Star Wars

Steve Jobs’ iPad Announcement + Death Star Briefing Scene = Comedy Gold!

By David Bigler on June 1, 2010

This is a pretty great Apple iPad + Star Wars mashup that shows how some people originally reacted to the iPad announcement in January. But then it came out and was awesome, lol. (^_^) Thanks to tuaw.com for the initial post!

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Thanks for the Retweet, @starwars!

By David Bigler on May 21, 2010

I always get excited when my stuff get’s retweeted by @starwars, so it was really cool when I saw they had retweeted my ‘Empire at 30′ drawing from last night! .bbpBox14408883780 {background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/4259022/stormtrooper_bg.jpg) #FFFFFF;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:8px;padding-top:12px;height:40px;border-top:1px solid #fff;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author{line-height:19px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 7px 0 0px;width:38px;height:38px} p.bbpTweet [...]

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Empire at 30: Watch Me Paint a Scene on my iPhone

By David Bigler on May 21, 2010

Happy 30th Birthday to The Empire Strikes Back! I did this iPhone painting a few days ago from the scene in The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars) where Luke and R2D2 head to Dagobah. I used the Brushes app, which captures your brushstrokes as you paint. This is a really quick playback of me painting [...]

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Star Wars is 30. Happy birthday!

By David Bigler on May 25, 2007

Star Wars is 30 years old today. Happy birthday, Star Wars!

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Star Wars Figures for 2007

By David Bigler on December 5, 2006

Star Wars Figures for 2007. Prototype Boba Fett. Wow. From Yakface Forums.

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Tokyopop’s Star Wars Manga

By David Bigler on December 27, 2005

StarWars.com has announced Tokyopop’s new Star Wars Manga. The longest story in the collection is by Shin-Ichi Hiromoto. “Vader and Tao” takes place shortly after the Battle of Yavin, as Vader is determined to find the identity of the Rebel who destroyed the Death Star. We discover that the Dark Lord has been secretly fostering [...]

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The Best Job Ever

By David Bigler on October 25, 2005

Here’s a great interview (via MTV) of a dude that has done all sorts of awesome movie/toy related stuff…someone who does exactly what I would LOVE to be doing RIGHT NOW: Best Job Ever: Sculptor Handles Depp’s Dreads, Chewbacca’s Fur Check out the excerpt: How He Got Here: Why does a guy like Brooke get [...]

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Yoda arrives on Dagobah

By David Bigler on October 3, 2005

Thought someone around here might like this image – from the deleted scene in Revenge of the Sith (DVD) of Yoda arriving on Dagobah. Large version? CLICKY. Via here.