>>>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 second page of issue two of our comic strip adaptation of quest for freedom.
>>>indiana
jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull will be the biggest movie
of 2008. well, that's the prediction in these parts, and to whet your
appetite for next years biggest movie event, here are just a few images
gleaned off the internet of our intrepid doctor jones looking iconic
and ready for action.
the man in the
hat is back may 22nd 2008
thursday 29th november 2007
>>>we continue our look at worlds of
importance from the history of the setnin sector with
draite,thebirthworld of ex-imperial
and enemy of
ryath centaur,
pillot alvarna...
Setnin Sector homeworld of the double agent and mercenary Pillot Alvarna.Draite was where Goah Galletti brought his starship the Phoenix for her much needed overhaul and where he met Jan Lomona for the first time.Parking the Phoenix onto Landing Platform 6 Galletti travelled
into town where he met up with Pillot and ReddGarmich at the Lighthouse Bar, an establishment
owned for many years by Enille
Garalle.Occupied by the Empire and overseen by the ISDMalevolent, commanded by Commander
L Terrov, Draite enjoyed moderate weather and facilities, sitting in the
three-planet TerlerraSystem
>>>we bring you a further entry fromdanny's diary
as
danny wagner, ex of the ilm model shop and now at kerner
optical reminisces about his experiences working on the first of the
star wars prequels, the phantom menace...
who lives in a
house like this? let's go through the keyhole...
wednesday 28th november 2007
>>>our great friend
gerald home was interviewed by the bbc today, in a chat with
bbc tees. chatting to bob fischer on the gobstopper
programme
gerald discussed his career, including his mister muscle
adverts and his work on return of the jedi. and
gerald kindly contacted us to let us know that Lightsabre
also got a big mention on the show. click
here for the bbc tees site, click forward about an hour and
fifty minutes to find the interview and click through to the gobstopper
show, 7.00pm until 10.00pm.
gerald in another
guise
>>>our good friend and former
interview guest
paul yates drops us a fantastic image from the set of his latest
project. an american film institute member, paul is busy
working away on a major american sci-fi show. we'll be hearing more
from paul, but until then enjoy this very cool photo.
paul sanchez
yates - the onion god
tuesday 27th november 2007
>>>setnin select reaches number 266 with
photographic artwork kindly submitted to us by
jules corellia. this shows squadron indigo commander terrie
saffra boarding her setnin spec x-wing.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>believe it or not a 27 year old
film can still pull in more viewers than that nations election. but,
when you consider that the country is australia - the adopted home of
the prequels - and the film is the greatest sequel in movie history,
the empire strikes back, perhaps it's not quite so surprising.
the empire repeat pulled in 829,000 viewers on channel five,
while the election garnered 763,000. once again a sterling example of
the power of the force. click below for a great spoof of the election
tv battle.
>>>great news from our friends over in
poland at
imperial city online. they've secured an interview with
star wars fan relations manager stephen sansweet. over to
lucasz. "just
wanted to let you know that our friend and big-time collector kuba
turkiewicz recently did an interview with steve sansweet - and it's
currently online! this is the first time steve has agreed to do an
interview for a polish star wars fansite. here's a direct link
to the english version of the interview:
http://www.starwarsy.pl/opowiadania/wywiad_english.htm"
sansweet talks to
imperial city online
monday 26th november 2007
>>>turning to the dork side 22 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 through
our
assorted sidebar link where it actually hurts from laughing...
the cast of the
new star wars television series...
>>>our good pal
the stooge was kind enough to feature a
mark newbold limerick on his galaxy-famous
star wars joke-a-day blog last friday. click
here if you want to groan at some really lousy rhyming and some
really gruesome timing...
>>>our good friends at
corellian dawn - who are added to our
links section and also become our
10th affiliate - are holding a cosplay look-alike contest. over
to our Lightsabre interview guest
jules for more details. "we're very proud that we are finally
able to announce our very own cosplay and look-alike contest! the first
round is sort of a test, and according to the number of people interested in
it and participating, this contest is supposed to become a recurring event
that's fun for everyone. we will announce a specific category or theme every
time, and the entrants are asked to submit a single photo each that goes
along with that category. we deliberately keep it limited to one theme and
one photo to make it quick and not time-consuming for everybody to handle.
we'd appreciate if you give this idea a chance and participate as your
favorite character!" so, what you waiting for? get your old
rusty sewing machine out and get stitching!
saturday 24th november 2007
>>>we bring you yet another blast from the
recent past with more memories of
celebration europe, brought to you by
event co-ordinator barry eldridge. today we take a look at the
behind the scenes preparation that was necessary to get the excel arena
up and ready for the doors opening on the first morning of the convention.
click
here, on our
conventions page or on the image below
and get browsing.
believe it or not
there are 438 people hiding in this shot, but where are they...
