So I work in a family practice clinic. And we do a pumpkin decorating contest. And when I tell you this people take this contest pretty seriously. I didn't realize how seriously they took it. They said "hey you should remember to bring a pumpkin for the decorating contest!". And I thought oh i'll just carve out something, so I did. But that next morning I left and forgot the pumpkin at home. And when I got there. Holy crap I was glad I forgot that pumpkin! Bc these fools go hard! And I said that day that next year......I was taking it seriously. I thought about this on my own but I googled it and found a few others that had done it. But I felt like I could do it a little better. I do wish the pumpkin had been slightly bigger. The wings are to scale but I'm sure the cockpit is a little bit small. But all in all I don't think it came out bad. I don't think i'm gonna win bc there are a few spots that didn't come out right and i'm out of time to really fix it. I had a pretty bad setback yesterday and basically had to start over today. But I'm pleased with it, glad I did it. Thought I'd share.

If anyone wants to see what some of their pumpkins looked like last year. I'll put some pics in the comments

And I LOVED them.

I managed to get the first book for 35ish on an auction, wasn't so lucky with the second. That one I paid ~100 for, but it was all well worth it.

I originally wasn't a big fan of the Dark Empire trilogy, but I also wasn't much into Star Wars as much at the time (the wounds of the sequel trilogy have finally healed for me), but I later tried the audio dramas and LOVED the first, and enjoyed the other two, Dark Empire II moreso after reading Tales of the Jedi, now that I see the lore and backstory that was followed up in it.

What I feel like Tom Veitch did best was bringing a more fantasy and mythological feel to Star Wars, and Kevin J. Anderson was a great fit to play in the setting he started. Another thing that didn't sit right with me the first time around with Dark Empire was the art, not because of Cam Kennedy's work (he did Rogue Trooper for 2000AD, I know his pencil work is good), but the coloring just didn't work out for me. The coloring here is more normal, so it was way easier for me to see what was going on.

The story of Tales of the Jedi is just so good start to finish, I felt so bad for how Ulic Qel-Droma and Nomi Sunrider both had such tragic lives and ends, and how the Dark Side ruined what could have been a great future for them. Really adds to Luke overcoming the Dark Side and Palpatine in Dark Empire, showing how powerful he and Leia are.

I plan to play Knights of the Old Republic soon, got the OG Xbox version and gonna play it on my One; I read that it was influenced by these stories and references them. What should I watch out for to find them, and what else do you recommend I read first, besides the KOTOR comics themselves?

The Dark Side Elite, also known as the Dark Side Warriors and unofficially as the Emperor's Dark Jedi, was a cadre of seven Dark Jedi established by Emperor Palpatine during his resurrection in several clone bodies. The elite group was hand selected by Palpatine to lead Operation Shadow Hand in the Dark Empire's quest to retake the galaxy. It was led by Sedriss QL composed of initial members Vill Goir, Krdys Mordi, Kvag Gthull, Baddon Fass, Zasm Katth, and Kam Solusar. Palpatine made sure that the group always contained seven warriors, and if one of their number was lost, he made sure to immediately appoint replacements. When a Dark Side Adept was selected into the brotherhood, they went through an initiation of sorts in which the adept was empowered with the dark side of the Force and imbued with the will of the Emperor by Palpatine himself. As the war accelerated, the Dark Side Elite began to take a more personal role in the war and were tasked with hunting down Luke Skywalker to prevent his interference in the Emperor's plans.

Poor, poor Parasaurolophus-head Coleman Trebor. Gone too soon from Star Wars.

But for real, it seems like they should have had a better contingency plan for capturing Dooku if Mace couldn't do it than sending in someone with the situational awareness of a rock.

I’ll admit I had my doubts about this novel at first. I’m not exactly the biggest fan of the zombie genre, so I went in expecting nothing more than your classic reanimated corpses and that was it. What a macabre surprise I was in for by the time I finished it.

The author did an incredible job with this one; the narrative moves at a brisk pace, describing the siege unleashed by a mysterious virus aboard a prison barge. The horror escalates slowly, eventually spiraling into a bloody odyssey of corpses and formless monstrosities, something that left me both fascinated and grinning from ear to ear. Perhaps it’s because the franchise is so often pigeonholed these days as "for kids", but I was genuinely struck by how visceral and creative the author could be (my favorite scene involves a mountain made of various severed limbs). He truly maximized the potential of the Star Wars universe to craft terrifying and conceptually inventive zombies. (I’ll definitely be checking out the prequel, Red Harvest, at some point.) On that same note, I have to praise the decision to set a big part of the story aboard a Star Destroyer. Its colossal scale creates a perfect, labyrinthine environment, where the constant feeling of being watched becomes almost oppressive. As a fan of ships, I loved every second spent exploring its corridors.

