Huge congratulations to our pal Gus Lopez and the entire team at the Star Wars Collectors Archive as they celebrate 30 years of archiving the galaxy and collating information from every corner of the globe. One of the very first Star Wars sites (and we speak as a site with roots reaching back to 1995) and the first of many collecting sites, the SWCA has developed from 1994 to becoming the premier hub for knowledge, information and detail that so many deep-dive collectors find invaluable.
When I started the Star Wars Collectors Archive in 1994, the original idea was just to have a place to share images between friends who were fellow collectors. We had all grown up with Star Wars as kids and were nostalgic about tracking down toys we had missed or hadn’t saved in packaging. We were the first generation that was Internet-savvy, so had a powerful advantage in building our collecting knowledge over previous generations and were able to network with collectors around the world and make discoveries most people had not widely known.
When we started, we never thought the Archive would have this impact on the community. We sometimes got complaints about not doing frequent enough updates, and we still get complaints about our outdated web designs, but we all have busy lives and never wanted this to be a chore and become one of those sites that needs to work 24×7 to give the latest news. We wanted to build high quality, timeless information out of a labor of love when we felt inspired. One of the things I get a kick out of is meeting people who were drawn to Star Wars collecting by the Archive. Over the years I have met so many collectors who told me that our website is what inspired them to become a Star Wars collector. The original concept was to build something by the community for the community, and I am thrilled that 30 years later, this is still the case!
Congratulations again to the team, and here’s to many more.
- Hardcover Book
- Breznican, Anthony (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 488 Pages - 04/21/2026 (Publication Date) - Insight Editions (Publisher)
