>>>we proudly present the first
television trailer for
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull.
the excitement builds as we start to see more images and clips filter
through - so come on genius, what you waiting for? click through and
watch the spot...
>>>turning to the dork side 36 hits the
site direct from
neil bakers own
dork side blog. you can view it there or go to our humour section through
our
assorted sidebar link where we ask the eternal question, how does
the pilot from the hoth system who flies an asteroid blaster get to
work in the morning...
>>>it's a safe bet that when
george lucas came up with the idea of
star wars
he wasn't expecting two of the most well-loved characters to be visiting
sesame street. but, just like we're sure he didn't imagine
them meeting
donny and marie or
the muppets, it happened. watch below for some vintage
sesame street moments...
>>>how could anyone not be bowled over
by this? to coincide with the release of
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull,
playskool are releasing their latest
mr potato head. entitled taters of the lost ark - not,
you'll note, indiana jones and the taters of the lost ark - this is
sure to be a smash when it's released...
here's a
spud-u'll-like...
>>>german digital tv service
premiere are using a unique sale stool, showing lord vader taking
five to read the latest news while planning the next major movement...of
imperial troops, that is.
proving
that dark lord of the sith is an anagram...
>>>the
indiana jones widget is here. now, from paramount
pictures,
you can keep up to date with all the latest
indy
news and scoops. click through and explore what the widget has to
offer.
>>>harrison ford is once again
signing for official
pix. just
like last month, the
star wars
and
indiana jones star will be signing exclusively for official
pix, this time
round signing han solo images. pre-orders are today at 2.00pm
central time, so get online and get in the queue...
wanna get
one of these signed?
thursday 27th march 2008
>>>we continue our look at worlds of
importance from the history of the setnin sector with
jobol, the underworld enclave on the edge of the setnin
sector...
Planet on the edge of the Setnin Sector known for its underworld cartel the Paroudin
Cartel.Her prime city Quallaleb sat on the equatorial continent, nestled
in the Habrogean Mountains.The volcanic rock and rust
red sand of the desert floor thousands of meters below contrasted with the
city and the Imperial class spaceport.Quallaleb was at a
crossroads, as much a haven for its desert people as for its
more exotic visitors, and the creds that had made its merchant families fat
had also made the city one of the richest in this corner of the
Setnin
Sector
>>>those good people at
galactic empire.net have contacted us with news of a competition
that they have running on the site, giving you the chance to win six
lenticular bookmarks, courtesy of alex at
moving image toys. click
hereand get entered so you can save your page in the annals of the
jedi order...
competition time - get entered...
>>>it's launching tuesday april 1st -
and no, it's not an april fool joke -
indianajonesshop.com opens its virtual doors to an eager public.
with a 10% discount on first day orders, and a classic
marvel
indiana jonescomic book being given to orders over $100
while supplies last this looks like a day not to be missed. it looks
like
indianajones.com is finally branching off on it's own and
away from the
official star wars site, and about time.
no time
for horseplay - get over to indianajonesshop.com...
wednesday 26th march 2008
>>>stephen
sansweet is in the news again, this time chatting to the crowds at
jedi-con in germany. the collecting guru mentioned
about future possible celebrations, with a celebration australia
being mooted by
rick mccallum, a second celebration europe in berlin
and celebration 5 being held in chicago or another east coast
city in 2009. click
here for the ever excellent
star
wars action news and have a closer read of the report from
jedi-con...
could it
be coming to the windy city 2009?
>>>all three
indiana jones movies will be making a welcome appearance back
on the small screen in advance of the all-out assault of their new partner,
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull.
the
sci-fi channel are showing all three on may 18th, so be sure to set
your tivo's or watch them. as if you don't own them already...
nostalgia
kicks...
tuesday 25th march 2008
>>>setnin select reaches number 282
artwork by
neil baker. this showsa scene from
setnin dork side 1
featuring jan lomona and goah galletti.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>usa
today have an interesting chat with george lucas in their
latest issue. he gives little away about
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull,
but it's still well worth the read. click
hereand go through to the chat, where it's clear lucas is
nervous about raising expectations too high...
shine a
light...
