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The next collection of classic Star Wars Insider features — Star Wars: The Galaxy’s Greatest Heroes — arrives February 15, celebrating the Jedi, rebel princesses, and Wookiee warriors we love. But not to be left out, of course, are the charming rogues. In StarWars.com’s exclusive excerpt of the magazine special, Billy Dee Williams and Donald Glover speak at length about bringing our favorite cape-wearing, smooth-talking scoundrel Lando Calrissian to life, talking capes, charisma, and character.  

LANDO CALRISSIAN – Suave, debonair, and charismatic, Billy Dee Williams’ portrayal of Lando Calrissian in the original trilogy created a cape-swirling icon before Donald Glover played the character as a younger man.

Already a respected actor prior to his casting in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Billy Dee Williams was only

This was 1978, and Kenner had only made 12 figures — Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, Obi-Wan, C-3PO, R2-D2, Darth Vader, Stormtrooper, Death Squad Commander, Tusken Raider, and Jawa. That decision was how I learned about sales tax (the price tag at the toy store said $1.99 but you needed $2.13 at the register) and to budget. It also super-charged my impulse to not only collect but also be a completist: These days I collect not just action figures but also baseball cards, music, and books.

But collecting figures also super-charged my interest in Star Wars and storytelling. I’d fallen in love with George Lucas’ movie the previous summer, but back then the saga only consisted of one film and a monthly Marvel comic book. I turned to my action figures

This spring, Marvel has the high ground.

Star Wars: Obi-Wan, a new five-issue miniseries from the House of Ideas, will launch in May, StarWars.com can exclusively reveal. Written by Christopher Cantwell with art by Ario Anindito, the series finds the titular bearded hero in the final days of his time on Tatooine, chronicling earlier adventures in his own journals (which were previously referenced in Marvel’s Star Wars series). The tales span Obi-Wan’s entire life as a guardian of peace and justice, including his days as a Jedi Initiate, Padawan missions, experiencing the Clone Wars as a Jedi Knight, and facing new threats as a Jedi Master. StarWars.com has a first look at covers for issue #1, and caught up with Cantwell to talk about one inspiration for his take on

Lando Calrissian, Jango Fett, and Asajj Ventress may not seem like obvious inspirations for a new anti-hero. But in this trio of driven, often self-serving characters, author Mark Oshiro found the elements they needed to tell the story of Rieve from Star Wars: Hunters.

Today, StarWars.com is pleased to reveal the cover of Oshiro’s new book, Star Wars: Hunters: Battle for the Arena, based on the forthcoming game. The story will transport us to the world of Vespaara where newcomer Rieve, a Force-sensitive orphan from Corellia, is finding her footing as a Hunter in the Arena. But it’s not long before her past comes back to haunt her…

Recently, Oshiro sat down to talk about their love of Star Wars, how their life experience is woven throughout their writing, and why Grozz

“There’s still good in him.” With the last of her strength, Padmé uttered these hopeful words about her husband, Anakin Skywalker. And although Amidala is long dead, in a digital archive on Polis Massa, the moment is frozen time.

In StarWars.com’s exclusive preview of Marvel’s Star Wars: Darth Vader #20, a clue from the past could help Padmé’s loyal friend and handmaiden, Sabé, on her quest to track down Darth Vader. But Vader is on a hunt of his own…

Darth Vader #20, from writer Greg Pak and artist Raffaele Ienco, with a cover by Ryan Stegman arrives February 9 and is available for pre-order now on Comixology and your local comic shop.

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Some call them the eaters of the Force. And now Marchion Ro, the Eye of the Storm, has control over these mysterious creatures haunting Jedi Master Emerick Caphtor’s nightmares.

In StarWars.com’s first look inside Marvel’s Star Wars: The High Republic: Trail of Shadows #5, Dr. Uttersond helps Private Investigator Sian Holt and Caphtor recover evidence to explain the strange turn of events. But they soon discover it’s too late for their friends on Starlight Beacon…

Trail of Shadows #5, from writer Daniel José Older and artist Dave Wachter, with a cover by David Lopez, arrives February 9 and is available for pre-order now on ComiXology, and at your local comic shop. 

Visit Lucasfilm’s official hub for all things Star Wars: The High Republic at StarWars.com/TheHighRepublic.

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Calling all bounty hunters and master assassins. The Book of Boba Fett, a new Original Series, is now streaming on Disney+. Armor up and join StarWars.com every week as we list our highlights from each episode. 

Spoiler warning: This article discusses plot details from The Book of Boba Fett “Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian.”

It’s not easy to start over again, even for Din Djarin.

The Book of Boba Fett throws audiences a surprise curveball with “Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian,” an episode devoted to Din Djarin following the events of The Mandalorian Season 2. We find him looking to pick up the pieces of everything lost during his quest to deliver Grogu to the Jedi, but he comes to learn that might not be possible. Aside from just how