>>>we bring you another entry fromdanny's diary
as
danny wagner, ex of the ilm model shop and now at kerner
optical discusseshis amazing experiences working on the first
new star wars movie in over a decade and a half, the phantom
menace...
mini? me?
friday 23rd november 2007
>>>our good friend barry eldridge,
event co-ordinator of
celebration europe, brings us these
great images from the recording session that yielded a batch of brilliant
recordings from celebrated impressionist john culshaw. the
radio clips are also included, so browse through by clicking
here, on our
conventions page or on the image below and have a
good time remembering the biggest party of the summer...
john culshaw -
beneath the bin...
>>>as it's thanksgiving in the united
states, hollywood brings pizza and paparazzi to the streets as the stars
bring their celebrity status to the homeless and lend a hand in feeding the
needy. here, screen legends kirk douglas and harrison ford
grab their ladles and do their part. douglas was no doubt
relieved that ford didn't greet him with the lip-locking enthusiasm
that john travolta had only a few days before...
note the name
tags, just in case the recipients of the meal didn't know who
was serving lunch today...
thursday 22nd november 2007
>>>we continue our look at worlds of
importance from the history of the setnin sector with
commodor,the
setnin
sectors
oldest and largest starport...
Location of the
largest starport in the Setnin Sector. 1600 years before
a conglomerate of starship design companies looking for a world
suitable for expansion and development build on Commodor. With
a small population of inhabitants eager for off-world money and
industry to be brought to their world, the flat arid plains of
Commodor were soon replaced by starship repair yards,
construction facilities and skyhooks that linked the surface to
the massive yards and capital ship repair stations above.
Commodor boasted the largest capital-ship repair bay in the
Mid-Rim and was the site of the refitting and eventual
launch of the Worldship Rinsome, the vessel that carried the
last surviving Setnin Jedi along with ten thousand others away
from the galaxy for a number of decades. Commodor also
manufactured star fighters at a rate of two thousand per day,
which it did for most of the major manufacturers in the region
including the Empire and covertly the Alliance
during the Galactic Civil War. Once the base of
operations of the outlaw tech Romanoe, Commodor was
renowned throughout the galaxy as a prime location for repairs
and a world loyal to the Republic during the
Clone Wars
>>>it's been a mystery ever since
return of the jedi was released in 1983, but now it seems to have been
solved. for years, no one thought that there was a 1138
reference in the movie, but now - thanks to
the force.net and pete vilmur - that has been contradicted.
look closely at the image of boushh's helmet for the answer to a 25
year old mystery...
the mighty boushh...
wednesday 21st november 2007
>>>this friday is a very special day for
star wars fans, subscribers to the fan club and especially
hyperspace members. black friday - a catchy name if ever
there was one - is friday 23rd november and, by clicking the banner at the
top of this page means that you save 10% on everything, 20% if you are a
hyperspace member. and yes, that's 20% on everything.
games, figures, art, you name it, they've knocked it down. so, click
through and start preparing yourself for black friday.
black friday, and
no - dave mustaine isn't suing but he is buying a darth maul
fridge magnet...
>>>there are only 30,000 copies
available and it retails at £39.99, so gather your pennies and order a copy
now before this gorgeous re-release of the star wars trilogy tin is
snapped up. including an extra disc with features the empire of
dreams documentary, the return of darth vader, the birth of
the Lightsabre and the characters of star wars this is a
must-have for any saga fan.
clear the lanes,
this one's coming through...
tuesday 20th november 2007
>>>we bring you another entry fromdanny's diary
as
danny wagner, ex of the ilm model shop and now at kerner
optical discusses the return of the jedi-special edition and the
work he did on that show a decade ago...
he's small he's
green and he's not yoda...
>>>setnin select reaches number 265 with
artwork by richard skidmore.
this shows what the setnin sector looks like as viewed from the
neighbouring ki-ki sector.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
monday 19th november 2007
>>>turning to the dork side 21 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 through
our
assorted sidebar link where doubling up in fits of laughter doesn't
make you any healthier...