>>>ign
have a very smart item focusing on the acknowledged cast of
the clone wars. click
herefor a run through of who will be starring and what to expect
from them come the autumn...
anakin
tries unsuccessfully to hide behind a large tree...
monday 24th march 2008
>>>turning to the dork side 35 hits the
site direct from
neil bakers own
dork side blog. you can view it there or go to our humour section through
our
assorted sidebar link where we ask - why did the rancor
cross the road? because he could...
>>>steve
simon had a vision, one of making the perfect cinema
environment for a
star wars
fan. and, through his company
home imagineers
he embarked upon a year long quest to concoct the prefect viewing room.
click
here or go to assorted on the
sidebar and
articles to see how he build his dream
theatre...
who wouldn't want
to watch star wars like this?
sunday 23rd march 2008
>>>we are hugely lucky to have been able to
secure our latest guest, the man who kit-bashed old airfix kits into
movie magic, lorne peterson. lorne very generously gave us
forty minutes of his day, the first part of which can be found
here or by going through the
sidebar and hitting
interviews. then go and discuss it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com and check back in a month for part two of our exclusive interview.
lorne peterson
>>>we have a very cool message from
friend of the site and s.w.o.r.a ambassador
gerald home. "vinicius was the founder and original
commanding officer of the 501st garrison in brazil - and he was my
sponsor for my honorary membership of the 501st. (he's wearing his
brazilian garrison t-shirt.) the good thing about this photo is that
you can see how big the mask was - and imagine how heavy." the mask is
currently residing in sao paula in brazil from march 5th to july
20th 2008, seven days a week 9.00am to 10.00pm. the exhibit holds 200
items, running the gamut from
the
phantom menace right through to
return of the jedi. thanks to
gerald, and please take a browse through the
brazilian 501st garrison website. for more information on
s.w.o.r.a click
here and find out what all the fuss is about...
gen. vinicius ayres,
tk-194 and founder of the brazilian
division of the 501st poses next to the original squid head mask
from return of the jedi.
>>>webmistress
julia has been in touch through the dark side to update us
on her new project,
empress of the sith. click
hereto go through to the very beginnings of her new site, with a
recruitment page listing the jobs and positions she is hoping to fill.
don't prevaricate, click through and sign up to join the
empresstoday before she hunts you down...
the empress -
since march 8th she's been using moisturiser...
saturday 22nd march 2008
>>>steven spielberg was
honoured in february 2008 at the 6th annual visual effects society awards
at the kodak theatre in los angeles with the lifetime achievement award.
click through and listen to spielberg chat about pre-visualisation,
working on revenge of the sith and the joys of making
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull.
>>>we introduce our latest
affiliate, and it's a site that's been
gathering some very good attention of late.
star wars books is a uk site that
delves into the vast and expansive world of the
star wars novels. detailed, in-depth and regularly updated,
star wars books is right there waiting
for you to take a good long trawl through.
friday 21st march 2008
>>>we continue 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 Lightsabre story.
drawn and designed by richard skidmore,
with cover art by craig burtand logo design by
tim wann, this mark newbold
written story takes places between the events of
the
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 seventh page of issue two of our comic strip adaptation of quest for
freedom.
apparently he
can't do crunches, so he's no jedi master yoga...
>>>is a new
indiana jones trailer in
the works? it seems almost certain to be the case, and the hollywood
reporter and postulating that a new widget will be used to spread the
trailer. click
herefor the latest news.
thursday 20th march 2008
>>>we continue our look at worlds of
importance from the history of the setnin sector with
janos, just about the most dangerous world in the entire setnin
sector...
One of the most
dangerous worlds in the entire Setnin Sector which has only been
opened to the rest of the sector within the past fifty years.Heated by the red star of Janouiand orbited by three moons Janos is
a fierce culture ruled by Priest Kings
and an all-powerful Emperor Priest. The
dreaded Janos Executioners enforce
all. Regarding all aliens as trouble, Janites are a guarded race, believing
their beliefs and culture to be the `true way’.Tall and lean with all-white eyes and
strange, scaly colourisations running down their backs,
Janites have thin wiry red hair.They
share the planet with the much more timid Grogs.The surface of
Janos is covered by sparse red deserts and rocky plains, which stretch on,
for endless kilometres.Spread over
three vast continents the population of Janos is concentrated in
rural areas, the urban areas being only mildly inhabited
>>>with the new indiana
jones heritage cards from
topps hitting stores today
toppshave
decided to highlight the phenomenon of the artists sketch cards.
