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Classic Marvel STAR WARS Comics #26: "DOOM Mission!" Sep 24, 2020

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Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics #26 "DOOM Mission!" is the finale of a 2-part storyline involving Luke and Leia exploring shady business surrounding the planet Yavin and discovering a hidden Imperial base run by Baron Tagge. You're in for a treat with this rousing issue featuring death-defying action, Leia gaining strength through a good cry and Luke using the Force as a guide. Richard and Sarah discuss the comic and find FTOOM! Fast Facts (classic comic things that appear now in Star Wars books, comics and films.)

Title: "DOOM MISSION" Release Date: May 22, 1979 Writer: Archie Goodwin Artwork: Carmine Infantino, Bob Wiacek, Petra Goldberg Cover Art: Carmine Infantino / Bob Wiacek Consulting Editor: Jim Shooter

Synopsis: Luke and Leia are being attacked by two TIE fighters. Just as the situation appears hopeless, X-wings arrive and destroy the two enemy fighters.

Once Luke and Leia get back to the base, they inform General Dodonna about the TIE fighters cleverly entering the gaseous atmosphere of Yavin. Since Yavin's atmosphere is too thick for conventional signalling, they deduce that the House of Tagge and the Empire have developed some new signalling technology and set up a launch station within the gas giant. Luke goes on a mission to retrieve one of the signalling units from a downed TIE fighter, and R2-D2 is critically damaged in the process.

With no other choice, Luke sets out in a captured TIE fighter, fitted with the new signalling unit, through the atmosphere of Yavin to the House of Tagge Launch Station within the dangerous Yavin atmosphere. Now, Will Luke survive this Doom Mission? Stay tuned to find out...

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302: The Mandalorian S2 Trailer + Super Secret Project Announcement Sep 17, 2020

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The trailer we've all been waiting for, the first look at The Mandalorian S2, was released on 9/15! We ask the hard-hitting questions like 'is Baby Yoda wearing booties in the snow?' Let's break it down.

Courtney and Kelly Turckel have been hard at work on a super secret project, and now it's time for that Super Secret Project Announcement!! Listen in for details on the NEW Neverland Clubhouse!! We also talk about watching The Empire Strikes Back at the new Rose Bowl Drive-In Theater. What a fun time!

Calling all Grim Grinning Ghosts! Let's make Halloween fun with a new exciting project - Haunted Mansion Stitched! We need your original video recreations to replicate Disney's Haunted Mansion in 20-40 second clips. Check out this article to learn how you can be involved.

#StarWarsSaturday & Thursday Night Pop Culture Trivia on GetVokl

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02: Conventions...past, present, and the future! Sep 14, 2020

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Welcome back to the Max EFX Podcast. In this 2nd episode we honor convention season! Kevin and Max look back at their adventures at sci-fi conventions from the 1970's to today. They discuss the con going fandom and their cosplaying experiences. What was it like when there was only ONE Darth Vader and Boba Fett on the show floor? What was available in the dealer room at these early cons. Join us for a fun discussion on fandom where no podcast has gone before!

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301: Mulan vs. Mulan Sep 10, 2020

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Today, Laura Sirikul (@lsirikul of Nerdist / Nerds of Color / The Hollywood Reporter) joins us to discuss her Mulan fandom. She grew up reading the ballad of Mulan as a kid and explains how important it was seeing a Disney character that looked like her. Laura also shares stories of when she visited the live-action Mulan set in New Zealand and attended the world premiere in Hollywood! We will also discuss Mulan vs. the live action Mulan, but will issue a spoiler-warning before we go into that part. So it's spoiler-free for a good hour!

Today EW.com released their Fall TV Preview with an exclusive first look inside at The Mandalorian Season 2. We share our favorite tidbits from the article and swoon over Baby Yoda. We had such a great partnership with GetVokl for ForceFest that they are starting up #StarWarsSaturday - open to all Star Wars shows! GetVokl is launching the soft start this Saturday 9/12 and we'll be live at 6pm PT. Sign up for your own GetVokl channel with our referral link and you will receive 100 VCoin. For more info, check out this article by Megan Rickards (Future of the Force / From an Autistic POV).

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300: Skywalking Through Episode 300 Sep 03, 2020

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It's a 300th Episode Celebration! Not only is this week an episode milestone, but it's also a virtual convention milestone - the successful completion of ForceFest: Celebrating The Saga. This first Star Wars fan virtual convention was a huge success. 100+ panelists, 60 live panels, 30 volunteers and 7 organizers (including yours truly) planned and pulled off this convention on GetVokl.com, and we passed our Make-A-Wish fundraising goal of $3000!! It was incredible. And you can still watch every single panel on GetVokl, YouTube and Facebook.

We also take a moment for Chadwick Boseman.

During this 300th episode, Skywalkers share special messages and we reminisce over our favorite moments and episodes over 7 years of podcasting. Seven years!!

