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Katie Cook is no stranger to Star Wars monsters. For years she’s turned the galaxy’s grossest into its most adorable thanks to her expressive and charming cartoon-style art, as seen in titles like Star Wars ABC-3PO and Star Wars: OBI-123. Now the writer/artist is doing a head-first dive into the trash compactor with The Star Wars Book of Monsters, Ooze, and Slime, coming April 13 from DK Publishing, which will be exactly what it sounds like: a celebration of all of our favorite creepy creatures, yucky locales, and strange beings of the galaxy far, far away. Written with a fun sense of humor and filled with Cook’s super-cute illustrations, it promises to answer important questions like “Does Jabba the Hutt ever take a bath” and “Why are wampas so cuddly,”

What makes a story a Star Wars story? It’s a question I have asked numerous Star Wars fans and creators over the last few years. After writing the text for the newly released book Star Wars: I Love You. I Know.: Lessons in Love and Friendship I can tell you my answer — relationships, relationships, relationships (with a mix of pew-pew and a dash of out of this world creatures).

Like many Star Wars fans, my love of the galaxy far, far away is very personal. Which is why I took the task of writing a book about love and Star Wars very seriously. I can’t remember a time in my life where Star Wars wasn’t there — like a close friend of the family. With a sprawling story spanning

One of the great things about Star Wars is that it inspires endless debates and opinions on a wide array of topics. Best bounty hunter? Most powerful Jedi? Does Salacious Crumb have the best haircut in the saga? In that spirit, StarWars.com presents From a Certain Point of View: a series of point-counterpoints on some of the biggest — and most fun — Star Wars issues. In this installment, two StarWars.com writers take a stand on the greatest character to grace Star Wars gamers.

Spoiler warning: This article discusses details and plot points from Knights of the Old Republic and Battlefront II. 

The only answer is Revan, says Kelly.

While there have been many notable Jedi and Sith to make their mark on the galaxy, very few Force-wielders have been so legendary that tales of their exploits have endured for

The galaxy is about to become a more dangerous place — even for the youngest of Jedi.

But before IDW Publishing’s highly-anticipated Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #1 arrives next week, taking readers back to the prime of the Jedi Order, StarWars.com is excited to offer a first look at the covers for issue #2. In the second installment of the series, destruction comes to Trymant IV, with the Jedi caught in the middle.

Check out the regular edition cover, illustrated by series artist Harvey Tolibao, and the retailer incentive edition cover, a more rare variant available from eligible retailers and penciled by Yael Nathan, below. The vibrant images depict two Jedi — Lula Talisola and Torban Buck — in the heat of battle.

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #2, from writer Daniel José

Denise Wong remembers her first Star Wars toy vividly. The child-sized replica of Luke Skywalker’s X-wing helmet made her love of Star Wars characters, costumes, and storytelling come alive in a new way and helped inform her future career.

“I was amazed by all the details from the movies, and how it translated into a toy,” says Wong, who now works as a senior manager of product design at Mattel.

Among her recent projects is a new kind of toy that brings the playful nature of the Child, Grogu, into our homes in much the same way. The Child Real Moves Plush is designed with several interactive features, to follow fans, play hide and seek, and respond to a remote control that’s conveniently sized for children and adults.

Recently, Wong