dave dorman is coming.
the legendary artist, best known in the star wars galaxy for his
dark empire and crimson empire covers will be at the artists
alley at celebration europe.
click here for the latest news
letter and click through to our own celebration europe site
for more details.
dave dormans
amazing artwork
friday 15th june 2007
>>>we bring to you the fourth page of our
four-issue online comic adaptation of quest for freedom, drawn
to celebrate not only the 30th anniversary of the original star wars
but also the 25th anniversary of that very first story. drawn and
designed by richard skidmore,
with cover art by craig burt and logo design by
tim wann, this mark newbold
written story takes places between the events of empire strikes back
and return of the jedi, as lando calrissian and chewbacca
search the galaxy for their lost friend han solo. click the
mini banner below to reach the comic book archive and
the fourth page of our weekly comic strip, quest for freedom.
>>>neil
baker, the man also known as nob01 from the official blogs,
brings us this fantastic recollection of the recent celebration 4.
celebrate the love is a
breathless blast through last months 30th anniversary convention weekend and
it's guaranteed to put a big grin on your face. click here to take in the
show...
thursday 14th june 2007
>>>our look at selected characters of
importance from the history of the setnin sector continues with
drabse omik, the brother of assassin gern who was friends with
goah galletti and jan lomona...
Lizard-like younger brother of the assassin Gern Omik who ran a professional
protection agency called Technar
Security Systems out of AmagadCity.A friend
of Jan Lomona and Goah Galletti, Drabse was a far saner
and steadier character than his elder sibling
>>>more fantastic news from the
rapidly approaching celebration europe
with the announcement of the celebration europe
panels. click here for more news on the
collecting track, masterminded by gus lopez, the man who organised a
similar event at celebration 4. once again, the organisers have
managed to add a quality event to europe's first major star wars
convention.
of course it's
legal tender...on coruscant
>>>it's brand new to Lightsabre, brought
to you by
neil bakerand it will be a regular fixture here on
the site. turning to the dork side is a special dose of star
wars humour that's sure to grow and grow into something really very
cool. check here regularly at Lightsabre, go to our humour section on the
sidebar or at
neils own site a place in the galaxy,
where the strip first hits the net.
wednesday 13th june 2007
>>>just so everyone is aware, we've
changed the guest of this week's Lightsabre interview.
yesterday we were lucky enough to have a chat with the author of the
making of star wars, jonathan rinzler. so, to strike while
the metaphorical iron is hot, this week's guest is jonathan, followed
next week by jesse jensen and then our second interview with rick
mccallum.
j w
rinzler
jesse jensen
tuesday 12th june 2007
>>>setnin select reaches number 243 with artwork by
craig burt.
this shows lando
calrissian and chewbacca in a scene from quest for freedom
meeting a-desandian governor jan lomona. for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the
mini banner above and go through to the setnin select archive.
monday 11th june 2007
>>>are the rumours true? has
Lightsabre interview guest
rick mccallum really been
interviewing potential writers for the forthcoming star wars live action
series? well, insiders at lucasfilm
have informed theforce.net,
iesb.net
and tmz
that this is the case. still, we've yet to hear the phone ringing here
at Lightsabre towers, so who knows...
>>>i'm sure this dad vader has
had better days, so here's a lesson on how not to interact with your kids...
sunday 10th june 2007
>>>here's a word regarding the
documentary george and me. over to sky wilson.
"as you may well know, a little while ago we made a film called george
and me that was all about fans of star wars from around the
world. with us being such big fans ourselves, we couldn't let the
opportunity to celebrate the anniversary of the saga go by, so we have
decided to make a short documentary about the films. featuring
interviews with fans who didn't make the cut in george and me this is
one that you certainly cant miss! check it out at
http://www.georgeandme.co.uk/30years.html enjoy!"
many thanks to sky for the heads up.
george and me on
dvd...
>>>the names baker...neil
baker, and very soon you'll be hearing a lot more from him. not
only is he perhaps better known as nob01 from the official blogs,
but he's also a documentary maker - maybe you saw him at celebration 4
and will again at celebration europe
- but he's also a fellow fan fiction writer. click here
for the first six chapters of his suns of solamonn
story and keep watching the site for more from neil baker.
pel wondered how
the pizza delivery boy had figured out the crank call...
saturday 9th june 2007
>>>running alongside the comic adaptation
of quest for freedom we bring you the third chapter of the scanned pages of
quest for freedom chapter three, the return of han solo.
alternatively, click here
or go through assorted and then Lightsabre articles to access the quest for freedom
- the 1982 scans page.