focusing on the original marvel cards right through
star wars and lord of the rings right up to
indiana jones this is a fascinating insight into the artists
sketch card...
tuesday 18th march 2008
>>>setnin select reaches number 281
artwork by louis
turfrey. this showsa scene from
star wars
galaxies featuring a setnin spec x-wing chasing down its quarry.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>the
incredible hulk is due to hit cinemas june 13th 2008 with a
crash. starring ed norton, tim roth, liv tyler
and william hurt this looks set to be a barnstorming successor to the
2003
ilm smash. click on the image
below to check out the
incrediblenew trailer and see for yourself...
yoda soon
realised that the steroids were a bad idea...
monday 17th march 2008
>>>turning to the dork side 34 hits the
site direct from
neil bakers own
dork side blog. you can view it there or go to our humour section through
our
assorted sidebar link where you can almost hear the tumbleweed roll
by as yet another lousy joke is reeled off by the resident twi'lek
front man...
>>>our
roleplay section shall soon be changing as we change focus from the
west end games d-6 system across to the latest
wizards of the coast d-20 system.
with our
roleplayeditor
jason brown coming on board to replace former Lightsabre
member and aspiring author jonathan hicks,
all of the old articles will be archived to make way for the very latest
roleplayand miniature news. fear not, nothing is
disappearing, just a change in layout, so keep an eye on our
roleplaysection over the coming weeks as things begin to move
around.
>>>we've made a number of additions to
our
links section this past week, adding a large number of new sites and
links to the various pages. for a browse around what's happening in
star wars fandom, with sites ranging from actor sites to guide
sites, collecting to news sites, click hereand
check out our updated
links.
>>>our artist buddy
cynthia cummens has a new blog, and here she is to tell you all
about it. "one
of my goals for 2008 was to get a blog going and at last, i've done it! my
blog has news about upcoming projects, life drawing sketches, art doodles,
and random entries with a more personal touch about my life as an artist:)
hope you check it out, and if you'd like me to link to your site or blog,
please send me a link!
http://cynthiacummens.blogspot.com thanks
cynthia,
and be sure to get over and register right now.
some of cynthia's
charitable artwork
>>>it's all anniversaries around here.
last year
star wars was 30, this year
return
of the jedi is 25 and now the
star wars insider is 100. well,
it's reached 100 issues and to enter a competition to give you a chance to
win some amazing goodies click below and may the force be with you...
saturday 15th march 2008
>>>forthcoming Lightsabre guest
steve anderson is one of the highest profile artists working in the
field today with work covering such franchises as
star wars, transformers, lord of the rings and
battlestar galactica. right now his
indiana jones work is the hottest thing out there and here we
present just two of his archaeological treasures, including one from
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull...
there's a good
reason the monkey sits on his left shoulder...
friday 14th march 2008
>>>collider
have some very cool news and speculations concerning the new live action
star wars television series. along with some interesting
clone wars snippets, it appears that the live action show will be
pitched at an older audience. think deadwood meets the
sopranos. with either hbo or showtime being touted
as its home, the new show seems certain to take the dark path yoda
warned us against...
yoda. he's
not in the live action show, but he's green and cool...
>>>it hits the big screen june 27th and it's
pixars big movie of the year. wall.e looks certain to be
yet another mega smash, and features what is certainly the cutest droid
since r2-d2. click
here or on the image below to go through to the trailer for wall.e...
This cool mountainous Setnin Sector world with a
population of 250,000,000 inhabitants is an industrial, profit-based economy
with no indigenous life forms.Exporting precious metals and importing foodstuffs for the workers,
surveyors have no doubt that once the mining corporations have had their fill
of Janduk IV, there will probably
be no life on the world again.Self-appointed Pirate King
Tralat Durge was born and raised in the workers quarters on Janduk IV
>>>we bring you our latest entry from
dannys diary as kerner optical effects veteran
danny wagner shows off his amazing collection of blue harvest
t-shirts. or is is red harvest...
