6 Weirdest Jedi (That You May Recognize)
A little movie called Star Wars debuts tomorrow, a moment that the entire world has been waiting decades for. I’ll be in line at the first possible showing here in my town, and I hope to have a review up on Friday. I hope it’s good. I’ll probably like it, regardless. This is a pretty exciting week.
So let’s talk about weird Jedi!
It gets weirder
Last week, I focused a lot on the utter coolness of wookiee Jedi, as if Chewbacca had picked up a lightsaber. But wookiees are not the only recognizable Star Wars aliens to become Jedi in the great, expansive Star Wars Universe. Considering the fact that every single nook and cranny of Star Wars has been mapped, it should come as no surprise that writers and artists picked nearly every single iconic alien and turned them into a Jedi somewhere along the line.
Join me after the jump to continue the Star Wars celebration, and check out six of the weirdest Jedi to ever wield the Force!
There Are Apparently Lots of Things Wrong With The Phantom Menace
The Star Wars celebrations are never ending around here! The Internet is just too full of fun Star Wars stuff. Star Wars! Here we have the good folks at Cinema Sins pinging the glorious Phantom Menace in not one, but two, videos!
Part 1
Part 2
Good times! Is it Thursday yet?
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The Trailers…Just Keep Coming…
And I…I just keep sharing them. I love movie trailers. Here’s the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond.
Looks fine to me! I don’t think I can honestly react to movie trailers anymore. They’re all blending together in an action-packed menagerie of insanity and special effects! I’m only human, I can’t handle this!
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Independence Day 2 Also Has a Trailer
At this rate, we’re all going to have to wait an additional 30 minutes before watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens, because that’s how long it’s going to take to get through the trailers! Every single upcoming movie has one ready for Thursday night. We should develop some kind of bingo game to see who gets the likes of Civil War or Dawn of Justice or Warcraft or Apocalypse or a million others.
For example, here’s the first trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence, which…jeez louise, I don’t even know anymore.
That trailer just…it’s kind of overwhelming. But not in a good way…but also not in a bad way. More of in a way that makes me question where we are as a society. Like, this movie didn’t have to be made, but it is…and it’s clearly trying to be bigger and better than the last one. But the first Independence Day is a classic for a reason. Can this movie even come close? Movies aren’t made the same anymore…
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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 12/12/15
Last week, I was all about the Marvel Comics. Not intentional, that’s just how things played out. Well this week, I’m apparently all about the Bat-Family. Not only do we have new issues of Robin War, including the Gotham Academy tie-in, but Dick Grayson guest stars in the latest issue of Starfire for no particular reason!
Heck, I could have gone really heavy into the Bat Family, but I haven’t caught up to Batman and Robin Eternal yet, and I didn’t feel like passing judgement on the latest issue of Scott Snyder’s Batman (though, if I may say, I’m absolutely loving their use of Duke Thomas). Still, we’ve got a very nice selection of Batty books this week, including the Comic Book of the Week: Grayson #15!
New series?
It’s a great time to be a Dick Grayson fan, I tell you what.
Also, don’t forget that my own comic, Gamer Girl & Vixen, is on sale now from our online store! Pick up a copy, support your local henchman, and the world will be a better place overall!
Comic Reviews: Grayson #15, Detective Comics #47, Gotham Academy #13, Scarlet Witch #1 and Starfire #7.