>>>he may have been the savior of the last
crusade, but sean connery isn't going to be riding to the rescue
on may 22nd next year. the 76 year old actor, who had been approached
by steven spielberg and george lucas to reprise his role,
gracefully declined the part. "if
anything could have pulled me out of retirement, it would have been an indiana jones film, but
in the end, retirement is just too damned much fun. i love working
with steven and george, and it goes without saying that it is
an honour to have harrison as my son. i do however, have one
bit of advice for junior. demand that the critters be digital, the
cliffs be low, and for goodness sake keep that whip by your side at all
times in case you need to escape from the stunt coordinator! this is a
remarkable cast, and I can only say, 'break a leg, everyone.
i'll see you on may 22, 2008, at the theater!" a classy
exit by one of the all-time greats.
indy's dad rides
again...
friday 8th june 2007
>>>we bring to you the third page of our four-issue
online comic adaptation of quest for freedom, drawnto
celebrate not only the 30th anniversary of the original star wars but
also the 25th anniversary of that very first story. drawn and
designed by richard skidmore,
with cover art by craig burt and logo design by
tim wann, this mark newbold
written story takes places between the events of empire strikes back
and return of the jedi, as lando calrissian and chewbacca
search the galaxy for their lost friend han solo. click the
mini banner below to reach the comic book archive and
the third page of our weekly comic strip, quest for freedom.
>>>we would have told you this back in march
when we interviewed him, but anyone who's visited the celebration europe
site now knows - rick mccallum is coming over to the show. the
producer of the star wars special editions , the phantom menace,
attack of the clones and revenge of the sith, rick is
currently in pre-production on the live-action star wars television
series and on a feature film from executive producer george lucas.
we cannot wait to make good on our promise and buy the main man a pint.
those 34 days until july 13th can't go fast enough.
rick and perhaps
another possible celebration europe guest...
>>>former Lightsabre guest
randy martinez has unveiled the cover to the celebration europe poster,
and what a beauty it is. harking back to both the 30th anniversary of
star wars and the 40th anniversary of the beatles sergeant peppers
lonely hearts club band, this was unveiled at celebration 4 to
wide acclaim. just take a second to check all the characters in there
- if you can find george, mara, thrawn and the boba
fett pez dispenser you're doing well...
"ok, so where
does it say that paul is dead?"
thursday 7th june 2007
>>>our look at selected characters of
importance from the history of the setnin sector continues with
bb-6713, the renegade assassin droid that blew a fuse and went haywire...
A renegade assassindroid, renegade due to the fact that he literally blew a fuse and
went haywire.One of many such droids
roaming throughout the galaxy, BB-6713 was trying to find either a droid
expert who could fix him or a prey he didn’t yet know. Bee met his demise on the world of Nogard at the hands of the Shadow
Warrior Malletta who destroyed him as he was about to assassinate Yullm, an operative of Glann Cipple's the female warrior was
searching for
>>>it's been four months since part two but
james brodovsky finally brings his
third piece of new fiction to the site in the shape of the clone wars
era story fallout. when the team
arrive on geonosis they discover things are not exactly what they
expect them to be...
>>>james
everettscoruscant cast
is an ever improving example of a great podcast, and to celebrate the 30th
anniversary of the original star warsmark newbold
was invited on as a guest. listen to the podcast, as well as comments
from friend of the site nathan p butler.
>>>she dazzled the crowds at
celebration 4, and now the link to her site is available right here
to dazzle you now. amira dances, poses and brings the spirit of
1983 right into the present day, so for your fill of metal bikini go right
to leia live!
it's a lady...in
a metal bikini...'nuff said...
>>>this is totally fan made, fantasising
about a blue ray version of the trilogy, but for it's choice of cuts, music
and execution it deserves kudos. watch this trailer and speculate
about what the eventual blue ray release will bring us.
tuesday 5th june 2007
>>>setnin select reaches number 242 with artwork by richard skidmore.
this shows lando
calrissian and chewbacca as they appear in quest for freedom,
taken from a design concept sketch. for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the
mini banner above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>Lightsabre senior artist
tim wannbrings us this brilliant photo
of artoo outside camden yards baseball ground. as ever,
artoo looks primed and ready for action, and keep an eye out for
tim's disney weekend report which shall be winging it's way to
Lightsabre within the next few weeks.
artoo was more
than prepared for the possibility of a home run...
monday 4th june 2007
>>>wizards
of the coast return to the roleplay arena with a 30th
anniversary edition of their d20 game system. for more in depth
details click here, and keep watching
as our new roleplay editor jason
brown prepares to keep you all updated on the latest
happenings in the star wars roleplay galaxy.
we're baaaaack....