>>>american politics is a funny thing,
and not a million miles from the political intricacies of the star wars
universe. but this cartoon, from last months time magazine
showing dick 'shooter' cheney and barak obama is better than
most...
family business -
political style...
sunday 18th november 2007
>>>Lightsabre really struck lucky at
celebration europe as we were the only organisation to speak with
our next guest, billy dee williams. thanks to our good friend
derek maki of
coolwaters productions we were ushered to a boardroom at the
novotel opposite the excel arena and spent a few minutes talking
with billy dee, the results of which can be found
here or by going through the
sidebar and hitting
interviews. then discuss it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com
or at our Lightsabre blog at
blog.lightsabre.co.uk.
billy dee
williams
>>>in the world of sci-fi there are
three venerable and great series that stand out. there's the thirty
year old star wars saga and the 41 year old star trek series,
but here in the uk it's doctor who - first aired back in 1963 - that
holds sway. enjoy below a short episode written for children in
need featuring the tenth doctor, the brilliant david tenant and
the fifth doctor, peter davison in time crash, 8 minutes and 2
seconds of in-continuity mayhem that continues the great tradition of the
doctor meeting his past and future selves...
saturday 17th november 2007
>>>natalie portman appears - in the most
polite way - to have drawn a veil over her time as padme amidala in
an interview with mtv. clearly natalie does see her star
wars adventures at an end. here's the pertinent part of the
interview.
mtv: star wars
is going to continue in all its various forms, including cartoons and
live-action tv shows. can you imagine ever playing amidala
again?
portman: i'm
so honored to have been a part of it. i got to basically latch onto this
thing that was a huge success before i ever was involved. i spent 10 years
working on these films, and it's time to let it continue on its own.
mtv: day
to day, you must get a ton of reaction from kids about star wars.
portman: some
of the kids in (her latest film,
mr. magorium's wonder emporium) were really funny. they were
like, "did you really have babies in the movie?" i was like, "do i look old
enough to be a mom?" and they were like, "yeah!" and i was like, "wah!" and
then they were like, "did you really die in the movie?" and i was like, "do i
look dead?"
miss portman.
isn't she luverly...
>>>where do the years go? after all, it's
not only the 30th anniversary of a new hope but today marks 29 years
since the one and only airing of...the
star wars holiday special. that's right, 29 years since
ackmena sang to her customers, since boba fett first came across
the gang, since leia sang the life day song. more cheesy
than fifty acres of the lunar surface, dust down your old vhs copy or follow
this link on
youtube and revel in the pure trashy splendour of it all...
saun dann -
comedian. to whit. "hey itchy, why the long hairy
faces?"
friday 16th november 2007
>>>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 first page of issue two of our comic strip adaptation of quest for freedom.
>>>could it be true that the new
star wars clone wars series is premiering not on dvd or television but
on the big screen? according to a report posted by
the force net that could be the case. during the hasbro
fall 2007 event it was announced that the animated series would have a
theatrical release on august 8th 2008 before hitting screens in the autumn.
a lucasfilm spokesperson said "i'd
like to clarify hasbro comments this am (morning) about the clone
wars tv series. we see it as a breakthrough animated television series
and are exploring a number of innovative ways to introduce it to the public.
no decisions regarding release strategy have been made yet." very
interesting news, so watch this space for more details as they come.
coming to a
galaxy near you august 8th 2007?
>>>our great friend
gerald home is as busy as ever, with video footage of the 30th
anniversary charity concert he narrated last week. the night was a
great success and the
rebel legion, spain base should be very proud. enjoy.
thursday 15th november 2007
>>>we continue our look at worlds of
importance from the history of the setnin sector with
chinngard,
setnin
world that's changed alleigance numerous times...
Peaceful water planet on the edge
of the Setnin Sector, covered by thin
slips of islands, orbited by one moon. Home to the experienced smuggling brothers Mactin and Durne Selka, Chinngard was a popular stop-off point for ships
travelling out towards the inner systems and the Core.In past days Chinngard had been invaded and
occupied by the Janos
Executioners during their Holy War on the rest of
the Setnin Sector, but had fought valiantly and repelled them.Chinngard allied itself with the Confederacy
of Independent Planets during the Clone Wars and was merged into
the Ki-Ki Sector years after the
fall of the Empire, becoming a part of
that sectors
boundaries
>>>our good friend
joao pinto
over at fan force portugal
has struck again with a great exclusive, interviewing star wars
collecting legend stephen sansweet. click here for the interview
and enjoy it in both portugese and english
wednesday 14th november 2007
>>>the
annals of the abrion conflict is a gaming site dedicated - much like
we are - to a specific sector of space. take a journey there, but make
sure you get those astrogation co-ordinates right. we wouldn't
want you getting lost, would we...
