The Balance of the Force: A Final Analysis

The History of the IG Assassin Droids: A Legacy of Murder

The Stop-Motion Animation of the Original Trilogy: Tauntauns and AT-ATs

The "Journal of the Whills": Lucas's Original Framing Device

The Emperor's Royal Guard: A Study in Fanaticism

The History of the Mon Calamari Cruisers: Rebel Flagships

The Matte Paintings of Star Wars: Creating Impossible Vistas

The Jedi Temple Raid Was Originally Shown in Detail

The Military-Industrial Complex of the Star Wars Galaxy

The History of the Y-Wing: The Rebellion's Unsung Workhorse

The Sound of the Lightsaber: A Sonic History

The Original Script Had Anakin Kill Padmé Directly

The History of the B-Wing: The Rebellion's Strangest Ship

The Neutral Systems: A Third Way in a Galactic War

The Digital Actors of the Prequels: Watto, Sebulba, and Dexter

The Clone Wars Were Originally a Minor Backstory Element

The History of the A-Wing: The Rebellion's Fastest Fighter

The Legacy of the Prequel Novelizations: A Deeper Story

The Trade Federation: A Critique of Neoliberal Capitalism

The Birth of Luke and Leia Was Intercut with Vader's Creation

The Geonosians: A Culture of War and Industry

The Language of the Galaxy: Creating Huttese and Other Alien Tongues

The Senate Duel Between Yoda and Sidious Was Radically Different

The Tusken Raiders: A Deconstruction of the "Savage" Trope

The Complete History of the Star Destroyer

The Star Wars Poster: A History of an Art Form

The Mustafar Duel Was Originally Even More Epic

The Kaminoans: The Morality of a Cloning Society

The History of the Jedi High Council: A 1,000-Year Dynasty

The Prequel Trilogy's Practical Effects: A Hidden World

Palpatine Planted Seeds of Doubt About Padmé's Fidelity

The Complete History of the X-Wing Starfighter

The Separatist Council: Idealists or Pawns?

The Foley Artists of Skywalker Sound: Creating Reality

The Utapau Chase Sequence Was Originally an Underwater Battle

The Acklay, the Nexu, and the Reek: A Guide to Geonosian Arena Beasts

The Evolution of the Star Wars Logo: A Design History

The Prime Minister of Mandalore: A Pacifist in a Warrior Culture

Obi-Wan & Anakin's Banter Was More Extensive

The History of the Hutt Cartel: A Criminal Empire

The "Used Future" Aesthetic: How Star Wars Created a Lived-In World

The Original Ending of Revenge of the Sith Was Much Darker

The Secrets of the Death Star: From Concept to Destruction

The Failure of the Republic: A Warning for Modern Democracies

Ralph McQuarrie: The Man Who Painted a Galaxy

Anakin's Knighthood Ceremony Was a Full Scene

The Complete History of the TIE Fighter: An Imperial Icon

The Droid Question: Sentience and Slavery in Star Wars

The Separatist Leaders' Deaths Were More Brutal

The History of Lightsaber Crystals: From Adegan to Kyber

The Women Who Edited Star Wars: Marcia Lucas's Crucial Role

The Moral Ambiguity of the Clone Wars

Palpatine's Deception of the Jedi Was More Obvious

The Secrets of the Sith Holocron: A Dark Side Library

The Birth of ILM: The VFX House That Lucas Built

The Battle of Kashyyyk Was Originally Much Longer

Is the Empire Fascist? A Political Science Breakdown

The Rise of the Bothans: The Galaxy's Greatest Spies

The Lucas-Spielberg Connection: How They Shaped Each Other's Films

Anakin and Padmé's Secret Meetings Were More Political