Today in Star Wars History: Part 1 – January Through June
Journey through the year and learn thousands of Star Wars fun facts and important real-life occurrences that have shaped the past and will shape the future of the franchise. From Star Wars: A New Hope to Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi!
When did The Empire Strikes Back open and in how many theaters? When is Natalie Portman’s birthday and on which classic actresses did she base Queen Amidala? When did the series finale of Star Wars Rebels air and what character was introduced in the epilogue? When did the Walt Disney Company buy Lucasfilm and for how much? Find out all these answers and more in this tome which includes countless personal and professional pictures illustrating these events.
Today in Star Wars History goes beyond the event and includes exclusive interviews from the saga’s cast and crew, authors, and fans. Even more unique insight comes from the first-hand experience of the author, Richard Woloski, who attended press events and interviewed cast and crew for Skywalking Through Neverland podcast. With hundreds of fun facts and monthly trivia, this volume will keep you entertained and will be a tool to help with your own Star Wars research.
What happened on your birthday in Star Wars history? Turn the page and find out.
Author: Richard Woloski
Release Date: April 12, 2022
Publisher: Skywalking Press
Paperback: 306 pages
ISBN-13: 979-8446467662
For a franchise that’s been around since late 1976, the Star Wars galaxy has never enjoyed the daily growth and expansion that it does today. Years past the last Skywalker Saga film, with the next big screen adventure still a handful away, the Star Wars story flourishes on the small screen and in novels, computer games and comics. Every day something new is announced or celebrated, while behind the scenes new adventures are being filmed, coded or written, ready to spring on an unsuspecting public months, sometimes years down the line. How can you ever hope to keep track of this kind of information? You could start with Today in Star Wars History: Part 1 – January Through June, the first book from Skywalking Through Neverland’s Richard Woloski who has judiciously researched a dazzling array of dates and facts to pull together a detailed timeline of key GFFA events from the very dawn of the saga right through to the present day. Wisely, Richard chose to focus on the first six months of each year, meaning this is a coffee table book rather than a fully-fledged carbonite block.
Open the pages and you are immediately thrown into the galaxy far, far away but from an enjoyably personable point of view. Throughout the book there are images taken by Richard and his ‘sweetie wife’ Sarah, giving the book a charmingly familial tone while remaining focused on the material. Day by day we move through winter, spring and into the summer months, hitting key dates in the Star Wars calendar and covering a wide variety of topics. 1st March 2022 is the day Galactic Starcruiser opened – with an image taken by Sarah, showing just how up-to-date this first edition is – while my own birthday 31st March sees the birth of Ewan McGregor in 1971, The Empire Strikes Back winning two Oscars at the 53rd Academy Awards in 1981 and the release in 2004 of the 14th chapter of the Genndy Tartakovsky Clone Wars micro series. Pick a date – something important in the Star Wars galaxy happened, and with the page edges helpfully separating the six months and images within taken by Richard, Sarah, Brian Sims and other friends you have a very handy tome that will be very helpful sitting next to the desk of any Star Wars content creator.
I was fortunate enough to read an early version of the book and a glance at the back cover will reveal my words and thoughts. That said, having read the full book for myself (and I’d like to think having enough integrity to write my honest feelings on any given release) I stand by those words. This really is a treat for trivia fans and a very handy book to keep near when confirming dates and details. Roll on the second part bringing us July to December, and congratulations to Richard for getting the ‘book monkey’ off his back and finally seeing his work out there in the world.
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