>>>galactic
voyage are a great site, and one that's been on the net for just
about the same time as Lightsabre. celebrating it's 8th year on
the web,
galactic voyage are changing their look and refreshing the site.
click herefor a gawk at the site in all its glory...
tuesday 13th november 2007
>>>we bring you another entry fromdanny's diary
as
danny wagner, ex of the ilm model shop and now at kerner
optical discusses the empire strikes back-special edition and the
part he had in making those amazing additions...
just some of the
skulduggery danny got up to...
>>>setnin select reaches number 264 with
artwork by
craig burt.
this shows close detail of the 'camel' fighters uniforms.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
monday 12th november 2007
>>>there can't be many more sites out there
that deserve a mention for their great and consistent work than
galactic empire network.
stephen has overseen the growth of the site for almost a decade,
adding new sections, forums and galleries to the site, all the while
maintaining a consistently high level of quality that most sites can only
dream of. so, it's only fitting that the newly launched
yahoo star wars site should acknowledge this by choosing
genas their first featured site.
ahhh, it's nice
to be noticed...
>>>no turning to the dork side
this week -
neil bakers hand is still a claw - but instead here's an
amazing fan poster depicting characters, planets and images from the entire
six movie saga. if an official company doesn't pick this up and turn
it into a printed poster then someone's not doing their job properly...
absolute class...
sunday 11th november 2007
>>>Lightsabre
continues its
webmaster interviews. this week
we interview the brains behind the brilliant and well received palitoy
2007 archive, dave tree. we've known dave for a
number of years since dealing with his old ultimart site back in the
early 2000's and his interview can be found
here or by going through the
sidebar and hitting
interviews. then discuss it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com
or at our Lightsabre blog at
blog.lightsabre.co.uk.
dave tree
>>>close your eyes - it's 1983 again.
revel in nostalgia with this classic palitoy television ad, hyping
the scout walker. and look closely - star wars figures
from £1.89. accessories from £3.00 to £43.00. oh, those were the
days...
>>>after a two year break we add to
our
albums page with details of the
corellian edition cd. 13 tracks, spanning the six movies with a
great cover is a sure-fire introduction for novices to the themes of the
star wars saga. click below and go through to our
albums
page.
the corellian
edition
saturday 10th november 2007
>>>danny's diary
returns to Lightsabre with the latest entry from
danny wagner, ex of the ilm model shop and now at kerner
optical. this week danny takes a look back at the days of
the star wars-special editions, reminiscing about his work on those
ground-breaking movies.
"throw the
game artoo, throw the game!"
>>>topps are releasing a brand
new indiana jones trading card set.
the
new trading card collection consists of 90 retro-cool cards featuring new
photos from the original movies, as well as 'super collectible inserts'
including sketch cards, authentic autographs and sequentially-numbered
parallels. this exciting new set ships february 2008.
topps indiana
jones heritage. anything star wars can do...
friday 9th november 2007
>>>continuing the new underworld age
- part two we present the 2002 story state of playby jonathan hicks.
a
document of both personal and professional nature highlighting the inner
struggle of fleet
commander cathum
balancing the demands of his career with his own beliefs and worries...
>>>the
adventures of young indiana jones now has a new website to accompany
the stellar dvd box sets that are being released. click
here or on the image below to be taken to paramounts mini
site, where the trailer for the dvd's is on constant stream.
thursday 8th november 2007
>>>we continue our look at worlds of
importance from the history of the setnin sector with
chakratak,the homeworld of the telepathic krictakk...
Situated in the Elany System, this was the new
home of the slavering telepathic creature, the Krictakk.Originally
hailing from Salutarr, the
Krictakk was transported across the Setnin
Sector by Jan Lomona,
who took pity on the creature.Filled
with many mountain ranges and numerous caves, the temperate climate suited
its new inhabitant well.