Of course, the story also relies heavily on its characters. Dr. Zahara Cody was an engaging lead, delightfully sharp, with a pragmatic streak that held up well amidst the surrounding chaos (I’d love to see more stories featuring doctors as protagonists). Jareth Sartoris was a fantastic antagonist for the most part, utterly despicable and a total jerk; I found myself wanting to see him fall just as much as I wanted to keep following his journey. My only gripe with him is his ending, which feels a bit out of character. The Longo brothers work well, too; I don´t find them particularly remarkable, but it´s nice to have the perspective of prisoners who are easy to empathize with, culminating in some truly emotional moments.

As for Han and Chewie... their presence didn't bother me much. I’d be lying if I said they didn't diffuse the tension in certain moments, but at the same time, I can't but fall over by the charisma they bring to every scene and interaction with the protagonists; Han, in particular, has a unique "horror hero" vibe that reminded me of Ash Williams. In that regard, I also have to give credit to Sean Kenin, the audiobook narrator; it is thanks to him that those sections feel natural within the rest of the story, not to mention the distinct voice he gives each character.

My only reservation is that the beginning is a bit slow. I liked some moments, but as I said, I wasn't really interested in following the brothers story. Oh, and I certainly don't see much reason for this to take place a year before Ep IV. I feel like Han would be the first to brag about this...

In conclusion, it is a grotesquely beautiful and enjoyable horror novel. Please, disney, let the authors get this creative in more horror stories!

My budget Luke Skywalker cosplay that I debuted at Tucson Comiccon this year

Those early stories of Luke training new Jedi were written long before the prequels ever came out. Like the Dark Apprentice trilogy. Meaning that the meta reason for why Luke knew so little about the Jedi Order on the whole and needed to start from scratch was because the writers themselves needed to start from scratch since Lucas hadn’t divulged everything yet on how certain things work. Lucas himself hadn’t seemed to work it all out yet either until he started work on TPM. Is that about right?

For the record. Im looking for ordering / chapter placement critiques. And or if I forgot anything valuable chronologically. - and if I got the cloak of deception around plagueis successfully

Obviously as you know this would be a one and done thing - and I wouldn't have the opportunity to pay another $600 to commission this custom binding again. Before I do this. I need to enlist help from the community to determine if this is the optimal story set. I left out maul lockdown and shadow hunter due to their overall narrative unimportance (they are side stories)- but am not against including select chapters of them - or cutting chapters from cloak of deception. I am on the fence about including restraint since it doesn't add the Maul as a character other then smoothing the mother talzin stuff (but since I am building a book only way to consume Star Wars - I won't wind up interacting with the animated show and therefore dont need it.

What I really need help with is chapter precision with overlapping stories.

Finally after reading everything i wanted to read in canon i'm going to start the Thrawn Trilogy and what came next, my goal is to reach NJO. Do You have spoiler free advices?

Don’t get me wrong. I love this fight. I love the drama, the action, the music.

I just have always wondered why Vader was fighting so badly after Luke gave into his anger on the second Death Star.

During their fight on Cloud City, Vader effortlessly dominated the fight. On the Death Star, the two were more on equal footing (for the most part), but Vader still gave him a fight. However, once Luke gives into his anger and attacks out of rage, Vader rather instantly gets forced onto the defense and doesn’t try to take back control. He just keeps backing up and rather weakly swings his saber at Luke.

I know Vader had to lose, but is there an in-universe, explanation for why his swordsmanship suddenly turned so poor?

too expensive so i just am wondering if there is a website that shows the order but in released comicbooks that are like the collections of comics in one comicbook and or a book. (i alredy have the new hope book)

When I first saw it in the theater, I thought they were just another alien species to move the plot along, but they're really kinda funny, and they're Grogu-sized so he can have some friends and go on a rescue mission.

We also learn the Star Wars universe curse word, Dank Farrik.

For me, any of the Andor monologues, Obi-Wan's scenes on Kamino discovering the clone army, and Leia and Han's interactions at Echo Base in ESB.

Just beat the first three races in the first tournament, only complaint is it’s a bit too easy! This is a very technologically impressive game for 1999. I’m playing the Nintendo Switch Aspyr port that came with the Heritage pack, though back at my parent’s house I’m pretty sure my dad has an original Nintendo 64 copy (and a working N64 to play it on)!