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Now that Chewbacca has put in an appearance in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which much-loved character from the original trilogy will be the next to show up? More »
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Forget Anakin. Forget Obi-Wan, even Yoda. The greatest Jedi is Quinlan Vos, the loner who ruled Dark Horse's Star Wars comics. Check out your first clip of Quinlan on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, making a hell of an entrance. More »
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars comes back tonight, with more awesome droid-on-clone battles and lightsaber-wrangling. To celebrate, here's an exclusive image of the evil Asajj Ventress. We talked to star Ashley Eckstein and director Dave Filoni about what to expect. More »
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Clone Wars returns tonight with a season that promises to be far darker than the last. We've seen several episodes from the new season and talked to the creators and cast about the new faces and moral shades of gray. More »
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The coming season of Clone Wars will feature not only the battle between Clone Troopers and battle drones, but a colorful new crew of characters: the galaxy's deadliest bounty hunters. Check out concept art of these hunters for hire. More »
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Earlier this week, I got a chance to sit down with Dave Filoni, director of the Clone Wars movie coming out next Friday, and ask him some burning questions about the new animated flick and TV series. Most importantly, I asked how the clones in the series are going to overcome their programming and become individuals. After all, they are all going to go into brainwashed zombie mode and kill their Jedi leaders when they receive "Order 66" in Revenge of the Sith. Filoni's answer was interesting — not only did he hint that there might be other "orders" in the clones' minds ala The Manchurian Candidate, but he also hinted that some clones might have romances. More »
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Click to viewOf course you're nervous about the new Star Wars: Clone Wars movie, and the 100-episode Clone Wars TV series that will begin airing on Cartoon Network this fall. Maybe you feel a little burned by episodes I-III, or the idea of an animated series gives you burning visions of Jar Jar. But have no fear, young Padawans. We've carefully weighed all the evidence, watched all the clips, and studied the Clone Wars back story carefully by combing through the comic books and "expanded universe" novels. And we bring good news. Clone Wars is going to be awesome — here are ten reasons why. More »
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