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ForceFest: Celebrating The Saga - Watch ForceFest Panels
Richard and Sarah on LaughingPlace.com's Who's The Bossk podcast talk ForceFest
Richard and Sarah on The Main Street Electrical Podcast talking Disneyland attractions and ForceFest

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299: Dan Madsen and Celebration 0 Commentary Aug 26, 2020

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We go back to 1987 with Dan Madsen! Over Memorial Day weekend in 1987, Star Wars was celebrating its 10th Anniversary. To commemorate such a milestone, Starlog Magazine held a convention in Los Angeles called, "Starlog Salutes Star Wars–A 10th Anniversary Tribute to George Lucas and the Galaxy Far, Far Away Which He Created!" We prefer the title – Star Wars Celebration 0.

Only a few thousand fans attended, as opposed to the tens of thousands that attend these past Celebrations. I was there and, another big Star Wars fan was there, a fan who would rise in the ranks to become the founder and president of the new Star Wars fans club and publisher of the upcoming Lucasfilm Fan Club magazine, Dan Madsen! On this episode we will listen to a selection of the George Lucas Q&A Panel, and comment on his answers. What predictions and statements came to be? What was George's answer to a pointed question, "Why is there only 1 woman in Star Wars?" George's answers may blow your mind.

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ForceFest: Celebrating The Saga - How To Attend and ForceFest Schedule
Richard and Sarah on LaughingPlace.com's Who's The Bossk podcast talk ForceFest
Richard and Sarah on The Main Street Electrical Podcast talking Disneyland attractions and ForceFest

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Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics #25: "Siege At Yavin" Aug 13, 2020

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Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics #25 "Siege At Yavin" is the first of a 2-part storyline involving Luke and Leia exploring some shady business surrounding the planet Yavin, near the Rebel base. Richard and Sarah discuss the comic and find FTOOM! Fast Facts - names and planets that show up later in Star Wars books, comics and films. It's fascinating the amount of material that's pulled from these original comics.

Title:"SIEGE AT YAVIN" Release Date: April 24, 1979 Writer: Archi Goodwin Artwork:Carmine Infantino, Gene Day and Ben Sean Cover Art: Carmine Infantino / Bob Wiacek

Synopsis: The Rebel base on Yavin is being attacked by a TIE Fighter squadron. And no one knows where they came from since there is no base or ships in the sector. Meanwhile, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker arrive at the trading world, Centares, to trade in their ship for a less traceable craft since The Empire saw them.

As they leave the planet they discover that a House of Tagge Mining Explorer is on its way to Yavin. Knowing the Tagge's ties with the Empire and fearing for the security of the Rebel base on Yavin 4, they decide to follow them and investigate further.

They discover that the Mining Explorer is transporting Imperial TIE fighters to Yavin and hiding the fighters in the thick gaseous atmosphere of the giant planet.

Luke and Leia realize that this can only mean danger for the Rebel base and rush to alert them, but are intercepted by an Imperial patrol...

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298: Back To Batuu with Cole Horton Aug 06, 2020

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If you miss Galaxy's Edge, then this is the episode for you - we speak with author Cole Horton about the making of his new book, Galaxy's Edge: A Traveler's Guide to Batuu! You know it's a party when Cole shows up!

We are excited that artist, business owner and professor, Fernando del Rosario will be joining us at ForceFest. We'll check in with him and see what he has in store for the convention, and talk about his superhero-inspired art!

In Things We Want To Share, let's get down to business. The Disney+ business of Live Action Mulan being released to Disney+ for a premium price of $29.99 on September 4th! Lots of thoughts and feelings from the Skywalkers on this one.

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297: Comic-Con@Home Jul 30, 2020

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This year, San Diego Comic-Con decided to pivot the popular convention to a virtual space, and created Comic-Con@Home. We covered the event, watched panels, bought merchandise - so now it's time to break it all down. Eric Onkenhout (correspondent, Skywalking Network) joins us to share panels we watched, reactions and suggestions for next year.

How is Walt Disney World handling crowds amidst a pandemic? Skywalker Tati Perez shares her experiences at The Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Batuu - Galaxy's Edge. What are ride lines like? Are guests behaving? How are the Cast Members surviving? So many questions!

We have a big announcement - a NEW SHOW is joining the Skywalking Network! We speak with Max Cervantes and Kevin Toft about the brand new The Max EFX Podcast.

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Skywalking YouTube: The Jungle Cruise!

Unfortunately Disney's Jungle Cruise film was pushed back to a 2021 release date, hopefully this will tide you over.

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01: The Beginning! Jul 27, 2020

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Welcome to the premiere of The Max EFX Podcast! Here we will journey through the career of Special Effects Artist, Max Cervantes. He shares stories from working on Star Trek TV and films, Beetlejuice, films by Roger Corman, the Star Wars Pepsi commercial, Waterworld, and so many more. Max also discusses the many roles he's played in the Star Trek Universe. Get to know Max Cervantes and moderator, Kevin Toft, as they discuss how Max became intertwined in the Effects business. It all started with one teacher who went above and beyond for a student. They also discuss their favorite Science Fiction and Fantasy fandoms going back to the days where science fiction conventions were held on just one day in a small room in a downtown hotel.

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