>>>it was the the era of the ki-ki/setnin
war. the largest single assault on the integrity of the setnin
sector is launched by the neighbouring ki-ki sector, and from the
sidelines the galactic alliance watches, and waits. from the
new underworld age part one we present
the wanderers
bylouis
turfrey. after so many decedes away the worldship
rinsome returns to the setnin sector. but what effect will
its arrival have...
sunday 3rd june 2007
>>>we welcome to Lightsabre our
latest star interview guest, the producer of the star wars trilogy
special edition and most notably the prequel trilogy, rick
mccallum. rick very kindly gave us 40 minutes of his time, even
phoning us back when the line went dead between Lightsabre towers and
skywalker ranch, and his replies can be found
here or by going through the sidebar
and hitting
interviews. then discuss it at
smugglers rantson
blogs.starwars.com. and be sure
to come back in four weeks time for the second part of our interview with
rick.
rick mccallum
saturday 2nd june 2007
>>>running alongside the comic adaptation
of quest for freedom we bring you the second chapter of the scanned pages of
quest for freedom chapter two, a-desandian blues.
alternatively, click here
or go through assorted and then Lightsabre articles to access the quest for freedom
- the 1982 scans page.
chapter 2
>>>it's all hotting up now. the
official site
have announced the next batch of
guests to appear at celebration europe,
and they lead off with a real doozy. billy dee williams is to be the
big name from the latest batch of announcements, and he is joined by a list
of guests spanning the entire saga. david barclay,
lightening bear, sean crawford, tim dry, mike edmonds,
christine hewitt, barrie holland, matt sloan, john
mollo, joe viskocil, brian muir and Lightsabre
interview guests and friends of the site david ankrum,
dermot crowley,
ian liston,
toby philpott,
shannon mcrandle
and danny wagner.
if you haven't already, get those tickets and hop on a bus, train, plane,
pack a bag, thumb a lift or just power up the main guns and blast your way
to celebration europe.
barrie holland
ian liston
toby philpott
shannon mcrandle
billy dee
williams
dermot crowley
friday 1st june 2007
>>>we bring to you the second page of our four-issue
online comic adaptation of quest for freedom, drawnto
celebrate not only the 30th anniversary of the original star wars but
also the 25th anniversary of that very first story. drawn and
designed by richard skidmore,
with cover art by craig burt and logo design by
tim wann, this mark newbold
written story takes places between the events of empire strikes back
and return of the jedi, as lando calrissian and chewbacca
search the galaxy for their lost friend han solo. click the
mini banner below to reach the comic book archive and
the second page of our weekly comic strip, quest for freedom.
>>>was she or wasn't she - that is the
question. what question? well, was natalie portman
invited to celebration 4 or not? tabloid reports say that our
queen amidala was upset that she wasn't even invited to the event,
but contrary words from her publicist say that "natalie
wasn't even in the country...the story is false and all the quotes are made
up." so, as the official site
says - what's the story? for the record, natalie - if you want
to visit the Lightsabre table at celebration europe,
you're more than welcome...
>>>finally the trailer for the animated
clone wars is with us, and it looks amazing. click here or on the image
below for a sneak peek at what's in store in 2009.
>>>to celebrate not only the 30th
anniversary of the original star wars but also the 25th anniversary
of our very first story, we present to you the first page of our four-issue
online comic adaptation of quest for freedom. drawn and
designed by richard skidmore,
with cover art by craig burt and design by
tim wann, this mark newbold
written story takes places between the events of empire strikes back
and return of the jedi, as lando calrissian and chewbacca
search the galaxy for their lost friend han solo. click below
for a half-size version of the cover, click again for a full-size and click
here
for the very first page of our weekly comic strip, quest for freedom.
issue 1 of quest
for freedom
>>>friday 25th may isn't only the 30th
anniversary of the original star wars, it's also the 25th anniversary
of Lightsabre's very first story. written back in may 1982,
quest for freedom is the basis and the foundation for all of the 200+
stories that inhabit the site. and now, finally, that story will be
here on the site. updated and refreshed for 2007 Lightsabre
shall be debuting the comic adaptation of the search continues part one -
quest for freedom. click here and here for previews of the comic and keep watching until friday for
more news on Lightsabre's big project for 2007.
>>>we welcome to Lightsabre our latest
star interview guest and the voice of wedge antilles in the original
star wars, david ankrum. david went out of his way to
keep feeding information and photo's through to us and his replies can be
found
here
or by going through the sidebar and hitting
interviews. then discuss it at our
forumsor at
smugglers rantson
blogs.starwars.com.
david ankrum
>>>we welcome to Lightsabre our
latest star interview guest and the co-author of star wars chronicles - the
prequels, writer and internet content manager for lucas online
pablo hidalgo. pablo is one of the busiest people
associated with star wars and was more than generous with his time and his replies can be found here
or by going through the sidebar and hitting interviews. then discuss it at our