>>>Lightsabre joins
yahoo star wars. click in to the new
yahoo star warssite and visit
star wars fansites - you'll find us listed under the european sites
section. we're excited to be a part of this great new site, which you
can visit by clicking
hereor on the banner below...
wednesday 7th november 2007
>>>family guy: blue harvest is
a go! the star wars spoof is to be officially released on
january 15th with never before seen footage, a george lucas
interview, commentaries, a teaser for the empire strikes back parody
'something, something, something dark side' and a special edition
package that includes a t-shirt, 3-d glasses and fight scene, trading cards
and an exclusive brochure. well worth saving your christmas pennies
for...
>>>star wars blueprints is the
latest book to be announced by
the official site, and it looks to be another fantastic read.
over to the sites announcement. "star
wars fans have relied upon the great works of dk books to
visually catalogue the saga in impeccable detail, and a new volume is on its
way which takes a schematic approach to some of the galaxy's most memorable
technologies. star wars blueprints: the ultimate
collection
details the millennium falcon, the death star, see-threepio,
artoo detoo, darth vader and more as technical illustrations
by artist chris trevas. it is due out in fall 2008. more details to
come..."
star wars
blueprints - coming your way next autumn...
tuesday 6th november 2007
>>>setnin select reaches number 263 with
artwork by
craig burt.
taken from his quest for freedom issue 2 cover this shows the city of
ecaps on a-desando under imperial attack.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
gerald
doing...well, we're not quite sure what he's doing...
photograph
courtesy of
lukasz "miagi"
mlotkowski
monday 5th november 2007
>>>turning to the dork side
takes a break this week as
neil bakers arm recovers from
constant drawing. but to fill the emptiness in your monday we present
the very first dork side, which you can also view at
neils own site a place in the galaxy or go to our humour section at the
foot of
our redesigned
assorted sidebar link where 84% of women say that the most
important attribute in a man is a good sense of humour...yeah, right...
>>>our good friend
gerald home is not only generous with his time but a great
ambassador for star wars around europe. as well as
participating in a 30th
anniversary charity concert of star wars music,
narrating the story of anakin in spanish he visited poland
back in august for the
dagobah 2007 convention. click
here for the
convention report and see exactly what
geraldand paul 'greedo' blake got up to.
Gerald,
Paul
and the many Polish Outpost members
sunday 4th november 2007
>>>we are thrilled to welcome to Lightsabre
the man who took the reins of the star wars saga and directed the greatest
movie sequel of all time, irvin kershner. we spoke to kersh
earlier in the year and he generously gave us half an hour of his time
answering questions, the first part of which can be found
here or by going through the
sidebar and hitting
interviews. then discuss it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com
or at our Lightsabre blog at
blog.lightsabre.co.uk.
irvin kershner
>>>here we have the trailer for the eagerly
awaited fanboys, and it looks like an absolute riot. william
shatner, han solo being called a dirtbag, pigs in blankets...just
watch and start the countdown.
chewbacca
(sitting down obviously), stephen sansweet and chris gereke
>>>november 4th 1977 was the day that a new
hope, or simply star wars back then, was released in spain.
and to commemorate that event, an amazing gathering is being organised
in barcelona on november 4th at 11am. over to their press
release. "a
long time ago...in a galaxia far, far away...it has been 30 years since the
first stage of this galactic saga who's influence carries on. many people
are still remembering and re-watching every time there is an opportunity
...we are the fans. it is for them, and for us, that we pay a small tribute
to the saga in this, the 30th anniversary since we saw it for the first
time: princess leia in the tantive iv being pursued and
captured by the vast ship of a fearsome villain dressed in black named
darth vader...a young farmer named luke skywalker who would march
forward to save the galaxy as a pilot or an old and tired sorcerer named
obi wan kenobi...all together captivated the hearts of hundreds of
thousands of fans. the 501st carries on the unconditional love of the
films though fun and costuming. for anyone who
wants to approach us, we invite you to live among star wars
characters for a few hours and join in the parade commemorating those 30
years in spain."
best wishes to them and we hope they have an amazing day.
the european
celebrations continue...
friday 2nd november 2007
>>>after a three month hiatus 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 cover for issue two of our comic strip adaptation of quest for freedom.
>>>continuing the new underworld age
- part two we present the 2002 story originsby
louis
turfrey. told
entirely from the viewpoint of the returned
tar ranth,
this letter to his cousin blake
de’athe
attempts to explain what's happened to the cloned mercenary cum
jedi knight...
thursday 1st november 2007
>>>we continue our look at worlds of
importance from the history of the setnin sector with
cawbate,the world that hosts both
crimelords dressel
and
mister spyte...