>>>our great friend
cynthia cummens has been interviewed by uk collectors magazine
tv film memorabilia. check out the february issue for an
in-depth chat with one of the most widely seen
star wars artists.
and
be sure to check out issue 100 of star wars insider magazine for
cynthia's contribution to the padawan corner, how to draw yoda.
For more information about cynthia's art, visit her site at
cynthia cummens art
tuesday 11th march 2008
>>>drew
struzan strikes again as the official poster for
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skullhits the net. what you're looking at will be the most
widely seen movie poster of the year and adorn the dvd come november.
71 days and counting...
excited much?
>>>setnin select reaches number 280
artwork by richard skidmore. this shows
the empire
attacking
ecaps city.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>you lucky people get a double dose
of dork side today, brought to you direct from
neil
bakersdork side blog.
turning to the dork side 32 and 33 hit the site, and you can
view them here or go to our humour section through
our
assortedsidebar link where we ask if a horse walks into a bar and
the bartender says "why the long face?" why the horse doesn't hoof him for
being insolent...
monday 10th march 2008
>>>there's no turning to the dork side
today,
neil and
kuldip baker are currently cooking up another masterpiece
which will take them about nine months.in the meantime we bring you
our second
turning to the setnin side. for a taste of what passes
for humour in the mid-rim look below or go to our humour section through
our
assorted sidebar link where ryath centaur always gets his
lady...
sunday 9th march 2008
>>>we are excited to welcome to
Lightsabre
the actor who breathed life into many peoples favourite imperial officer,
kenneth colley. we were lucky enough to have a half hour chat with
kenneth last month, the results of which can be found
here or by going through the
sidebar and hitting
interviews. then go and discuss it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com.
kenneth colley
>>>it must be hard being
george lucas sometimes. not only
does he have the pressure of being the creator of both star wars and
indiana jones, with a new indy film out this year and multiple
star wars projects on the go, but he also has to contend with having
276 billionaires with more moolah than he does. click
herefor
the annual
forbes list and spare a thought for the
poor guy...
george lucas -
billionaire and damn good at it...
>>>you'll have to wait a while as it's
got a pre-order date of june 30th, but we can at least show you the box art
for the eagerly awaited
indiana joneslego game.
indy chases
another lost relic - a boxed copy of pong...
saturday 8th march 2008
>>>we're only 76 days away from
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skullhitting the screens of the world after a 19 year break and the
images are coming in thick and fast. here we have
indiana, marion and mutt racing through the
peruvian jungle in search of lost treasure.
indy and another
leap of faith...
>>>there's a new uk website on the
horizon and webmistress julia has made a call to arms. "the
empress is most displeased with the apparent lack of progress on the new
british star wars
website empress of the sith
and needs more men! if you want to avoid the wrath of the empress and you
are a british star wars
collector, cosplayer, fan fiction writer, artist or obsessed fan then give
into the dark side
and fulfil your destiny by helping complete the website and bringing order
to the internet. join me by emailing
empressofthesith@googlemail.com"
how could anyone resist? email julia and join the empress in her
mission.
she lives in the
outer rimmel...
friday 7th march 2008
>>>natalie portman is
interviewed in the april edition of uk magazine
marie claire and gives some
interesting answers, which can be found by clicking
here
or on the image below.
natalie portman -
rather hot, she is...
>>>the fourth season of doctor who's
new run is already gearing up here in the uk, with torchwood blazing
a trail every week on bbc2 and audience figures running high.
here we present the cinema trailer that accompanied cloverfield in uk
cinemas last month, trailing the fourth - and possibly david tennants
final full - season of doctor who...
thursday 6th march 2008
>>>we continue our look at worlds of
importance from the history of the setnin sector with
irata, a world known for pirate activity all through setnins
history...
Setnin Sector world where Bob Topal, pirate
working for Tralat Durge and the Trac-Tran Transit Company was
arrested by local militia for attempted piracy whilst operating with a legal
trade license.A planet largely
covered with oceans and waterfalls, Irata was the world where Ryath
Centaur was dragged out of hyperspace in his starship the Thunderchild
by the Interdictor Voracious.Orbited by an unnamed satellite, the moon
was once a base for pirates back in the days of the Republic.A Jedi Knight discovered the base
and a squad of Republic cruisers routed the pirates from their hideout.Despite its being deserted for decades the
defence systems were still lethally operational – as the commander of the
Voracious found out.